Wallace Chapman

A proposed school near the town of Pukekohe, in South Auckland, is coming up against opposition from local farmers and politicians who say the area is prime agricultural land and shouldn't be built… Audio

Dunedin's Octagon and some of its surrounding streets have been closed to traffic this week, as a trial kicks off called 'The Octagon Experience', but it has come with a few teething issues for… Audio

New details were revealed this morning as cabinet agrees to create a super-sized public broadcaster, however ministers took some convincing. Audio

This day in 1969: Fleetwood Mac had their only UK No.1 single with the instrumental 'Albatross'. Audio

A Very Stable Genius is the latest book to slam Donald Trump and the Whitehouse, yet Trump's ratings are better now than they were this time last year, with 49 percent of Americanls expecting him to… Audio

The interim retirement commissioner has poured cold water on the idea of increasing the superannuation eligibility age from 65 to 67, saying the cost of the universal payments to retirees is… Audio

The government has detailing its $12b infrastructure spend, including significant investment in transport, schools, hospitals, regional projects and reducing the state sector's carbon footprint. Audio

Caitlin Cherry on the dangers of watching football. Audio

Is it time that society adopts gender neutral toilets and changing rooms everywhere? Audio

The government is set to announce a $12b infrastructure splurge this week, with a lot of it going to roads. Audio

Supermarket giant Countdown has announced that it is trialling going 'plastic-free' in three of its stores from next month, selling "unwrapped" fruit and vegetables Audio

A Washington Post reporter has been stood down after tweeting an old article about Kobe Bryant being accused of rape, minutes after news broke that the NBA player had died in a helicopter crash. Audio

A survey has linked England's 2015 ban on smoking in cars carrying children to a 72 percent fall in the number of teens exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke. A similar law has been announced but not… Audio

A poll just out in the US by the Pew Research Center showed that fewer than half of American adults knew how many Jews were killed in the Holocaust. Audio

In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak there has also some concern at what that might mean for inbound tourism, from China but also from other countries. Audio