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AudioCountry schoolchildren prepare to spread their wings
Country Life's guests this week are preparing for a big week in Wellington with schoolchildren who have only ever met online. The primary students are soon to leave their remote and rural schools for… Audio
Country schoolchildren prepare to spread their wings
Country Life's guests this week are preparing for a big week in Wellington with schoolchildren who have only ever met online. The primary students are soon to leave their remote and rural schools for…
AudioHVHS students call for action on toxic mould
Students from Hutt Valley High School set up class on the front lawn of Parliament today to protest the dangerous levels of toxic mould found in their classrooms. Audio
Parliament: compromising to achieve motion
Parliament agrees Human Rights in China are problematic - after agreeing a compromise to debate them. Audio
Parliament: compromising to achieve motion
Parliament agrees Human Rights in China are problematic - after agreeing a compromise to debate them.
AudioThe tag-team performance review
Every year Parliament runs a ten hour long tag-team performance review for ministers. Audio
The tag-team performance review
Every year Parliament runs a ten hour long tag-team performance review for ministers.
AudioVisas, budgets, and counter-terrorism laws before MPs this week
MPs will work on bills to extend or cancel visas, approve spending for past budgets, counter-terrorism laws and an increase in sick leave at Parliament this week
Visas, budgets, and counter-terrorism laws before MPs this week
MPs will work on bills to extend or cancel visas, approve spending for past budgets, counter-terrorism laws and an increase in sick leave at Parliament this week
AudioThe Weekend Panel with Josie Pagani and Louis Houlbrooke
On the Panel this morning are Josie Pagaini and Louis Houlbrooke. They look at guns, how much exercise we're getting, the success of the vaccine rollout in New Zealand, housing policy changes, and the… Audio
Prepping for Budget 2021 at Parliament
Budget 2021 is due to be announced on 20 May but the priorities that guide the budget decisions have already been published and debated by MPs. Audio
Prepping for Budget 2021 at Parliament
Budget 2021 is due to be announced on 20 May but the priorities that guide the budget decisions have already been published and debated by MPs.
AudioDear Parliament, Try again, Sincerely, the Courts
You might not have noticed but our constitution suddenly shifted a little six years ago. Parliament is currently figuring out how to adapt to that. Audio
Dear Parliament, Try again, Sincerely, the Courts
You might not have noticed but our constitution suddenly shifted a little six years ago. Parliament is currently figuring out how to adapt to that.
AudioLife through the seasons on a high country Kiwi station
A High Country Life is a memoir of life through the different seasons on Otematata Station, a high country sheep and beef station in North Otago. The author Philippa Cameron joins the show to discuss… Audio
Same-sex adoption, religious freedoms, and child-abuse petitions before Parliament
Calls to force witnesses to child abuse to speak, reforming adoption law for same-sex couples, and better protections for religious freedoms have been made at Parliament Audio
Same-sex adoption, religious freedoms, and child-abuse petitions before Parliament
Calls to force witnesses to child abuse to speak, reforming adoption law for same-sex couples, and better protections for religious freedoms have been made at Parliament
AudioThe dark arts of question time
It’s a hard road finding the perfect parliamentary question, but this week had some pointers on tactics. Audio
