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Twitter won't block world leaders
Twitter has reiterated its stance that accounts belonging to world leaders have special status on the social media network, pushing back against users who want it to banish US President Donald Trump.
Dr. Seuss/Star Trek mashup heads to the courts
Star Trek and Dr. Seuss - a laughable pairing surely? Well maybe not. In the US a judge is allowing Dr. Seuss Enterprises to proceed with a lawsuit against the tiny ComicMix company. They're behind a… Audio
The Long Island Vegetable Orchestra
Music is great. But what if it could be nutritious as well? Simon Morton speaks to Daniel Battaglia, Music Director of the Long Island Vegetable Orchestra, about turning tubers into music makers. Audio, Gallery
New light on Native American origins
An 11,000-year-old skeleton of two children, unearthed in Alaska, is yet another part of the story of where Native Americans come form.
The baby girl's bones have helped clear a few things up thanks… Audio
Trump tries to stop book publication
US President Donald Trump is trying to stop a book being released that contains explosive allegations about his administration. Audio
No US ambassador for Australia called insulting
A former Australian deputy prime minister says the USA is perpetuating a diplomatic insult to his country by failing to appoint an ambassador to Canberra. Audio
Trump lashes out at former aid
The US president Donald Trump has distanced himself from former aid Steve Bannon after Mr Bannon was quoted in a new book describing a meeting between Mr Trump's son and a group of Russians as… Audio
CRISPR: growing and eating gene-edited foods
When CRISPR hit the news a few years ago it sounded like magic - now we can turn on and off genes at will and it was different to traditional GM technology that introduced genes from one species to… Audio
Yosuke Kitazawa - Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973
Even A Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973 is a compilation put together by archival music specialists Light In The Attic Records. For the keen crate digger, groups with names like… 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
Californians get recreational marijuana for 2018
Californians will be able to have a very chilled out New Year's Day, when recreational marijuana is legalised.
The state voted in favour of the move more than a year ago but it's taken this long for… Audio
Trump to sign bitterly fought tax overhaul
US House of Representatives Paul Ryan has past the biggest overhaul of the US tax code in 30 years into law. The sweeping US$1.5 trillion bill now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature. The… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 21 December 2017
New cannabis legislation 'slow progress' - patients; is cannabis law change all it's cracked up to be?; health bosses say Auckland mumps outbreak now an epidemic; moving Auckland Port's vehicle… Audio
USA correspondent Susan Milligan
The Republican tax bill and the latest on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation on Russian interference in the 2016 election. Audio
California fire now larger than New York
The most destructive wildfire raging in southern California has expanded significantly, scorching an area larger than New York City.
Trump lashes out at FBI over Flynn saga
Donald Trump has lashed out at the FBI and issued a fresh denial that he asked the bureau's former director James Comey to halt an investigation into his former intelligence chief Michael Flynn. Mr… Audio
UK PM criticises Trump's retweets
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says there should be no official UK visit for the US President. This comes after Donald Trump retweeted inflammatory videos from British far-right group Britain First… Audio
Trump to fire Tillerson - reports
With the US dealing with a North Korean ballistic missile test and deteriorating relations with the UK over President Trump's retweeting of far right anti-Muslim videos, it's now being reported the US… Audio
Trump tries to honour Navajo vets, calls senator 'Pocahontas'
Senator Elizabeth Warren says President Donald Trump has stooped to a disgusting new low. The U.S President was suppose to be honouring Navajo veterans, who served in World War 2. Instead Mr. Trump… Audio
NZ sculptor designs a US Mint coin
US based New Zealand, LeRoy Transfield has designed a special coin for the US Mint to commemorate the contributions of Americans to World War 1. He entered his design as part of a competition run by… Audio
