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The news, explained. Join Sharon Brettkelly & Emile Donovan every weekday as they make sense of the big stories with the country’s best journalists and experts. Made possible by RNZ & NZ On Air. Produced by Newsroom. Listen on RNZ National at 6.30pm Monday-Thursday.
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The insta business scheme raising red flags
An international multi-level marketing scheme operating in New Zealand uses social media influencers to entice people to enter a complex financial world they know nothing about. Read more Audio
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Is Chris Luxon the fresh start National craves?
1 Dec 2021There's a new face at the head of the National Party - but he's the fifth new face since John Key resigned five years ago. Is his the one that will stick? Read more Audio
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The strange disappearance and reappearance of Peng Shuai
30 Nov 2021Is the mysterious disappearance of Peng Shuai – and her unconvincing 'reappearance' - a watershed moment in the Chinese chapter of the MeToo movement? Read more Audio
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The worrying aspects of the bipartisan housing plan
29 Nov 2021The new bipartisan bill on housing intensification was welcomed by all - until the detail was revealed. Read more Audio
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Retirement's shifting sands
26 Nov 2021Do we really need to be saving $809,000 per couple to retire comfortably? Read more Audio
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When sharks and people play in the same waters
25 Nov 2021After a long lockdown winter, swimming, sunshine and surf are here - but in some places, Great White sharks are also coming to a beach near you. Read more Audio
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Unmasking, re-mixing - but it's not quite the same
24 Nov 2021Outside the "hermit kingdom" of Aotearoa people are embracing a Covid rules-free world - but are things as back to normal as they seem? Read more Audio
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Netflix's Cowboy Bebop shot in a gritty and grimy Auckland
Filmed under the twin shadows of both the pandemic and the Lord of the Rings, Cowboy Bebop is an Auckland film success story. Read more Audio
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The gruesome picture of a chicken meat farm
Breeding fast-growing chickens for meat means top-heavy birds stumbling around in giant sheds. But New Zealand doesn't have an option to grow them slowly. Read more Audio
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What life is like for an RSE worker
19 Nov 2021Covid has meant huge disruption for seasonal workers, but they're back now - if they ever left. What is it like for RSE workers who leave their families so they can feed them? Read more Audio
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Overloaded and burnt out - why legal aid lawyers are leaving
Our legal aid system - the one that is on a promise to fund justice for all, no matter their means - is in crisis. Read more Audio
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The Tigray conflict explained
17 Nov 2021While we've been wrapped up in our Covid worries and woes, across the world in Africa a catastrophe of immense proportions is unfolding - putting our problems into stark perspective. Read more Audio
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The Black Caps are winning cricketers in spite of T20 result
16 Nov 2021So they didn't win the T20 final yesterday - but that's the third world cup final featuring the Black Caps in three years. They're our best side ever and there's not even a debate about it. Read more Audio
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The debate over Covid-19 vaccinations for children
Pfizer has developed a Covid-19 vaccine for 5-11 year-olds. Should New Zealand race in, or hold back on getting our children immunised? Read more Audio
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The bump on the head that will kill your sporting career
Head injuries in sport are being taken more seriously, especially as more women become professional. Read more Audio
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The life-shortening rugby legacy being dealt to the tough
11 Nov 2021No player signs up to play the game they love knowing that brain damage could be the long term result. Read more Audio
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Quality sleep vital for fighting covid lockdown disruption
Covid lockdown disruption is being blamed for crazy sleep patterns, weird dreams and insomnia .... but sleep is vital to build up our immune systems and fight off the virus. Read more Audio
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How philanthropy is changing
9 Nov 2021The shape of philanthropy is changing away from traditional giving, to a more strategic way of closing the massive gap between rich and poor. Read more Audio
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The metaverse is coming. But not yet.
8 Nov 2021It's being seen as a distraction from controversy, but the metaverse is definitely on its way. Read more Audio
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Why inflation is back in the economic headlines
5 Nov 2021An economic indicator that hasn't made a splash in the headlines for quite some time is back - inflation. Read more Audio
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Long-awaited ministry for the disabled has a massive task
4 Nov 2021The invisible section of New Zealand society - disabled people - are finally getting their own ministry. It will have a massive task ahead of it. Read more Audio
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Winners and losers in the free trade deal with the UK
A billion dollars in benefits for New Zealand - and a chance for the UK to show the world it still has friends. But our fresh free trade agreement has some hitches. Read more Audio
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Why NZ is spending $60 million getting to the Dubai Expo
New Zealand has been at international trade fairs - now Expos - since they began in 1851. But are the multi-millions spent on getting there worth the benefits? Read more Audio
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Why the hesitancy? Māori and vaccination
1 Nov 2021Here's a tale of two communities when it comes to getting Māori vaccination rollouts right. Read more Audio
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Chomping through bureaucratese - the plain language bill
Nelson MP Rachel Boyack's plain language bill is a major continuation of the on-going fight against bureaucratese. Read more Audio
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Ethical fashion and what that name-and-shame survey doesn't tell you
28 Oct 2021Tearfund's annual name-and-shame of unethical fashion chains leaves out some important factors - such as clothing manufactured in New Zealand. Read more Audio
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Protecting our politicians from very real death threats
A lot of people think being an MP is a cushy job with a great salary. But along with debate comes an increasing number of death threats, some of them very real. Read more Audio
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New Zealand's fledgling oat milk industry
26 Oct 2021Dairy farmers under pressure to reduce their herd sizes could look at planting oats - diversifying and helping out a new industry at the same time. Read more Audio
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Shortages of construction materials are starting to bite
22 Oct 2021Builders and other tradespeople have been struggling with empty shop shelves; weeks, sometimes month-long delays in delivery of essential materials and soaring costs. The issues are far from over. Read more Audio
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Flight in the age of Covid-19
We are likely to see a total reassessment of international travel, and probably not just in the short term. Think vaccine passports and higher air fares just for starters. Read more Audio
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