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A New Zealander staying in Fiji has turned his attention to helping keep people fed, as a former health minister urges Fijians to eat less and to grow their own food due to shortages. Covid-19 cases… Audio

Mathematical equations can help us get new perspectives, but sometimes can be difficult to understand. This week, one story about how maths has helped the understanding of a enigmatic quirk of heart… Audio

Far North Mayor John Carter is calling on the Defence Force to deal with feral dogs savaging livestock in his district, with fears someone could be killed if the pack is not brought under control.

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At the bottom of the ocean, there is a world of light and colour that deep-sea creatures use for light and communication. Dr Edith Widder has spent her career studying bioluminescence. Audio

Legal commentator Garth Gallaway looks at how difficult it can be to prove a charge of recklessness in workplace prosecutions after a recent case involving Waste Management. He'll also look at the… Audio

The Covid death toll in Fiji has risen to 39, with six more deaths due to the Delta variant and an additional 636 cases in the past 24 hours. Kathryn speaks to Sun Fiji News' Suva chief Jyoti Pratibha… Audio

A climate change activist is challenging Green co-leader James Shaw for his job saying the party has to stop being "Labour's little helper."

Shaw says he's confident he'll remain in the role when… Audio

Government officials have dismissed the prospect of a purpose-built quarantine facility to help keep out Covid, calling it "unfeasible."

That's despite the Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins… Audio

A Picton aquarium says it will be forced to kill more than 100 animals if it cannot reach an agreement over its lease.

EcoWorld Aquarium and Wildlife Rehabilitation centre at Picton wharf is at… Video, Audio

DHB nurses have voted to strike again, potentially three more times.

The strikes will be on July 29 for 24 hours, an eight-hour strike on August 19 and another 24-hour strike on September 9.

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The Defence Force could be called upon to help cull feral dogs which are out of control in the Far North.

Wild dogs have killed more than 100 livestock on a farm near Cape Rēinga this week, with… Video, Audio

Anna Sale started talking about hard things by accident but now she's made a career out of helping people do it. The Death, Sex and Money podcast host shares some advice from her new book Let's Talk… Audio

The number of children living in motels has reached a record high, despite the government's pledge to combat child poverty.

Latest figures released to Checkpoint show there were more than 4,300… Video, Audio

Government Covid-19 business adviser Rob Fyfe believes it is time to look at purpose-built isolation facilities.

He is amongst many, including fully vaccinated people, who cannot travel offshore as… Video, Audio

Bloomberg journalist Lauren Etter tells us how greed fuelled the vaping craze and why lessons from Big Tobacco were ignored. Audio

If you've ever tried to keep a house plant alive, you'll probably know it ain't always easy being green! Audio

Hospitals are receiving patients dead on arrival in Fiji, as people fail to get timely treatment for Covid-19.

Sunday saw another record infection rate, with 522 cases, and three deaths.

Fiji's… Audio

The country's District Health Boards are refusing to release reviews done of their cyber security systems weeks after Waikato DHB was struck by ransomware attackers.

They blanket refused Official… Audio

By this time next year we would have already celebrated our very first Matariki holiday in New Zealand. Stardome astronomy educator and astro-photographer Josh Kirkley joins the show to discuss the… Audio

Most government ministers do four or more different jobs, so Phil Smith asks Chris Hipkins for advice on juggling, sprinting and wearing multiple hats. Audio

In his day job Ian White is the general manager of a cyber-security company, dealing with issues of hacking and ransomware, but in his spare time he has another important role: as 'big buddy' to a… Audio

Farmers in mid-Canterbury are still trying to get their heads around the scale of damage caused by massive flooding in June. It's been an extremely challenging situation for neighbours Anne-Marie… Audio

Cows and dogs as well as people around south east Asia are taking a daily tipple of Kim Baker's organic apple cider vinegar. He is one of New Zealand's earliest organic growers still producing and… Audio

A young woman who needed a hysterectomy to treat chronic endometriosis has detailed the traumatic process she had to go through, with a surgeon who told her she had a responsibility to reproduce.

A… Video, Audio

For the first time, Christchurch City Council has allocated a specific pot of cash to help improve disabled access around the city.

One councillor says planning rules discriminate against disabled… Audio

ANZ Bank is changing its lending rules on small apartments, saying this will help more people on to the property ladder.

Buyers of freehold apartments - 38 square metres or larger - will now be able… Audio

Fiji hit a new daily record of 431 Covid-19 cases along with two deaths on Thursday.

There are now 24 deaths due to Covid-19 in Fiji, with 22 of these deaths during the outbreak that started in April… Audio

A group of lawyers are launching legal action against the Climate Change Commission for not taking urgent enough action.

The group says none of the commission's recommendations to Ministers will help… Audio

The Government offered to pay millions of dollars to Rio Tinto, just months after it promised no direct subsidies would be paid to the owner of the Tiwai Point aluminum smelter.

The deal, which was… Audio