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If your dog goes missing, don't try to find it - expert
After decades of searching for people lost in the wilderness, Don Schwass has become NZ's go-to dog tracker. Audio
First Up - The Podcast, Friday 23rd of August 2024
First Up - The Podcast for Friday 23rd of August 2024 Audio
RNZ's Katie Kenny has a close look at mPox
RNZ's Katie Kenny has a close look at mPox as a new variant of the disease forces the WHO to declare a global emergency Audio
Disney just killed the most expensive Star Wars series ever - what went wrong?
It was supposed to offer a new hope. Instead, it offered a weekly dose of cringe and nonsense. This week it was cancelled.
Daniel Handler and the power of the 'transcribed consciousness' of literature
Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket's, latest book is a celebration of his life-long love of books and words. Audio
Nau Mai Town
This week on Nau Mai Town, RNZ's podcast about Aotearoa place names, Justine Murray is in Taumarunui to find out what the name means. There's one version she's heard of and it's about a dying chief… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 22 August 2024
On today's episode, the ash warning for aircraft flying in and out of Rotorua and Tauranga airports may remain in place for at least the next 18 hours, the Early Childhood Council is warning that… Audio
Lake Hāwea Conservationists call for long term solution for worsening energy crisis
Lake Hāwea Conservationists say they will take one for the team if generators need to draw down the lake to keep the lights on, but they are want long term solutions to the worsening energy crisis… Audio
'It's hot as hell in here' - Aunties go wild for Jason Momoa in Auckland
Review: I wasn't sure what kind of crowd would show up - would it be DC fans wanting to see Aquaman? Metalheads just there for the music? Or excitable aunties, just hoping for a glimpse of a certified…
Public risk threshold that kept autistic man locked up questioned
Supreme Court justices have questioned the public risk threshold that has kept an autistic and intellectually disabled man locked up in a secure facility for 18 years. Anusha Bradley reports. Audio
Thousands attend Koroneihana celebrations
Waikato Tainui hosted at least 10,000 people throughout Koroneihana celebrations at Tuurangawaewae Marae in Ngaaruawaahia. Maori News Editor Taiha Molyneux was there. Audio
Electricity Retailers' Association on electricity shortages
Winstone Pulp International announced on Tuesday it will shut down its Tangiwai and Karioi sawmills amid skyrocketing power prices, causing more than 200 job losses. Electricity Retailers' Association… Audio
Sam Neill's 'pretty brutal' chemo treatment, and the iconic role he turned down
The actor says he looked "like somebody's bald thumb": "I lost my beard and everything. And my dignity went with it."
'Exhausted to the point of delirium': A Kiwi takes on Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Becky Umbers starts the very long day hustling on the streets trying to fill seats. Audio
Simeon Brown on high power prices and AA's proposed driver licensing changes
Power prices are being blamed for the loss of more than 200 jobs, as Winstone Pulp International closes two mills. And, the AA says the country's driver licensing system urgently needs to be changed… Audio
Water main bursts in central Wellington
Water tankers cannot be sent to areas of central Wellington who have no water, because authorities don't know how far the outage will spread. Wellington Water Head of Operations and Engineering Tim… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 21 August
On today's episode, Labour leader Chris Hipkins has taken aim at the government in firey comments at Turangawaewae Marae while there to mark the anniversary of the coronation of Kiingi Tuheitia… Audio
Govt decides not to provide cash for Christ Church Cathedral
The brakes are on the Christ Church Cathedral restoration, following the Government's decision to not front up with cash to meet the project's multi-million-dollar shortfall. Rachel Graham has more. Audio
Mud and silt cover Kent Terrace after water main bursts
Slippery silt and mud is covering Wellington's Cambridge and Kent Terraces near the basin, after a water main burst, flooding the street earlier on Wednesday morning. Reporter Bill Hickman is at the… Audio
Labour leader Chris Hipkins on comments at Tūrangawaewae
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has taken aim at the government in firey comments at Tūrangawaewae Marae while there to mark the anniversary of the coronation of Kiingi Tuheitia. Hipkins spoke to Ingrid… Audio
