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Premium volunteer journalist Guy Williams is joined by his director and friend, Matt Cooke, as they share amazing stories, give questionable life advice and investigate some of the biggest stories in New Zealand, and the world, today. New episodes each Wednesday (NZT)
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Join The Detail team every weekday as they make sense of the big stories with the country’s best journalists and experts. Produced by Newsroom for RNZ, and made possible by NZ on Air. Listen on RNZ National at 6.30pm Monday-Thursday.
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In this “unashamedly homegrown” podcast we tell the story of our islands from the time before people arrived all the way up to the year 2000. Winner of the bronze award for Best Indie Podcast in the NZ Podcast Awards 2021 and Silver for Best Educational and Best Indie in 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A study from the University of Auckland has found only about 2% of New Zealanders exclude all meat from their diets. Vegans make up only about .5% Previous estiamates have been as high as 20% Mark Leishman talks to the study's lead author Dr Kathryn Bradbury about why it's important we have an accuarate idea on the number of people who eat a strict…
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Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters is expected to call for a ceasefire in Gaza during Parliament on Thursday. Parliament's agenda for Thursday afternoon states that Peters will ask it to express grave concern for the ongoing violence. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.…
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A senior police officer says an Armed Offenders Squad commander on the day of the Christchurch terror attacks wasn't aware that extra specialist staff were in the city and could have helped. The officer, who has name suppression, has given evidence to the inquest into the deaths of 51 people killed in the mosque shootings in March 2019. Niva Chitto…
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The government has softened its stance on wanting to end extra pay for public service employees who are fluent in te reo Māori. Some public service workers are eligible for allowances of up to $3,500 per year, depending on their proficiency in te reo. Public Service Minister Nicola Willis says National doesn't support the bonuses, and wouldn't have…
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It's been a turbulent first week for the new government, without any semblance of a honeymoon period after finally taking office. A major protest was led by Te Pāti Māori regarding many of the new government's plans, and the Māori King has now called for a national hui next month. And on day one in the house the opposition was on the attack, accusi…
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Snoopy's Christmas by the Royal Guardsmen is a song that most people will recognise. It's a song that New Zealanders know and love and have done since 1967 when it first topped our music charts. But it's only here in Aotearoa that the song has continued to be so popular. The track featured in charts overseas when it was first released, but it never…
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A price bump and ads are coming for Neon subscribers next year. The service's owner - Sky TV - says the move is necessary to keep sourcing new content for the platform. But how will Neon stack up against its competitors? And how might consumers react? Tech commentator Paul Spain spoke to Corin Dann.
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Is it a case of the green washing of highways, or just bureaucratic slackness? Transport agency Waka Kotahi has been making exaggerated claims about how 'green' its road building is. It has said four highways have independent, international certification for sustainability when they do not. Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann.…
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Kia ora, Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news the world's economy seems to be ending the year in a flat funk. Momentum has leaked away and financial markets are sens…
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Recent modelling shows Wellington has a 24 percent chance of entering level four water restrictions this summer. That means there is a supply buffer of five percent or less, and residents would have to decrease indoor water use by up to 50 percent. All outdoor water use would be banned, and businesses would have to change their practices too. Welli…
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Residents in Lower Hutt are desperately hoping a "sickening" stench coming from a wastewater treatment plant will stop, following a commitment from authorities. The smell coming from the non-compliant wastewater treatment plant in the suburb of Seaview has received hundreds of complaints this year. Exasperated residents at a public meeting last nig…
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Israeli warplanes have carried out more heavy bombardments across Gaza, as fighting intensifies in the south of the territory. Israeli forces are battling with Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters to the north and east of the city Khan Younis, which has become a priority for the Israeli army. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the only way …
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The new Police Minister, Mark Mitchell, says he's confident Commissioner Andrew Coster will implement the new Government's policing expectations. The pair met on Thursday, for the first time since the Government was elected. The two men haven't seen eye to eye in the past, with Mitchell open in his criticism of the direction of the police over the …
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One of the processing plants producing stench in the Christchurch suburb of Bromley will be shut down and moved to an enclosed facility. The Bromley organics plant will move to an industrial area in South Hornby and is expected to produce eighty percent fewer emissions than the current Bromley plant. However, the nearby Wastewater Treatment Plant w…
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On today's First Up pod - Boris Johnson appears infront of the UK's inquiry into covid-19; Labour MP and shadow leader of the House Kieran McAnulty talks politics; an Auckland man who got so sick of people calling his city boring he decided to prove them wrong and a teenager who's become the first ever ice figure skater from New Zealand to be selec…
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Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced tough questions in his first of two days of questioning at the inquiry into the country's Covid-19 response. Johnson was in the top job as the pandemic took hold in 2020 and has been sharply criticised for his decision making - or lack of it - by experts, scientists and fellow ministers. From the very be…
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