Nelson's long-awaited hospital rebuild will now be made up of several smaller buildings and include existing infrastructure.

Ralph McAllister reviews The Voyage Home by Pat Barker published by Penguin Random House.

Mathematician Eugenia Cheng has set out to rid the world of 'maths phobia,' asking simple questions to uncover deeper understanding.

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the massive protest by construction workers angry at the federal Labor government and in support of a controversial union forced into administration over alleged links to organised crime.

It is nearly five years since the End of Life Choice Act became law, and nearly three years since it was implemented, allowing some terminally ill adults with fewer than six months to live to be helped to die by a doctor.

New Zealand households could save as much as $95 billion dollars by 2040 if the country fully electrifies the economy, according to an international renewable energy advocate.

Maxwell Mkoki was born in Zimbabwe and moved to New Zealand almost 20 years ago when his son was four. Inspired by conversations with his son, he's written a book about the challenges and opportunities of life in a new land. He's now studying Global Studies at the University of Auckland, with a view to entering politics. Maxwell Mkoki talks with Kathryn about his book In Behind You, Dad.

The Olympics may be over, but some of our top Olympians are still showering themselves in glory. Sam looks at Lydias Ko's remarkable month and casts his eye ahead to the Paralympics.

The Court of Appeal has upheld an Employment Court ruling that Uber drivers are employees rather than contractors.

As rain hits the lower North Island so far it's spared the Tararua District, but Jimmy says that wasn't the case a week ago when heavy rains in the region meant rivers ran high and surrounding land was under water, while slips blocked roads.