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AI is coming for your playlist
It's been called a revolution as big as electricity or the motorcar - artificial intelligence is changing the creation of music.
AudioThe horrific reality of New Zealand state and faith-based care
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has finally been released. What will its real impact be?
AudioSamoa's first monolingual dictionary
A Samoan-only dictionary has been years in the making. Now, it's here.
The rollercoaster rides of Wayne and Tory
Two years into their mayoral terms, the civic leaders of Wellington and Auckland have pushed through controversy, opposition and calls for their resignation
AudioA tumultuous year for the Greens
Questionable conduct, personal tragedy, and a changing of the guard: the internal of the Green Party.
AudioSmart tech to break a habit
As gambling gets more sophisticated, researchers are planning a counter-attack using smart technology.
AudioDragging Tauranga back to democracy
After four years of commissioners, Tauranga is set to elect a mayor and councillors. Can they avoid a repeat of the previous mess?
AudioThe Christian music underground
Christian - or worship - music is probably bigger than you think, and its appeal to the young and isolated is undeniable
AudioThe high cost of not maintaining critical infrastructure
What happens when upgrades to key pieces of infrastructure are put on the back burner
AudioGovernment cash for New Zealand's struggling gaming sector
Why the most profitable sector of the entertainment industry will get handouts from the government.
AudioHalf-baked funding puts rail plans on hold
The drive through one section of Northland is notable for the kilometres of concrete sleepers stacked up by the rail lines, but no work is going on and there are no trains
AudioFuelling the oil and gas sector
Will the oil and gas ban reversal bring much-needed international investment , or just stymy efforts to combat climate change?
AudioThe call for Māori representation
A separate parliament could boost Māori representation. What exactly would that look like?
AudioThe Kiwi round-ball stars
Alex Paulsen's move to the Premier league headlines a terrific purple patch for the sport
AudioReality and perception over safe cities
Is Auckland city a crime-ridden nightmare, or is it a perception caused by more apartment-dwellers congregating on the streets?
AudioThe languishing honey industry
Dramatic pictures of diseased beehives going up in flames have spotlit issues with the apiculture industry
AudioThe public housing problem
Is Kāinga Ora, the government's social housing arm, a total mess or a 'stonking financial success'?
AudioLifting the game against gangs
The new specialised National Gang Unit is being described as the same policing with a different name.
AudioThe real change in education
Out with Reading Recovery; in with structured literacy. There's a big change coming for New Zealand's young readers
AudioThe Reserve Bank's double-pronged cash plan
We're never going to let go of our notes and coins - so the Reserve Bank is not only looking at digital currency for the future, it's also trialling cash services for small towns
AudioThe haves and have-nots of aged care
New Zealand's aged care sector faces huge inequities - while the flashiest ever has just opened in Auckland, many in smaller towns are closing
AudioDriver licencing is fraught from start to finish
There are traffic jams at the young end of driver licencing and fear and trepidation at the other end.
AudioAuckland's decades-old stadium shuffle
Are stadiums a joyful symbol of a thriving city - or a wasteful excess draining ratepayer finances?
AudioEmergency management missing in action
A new review of New Zealand's response to crisis is blunt about the inaction of the past, and sceptical that much will change in the future
AudioGreen hydrogen developments promise a lower carbon future
It's hoped a new GNS Science lab can crack open the door to cheaper green hydrogen production
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