John Key visited Australia today to meet the new Prime Minister, Tony Abbott. Listen to Sept 13th 2013 to hear more about the new Australian Prime Minister. John Keys visit was just for one day but in that short time, the two men talked about matters...

The first flight for the summer to Scott Base in Antarctica left Christchurch yesterday. Another flight left today and a third one will leave tomorrow with cargo. Aboard the planes are staff of the New Zealand Defence Force and the US Antarctic progr...

Local body organisations are city or district councils, local or community boards, regional councils and District Health Boards. Different areas have different local body organisations. District Health Boards are responsible for hospitals in your are...

A 16-year old singer, Lorde, is number one on the US Billboard Top 100 with her song Royals. She is the youngest singer to get to number one since 1987. She is also the first New Zealand solo artist to reach number one. Her first album, Pure Heroine...

Phillipstown primary school won a High Court case today to stay open. Earlier this year, the Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, decided to close a number of primary schools in Christchurch including Phillipstown school. The school was very unhappy...

New Zealand Fashion Week starts today at Aucklands Viaduct Events centre. This is New Zealands biggest fashion event. It attracts international designers and buyers. All New Zealands well known designers are showing their best fashion designs. The fi...

Conservation Week starts tomorrow. During that week, DOC the Department of Conservation would like New Zealanders to celebrate our special places and our native wildlife. What are our special places? Our National Parks are some of our special places....

Australia voted for a new government and new Prime Minister on Saturday. The Labor Party, led by Kevin Rudd, was defeated. The new government will be the Coalition party, a coalition of Liberal and National parties. The Coalition party is conservativ...

The new cardboard cathedral in Christchurch is now open. The builders handed the cathedral over to the Anglican church on Friday and gave the bishop a cardboard key as a symbol. The bishop blessed the church so that it is now a religious building. Vo...

The Geographic Board wants New Zealanders to choose whether to use a Maori or an English name for the North and South Islands. The Board has recommended this to the Land Information Minister, Maurice Williamson. It is now his decision. If he agrees,...

My name is Urooj. Pakistan is my home town, but currently I am living in New Zealand. Today is Eid day, Eid-ul-fitar, the feast of breaking the fast. It marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month is which Muslims have to fast from sunrise to sunset. It...

To vote in the .local body elections this year, you must enrol. If you are 18 years old or older, if you are a New Zealand citizen or a Permanent Resident, and if you have lived in New Zealand continuously for more than one year, you must enrol as a...

Do you think children should wear helmets when riding scooters? Many children these days ride scooters to school. Its quicker than walking and safer than biking because children ride their scooters on the footpath. However, there are sometimes accide...

This week, from 18th to 24th, is International Languages Week. Listen to International Languages Week 2012 to hear about this. A recent report by the Royal Society of New Zealand said that more than 160 languages are spoken in New Zealand. We have a...

Listen to August 19th 2010 to hear about more babies born in New Zealand. It is interesting that more