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The 12yos who meet a mountain in Rachel House's first feature
There are four shining stars on screen in the new joyous and heartfelt Aotearoa New Zealand film The Mountain. Audio
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Police confiscation net widens to include businesses
5:21 am todayThe Detail - A workplace death and health and safety rule violations sees a business facing the same confiscation laws as gangs.
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Nellie's Baby: 'My daughter, Sarah'
5:36 am todayIt was too late to meet her birth mum, but there is joy when Sarah finally comes face to face with her birth dad.
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Research shows science is behind Pacific Islanders' nature-based wisdom
18 Mar 2024Scientists reviewed evidence on traditional knowledge in the Pacific for coping with climate change, and found much of it was scientifically plausible.
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Has the quest for school rowing supremacy got out of hand?
18 Mar 2024"Ethically dubious" tactics and outright cheating in the annual high school rowing event spark widespread concern the competition has got out of hand.
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Court finds Cook Islands law giving NZers preferential treatment 'invalid'
18 Mar 2024New Zealand passport holders only need to wait five years to apply for permanent residency in the Cook Islands under the current rules.
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Nellie's Baby podcast: I found him!
18 Mar 2024A woman adopted at birth from a psychiatric hospital is on a journey discovering family she never knew.
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David Seymour's attack on red tape
The Detail - The early childhood education sector is the first target of David Seymour's red tape attack with day care centre owners swamped by rules welcoming the change.
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World leaders must build AI 'off switch' to save humanity, researcher warns
17 Mar 2024Artificial intelligence that is smarter than humans is inevitable, an expert says. Once that happens, "you are not in control, you are dead". Audio
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'It was sink or swim' - James Taylor on addiction and recovery ahead of NZ shows
17 Mar 2024Recruited by the Beatles, on the cover of TIME Magazine before was 25, James Taylor overcame addiction and depression to become one of the most beloved singers of all time. He talks to Jim Mora. Audio
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Mediawatch: AI is already creeping its way into NZ journalism
17 Mar 2024Last week Stuff - which has warned AI could wreck the business of journalism - used ChatGPT to write a stories about readers' opinions. Is this the future? Audio
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Parliament’s future out the back
17 Mar 2024Parliament is about to expand - and it is not just the number of MPs potentially rising. Audio
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TV news meltdown: what will government do?
17 Mar 2024The government says it is preparing policy to modernise the media, but they don't want to talk about what that might be - or when it might happen.
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Widespread flooding in Fiji, heavy rain warning issued
Fiji's Meteorological Service issued another heavy rain warning for the whole Fiji group on Sunday morning.
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Marley controversy takes centre stage at WOMAD day 2
17 Mar 2024Review - Ziggy Marley's performance had an increased police presence and silent protesters in the crowds.
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30 years of New Urban Polynesian: 'I'm really proud of what our family achieved'
16 Mar 2024Before there was OMC and 'How Bizarre', the Fuemana siblings laid down a record that would be dubbed a classic. Audio
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Is there a good way to tell someone they're losing their job?
16 Mar 2024With proposed job cuts at TV3's Newshub and TVNZ's Midday and Late News, and the loss of Sunday and Fair Go, is it possible for employers to 'do' redundancy well? Audio
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Long Covid no worse or more likely than other post-viral syndromes - study
The term "long Covid" should be scrapped, according to Queensland's chief health officer, because it creates unnecessary fear - and is "probably harmful".
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Review: WOMAD artist line-up on day one shine through rain and politics
16 Mar 2024Review - The first stages of WOMAD 2024 managed to pull through the downpours and pleased crowds with some legendary jams.
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Freebirth: Why women are choosing to birth alone
There is a global rise in women choosing to have freebirths - without medical assistance. Why is it happening? Audio
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Preston storms within sight of Snell with 800m national title
16 Mar 2024James Preston unleashed a brilliant display and climbed to number two on the all-time New Zealand rankings.
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Tiny home compliance nightmare comes to an end
16 Mar 2024A Bay of Plenty woman spent 16 months to try and get a tiny home built on her daughter's property.
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Watch: Nicola Willis's media briefing heckler
15 Mar 2024A member of the public at her media conference asked about school lunches and tax cuts, and "will the landlords get enough to eat?"
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What the Green Party knew, and what next for MP Darleen Tana
15 Mar 2024Analysis - The party finds itself embroiled in yet another political crisis. So who knew what and when, and what does it mean for the Green MP's future?
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Chiefs continue to shut down questions on haka aftermath
15 Mar 2024The Chiefs have continued to fend off questions surrounding political messages performed by their women's team, Chiefs Manawa, despite those messages still being unclear.
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AI to outsmart humans, take 'charge of everything' - godfather of AI says
The man widely regarded as the architect of AI as we know it is worried the technology is becoming too powerful.
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An adoption, an asylum and a search for the truth
15 Mar 2024Sarah was taken by the state at birth and adopted to a new family in secret. By the time she went looking for her birth mother, it was too late.
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Tuvalu's new leader Feleti Teo opens up about issues his nation faces
The existential threat posed by climate change remains the biggest concern for the new Tuvalu administration.
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