Robin discusses the back country road that could be a solution to Awakino Gorge road closures, the super clinics halving patient wait times, local young check out local careers expo in face of high youth unemployment and Kokako recovery program gets funding boost.

Jack McConnell from Unity Books Auckland discusses the 2026 Booker Prize longlist and introduces two early favourites: May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry (Granta Books) and The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis (Penguin Random House).

Using bionics to repair humans was science fiction 50 years ago - but are closer to reality than ever before.

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Rachel Clayton is the ABC's South Asia correspondent based in New Delhi, India.

Layba Zubair founded and led the National Consent Law Reform campaign.

A 'hospo hub' to help businesses find their way around council requirements has been set up.

The hospital admission rates for serious respiratory infections have hit the highest in a decade.

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