Calida Stuart-Menteath on the prefab home builder Nook going under and continued trouble at the Financial Markets Authority - with chair Craig Stobo now being investigated.

Tess reports on Woolworths in Dunedin South pleading guilty over a rat infestation, Dunedin Council agrees to a housing outreach service and super snowmakers on the way for Coronet Peak.

Gail Pittaway reviews The Way to Spell Love by Nina Nola, published by The Cuba Press.

The Auckland Tramping Club has a new book out celebrating its centenary. It's packed with tales from the huts, trails and picnic spots discovered by the club since 1925.

President Trump is facing bipartisan outrage after video showed U.S. military "double-tap" strikes killing unarmed survivors in alleged cartel boats, raising questions about possible war crimes.

A New Zealand entrepreneur is working to tackle a major bottleneck in robotics - testing artificial intelligence in the physical world - with his software programme called Antioch that lets companies building robots test them in real world scenarios.

A teacher of 23 years says it's unfair those who trained prior to the 2000s are now unable to reach the highest pay level unless they undergo extra training, and it's leading to those with fewer years' experience being able to earn more than their older colleagues.

A developer in Auckland is backing the Government taking control of what new housing pays for local infrastructure.

Today, with holidays just around the corner, Kennedy does a whistlestop south-to-north tour, offering 10 of his favourite off-the-beaten-track localities.

How 20 years of development to produce Scifresh and Scilate apples, lead to the later commercialisation of Jazz and Envy apples.