One of the country's most experienced wildfire experts is concerned over Fire and Emergency NZ's restructure plan.

Science commentator Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn with a new study that looked at 86,000 people in 27 European countries to understand how multilingualism may influence their brain health as they age.

In 1962, Dunedin farmer Alan MacLeod said to his wife Joan and six kids, 'how about going for a drive'?'

Libby discuses the local impact of a decision by Fire and Emergency to pull back from responding to water emergencies, wire thefts leaving life threatening hazard and the Japanese textile collection on display at a gallery in Morrinsville.

Elisabeth Easther reviews An Eccentric History in Batik by Dinah Priestley, published by Mary Egan Publishing.

A new book covers cartographical conundrums like disappeared Soviet cities and whether Google Maps has completely ruined our ability to navigate.

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to discuss how the toxic sand discovery is being handled by different states.

The government is aiming to get more disabled and neurodiverse people employed in manufacturing, engineering and logistics.

New Zealand needs to better manage the decline of domestic gas to avoid costly business closures, according to a new report.

Police attended 7,370 fewer mental health-related requests in the year to June - the result of a plan to wind back on responding to calls for help.