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Corrections Association frustrated govt making changes for inmates, but not doing anything for assaults on Corrections officers
23 Mar 2021The Corrections Association is frustrated the Government is moving quickly to improve the treatment of prisoners but nothing is being done about assaults on prison officers.
Corrections Minister… Read more Audio
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US trials confirm AstraZeneca jab safe and effective
23 Mar 2021Trials in the United States of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine have confirmed that it's safe and effective.
Around 32,000 people took part, and the vaccine was 79 percent effective at stopping… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 23 March 2020
23 Mar 2021A managed isolation worker has tested positive for Covid-19. The Government is set to unveil its plan to help first home buyers into the super-heated housing market. We mark one year since the country… Read more Audio
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Volcano eruption ends Iceland's mystery earthquakes
22 Mar 2021A volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula erupted on Friday after thousands of small earthquakes in recent weeks.
Sigrun Hreinsdottir is from Iceland and has previously studied the area in which the… Read more Audio
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Canadian Conservative Party votes against declaring climate change real
22 Mar 2021Canada is one of the world's top oil producers and one of the highest emitters of greenhouse gases on a per capita basis.
Members from its main opposition Conservative Party have voted down a… Read more Audio
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North Canterbury town hoping affordable housing will attract families
22 Mar 2021A tiny North Canterbury town is hoping to attract families back to its community through an affordable housing scheme.
Waiau, which is 30 kilometres east of Hanmer Springs, lost a third of its… Read more Audio
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Further work planned on nitrates in drinking water
22 Mar 2021The researcher behind a study showing potentially harmful levels of nitrates in drinking water, is planning further work that will establish if there is a link with rates of bowel cancer.
It will… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Pandemic sparks wave of eating disorders
22 Mar 2021The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked a wave of serious eating disorders in New Zealand.
Last year, the number of people admitted to hospital with severe physical consequences of the mental illnesses… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 22 March 2021
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Huge asteroid passes by Earth
22 Mar 2021An asteroid - predicted to be the largest this year - has just passed our planet.
Asteroid 2001 FO32 is speeding across the night sky and reached its closest point to Earth around 5 o'clock this… Read more Audio
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'Meet a Muslim' tour launched
22 Mar 2021New Zealanders' understanding of Islam needs to change - and a travelling Muslim group is working to help that.
The Meet a Muslim campaign has hit the road - and they're visiting all the main… Read more Audio
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Major flooding hits New South Wales
22 Mar 2021Major flooding across New South Wales and Queensland have forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes.
The torrential and unrelenting rain across the two states has lead to road closures… Read more Audio
