2017
2017: Are we there yet?
Analysis - Hands up who thought we'd all be living through a nuclear winter by now? Kate Newton takes a non-exhaustive look at an exhausting year.
Democracy: What is it good for?
Opinion - Election years always feel like a marathon, and 2017 was no different - but they're worth the slog, Brigitte Morten writes.
2017: In this year of feminism
Opinion -There were wins for feminism in 2017 but they have been tempered by some confronting indignities. Either way, it's been an unequivocally intense year to be a woman in New Zealand, writes Lean…
Eggs, drugs, spies, lies and cyclones: 2017 in news
Mediawatch isn't giving out its annual awards this year. Instead we're taking an NCEA-style approach and picking out some who 'achieved' - and some who didn't. Audio
Eggs, drugs, spies, lies and storms: 2017 in news
Mediawatch isn't giving out awards this year. Instead we're taking an NCEA-style approach and picking out some who 'achieved' - and some who didn't.
2017: MMP comes of age
Opinion - A good old binge-watch of Danish TV drama Borgen might be just what certain National MPs need to help them adapt to the realities of a new era, writes Finlay Macdonald.
Kate Robertson - Top Tracks 2017
What do you get when our 50-mumble programme presenter and self-described 'music geek' Richard Langston, meets millennial music critic, freelance journalist and self-described 'pop culture enthusiast'… Audio
2017: The nature of people
Opinion - Arguing over tinned tomatoes was one of many moments in the year we were invited to imagine what it might be like to live someone else's life, writes David Slack.
Music with Graeme Downes
A celebration of top Kiwi female music artists, featuring music from Nadia Reid's 2017 album Preservation. Graeme Downes is a founding member of the Verlaines, songwriter, musicologist, senior… Audio
The plethora of NZ film in 2017
2017 has been an extraordinary one for New Zealand films. Say what you like about the quality of 2017, the sheer quantity of titles has been extraordinary. It's across the board too - documentaries… Audio
Bids in for rugby's 2023 World Cup
Ireland, France and South Africa have all promised millions, great stadiums and "the best tournament ever" as they seek to earn the right to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Phil Goff unimpressed by budget
Budget 2017 leaves Auckland Mayor Phil Goff wondering where the spending has gone and why the Government hasn't focused more on boosting Auckland construction or improving infrastructure. We get his… Audio
GPs may be forced to raise patient fees or go out of business
Doctors say the cost of seeing a family doctor may rise because of a lack of government action over funding problems in primary care. Audio
Budget unfair and dismal for ECE sector
Early childhood educators say the budget is unacceptable and doesn't cater for a growing number of enrolments. Audio
RNZ correspondents unpick budget reactions
Our political editor, Jane Patterson and our economics correspondent, Patrick O'Meara unpick the budget. Audio
Labour responds to National's election year budget
The government's tax cuts are unfair, irresponsible and poorly target according to Labour's finance spokesman Grant Robertson who doesn't think the budget goes far enough to help those most in need. Audio
Post-budget panel investigates the fine detail of Budget 2017
Steven Joyce defends his budget while an expert panel picks apart the fine detail on housing, tax cuts and family benefits. David Slack, Heather Roy and Bernard Hickey joins Guyon Espiner. Audio
Working mum says budget increase only small help
Tutu Maru-Wichman is a single mother living in a state house in Mangere with two of her five children. As a full time glasshouse worker she brings home about $560 a week - she says the extra $28.50 a… Audio
How much accommodation supplement increase will help
Under the Government's boost to the accommodation supplement, the country's low income families will, on average, get an extra 36 dollars a week to help out with housing costs. It's the first time in… Audio
Some brickbats, some bouquets for Budget
Morning Report speaks to business and community leaders to gauge reaction to Budget 2017 - Steven Joyce's first budget, which has been dubbed the 'election sweetner.' Audio
