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The disability ministry funding debacle
2 Apr 2024Service cuts from the disability ministry caused panic and stress. How did it all go wrong?
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Rubbing out the rainbow
The Detail - White paint over rainbow crossings and protests against rainbow story times have left LGBTQIA+ community and allies furious.
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Raising fowls for families hit by Cyclone Gabrielle
2 Apr 2024A chook rescued from the floodwaters of Cyclone Gabrielle is now part of a project to hatch chicks destined for cyclone-impacted families. Audio
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Where 'those sorts of people' were sent
1 Apr 2024'Lunatic asylums' were founded on ideas of paternalism, but they delivered decades of harm.
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Nui Stretch's two parallel careers in wood
1 Apr 2024Not content with simply playing the guitar, Nui Stretch spent more than a decade learning how to make them, finding out "what actually makes those things tick". Audio
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On-air Cyclone Gabrielle responses bear questioning
1 Apr 2024Mediawatch - The Cyclone Gabrielle emergency management response was not fit for purpose, a review has found - but one broadcaster who has criticised officials also downplayed the danger at the time.
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'We can do it!' - New Zealander of the Year Dr Jim Salinger on battling climate change
31 Mar 2024After nearly 50 years of climate science, Dr Jim Salinger has been recognised as New Zealander of the Year. He talks about taking achievable steps in response to global warming. Audio
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Cranky claims drown out facts in SailGP dolphin drama
31 Mar 2024There were howls of outrage when SailGP racing was cancelled by a dolphin sighting - but some critics were missing important context.
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Cream of the crop - A big scoop from Nelson farm
The search to build better milk sales than from producing whole milk powder has led a Nelson farming team to create award-winning ice cream. Audio
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'Really terrified': Author Stacy Gregg on writing the tale of her tūpuna
31 Mar 2024A no-nonsense message from her publisher spurred the author to write about her own whānau - and a cache of tapu military gold. Audio
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How to MP: Tips from a 'great parliamentarian'
31 Mar 2024A natural orator shares his advice on how to thrive in Parliament as he leaves the building after 16 years. Audio
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'I remember shaking with rage and anger' - author Viet Thanh Nguyen
31 Mar 2024Watching the film Apocalypse Now as a child, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Viet Thanh Nguyen felt split in two - was he one of the Americans doing the killing or one of the Vietnamese being killed? Audio
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$1.50 for a coffee? The viral street 'cafe' run by a homeless man
31 Mar 2024Jon Low, known better by his customers and fans as Patchy, wants to build his coffee concept into "an empire to compete with Starbucks".
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Whatever happened to the young men of Flock House?
A search is underway for descendants of hundreds of British boys sent out for farming training in New Zealand a century ago. Audio
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Tiny lifestyle changes can cut risk of dementia, expert says
30 Mar 2024Walking just 800 steps a day can decrease your chance of developing dementia, according to a neuroscientist. Audio
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The Mixtape: What's Jim Mora listening to?
30 Mar 2024RNZ's Sunday Morning host Jim Mora tells Trevor Reekie about his passion for music and some of his all-time favourite songs, from Emma Paki and Shona Laing to Maria Callas's aria in 'La Wally'. Audio
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Baron Hasselhoff's: The art and craft of great chocolate
30 Mar 2024For many, Easter means chocolate. And for chocolate makers, Easter is one of the busiest times of year. Saturday Morning pops into Baron Hasselhoff's to take a look at what is on offer. Audio
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Nellie's Baby: In search of a missing sister
30 Mar 2024When an adopted child goes looking for her supposed sister, it is a tortuous search. Did she ever exist at all? And why was it so hard to try to find her?
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Getting specific or aiming wide: The tactics of Question Time
30 Mar 2024Question Time is traditionally one of the more explosive times in Parliament. The House takes a look at what the rules are and why how you ask questions can change everything. Audio
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Raising fowls for families impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle
30 Mar 2024A chook rescued from the floodwaters of Cyclone Gabrielle is now part of a project to hatch chicks destined for cyclone-impacted families. Audio
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I Was There When: The Wellington Trades Hall bombing
29 Mar 2024"Everyone on the scene was in a deep sense of shock": Reporter Tim Donoghue recounts being at the Wellington Trades Hall after the deadly bombing 40 years ago this week. Audio
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Four fab board games to liven up your Easter weekend
29 Mar 2024No exciting Easter plans? We've scoped out four new board games to keep your whānau entertained over the long weekend.
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Gen Z say yes to snacks instead of three square meals
29 Mar 2024Kiwis aged 26 and under are ditching breakfast, lunch and dinner in favour of snacking throughout the day, a new study says.
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'A horse in a small package': Tiny equines ready to take on big race
Four-legged athletes will thunder down Ninety Mile Beach in what is being called "the biggest miniature horse race in the world".
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