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Join Chey and the team as they go back in time to one of the most heart-warming speeches about our nation at Waitangi by none other than Bishop Whakahuihui Vercoe. Video, Audio

Next year will be the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic when Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was elected as the country's first president. He was also the man perhaps most… Audio

Jade Townsend disentangles weaves of beach mats which she then paints, using them to create colourful veils. They've usually been displayed on the walls of galleries, but now she's made a large… Audio, Gallery

"Matarau" refers to a multi-pronged spear used for fishing and eeling by early Maori. It's the name art curator Shannon te Ao has chosen for an exhibition of work by Maori artists who are exploring… Audio, Gallery

They may look like a bunch of comfortable places to sit down and relax. But the lounge suites and other furniture that are about to pop up in shop windows along Dunedin's main street are in fact… Audio, Gallery

Wellington-based costumier and clothing and textile historian Leimomi Oakes is the curator of a new exhibition at the Katherine Mansfield Birthplace in Te Whanganui-a-Tara looking at the fashion of… Audio

The University of Georgia's Victor Thompson is the lead author of a just-published study shedding light on just how the Calusa, a Native American people of Florida's southwest coast, outlived so many… Audio

MPs are forever critiquing the law, but they seldom write it. They leave that to a team of experts who found a creative legal job you never knew existed. Audio

In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Editor Jane Patterson looks past the spectacle of Ardern's first official trip since Covid-19 to the geopolitical tensions beneath.  Audio

A proposed 3313-hectare fenced ecosanctuary in Wainuiomata would see critically endangered species such as kakapo, kokako and hihi return to the valley, says its author Jim Lynch. Audio

Gisborne vegetable growers are sick of being blamed for food price hikes which means people are chosing less healthy food options, and grass growth in mid and south Canterbury is exceptional for this… Audio

It’s Anzac weekend – and sadly war is in the news a lot at the moment. So we’ll be looking in depth at the causes of war and what we can do to help encourage peace. Audio

The announcement of a billion dollars of arms being sent from the US to Ukraine comes a day after Russia test-launched a new nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile.

The Sarmat missile… Audio

Hollywood actor Johnny Depp is being cross examined by his ex wife Amber Heard's defence lawyers.

Heard is being sued for defamation for implying her former husband had abused her in a 2018 opinion… Audio

Just how many New Zealanders have connections to Ireland? The Irish Embassy has been trying to find out, in a world-first mapping project. Audio

A dog lost in the Kaimai Range has been found by a local woman and her trusty blue heeler. The missing dog - named Faye - belongs to a Whangarei family, and disappeared on Tuesday after they got into… Audio

News of the day - record inflation levels. The biggest annual rise in 30 years. Many households are already feeling the pinch, but the new figures could also spell trouble for our community health… Audio

Lynn talks to Dr Vickie Shim at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute about how the data will be used in a simulation model she's working on and Dr Samantha Holdsworth, CEO and director of research at… Audio

In November 1990, thirteen people were shot and killed in the seaside village of Aramoana. Tim Ashton was a member of the anti-terrorism squad that was sent in to stop the gunman.  Audio

Public transport fares have been halved until the end of June, but to what extent are our bus and train trips already subsidised by the government and local councils? Audio

In The last Bus, Timothy Spall uses his bus pass o get from John O’Groats to Land’s End. Trouble is it’s a Scottish one. Video, Audio

Shoring up the supply chain between New Zealand and Singapore has been on Jacinda Ardern's agenda on the final day of her trip there.

The PM and her Singaporean counterpart have pledged to protect… Video, Audio

Dangerous nonsense. This is how Former labor secretary under President Clinton, Robert Reich describes the possible purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk. He tells Wallace about his fears for the future if… Audio

The cost of living is soaring and it's doubtful things will ease any time soon.

But when it comes to groceries, there is a free website that can help snag the best deal.

Grocer.nz compares prices… Audio

The three strikes legislation is in the process of being repealed - how will history judge one of the most controversial justice reforms of recent years? Audio

During the first three months of this year more than 1.5 million British households cancelled accounts for services such as Disney+, Now and Apple TV+. More than half of people cancelled to save… Audio

The Prime Minister has been officially welcomed to Singapore as she kicks off her first overseas trip since the pandemic. Jacinda Ardern arrived in the country last night New Zealand time - after… Audio

A tour of Christchurch's most interesting architecture is set to take place next weekend with over 40 buildings open to the public for free. Jessica Halliday, Architectural Historian & Director of Te… Audio

Journalist Mike White is also a life-long dog lover. A new book, Dogs in Early New Zealand Photographs has put together some of New Zealand's earliest dog photographs, with an introduction written by… Audio, Gallery

The Prime Minister has touched down in Singapore - after clearing a pre-departure test - kicking off her first overseas trip in more than two years.

Jacinda Ardern arrived on the Boeing 757 at Changi… Audio