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Comment: The word influencers has only just entered the dictionary, but the idea behind the fake smiles is grounded in some well-established thinking about human behaviour, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell… Audio

The country's average scores in reading, maths and science fell slightly in the international PISA tests.

Young people could come to harm now the DHB has cut funding for service providing care to high school students, a GP who was running the programme says.

Hillary Clinton has declared herself the Democratic Party nominee for US president, saying she has made history as the first female presidential nominee.

Benefits will be boosted by up to $55 a week, potentially lifting tens of thousands more children out of poverty.

Analysis - New Zealand's Parliament may be more diverse, but is it enough to prevent a global wave of populism from reaching New Zealand's shores, asks Geoffrey Miller and Mark Blackham.

National Party deputy leader Shane Reti has issued a 'call to arms' over his bill demanding DHBs administer costly cancer drugs bought privately by sufferers. Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says everyone announced yesterday in ministerial positions had rightly earned their spot and she had faith in the newcomers. Audio

Staff at the Te Arawhiti, the Office for Māori Crown Relations, are leaving the agency at high rates, with multiple former Māori staff accusing it of racism.

Bernie Sanders has been jeered after urging his supporters to back Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in her White House bid.

US President Barack Obama has called on Americans to defend their democracy in his farewell speech in Chicago.

OPINION: Figuring out the decile system and whether it makes the grade can be trickier than Year 10 maths. Toby Morris and Toby Manhire do their homework.

The Justice Minister is defending the legal aid system against accusations that it discriminates against victims of domestic violence. Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

Carmel Sepuloni has been named as New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister, with Chris Hipkins as the Prime Minister.

The great hope is of a new chapter, forging a future while not forgetting, misremembering or mythologising the past, says Ngāti Maniapoto historian and kaumātua professor Tom Roa.

RNZ's In Depth team has published some of the most significant investigative stories and profile pieces of 2022 - here's some that you might have missed.

This year marks a century since an extraordinary medical breakthrough - the use of insulin to treat diabetes mellitus.

Opinion - As recession looms, some have called for a windfall tax on record corporate profits. But do such taxes actually work? And what is a windfall tax?

New Zealand-based Pasifika health service the Fono has finally found a home for its Faleoko, food hub distribution centre. Audio

The prime minister's statements are doing little to hose down opposition claims his KiwiSaver policy is likely linked to a rise in the retirement age.

Views ranged from it being an attempt to "oppress iwi Māori" to providing the chance to ease New Zealanders' anxiety over the Treaty. Audio