A couple of years ago Aldous Harding was just another New Zealand folk musician. Then she found a fierce voice, and started playing a string of mesmerising live performances which now have her on the cusp of international stardom. Henry Oliver sat down with her to try and find out what sparked her transformation.

As he leaves office, Len Brown talks about his successes, failures, and future plans. And that unavoidable ‘personal challenge’. Tim Murphy joins the mayor on his farewell lap of Auckland, selfies, train cake and all.

'It's always been challenging for young people to buy a house,' says John Key – but how true is that? Using historical and contemporary data, and with the help of comics artist Michel Mulipola, we look at the experience of two generations of the same family in their quest to own a home.

How one woman confronted her physically and sexually abusive father, then braved the justice system to try to stop him for good.