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St Helliers school children visit their penpals at a local resthome, Ke-xin Li has the story. Audio

It's been a year since the fall of Syria's Assad regime. Alex Baird reports from Doha Audio

TradeMe's Emma Bacon looks back at the most viewed listings of 2025 Audio

Tanzania's government cracks down on protests, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana. Audio

The deputy Prime Minister David Seymour talks RMA replacement and Fast Track Approvals. Audio

Ukraine's President Zelensky is in the UK for talks - Ellie Jay reports from London Audio

A Southland pool is under code brown alert - but staff are undeterred. Matthew Rosenberg has the story. Audio

It was an historic moment at Mitre 10 Park Hawke's Bay on Saturday. Running prodigy Sam Ruthe shattered the New Zealand secondary schools 1500 metre record - with a time of 3 minutes, 38 point 62… Read more Audio

Tension are high between China and Japan - Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo Audio

Aidan Thompson is a bee-keeper, and he's only 11.. Ke-xin Li has the story Audio

President Trump attacks immigrants and awards Gene Simmons a Kennedy Centre honour as Katherine Firkin reports. Audio

Zucchini or courgette? Glenn Forsyth has the answer. OR DOES HE? Audio