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A mood shift by voters in Taiwan
5:00 AM.In 2024 more voters than ever in history are heading to the polls, but one of the most extraordinary elections happened this week Read more Audio
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New Caledonia's fires for freedom
5:00 AM.Kiwi holiday makers have been air-lifted from New Caledonia, but what kind of mess have they left behind? Read more Audio
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The fishhooks in charter schools
5:00 AM.Former charter schools are expressing caution about David Seymour's revival plans Read more Audio
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The real change in education
5:00 AM.Out with Reading Recovery; in with structured literacy. There's a big change coming for New Zealand's young readers Read more Audio
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Hit by a digital guillotine
5:00 AM.Do influencers and celebrities with large social media followings have a responsibility to speak out on political and other issues? Read more Audio
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The Pacific brain drain
5:00 AM.Does New Zealand have a responsibility to address a problem it's created by snapping up seasonal workers from the Pacific? Read more Audio
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The hijacking of the body positive movement
5:00 AM.It's one thing to be encouraged to accept your body, no matter what size it is. But some 'fat activists' have gone too far in encouraging self-love Read more Audio
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Overhauling our drug policies
5:00 AM.Our current drug laws are harmful, according to a group of experts who want to see the Misuse of Drugs Act overhauled Read more Audio
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We are the unsung heroes of power generation
5:00 AM.Energy experts doubt New Zealand will ever get to 100 percent renewable, and say incentives and rewards are the answer to bridging the gap Read more Audio
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The Reserve Bank's double-pronged cash plan
5:00 AM.We're never going to let go of our notes and coins - so the Reserve Bank is not only looking at digital currency for the future, it's also trialling cash services for small towns Read more Audio
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Our endangered languages
5:00 AM.There are five Pacific languages listed as endangered by UNESCO. What's the point of reviving them? Read more Audio
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The haves and have-nots of aged care
5:00 AM.New Zealand's aged care sector faces huge inequities - while the flashiest ever has just opened in Auckland, many in smaller towns are closing Read more Audio
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Men and body positivity
5:00 AM.The body positivity movement started for women but in a warped sort of equality, men now appear to be just as miserable about their looks Read more Audio
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All trained up and nowhere to write
5:00 AM.A journalism cadetship programme promised to transform New Zealand's newsrooms. But then the media landscape shrank Read more Audio
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Litigation log-jamming the courts
5:00 AM.There's evidence New Zealanders are getting more trigger-happy when it comes to using courts to stamp down on competition Read more Audio
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Driver licencing is fraught from start to finish
5:00 AM.There are traffic jams at the young end of driver licencing and fear and trepidation at the other end. Read more Audio
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Alarm bells over avian flu virus
5:00 AM.New Zealand has so far managed to dodge the H5N1 virus, but it's becoming increasingly concerning to scientists, and it's on our doorstep Read more Audio
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Auckland's decades-old stadium shuffle
5:00 AM.Are stadiums a joyful symbol of a thriving city - or a wasteful excess draining ratepayer finances? Read more Audio
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The Enhanced Games, where drug use isn't cheating
5:00 AM.Steroid use will be out in the open at the Enhanced Games, and testosterone won't be banned. But is it taking away from the sport? Read more Audio
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Drama as the knife hovers over kiwi soap
5:00 AM.Fans fear Shortland Street's 32 years of soapy drama could be coming to a close if TVNZ's cost-cutting knife hovers over it for too long
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When dying well is out of reach
5:00 AM.A vital part of our healthcare - palliative care - has been sidelined by our health system, largely because we don't like to talk about dying Read more Audio
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Emergency management missing in action
5:00 AM.A new review of New Zealand's response to crisis is blunt about the inaction of the past, and sceptical that much will change in the future Read more Audio
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A fast track to unprecedented power
5:00 AM.The new fast-track approvals bill has been described as 'government by amateurs', with no checks and balances Read more Audio
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Green hydrogen developments promise a lower carbon future
5:00 AM.It's hoped a new GNS Science lab can crack open the door to cheaper green hydrogen production Read more Audio
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The island where people's stories are paramount
5:00 AM.On Great Barrier Island the media landscape is bucking the national trend - it's flourishing Read more Audio