Competition
Oppenheimer big winner at Golden Globes
Hollywood awards season kicked off yesterday with the Golden Globes. Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer was the big winner, taking home five awards including Best Drama film and Best Director.
HBO's… Audio
Hollywood gears up for 81st Golden Globes
That's Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie which is up for nine awards at the 81st Golden Globes in Beverly Hills this afternoon.
The Globes are Hollywood's celebration of the best in film and television… Audio
One of our critter fund recipients
Today we reveal which groups have been selected for critter funds raised through the sale of our COTW t-shirts. A percentage of sales was put aside to help not for profit groups around the country… Audio
Google: The monopoly we don't want to live without
Google is the big, intrusive company that we welcome into our lives with open arms because of the way it helps us through our daily lives. Will a ruling from the US say it's gone too far? Audio
NZ meat industry meets with US officials after call for increased lamb tariffs
The meeting was to ensure Kiwi lamb exports continued to flow into the US market.
Supie's sidelined, so what's next?
Introducing more competition into the grocery sector will be one of the first, and trickiest, tasks facing the new government. Audio
Stormy weather: The review into NIWA and MetService
MetService and NIWA are both government agencies. Why are they competing with one another? Audio
Keen kiwis paddling over the 'channel of bones' in Hawai'i
The Ka'iwi Channel also known as the "Channel of bones" in Hawai'i was once again host to the Molokai2Oahu Paddleboard World Championships, yesterday. The 52-kilometre race saw dozens of Kiwis taking… Audio
The Week in Detail: Productivity, political slogans, and Healthy Homes
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Speed Cubing: new world record for Rubik's Cube
21 year old Speed Cuber Max Park has set a new world record for the fastest time to solve a rubiks cube in just 3.13 seconds. Audio
Wellington's Garage Project wins silver at 2023 World Beer Cup
It's billed as the 'beer Olympics'. More than 10,000 brews and 272 judges from 26 countries.
And against the stiffest of competition, Wellington Brewery The Garage Project has managed to score silver… Video, Audio
The price pain of supermarket shopping
Grocery bills are going up and up - is it possible to do your weekly shop without visiting the supermarket? Audio
Champions of Cheese awards finding the best one
Hundreds of cheeses have been sniffed, tasted, and otherwise assessed to determine the country's 20th annual Champions of Cheese awards.
Thirty judges took part, assessing 20 categories, such as… Audio
Julian Wilcox: live from Te Matatini
It's finals day at Eden Park. Over the last three days, 45 of the country's top kapa haka ropu have been performing. Now the twelve finalists battle it out. Audio
Episode 6: Together, Apart
As Fiji/Samoa play at the Pacific Nations Cup, rugby bosses say they're trying to close the gap between the top nations and the Pacific. A new generation of Pasifika are ready to sit at the table. Audio
First Person: Talei Anderson
Sports journalist, Talei Anderson, remembers her first glimpse of women's rugby and explains why, for female players, the challenge on the field is only half the battle.
Episode 5: Women’s Rugby in the Pacific: Challenges? Did You Say Challenges?
Pasifika women want to play the game they love, but they're fighting for even fewer resources than their male counterparts. They're also battling to change traditional mindsets about women in rugby. Audio
Episode 4: Fiji: Politics, Performance, and Power
Fijian rugby is doing better than its island neighbours but within World Rugby vast disaparites still exist between playing nations. Audio
Episode 3: Samoa: Culture and Connection
"We don't get the resources the big nations get." In Samoa even the school kids know the score. Has inequality become normalised? Audio
First Person: John Daniell
Journalist and former professional rugby player, John Daniell, explains the 'hook' that prompted him to take a closer look at Pacific rugby.