Podcast: Detour Antarctica

Ice ice babies: The secret Antarctic pregnancy race

The two dictators and their push for the first child born in the snow.

Antarctica: The madhouse at the end of the world

"People who go mad in the Antarctic tend to go mad in similar ways."

Kiwis 'exposed to radiation' at leaky Antarctic plant

More than 300 tonnes of radioactive rubble was shipped off the continent.

Guinness rewrites record book after clash over Antarctic exploits

New rules for records introduced amid criticism of skier.

Severe gales up to 140km/h as heavy rain and big swells hit parts of country

And after the wind and rain, snow could be next.

MetService morning weather: May 8, 2026

MetService morning weather: May 8, 2026. Video / MetService

Napier council plans to sell-off three villages as vacant, 66 residents to leave

An impacted resident who has terminal cancer says it's weighing on her having to move out.

Cash grab: How high-end criminals are being stripped of millions in assets

Criminals need to take into account the possibility of losing cars and homes, police say.

Homeless woman's dog put down despite public offers to pay fees

Marley was seized on April 13 after about nine years unregistered, Tauranga council says.

'Children as young as 8 addicted': Gisborne Year 10s vaping at nearly twice national average

Regular vaping among Tairāwhiti Year 10s is 21%, nearly double the 11.2% rate nationally.

'Need to do better': Most common road safety breaches in Napier and Hastings revealed

'The reality is safety on our roads comes down to everyday choices drivers make.'

Rachel Kelleher: The truth about Auckland’s ‘dog killers’

OPINION: Last year, Auckland Council impounded a record 10,000 dogs, most unclaimed.