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Economists warn unemployment could hit five percent
The Council of Trade Unions is criticising the government's efforts to lower inflation, saying it is driving people into poverty. Economists say unemployment will hit five percent by the end of the… Audio
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Are you more suited to being single?
5 May 2024Why are some long-term single people secure and thriving while others struggle? A new study suggests attachment style could be a major factor. Audio
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Grace Blakeley: Vulture Capitalism
4 May 2024Grace Blakeley takes aim at capitalism in her latest book Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom. In the book, Blakeley asserts that rather than failing… Audio
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Single at 60: building a new life when your old one suddenly falls apart
10 May 2024Shortly after her 60th birthday party, Jo Peck's husband of 25 years announced he was in love with someone else. In her new memoir Suddenly Single at 60, the Australian advertising exec encourages… Audio
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Driver licencing is fraught from start to finish
8 May 2024There are traffic jams at the young end of driver licencing and fear and trepidation at the other end. Audio
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Climate change from a wild animal's point of view: Adam Welz
11 May 2024Promising a new kind of environmental journalism, Cape Town-based conservation writer Adam Welz's book The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown explores climate change from the… Audio
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Sleep Position Secrets: How You Sleep Affects Your Health
12 May 2024On your side, your back or your front - the position in which you nod off is having an impact on your health. Audio
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Food cartels, do we really need them?
8 May 2024When best-selling authors Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser first exposed the issues created by an industrialized food system in their documentary Food Inc, they didn't expect to do a sequel. But… Audio
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Mediawatch: Sunday May 12
12 May 2024Pre-budget teasers increase exposure - and scrutiny; Green MP under pressure over conduct; bid to backstop local news; Gaza coverage attract complaints - and prizes. Audio
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India's elections and the cost of colonialism: Dr Sashi Tharoor
11 May 2024In a crucial year for India, millions of voters are going to the polls in the mammoth six-week election in the most populous country on earth. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hoping to secure a rare… Audio
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Consumer warns payment method could void bank protections
8 May 2024Consumer NZ is warning almost half of New Zealanders could have breached their bank's terms and conditions by using a popular payment method. POLi enables people to make a payment directly from their… Audio
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Eat yourself calm: Foods that relieve anxiety
12 May 2024Uma Naidoo, is a Harvard Nutritional Psychiatrist, professional chef, and nutritional biologist. Audio
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Endangered short-tailed bats recorded in Wellington
8 May 2024Critically endangered short-tailed bats have been recorded in the Wellington region for the first time in more than seven years. Auckland Council Senior Conservation Adviser, and bat advocate, Ben… Audio
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POLi payments: who is at risk and what are banks doing?
9 May 2024Kathryn speaks with finance commentator and bank customer advocate, Janine Starks, on the POLi payments story. Audio
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GPs hit out at tele health move
9 May 2024A Te Whatu Ora boss has angered GPs by claiming half their work could be done via tele health . Dr Angus Chambers from Genpro spoke with Lisa Owen. Audio
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Rich Preston: UK Correspondent
12 May 2024We're joined by Rich Preston, Senior BBC foreign news journalist and presenter across BBC World TV and the BBC World Service. Audio
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Jordan van den Berg: the renters' Robin Hood
11 May 2024Housing solution advocate Jordan van den Berg received a wave of fury from landlords and real estate agents recently after posting a video suggesting people squat in houses left empty by their owners… Audio
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How AI has taken over our decision making
7 May 2024Once you start noticing, you can see it everywhere; the 'sameness' of style, music, art and even food. New Yorker staff writer Kyle Chayka blames algorithms that direct our attention to what works… Audio
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Otherhood: women without children get personal in new essay collection
8 May 2024More than 30 New Zealand women who are not mothers write about their experiences in Otherhood. The essay collection explores what it means to live a fulfilling life while giving "a middle finger" to… Audio
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Madison Nonoa: singing her way from the Waikato to European opera houses
11 May 2024Kiwi soprano Madison Nonoa will use an "absolutely life-changing" $50,000 grant to develop her professional opera-singing career in Europe. Video, Audio
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The not-so-lame story of a country vet
Who knows what goes on in a herd of cows as they walk to the milking shed? Plenty, according to Inglewood vet Neil Chesterton, who has made this his life's work and become a world-renowned expert on… Audio
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Pacific Rally yacht voyage to incorporate science this year
7 May 2024Opua in the Bay Of Islands is currently host to a flotilla of 25 boats. They're waiting for the right weather conditions before hoisting anchor and setting sail on 2024 Pacific Rally, which is a six… Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 12 May 2024
12 May 2024Hymns with the theme of mercy feature in this week's programme, and there are some hymns to Mary to mark Mother's Day. Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - StuffHub takes shape
8 May 2024Midweek Mediawatch: Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about new hires for the upcoming Stuff-Newshub 6pm bulletin. Also - TVNZ and the journalists’ union face off over job cuts while the outgoing… Audio