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Why do the majority of Russians back the actions of their strongman leader Vladimir Putin? As The Detail finds out, the answer goes back centuries. Audio

Jude Dobson talks to aviators from WWII about their experiences of wartime. Audio

For the last 12 years Bill Browder has been firmly in the sights of Russian president Vladimir Putin. Initially a supporter of Putin, Browder's company Hermitage Capital Management was the largest… Audio

Debating legislation is about getting things right, but sometimes settling on what is right can be a bruising exercise for MPs, as Parliament witnessed during debate on a Member’s Bill today. Audio

An historic building on Massey University's Manawatū campus has been restored to it's former 1930s glory and is now open to the public. Massey University Foundation director Mitch Murdoch talks to… Audio, Gallery

Otago University Covid-19 modeller Matthew Parry is worried about a continuing rise in infections in Otago and Southland among those over 60.

He's backed by the Southern District Health Board, which… Audio

Covid-19 may have ground the country to a halt in 2020 - but new figures show total emissions dropped only three percent compared to the year before.

It is the only year in two decades where New… Audio

Mark Solomon, the former kaiwhakahaere (Chair) of Ngāi Tahu's governing council, speaks with Nic Lowe about leadership in this highlight of WORD Christchurch 2021. Audio

Originally from Wales, avant-pop artist Cate Le Bon has made her new home in Joshua Tree National Park, in southern California. Lured by the surreal cactus-dotted landscape last year, Le Bon relocated… Video, Audio

For today's food chat, we speak to the owner of Culley's, a company which makes a lot of sauces and condiments, many of them spicy! Chris Cullen joins Jesse.

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Bay of Plenty health officials warn that Covid-19 is spreading rapidly among over-65s in the region and the number of people requiring hospital treatment is peaking.

They say the trends are happening… Audio

If there was a Wellington sound in the 80s it was a local version of rhythm and blues that became unique to the capital. What was once borrowed and blue became sunny and joyous. It passed through the… Audio

Parliament has reworked its traffic light settings and the public are returning to the precinct, including school visits, public events, tours and public galleries in the debating chamber. Audio

Most people would not have heard of Aleksandr Dugin, the Russian philosopher and geopolitical strategist who is sometimes referred to as Putin's brain.  Julian Walker is the co-host of the podcast… Audio

The unintended consequences of one MP's early retirement with a bad day for the MP, who in the subsequent reshuffle, is allocated the debating chamber's 'Chair of Doom'. Audio

When Alison Mau launched a nationwide project to support victims of workplace sexual abuse and harassment in sharing their stories, critics wondered if the results would even be newsworthy. Audio

Parliament’s year has started in earnest with some meaty laws up for final approvals this week, including drug driving, revenge porn, sunscreen and abortion.

Ian Rankin, the creator of Inspector Rebus, talks live from Edinburgh with New Zealand crime writer Vanda Symon at Word Christchurch 2021. Audio

What if Dr Frankenstein's monster had been cast away in a fjord in Aotearoa's deep south? This is the proposition explored by Vincent O'Sullivan in Mary's Boy, Jean Jacques, and other stories out next… Audio

With a full-scale invasion of Ukraine now underway, Putin has claimed the attack is “a special military operation” to defend the populations in the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk from a… Audio