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Budget information at Treasury came under cyber attack 2000 times over 48 hours, the Treasury Secretary says.

Books like Lord of the Flies give us one view of humanity - that we are one step away from killing each other to get ahead. Violence seems to be our default setting . Our biology has actually wired us to be good.

Pacific islands are being urged to invest more in teachers to overcome what the World Bank is describing as a crisis in education among developing countries. The bank has told finance ministers from around the region that investing in human capital...

There's serious concern from scientists that a geologically significant site may be mined by an off-shore company. Newsroom is reporting that Plaman Resources plans to dig into Foulden Maar in Otago's Middlemarch. 

One of the world’s most famous yoga masters was to some a beloved teacher and a guide to enlightenment. To others, he was a sexual predator and a bully.

All he was doing was taking his dogs for a swim in a local swimming hole, but Ranfurly man Michael Johnston ended up making a discovery of international significance.

New Zealand is failing its sportswomen, according to former prime minster Helen Clark.

A national early alert system for dangerous synthetic cannabis will be valuable, experts say, but there's doubts about when it will be implemented.

New Zealand may be known as a strong sporting nation but former Prime Minister Helen Clark says it's failing its sportswomen. Ms Clark joined Sports Minister Grant Robertson at this week's "Women in Sport" event in Auckland. The occasion was to...

Auckland University's Vice Chancellor maintains students' claims of a growing white supremacist movement are "utter nonsense" - but admits he doesn't know the extent of any extremism on campus.

Ashleigh Young is one of New Zealand's most esteemed poets and essayists. She caught the attention of readers both locally and abroad with her collection of essays "Can you tolerate this?"

In the Te Rapa district of Hamilton - Fonterra tanker drivers know that every evening their biggest fan will be waiting for them on a dairy farm on Reid Road. Fonterra's milk tankers are Andrew Oliver's favourite thing in the world and local tanker...

The Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill - which sets out a plan for the next 30 years - has been introduced to Parliament.

Professor Robert Frank's looked into something many have long suspected, a lot of successful people owe their fortunes to good luck. He speaks to Jim about his research.