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The tara iti or fairy tern is native to New Zealand and is the country's rarest breeding bird with fewer than 40 adult birds across Aotearoa. DoC ranger Shelley Ogle has some good news for us... some… Read more Audio

Tom Mutch is a New Zealand photojournalist based in Kyiv, Ukraine. He speaks with Karyn Hay about what he has witnessed over the past few days of war. Read more Audio

Announced today by the Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta 'The Russia Sanctions Bill' will pass under urgency this week with cross-party support. Tim Groser reacts with Karyn… Read more Audio

A year ago the police warned that romance scammers were stealing millions of dollars from New Zealanders. A year on is the problem any better or worse? Detective Inspector Christiaan Barnard is the… Read more Audio

Since the outbreak of war in Ukraine the concern and protests of Ukrainians living abroad is ongoing, and in New Zealand it's no different. There will be more protests this weekend against Russia's… Read more Audio

Rodney Harrex is the Chief Executive of the South Australia Tourism Commission. He says said the announcement that Kiwis can travel freely to and from Australia, without needing to isolate, is a huge… Read more Audio

Greenpeace hopes that negotiations starting in New York next week will be a crucial step towards protecting thirty percent of the world's oceans. The talks at the United Nations are aimed at… Read more Audio

The Child Cancer Foundation is worried the cancellation of this month's street appeal could leave it with a funding shortage of about 300-thousand dollars. The cancellation was prompted by health and… Read more Audio

Serious flooding in New South Wales has left half a million people under evacuation orders or warnings. One of the worst hit is the northern city of Lismore where floodwaters were so high that… Read more Audio

The United Nations says one million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded a week ago. The fighting is continuing on multiple fronts and the International Criminal Court is opening an… Read more Audio