Outspoken

Solar power still has minimal market penetration in New Zealand - and even in Australia, despite its endless sunshine. But it is growing fast, and that growth will only get faster as the price comes… Read more Audio

Mihingarangi Forbes leads a discussion about the evolution of te reo Māori in the media. Read more Audio

New Zealand sportswomen are going from strength to strength – but do they get enough support? Bridget Tunnicliffe leads a discussion. Read more Audio

National Standards in schools are coming to an end. Our education correspondent John Gerritsen speaks to three retiring principals about what has been achieved and what has to happen. Read more Audio

Philippa Tolley speaks to water experts and the local government minister about the state of New Zealand's drinking water supplies, what's needed to fix them and who is going to pay. Read more Audio

In this Outspoken, New Zealand is still some way behind other countries in gender and other diversity in business. Our business reporter Jonathan Mitchell asks why. Read more Audio

In this Outspoken, our Auckland issues reporter Todd Niall looks at the fast changing makeup of Auckland. Read more Video, Audio

In this Outspoken, Teresa Cowie looks at the way companies and consumers have reacted to the growing pressure to produce less waste - and less packaging - and stop landfills from growing. Read more Audio

In this Outspoken, RNZ's Business reporter Jonathan Mitchell looks at the challenges to business from new technology. Read more Audio

In this outspoken, the Government wants to introduce a market for medicinal cannabis - our political reporter Benedict Collins speaks to several people about this including the former Associate health… Read more Audio

In this Outspoken, many smaller parties have been squeezed in the last election, while some have been all but eliminated. Our political reporter Mei Heron spoke to people from the Green, Maori… Read more Audio