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In celebration of 50 years of heavy metal, Iron Maiden are heading back to New Zealand as part of their Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026. 

As chatbots become more human-like, a growing debate is emerging over whether artificial intelligence deserves moral consideration.

Law and order has hit the election agenda big-time after controversies about candidates and gangs. Also: political parties' media policies, and a tech expert from the 'NZ of the North' on political policies to ban social media for teens.

Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff believes creating "tiny experiments" give us opportunities to learn. 

Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz. J

Paris correspondent Ross Cullen joins Jim from the French capital with the latest on the demonstrations and the political mood in France.

This morning's top stories and other headlines

A wrap of the day's big stories

All the top stories and other headlines from the day

Scenic Soundscape is a beautiful project that sees musicians perform in places that mean something to them, exploring the connection between music, people and the whenua. The filmmaker behind the project, Jean Thoral, joins Kara Rickard on the show from our Poneke wellington studio.

The top stories and other headlines at midday

Labour weekend is traditionally the long weekend we rip into the garden. There are sales on, the sun (hopefully - whereever you are in the motu) is shining! It's a time for clearing out the weeds and new plantings... a time of new beginnings. The queen of green thumbs, Hannah Zwartz is here to help us make the right choices.

Sleeping Beauty is back with the Royal New Zealand Ballet this month - and touring around the country. The ballet steps us into a fairytale of magic, telling the story of Princess Aurora, a wicked curse and of course, true love. It's all happening under the watchful, wise eye of Greg Horsman came into the Wellington studio to talk it through.

More than a century after his great-grandfather arrived in New Zealand, Harpreet Singh still gets told he doesn't belong here. Sikhs have been confronted at public events, racist graffiti has appeared outside schools, and anti-immigration rhetoric has once again entered the public conversation.

Three people develop dementia every hour - that's 500 new cases every week. And our aging population means the number of people with dementia is expected to nearly double by 2050. But navigating the disease is incredibly difficult, both for those who have it and their caregivers. Nurse, Naomi Anderson, spent 20 years working in dementia care and says there are ways we can make that journey a whole...

Around the world most people imagine penguins on icebergs and icy plains, while here in Aotearoa we're more likely to see the Little Blue paddling in through the waves and nesting on our bountiful rocky shores. But the elusive Fiordland penguin or tawaki much prefers the living deep in the green over the blue, burrowing under the native trees. Dr Thomas Mattern stopped by for a chat after days out...

Social media bans for under 16s have seen cross-party support this election. But while most parties are wary of it - social media has also become a crucial pillar in campaigning. Dr Mona Krewel from Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka has been tracking social media's role in the last three elections and joined us to discuss.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport

Dr Marthinus Bekker, clinical psychologist and senior lecturer at the University of Auckland, is behind a new programme which offers a breakthrough treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder that's being offered in New Zealand for the very first time.

Perpetual Guardian founder and four-day work week advocate Andrew Barnes has been putting some work into answering whether the way we think about the work week fit for purpose.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport

The latest news in Niuean language (Vagahau Niue) - brought to you by our partner - Pacific Media Network.

Israel joins the Pacific Islands Forum. Bougainville push for independence stirs strong emotions. PNG Chiefs unveils logo amid legal battle. Super Typhoon Champi retreats from Guam. Cyclone Wati weakens but warnings remain in the Cooks. West Papuan groups push for UN action.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sports