Aussie Canadian Darren Groth's memoir Marooned is a family and sporting love story, celebrating the State of Origin rugby league competition.

Australian and New Zealand police announce Colombian base to combat Pacific drug surge, PNG's submarine volcano, and Fijian Prime Minister Rabuka puts brakes on long-awaited municipal elections.

New Zealand's Tussock Country music festival will run over 10 days. It will start with the country music honours tonight - awards for the artists with professional contracts. And it will close out on May 31 with the golden guitar awards for the amateurs.

Air New Zealand chief executive Nikhil Ravishankar on a turbulent moment to be at the controls of the national carrier.

A diabetes organisation is worried about the possible impact of a Pharmac proposal to remove ethnicity as a criteria for several type two diabetes drugs. Maori and Pasifika are at greater risk of developing type two diabetes and in 2021 it was decided to prioritise access to these patients.

Tom Augustine is an Auckland-based film-maker, writer and critic

For the parent doing too much how can they step away, and do less? And for the parent not doing enough how can they get up to speed and be better part of the system?

Google's push to gain an edge in the AI race, Meta starts laying off 8,000 workers as it seeks to become an AI-first company, and Peter's wrap on the Hi-Tech Awards.

Pukekura Park celebrates its 150th birthday, the early traces of New Plymouth's history being uncovered during development, Te Atiawa opens housing development and Awakino Gorge fully opens to traffic from tomorrow.

Lisa Finucane reviews Sound Mind Dead Body by Dave Warner, published by Fremantle Press.