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Hollywood leading man Gabriel Byrne has played some memorable roles in his prolific film career, but his new autobiography, Walking With Ghosts, could be considered his boldest and most dramatic work… Audio

Mediawatch looks at how the blame game played out in the media over the latest Covid cluster and the rulebreakers - while the previously-praised Covid communications strategy was called into question… Audio

The yoga and "wellness" world has had several high-profile members fall under the influence of QAnon and Covid denial. This intersection between right-wing conspiracy theories and left-wing wellness… Audio

Pip Brown aka Ladyhawke has just released a brand new single with Broods, and a new album is on the way in September. She joins Charlotte Ryan for a chat about new music, and her incredible journey… Video, Audio

Scottish band Mogwai have been releasing music since 1996, when they pioneered the genre that would become known as 'post-rock'. This week they celebrated their first UK number one for their tenth… Video, Audio

Women activists were protesting against all forms of oppression in 1984 when Auckland university lecturer and playwright Mervyn Thompson was kidnapped, beaten and chained to a tree by six women who… Audio

Could the harm that results from recreational drug use and abuse be mostly caused by their criminalisation and demonisation rather than their physical effects? When used responsibly, can drugs can… Audio

Dr Katharyn Duffy is an earth systems scientist at Northern Arizona University. Collaborating with a couple of colleagues from New Zealand, she led a study, published in Science Advances, that… Audio

Fraser McGougan is an Eastern Bay of Plenty dairy farmer. He is the new chair of the Dairy NZ backed Climate Change Ambassadors group - 13 dairy farmers from properties throughout New Zealand. They… Audio

Someone broke the rules to put Auckland in Level 3 and there has been a clamour for punishment. But the situation isn't black and white. Is our covid messaging still appropriate?  Audio

Shaun Eaves talks about glaciers in the North Island and how evidence left behind by glaciers can help reconstruct past climates. Audio

Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about three new movies in the cinemas: Supernova, starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci, Blackbird, a US drama that stars New Zealand's Sam… Audio

The Pacific Community is optimistic about timelines for the completion of the region's Covid-19 vaccination rollout. Audio

With New Zealand's borders closed, the timing was always going to be challenging for New Zealand to host the Women's Rugby World Cup later this year. A dozen teams, with up to 50 staff and players… Audio

Kamahl Santamaria is our correspondent in Doha and he tells Nathan Rarere about watching the first tentative steps between the new US administration and Saudi Arabia. Audio

Being locked down also means for many people being locked out of meaningful face to face interactions - for them, Level 3 is a tense and frustrating time.  Audio

Simon Morris sees a documentary about the war exploits of five Hollywood greats and finds the Golden Globes rather underwhelming by comparison. Video, Audio

Bosses can ask but workers do not have to tell - that is the legal advice on whether employees have to disclose if they have had the Covid-19 jab or not.

MBIE has developed guidelines based on… Video, Audio

Protesters are occupying the pa site of Mataharehare in the Auckland suburb of Parnell, despite the city being at Covid-19 alert level 3 restrictions. 

Occupants have set up tents and erected signage… Video, Audio

Workers at the Ports of Auckland say they fear they'll die on the job as pressures to clear freight are put above their safety.

They say urgent action is needed. An Auckland Council led safety review… Video, Audio

Everything changed with Stuart Watson stopped talking and started listening.  He now hosts a podcast called ManListening fand a new book, What She Said, What I Heard: How One Man Shut Up and Started… Audio

Raya and the Last Dragon hits cinema screens (and Disney+) this weekend and Dan Slevin sat down (over Zoom) with Raya’s Head of Story, Fawn Veerasunthorn. Video

A basketball organisation in east Auckland is creating opportunities on and off the court for youth in the community. Video, Audio

As Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was putting Auckland into a snap lockdown on Saturday night, Destiny Church leaders Brian and Hannah Tamaki were packing their bags. The couple left the city for… Audio

It has been a year since New Zealand's first case of Covid-19, with more than a quarter of a million Auckland school students now spending their ninth week learning from home in lockdown. And they're… Audio

Elon Musk's Starlink satellites are a wondrous sight - and also a slightly disturbing one. How many foreign objects can we fit into the night sky before they start crashing into each other?   Audio

The Silver Ferns are hitting the court against their arch rivals the Australian Diamonds shortly - but because of Covid-19 restrictions, there will be no crowds. That means there'll also be no money… Video, Audio