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  • Week in politics: Fighting talk from Peters

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    Politics Comment & Analysis
    7 Feb 2020
    Simon Bridges and Winston Peters.

    Analysis - Winston Peters comes out swinging after Simon Bridges rules out working with NZ First post-election and National's leader ruffles feathers at Waitangi.

    Week in politics: Fighting talk from Peters
  • 'It's surreal': Couple trapped inside coronavirus-outbreak cruise ship

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    World health
    7 Feb 2020
    Queensland couple Paul and Coralie Williamson will spend the next fortnight confined to their cabin aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.

    A Queensland couple confined to their cabin aboard the Diamond Princess in Japan amid a coronavirus outbreak describe their predicament as bizarre and challenging.

    'It's surreal': Australian couple trapped inside coronavirus-outbreak cruise ship
  • Wuhan coronavirus: 30 Pacific evacuees quarantined in NZ

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    Pacific
    6 Feb 2020
    Air New Zealand's flight NZ1942 touches down on kiwi soil. It is the Air New Zealand flight chartered by the government to evacuate people from Wuhan during the coronavirus outbreak.

    Thirty Pacific islanders are being quarantined at a New Zealand military base, following their evacuation from China.

    Wuhan coronavirus: 30 Pacific evacuees quarantined in NZ
  • Infrastructure NZ says RMA needs to be replaced

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    New Zealand Local Democracy Reporting
    5 Feb 2020
    Infrastructure New Zealand leaders and sector participants about to look over the Hundertwasser Art Centre.

    Big changes are needed in the way regional development is managed according to New Zealand's $300 billion infrastructure industry.

    Infrastructure NZ says RMA needs to be replaced
  • Diary from Wuhan: Living alone in a city gone quiet

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    World Covid-19
    2 Feb 2020
    A woman wearing a mask walks along a street in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, on Jan. 26, 2020.

    Guo Jing lives in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the heart of the outbreak of a new virus which has got the world worried - she describes living in lockdown.

    Diary from Wuhan: Living alone in a city gone quiet
  • Simon Bridges rules out working with NZ First

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    New Zealand Politics
    2 Feb 2020
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    National Party leader Simon Bridges has ruled out working with New Zealand First in any potential government after this year's election.

    Simon Bridges rules out working with New Zealand First to form a government
  • European Parliament says farewell to UK

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    World
    30 Jan 2020
    Members of Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament during a ceremony at the Europa Building in Brussels, on January 29, 2020.

    MEPs have overwhelmingly backed the terms of the UK's exit after an emotional debate in Brussels.

    Brexit: European Parliament says goodbye to UK ahead of vote
  • Nicholas Parsons: 'Broadcasting legend' dies after short illness

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    World
    29 Jan 2020
    British radio and television presenter Nicholas Parsons poses with his Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) medal given to him by Queen Elizabeth II at an Investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle in 2014.

    British broadcaster Nicholas Parsons has died at the age of 96 after a short illness, his agent has confirmed.

    Nicholas Parsons: 'Broadcasting legend' dies after short illness
  • James Nokise: Kobe Bryant was flawed, but indisputably an icon

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    Comment & Analysis sport
    28 Jan 2020
    ISTANBUL, TURKEY - (ARCHIVE): A file photo dated on October 26, 2011 shows NBA legend Kobe Bryant attends an interview in Istanbul, Turkey.

    Opinion - When Bryant was drafted in 1996, I was playing high-school basketball at Tawa College, joking with my mates about the cocky "wannabe-Jordan", James Nokise writes.

    James Nokise: Kobe Bryant was flawed, but indisputably an icon
  • NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and daughter die in helicopter crash

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    World
    27 Jan 2020
    Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (24) all smiles in the second half of game one of a Western Conference Final Playoff basketball game as the Lakers beat the Suns 128-107 at the Staples Center on Monday, May 17, 2010 in Los Angeles

    The US basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash California, reports say.

    NBA superstar Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
  • Wuhan coronavirus: 'The Chinese community is very panicked'

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    New Zealand health
    24 Jan 2020
    Passengers wearing protective facemasks are checked by security personnel wearing hazardous material suits at the entrance to the underground train station in Beijing on January 24, 2020, to help stop the spread of a deadly SARS-like virus which originated in the central city of Wuhan.

    Many Chinese New Zealanders are saying clearer advice is needed from authorities as the death toll from the Wuhan coronavirus now reaches 26, with more than 800 infected in China.

