There’s nothing like forking out the cash for an avocado only to realise it’s harder than trying to get into the Auckland housing market. We’re after your tips, tricks and tried & tested methods to get them to ripen quickly!

Picture this, two kids abseiling down a skyscraper on Auckland's Queen Street, brother versus sister. Zavier's afraid of heights, and his sister Liv doesn't want to lose. But it's more than a competition. You see Zavier's doing this in part, because he's survived cancer, and in part because his little brother has also been diagnosed with the disease.

In this edition of Hilary Barry helping in the community, our host pitches in on trolley duty at a supermarket.

Donald Trump is facing the wrath of Finnish people of forest fire ‘raking’ comment. The US President’s comments come as California experiences deadly wildfires.

Artificial meat is an odd concept for many of us, the type of novelty food only vegos and vegans would consider palatable. But a new type of meat-free meat is going mainstream, with supermarkets now rolling out mince that never mooed a single moo. Julian Lee figured that there was only one group of people in New Zealand qualified enough to taste test this non-meat members of the University of Auckland Meat Club

When do you put your seatbelt on? As soon as you get in the car? Or once you're out of the driveway or carpark and actually driving down the road? We're asking because a Wellington woman got pinged $150 bucks for not wearing a seatbelt while driving in a carpark.

How much would you pay on vet bills for your pet? We're not talking the family pooch or cat, we're talking about a chicken in a wire cage out the back. Here's Michael Holland the tale of Lily, Whanganui's most expensive poultry on two legs.