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We hear more about the plight of a Tokelaun family refusing the Covid-19 jab on Nukunonu atoll. Audio

A surprise phone call handed Garth Bray a huge scoop as media scrambled to find a runaway Hone Harawira in Australia. His journey to Alice Springs and the fallout back home turned the spotlight on… Audio

Two-thirds of students struggle to afford the very basics. Why aren't we doing anything about it? Audio

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Free market think tank the New Zealand Initiative has denounced the Reserve Bank, and other central banks for making what it says are serious mistakes which led to inflation getting out of control.

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It didn't matter that Dr Raj Telhan knows all about the science of why sugar is bad for us, contributing to higher blood pressure, inflammation, even diabetes. He still found it hard to resist. Audio

One New Zealand athlete is in isolation in Birmingham ahead of the Commonwealth Games, which start this Friday morning.

There are very few Covid protocols in Birmingham and a positive test won't… Audio

One New Zealand athlete is in isolation in Birmingham ahead of the Commonwealth Games, which start this Friday morning.

There are very few Covid protocols in Birmingham and a positive test won't… Audio

Why did criticism of a modest sum spent on a single mini-documentary made two years ago suddenly spring up in the news in two national networks this week - and then disappear?  Video, Audio

An effort to shield the under-fire All Blacks coach from a media mauling last weekend fired up commentators already cranky about the high-handedness of rugby bosses. But given the intensity of some… Audio

There's a focus this week on hymns that are inspired by the psalms, including All people that on earth do dwell (Psalm 100), and I to the hills will lift mine eyes, from Psalm 121. Audio

Tony Stamp reviews an exploration of Uralic languages by Auckland musician László Reynolds, the easy-going guitar jams on Aussie band Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever's 4th offering, and jazz pianist… Audio

Danish-British writer, comedian, broadcaster and activist Sandi Toksvig is touring our shores in early December. Video, Audio

Kids cooped up because of Covid are being encouraged to pick up a fly fishing rod and learn how to catch trout. The Tongariro National Trout Centre also has big plans for education about the fishery… Audio

Wet rules around the country, with good dumpings of snow on higher altitude South Island properties. Audio

Do you ever look to the night sky and wonder how vast is space? Audio

The government has moved to ensure the country's biggest polluters will have to do more to meet climate targets, and won't issue any more free pollution credits from 2024.

Climate Minister James Shaw… Audio

As politicians they're poles apart, but two leading mayoral candidates share one thing - a headline policy.

Free public transport has been often debated in Auckland, now councillor Efeso Collins and… Video, Audio

More wintry weather has lashed the country, with Wellington Airport grounding all flights today.

Winds reached 113km/h at the airport, and on Mt Kaukau gusts reached 133km/h.

Cook Strait ferry… Video, Audio

Youth MPs at Youth Parliament 2022 have voted in favour of a mock-bill to abolish the starting-out wage for young people.

Credit reporting agencies gather and sell information about individual's credit histories to get a sense of how risky you are in relation to money. This information can be used by lenders, landlords… Audio

The New Zealand Initiative has revealed disastrously high failure rates in a small-scale trial-run of critical new NCEA tests.

Two-thirds of the 550 teens who sat the writing test failed it, while a… Audio

For the last two-and-a-half years, Niue's been largely untouched by Covid-19. But that all changed when the first quarantine-free flight arrived from New Zealand. Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about an outpouring of grief and opprobrium following the All Blacks' home series loss to Ireland, an uproar over a… Audio

Head of Psychology at University of Canterbury, Professor Don Hine gives us a crash course on the psychology behind environmental campaigns like Plastic Free July. Audio

Today Nine to Noon looks at the way free dental care is provided to under-18s in New Zealand, amid concerns it's failing to keep up with greater needs and spiralling treatment costs. Children under… Audio

Dismayed by how Māori were being portrayed in the media, Carmen Parahi nearly gave up on journalism for good. Instead, she channelled her frustration into a game-changing re-examination of indigenous… Audio

On January 1, Te Pūkenga will take over the country's 16 polytechnics and industry training organisations. Can a mega-merger bring the sector financial security? Audio

Government Ministers were faced with a series of challenging questions by Youth MPs at Parliament today on a wide variety of subjects.