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Australia has an alternative to the Easter Bunny, they've got the Easter Bilby, and have had since 1991. So, is it time New Zealand ditched the Easter Bunny and adopted the Easter Kiwi? The New… Audio

A reported dope shortage in New Zealand has sparked international headlines. Online magazine The Spinoff published a story about a shortage of marijuana in New Zealand due to police crackdowns, saying… Audio

What the world is talking about with Jesse Mulliugan, Jim Mora and Zara Potts. Audio

Time now for masterpieces of the week. Today we have Associate Head of the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland, Bill McKay who has also penned a number of books on… Audio

Financial columnist Mary Holm considers listeners' questions on investing in shares and your own home. Audio

Arranged marriages in Indian culture are as old as time, but as the Hindu religion spreads to other parts of the world it's becoming more common place in other countries. Nowadays with the internet… Audio

Britain will introduce a sugar levy on soft drinks in two years' time to tackles it's growing obesity crisis. Britain joins France, Belgium, Hungary and Mexico in recently imposing a tax on drinks… Audio

What the world is talking about with Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Zara Potts. Audio

A whale of a tale with a whale missing part of its tail off the coast of Kaikoura.Department of Conservation staff are perplexed by sightings of a seven metre humpback whale which appears to have most… Audio

What the world is talking about with Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Zara Potts. Audio

During a six decades long career, Simon & Garfunkel recorded just five studio albums but each was laced with hit singles. The duo came to New Zealand in 1983 and again, 26 years later, in June 2009… Audio

The Kakapo 125 project was launched last night. It aims to sequence the genomes of every kakapo in the world. And it's the first time it's been done for an entire species. The project is being… Audio

The sound of the local dawn chorus is set to become louder, if Grant Ryan has anything to do with it. He's invented a Cacophonometer... or simply put, a bit of hardware that's in the bush, that… Audio

A new exhibit on the Treaty of Waitangi is due to open on Thursday. It's simply called, Treaty of Waitangi, and it explores how the Treaty affects New Zealanders today. The late Maori academic, Dr… Audio

Yesterday we spoke to David Hill, who's written a book about the former Japanese prisoner of war camp outside of Featherston, during World War 2. Ray Toomath was a guard at the real life POW camp… Audio

Cricket commentator Brian Waddle speaks with Jesse Mulligan, and together they remember Martin Crowe who died today. Audio

One of New Zealand's most talented cricketers and greatest batsmen has died after a battle with lymphoma. Audio

Maria is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Confidence Game and Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes. She is a contributing writer for The New Yorker, where she writes a regular… Audio

The value of an arts degree is often debated. With people asking; should we be focusing our training in growth sectors, such as technology, and what sort of success can our arts graduates expect to… Audio

Campgrounds across Auckland are celebrating 50 years of regional parks this weekend. And Auckland Council is having a Big Camp Out, to mark the occasion. Senior Ranger, Wayne Carlson, is with us from… Audio

The recycling guru and former editor of Green Ideas magazine, Greg Roughan, is with us... to chat about how we recycle in New Zealand. Audio

There'll be no more takeaway coffee cups at Otago Polytechnic's Eden Cafe. Instead, they're scrapping paper and busting out ceramic and china cups. It's an initiative that aims at reducing its carbon… Audio