There isn't much that Stephen Fry hasn't done in the arts and entertainment worlds. Actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter, film director, mythological reteller - the list is as impressive as it is long. He has led a remarkable, and at times troubled, life and now the multi-award-winning comedian, actor and master storyteller is returning to New Zealand in November to share the ups and downs of a life spent in and around show business. Ahead...

Auckland eye doctor Philip Polkinghorne, who was charged with and then acquitted of murdering his wife Pauline Hanna, has been sentenced to 150 hours of community work after a judge said a fine would not have been appropriate. Senior Stuff reporter Edward Gay was in court for the sentencing and joins Newsable to recap what happened.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon addresses Mike King's comments about alcohol being a mental health solution and talks about the free trade agreement between New Zealand and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

Dame Lisa Carrington has won the Association of National Olympic Committee's Female Outstanding Sporting Career award at a ceremony in Cascais, Portugal. The event was attended by more than 600 people from the Olympic Movement including IOC President Dr. Thomas Bach, as well as representatives from the world’s 206 National Olympic Committees.

Erica Stanford, the minister responsible for addressing historical abuse, has announced the Crown will reimburse survivors of abuse at Lake Alice, as per one of the recommendations in the Royal Commission report.

A new international initiative will see Indian-backed basketball teams join New Zealand’s men's NBL and women’s Tauihi competitions in 2025. The teams will be known as the Indian Panthers and will be based in South Auckland. Sky TV’s Head of Commercialisation & Fandom Justin Nelson and INBL pro Chief Executive Parveen Batish discuss this groundbreaking arrangement.

The latest Stats NZ employment indicator figures show that younger workers have borne the brunt of the job losses, with the number of 15-29 year-olds in filled jobs down by about 29,000 compared with a year ago. New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Economist and Director of Policy Craig Renney takes a look at the numbers in more detail.

Police have offered a $100,000 reward in relation to the murder of Arthur Easton 39 years ago in Papakura. Easton was stabbed to death in his hallway after confronting an intruder. The killing led to the wrongful conviction of Alan Hall. Senior investigations officer Detective Inspector Warrick Adkin spoke to media. *You can provide information directly to the investigation team by calling 0800 GROVE 1985 (0800 47683 1985). You can also email directly to [email protected]

All Black Anton Lienert-Brown sat down with Paddy Gower for open and honest conversation about his battle with anxiety and depression. The conversation featured as part of Gower's 'The F#$%ing News' podcast. Click here to listen to the full episode, and to subscribe and follow the podcast.

Why are we charged a fee to use our own money to pay for things via contactless payment? The answer, it turns out, is complicated, as Stuff's Lloyd Burr explains in part one of a two part series.

Acting Detective Inspector Alisse Robertson has given an update with the latest on the fatal Onehunga bus stabbing. Police are looking for Kael Leona, who is in his late 30s and was last seen between Mt Wellington and Onehunga wearing dark coloured pants, a black jumper with white writing, and white shoes. He had a green T-shirt on his head.

New Zealand's banking sector continues to be scrutinised, with Parliament’s finance and expenditure committee today beginning an inquiry looking into banking competition, business banking and rural banking. All the major banks are scheduled to appear before the committee over the next couple of months but first in the hot seat was New Zealand’s largest bank, ANZ. Here is what ANZ chair Scott St John and chief executive Antonia Watson had to say to the committee.

Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has announced he intends to appoint a Crown observer to the Wellington City Council following its decision to reopen its Long-Term Plan. Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau addressed media with her response.

Detective Superintendent Greg Williams, Director of the Police National Organised Crime Group; and Superintendent Tim Anderson, District Commander Bay of Plenty, speak to media after a series of raids on gang locations across the North Island.

Associate Education Minister David Seymour and Sean Teddy from the Food in Schools programme announce new details on the Government's school lunches initiative.

Darleen Tana has officially been "waka jumped" out of Parliament after Speaker Gerry Brownlee this morning completed the final step in the process. Following the news, Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick addressed media.

Liam Lawson's history-making return to Formula 1 caps off another remarkable year for New Zealand drivers on the international motorsport scene. We box above our weight when it comes to producing world class drivers but how do we ensure we continue to do so? The president of MotorSport New Zealand Deborah Day joined Newsable to discuss.

David Dicker is the founder of New Zealand high-performance car manufacturer Rodin Cars. Over the years he has played an important role in sponsoring Liam Lawson's rise through the motorsport ranks. On the eve of Lawsons return to Formula 1 at the United States Grand Prix, Dicker spoke to Newsable about his road to success.

At a specially called meeting the Green Party has voted to invoke the so-called "waka jumping" legislation to kick former MP Darleen Tana out of Parliament. Following the meeting, co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick addressed media.

Members of the Green Party will meet shortly to decide whether to invoke the so-called "waka jumping" legislation in order to eject former MP Darleen Tana from Parliament. Otago University law professor Andrew Geddis explains how we ended up here and what could happen next.

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau has said her council will come together to deliver a long term plan, and there is no need for the government to intervene, though she has confirmed she will be meeting with Local Government Minister Simeon Brown on Thursday morning. Whanau sat down for a one-on-one with Stuff's Glenn McConnell ahead of an urgently-called Wellington City Council meeting.

Stats NZ has released the latest Consumer Price Index figures for the September 2024 quarter. It shows inflation has dropped to 2.2%, down from 3.3% in the June quarter, and is back within the Reserve Bank's 1-3% target range. Economist Shamubeel Eaqub explains what this means for our wallets and purses...

The Prime Minister is concerned, the Finance Minister has called it a "shambles", another senior minister has said it’s a "shemozzle" and the Local Government Minister says he is looking at options to intervene. What is going on with the Wellington City Council?

Stephen Stone, who served 25 years in prison after being convicted for the murder of Deane Fuller-Sandys and the rape and murder of Leah Stephens, will be released on bail following a decision by Justice Christine Gordon at the Auckland High Court. His convictions had been quashed on October 4, alongside the conviction against Gail Maney, for ordering the killing of Fuller-Sandys in 1989. The case was the subject of the 2018 Gone Fishing podcast by RNZ and Stuff.