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East New Britain takes stock of large quake, still affected by rains
24 May 2019Around 300 people on Papua New Guinea's Duke of York group are without homes after their houses were destroyed in last week's major earthquake.
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Marshall Islands boots out companies implicated in Russian scandal
23 May 2019Two Marshall Islands-registered corporations associated with what has been reported as possibly the "biggest money-laundering scheme in history" had their corporate registrations revoked by the Trust Company of the Marshall Islands this week.
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Eels tagged to reveal mystery Pacific spawning site
23 May 2019New Zealand scientists are hoping tags on 10 longfin eels will help them pinpoint where in the Pacific Ocean they go to spawn.
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Pacific Mamas drape Auckland Town hall with gift of love
24 May 2019The next time you're walking along Queen Street in downtown Auckland, cast your eyes to the town hall.
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'People's Climate Case' involving Fijian family dismissed
A Fijian family involved in an international climate case has been told they have no right to go to court to challenge the EU's climate target.
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Costly police hunt for PNG criminal
23 May 2019Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner says the hunt for notorious criminal gang leader Tommy Baker has been scaled down.
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Pharmac: The secret list
24 May 2019Desperate patients are being left in the dark as to when Pharmac will fund medicines. Guyon Espiner asks why the drug-buying agency operates with such secrecy.
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Māui: dance theatre piece adds hip-hop flavour to Māori legend
23 May 2019After a sold-out Auckland Fringe Festival run, dance crew Fresh Movement will again perform Māui at next month's Pacific Dance Festival. Video, Audio
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At the Movies: Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
22 May 2019Merata is a tribute to the fiercely committed Māori film-maker Merata Mita by her son Hepi – and it makes very few attempts to sugar-coat Mita's life or her message. Video, Audio
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Lizzie Marvelly: 'The Spice Girls gave me the language of girl power'
26 May 2019Five extraordinary Kiwi women discuss how far New Zealand has come towards gender equality, at WORD Christchurch 2018. Audio
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Music Alive: Soul of the Cello
23 May 2019German cellist Julian Steckel guests with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, playing Dvořák's powerful concerto.
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New Horizons: Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders
23 May 2019Two generations of blues, country, and Kiwi individuality come together in Delaney Davidson and Barry Saunders' new album Word Gets Around. And so it should! says William Dart. Video, Audio
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Tantrums, meltdowns and hissy fits
23 May 2019Children's rage is hard to handle. Katy Gosset looks at why tantrums happen and how we can teach kids to manage their emotions. Audio
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Tips for getting the best deals at the petrol pump
23 May 2019Take full advantage of loyalty discounts from big fuel brands and supermarket chains and be sure to check out the cheapest price in your area on the free app Gaspy, says the AA's Mark Stockdale. Audio
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When is a tuba not a tuba?
23 May 2019Upbeat checks out an unusual instrument that makes a not-too-common appearance on the concert platform this weekend. Audio
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Pharmac: The NZ Buyer’s Club
23 May 2019Guyon Espiner reveals how lung cancer patients are buying cut-price drugs from India, as other New Zealanders fundraise, petition and apply for clinical trials to access medications Pharmac won't fund.
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Jesse Mulligan's Christmas Song competition
18 May 2019Does the music played in shops and on the radio in the lead-up to Christmas make you think 'I could do better than that!" Well, here's your chance. Audio
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Forum puts spotlight on housing for Pacific people
23 May 2019The impacts on Pasifika from strains in the housing industry came under the spotlight at last week's Pacific Housing Forum in Auckland.
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Fiji-born weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana breaks records in Australia
Fiji-born weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana has made a record-breaking start to her new life in Australia.
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Movie review: All Is True
23 May 2019Kenneth Branagh’s portrayal of William Shakespeare's autumn years certainly feels true, says Dan Slevin.
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Just what does Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern do all day?
23 May 2019When you’re running the country, what do you do all day? Tim Watkin and Kate Newton delve into the prime ministerial diary.
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Grieving family's battle against the Japanese mental health system
Two years after 27-year-old New Zealander Kelly Savage died in a Japanese psychiatric institution, his family still has no answers and no resolution. Audio
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Songs of the Auvergne
6 Jun 2013In the 1920's Joseph Canteloube arranged five sets of folk songs from the Auvergne region in France. Matthew Crawford looks into their story. Audio
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Aldous Harding announces NZ shows
23 May 2019Following the release of her new album Designer, Aldous Harding has announced she’s touring NZ in August.