The opposition to the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal focused on jobs, questions over economic benefit and possible threats to sovereignty. But in the light of the Trump administration and its more isolationist posturing,  Philippa Tolley ask  if the need for some sort of regional deal is crucial for security and stability.

The government is working on plans to get community providers to hand over clients' names and details in order to improve systems, but Teresa Cowie asks how much personal data should we be willing to give up in exchange for social services.

Is immigration - particularly by those who identify as Asian - changing the sporting landscape in New Zealand? Bridget Tunnicliffe explores how major sports such as rugby are responding.

Schools in New Zealand have faced huge change since 2008. RNZ Education Correspondent John Gerritsen investigates what impact nine years of National Party policies have had on schools and the children in them.

Is traditional high country farming under threat? RNZ Rural reporter, Alexa Cook works on a cattle muster and explores why, and if, New Zealand should hold on tighter to its high country farms.

The rise in methamphetamine use in New Zealand is breaking up families, piling the pressure on schools, mental health workers, police and rehabilitation clinics. RNZs Northland reporter, Lois Williams talks to those agencies and the whānau and grandparents forced to take on the care of damaged children, whose addicted parents are no longer capable of looking after them.

Methamphetamine is cheaper and easier to get hold of than ever before. Our police reporter, Carla Penman, asks authorities and gang members about who is to blame for the problem escalating. She also investigates the efforts, both here and in Asia, to disrupt the market.

The state of the country's waterways is almost constantly in the headlines. Now a definitive landmark report from the Ministry for the Environment has confirmed what many already suspected, that there are serious challenges facing New Zealand's freshwater. Kate Gudsell delves deeper into its findings and talks to experts, advocates and the community about just how healthy are our waterways.

Demand for medical cannabis is growing, Teresa Cowie investigates how patients are coping with living in an 'illegal limbo'

Alarm is growing in Central Otago as the region's 150-year-old water licence system is overhauled. Ian Telfer explores if the permits from the gold rush days can be updated without leaving farmers high and dry.