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In Delhi and D.C., Christopher Luxon and Winston Peters in their elements

Taking the train with Winston Peters and watching Christopher Luxon play cricket: what it's like traveling with a foreign trade delegation
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Foreign Minister Winston Peters meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington DC on 19 March 2025.

Excavating a historical waka, and the story that goes with it

The discovery of a waka buried on the coastline of Rēkohu/ Chatham Islands has caused a century-old tension to resurface
The site where the waka was found.

The physical toll of nine months on the ISS

After nine months in space, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore splashed back down the earth. Their bodies and minds may never catch up.
In this still image taken from a NASA TV broadcast, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (R) and Suni Williams hold a news conference from the International Space Station (ISS) on September 13, 2024. Wilmore and Williams, who arrived at the ISS aboard Boeing's Starliner, will return home with rival SpaceX in February 2025, NASA has said. (Photo by Handout / NASA TV / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA TV" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

'Bewildered' experts aren't on board for changes to fisheries management

The government wants to streamline regulations, but marine advocates worry the changes would make fishing less transparent and expedite destruction of the ocean 
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What's in a name - trademarks in 2025

With trademark applications surging, The Detail looks at what it takes to get a mark registered in New Zealand.
This is the F#$%ing News: My Story by Paddy Gower book cover

The art of tiptoeing around Trump

In Donald Trump's firing line, foreign leaders decide whether to butter up or shout back
With a global trade war ramping up, global leaders decide how best to deal with US President Trump.

Niche but relatable - the film festival where the theme is fraud

Swindles, scams and deception take centre-stage at Wellington's highly specific documentary film festival
A still from The Man with a Thousand Faces, which will show at this years' Fraud Film Festival in Wellington.

From New Zealand to Afghanistan, with Project 51

Today marks six years since the Christchurch mosque attacks. One couple's new documentary honours the lives lost - and the lives changed as a result
Bariz Shah and Saba Afrasyabi in RNZ's Auckland studio

The cost of a meal that sticks in the throat

The school lunch debacle has deteriorated so much that there is an increasing clamour to rip it up and start again
Associate Education Minister David Seymour speaks to media following a free school lunch announcement on 8 May 2024.

Master Electricians' warning on the Right to Repair Bill

The bill passed its first reading in Parliament last month, but one trade feels the amendment is a live wire
Woman's Hands Closing Microwave Oven Door And Preparing Food At Home

Why we want to be mates with Vietnam

New Zealand is after a trade slice of rapidly growing Vietnam, and a new agreement should strengthen those connections.
NZ PM Christopher Luxon and Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh from the official welcome ceremony and guard of honour in Hanoi.

Designing a better night's sleep

New building products being tested at Auckland University may be the answer to restless summer nights in city apartments
Doctor Andrew Hall holding an acoustic metamaterial system, designed to allow airflow into homes while keeping loud noise out

Takapuna Golf Course thinks council plans for land are below par

On Auckland's North Shore, a public golf course is fighting council plans to use their course as a floodwater catchment 
A sign at the Takapuna Golf Course indicating the location of the 10th tee

Wikipedia, a surprising repository of fact

In a world where misinformation and disinformation are rampant, the website has become an unlikely source of truth
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Canadians go from anxious to angry over Trump moves

Canadians are united in their horror over US tariffs that have the power to plunge the country into recession and cause mass unemployment
Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau.

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