Education Minister Erica Stanford has taken responsibility for school property away from the Ministry of Education after an inquiry found it cumbersome, slow to respond to roll growth and lacking in transparency around funding.

Comedians Te Radar and Michele A'Court with a few laughs, including the story of Joshua the goat who joined a Newfoundland marathon.

Resignations and revelations in the sporting world this week. Sam talks through what Tim Southee's future holds after stepping down as Black Caps test captain, a Kiwi claim's Australian league's top individual prize and troubling times for the Silver Ferns and Black Ferns.

A red heavy rain alert for North Otago, Dunedin and coastal Clutha remains in force until 11pm. A local state of emergency was declared overnight.

Some schools across New Zealand have had their names changed on Google Maps - in what appears to be a prank by internet users occurring around the world.

Lisa Adler of Unity Books Wellington reviews What Feelings Like Best by Tina Oziewicz published by Puskin Children's

We've all heard of IVF - invitro fertilisation - but what about IVG ? In vitro gametogenesis involves making human eggs and sperm in the laboratory from any cell in a person's body. This means IVG could see same-sex couples have genetically related children.

The establishment of a Pacific Response Group (PRG) is one of the main outcomes of the ninth South Pacific Defence Ministers Meeting (SPDMM) which has wrapped up in Auckland.

NZ's Anna Sergant reports from an official briefing in Dunedin where a red heavy rain warning extended for parts of Otago until 11 o'clock tonight.

Kiwi scientists say they've found a molecule in blackcurrants that inhibits an enzyme that breaks down chemicals like dopamine in the brain.