The "largest ever" intergenerational wealth transfer is underway in New Zealand, and around the world, as baby boomers begin to pass.

The national water regulator is proposing allowing no limit on some types of discharge from wastewater plants into the sea, alarming a leading water scientist.

Bill takes a look at the announced amendment to the Public Works Act. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Providing delicious jams for guests was the initial inspiration for Nathan Lewis' preserve making endeavours.

Dale Husband is a long-time broadcaster and Ben Thomas is a former National government press secretary.

Laura Caygill reviews The Boy From the Sea by Garrett Carr published by Pan Macmillan; A charmingly wry tale of a struggling family in an Irish fishing town in the 70s and 80s.

Financial wellbeing researcher Dr Pushpa Wood has spent her life delving into financial capability and what people need to make better economic decisions.

It's the sixth anniversary of the Christchurch terror attack, a prolific predator has been sentenced to a long stint in jail, and there's been controversy over the $400,000 chalice artwork renovation. Tim Brown is a RNZ Christchurch reporter.

European countries to spend more on defence, Germany plans to amend its constitution to spend more on defense and infrastructure and latest on the brewing trade war between the US and the EU.

Hearings are underway on the government's Gene Technology Bill, which overhauls the regulatory regime governing the use of gene technology.