World Record
New world record for largest haka to be attempted in Aotearoa
It might come as a bit of a shock, but currently the world record for the largest haka is held by France, a feat achieved 10 years ago. There's now moves afoot over take the title off the French set… Audio
World’s oldest doctor the subject of new documentary
The world's oldest practising doctor is about to become the subject of a new documentary. 100-year-old neurologist Dr Howard Tucker has witnessed advances in medicine right through from lobotomies to… Audio
New shearing record set by 19 year old
It's a big week for the sport of lamb shearing. On Tuesday 19 year old Reuben Alabaster, raised in Taihape, beat a decade-long world record of 744 lambs in eight hours by Irish shearer Ivan Scott at… Audio
Is Ffordd Pen Llech really steeper than Baldwin St?
Dunedin surveyor Toby Stoff has travelled to Wales to find out for himself if Ffordd Pen Llech in the Welsh resort of Harlech can rightfully claim to be the world's steepest street, as Guinness World… Audio
Bid launched to reinstate Baldwin St as the world's steepest
Dunedin surveyor Toby Stoff is on his way to Wales in an attempt to dethrone Ffordd Pen Llech and reinstate Baldwin Street as the world's steepest street. Audio
Toby Stoff: Baldwin Street is still the world's steepest
Dunedin surveyor Toby Stoff reckons the Welsh have bent the rules and have no claim to the steepest street in the world title because they have just cherry-picked a particularly steep section. He… Audio
Dunedinites fight to claim back steepest street title
The Welsh street which took the 'steepest street in the world' title off Dunedin's Baldwin Street was measured from the inside of the curved road - something which has outraged some Dunedinites, who… Video, Audio
Mohammed Ali: Last Man Sitting
Sitting down for three days straight has seen Fijian man Mohammed Ali win a new house worth $60k and claim an unofficial world record. Jim caught up with Ali to find out how he managed to do it. Audio
Adrian Mann: The world's longest piano in Dunedin
The longest piano in the world is in Dunedin. Builder Adrian Mann talks to Jim Mora about the giant instrument and the concert pianists who visit to play it from all over the world. Audio
World record brown trout caught in Tekapo - reports
Fish & Game is investigating reports of a 24.9kg brown trout being fished up in the Mackenzie Country.
"It was a tribute to all things eggs" - NZ world champs
A Kiwi pair smashed the world record for the longest throw and catch of an egg. Nick Hornstein and Robbie Hollander talked to our reporter Michael Cropp just before they jumped on a plane back to New… Audio
$84 million diamond earrings break world record
The earrings sold for more than 57 million Swiss Francs in Geneva today. Video, Audio
Balloonist breaks round-the-world record
A Russian balloonist has set a new record for flying non-stop around the world, his support crew have said.
Three shearers have secured a world record
Three shearers from the Hawke's Bay have secured a world record after a marathon 8-hour effort, in sweltering heat. Audio
Tauranga kayaker smashes world record
A Tauranga man has smashed the world record for paddling 24 hours solo in a kayak. Audio
Project 64 Mini - Garry Orton
A team of New Zealanders are also on track to try and break their own world record. In 2012 Project 64 Mini took their custom 1964 Mini Cooper S to Bonneville and smashed two records. And this August… Audio
Close Calls
Three University of Waikato students have attempted a world record to cycle across Australia. They're still waiting to hear if it's theirs but they had an epic adventure trying. Tim Chittock, his… Audio
The road to glory is filled with pain and hard slog
Richard Welch was part of the team which set the five stand lamb shearing record at this time last year. The road to glory is filled with pain and hard slog. Audio
Sam Clark - New Zealand record skydive
A group of 35 skydivers have set a New Zealand record. The parachutists from all around the country made history when they created a snowflake over Lake Taupo as the sun set last night. Paul talks to… Audio
Ukelele Record
Hundreds of Ukulele players gathered in the Christchurch Town Hall's James Hay Theatre to attempt to break a World Record. Audio