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Episode 1484
Two big political memoirs have hit the bookshops this year - but which high profile politicians are missing from the shelves
From memoirs to biographi…
7 months ago
Trump's backflip on beefed up tariffs
Episode 1483
A surprise reversal on high beef tariffs has been a welcome relief for farmers, but with Trump in the White House, celebrations are muted
U.S Presid…
7 months ago
The year of the kākāpō
Episode 1482
Kākāpō numbers are recovering at such a rate that we are running out of pest-free islands to put them on
2026 could be the year that the kākāpō breed…
7 months ago
Police face deepening crisis of trust
Episode 1481
Government pressed for action as scandal over police handling of McSkimming complaints sparks national reckoning
A week after a bombshell IPCA report …
7 months ago
The rising crisis of child sexual exploitation in NZ
Episode 1480
Sexual exploitation of children is seen as one of the worst crimes out there - but do the prison terms reflect the severity?
An advocacy organisation …
7 months, 1 week ago
How Kiwi kids are becoming the new face of 'adult' diabetes
Episode 1479
Type 1 diabetes used to be called 'juvenile diabetes', and Type 2 affected adults. But that's no longer the case, and the number of kids with Type 2 …
7 months, 1 week ago
The "inherently unsafe" brakes in some 70,000 vehicles
Episode 1478
For years, a father has been fighting for Waka Kotahi to do more about the dangers of a vehicle braking system involved in his son's death. Now a cor…
7 months, 1 week ago
The BBC edit heard around the world
Episode 1477
Editing scandal at BBC sparks 'existential crisis' for public-service broadcaster and puts the spotlight on trust in journalism
From editing error to …
7 months, 1 week ago
Earth's weakest link may be in space
Episode 1476
Space terrorism is no longer relegated to sci-fi movies: it's happening already, and one legal expert warns we're far from prepared
An attack on satel…
7 months, 1 week ago
Fears of bubble trouble with AI shares
Episode 1475
As AI share prices soar, some economic doomsayers have started to ring the warning bells of a bubble risk
More and more, finance experts are predicti…
7 months, 1 week ago