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Outspoken
A series of half-hour current affairs programmes, featuring RNZ's most experienced correspondents.
2012 - 2018
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Outspoken - Young Voters
4 Jan 2018Despite predictions to the contrary, the youth turnout at the last election was disappointing. RNZ's former Political Editor Brent Edwards speaks to young first time voters and asks why they turned… Read more Audio
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Outspoken - Canterbury Water
3 Jan 2018In this Outspoken, recent dairy intensification in Canterbury has raised worries about the impact of nitrates and other chemicals in the water supply there. Our Canterbury reporter Conan Young asks… Read more Audio
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Outspoken - Vaccination
2 Jan 2018In this Outspoken, the recent outbreak of mumps has revived worries about the rate of immunisation - experts in this area look at gaps in our immunisation rate, ask why is that the case and what can… Read more Audio
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Outspoken: Kaikoura
20 Jan 2017RNZ's South Island Bureau chief Belinda McCammon is in Kaikoura and is joined by a panel to discuss the rebuilding of the town after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake late last year. Audio
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Outspoken: United Nations
19 Jan 2017Outspoken - a panel discusses New Zealand's just ended term on the United Nations security council and asked what it achieved. Read more Audio
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Outspoken: Goff's Auckland
18 Jan 2017On Outspoken, our Auckland correspondent, Todd Niall, talks to the Auckland mayor, Phil Goff, about what's ahead for the country's largest city in 2017. Audio
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Outspoken: Health
17 Jan 2017RNZ's health correspondent, Karen Brown, talks to long-time health watchdogs and takes the pulse of the sector. Audio
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Outspoken: Democracy
16 Jan 2017Brent Edwards chairs an Outspoken panel and questions whether significant changes to governments around the world pose a threat to democracy. Audio
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Outspoken: Foreign Affairs
Foreign editor Graeme Acton talks with a panel of international relations experts about the impact of a Donald Trump presidency on global relationships. Read more Audio
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Outspoken: Emissions
12 Jan 2017On Outspoken, our environment reporter, Kate Gudsell, looks at transport emissions, the threat they pose and possible solutions. Audio
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Outspoken: Education
11 Jan 2017Outspoken, chaired by RNZ's education correspondent John Gerritsen, discusses the recent international education tests, in which New Zealand students had their worst ever results. Read more Audio
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Outspoken: Aging Workforce
10 Jan 2017Outspoken explores the growing numbers of over 65-year-olds still working and the growing calls to raise the eligibility age for superannuation. Audio