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Tourism and travel are in free fall. Our biggest export earner is dead. Will the industry ever fully recover?  Audio

Ships banned, quarantined, and shunned by the bug-phobic - is the coronavirus the iceberg that will sink the cruise industry?  Audio

The country's first case of smuggled bear bile has gone through the courts - but it's far from the only example of trading in endangered wildlife New Zealand authorities are dealing with.  Audio

The concept of the circular economy has been around for many years, but this sustainable way of doing business is getting a boost from a new breed of environmentally aware consumers.  Audio

Loot Boxes are the video version of bubble gum cards - you buy them while gaming, without knowing what prize you're going to get. But critics say they're opening a door for children to gamble.  Audio

Europe is seeing a rapid rise of extremist parties in government - in countries with similar political systems as ours. Why isn't that happening here? Or is it? Audio

New Zealand produces some 80,000 tonnes of electronic waste every year - but we recycle less than two percent of it. Audio

When should we start getting worried when our volcanic fields start heating up - and which parts of Aotearoa are most vulnerable when it comes to an eruption? Audio

New Zealand's seen an explosion of imported online shopping events - but are we pushing this retail trend too far?  Audio

The leaky buildings crisis was big in the 90s. We barely hear about it anymore, but the problem is actually growing - and leaky homes are still being constructed.  Audio

Nearly two weeks after fireworks is over we're still hearing them go off in the early hours of the morning. This year fireworks fires caused huge damage including on two Auckland maunga. Is it time to… Audio

It's getting harder to keep secrets in our society - especially when a bit of saliva in a tube can reveal through DNA that your world is not what you thought it was.  Audio

Is the much-maligned Provincial Growth Fund making a difference in the regions?  Audio

How real is the threat to close the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, with the loss of 1000 jobs?  Audio

Is it time for New Zealand to enact laws covering modern day slavery?  Audio

The Power of Inclusion conference in Auckland was supposed to be an affirming event for a new generation - instead, young artists told organisers why they felt left out.  Audio

Australian beekeepers are staking their claim over products branded as mānuka honey. Audio

Our $1.83 billion wine industry is being caught up in global trade wars that insiders describe as 'fundamentally concerning'.  Audio

New Zealand's demand for meth is rampant - and organised crime gangs are stepping up their efforts to get it into the country. Audio

An Auckland scientist is planning a world-first study into the effects of micro-dosing a drug that entered notoriety in the 1970s - LSD. Audio

Are our genetic engineering rules keeping New Zealand safe - or holding us back?  Audio

How on earth is New Zealand going to get a billion trees planted by 2028? And why are some farmers campaigning against the scheme?  Audio

There have been 130 complaints of businesses breaking the law, and supermarket customers now pay for their bin liners - how is the country coping with the plastic bag ban three weeks in?  Audio

MLMs - multi-level marketing schemes - are not illegal, but they often target vulnerable women and very few people make money out of them. Audio

It's a good time to be in the tick certification business in New Zealand - and now there's a new one: the Gender Tick.  Audio

Is the government swapping one bad habit for another by encouraging smokers to move to vaping, as a way of curing their addiction?  Audio

A $7.5 million injection into a University of Canterbury game lab is an indication of the staggering numbers the industry returns to the economy.  Audio

Chinese tech giant Huawei is at the centre of a technology cold war, and now consumers have been dragged into it. Audio

What New Zealand is aiming for with its Zero Carbon Bill, and why our country is unique when it comes to dealing with methane-producing cows.  Audio

African Swine Fever has slid under the radar in the west, but it's about to have a huge impact on pork prices around the world.  Audio