Germany
Goal Rush: Lukaku, Kane and Kroos Missiles
In the latest episode of Squeaky Bum Time: RNZ's FIFA World Cup podcast, hosts Emile Donovan and Max Towle break down the latest results, including late German heroics, Polish despair and the rise and… Audio
Virtual Reality Check: Heroes, hangovers & handballs
In episode three of Squeaky Bum Time, hosts Emile Donovan and Max Towle are joined by Football Ferns legend Sarah Gregorius and RNZ's Patrick O'Meara to wrap the weekends action. They dissect the… Audio
Germany under pressure after opening loss
The defending champions Germany have crashed to defeat in their first game at the FIFA World Cup as an enterprising Mexico refused to be intimidated by history and ran out 1-0 winners.
FIFA World Cup shock: Mexico beats cup holders Germany
Defending champions Germany made a disastrous start to their bid to win back-to-back World Cups with a shock defeat by Mexico.
Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow
He says World Press Freedom day last week highlighted concerns for journalists in Europe. Audio
Berlin police defuse WWII bomb after mass evacuation
German police have defused a World War II bomb in central Berlin, after some 10,000 people were evacuated.
Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow
Thomas Sparrow is Political and Security Correspondent for Deutsche Welle. Today he discusses the fatal van attack in Munster; and exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont vows to return to Belgium. Audio
Van driver causes death on streets in Muenster
Several are dead and about 30 others injured after a driver ploughed into a crowded area outside a restaurant in the city of Muenster in Western Germany. Ira Spitzer reports from Germany. Audio
Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow
The new German government lays out its policy priorities for the next four years; Donald Trump´s decision to impose global tariffs on steel and aluminum has become the new problem between European… Audio
Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow
Germany finally has a coalition deal five months after the General Election, and the Berlin Wall has now been down longer than it has been up. Audio
Germany coalition talks: Merkel faces hurdles to form govt
German political party the Social Democrats have given the go-ahead for coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats. It comes after months of uncertainty following elections in… Audio
Jon Ronson: the cost of free pornography
Writer and journalist Jon Ronson has made a career out of investigating unusual characters. He explores the porn industry in his podcast series The Butterfly Effect. Audio
Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow
Thomas Sparrow is Political and Security Correspondent for Deutsche Welle. Today he discusses the first anniversary of the deadly truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market. Audio
Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow
It's been two-and-a-half months since the country's General Election and there is still no government. Thomas Sparrow talks to Kathryn Ryan about the ongoing stalemate. Audio
Merkel expected to survive Germany coalition turbulence
Germany's president Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called on parties to rethink their positions after coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel collapsed. Germany's president is to meet party leaders… Audio
Germany faces new election as coalition talks break down
Coalition negotiations in Germany have broken down...but Chancellor Angela Merkel says she'd rather have a snap election than lead a minority government. New Zealand uses the same MMP electoral system… Audio
Fiji-backed initiatives agreed on at COP23
Two climate-related initiatives pushed by Fiji have been agreed on by governments at the just-concluded UN climate summit in Bonn, Germany. Audio
Shaw heads to COP23, meets Pope Francis
Climate Change Minister James Shaw is in Germany this week highlighting the plight of low-lying Pacific nations. The 23rd Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on… Audio
Pacific-style COP23 empowering activists
Young climate activists from the Pacific say the Pacific flavour at climate talks in Germany is empowering them to talk to the leaders of polluting countries and hold them to account. Audio
German far right sits in Parliament for first time
The nationalist party, Alternative for Germany, has taken its seats in the German parliament, the Bundestag. It's the first time in more than fifty years that a far-right party has a presence… Audio
