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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.

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.

New Zealand Cricket is defending its decision to pursue a new domestic T20 league instead of having an NZ team join Australia's Big Bash. NZ Cricket's President and former Blackcap Mark Greatbatch spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The latest news in Tongan language (Lea Faka-Tonga) - brought to you by our partner - Pacific Media Network.

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

An early morning sports news update.

We've heard a lot about land tax and capital gains tax heading into this year's election. But, what if you don't own a house? Money correspondent Susan Edmunds has been looking at what might lie ahead for renters and spoke to John Campbell.

The people of Hamilton East are a microcosm of the nation's voters. Waikato reporter Rachel Moore hit the streets of Hamilton East to chat to the locals.

The on-going closure of Piha campground is expected to be resolved later this month, with the Waitakere local board set to vote on the camp's future. The campground's been shut over winter while the council looks into flood risks. Camp manager Fiona Anderson isn't the only one nervously awaiting the decision. Surfing New Zealand says they'll likely have to move the Surfing nationals from Piha this...

Concerns about rising violence within Hamilton's CBD have brought to light a much broader issue around mental health and homelessness. Last week a person was stabbed in the city centre, and locals fear the situation is only going to get worse. Some have blamed a nearby shelter, something Hamilton's Mayor strongly disagrees with. Joanne Turner, chief executive of the shelter Te Whare Korowai Taanga...

The game Path of Exile and its sequel are now played by tens of millions of people around the world. It's also one of New Zealand's most successful games ever, as the local video game industry booms, earning more than a billion dollars in revenue in the past financial year. Meanwhile its two developers continue to run their business from West Auckland, with a staff of 265 based in Henderson. Manag...

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.

Tawhaki National Aerospace Centre wants to launch large rockets from its base near Christchurch a dozen times a year, as it attempts to tap into the burgeoning world space launch market. Tawhaki Chief Executive John Holt spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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

With the election campaign now in full swing, all parties are setting their sights on the big prize, Auckland. It's the country's largest and most prosperous city - a former minister once said when the city coughs, the whole country shivers - and with well over half the population living in it, Auckland is a must win zone. Political reporter Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira has been based in Auckland for th...

The latest news in Samoan language (Gagana Samoa).

An early morning sports news update.

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.