A wrap of the day's big stories

A proposed “comfort women” memorial on Auckland’s North Shore has sparked an international diplomatic dispute.

Here to answer this is associate professor in oral biology Samantha Byrne.

Elsie Hall is a world-renowned lavender breeder, who's patented plants are blooming in gardens around the globe.

Palaeoart is being used to recreate extinct animals as accurately as possible using fossil evidence and anatomy.

Health officials say the illness is a rare but potentially severe virus usually spread through contact with rodent droppings, urine, or saliva.

ABC Wantok Program for 7 May 2026.

The latest news from Melanesia.

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: railway expert Andrew Hunt explains an aspect of New Zealand's railway network which some people believe causes major restrictions to capacity.

The latest RNZ Pacific news.