Australia
Update on Oz with Brad Foster
Brad Foster joins Jesse to talk about the latest news from Australia. Today he is talking about Meta reacting to the social media ban for under 16-year-olds; Pauline Hansen's latest stunt in… Audio
Tropical Cyclone Fina brings 205km/h to Australia's north, now category 3
Australia is bracing as Tropical Cyclone Fina has intensified to a category three system and its winds have begun to be felt in Darwin.
Australia gives up bid to host COP31
Australia has given up its bid to host COP 31 in 2026. Instead, Türkiye will host the United Nations climate meeting, with Australia pitching to still be in charge of the negotiations. Audio
Australia: Toxic sand, Liberal chaos, Pacific COP quest
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to discuss how the toxic sand discovery is being handled by different states. Audio
Australia's conservative politics facing turmoil
Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about the conservative side of politics facing turmoil amid leadership wrangles at the state and federal level. Audio
Australian mayor warning local leaders about capping rates
"Be careful what you wish for" - a warning from an Australian mayor who has been talking to local body leaders about capping rates. Local Government Minister Simon Watts is working on a rates cap… Audio
Aus's look back on country's most serious political crisis
Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about Australians observing the 50th anniversary of the country's most serious political crisis when an elected Prime Minister was sacked by the… Audio
Wellington Phoenix women draw in A-League season-opener
The Phoenix have kicked off the Bev Priestman era with a 1-1 draw against Canberra United in the capital.
Australia-Nauru resettlement agreement takes action
The first of potentially hundreds of individuals deemed non-citizens by Australia have been removed to Nauru as the latest multimillion. Audio
Teen boys feeling pressure to conform to toxic masculinity
Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about a major survey of young people finding that many teenage boys feel pressure to conform to toxic notions of masculinity. Audio
NZ Police Commissioner asks Aussie counterpart for explanation
The NZ Police Commissioner has asked his counterpart in Australia for a please explain, after learning that the Northern Territory has renewed its recruitment drive for Police Officers in New Zealand… Audio
Report shows NZ reducing its aid in the Pacific
A new report says New Zealand is lagging behind in development aid to the Pacific while Australia is stepping up. Audio
Australia outpaces regional neighbours as Pacific's largest donor
Australia has cemented its position as the Pacific's largest aid donor by far as other countries pull back on lending and prepare to cut development assistance.
Aussie PM lavished with praise at meeting with Donald Trump
Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about Australian Prime Minister's Anthony Albanese's meeting with US President Donald Trump, where he was lavished with praise. Audio
Chinese fighter jet released flares 'very close' to Australian aircraft
Australia has lodged a diplomatic protest with Beijing after a close encounter between an Australian plane in the South China Sea and a Chinese fighter jet.
'Controlling them as if they were his property' - slavery trial starts
Moeaia Tuai is on trial accused of controlling two young people, keeping their passports and pay, sexual violation and assault.
Boy's death from snake bite found to have been preventable
A coroner concluded the 11-year-old's death in Queensland may have been prevented if he had received timely treatment.
Why some tourists visiting this holiday destination never get their bags
Fragile supply chains on the remote Indian Ocean island are a part of life in this unique community.
Feature: The Mushroom Murders - What really happened?
A quiet family lunch ends with three dead, one barely alive, and the world taunted by the question: did Erin Patterson serve up death cap mushrooms in the Beef Wellington lunch on purpose? That… Audio
Can my Australian wife get NZ superannuation? Ask Susan
RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
