World Politics
NZ's 'political capital' on show as host of online Apec
New Zealand will host a video conference with the globe's heavy-hitters overnight - bringing together the leaders of Apec to discuss the Covid-19 crisis.
The meeting has been billed as extraordinary… Audio
US correspondent Bevan Hurley talks Trump and Britney
To the US where Donald J Trump is back in the news. Nathan Rarere is joined by correspondent Bevan Hurley in New York. Audio
Latin America citizens standing up to government officials
Not all heroes wear capes - and not all superheroes come from the USA.
In Latin America, some real-life icons wear Mexican wrestling masks or arm themselves with shields and herbicide to lead… Audio
Samoa: Caretaker administration asked to step down
Samoa's caretaker administration and its leader have been accused of an unprecedented attack on the rule of law.
The Human Rights Protection Party have questioned the competency of the Chief Justice… Audio
George W Bush lashes out at Afghanistan withdrawl
Former US President George W Bush has spoken out about his fears over US troops withdawing from Afganistan - warning of "unbelievably bad" consequences.
His administration launched the US military… Audio
Democrats leave Texas to stop Republicans passing tighter voting rules
Texas Democrats have left the US state en masse in an effort to prevent Republicans there from passing a law to tighten voting rules.
Fifty House Democrats boarded two private jets to Washington… Audio
Forty-five killed in violence in South Africa after Zuma imprisonment
In South Africa at least 45 people have now died in the violence that has been engulfing parts of the nation since the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma last week.
This toll includes ten people… Audio
Case #017 - The Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
The 1985 bombing of the Rainbow Warrior is described as the first act of terrorism against New Zealand. An assault which claimed the life of Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira. Audio
Miller: Ardern's chance to set the stage for busy few months of diplomacy
Analysis - New Zealand's most important role in a quickly changing geopolitical world could be mediating between China and the West, writes Geoffrey Miller.
Guest Podcast: China, If You're Listening
If you liked Red Line, you'll also enjoy China, If You're Listening from Australia's public broadcaster, the ABC. Hosted by Matt Bevan it looks at how Australia's relationship with China has gone from… Audio
South Africa's Zuma hands himself over to police to begin sentence
Former South African president Jacob Zuma turned himself in to police on Wednesday to begin 15 months in jail for contempt of court.
US left Bagram at night with no notice, Afghans say
American troops quietly withdrew from the key airbase in the early house, the new base commander says.
Resurgent Taliban aim to present written peace plan
The Taliban plan to present a written peace proposal to the Afghan government side as soon as next month, a spokesman for the Islamist insurgents said even as they make territorial gains while foreign…
Samoa police asked to move against FAST
Samoa's police commissioner has received a letter from the caretaker government requesting criminal charges be laid against leaders of the election winning FAST party and its legal advisers.
Jacob Zuma facing 15 month sentence for contempt
Former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma is facing a 15 month sentence for contempt - ordered by the Constitutional Court for refusing to face questions at an anti-corruption commission looking… Audio
Samoa election: Deadlock deepens despite Supreme Court moves
In Samoa moves by the Supreme Court to solve the ongoing electoral impasse have been subverted yet again by the Head of State.
In a televised address he reprimanded the court claiming it had no… Audio
Balancing the bad-guys narrative when it comes to China
RNZ's Red Line podcast sees two journalists dip their toes into unknown waters - our carefully balanced relationship with China. Audio
After pressuring telecom firms, Myanmar's junta bans executives from leaving
Senior foreign executives of major telecommunications firms in Myanmar have been told by the junta that they must not leave the country without permission, a person with direct knowledge of the matter…
Labour MP Louisa Wall accuses China of organ harvesting from prisoners
Labour MP Louisa Wall is accusing China of harvesting organs from political prisoners among the Uyghur and Falun Gong populations in China.
The MP, who is part of a global network of politicians… Audio
Professor Robert Patman: what happens next in the Tigray conflict?
Over the last eight months, conflict in Tigray, in northern Ethiopia, has killed thousands of people, displaced two million and pushed 350,000 to the brink of famine. Robert Patman is a Professor of… Audio
