Russia
The PM is a Russian agent? Author Tom Bradby's new book
Journalist Tom Bradby is ITV's News at 10 anchor and the author of seven books. He's had various roles over his career, covering the troubles in Ireland and reporting from Asia. He was also ITV's… Audio
Russian home cooking. Comfort food with a slavic twist
Russian and Ukrainian born Wellingtonians, Natalia Beliaeva and Iuliia Pashchuk share secrets to slavic cooking. They have recipes for beetroot salad, kasha, borsht and blini. On Saturday September… Audio, Gallery
Story of the Day for 8 August 2019
The first ever consumer product made in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. And given it's Soviet history it's rather apt that the first product is vodka. Audio
Elton John criticises decision to cut scenes from biopic
Sir Elton John has criticised a Russian film company's decision to cut gay sex scenes from his new biopic Rocketman.
Fruit, flowers and fragrances: life on an organic orchard
Olia Alpatskaya is from the Ural Mountains in Russia and trained as a mining engineer. She came to New Zealand for a better life with her children and to escape biting minus 30 winter temperatures… Audio, Gallery
Islamic State Returnees in Moscow
As many Western countries, including New Zealand, grapple with what to do with former ISIS fighters returning home, we speak to Amie Ferris-Rotman, The Washington Post's Moscow correspondent about… Audio
The Ukrainian Presidential election
From Russia, Matthew Bodner looks at the main candidates in Ukraine's presidential election, one is a famous comedian,Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the other is the current leader Petro Poroshenko (pictured… Audio
DIY diplomacy: Spacebridge
It's a far out true story featuring New Age thinking, The Space Race, dream telepathy, the Grateful Dead, and ESP. With the world living under the threat of nuclear attack, the idea was to bypass Cold… Audio
Karen Kasler: U.S. political correspondent
Karen Kasler, a political journalist, talks about the release this coming week of the long-awaited Mueller report in the U.S. Audio
Review: Pussy Riot at the Auckland Town Hall
Russian punk collective Pussy Riot delivered a frenzied mixture of spoken word, interpretative dance, political commentary and music at the Auckland Town Hall last night. RNZ Music's Waveney Russ was…
'Anyone can be Pussy Riot'
A founding member of Russian activist punk group Pussy Riot, who's been imprisoned for her protests, says freedoms only exist if you fight for them, and she hopes everyone will “take a riot” from… Video, Audio
Russian cold snap creates icy works of art
Residents of Russia's Urals and Siberia, where temperatures have plunged to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit (Celsius), have taken to social media to celebrate the cold.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 24 January 2019
A decision to remove a reference to Russia from a Hawaii historical park provokes controversy; Solomon Islands businesses say they're disappointed they weren't consulted about plans to double the… Audio
Push to remove Russia reference from Hawai'i state park name
Controversy in Hawaii over removing Russia reference from name of historical park. Audio
Trump's Christmas break: Government shut down and Russian probe
Paul Buchanan of 36 Parallel Consultants discusses US government shut-downs. What the power-play is behind them. Will Donald Trump get his Mexico border wall? And is it possible he could be charged… Audio
Former Trump lawyer to testify publicly before Congress
Mr Trump's self-described "fixer", who was sentenced to three years in prison in December, promised a "full and credible account of events" in front of a Congressional committee.
Former US marine arrested on spying charges in Russia
The US wants to know why Russia has arrested a former marine on espionage charges in Moscow.
Russia ready to deploy new hypersonic nuclear missile - Putin
President Vladimir Putin says Russia now has a new type of strategic weapon, announcing it will deploy its first regiment of hypersonic nuclear-capable missiles next year.
Russian woman pleads guilty to acting as a foreign agent in the US
Maria Butina conspired to infiltrate the National Rifle Association and make inroads with the Republican Party as an agent for Moscow.
Flashpoint with Russia and Ukraine
Moscow based correspondent, Matthew Bodner on the lastest tensions between Russia and Ukraine, which has world leaders worried. Audio