New Zealand fuel retailer Waitomo says the writing is on the wall as banks move to wind up new lending to petrol stations.

Money expert David Boyle is along with his picks for the top three things you could do next year to improve your financial situation.

Money expert David Boyle is along with his picks for the top three things you could do next year to improve your financial situation.

Landscape designer and gardener Xanthe White talks with Kathryn how to have a great garden, without spending much time in it. She says the key is selecting the right plants, and not being a plant snob.

RNZ Reporter Robin Martin has a wrap of the region's news, including another development in the ongoing saga that is the Mt Messenger bypass, and a new hut in the Pouakai Ranges.

David Hill reviews Unreel: A Life in Review by Diana Wichtel published by Penguin Random House.

How two kinds of prehistoric humans managed to coexist by a Kenyan lakeside a million years ago.

Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst looks at the firebombing of a Melbourne synagogue at the weekend which is being treated as an act of terrorism and has prompted criticism of the government's response.

Courtrooms are becoming increasingly dangerous, lawyers say, as calls for better security ramp up.

Local casino operators say they could miss out on a licence to operate online, as they prepare to square up against large offshore operators with deep pockets.