UK correspondent Matt Dathan looks at the new government's moves to restrict eligibility for the winter fuel payment, which passed in Parliament despite an attempt to block it.

In the tackle to cut down on single use plastic, plant pots may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But in New Zealand alone, we use a whopping 350 million of them a year.

Police will soon stop responding to most mental health calls after years of warning the workload was becoming unsustainable.

Science commentator Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn with three fascinating recent studies into methane emissions, kākāpō feathers and how gold nuggets are made.

Bees are hardly the biggest creatures in the world - but New Zealand's native bees are even smaller. How tiny? Almost so small you can hardly see them.

With the Far North paying the highest power prices in New Zealand, despite having one of the lowest median incomes, Peter has been talking to families having to choose between buying groceries and paying their electricity bill.

Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop in Auckland reviews Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout published by Penguin Random House

A review into the flood that devastated Wairoa in June has found Hawke's Bay Regional Council lacked a proper plan for managing the river mouth, and did not listen to locals.

Sarah Hillary is reflecting on 40 years as an Auckland art conservator following her retirement at the end of last month. She rose from an intern at the Auckland Art Gallery to become its principal conservator.

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at plans by the Albanese government to set a minimum legal age for using social media which could be as high as 16.