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Woman takes on mission of cleaning entire coastline
1 May 2024Melissa Lieser plans to walk 33km to clean up every beach from Wellington's Ōwhiro Bay to Oriental Bay.
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Mata - Tauranga Moana, repeal of 7AA, and the Iwi Chairs forum
30 Apr 2024Today's episode of Mata explores the Waitangi Tribunal claim over the repeal of section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act and what's on the agenda at the National Iwi Chairs Forum.
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Why staff are 'rage-applying' for new jobs
30 Apr 2024Two out of three professional job applicants admit to applying for numerous roles out of frustration.
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School cellphone ban: What you need to know
30 Apr 2024Explainer - What will a ban on cellphones in schools achieve? Can students use them during lunch breaks? And what happens if you need to contact your child?
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Shock poll shows cuts and repeals are a hard sell
30 Apr 2024Analysis - Christopher Luxon will be alert to the factors driving the dire polling, but won't be waving the white flag just yet, RNZ political editor Jo Moir writes.
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What not to buy your mum this Mother's Day
30 Apr 2024Stuck for a gift idea that represents how you feel about your mum? Mothers tell us what really matters.
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Cost of living crisis: Families opt for Kiwisaver cashouts, cut back on food
30 Apr 2024Families are cutting back on essentials and withdrawing their funds as they struggle.
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Families earning $150,000 struggling to afford rent-to-own
29 Apr 2024Some families earning $150,000 still can't get into rent-to-own homes due to soaring personal debt, says Habitat for Humanity.
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Tickets, schedules and times: What you need to know about the Olympics
When are the Olympics, how much do tickets cost and where can I watch? We've got all the answers to these questions - and more - here.
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A fast track to unprecedented power
30 Apr 2024The Detail - Supporters say it will cut through red tape and get big infrastructure projects off the ground, but critics say the new fast-track legislation is nuclear war on the environment,
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Pharmac's budget boosted to $6.3b over next four years
29 Apr 2024The government has announced what it says is the largest Pharmac budget in its history.
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Powering ahead with green hydrogen
The Detail - Green hydrogen power is inching forward with more trial projects and research on the boil.
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At 85, Sir Roger Hall is still taking centre stage
28 Apr 2024Over half a century, Sir Roger Hall has chronicled the anxieties and follies of his Pākehā middle-class generation. His latest play, End of Summer Time, opens soon, and he talks to Culture 101's Mark… Audio
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Why are current affairs television shows still going strong in Australia?
28 Apr 2024TV news has faced massive cuts in New Zealand this year, but in Australia they seem to be still going strong, in spite of some dodgy decisions - and copping hefty legal bills.
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Blues and Reds turn it on in Super Rugby classic
28 Apr 2024Analysis: The win by the Blues came down to the final play, featuring arguably the best hat trick since the days of Jonah Lomu and Christian Cullen. Video
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Fish and quiz: The many uses of written parliamentary questions
28 Apr 2024Ministers have to answer thousands of written questions each year - but how are they used, and for what end? Audio
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Arovision: NZ's littlest battler in the digital streaming wars
28 Apr 2024The Wellington-based streaming provider features films that are hard to find elsewhere - but it's not easy being local among the corporate giants. Audio
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How recording their latest album helped Sleater-Kinney work through 'incredible grief'
In the wake of a personal tragedy, writing songs gave them "a sense of purpose", singer Corin Tucker tells Music 101.
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Chewing over the South Asian fascination with paan in NZ
27 Apr 2024A specialty Indian digestive made from betel leaves is experiencing a surge in popularity nationwide.
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How to tell if your preschooler is autistic
27 Apr 2024Saturday Morning - A first of its kind one-to-one support programme for pre-school children showing signs of autism is about to be trialled in Wellington.
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How to help free your children from screen addiction
27 Apr 2024"Try to take their screen away and they literally have a meltdown," the founder of an organisation aiming to help kids spend time offline says. Audio
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What it takes to take out rats
Rat eradication from islands is a team sport. It's not a competition - but if it were, New Zealand would surely be up there.
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The Week in Politics: Days of drama and demotions
26 Apr 2024Analysis - Two ministers were stripped of portfolios, drama broke out at the Waitangi Tribunal, and the gang patch ban bill ran into opposition.
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Is NZ bringing in 'Indonesian coal every month to keep the lights on'?
26 Apr 2024Analysis: The Resource Minister said it, but is it true and why does it matter?
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