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Don McLean: 50 years of shake ups, songs and change
Don MacLean's most famous song, American Pie turns 50 this year and the award-winning singer and songwriter brings his American Pie 50th Anniversary Tour to New Zealand. He joins us to talk about his… Audio
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Israel's president calls to scrap judicial overhaul as protests mount
Israel's president urged the government to abandon attempts to push through bitterly contested plans to overhaul the judiciary and seek a model with broad support as tens of thousands of protesters…
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Labour rises in new Curia poll, Greens dangerously close to threshold
Labour has overtaken National in the latest Taxpayers Union-Curia poll but would be unable to form a government on the numbers.
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Lagos in focus as Nigerians elect new state governors
Nigerians will return to the polls on Saturday to elect state governors across the country, two weeks after a disputed presidential election.
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Five women sue Texas over abortion access
Despite being told the loss of her foetus was 'inevitable', one of the plaintiffs was forced to wait until her body entered sepsis before doctors were allowed to perform an abortion, according to the…
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US correspondent Ximena Bustillo: the politics of disaster
US correspondent Ximena Bustillo speaks to Kathryn about the train derailment in East Palestine, and the latest NPR poll which shows American voters lean in favour of raising the debt ceiling, but are… Audio
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Dilbert comics dropped from many US papers
Dilbert comics were about as beige as a jam sandwich, but this week the strip has been dropped from many US newspapers after its creator, Scott Adams, went on a bizarre, racist rant on YouTube.
Adams… Audio
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'New chapter': UK PM Sunak strikes Northern Ireland deal with EU
The two sides agreed to ease trade rules for Northern Ireland and give its MPs lawmakers more control over the laws they have to follow.
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'Dilbert' cartoon dropped after racist rant by creator Scott Adams
The cartoon Dilbert has been dropped from numerous US newspapers in response to a racist rant by its creator on YouTube.
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Nigeria election 2023: Votes are counted but final results may take days
Vote counting is under way in Nigeria's tightest presidential election since military rule ended in 1999.
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Minor parties: Will they have a major impact?
Newsroom's political editor Jo Moir and RNZ's deputy political editor Craig McCulloch join The Detail to size up the minor parties as election year gets underway. Audio
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Minor parties: Will they have a major impact?
Newsroom's political editor Jo Moir and RNZ's deputy political editor Craig McCulloch join The Detail to size up the minor parties as election year gets underway.
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Labour closes gap with National in new poll
National and Labour are neck-and-neck in the latest poll from The Taxpayers Union/Curia, but National and ACT would still be able to form a government on its numbers.
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Retailers claim minimum wage increases make it harder to maintain relativities for staff
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced minimum wage will go up by $1.50 an hour from 1 April and Retail NZ chief executive Greg Harford said retailers were disappointed.
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Co-governance debate heats up at Rātana, Waitangi
Audio 10 Feb 2023In this week's Focus on Politics, RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson parses the co-governance rhetoric of the past few weeks. Audio
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Co-governance debate heats up at Rātana, Waitangi
In this week's Focus on Politics, RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson parses the co-governance rhetoric of the past few weeks.
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What can be salvaged from the wreckage of the failed TVNZ-RNZ merger?
Opinion - A public service publisher model which provided contestable funding might be one way to salvage something from the failed TVNZ-RNZ merger, Peter Thompson writes.
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Survivors complain about lack of aid as Türkiye-Syria quake toll rises to 8700
Overwhelmed rescuers are warning the number will grow significantly with families still trapped under the rubble.
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Public media policy put out of its misery
The PM has confirmed what pundits have predicted for weeks: the plan for a public media entity has been scrapped – before they even settled on a name for it. It’s the second time in five years… Audio
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Public media policy put out of its misery
The PM has confirmed what pundits have predicted for weeks: the plan for a public media entity has been scrapped – before they even settled on a name for it. It’s the second time in five years…
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Breakers guard wins at NBL Awards
Breakers import guard Barry Brown Jr picks up Australian NBL award.
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Political commentators Hughes & Morten
Audio 7 Feb 2023Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Brigitte Morten join Kathryn to talk about Auckland's flood recovery and Wayne Brown's independent inquiry into the Auckland flood response - which he… Audio
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PNG govt announces inquiry into 2022 election
The Papua New Guinea government has announced an in-house inquiry into the conduct of last year's election.
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Australia's PM pushes for bipartisan support on Indigenous referendum
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will push his plan in parliament, when it meets today for the first time this year.
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Chris Hipkins' first question time as PM: Will he 'win the House'?
Analysis - Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has had a dream start with polls showing Labour ahead of National, but now he has to prove himself in Parliament and quickly deliver on his promises.
