The Government says they need another year and more studies before a decision is made on Auckland's third harbour crossing.

It's the Pokemon World Championships are in San Francisco this month. Heading there are two kiwi brothers, 13 year old Drake and 11 year old Damon Zhu, will be representing New Zealand.

Moko Tepania joins Nathan Rarere for a look at some of the big issues facing the far north in this election year, unemployment is at a record high, and the possibility of having to merge with Kaipara and Whangarei.

Ellie Jay reports from London, where they're suffering another heatwave, and the Prime Minister gets punked by a trickster.

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The latest news in Cook Islands Maori (Te Reo Maori Kuki Airani) - brought to you by our partner - Pacific Media Network.

After years of preparation and effort an international team have succeeded in recovering over 200 metres of sediment from below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Claire Concannon visits the sediment core analysis team in Dunedin to find out how mud, rocks and microfossils can tell the story of ice growth and retreat across time. And as we look towards our warmer future, what will this mean for sea level rise?

If you want to skip the 'What's for dinner?" dilemma, batch cooking is the way to go. More people are prepping multiple meals in advance, saving both money and time. Katy Gosset gets some tips to make it easy.

No Stupid Questions for 19 August 2026.

New Zealand is a nation of small businesses, but their owners don't feel their political heft is equal to that scale