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New Zealand's longest river is a mess of contaminants. There's a plan to save it, but it will take 80 years. Can't we do better?

Now to the Canterbury town that's got make shift showers in a car park because what runs out of their taps, gives people rashes.

The water in Springfield runs brown or yellow and in the last year… Video, Audio

Napier's council hopes brand new bores will help solve the brown, dirty water problems plaguing the city's taps.

One was blessed today and should be operational by mid-year.

But is that soon enough… Audio

Four years ago Christchurch City Council vowed to get tough on the owners of 30 central city buildings left derelict since the 2011 earthquake.

A wander through central Christchurch shows many of the… Video, Audio

Student life at Otago University is one of the attractions for many who receive their tertiary training in the city. But why is this so? Joshua D'Silva seeks out answers. Audio

In the same year that the government declared a climate emergency, imports of dirty coal from Indonesia topped a million tonnes.

That's only the second time it's happened in two decades.

Imports of… Audio

No one expected the level of intensity and brazenness used by a blogger, a former politician and a PR man in the saga that became known as "dirty politics".  Audio

University of Canterbury engineers plan to 3D print the next generation of wastewater treatment filters. Audio

Nitrogen can hide no longer. A new interactive map has been launched showing which rivers, lakes and estuaries are under pressure from agriculture.

Swiping left shows total nitrogen levels in excess… Audio

One leader out, and a new leader in. Judith Collins is the new National Party leader after Todd Muller abruptly resigned yesterday morning.

MPs scrambled to get to Wellington for a vote, and by 9pm… Audio

A universally-condemned leak of Covid-19 patients' personal data for political purposes - by an MP and a big-name pundit - prompted the media to ask if 'Dirty Politics' was back - or had ever gone… Audio

The admission by National Party MP Hamish Walker he leaked the personal details of Covid-19 patients has a ring of 'dirty politics' according to the Health Minister.

Last night the Clutha-Southland… Audio

On this week's Pocket Edition we speak to ex-pat producer and trumpet player Isaac Aesili about relocating to Bangkok Thailand, and how recording his second album Hidden Truths helped him through a… Audio

Ethan Moore from Auckland band Dirty Pixels introduces their new song 'Julipa'. Audio

RNZ Music is proud to present the new video from Tāmaki Makaurau indie-pop four-piece Dirty Pixels. ‘Julipa: How to Lose a Guy in Ten Bites’ is inspired by The Creature from the Black Lagoon and… Video

Performed by NZTrio in the Loft at Q Theatre, 14 July 2019 Audio

Grey Lynn hip-hop duo Eno x Dirty perform new songs and talk about some of the inspirations behind their high energy party raps Video, Audio

Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch has been watching A Very English Scandal, which stars Hugh Grant as British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe who was accused of conspiracy to murder his gay… Audio

A landowners group in Papua New Guinea's highlands region is suing the national government for $US13.28 billion over breach of contract. Audio

One of Te Papa's most important whale skeletons is being stored in a building that was dirty, and had birds, insects, and possibly rodents living in it. Experts are shocked to hear how the national… Audio

David Longstreth has made a post-modern pop album of romantic sentiments and apocalyptic backdrops. Nick Bollinger listens. Audio

The All Blacks have been accused of using illegal tactics after their 52-11 win over France in the first of their three-match series. French wing Remy Grosso gross like ross-oh suffered a fractured… Audio

Northland dairy farmers who've spent big money to clean up their act say they're still getting the dirty dairy tag and they're fed up with it. The government's looking at tough new rules to protect… Audio