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Flying the flag for cannabis law reform
With a referendum on legalising cannabis in the offing, a new group is trying to give the 'yes' campaign a respectable face. Can they push through change? Russell Brown reports.
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More NCEA exams to be available online next year
More students will be sitting online exams for NCEA next year, as 14 more subjects go digital.
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Santa in korowai divides Nelson locals
Not seeing Mr Claus in the Santa Parade has left a town divided after spotting a Māori man wearing a korowai in the sleigh. Audio
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China's disappearing Uyghurs
In this episode of Voices; we chat to some Uyghurs who claim persecution and human rights violations by China is rife and there are warnings for New Zealand to be careful. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu.
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China's disappearing Uyghurs
In this episode of Voices; we chat to some Uyghurs who claim persecution and human rights violations by China is rife and there are warnings for New Zealand to be careful. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu.
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Climate change: Australian students skip school for mass protest
Thousands of Australian school students have urged greater action on climate change in protests across the country.
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Best features of 2018: education
Audio 30 Nov 2018There's always more to learn - and new ways to teach. Here's some of RNZ's top education-related feature articles from this year.
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The commentaries on the Mission: Impossible - Fallout Blu-ray make it worth it
The director commentaries on Mission: Impossible – Fallout makes the Blu-ray worth watching, says Dan Slevin.
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PM's Xmas gift - an immigration portfolio to someone else
Opinion - The investigation into the handling of the Sroubek immigration case was meant to provide clarity on what led the minister to making the decision to grant him residency - instead, we're more…
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Player's club faked death to avoid match
A Spanish soccer player whose former club in Ireland faked his death in an apparent bid to avoid a match has said he learned of his demise from work colleagues.
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Catherine Tate: 'I'm only asking people to laugh'
Catherine Tate doesn't care whether you like her, she doesn't care whether you like her characters - she just wants to make you laugh. Audio
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Virtual reality unlocking educational doors for inmates
Virtual reality is being used in Otago prison to help inmates learn to read while they fix cars. Video
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Global investigation finds patients given unsafe medical implants
Medical devices that are unsafe and have not been adequately tested are ending up inside patients' bodies, an international investigation has revealed.
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Fiji deals with fake news over election time
Last week's election in Fiji was not immune to the increasingly world-wide phenomenon of so-called fake news. Audio
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Curbing the vicious cycle: Taming bike lane critics
Bike Auckland has been making a concerted effort to make cycling activism more relatable and accessible under level-headed communications manager Jolisa Gracewood. Audio
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The lifelong health hangover of teen drinking
Teen binge drinking is often brushed off as an experimental phase, but research shows it's setting up young people for serious problems later in life.
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Christian missionary killed after going to remote tribe to proselytise
An American self-styled adventurer and Christian missionary has been killed by a tribe on a remote island where he had gone to proselytise, local law enforcement officials say.
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How to discuss gender with kids
Audio 22 Nov 2018Why do girls' t-shirts say "princess" and "pretty" while boys get "wild" or "adventure"? Katy Gosset looks at gender, how it's presented to our kids and how we can encourage them to think differently.
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Mediawatch Midweek 21 November 2018
Mediawatch Midweek is our weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin chats to Karyn about why the Irish are our rugby frenemies; how Beyonce stumped a radio host, the death of Radio Live, radio for… Video, Audio
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Mediawatch Midweek 21 November 2018
Mediawatch Midweek is our weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin chats to Karyn about why the Irish are our rugby frenemies; how Beyonce stumped a radio host, the death of Radio Live, radio for…
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The 1918 influenza pandemic peaks
100 years ago this week, New Zealand was in the grip of the influenza pandemic. 9,000 New Zealanders died in the two month period between October and December 1918. Audio, Gallery
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Digging into crosswords' cryptic mind powers (and some tips!)
What is going on in the brain when we are doing crosswords? David Astle is somewhat of a dictionary expert, he is also Melbourne-based writer and a full-on word nerd - somewhat of a walking… Audio
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The Mixtape: DLT and MC B-Ware of Upper Hutt Posse
Wellington hip-hop pioneers Upper Hutt Posse have just been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Members Darryl Thomson aka, DLT and Bennett Pomana, aka MC B-Ware, joined us to reminisce and select songs… Video, Audio
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Boxing:Wilder warns Fury he'll be his 'worst nightmare'
The WBC boxing world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has warned he will be Tyson Fury's "worst nightmare" when the two square off in Los Angeles next month.
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Royal Commission will 'confront a dark chapter' of our history
Opinion - The terms of reference for the Royal Commission into historical abuse have been spread as evenly as Marmite on toast, writes David Cohen.
