Radio Nz

Secondary schools are debating whether to ban students from using their mobile phones during school hours, after one private Auckland school imposed the rule, and is urging others to do the same. Audio

The Christchurch City Mission says it's struggling to keep up with demand this winter as the cost of power and food skyrockets. For the first time this year, it's run out of food on its shelves. And… Video, Audio

New Plymouth couple Carl and Kati Freeman have converted their quarter-acre section into a small-scale organic market garden and now they want to teach others how to do it too. Video, Audio

Departing New Zealand Rugby boss Steve Tew says at times he's felt personally let down by players, but he thinks the organisation is helping to tackle some of the societal problems affecting the… Video, Audio

A Transport Agency tool, Mega Maps, has found the speed limit on 87 percent of roads is higher than what is deemed the safe travel speed. It suggests the speed should be as low as 60 on some open… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

As at March this year, more than 11,000 people or households were on the waiting list for public housing. Housing Minister Phil Twyford says will exceed its state house building target in the year… Video, Audio

An Auckland social worker says the wait for state housing is putting young lives at risk, including a Mangere family of six, who have spent the last four years jammed into a one-bedroom private… Video, Audio

Lightning strikes, gale-force winds and torrential rain buffeted Northland and Auckland today, but forecasters are warning Wellingtonians to batten down the hatches as the worst of the weather moves… Audio

A brief but violent tornado tore through Coopers Beach in the Far North this morning, damaging more than a dozen homes. As Lois Williams reports, Civil Defence is marvelling no-one was hurt. Video, Audio

Subsidised vaping products are being touted as the key to helping Aotearoa reach its ambitious target of being smokefree by 2025. Video, Audio

A man described by his grandfather as a dangerous white supremacist will remain behind bars - for now. Video, Audio

Months of planning and preparation is put to the test for the Black Caps tomorrow night when they play their opening match at the Cricket World Cup. Video, Audio

Reporter Conan Young goes to the Linwood mosque, where a special halal hangi was put on during the month of Ramadan Video, Audio

Parents are bracing themselves to cope with five weeks of industrial action from secondary teachers. Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio