Te Aniwa Hurihanganui

The Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft is passionate about improving the wellbeing of New Zealand children and believes one way of doing that is to listen more carefully to their concerns. He says… Audio

Professor Max Abbott, the dean of the Faculy of Health and Environmental Science at AUT, says the findings of the Australian study which found 14 year olds who used cannabis once or twice had grey… Audio

Wellington students desperate searching for rental accommodation are going to extreme lengths to find themselves a home. Students are now posting messages in people's letterboxes in the hope their… Audio

Surfers and hapu in coastal Taranaki say they are horrified at an algae bloom that is clogging the area's rivers and streams this summer. They say the bloom is treacherous to cross, a threat to… Audio

About 40 people have previously come forward to try and reclaim their investments with the New Zealand crypto currency exchange Cryptopia, which crashed this week after being hacked. The police have… Audio

A member of a British family accused of causing havoc around the north of New Zealand has appeared in court on theft charges and been heckled as she left. Tina Cash is one of a large group of unruly… Audio

The rejection of Theresa May's Brexit deal is worrying New Zealand sheep meat exporters. Beef and Lamb New Zealand's general manager of policy Dave Harrison, explains what a no-deal brexit would mean… Audio

The directors of an Auckland Gallery are 'positively ecstatic' that a huge bronze statue of a giant gnome has been found safe and well. The 55-thousand dollar artwork was stolen from its plinth… Audio

In the last three months the young Waikato rugby player Jazmin Hotham has gone through a range of emotions, from the lows of injuries to the highs of national selection. The 18 year old was today… Audio

The first business survey of the year is pointing to a generally positive outlook for the economy but with some warning signs. The Institute of Economic Research's quarterly confidence survey to the… Audio

The president of the police association is eagerly awaiting a report into police pursuits after three teenagers were killed on Sunday night in after fleeing police in Christchurch. Chris Cahill says… Audio

An Auckland woman has been forced to leave her volunteer job at a charity store, after a colleague complained about her intellectual disability. Rebecca Gibbs had been volunteering at the Hibiscus… Audio

A petition has been started calling for the resignation of a controversial New Plymouth councillor who posted on social media that he's 'ashamed' of singing the te reo version of the national anthem… Audio

NCEA results published today include special grades for nearly 11-hundred students whose online English exam was disrupted last year. The level 1 students lost their connection to the exam server for… Audio

Striking junior doctors took to the streets today to protect safer working hours for them in public hospitals. About three thousand junior doctors began a two-day strike this morning in a battle with… Audio

Rule changes being introduced in the United Kingdom will give the police new powers to tackle the illegal use of drones. Several countries are also considering requiring registration of drones above… Audio

The international governing body for cricket are taking unprecedented steps in their attempts to get to the bottom of corrupt conduct in Sri Lanka. The ICC this morning announced a 15-day amnesty for… Audio

Forestry companies charged after a large quantity of woody debris ended up on properties in the Gisborne region will appear in court next month. The region suffered devastation in June after two bouts… Audio

Rocket Lab launched 13 NASA satellites into orbit from Mahia Peninsula in the Hawke's Bay last month.The launch broke new ground for the company, being the first time a private company had provided a… Audio

A new study shows the number of pilots graduating in New Zealand is not enough to match airline growth in the country. According to the New Zealand Airline Pilots' Association and Massey University's… Audio