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Join Alexia Russell, Tim Murphy and Jeremy Rees in a look at the words we find the most confusing, satisfying, irritating, beautiful, and just plain revolting. Audio

As more and more healthcare becomes private, experts worry about increasing inequality in New Zealand Audio

The founders of Du Val portrayed a lifestyle of extreme wealth. The company's investors and contractors look set to pay the price. Audio

Auckland Airport's new Manawa Bay mall is ritzy and glitzy but only time will tell if people are bagging bargains, or just window shopping Audio

Questions are being raised about our healthcare infrastructure taking a back seat to roads after the Dunedin Hospital back-track. Audio

The tiny island of Guam is America's shield against Chinese moves in the Pacific, but that comes at the expense of its people. Audio

The novelty has worn off for the plastic products sold by way of social gatherings, crushed by online access to cheaper goods. Audio

The fashion industry says it can't fix the massive problems it's facing alone, but getting the ear of the government is proving tricky Audio

Where there's cigarette smoke there's controversy, and Associate Health Minister Casey Costello has courted plenty of it. Audio

Sir Don McKinnon on New Zealand's key role in bringing peace to Bougainville over the last 30 years. Audio

Team New Zealand's decision to take the Cup to Spain has stirred the pot, and critics aren't holding back. Audio

The move to give police search powers in private homes to look for gang insignia has raised a mass of red flags with law makers. Audio

Auckland City Library takes visitors on a trip back in time with a display that includes the first efforts to write down the Maori language. Audio

In crime dramas, forensic science is the hero. In real life, we need context. Audio