$13 million has been dedicated to save the beloved native kauri tree. But could it be too little, too late? He aha ō whakaaro? Thoughts? Whatitiri Te Wake - Te Karere with this report.

The once popular Auckland Pride Parade is losing support from many quarters. The New Zealand Defence Force and the Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust are the latest to cancel their involvement with the festival that celebrates rainbow culture. Krystal-lee Brown reports.

Young Māori footballers are preparing for indigenous tournament across the ditch. Whatitiri Te Wake - Te Karere went to check out their ball handling skills.

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Classifying synthetics as a Class A drug isn't the silver bullet to solving a society in crisis. That's the message from the NZ Drug Foundation who say the government's not doing enough to address the issue

By the end of the year 50,000 first-year students are expected to have taken up the policy. That's less than the forecasted 80,000 new student students, but the Education Minister says it's still good news.

Fashion designer Misty Ratima is the latest to be eliminated from Project Runway NZ, but she's made her mark in the cut-throat fashion industry during her time in the competition. So what's next? She spoke to Te Rina Kowhai about where to from here - coming up on Te Karere at 4pm, TVNZ 1.