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US changes pregnancy advice on Zika
United States health officials are recommending a several months wait before attempting to conceive after infection with the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
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Dutch legend Johan Cruyff dies
Tributes are pouring in from the football world for the legendary Dutch player and coach Johan Cruyff, who has died of lung cancer, aged 68.
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Sport: Busy times ahead as Vanuatu chase beach volleyball berth in Rio
Vanuatu beach volleyball duo Linline Matauatu and Miller Pata have just nine events left to secure automatic qualification for the Rio Olympics.
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Penguin returns to his saviour in Brazil
Audio 21 Mar 2016Every year for the past five years a Patagonian penguin has returned to an island off of Rio de Janeiro to visit a retired bricklayer who saved him five years ago. Audio
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Former mine boss dies in plane crash
A man who turned Vale SA into the world's biggest iron ore producer has died with his family in a plane crash in Brazil. Roger Agnelli, a Brazilian banker and...
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Martin Peat: crowd dynamics at the Olympics
New Zealand engineer who worked on crowd modelling and pedestrian movement at the Olympics in London, Sochi, and now Rio de Janeiro. He is the winner of the 2016 IPENZ Young Engineer of the Year… Audio
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Sport: PNG women to face Brazil in U20 WC opener
Hosts Papua New Guinea have been drawn with Brazil, Sweden and North Korea in Pool A for the upcoming FIFA Under 20 Women's Football World Cup.
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Sport: Vanuatu volleyballers featured in Olympic documentary
Two Vanuatu beach volleyball stars are featuring in a new documentary film that follows athletes from developing countries as they prepare for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Sport: Vanuatu volleyballers make winning start in Brazil
Vanuatu's Linline Matauatu and Miller Pata have made it two from two at the Vitoria Open Beach Volleyball World Tour event in Brazil.
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Sport: Fiji to select all-local team for Hong Kong Sevens
The Fiji sevens team will selected a locally-based squad for next month's tournament Hong Kong as they ramp up preparations for the Rio Olympics.
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Sport: Tonga's Olympic-bound taekwondo star dares to dream
Audio 16 Mar 2016Pita Taufatofua is the first taekwondo athlete from Tonga to qualify for the Olympic Games and believes he will be a medal contender in Rio. Audio
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Five NZ sailing crews named for Rio
Five crews have been named to represent New Zealand at the Rio Olympic sailing regatta in August.
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Suggesting Zika is on the rise, WHO warns of risk in Pacific
Audio 14 Mar 2016The World Health Organisation says new research has strengthened the link between the Zika virus and fetal abnormalities, and they say sexual transmission of the virus is more common than previously… Audio
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Willis expects to see Russian athletes in Rio
New Zealand runner Nick Willis wouldn't be surprised to see Russian athletes competing at this year's Rio Games, despite an indefinite ban.
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Pele to sell off his football memorabilia
Football legend Pele is putting around 2,000 items up for auction, including his three World Cup medals and a one of a kind Jules Rimet trophy.
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Football Ferns fourth after shootout loss
The New Zealand women's football team has finished fourth at the Algarve Cup tournament in Portugal after a penalty shootout loss to Iceland.
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Nights' Overseas Reports - Brazil
Editor of the International section of Estado de Minas, the main daily newspaper of Minas Gerais, Pablo Pires Fernandes reports from the Federative Republic of Brazil, pop. 201,032,714 (est. 2013)… Audio
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Football Ferns enjoy first win
The New Zealand women's football team has enjoyed its first win of their Algarve Cup campaign with a 1-nil victory over hosts Portugal in Albufeira.
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Trust feels 'torpedoed' by Corrections
A trust that the Department of Corrections is depending on to run a programme managing paedophiles says it feels torpedoed.
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Football Ferns draw with Russia
The New Zealand women's football team has drawn nil-all with Russia in their second group match at the Algarve Cup tournament in Portugal.
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Ex-Brazil President questioned by police
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been questioned by police as part of a major fraud inquiry into the state oil company Petrobras.
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Sexual transmission of Zika virus investigated
The chances of the Zika virus being transmitted through sex in New Zealand are rare, despite officials investigating a possible case.
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Zika and Guillain-Barre syndrome
Auckland neurologist Dr Jen Pereira talks about the condition that's being associated to birth defects in Brazil. Audio
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The Panel with Jane Bowron and Neil Miller (Part 2)
Audio 3 Mar 2016A study's found that increasing a person's water intake reduces how many calories they consume. What the Panelists Neil Miller and Jane Bowron have been thinking about. Melbourne is undergoing an… Audio
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New flag would be ready for Rio - PM
A new flag will be ready for use at the Olympics in August - if New Zealanders vote to change it, Prime Minister John Key says.
