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Firefighters tackle dozens of fireworks-related blazes
Two large scrub fires in Auckland were among 55 fireworks-related blazes in the north of the country on Guy Fawkes night. Audio
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Kiribati opposition MP calls for president to step down
An opposition MP in Kiribati is calling for the president to step down after the government lost its majority for the first time in three years.
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Spark Sport says match streaming 'is the future'
Spark Sport sold more than 200,000 subscriptions to watch the Rugby World Cup on its streaming service, the company says.
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Kiribati govt loses majority in Parliament
Kiribati's government has lost its majority in Parliament for the first time in three years.
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Kea strikes cause 6cm wounds on sheep
While kea have long been known to prey on sheep in the high country, new research has looked at the impact of the attacks.
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Tuia 250: waka voyage a chance to 'connect with taiao'
Guided only by the stars and the Moon like our first Polynesian navigators over 750 years ago, Meriana Johnsen joins the crew onboard Haunui waka, on an overnight haerenga from Anaura Bay to Gisborne. Video
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Tama Waipara - Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival
Audio 9 Oct 2019Tama Waipara is festival director for the inaugural Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival, which started last week and runs until October 20th. Featuring writers, performers and artists such as Nancy Brunning… Audio
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2: Tangata Whenua
Around 850 years ago Polynesian explorers found an empty land and the story of people in Aotearoa began. A new culture emerged; tangata whenua had arrived and started to thrive. Audio
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Business briefs
The brewing and hospitality company, Moa Group, has completed the purchase of Auckland's Non Solo Pizza for 3-point-7-5 mllion dollars. Audio
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Business briefs
Listed craft brewer Moa Group expects to meet its financial targets when it reports its half year result. Audio
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Business briefs
Listed craft brewer Moa Group has bought another restaurant-bar in Auckland. Audio
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DOC probes into moa bone thefts end with no prosecutions
The Department of Conservation says no-one has been prosecuted for stealing moa bones from public conservation land despite a number of investigations over the last five years.
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Moa bone looters too difficult to prosecute - DOC
Taking moa bones from public conservation land is illegal but no one's ever been prosecuted for looting the extinct birds' bones - that's despite a number of investigations over the past five years… Audio
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Human-sized penguin discovered in Waipara
The species weighed up to 80kg and was about 1.6m tall, one of the largest penguins ever discovered.
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Giant parrot discovery thanks to eagle-eyed student
Ellen Mather knew something wasn't quite right with one of the fossils she was looking at.
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How could bird species diversity be recovered?
It took millions of years for bird species like moa, the haast eagle and hundreds of other natives to New Zealand to evolve, and only 700 years for humans to cause irreparable damage.
A new report in… Audio
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Evidence of world's largest parrot in Central Otago
Heracles inexpectatus - twice the size of a Kākāpō - adds to New Zealand's legacy of large birds.
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Security increased to protect moa sites as trading loopholes reviewed
Security has been beefed up at caves where moa bones are at risk of being pillaged, as the government moves to make it illegal to trade remains of the extinct bird.
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More security needed to stop looting of moa bones - Conservation Minister
Security has been beefed up at caves where moa bones are at risk of being pillaged, as the government moves to make it illegal to trade remains of the extinct bird.
The government plans to consult… Audio
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Moa bones must not be sold on Trade Me - former museum curator
Audio 1 Aug 2019A former museum curator is calling on Trade Me to put an immediate stop to the sale of moa bones.
Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage is looking at tightening the rules on the sale of bones from the… Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 1 August 2019
Govt to control NZ drinking water, Havelock North sceptical; Andrew Little confronts Peter Dutton over deportations; More security needed to stop moa bones looting - Eugenie Sage; Peter Ellis appeal… Audio
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Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: Saving the takahē
In November 1948, Invercargill doctor Geoffrey Orbell discovered two pair of South Island takahē living in a high valley in the Murchison Mountains of Fiordland. Video, Audio, Gallery
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Matt Elliott: Kiwi as
Audio 22 Jul 2019It's had fruit named after it. Bacon, shoe polish, a bank, even a nation of people. Today our Expert tells us all about the kiwi. Matt Elliott's latest book is The Kiwi: Endangered Icon. Audio, Gallery
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Michael NORRIS: Mātauranga (Rerenga) (première)
Alistair Fraser (taonga pūoro), NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kalmar. Video, Audio, Gallery
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Top 20 announced for NZ's most coveted songwriting award
Aldous Harding, Tiny Ruins, Alien Weaponry and Anika Moa are among the 20 finalists for New Zealand’s most coveted songwriting award, the Silver Scroll. Audio
