Best-selling author Dr Michael Mosley thought he'd tried everything that might improve his insomnia. Then he joined a clinical sleep trial for the three-part SBS series Australia's Sleep Revolution. By the end of the eight-week trial, every one of the trial participants was sleeping better, Dr Mosley says, while 80 per cent of the group – including him – were sleeping a lot better. He shares the science-backed techniques that are helping him finally get a good's night rest In the new book Four Weeks to Better Sleep.

Huge crowds are gathered across North America to watch the coast-to-coast solar eclipse as it passes.

Cromwell farmer Robbie Dick and his 100 million tiger worms are saving up to 30 tonnes of waste every week.

The government's independent climate advisers says the country is on track to meet its current emissions targets by mid century, except for methane, and that it could be more ambitious.

Today, Bill argues that it is cheaper and more sustainable to reuse old buildings rather than demolish them. He looks at how the University of Auckland has just done that - and ended up with the country's highest-rated building in terms of sustainability. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Tired of the "never-ending cycle of one wondering what to make for dinner", Nicole Maguire went on a mission to set herself up for meal-making success. The Aussie food blogger shares easy, low-cost dinner recipes on her website and in the new cookbook The Simple Dinner Edit.

The axe continues to fall over public service jobs as the Budget looms - can the cuts deliver the savings sought? Meanwhile Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announces his top priorities for the coming months. Gareth Hughes is a former Green MP and now works for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa. Tim Hurdle is a former National senior adviser, was the National Party Campaign Director in 2020. He is a director of several companies, including Museum Street Strategies, a public affairs firm.

Georgina Campbell with news around the wellington region

Lynn Freeman reviews Dear Colin, Dear Ron: the selected letters of Colin McCahon and Ron O'Reilly by Peter Simpson published by Te Papa Press

Kristine Philipp was 15 when her mother told her she needed to get a job to pay her way. A car company hired her to be a 'Girl Friday' - and it came as rather a shock when she learned she had to work more than one day a week.