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Eight people have died on New Zealand roads over the Labour Day long weekend.

On Sunday, a truck and motorcycle collided in Canterbury, killing the motorcyclist.

Two people also died on Saturday… Audio

West Aucklander Dawn O'Connor lives in Brussels, Belgium, where she has been based since 2018. She joins Jim for Calling Home. Audio

Dunedinite Professor Peter Croot has seen a fair bit of both land and sea during his time as an internationally-respected chemical oceanographer, having lived and worked in the USA, Sweden, Germany… Audio, Gallery

It's arguably the little train that couldn't. Couldn't quite get into the main commuter hub in Auckland CBD.

But it does appear to be edging closer.

The controversial Te Huia train from Hamilton to… Video, Audio

Some Auckland businesses appear to have all but given up trading next to disruptive city rail link works in the inner city.

Last week, the Victoria St-Albert St intersection in the centre of the city… Video, Audio

A plan to introduce an hour's free parking in the New Plymouth CBD has got both vehicle and business owners scratching their heads.

The problem is there's a trade off, pushing paid parking out… Video, Audio

After looking for a way to keep fit and learn to not take things personally, Frederik Imbo signed up as a football referee. His TedX Talk on the social experiment went viral and now he's with us to… Audio

Matariki will be celebrated on June 24 next year. While most people are happy for any excuse to take a day off work, a new poll from Research New Zealand shows that less than half of us rate the day… Audio

Joining us on the Weekend Panel today are Lavina Good, and Richard Harman They look at the movie being made about the CHCH mosque shootings, the vaccine rollout, and Auckland being crowned as the… Audio

Bike Auckland's Liberate the Lane took place at Point Erin Park in Ponsonby this morning, before the cyclists made their way across the harbour bridge. The Chair and Spokesperson for Bike Auckland… Audio

Traffic is busy heading out of Auckland on Friday afternoon, as the long weekend begins.

Checkpoint reporter Louise Ternouth is on a motorway overbridge in central Auckland with the latest details. Video, Audio

Wellingtonian Ron Hanson has strong ties to Taiwan, having lived there on and off since the turn of the century.  He's Calling Home from the Nantun District of Taichung City, where he lives in a… Audio

CNBC says manual transmission cars are disappearing from the world's roads. Stick shifts are becoming extinct. That's certainly the case in the United States, but are we seeing the same thing in New… Audio

A traffic safety project in an Auckland suburb has created quiet streets, but also an uproar of criticism from many who did not know it was happening.

Plywood boxes have blocked several thoroughfare… Video, Audio

Rachel Kirby has lived in Santa Ana, Costa Rica for the past six years, having arrived in the small Central American country after stints in London, Vancouver, Wellington, Surbaya and Hiroshima. She's… Audio

An Otago local saw on Thursday evening Dunedin city water care workers, rolls of piping and a digger, appearing to be replacing a water line through a swamp near Karitane.

He joins us to describe… Audio

Northland is experiencing heavy traffic, as trucks transport 1200 containers from a ship berthed at Northport to Auckland.

The ship's cargo is having to travel to Auckland by road because an upgrade… Audio

Northland is experiencing heavy traffic, with a large operation to unload a cargo ship at Northport and transport 1200 containers to Auckland getting underway this morning.

The ship was diverted from… Audio