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NZ lagging behind when it comes to AI - report
A report out today reveals New Zealand is lagging behind when it comes to adopting artificial intelligence or AI. Audio
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Tunnel 29: Escape beneath the Berlin Wall
This year marks 60 years since the building of the Berlin Wall, appearing practically overnight on the 12th -13th of August 1961. It separated families, friends, lovers and even parents from their… Audio
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Waiheke Covid case travelled from Auckland after getting test
Waiheke Local Board Chair Cath Handley told Checkpoint the new Covid-19 case on the island has "upset people here greatly". Video, Audio
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Devon Michael reflects on how he nearly became famous
A long time ago, in what feels like a galaxy far, far away, Devon Michael was a child actor chosen from a group of 3,000 to audition for the part of young Anakin Skywalker, who would become Darth… Video, Audio
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Jukebox: NZ musicians dedicate songs to Aotearoa
Jesse Mulligan asked seven New Zealand artists to dedicate a song to the nation in these difficult times of the pandemic. Video, Audio
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The potential of blue carbon credits scheme for NZ
The Nature Conservancy is assessing six wetlands sites in New Zealand for their blue carbon potential. Audio
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Bipartisan plan on housing density unveiled
Economist Brad Olsen joins us to talk about newly-announced housing density rules and their potential impact. Audio
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Covid-19: Government backing providers to offer vaccine incentives - Jacinda Ardern
The Prime Minister says the government is providing support for those providers who choose to incentivise people to get vaccinated.
"We are we are funding and supporting providers who are providing… Audio
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Covid-19 Minister tight-lipped on govt's new alert level system
The government is refusing to outline any vaccination targets linked with lowering lockdown restrictions until at least Friday.
Auckland will remain at alert level 1 step 3, for the next two weeks… Video, Audio
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The essence of Te Ao Māori
We say kia ora and come together for pōwhiri, but we don't always understand the meaning and spirit behind Māori words and traditions, says Māori linguist Keri Opai. Audio
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What's happening in Australia with Brad Foster
Sydney-based correspondent Brad Foster tells us about the latest news in Australia. Audio
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Kiwi hobbyist's 3D anti-fog noseclips in demand
Ever find your glasses fog up when you're wearing your face mask? Yeah, it's pretty annoying isn't it! A self-described "3D printer hobbyist" in Palmerston North has come up with a pretty clever… Audio
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The all-female militia that fought - and beat - ISIS
By 2014 ISIS had taken great swathes of Syria's northeast and Iraq's north, going through cities and towns at surprising speed, forcing women and girls from the Yazidi minority to be traded for rape… Audio
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Covid-19: Tairāwhiti raises $100,000 for vaccine van
An organiser of a Givealittle campaign for mobile vaccinations in Tairāwhiti is stunned New Zealanders contributed more than $100,000 to the campaign.
With only 912 jabs, the Tairāwhiti region had… Audio
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Turning back the clock on our disappearing species
Bio-diversity is at a crossroads - can we not just stop things getting worse, but actually make them better? Audio
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Velvet Revisiting
William Dart looks at a new tribute to The Velvet Underground's debut album titled I'll Be Your Mirror, featuring St Vincent, Sharon Van Etten, Matt Berninger, Courtney Barnett and others. Audio
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Why some people need less sleep than others
Ever wondered how some people are able to function optimally on just a few hours' sleep, while others still find themselves feeling a lot less than ideal after a solid eight hour shift? Those lucky… Audio
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Do dogs really miss us when we are gone?
Federico Rossano, director of the Comparative Cognition Lab at UC San Diego, joins the show to look at whether dogs do miss people when they're not with them. Audio
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Rose Langbein: eating yourself happy over summer
Annabel Langbein and her daughter Rose have collaborated again, releasing their second cookbook, the aptly-named Summer at Home. After three years of life in the Big Apple, Rose is now living next to… Audio
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Newcastle's Saudi owners "new low in corruption"
The Saudi Arabian-backed £305m takeover of the Newcastle United Football Club has been described as a new low in football's corruption by money. Tom McTague is a London-based staff writer for The… Audio
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Pressure piling up on tech titans - Australia leading the charge
Big tech platforms have failed to tackle the misinformation and toxicity they spread - and their dominance of the market for digital media revenue is becoming increasingly obvious. Australia's… Video, Audio
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Meg Lowman: Exploring the world’s eighth continent
Audio 16 Oct 2021A global pioneer in the science of canopy ecology, Meg Lowman has been dubbed 'Einstein of the Treetops' by The Wall Street Journal. In other circles she is affectionately known as Canopy Meg. Audio
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Long-covid warnings for unvaxxed: 'Not just a respiratory virus'
With daily Covid case numbers climbing, there is mounting concern from health workers about the strain that could be put on ICU capacity. But it's not just the immediate hospitalisations that are a… Audio
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Jeanette Kehoe-Perkinson: surviving menopause at work
Jeanette Kehoe-Perkinson believes far too many experienced, successful women give up their jobs midlife because they find it too difficult managing the effects of menopause, as well as juggling work… Audio
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Dr Charles Berde: developing algae-based pain relief
Researchers have long searched for an alternative to opioids for pain relief, with few results so far. But that might all be about to change. Dr Charles Berde and his colleagues have been working to… Audio
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Small feet stay warm thanks to Amuri Basin entrepreneur
Tracey Topp started making merino socks for children sixteen years ago. It all began when she struggled to find woollen socks for her two boys. Now her Cosy Toes brand has expanded to adult socks as… Audio
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Wage subsidies: Serious Fraud Office probing claims of abuse
The serious fraud office has started looking into businesses which may have abused the wage subsidy scheme.
More than three billion dollars has been paid out in the latest round of subsidies.
The… Audio
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101, talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and picks us a track to play. Audio
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Behind the scenes of the movie Juniper
Auckland film director Matthew Saville went to great lengths to persuade award winning actor Charlotte Rampling to star in his debut feature. Juniper opens in cinemas on 28th of October, and tells the… Video, Audio, Gallery
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US: former navy engineer accused of selling secrets
We'll head to New York now where a former navy engineer is accused of selling secrets. Our correspondent Bevan Hurley know all about it and he's here with us now. Audio