Aid And Development
Running Tongariro Crossing in under two hours for charity
The KidsCan charity will benefit from a runner's commitment to run the Tongariro Crossing wearing a formal business suit. Video
Provincial Growth Fund - slush fund or lifeline?
Insight - With $3bn heading to 6 regions under the Provincial Growth Fund, questions have been asked about how it's being spent and by whom? Lois Williams asks those getting funding to plant trees or… Audio
Maniototo fires brought under control
Firefighters in Central Otago have battled to bring a 300-hectare scrub fire that closed part of the main state highway and rail trail under control. Video, Audio
Nelson family asks who will pay to repair their land after fire
Who should pay to repair private land after emergency services carve massive firebreaks into farmland, leaving it unusable? That's the situation facing one family in Teapot Valley after the Nelson -… Video, Audio
Majority of crime victims unhappy with justice system experience
Only 11 percent of victims of crime in New Zealand say they had a positive experience with the justice system, a new survey has found. Audio
PM: NZ can’t help Kiwi Jihadi Mark Taylor
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand cannot help jihadist Mark Taylor because there is no diplomatic representation in Syria, and if he did obtain travel documents, he'd find it hard to get… Audio
Venezuela crisis: Clashes erupt at border towns
Deadly clashes have erupted in border towns across Venezuela as opposition activists try to bring aid into the country across government blockades.
Venezuela crisis: two reported shot as aid blocked
Venezuelan security forces reportedly fired on civilians who were trying to keep a border open amid disputes over international aid supplies.
Redwood Valley residents still waiting to go home.
Hundreds of residents near Nelson are still waiting to access their homes, as the Prime Minister visited today to offer more government help. Video, Audio
Fire evacuees desperate to return home
The battle to bring the Tasman wildfire under control is entering its ninth night tonight - and residents evacuated from around 200 nearby properties are no closer to knowing when they'll be heading… Audio
Health crisis denial astounds PNG doctors
Doctors in Papua New Guinea have reacted angrily to the health minister's insistence that there's no crisis in the Pacific country's health system. While they scrounge for basic supplies to keep… Audio
Pike River re-entry nears, but will police go in?
Tomorrow marks one year of the Pike River Recovery Agency, and work is in full swing ahead of a planned re-entry. But there is still no word as to whether the police will re-enter Pike River mine, as… Video, Audio
Aid workers warn of Ambae evacuee's vulnerability
Aid workers based in Vanuatu say disaster could strike if a cyclone hits people already displaced by Ambae's volcanic eruptions. Audio
Nicky Stevens' parents speak after coroner's damning report
A coroner has ruled that a young man under the care of mental health facility the Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre was able to take his own life due to deficiencies in the care he was provided. Nicky… Audio
APEC ends in flurry of announcements
The Asia-Pacific leaders summit has ended in Papua New Guinea with a flurry of aid and development announcements. New Zealand has joined Australia, the United States, Japan, and PNG in a $1.7 billion… Audio
$80m for Manawatū freight hub and faster internet in regions
The Regional Economic Development Minister is promising new economic opportunities for Manawatū-Whanganui and faster internet for the regions nationwide.
The desk that's not really a desk
Except for the morning star flag hanging above it, the 'West Papua solidarity' desk' at the First Union office in Onehunga blends in with the other office furniture. But to indigenous Papuans like… Audio
Diana Noonan - The children of Daulatdia brothel
NZ children's writer Diana Noonan says Daulatdia, in Bangladesh, is no ordinary slum. Inside this purpose-built brothel, one of the largest in the world, she says you are as far from joy as it is… Audio, Gallery
PNG to host APEC - but is it leaders before locals?
Johnny Blades looks at Papua New Guinea's road to hosting the APEC leaders' summit as it teeters on the verge of social breakdown. Video, Audio
Kiwi aid workers staying put in disaster zone
New Zealand aid workers have no plans to leave the Sulawesi disaster area despite Indonesia ordering foreign aid groups to pull out.