Late Edition

In the programme tonight, lifting the lid on the deaths of people with Downes Syndrome in care; when Air B and B goes bad and in Dateline Pacific cyclones cause a kava shortage in Fiji. Audio

In Late Edition tonight... A woman says she was out with friends when they kidnapped a teenager and took her back to a garage where she was assaulted. An Auckland school struggling to keep its pool… Read more Audio

The ombudsman speaks out against prisoner treatment on morning report. Is the future of generation rent, generation tent? And in Dateline Pacific, a traditional Hawaian canoe sails to Easter Island. Audio

Annette King resigns as Labour Party deputy leader, how to buy a new house; split the price 19 ways and in dateline pacific the United Nations declares war on plastic waste. Audio

Is the boom in holiday home accomodation contributing to the country's housing shortage; more on the onion dip lady; and in Dateline Pacific French Polynesia's Oscar Temaru secures support to contest… Read more Audio

Legalising dope for dogs, the winner of the Academy Award for best picture is not the winner, and in Dateline Pacific; Tonga's Prime Minister survives a no-confidence vote. Audio

What colour does to food and the kaikoura earthquake's impact on the sea bed. Audio

The commerce commission rejects Sky and Vodaphone's merger proposal. Earthlike planets just 40 light years away. Film Director Taika Waititi declared New Zealander of the Year. In Dateline Pacific -… Read more Audio

First the footpath, now proposals to let cyclist ride through some red lights; women in football - the men in charge respond to criticism; and in Dateline Pacific popularity polls in Fiji. Audio

In the programme the state of emergency declared over the Port Hill fires, stays in place a parting message from one of the country's top female footballers and in dateline pacific - Fiji still… Read more Audio

Who wins when schools compete for students? Should pharmac fund tampons? In Dateline Pacific; a group wanting to bring dialysis to Tonga says the government is frustrating its plans. Audio

you're listening to nights and this is late edition in the programme tonight: a public apology from the Waikato District Health Board to continent of Zealandia and in dateline pacific Fiji's elections… Read more Audio