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In a paddock north of Auckland lies a unique piece of infrastructure that's exposed the short-sighted nature of scientific funding in New Zealand. 

The Silver Ferns will need near-perfect goal shoots to defend the Netball World Cup. Merryn Anderson looks at how the contenders are shaping up and why accuracy has become even more critical to success. 

Any politician who says they don’t want to be prime minister is lying, according to Chris Hipkins. Having secured the top job just over two months ago, Hipkins sat down with political editor Jo Moir to chat about leadership, trusting his gut, and the moment he realised everything had changed.

The data giant says it's giving back to NZ – giving back renewable electricity, giving back water, giving back jobs and investment. What it's not giving back is much in the way of tax. Jonathan Milne reports.

Katherine Mansfield's centenary; and the serial bigamist who published her

With just over 100 days to the FIFA Women’s World Cup – the largest sports event to ever be played in NZ - Kiwi Sarai Bareman talks about increased equality and prizemoney, getting more Pasifika and Māori playing football, and what rubs off from the Rugby World Cup.

Vegan All Black TJ Perenara is among investors in a glamour plant-based food brand under scrutiny after the collapse of its indebted sister company. Jonathan Milne reports.

Why the much-protested Gallic gold card system has no similarity to ours.

Changes to welfare standards by both welfare regulators and the supermarkets are pointed to by industry as being behind New Zealand’s short supply of eggs.