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What makes a 'fit and proper' real estate agent? Views welcome
It's potentially the biggest investment of your life - buying a house - so how do you know the real estate agent you're dealing with passes the sniff test.
Well the Real Estate Authority is working… Video, Audio
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Movie child star Wil Wheaton on surviving Hollywood
Wil Wheaton is best known for his roles as Gordie Lachance in Stand By Me, Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and a version of himself on The Big Bang Theory. He talks to Jesse about… Audio
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Covid: the next five years - Sir Peter Gluckman
A just-released report has found the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to growing inequalities, spanning beyond the health sector to all parts of society, unless countries cooperate more. Casting out over… Audio
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USA correspondent Ron Elving
Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News. He talks to Kathryn about Buffalo's racially-motivated supermarket killings, the pushback from supporters of abortion… Audio
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Climate Minister James Shaw on Emissions Reduction Plan
A cash for clunkers scheme is part of the government plan to drive down emissions. It's starting with a trial of up to 2500 cars, targeting lower to middle income families.
They'll get a financial… Video, Audio
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Slouching isn't bad for your back, research finds
Sit up straight. It's advice most of us have heard at least once. But there is no strong evidence that sitting, standing or bending incorrectly will lead to back pain says Professor Peter O'Sullivan… Audio
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What we know about the Tonga eruption, four months on
It was the biggest eruption the world had seen in decades, but there's still so much scientists are piecing together about what happened when Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai blew. Audio
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Girls who Invest - on friendships and finance
Two best friends who started a finance podcast at the start of the pandemic look back two years later. Simran Kaur and Sonya Guptham talk to Kadambari Raghukumar in this episode of Voices. Audio
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Lucy Lawless: Investing the 'female gaze' into murder mystery
Audio 15 May 2022In 1995 a TV series not only established New Zealand as the fantasy location of the world, but it launched the career of its star. The show was Xena Warrior Princess. The star was Lucy Lawless. These… Video, Audio
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Social media breaks improve mental health: study
It won't come as a surprise to many people to learn that taking a break from social media can lead to improvements in things like depression and anxiety. But a new study out of the University of Bath… Audio
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What might we find when we stop looking?
Audio 15 May 2022"What might we find when we stop looking?" That's what Otautahi sound artist Dr Jo Burzynska asks us, in her new multisensory exhibition. She recorded numerous walks throughout the city, guided by… Audio
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Why an American writer chose to stay in Ukraine
American writer and editor Kate Tsurkan initially moved to the Ukrainian city of Chernivsti to work as a volunteer English teacher four years ago. Now she is living through the Russian invasion of her… Audio
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Does naming objects change our relationship with them?
Are you someone who gives things like your phone or car names? When we give things like cars or other important objects in our lives names, we change the way we interact with them, and we may be more… Audio
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How nihilism can be used as a weapon
Nihilism has existed in one form or another for hundreds of years, and it's back in fashion. Writer Wendy Syfret joins the show to discuss her new book, The Sunny Nihilist: How a meaningless life can… Audio
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Outgoing chief censor calls for media regulation re-jig
The Chief Censor’s Office used to worry about the odd boundary-pushing book, film or video game. These days it's extreme stuff published online that forms the bulk of the work. David Shanks leaves… Audio
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Whiti Hereaka: 'This is my version of it' - How a Māori legend won NZ's top book award
Novelist and playwright Whiti Hereaka received the top prize at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards this week for her novel Kurangaituku. Audio
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The week in Detail: Neurodiversity, co-governance, Sri Lanka in crisis and GMOs
The Detail makes sense of the big news stories. This week on the podcast, we looked at everything from the crisis in Sri Lanka to the challenges neurodivergent people face in the workplace. Whakarongo… Audio
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Prof Roy Kerr: astronomers reveal first image of black hole at Milky Way’s centre
An image of a gargantuan black hole at the heart of our galaxy has been captured, giving a first glimpse of the 'gentle giant' known as Sagittarius A*. Video, Audio
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Salmon farmer balances growth with sustainability
Akaroa Salmon's ocean farm floats discreetly in a tranquil bay near the heads of Akaroa harbour. Seventeen huge round netted pens are home to thousands of King salmon of varying sizes. Duncan Bates… Audio
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from midday talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
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US women seeking abortions are warned to watch what they google
Women in the United States are being warned against using menstrual tracking apps or even Googling "abortion" in the wake of a leaked opinion which suggests a landmark legal protection could be… Audio
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Supermassive black hole photographed for first time
Images of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy have been captured for the first time. Astronomers say it could teach us more about the laws of physics governing the universe. To… Audio
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Do we really need to prepare for nuclear war?
Is New Zealand prepared for the impacts of a nuclear war or some other global catastrophe? With Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, it's not beyond the realm of possibility. Audio
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Giant ladybirds invade the West Coast
Born-and-bred West Coaster Patrick McBride hopes a surprise influx of ladybirds is a good luck sign for his region. Audio
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Four Forests for Climate
Our forest correspondent, Dean Baigent-Mercer joins us for a discussion on permanent carbon sinks in the Emissions Trading Scheme which the Govt is about to announce. This discussion has often been… Audio, Gallery
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Geriatrician Dick Sainsbury on a lifetime in later-age medicine
Audio 12 May 2022If you're a fit 84 year old and you have a heart attack - should you be sent to the cardiologist or a geriatrician? Kathryn's guest Dick Sainsbury argues it should be the former - even though he's… Audio
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The neurodiversity gap in our workplaces
Estimates suggest up to 50 percent of neurodiverse people are unemployed. Could unforgiving work environments be keeping skilled people out of the workforce? Audio
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Bookmarks with Murdoch Stephens
Joining us on Bookmarks today is refugee advocate and novelist Murdoch Stephens. Murdoch launched the Doing Our Bit campaign in 2013, successfully advocating for New Zealand to double its refugee… Audio
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Vertical farming: producing fruit and veg all year round
Audio 11 May 2022New Zealander Arama Kukutai is the Chief Executive of Plenty - a California based indoor, vertical farming technology company. Plenty grows leafy greens and will soon be growing strawberries in tall… Audio
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New Zealanders consider possible Roe vs Wade overturning impact here
The US Supreme Court looks set to overturn Roe vs Wade, raising questions about whether other countries will now look at their own abortion laws.
New Zealanders have been given an assurance… Audio