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Wallace and panellists Julia Hartley-Moore and David Cormack discuss the spike in COVID cases and if we've become too complacent as there is a massive toll on our health system. Also, they discuss… Audio

Wallace and panellists Julia Hartley-Moore and David Cormack talk to the Christchurch lego master Centuri Chan on his Dux de Lux creation before the biggest LEGO show of its kind in New Zealand this… Audio

World record holding Kiwi freediver William Trubridge spends much of each year working in the tropical island paradise that is the Bahamas. He's this week's calling home guest. Audio

The country's first case of monkey pox was discovered yesterday - with a person isolating at home in Auckland. Acting Director of Public Health Dr Harriette Carr talks to Karyn. Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Many former tertiary students remember working a part-time job while studying to make some extra income.. For most that is either a job in hospitality or retail, but our next guest decided to take a… Audio

Have you heard of pine pollen? A company called Bio Gold have received MPI funding to develop a pine pollen industry in Aotearoa. It could be a massive new revenue stream for Aotearoa. Audio

Friday-brain swept through the office this morning leading to some email mishaps. Producer Ayana Piper-Healion worked out how to put a two minute delay on to save our future selves. Audio

Stewart Island is home to brown kiwi, blue penguins and the rare yellow-eyed penguin, and now a world-first project is aiming to rid the island of all its major predators. Manaaki Whenua - Landcare… Audio

Wellington's mayor Andy Foster is throwing his hat in the ring again for the city council's top spot - but he won't confirm if Sir Peter Jackson will back him again. Audio

Police have met again with Muslim community leaders to discuss security measures for Eid events across the country this weekend.

Reassurance checks and measures are also taking place following the… Audio

An Auckland primary school principal is advising parents of children caught up in yesterday's lockdown to speak to them about what happened.

Five schools went into an immediate lockdown while armed… Audio

It was once a bland, boring carpark, now it's a brand new building - inspired by the wild winds of Wellington.

The capital's new convention centre Tākina is well on the way to being finished.

Media… Video, Audio

The lower South Island has some of the worst pollution rates in the country, a new study has found, with Christchurch, Timaru and Invercargill among the highest per capita.

Data released this week… Audio

The war in Ukraine, an economic crisis, a global battle for power waged on the ground and online - all in all - "bloody messy".

That was the assessment of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, speaking to… Audio

Latest figures show there could be an uptick in vaccination rates for childhood diseases following an entrenched downward slide that started well before Covid.

In September 2021 immunisation coverage… Video, Audio

Central Auckland business owners are frustrated with a slow trickle of customers, disruptive and noisy construction, and what they feel is an increase in crime.

The once vibrant CBD is lined with… Audio

South Island ski fields are worried patchy power supplies could put lives at risk and knee cap plans for a bumper school holiday run.

Coronet peak and thousands of nearby residents in Dalefield and… Video, Audio

A monopoly-busting entrepreneur says nothing short of the forced sell off of supermarket stores owned by the two big chains will deliver true competition and cheaper groceries.

On Checkpoint on… Audio