National

As the days become cooler and the trees turn colour, Autumn can be an attractive season for humans - and insects.

Rural Wairarapa and Canterbury homeowners are under siege by a cluster fly plague… Audio

White supremacism is the leading source of illegal content online in NZ - by a long way.

A report by the Department of Internal Affairs has presented an overview of terrorist and violent extremist… Audio

Dunedin residents have turned out for a vigil to shine a spotlight on the plight of those in war-ravaged Ukraine.

The gathering in The Octagon last night was led by a Dunedin resident and Ukrainian… Audio

Whether you like them or hate them online meetings are more common than they ever have been.

But a new study suggests these virtual catch ups can limit our capacity for creative thinking.

Co-author… Audio

The Ministry for the Environment says so-called "compostable" packaging may be no better than single-use plastic.

Composting facilities don't want the packaging because it devalues their final… Audio

The NZ On Screen website added 'Give It A Whirl', a six-part documentary that originally screened in 2003. It recounts the history of rock 'n' roll in Aotearoa. Researcher and associate producer… Audio

Wellington is finally seeing the results of a 12-month food waste diversion trial launched in October 2020. Councillor Laurie Foon talks to Wallace about the trial and the results. Video, Audio

Around the globe, remnants of World War II are still being discovered, and New Zealand is no exception. A 1942 25-pounder field gun has been found in a Greytown paddock. Paul Weldrand, talks to… Audio

The fed-up Bromley ratepayers are kicking up a stink of their own as councillors are briefed on Christchurch's smelliest suburb and it's wastewater plant.

People have been in tears and tensions are… Audio

Midday News for Thursday 28 April 2022 Audio

The Government has launched a plan to support older people to continue working if they either need to or want to.

A third of the New Zealand workforce is aged 50 or older, and half of those aged 65… Audio

The Minister for Workplace Safety is asking the country's ports to "pull itself together" after two work-place deaths in the space of a week.

Michael Wood has ordered the Transport Accident… Audio

A flood-stricken school in Tairāwhiti has still received no word about the fate of their buildings.

Hatea-a-Rangi School is still hobbled after two severe floods in the region within nine months.

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It's hoped a new art installation in Ōtautahi Christchurch can help people talk their worries away through a series of telephones by the riverside.

Twelve telephones have popped up across sites… Audio

The putrid stench emanating from the wastewater treatment plant in the Christchurch suburb of Bromley is keeping people awake at night and making them want to dry-retch.

The plant's trickling filters… Audio

An intern who left Arise Church was allegedly given close to a six figure settlement on the condition he did not speak ill of the congregation.

Former members have come forward alleging attempts by… Audio

11 people died on the road over the long weekend.

 The road toll includes four teenagers in Invercargill.

Police Assistant Commissioner Bruce O'Brien said it was frustrating to see speeding, drugs… Audio