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A working paper on mis-and disinformation says Covid-19 is being used as a Trojan Horse to normalise far right ideologies in Aotearoa.

Another academic says some people who have suffered during covid… Audio

In Ōtautahi, Christchurch, Cup Day is going ahead today without a crowd.

As well as a bit of horse racing the event is usually a spectacle of flash frocks, fascinators, and suave suits.

RNZ reporter… Audio

Riders are giddying up and strapping themselves to see who will have the winning horse for Cup Day at the Addington Raceway.

There's one noticeable omission this year - there won't be any public… Audio

Verry Elleegant winning the Melbourne Cup - the first New Zealand horse to win the Cup since Prince of Penzance in 2015.

She's NZ-born and trained - and was even riden by a Sydney-based New… Audio

NZ-bred horse Verry Elleegant has won the Melbourne Cup - and one of her owners is just seventeen.

Connor Harrison first met Verry Elleegant when he was helping out at racing stables near him home.

… Audio

Flemington Racecourse has welcomed back 10,000 punters for this year's running of the Melbourne Cup.

The famous race was won by Kiwi bred horse Verry Elleegant ridden by a New Zealand jockey.

And… Video, Audio

The Melbourne Cup, Australia's most famous annual Thoroughbred horse race, is going ahead on Tuesday with 10,000 people allowed into Flemington.

Last year, no crowds were allowed at the event due to… Audio

Horse training legend Bill Pomare will today fulfill a lifelong dream of having a runner in the Melbourne Cup, six-year-old gelding Ocean Billy.

Australia's most famous annual Thoroughbred horse race… Audio

Australia's most famous annual Thoroughbred horse race is going ahead with 10,000 fans allowed into Flemington - after no crowds were allowed at the event last year due to the pandemic.

Here the… Audio

The New Zealand International Film Festival debuts in Christchurch this Friday, before opening it's doors to 11 other cities and towns around the country. English film, documentary and music video… Video, Audio

They used to call it the race that stopped two nations - but crowd attendance has been in decline to Flemington for the Melbourne Cup in recent years as Australians wake up to the cruelty of the… Audio

British actress, activist and dedicated royalist Joanna Lumley is busier than she's ever been with multiple projects on the go, but somehow she's managed to find time to curate and edit a book… Video, Audio

Travel writer Colin Thubron travels down the Amur River, which separates China and Russia, and finds growing distrust despite official messages of friendship.