New data shows New Zealanders are spending far more time under States of Emergency than a decade ago, driven by increasingly frequent storms and fires. Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz says regions must be better prepared, drawing on her town's experience after Cyclone Gabrielle.. Gisborne Mayor Stoltz spoke to Lauren Crimp.

A Christchurch cricket club welcomed an overseas touring team from Australia and the UK to its scenic home ground. Ben Stokes' brother was among the players taking to the field. Christchurch reporter Adam Burns caught the action.

An intensive, circuit-breaker type treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder is now being trialled in New Zealand. Founder of the treatment, Dr Bjarne Hansen spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

A Southland GP says skin cancer is reaching an almost epidemic level. She's so concerned that she's opening the region's first specialist clinic. Dr Sophie Sharpe spoke to Lauren Crimp.

A popular five-kilometre walkway and crystal-clear Blue Spring near Putaruru is drawing growing numbers of visitors, but also unsafe parking, rubbish, and damage to the area. South Waikato Mayor Gary Petley and regional leaders are calling for stronger management to protect the site as a valued taonga. Mayor Petley spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.

A popular tourist area north of Queenstown has been cut off after engineers identified serious structural failures with Skippers Bridge. Jessica Hopkins reports.

An IT expert says even more of the country's patient information portals are at risk - because there's no-one checking private providers. Callum McMenamin, a web standards consultant who has worked on government website security spoke to Lauren Crimp.

While parts of the country experienced scorching temperatures yesterday, other areas were hit with heavy rain, thunder and lightning. Napier almost broke a near 50-year record, reaching 36 degrees; New details in the Manage My Health data breach show more than 80,000 of the 125,000 patients affected by the hack are based in Northland; Kiwi-based Iranians are watching with worry as Iranian military forces continue their violent crackdown on anti-government protesters. Forough Amin who has been in New Zealand for 11 years, says she hasn't heard from her family in Iran since the phones and internet were switched off there; The owner of a new supermarket in Christchurch says sales in the first three days were more than double what they expected. Ethan Vickery and his father Shane opened Kai Co to give shoppers an alternative to the Woolworths and Foodstuffs supermarket duopoly; Scrabble boards were put to serious use as New Zealand hosted its first national women's Scrabble championship in Auckland. Twenty competitors battled for the title, with Joanne Craig finishing third after losing her final match to the eventual champion.

Up to a thousand people gathered on a Northland hilltop before dawn yesterday to remember the Battle of Ruapekapeka Pa. Reporter Peter de Graaf.

Scrabble boards were put to serious use as New Zealand hosted its first national women's Scrabble championship in Auckland. Twenty competitors battled for the title, with Joanne Craig finishing third after losing her final match to the eventual champion. She spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.

Correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lauren Crimp from London.

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Glen Larmer.

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

Ukrainian Elina Svitolina has won the ASB Classic Women's Single title in straight sets. Commentator Dave Worsley spoke to Lauren Crimp.

The phrase "cost of living" has become synonymous with a struggle faced by increasing numbers of Kiwi families just to make ends meet. The news is full of stories about the price of butter, pain at the pump, and pay parity - but it's not a new concern. Our reporter Kate Green takes a dive into the history of tough times.

Kiwi-based Iranians are watching with worry as Iranian military forces continue their violent crackdown on anti-government protesters. Forough Amin who has been in New Zealand for 11 years, says she hasn't heard from her family in Iran since the phones and internet were switched off there. She spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.

New details in the Manage My Health data breach show more than 80,000 of the 125,000 patients affected by the hack are based in Northland. Coast to Coast Healthcare chairperson and specialist GP Dr Tim Malloy spoke to Lauren Crimp.

We all know that we should use public transport more but there's nothing fun about being left on the side of the road when you're trying to catch a bus. Bill Hickman headed to the streets to ask people if you have to wave to get that bus to stop.