Late Edition

More memories of Dame Jean Batten; talking about death with Jessie Mulligan; and in Dateline Pacific, hundreds out of work after one of Samoa's largest employers shuts up shop. Audio

The new chief of the new ministry for vulnerable children; Buzz aldrin campaigns to a man to mars - or a woman; and in Dateline Pacific, why the Marshall Islands' took the nuclear powers to court. Audio

In tonight's programme, examining the health of our mental health services, remembering the historic flight of Jean Batten and why isn't the Tongan goverment supporting its Police Commissioner? Audio

The art and science of saying "no". The fisherman who turned his back on industrial methods and in Dateline Pacific, Hawaiian Airlines says its controversial seat selection policy for American Samoa… Read more Audio

A report reveals Serco staff played table tennis while Mount Eden fight clubs were going on, Young asian professionals aim to break the bamboo ceiling, have we reached the limits of human lifespan… Read more Audio

More bank branches to close; will scrapping New Year's events make teens less safe?, are brain training games a waste of time? and in Dateline Pacific, a proposal to revive corporal punishment in Fiji… Read more Audio

What junior doctors rosters involve, bereaved parents share their stories of loss and hope and who decides who is articulate? Audio

Measuring child poverty, A road for animals made of trees and is our Recycling a bit Rubbish? Audio

The cost of building houses; the future of state ones and in Dateline Pacific, Marshall Islanders head for the USA. Audio

Norm Hewitt on rugby's culture of violence. Anti-fashion Fashionista Dee Goldberg and in Dateline Pacific, reaction to the United States' move towards official recognition of a native Hawaiian… Read more Audio

A roundup of today's RNZ News and feature interviews as well as Date Line Pacific from RNZ International. Audio

A roundup of today's RNZ News and feature interviews as well as Date Line Pacific from RNZ International. Audio