Pushing 3 to 7 year olds towards early reading, writing or maths will not improve their long-term chances of success, says educator, researcher and parenting commentator Nathan Mikaere-Wallis of… Audio

British philosopher Kathleen Stock resigned as a professor last year after accusations of transphobia. She tells Kim Hill her argument is not against people but against miscategorisation. Audio

Dr Jack Watling is Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institut, a British defence and security think tank. He joins the show to discuss the situation in Ukraine and when, not if, a larger… Audio

Born-and-bred West Coaster Patrick McBride hopes a surprise influx of ladybirds is a good luck sign for his region. Audio

While most of us have spent our whole lives walking, how much consideration have we really given to the full benefits? Writer and keen walker Annabel Streets has been researching the science behind… Audio

Seventeen-year-old Blackpool FC midfielder Jake Daniels has become the first mens professional footballer in the UK in more than 30 years to come out as gay.

He told Sky Sport UK he had been weighing… Audio

Later this year, motorists travelling over Mt Messenger on State Highway 3 in Taranaki could get a fleeting glimpse of 20-tonne digger seemingly flying through mid-air.

Waka Kotahi is about to build… Audio

A Wellington secondary school has called in the police after racist graffiti targeting Pasifika students was again sprayed over a toilet block.

It's now happened twice at Wellington Girls' College -… Audio

Some Māori leaders are now hoping the Government has finally recognised the role of tangata whenua when it comes to cutting carbon emissions.

Others say there are still gaps missing that the… Audio

The Motor Trade Association is calling for the trial of the "scrap and replace car scheme" to be extended to all New Zealanders.

It's part of its plan to drive down emissions the government has… Audio

The size of the country's car fleet is heading the wrong way in the race to reduce emissions - vehicles are getting heavier which means burning more fuel.

Safety ratings which favour bigger cars are… Audio

An expert says he would "put money on New Zealand's gross emissions continuing to rise for some years yet".

Massey University emeritus professor of sustainable energy and climate mitigation Ralph… Audio

A North Island resthome has sent a begging letter to its residents and their families offering a 500 dollar reward to anyone who can find a nurse to work there.

One family says they were shocked to… Audio

Three wards at Southland Hospital in Invercargill have closed their doors to visitors because of - what the DHB calls - 'multiple COVID-19 exposures'.

They are the Medical, Surgical and… Audio

Low and middle-income New Zealalnder are going to get help to buy an electric car and dump their gas guzzler but will the discounts be enough? Half a billion dollars is being poured into the Clean Car… Audio