Leisure

Some of the country's iconic Great Walks may be rerouted or huts moved as the Department of Conservation prepares for more extreme weather due to climate change.

In the past few years, many of the… Audio

People exercising in gyms can push out more than 100 times more spit particles than someone at rest - making crowded exercise facilities a potential hot-spot for Covid-19 spread.

RNZ's 'whose… Audio

After his lifestyle took a dive during Amsterdam's lockdown, Grant Caunter gave up alcohol. He's now back in New Zealand, running the zero-alcohol brewery State of Play. Audio

British vampires, beware... as of last week someone in the UK is on the loose with a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit. The wooden chest – which contains crucifixes, holy water, a stake and a pistol –… Audio

Latest figures show Tairāwhiti has the highest hazardous drinking rate in the country. 

The report published by Alcohol Healthwatch points out nearly half of those who drink alcohol in the region can… Audio

A leading researcher into achieving smokefree targets has been given a top accolade.

Otago University professor Professor Janet Hoek has been awarded the 2022 Critic and Conscience of Society Award.

The four-day celebration marking Queen Elizabeth's platinum jubilee has finished as it began, with a spectacular display of pageantry in London.

Our next two guests, New Plymouth's Barbara Larsen and… Audio

A four-day celebration is under way to mark Queen Elizabeth's platinum jubilee, beginning overnight with a spectucular display of pageantry in London.

New Zealand played a part last night, on the… Audio

A huge crowd has gathered in London on a lovely summer's day to share in the celebrations to mark the start of a weekend of events for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

An estimated twenty-two thousand… Audio

Four people are injured every hour on our roads over the typical Queen's Birthday weekend, according to the Accident Compensation Corporation.

Over the past five years, ACC has received around 400… Audio

New Zealanders interest in online shopping continues to grow, with spending in the first three months of this year a third higher than last year, according to NZ Post.

It says we spent more than $2.2… Audio

The Lake Dunstan Trail has blown away all expectations with with more than 80,000 people in its first year.

It was hoped the trail would bring some economic relief to Central Otago during the… Video, Audio

The snow guns are primed and the forecast is promising with less than a month until South Island ski fields start opening.

This winter marks the first season since 2019 that overseas visitors will be… Audio

Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to look at BBC comedy Quacks, screening on Rialto Channel. She'll also preview TVNZ's Beyond the Veil, a collection of supernatural stories and a… Audio

Otago's new cycle trail has eclipsed expectations in its first year, with nearly ten times more visitors than predicted.

The Lake Dunstan cycle trail opened in May last year and goes from Cromwell to… Video, Audio