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Long Read: Is film criticism a blessing or a curse?
5:00 AM.By Tony Stamp: The art of criticism is being threatened by a new wave of social media-savvy disruptors. Read more Audio
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The election workers counting for democracy
5:00 AM.From preparations that begin two years out, to a double vote count after the polls close, our elections are a massive logistical exercise. Read more Audio
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Impasse over oceanfront walkway
5:00 AM.It's one of the most unique and beautiful short walkways in the country, but time has expired on the gentlemen's agreement that let the public through. Read more Audio
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From the sea to the sky
5:00 AM.Sir Russell Coutts has leased his SailGP manufacturing factory to Rocket Lab – and his specialist carbon composite workers are part of the deal. Read more Audio
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'Dismantle it and start again': New Zealand's immigration muddle
5:00 AM.Self-serving, messy, and directionless. With record numbers pouring into the country, our immigration policies are under the microscope – and they don't stand up to scrutiny. Read more Audio
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The invisible killer
5:00 AM.Air pollution is the invisible killer behind one in every 10 deaths in New Zealand. There's no safe level of it, but it's an easy issue to ignore. Read more Audio
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Long Read: Tairāwhiti's Trauma
5:00 AM.By Aaron Smale: On the slow destruction and devastating impact of the pine industry on Tairāwhiti. Read more Audio
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A garden for soul food
5:00 AM.When living space is tight, a community garden gives residents a place to breathe. Read more Audio
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Hope and false hope for Alzheimer's sufferers
5:00 AM.Scientists have worked out how brain cells die in Alzheimer's disease, but there's caution over starting the celebrations just yet. Read more Audio
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What's at stake for disabled people in Election 2023
5:00 AM.Few parties have policies on disability issues this election. How can disabled people ensure their voices are heard? Read more Audio
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The tiny proposal causing Australia so much angst
5:00 AM.It's just a "moderate, tiny proposal" over indigenous representation, but Australia's The Voice referendum has caused huge uproar. Read more Audio
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A sometimes summer of sun
5:00 AM.A change in our three-year La Niña weather pattern will turn the tables on our summer – but don't think El Niño isn't also without its issues. Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: Tiny homes, mental health awareness, and Afghan refugees
6:00 AM.The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Read more Audio
Coming up
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Long Read: The food lobby in Aotearoa
5:00 AM.By Guyon Espiner: How the food industry throws its weight – and its money – around in sport, politics, nutrition, and education. Read more Audio
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Torn apart by war, kept apart by bureaucrats
5:00 AM.The only chance 18-year-old Afghan refugee Arezo Nazari has of bringing her parents to New Zealand is through the government – and so far, three ministers have turned her down. Read more Audio
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We've got mental health awareness. What now?
5:00 AM.A multi-billion dollar industry has sprung up around mental health and wellness. Have the efforts to raise awareness been too successful? Read more Audio
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There's something in the water, but there shouldn't be
5:00 AM.The cryptosporidium outbreak in Queenstown highlights the challenges of providing a clean water supply. Why is it so difficult to make our drinking water safe? Read more Audio
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Recycling the wrong ideas about climate change
5:00 AM.Recycling is not the beginning nor end when it comes to climate change. In fact, it comes way down the list of things you can personally do to help save the planet. Read more Audio
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Trying to live small when the problems are big
5:00 AM.There are a lot of good reasons to downsize to a tiny home. But there are just as many problems in getting started. Read more Audio
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Long Read: Make voting sexy again
5:00 AM.By Nadine Anne Hura: If those with the least wealth and privilege understood how much power they held, their votes could really could make a difference. Read more Audio
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Turning down the lights to reach for the skies
5:00 AM.The entire community of Naseby has decided to turn down the lights – and reach for the stars. Read more Audio
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When a 'wasted vote' isn't wasted
5:00 AM.If you're disinterested, despondent or deflated by the election campaign and its daily parade of pointless behaviour, here's why you shouldn't miss your opportunity to exercise a little strategy in… Read more Audio
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Tarras locals gear up for a fight over airport
5:00 AM.Christchurch Airport says it's premature to try and stop a new airport that's only just having the groundwork laid; but Tarras locals know what they don't want. Read more Audio
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Spinning the numbers while ignoring the threats
5:00 AM.Politicians are spending the election campaign weaving all sorts of financial figures into a cloth that suits their narrative – but there's another issue on the horizon that would overshadow… Read more Audio
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Wasting our rubbish when it could be energy
5:00 AM.Mass incineration could be a great solution to New Zealand's increasingly scarce landfill space – or it could be a step backwards environmentally. Read more Audio