A council in the Hutt Valley is using artificial intelligence to cut LIM wait times, inform residents during emergencies and cut staff workloads.

Heavy rain warnings for several parts of the motu today, including the sodden top of the South Island.

Science commentator Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn to talk about how the Earth is trapping more heat in the atmosphere and what happens when its energy balance is out of alignment.

A coat worth $10,000 is out of reach for most of us, but a Wanaka-based design label has come up with a creative way to put quality goods in front of more customers.

Gail Pittaway reviews My Sister by Emmanuelle Salasc, translated by Penny Hueston published by Text Publishing.

Gisborne council will be investigating the return of ancestral land to Ngati Oneone, the NZ record was broken twice at the East Coast Angus bull sales, and more Gisborne drivers have been fined for mobility parking violations since the fine increase to $750. James Pocock is the Gisborne Herald Editor.

Many parts of Europe are still baking under a heatwave, and as New Zealand cities also heat up - could there be a simple answer?

Comedian and satirist John Clarke made audiences laugh over 40 years. Now an intimately produced doco from his filmmaker daughter Lorin tells his story in his words.

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton has the latest on the storm rocking the country's south-east coast and a horrific and widespread child abuse case .

A New Zealand taxpayer-funded climate satellite has lost contact with the ground and "is likely not recoverable."