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Nature isn't just something you find in the bush, at the beach or in a wildlife park. It's in our backyards, on our windowsills, and growing in the cracks in the footpath. But often - in our urban bubbles - we don't stop to notice. Rachel Haydon is a scientist, author and current Chief Executive of Orana Wildlife Park. Her latest book - The Urban Activity Book - is about helping kids discover natu...

As we get closer to Election Day, the noise around the potential make up of the next Government is getting louder and louder. University of Otago election law professor & constitutional theory expert Andrew Geddis joins Jesse to look at the various options at play and what they mean.

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

Imagine waking up and seeing an email from someone you've never met, who has read your work and wants to talk about it. Only it isn't someone. It's an AI agent called Tamara, and it's pitching writing ideas, to try and earn enough tokens to stay switched on. That's what happened to Jasmine Vojdani, a senior editor at New York Magazine. She found out Tamara was created on a social media app called...

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.

New research reveals a 24.9 percent gender pay gap in the property industry. The Property Council's Inclusion Alliance research that draws on pay data from 30 property organisations is one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind undertaken in the sector. Council chief executive Leonie Freeman spoke to Guyon Espiner.

A brand new intensive care unit at Auckland's Waitakere Hospital is sitting vacant with no patients, no staff and no operating budget. The first ICU for West Auckland was announced five years ago at a cost of $96 million, with the six bed unit due to open by the end of this year. Now, there's no set opening date. Sarah Dalton, executive director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists s...

The top stories and other headlines at midday

Sports correspondent Ben Strang

Are we as humans increasingly adapting our behaviour to accommodate technology?

Kathryn is joined by Andrew Ketels, former Act Party chief of staff and advisor to the National Party, and Phil Goff, former Cabinet Minister, Leader of the Labour Party and mayor of Auckland.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

Torika has the details of animal control workers facing more threats from dog owners, Rugby League supporters warned over late night celebrating around World Cup and the Piha campground given a reprieve against council recomendations.

Labour weekend has just passed, so it is traditionally the time to think about getting going with tomatoes.

When a Blenheim pilot got a call from someone looking for a floatplane, he couldn't have imagined he would have ended up doubling for Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt. But that's what happened to Nigel Griffith, who not only provided planes but flew them for Heart of the Beast. The film is set in the Alaskan wilderness but filmed across Queenstown, Glenorchy, Mt Aspiring National Park and Milford Sou...

Fire and Emergency board chair on chief's resignation; Christopher Luxon on campaign and enrolment rates; Labour's Tangi Utikere on Kerrin Leoni's exit; Lawyer questions ACC's approach to investigating claims; Unions raise alarm over private share of health spending

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

It is now one week from the midterms in the US, and Republicans look like they might struggle in districts redrawn under pressure from the President to favour votes for his party.

Inspired by his uncle who has cerebral palsy, Jack Harker, a Year 11 student at ACG Parnell College has developed a communication tool that may help more people participate in everyday conversations.

A visiting academic from Naples says he was able to create a legal 'hack' to open unused buildings for civic use.

There are new indications of an upturn in the construction industry, but prices are on the rise and there are questions about the availability of skilled staff.  

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

A pod of orca caused quite a stir in Auckland, after swimming remarkably close to the city's waterfront on Monday afternoon. The animals were spotted moving through the Waitemata Harbour, attracting crowds of whale watchers along the shoreline. Some even swam into Westhaven Marina. But there were some concerns people might be getting a little too close in their excitement. Project Jonah's Daren Gr...