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Physicist Stephen Hawking dies aged 76
Professor Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76, his family have confirmed.
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Teenage rodeo rider wins rural sportsperson award
A 17-year-old rodeo rider has won the Young Rural Sportsperson of the Year title.
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Irish rugby on course for 'greatest achievement'
The former Ireland first-five Tony Ward believes the completion of a Grand Slam against England at Twickenham would represent "the greatest achievement in the history of Irish rugby".
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Female jockeys: 'There is no room to be soft'
The number of female jockeys in New Zealand is steadily rising, and expected to overtake the number of male jockeys.
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Bonecrusher immortalized at Ellerslie
A bronze statue immortalising one of New Zealand's greatest race horses Bonecrusher will be unveiled at Ellerslie in Auckland today.
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NZ Book Awards finalists revealed
The finalists for the 50th annual New Zealand Book Awards have been announced.
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Two opera legends reunite in Tosca
Standing and delivering is not enough on the opera stage anymore according to New Zealand singers Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Simon O’Neill. The former Cantabrians discuss working together on Tosca, their… Audio
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A day at the races Hurunui-style
The Hurunui Race and Gala Day is a highlight on the local calendar. The biennial community event was held recently at Medbury in North Canterbury and attracted more than 2000 race-goers. Audio, Gallery
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A day at the races Hurunui-style
The Hurunui Race and Gala Day is a highlight on the local calendar. The biennial community event was held recently at Medbury in North Canterbury and attracted more than 2000 race-goers.
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Has National backed the wrong horse?
Two polls of National Party voters have found that Simon Bridges was the least favoured candidate for the Party leadership. Have the backed the wrong horse? Audio
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The Panel with Michael Deaker and Susan Hornsby Geluk (Part 1)
Audio 28 Feb 2018Two polls of National Party voters have found that Simon Bridges was the least favoured candidate for the Party leadership. Have the backed the wrong horse? The managing director of Transdev talks… Audio
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Charmian Hughes - Bra Trek
As a child, Charmian Hughes often went to pantomimes and the ballet - but was always disappointed by the happily ever afters. She couldn't understand why marrying a prince was always a woman's happy… Audio
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Shot bro! The greatest hits of Kiwi lingo
Shot bro! Pop a manu! Skuxx, sick and munted - just some of many somewhat baffling New Zealandisms used in every day life. Auckland author, broadcaster and blogger Justin Brown has just published an… Video, Audio
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SPCA list of shame details worst animal abuses
A starving dog with a bashed in eye, a neglected horse so ill it struggled to breathe and a duck in excruciating pain after its beak was blown, are listed in the report.
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Tim Hazledine - NZ's optimum population 2 million
Tim Hazledine, professor of economics at the University of Auckland, told Jesse Mulligan New Zealand is over-populated. Audio
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Remembering the four-legged cavalry
This country's first Purple Poppy Day was held on the weekend at the National Army Museum in Waiouru to commemorate the role animals have played in war.
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Weekly Reading: Best longreads on the web
Looking back at the King's Arms, living with the world's worst roommate, answering the question of whatever happened to Brenden Fraser, and more.
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5000 people still without power in Taranaki
Many Waitara residents are still without power - and now have no running water - as Taranaki continues to struggle with the aftermath of Cyclone Gita.
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National Leadership has five candidates
Two more National Party MPs have put their hats in the ring to take over the leadership from Bill English. Mark Mitchell and Steven Joyce join three others who all say they have the support to win the… Audio
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Two serious attacks in Hawke's Bay this weekend
Hawke's Bay Police are investigating two serious attacks over the weekend.
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High Fliers
Country Life heads to the top of Mount Murchison for the 2018 Hang Gliding Nationals. Audio, Gallery
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High Fliers
Country Life heads to the top of Mount Murchison for the 2018 Hang Gliding Nationals.
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Korean athletes unite at Olympic ceremony
The Winter Olympics sparked to life in a vivid, colourful ceremony of fire and ice in South Korea - and the diplomacy was just as choreographed.
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Julie Anne Genter vies for Greens co-leadership
Nominations for the Green Party co-leadership close today, and it's now a two-horse race, with the Minister for Women, Julie Anne Genter, throwing her hat in the ring on Thursday. Voting starts on… Audio
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Mystery surrounds death of 16 polo horses
The death of 16 horses on a trip across the Bass Strait for a polo tournament has sparked an investigation by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
