Russell
Debate over Te Pāti Māori MPs punishment delayed
The government's blindsided the opposition by postponing the debate about punishments for Te Pāti Māori over last year's Treaty Principles haka. Political reporter Russell Palmer has more. Audio
Kororareka supporters confident name change will succeed
One of the main advocates behind a proposal to restore the original Māori name to the Bay of Islands town of Russell is confident it has the support needed.
Submissions to restore the name Kororāreka… Audio
Giving the history of Russell a new home
Russell was once dubbed the "hellhole of the Pacific", then named Kororareka, and the site of the flagpole famously cut down four times by Ngapuhi chief Hone Heke, sparking the Northern War of the… Audio, Gallery
NZ duo fire but Trinbago fall short in CPL run-fest
New Zealanders Brendon McCullum and Colin Munro's best efforts weren't enough for the Trinbago Knight Riders in their Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 clash with the Jamacia Tallawahs at Queens Park…
Andre Russell banned for a year
The West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has been banned from cricket for a year for a doping whereabouts rule violation.
Radio Baker
A Northland family clears away a decades-old collection of classic radios. Audio
Christopher Pugsley on military history
Military historian Christopher Pugsley talks with John McCrystal about his career, the business of writing about the First World War, and it contemporary resonances. Audio
