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Some of the world's best sportspeople have interesting quirks when it comes to which side of their body they use. Cricketers Kane Williamson and Sachin Tendulkar, for example, bat and throw right-handed but write left-handed. And there's another pattern that a sports fan has been exploring: athletes who swing a golf club from the right side but bat from the left in cricket or baseball. Sports mega...

There has been a lot of talk in the many, many political debates about how to make sure New Zealand recognises its full potential. According to a new report from lobby group "Circular by Nature" we could start by looking at the economic value we're getting from our natural resources. It says each of us uses around 21 tonnes of natural resources per year - well above the global average - but despit...

RNZ Business Editor Corin Dann joins Jesse to explain what the new inflation figures mean for the economy and your pocket!

Today: inflation slows in the latest data out today but the relief is likely short lived with the lower dollar and rising fuel prices meaning it's likely there'll be more rate hikes. Guyon heard from Infometric principal economist Brad Olsen. The Mood of the Boardroom, Guyon Espiner spoke to the NZ Herald's Fran O'Sullivan about what CEOs think about the two Chrises and who the top Ministers are....

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

More New Zealanders see the United States as a major threat than they see China, according to a new poll from the Asia New Zealand Foundation. The survey shows that New Zealanders currently view both China and the United States as threats to New Zealand, rather than friends. Dr Julia Macdonald, Director of Research and Engagement at the Asia New Zealand Foundation 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.

Confidence amongst the country's leading business leaders has climbed in this year's Mood of the Boardroom Survey. The annual survey by the Herald is based on the views of about 150 of our top business executives. Fran O'Sullivan, Head of Business at NZME, and the executive editor of the Mood of the Boardroom spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Inflation has eased from a two-year high as a temporary fall in fuel prices offset other price rises. Stats NZ says the consumer price index rose 0.7 percent for the three months to the end of September, taking the annual rate to 3.7 percent. Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The top stories and other headlines at midday

Film and TV reviewer James Croot looks at new biographical film Tenzing, which was filmed in New Zealand. He also shares his picks of the British and Irish Film Festival, including: Everybody to Kenmure St, 500 Miles, Hill, The Incomer, Kenny Dalglish, Parky, Virginia Woolf's Night & Day and The Three Urns. James Croot is a TV Guide and The Press film and television reviewer

How we can support kids through frustration, without rushing to rescue them from it? 

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

Statistics New Zealand says annual inflation has eased to 3.7 percent in the September quarter. That's down from an annual rate of 4.1 percent in the previous quarter and is slightly lower than market expectations. RNZ economics correspondent Gyles Beckford unpacks the latest data.

Cybersecurity expert Tony Grasso looks at the major attack against nearly 700 French supermarkets, where hackers were able to access commercial fridges and freezers and drive up temperatures to 50 degrees for hours. Not only did it cost millions in wasted food, the high temperatures triggered hardware and electrical fires - and sparked warnings about leaving industrial control systems exposed to t...

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

Kelly has more on a bottle store worker injured in what police say was the start of a crime spree, the young Rotorua women who has gone from from opera singing to the Black Fern's Sevens squad, the saga of a trapped kitten and attempted car invasions.

RNZ's Pacific correspondent Christina Persico looks at the storms that have already hit the Pacific outside of the normal cyclone season, including Cyclone Wati which passed the Cooks without too much damage. Meanwhile fire has hit an island in Papua New Guinea on a scale not seen before. The US is pushing ahead with its plan to lease 31 million acres of seabed around American Samoa and how are Pa...

From a startup staffed by AI agents to sending his digital clone to online therapy, US journalist and author Evan Ratliff loves testing the boundaries of new technologies. 

GP says early intervention is key to easing hospital pressure; Brownlee says threats against MPs have worsened significantly; Senior doctors urge parties to address specialist shortages; What Israel's new Pacific partnership means for the region

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

UK correspondent Natasha Clare looks at why it was given the greenlight and the reaction to it. The UK government's debt has hit £3tn for the first time, as John Healey gets ready to present his first budget next week. 

Less than three months after entering liquidation, gourmet burger chain Burger Burger has started re-opening.