The Moutoa floodgates between Foxton and Shannon are now open to relieve pressure on the Manawatū River.

In 1981, as Australian agronomist Tony Rinaudo was dropping trees off to be planted in Niger, he was struck by the despair of a mostly hopeless task - most planted trees were failing.

Thomas Sparrow talks through the jewellery heist that shocked Germany: in 2019, thieves stole 4,300 diamonds and other precious stones from 21 jewellery items from Dresden's Green Vault.

Te Kahukura Boynton (Ngati Kahungunu, Ngai Tuhoe, Te Whakatohea) has been reading personal finance bestsellers, since she was eight - now her podcast Māori Millionaire has over 30,000 followers.

Former long-time Hastings mayor and electorate MP Lawrence Yule has been given the role of solving Wairoa's flooding problems.

A mother of two children with additional learning needs is exasperated by the lack of in-school specialist support after wrestling with the education system for over a decade.

Comedians Te Radar and Pinky have a few laughs with Paddy.

With Paris 2024 in the rear view mirror, there's no flying under the radar for the All Blacks this week. Sports commentator Sam Ackerman looks at the changes and the chances of Argentina doing the unthinkable at Eden Park plus a host of other sporting issues like the lure of T20 money impacting the Black Caps and the return of Israel Adesanya.

Roger Christensen of Unity Books Auckland reviews Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald published by Faber

The hospital wing of the Westport health facility has had to close 11 times due to under-staffing, and locals are petitioning to get staffing up.