The Coroner is calling for urgent psychological support for prisoners before and after their release, following the death of a man who served almost 30 years of a life sentence for murder. Finn Blackwell reports.

The Government hopes a law change will give the electricity authority more teeth to maintain a fair and competitive market. Energy Minister Simon Watts spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.

An IT expert says even more of the country's patient information portals are at risk - because there's no-one checking private providers; A Southland GP says skin cancer is reaching an almost epidemic level. She's so concerned that she's opening the region's first specialist clinic; An intensive, circuit-breaker type treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder is now being trialled in New Zealand; New data shows New Zealanders are spending far more time under States of Emergency than a decade ago, driven by increasingly frequent storms and fires; Dead hammerhead sharks have been washing up on shore in north Auckland, perplexing some beachgoers.

Conservationists fear roaming pet cats could undo years of work at a Queenstown wetland. Katie Todd reports.

Dead hammerhead sharks have been washing up on shore in north Auckland, perplexing some beachgoers. Marine biologist and shark enthusiast Riley Elliot spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.

In the last few hours, three former heads of the US central bank have put out a statement condemning a criminal investigation into the current chair Jerome Powell. US correspondent Zach Montellaro spoke to Melissa Chan-Green from Washington DC.

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

An update on the latest business headlines from RNZ's business team.

Practical things you can do to get your year off to a good start financially. RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Lauren Crimp.

Retail and supermarket chain Yoyoso is in liquidation owing millions of dollars, and liquidators say it's unlikely unsecured creditors will get their money back. Keaton Pronk from insolvency practitioners McDonald Vague spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.