New Zealand is after a trade slice of rapidly growing Vietnam, and a new agreement should strengthen those connections. Vietnam is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and is making trade connections at pace, including with New Zealand … Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
New building products being tested at Auckland University may be the answer to restless summer nights in city apartments… Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
On Auckland's North Shore, a public golf course is fighting council plans to use their course as a floodwater catchment Auckland Council wants to turn public land into a water catchment to protect against floods. The current leaseholders say there's a better way. A stoush is brewing on Auckland's North Shore over a controversial proposal to convert Takapuna Golf Course into a floodwater catchment area, aiming to mitigate the city's increasing flood risks… Go to this episode ...
In a world where misinformation and disinformation are rampant, the website has become an unlikely source of truth… Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Canadians are united in their horror over US tariffs that have the power to plunge the country into recession and cause mass unemployment Donald Trump's tariffs will cause huge damage to the Canadian economy and the countries' relationship, but the reasons behind the move remain both spurious and obscure US President Donald Trump's trade war against Canada is fodder for America's flabbergasted late night comedy hosts, but north of the border, no one is laughing. Known univers...
Up to 300 New Zealanders a year are administered electric shock treatment - and the vast majority are happier for it Electroconvulsive Therapy has had a bad rap in films and media for decades - in some cases, deservedly so. A specialist explains why the stigma is not warranted. … Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Tens of thousands of handsets and other devices are likely to become redundant by the end of the year as NZ shuts down the 3G phone network As New Zealand works to pull the plug on the 3G network by Christmas, telecos aim to avoid the debacle that happened in Australia when it did the same last year Paul Brislen is on a mission this year and it could probably be summed up as 'don't stuff things up like Australia did'. It's to do with New Zealand's 3G networks being shut ...
The government wants to make retail a safer work environment by allowing citizens arrest. One legal expert fears the change will have the opposite effect. Under an ammended law, citizens will have the power to detain criminals at any time, for any crime. But one law professor says retail workers aren't trained to police - and the fallout could be serious. … Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details...
A claim we're not paying enough attention to giving our children the ability to sort out what's real and what's not in the murky depths of the internet Macleans College in Auckland is giving its media studies students the tools to deal with mis and disinformation, but their teacher wants to see those lessons more widespread … Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details...
A new book promises to lift the lid on the history of Wellington's Indian community in ways that would surprise most people There's more to the Indian community than stories of migrant exploitation and overstaying - and a new book opens the lid on its history … Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Media oversight and regulation is described as messy, and screen productions desperately need help. Changes are in the wind. The government is making changes over the rules and structures around publicly funded screen and media, industries that are on their knees … Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
More people are using 'SovCit' arguments in court, engaging in so-called 'paper terrorism' Sovereign citizens believe they are exempt the laws of New Zealand. But that doesn't stop the law from coming after them. … Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
A supposed shaken baby case is raising questions over the misdiagnosis of injured infants, with authorities rushing to lay the blame on parents… Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
New Zealand has been too complacent for too long about our reputation for honesty, and now we're on a downward slide in international perception … Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
How a Kiwi documentary producer has been a part of a network to get authorities to revisit one of the most notorious murder cases the United Kingdom has ever seen Something didn't feel right to Charlotte Purdy about the UK's killer nurse case - so she used her investigative tools from a world away to go into bat for a jailed nurse … Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details...
Recent events in Auckland have resurfaced memories of when being gay was considered a neurotic personality disorder… Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Our cash-strapped, underfunded, overspent defence force is in line for a budget boost, and experts say it can't come soon enough From peacekeeping on the Russia-Ukraine border to defending our own waters, experts say it can't come soon enough Two defence experts are warning that New Zealand’s ageing navy is woefully inadequate and underfunded when it comes to protecting our waters. Warnings like this have been shrugged off before because we are too far away to worry, but yesterday came news...
Experts agree that advances to GMO technology means laws need to change. But just how those changes look is contentious. Changes are coming to our gene editing laws. Whether they'll help future-proof our economy or ruin our international reputation is up for debate. … Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Ecogas is New Zealand's only plant of its kind processing food waste. Its co-founder says that's embarrassing. … Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
New health minister Simeon Brown is presiding over a list of resignations from high-ranking health officials… Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
She says her government is delivering for workers, but Brooke Van Velden won't meet with the biggest worker organisation we have - the Council for Trade Unions … Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Strong parental control seems to be the key to keeping insta-famous and highly visible YouTube kids safe… Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Despite a model based on choice, New Zealanders options for birth are limited based on post code. The World Health Organisation has called for a community midwife model - just like New Zealand's. But in some areas of the country, that model is far from the reality. … Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
As the US looks to be leaving the Pacific, and New Zealand is rowing with Kiribati and the Cook Islands, experts worry about Chinese influence … Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Why the palliative care sector feels under fire, under-funded and under pressure to allow assisted dying practitioners into its facilities A government proposal to axe the only two jobs in New Zealand's health sector of people who were working on a national strategy for palliative care has angered those in the sector, which is already under immense strain. It's put another wedge between those who want terminally ill patients to live well before they die; and those who want to give them...
The president, the tech oligarchs, the media and AI - why we can expect a new wave of information you just can't trust … Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
As the 2025 schoolyear kicks off, a slew of problems for students, teachers and the government… Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Memecoin operates in a decentralised, unregulated system. Critics say that's the point - and the problem. A cryptocurrency expert worries that memecoins will change the crypto world as we know it, and not in a good way … Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
He's a Kiwi superstar in the Beautiful Game, but we don't talk enough about Chris Wood. That could be changing. … Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Euthanising a beached whale is an unpopular move. But sometimes trying to save it is worse. … Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
