A new report comparing Auckland to nine other cities including Brisbane and Vancouver warns the city is lagging behind its peers when it comes to innovation.

We cross to Paris where the Olympics closing ceremony is wrapping up.

The week that was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court

Sam has all the latest action from the Olympics, the medals, the glory and the disappointments.

Some properties zoned Category 3 in Hawke's Bay have begun to hit the market at bargain prices, raising questions about what can be done with them.

Quentin Johnson reviews Capote's Women by Laurence Leamer published by Hodder and Stoughton

The kitchen has long been considered the heart of the home, and in rural New Zealand that heart has undergone significant change since European settlement.

The Governor of Guam has defended the use of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles on the territory and says it's needed in order to promote peace in the Pacific region. This comes at a time where the United States territory is preparing to build a 360-degree defence system on the island which will act as a shield.

North Island kaka are at risk and South Island kaka are vulnerable - but there are specialist breeding programmes aimed at boosting the native parrot populations.

The government's alternative to Three Waters has finally arrived - a sigh of relief for some councils in the red. But critics say even if some short-term savings are made, in the long term, councils will still be left with ballooning debt.