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The state of emergency has been lifted in Gisborne, but authorities say landslides and slips are causing a second wave of problems. Torrential downpours saturated the city yesterday and the forecast… Read more Audio

There's a big aurora australis to be seen tonight - if you're in the right part of the country! Dr Ian Griffin the director of Otago Museum is on the line from Hoopers Inlet in Dunedin harbour Read more Audio

Medical experts report widespread disruption of critical breast cancer research as COVID-19 lockdowns are shutting researchers out of their laboratories. Professor Andrew Shelling describes the impact… Read more Audio

The Government are appealing to Kiwis to suggest ways to sustainably remove tyres and batteries from the waste stream.  Minister for the Environment David Parker announced steps to better manage them.

Rapidly rising rivers and flash flooding as Gisborne was exposed to over a month's worth of rain in one day. Minister for Emergency Management Kiritapu Allan tells Karyn Hay how the situation is… Read more Audio

Big changes in the world of radio for Mediaworks and NZME; the noticeable absence of New Zealand media at COP26; and the good, the bad and the ugly of the past week's COVID-19 coverage. Colin Peacock… Read more Audio

A mission to get Ngati Porou vaccinated by plane in remote communities on the East Cape is gathering pace. One of the pilots is orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Chris Hoffman. He speaks will Karyn about the… Read more Audio

Nearly 17,000 people in Northland still haven't had their first vaccine. Karyn speaks to veteran entertainer Ray Woolf; who lives in the Northland district, about whether he believes they can reach… Read more Audio

A man calling himself the number one Santa in Auckland wants a special exemption to cross the border. Neville Baker has been playing Santa for years but due to the uncertainty of lockdown he wants the… Read more Video, Audio

Parts of Northland will shortly be plunged back into Alert Level three at midnight after some cases of COVID-19 which cannot yet be epidemiologically linked. It comes after an easing of restrictions… Read more Audio

The National Library of New Zealand is New Zealand's legal deposit library charged with the obligation to "enrich the cultural and economic life of New Zealand and its interchanges with other… Read more Audio