    Wuhan coronavirus: 'The Chinese community is very panicked'
  • Best of First Up for Wednesday 22 January

    Audio 22 Jan 2020

    In the pod today: we catch up with HUHA volunteers in Australia helping wildlife after the bushfires; could hearing te reo Maori throughout your life help you learn the language as an adult? A team of… Audio

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  • Why are Chinese fishermen finding so many 'submarine spies'?

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    World
    16 Jan 2020
    A screengrab of a Chinese TV report on the drone findings.

    At first, it seems like a quirky headline: "China rewards fishers who netted foreign spy devices". But behind the headline there is a different - and more intriguing - story.

    Why are Chinese fishermen finding so many 'submarine spies'?
  • The impact of skim reading on our brains

    Audio 16 Jan 2020
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    As more and more time is spent reading screens instead of novels, an Australian academic warns we could lose the ability to think critically and empathise with others. Audio

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  • 'I was in disbelief' - Abuse survivor says govt agency failed to protect her

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    New Zealand Wellington Region
    16 Jan 2020
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    An abuse survivor is asking the Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate why a government agency failed to protect her when made aware of allegations she was being raped while in care.

    Abuse in care: Files show government department knew of rape allegations
  • 'Incredibly rare' photo of flying ducks wins comp

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    New Zealand
    13 Jan 2020
    Matt Winter's award winning photo in the inaugural Game Bird Habitat Trust’s photo competition.

    A Marlborough photographer's expertly timed photo of two paradise shelducks in flight has won the inaugural Game Bird Habitat Trust's photo competition.

    'Incredibly rare' snap of ducks flying in unison wins photo competition
  • Support growing for student facing expulsion, deportation

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    New Zealand health
    13 Jan 2020
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    A situation involving an international student facing expulsion and deportation because of her mental health state is exposing challenges some international students face.

    Support growing for student facing expulsion and deportation over mental health state
  • Demands for justice after plane shot down by Iran

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    World
    12 Jan 2020
    Intelligence sources said the crash was likely caused by a technical malfunction.

    Iran's admission it "unintentionally" shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet has sparked demands for justice for the 176 people on board who were killed.

    Iran plane crash: Demands for justice after admission jet was shot down
  • Tendulkar against shortening Test matches

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    Sport
    8 Jan 2020
    Sachin Tendulkar.

    Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has come out against shortening Test matches to four days, but South Africa supports the idea.

    Tendulkar against shortening Test matches
  • Australia bushfires might burn for months, Scott Morrison warns

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    World Australia fires
    7 Jan 2020
    Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison visits a wildflower farm in an area devastated by bushfires in Sarsfield, Victoria state on January 3, 2020.

    The Australian Prime Minister announces the creation of a recovery agency, amid fierce criticism of his response.

    Australia bushfires might burn for months, Scott Morrison warns
  • Celebrities donate to Australian bushfire funds

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    World
    7 Jan 2020
    Nicole Kidman,Ellen DeGeneres and P!nk are among those who have donated to the NSW Rural Fire Service.

    As bushfires rage across Australia, New Zealand choreographer Parris Goebel, Nicole Kidman and P!nk are among the celebrities who have donated to the NSW Rural Fire Service.

    Celebrities donate to Australian bushfire funds
  • Hymns on Sunday, 5 January 2020

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    music
    5 Jan 2020
    Tui on flax bush

    Hear some of Hymns on Sunday listeners' favourite hymns today in the second Summer Hymn Requests programme. Choices include a hymn with a traditional Ghanaian tune, as well as another setting of Psalm… Audio

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  • Carlos Ghosn escape: Jet firm employee a suspect

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    World
    4 Jan 2020
    Carlos Ghosn leaves the attorney office in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo on March 6, 2019.

    A Turkish private jet firm says a rogue employee acted alone to help former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan using its aircraft.

    Carlos Ghosn escaped with help of rogue employee - jet firm
  • Amazon employees claim company threatened to fire climate activists

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    World environment
    3 Jan 2020
    Amazon Employees for Climate Justice lead a walk out and rally at the company's headquarters to demand that leaders take action on climate change in Seattle, Washington on September 20, 2019.

    A group of Amazon employees has said the company has threatened to fire some of them for speaking out on environmental issues.

    Amazon employees claim company threatened to fire climate activists
  • Carlos Ghosn: How did the Nissan ex-boss flee from Japan?

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    World Business
    2 Jan 2020
    Carlos Ghosn leaves the attorney office in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo on March 6, 2019.

    He was once a titan of the car industry who held hero status in Japan. He then became one of the country's most well-known criminal suspects. Now he's an international fugitive.

    Carlos Ghosn: How did the Nissan ex-boss flee from Japan?
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