Australia
Australian election news with Kerry-Anne Walsh
The election campaign in Australia is the big news across the ditch and one person who is loving every minute of it is Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
Johnny Depp throws out insults at Barnaby Joyce over his dogs
Actor Johnny Depp takes a swipe at Barnaby Joyce after he threatened his dogs which slipped into Australia in breach of biosecurity laws. Audio
Solomons to honour first Police Commissioner
The Solomon Islands Police will be conducting a memorial service in honour of its first Commissioner, John Holloway who died last week at his home in Australia.
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Dairy prices. Bank Bill swap rate investigations. Review of 25 year old child murders. Facebook censorship. Election campaigns. Audio
Coral death stops fish detecting predators
Australia and Swedish researchers studying the Great Barrier Reef have found that damaged coral reefs dull the senses of some marine life. On dead coral, young fish were unable to detect the scent of… Audio
Warning about Sydney property market
Over the Tasman; Sydney's hot housing market, where the prices are not only thing on the rise. Jim Parker, explains. Audio
$1.7 million fine over Nurofen appealed by consumer watchdog
The makers of Nurofen have been fined 1.7 million dollars by an Australian court but the consumer watchdog is arguing it's not enough. Audio
Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio
NZ detainee may lose leg
A New Zealand detainee being held at an immigration detention centre in Sydney expects to find out today if his leg will need to be amputated. Audio
Jim Parker in Australia
Across the Tasman and the clamour for a royal commission into Australian banks has intensified after the release of transcripts of conversations between bank dealers talking about manipulating… Audio
NZ detainee may lose leg
A New Zealand detainee being held at an immigration detention centre in Sydney expects to find out today if his leg will need to be amputated. Audio
Quake strikes Australian outback
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck in Australia's Northern Territory about 460km southwest of Alice Springs.
Aussie school boys' sheep tackle
Mosgiel farmer Graeme White talks about whether sheep mind being chased and tackled. Audio
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
The latest from Australia with Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
Trans-Tasman netball competition scrapped
The most successful New Zealand coach in the trans-Tasman netball competition, Noelene Taurua, says it needed to be scrapped as it's failing New Zealand players. Audio
Marching for Moko, and other victims of child abuse
An Auckland mother of two is encouraging New Zealanders to take to the streets this Sunday over the country's appalling rates of child abuse. Audio
Fonterra 'robbing from Australia to help NZ'
Fonterra is facing an angry backlash from devastated Australian farmers, who say Fonterra is cutting their payments to help New Zealand farmers.
'Now or never' to save Great Barrier Reef
The fate of the Great Barrier Reef will be sealed in the next five years, according to scientists who say if the government wants to save the reef it is "now or never".
Netball scraps trans-Tasman competition
The trans-Tasman netball competition will be scrapped altogether from next year.
Only women need apply, says Melbourne university
An Australian university has taken the extraordinary step of opening up jobs to female applicants only in the male-dominated area of mathematic academia.
