A new report has found the majority of plastics can't - and never will - be recycled. It comes from the Center for Climate Integrity, which also says the world's plastics industry knew recycling wasn't technically or economically feasible.

Science correspondent Allan Blackman looks at a new study which has found the skin of blueberries don't actually have a blue pigment - instead, it's their natural wax coating that gives it a blue appearance.

Elizabeth - Biz - Bell has been an assassin-in-training from the time she could walk.

Negotiations between Contact Energy and mining giant Rio Tinto aimed at keeping the region's large employer, the Tiwai Smelter open. As media companies are feeling the heat and cost pressures, Southland is getting a new newspaper. And Waimumu, near Gore has just hosted Southern Field Days, and the Prime Minister dropped by and Mayor Ben Bell had a go at shearing.

Lynn Freeman reviews Bird Child and Other Stories by Patricia Grace published by Penguin Random House NZ

Green MP Efeso Collins has died after taking part in a charity event in central Auckland this morning.

In recent years, Christchurch writer Rachael King has been free to immerse herself in (and write about) her favourite books from childhood. In the new young adult novel The Grimmelings, she takes inspiration from Scottish folklore, South Island landscapes and the "wild magic" that enthralled her as a 12-year-old reader.

Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst looks at how the arrival of an asylum seeker boat in Western Australia has renewed debate over detention policies.

A leading Australian heart expert says switching to potassium enriched salt could slash hypertension rates.

Prison officers want access to tasers, patrol dogs, and pepper balls to help control dangerous situations.