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Joe Biden inauguration: The pendulum has swung, but how far?
Analysis - Biden's inauguration doesn't have a lot in common with that of Donald Trump just four destructive years ago, writes Tim Watkin, but both inaugurations ask: How far?
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Doubt over managed isolation facilities 'full house' predictions
Managed isolation demand is forecast to outstrip supply by more than 150 rooms in the next three days, but figures over Christmas and New Year cast doubt on the predictions.
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China imposes sanctions on 28 Trump-era officials including Pompeo
1 minute agoThe Chinese government has announced sanctions against "lying and cheating" outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and 27 other top officials under Donald Trump.
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Wellington shooting: Woman charged with murder granted name suppression
about 1 hour agoThe woman facing a murder charge after a man was shot dead in the Wellington suburb of Karori has been granted interim name suppression.
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More cases of Covid variants confirmed - Ministry of Health
12:52 pm todayGenome sequencing of Covid-19 cases in managed isolation has revealed more people in managed isolation with the new very infectious variants.
Two people injured after a shooting at Auckland house
NZ better off but 'formidable' challenges for US - Tim Groser
Covid-19
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The wait is over: NCEA exam results published online
6:02 am todayStudents can now see how they performed in their end-of-year exams and whether they have achieved an NCEA certificate, after results were published online this morning.
Covid-19: Six new cases in MIQ - ministry
How the government can convince doubters to get a Covid-19 vaccine
Business
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Labour market confidence improves
10:49 am todayLabour market confidence improved in December, although remains below pre-Covid levels.
'Most scam investments will come looking for you' - cryptocurrency expert
Grocery and retail spending up in December - Stats NZ
Pacific
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Cyclone-devastated Fiji village opts to rebuild elsewhere
The people of a village Fiji's prime minister described as the "worst-affected" by Cyclone Yasa in December have decided to completely relocate.
American Samoa's Representative expresses hope around new US President
PNG authorities seek better tracking of international arrivals
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Trump's legacy: How the outgoing president will be remembered
Donald Trump leaves Washington with the lowest post-war approval rating of any president, and with the shame of having provoked the startling Capitol riots of two weeks ago, writes Max Towle. Video
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Report from Brighton - UK's newest Covid hotspot
Sussex in southern England is now a Covid hotspot, having been largely unaffected by the original outbreak in March. Will Flockton from BBC Sussex told Summer Times the picture is grim on the south coast of England. Audio
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What are dogs trying to tell us?
We've all seen a guilty dog give us that look, that sheepish look that lets us know, that they know they're in trouble. Audio
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'Democracy is so fragile, it’s much harder to rebuild than maintain'
Tim Kuhner from Auckland University joined Summer Times to discuss the predicament Joe Biden finds himself in as new president in a country so divided. Audio
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NZ better off but 'formidable' challenges for US - Tim Groser
1:30 pm todayNew Zealand will benefit from the end of the Trump era and the arrival of "an outstanding human being" as the new president, says a former ambassador to the US.
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A timeline of Donald Trump's US presidency
10:48 am todaySince descending from the golden escalator in the Trump Tower in 2015, it's been a wild ride and like him or loathe him, Donald Trump's presidency will be one…
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Joe Biden: his path to presidency
9:36 am todayJoe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th President of the United States after a career in politics that has spanned five decades. Here's a look at how he got…
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Trump's legacy: How the outgoing president will be remembered
11:24 am todayDonald Trump leaves Washington with the lowest post-war approval rating of any president, and with the shame of having provoked the startling Capitol riots of… Video
RNZ Music
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Songs about NZ places
Many songs have been sung about places in New Zealand so we've marked them on this map to explore and soundtrack your journeys across this land.
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Hymns on Sunday
Does the name Howard Goodall sound familiar? He's an award-winning composer of choral music, stage musicals, film and TV scores who's also written hymn tunes. Today you can hear his setting of the Charles Wesley's 'Love Divine, All Loves Excelling'. Audio
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L.A.B. Live at Spark Arena
Funk soul powerhouse L.A.B have found themselves top of the charts and playing sold out venues across the country. Here's a rousing set to an enthusiastic and energetic crowd at Auckland’s Spark Arena. Audio
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New in Podcast Classics
Happy New Year! Your new classical podcast for January is Sibelius' Violin Concerto played by Vesa-Matti Leppänen and the NZSO. Audio
In Depth
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Lack of South Auckland abortion services ‘unacceptable’
Repeated calls for abortion services to be provided in South Auckland have been ignored for more than a decade.
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Prisoner sues to stop pepper spray bombs that 'make grown men cry'
An asthmatic woman who was bombed with pepper spray in her Auckland prison cell is going to court to stop Corrections using the gas, which is marketed as… Video
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Revealed: SIS failed to report 'NZ’s Fritzl' Ronald Van Der Plaat
The SIS broke into a house and found evidence a man was raping his daughter, but didn't inform police. She was abused for two more years before she finally…
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GPs tell inquest they were unaware Pharmac changed their patients' epilepsy drugs
Two GPs caring for patients who died after switching brands of an epilepsy drug say they were not aware of the Pharmac brand switch when they prescribed the…
Comment & Analysis
Trump's legacy: How the outgoing president will be remembered
Donald Trump leaves Washington with the lowest post-war approval rating of any president, and with the shame of having provoked the startling Capitol riots of… Video
America's Cup: Behind the scenes of the biggest show in town
The Prada Cup challenger series starts today, Suzanne McFadden goes behind the scenes of the world's only live yachting regatta to see what's in store for the…
Opinion: Trump loses control of his own deluded narrative
Opinion - Two conflicting statements: 'I can't believe this is happening' and 'I knew this would happen' are being repeated as Washington DC collapses into…
Waikeria: a symptom of a much larger problem
Analysis - The riot at Waikeria prison is only a symptom of a much larger problem, which is that parts of the incarceration system are failing at multiple…