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Our Advent hymns today, marking the Second Sunday in Advent, include Shirley Murray's Look towards Christmas. Audio

The National Party’s AGM delivered mixed messages last weekend as the president claimed the media lined up against the party at election time - while former PM John Key said the poor performance  at… Audio

From the nostalgic to the down right annoying. We're counting down our favourite viral music hits of the last 10 years. Video

Hundreds of St John paramedics and ambulance staff are poised to walk off the job this week - twice - as the pay dispute between their union and St John drags on.

More than a third of St John's… Audio

The challenges facing the National Party were laid bare at its AGM in Wellington over the weekend.

Peter Goodfellow was re-elected National Party president - hours after after partly blaming the… Audio

National Party members copped a handful home truths at its AGM over the weekend.

Former leader Sir John Key didn't sugar-coat any aspect of the party's performance which suffered a clobbering in last… Audio

There are fresh calls for elected Māori representatives on Auckland Council, 10 years after the supercity was formed.

The Royal Commission - which recommended the amalgamation a decade ago also… Audio

Newly-minted National Party board member and former MP David Carter says he wouldn't have made the comments President Peter Goodfellow did to 550 delegates over the weekend.

Goodfellow partly blamed… Audio

The National Party did some serious soul searching at its AGM over the weekend, reflecting on its disastrous election result and considering how to give itself a fighting chance come 2023. Former… Audio

Sir John Key dealt with Joe Biden when he was US vice-president. He gives The Detail an insight into the man.   Audio

The country's first open ocean fish farm could bring in billions - but the company behind it is running into objections, largely by locals not impressed by its levels of compliance elsewhere.  Audio

The latest poll from Research New Zealand set out to gauge support for New Zealand changing its name to 'Aotearoa' or 'Aotearoa New Zealand', but only 10% of people agreed New Zealand should change… Audio

Developing a Covid-19 vaccine is arguably the number one priority of humanity right now. So how does New Zealand fit in?  Video, Audio

The crew open their envelopes and reveal their picks, as they make sense of Labour's govern-alone victory, National's much-needed rebuild, the return of te Pati Maori and the Greens' delight in the… Video, Audio

A World Health Organization doctor caused some consternation this week when he suggested that lockdowns should be the last resort to control Covid-19.

That raised eyebrows in New Zealand, given we've… Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews the global hip-hop of Nigerian rap star Burna Boy; a funky tonic for dark times from Fantastic Negrito; and the personal, political blues of Darren Watson. Audio

With eight days, 18 hours, two minutes and 10 seconds until voting starts, party leaders are calling up hit-jobs as they scrap for their political lives. Plus, the debate debacles, ACT's rise and… Video, Audio

A new poll out on Tuesday has good news for Labour - they will still be able to govern alone if the Colmar Brunton predictions ring true.

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But they have had a drop… Video, Audio

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger discusses the quietly instructive narratives of Bill Callahan; songs of lost innocence from The Flaming Lips; and the history-steeped rock'n'roll of Chuck… Audio

A new book shines a light on a previously untold history, that of homosexual New Zealand soldiers serving during World War II. Brent Coutts' book, called Crossing the Lines, focuses predominantly on… Audio, Gallery

A look at the three elements that make up the TV election debate - the broadcaster, the moderator, and the politician.  Audio

Elbow bumps, physically distanced public meetings and a liberal dousing of hand sanitiser - it's all part of the new normal out on the campaign trail.

It seems some politicians are adjusting better… Audio

On this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about who's responsible for Facebook comments, and how the media should cover peddlers of misinformation. Audio

Greens leader James Shaw has been under the cosh for his Green School decision, but what's going on behind the scenes and will it cost votes? Social media rears it's sulky head, vaccination lies and… Audio

On this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a couple of slip-ups at the Herald, a run-in between Magic Talk and the WHO and another 1pm press conference question that… Audio

As Auckland struggles through a "tricky" extended lockdown, who are the political winners & losers? We debate covid fatigue, who's won from the wage subsidies (hint: not women) and two up-for-grabs… Audio