Wallace Chapman

Freddie Mercury died aged 45 in 1991, and many singers since have tried to emulate him since. When Brian May and Roger Taylor created an official Queen tribute band in 2012, they chose Marc Martel and… Audio

New Zealand's first Wikipedian at large, Mike Dickison, is hosting a WikiBlitz on September 18 at Auckland Museum to show people how to edit Wikipedia entries. He's teaching people how to work with… Audio

Rapid advances in technology on farms are creating ethical dilemmas for farmers. Dr Nick Munn from Waikato University says there are big ethical implications in using hi-tech tools to help on a farm.

Historical research inis about to get a big boost with the establishment of two new awards honouring the contribution of the late Dame Judith Binney to our understanding of the history of Aotearoa… Audio

A new scheme offering immediate access to a psychologist for patients at a GP clinic could be a game-changer for mental health care. The pilot scheme bases psychologists at Kauri Integrated Family… Audio

The Retirement Commissioner Diane Maxwell is backing the mother of a 39-year-old man with Down Syndrome who is trying to have her son's KiwiSaver funds released early. Joan Fairhall's son Tim has Down… Audio

The government announced on Friday that it plans to phase out single-use plastic bags by July next year. The mandatory phase-out will be developed under the Waste Minimisation Act but over the next… Audio

Supermarkets are still where most of us pick up our bottles of wine. New World supermarket runs its own annual wine awards and a main consideration is the wines must be under $25. One of the 16 judges… Audio

Author Andy Griffiths and illustrator Terry Denton created a children's book phenomenon in 2011 with their book The 13-Storey Treehouse. Now they're up to The 104-Storey Treehouse, their eighth in the… Audio

Former All Black and Crusaders half-back Andy Ellis is just as comfortable in gumboots as he is in rugby boots. He's a landscape gardener who with his side-kick Danny Kamo has won gold at the… Audio, Gallery

Former White House stenographer Beck Dorey-Stein has written a behind-the-scenes memoir from inside the White House, under former US President Barack Obama. "From the Corner of the Oval Office - one… Audio

The secrets of super volcanoes have been a lifelong fascination for Professor Colin Wilson. He's turned his childhood obsession into a research career earning him the Royal Society Te Apārangi top… Audio, Gallery

Following the reaction to Air New Zealand offering a meat-free burger on some flights, we take a closer look at the world of alternative proteins. Plant and Food research scientist Dr Jocelyn Eason… Audio

A scaled representation of Rangiriri Paa in North Waikato has won a number of awards since the cultural development opened late last year. Rangiriri Paa is the site of the 1863 Battle of Rangiriri but… Audio, Gallery

Timaru is trying to attract Aucklanders and others to its town, and has created a campaign that features billboards luring people to a town that has a 7 minute commute. Nigel Davenport is chief… Audio, Gallery

Folic acid added to flour has been preventing anencephaly and spina bifida in Australian babies - saving lives and curbing costly, dangerous birth defects - since 2009, and scientists are demanding… Audio

Most of us live our lives without contact with the homeless and marginalised in society. We might pass each other in the street, or throw a couple of coins in the hat. But the Auckland Street Choir is… Audio

Six students, five from Westlake Girls High School and one from Westlake Boys, have been making ice-cream in tubs for the past couple of years, after setting up a business as part of an… Audio, Gallery