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The impact of humans on New Zealand's forests has been dramatic .. and now a new book by artist and social historian Richard Wolfe reveals in pictures just how dramatic. The Passing of the Forest features more than 50 colour reproductions from New Zealand and Australian artists showing the effect of deforestation but also explores ways to replace what's been lost. Richard Wolfe is with Jesse to di...

An opinion piece in the New Zealand Herald by Steve Maharey caught our eye and we wanted to know more. Steve writes that Kiwis have champagne taste but a beer budget ... and it's not working for us. This election is being described as a cost of living battle .. and the word tax is frequent on the campaign trail .. but what seems to be less discussed is vision for the future .. and how we generate...

National wants to cut benefits for people who have been on welfare for two out of the last three years in a move they say will rip half a billion out of the welfare system Louise Upston joined Guyon Espiner. The falling Kiwi dollar is pushing up the cost of living. David Seymour joined us on his claim that currency crunch is partly the world reacting to what he calls a dumpster fire of election ca...

An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team.

It emerged as an election campaign question after Jack Tame put the question to Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins in the TVNZ leaders' debate on Tuesday night. Green MP Tamatha Paul also fired up saying it was immoral to be a billionaire. Paul spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The latest news from the United States with Nine News reporter Lauren Tomasi in Washington DC.

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

ACT leader David Seymour says the weak Kiwi dollar is the world giving New Zealand a message about what he says is a "dumpster fire of a policy debate in the election campaign. The Act leader said the Kiwi dollar - sitting at about 56 cents against the US and about 80 against Australian, presented an "immediate problem for the cost of living." David Seymour spoke to Guyon Espiner.

National has announced a plan to rip nearly half a billion dollars out of the welfare system. Starting from April 2028 it would reduce the Jobseeker benefit for those who had been on it for two of the previous three years. Beneficiaries without children would have their benefit cut by $48 a week. For those with children the cut would be $24 a week. National is also promising to introduce random dr...

The top stories and other headlines at midday

Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch reviews three new shows. 

What's makes a child a picky eater, and what's the best way to handle it? Helen Zoe Veit is author of Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History.

The latest news in French language (La Langue Française).

The latest news in French language (La Langue Française).

Tech commentator Peter Griffin looks at how retail businesses are being affected by AI agents.

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.

Jonathan McKenzie has the latest on calls to temporarily close Putaruru's Blue Spring - Te Waihou Walkway.

Pacific correspondent Christina Persico looks at a meeting hosted by Fiji on climate change

Catherine Chidgey is back with a new novel The Starving Bride, a darkly comic spectacle based on a sideshow in Blackpool.

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.

UK correspondent Dan Bloom looks at what Kemi Badenoch promised supporters at the Conservative Party conference, as it chases Reform in the polls. Among her flagship pledges: abolishing inheritance tax on a person's main home. The Holborn and St Pancras byelection takes place tomorrow, as parties vie to fill the seat vacated by former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Dan also outlines the troubles...

Close to Home was New Zealand's first soap opera, running from 1975 to 1983 and helping a large number of writers earn a living from their craft. But it also saw them band together to help establish some minimum fees and conditions for their work, giving birth to the New Zealand Writers Guild. It's now marking 50 years of representing and supporting screenwriters in New Zealand. Alice Shearman has...

Fresh from the WNBA in the US, basketball stars Charlisse Leger-Walker and Hailey Van Lith have been the talk of the of NZ's domestic women's league. 

A new report is challenging the idea that New Zealand's ageing population should be viewed primarily as a cost burden.