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Made in NZ: WASP a locally made chain throwing device
A little known danger for our hard working logging truck drivers around the country is actually not when they're on the road dealing with some appalling drivers. In fact it's a shoulder problem that… Audio
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Television Critic: Jonathan Mahon-Heap
Today Jonathan Mahon-Heap talks to Jesse about The Sympathizer on Neon and Heartbreak High on Netflix. Audio
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Midday Report Essentials for 6 May 2024
On today's episode, a homicide investigation has been launched after a shooting on Auckland's Ponsonby Road on Sunday night, RNZ reporter Maia Ingoe has the latest, Councils from Horowhenua, Kapiti… Audio
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Updated 'Getting Lost' game for grandparents
1:41 pm todayCat MacNaughtan, is a blogger turned game creator We first met her on the show back in 2019, when she shared the card game she have created 'the Getting Lost Game', which encouraged families to get… Audio
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Repurposing vacant buildings post-COVID era
1:30 pm todayJose Antonio Lara-Hernandez is a registered architect and senior academic at AUT. His work explores how existing buildings can be repurposed for entirely new uses. This is becoming increasingly… Audio
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Rebuilding Ōtorohanga Kiwi House
1:14 pm todayA major redevelopment project is underway at the iconic Ōtorohanga Kiwi House in Waikato, but how do you rebuild a 50 year-old zoo? Audio
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Temperatures set to plunge across the country
12:45 pm todayGet ready to feel the chill around Aotearoa as temperatures drop across the motu. MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
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E Tū case against TVNZ heard
12:43 pm todayE Tū is having its case against TVNZ's job cuts heard at the Employment Relations Authority on Monday. Reporter Lucy Xia spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 6 May 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
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Midday Sports News for 6 May 2024
12:28 pm todayLando Norris has scored his first Formula One victory, beating reigning world champion Max Verstappen in the Miami Grand Prix. Audio
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Mayors in Wellington region look for water deal with government
12:13 pm todayCouncils from Horowhenua, Kāpiti, Wairarapa, the Hutt Valley, Porirua and Wellington City are meeting this Friday to discuss a regional water deal. Former Wellington mayor Dame Kerry Prendergast spoke… Audio
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Homicide investigation launched after shooting in Ponsonby
12:11 pm todayA homicide investigation has been launched after a shooting on Auckland's Ponsonby Road on Sunday night. RNZ reporter Maia Ingoe spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
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Urban Issues with Bill McKay
11:45 am todayWhat would you do if your local council or the Government asked to buy your house?
It happened to Bill McKay recently, under the Public Works Act. Audio
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Big chocolate is coming for artisanal cacao supplies
11:30 am todayThe price of cocoa - the raw ingredient in chocolate - has trebled in the last twelve months. Foundry Chocolate owner David Herrick discusses the implications. Audio
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Political commentators Sue Bradford & Liam Hehir
11:05 am todaySue Bradford and Liam Hehir discuss the allegations of inappropriate behaviour surfacing against Green MP Julie Anne Genter, following her outburst in the House - and the party's response. And the… Audio
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Around the motu: Kelly Makiha in Rotorua
10:45 am todayThe search for a bone marrow donor for a gravely ill Rotorua boy and how the Maori and Pasifika population may be able to help. Popular restaurant Urbano Bistro has reopened after a car ploughed… Audio
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Book review: Ash by Louise Wallace
10:35 am todayLouise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Ash by Louise Wallace published by Te Herenga Waka University Press Audio
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Musician, poet and skit queen Elle Cordova
Comedian, musician, poet, and video creator Elle Cordova on her clever, nerdy, hilarious skits, delighting her one million Instagram followers.
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Morning Report Essentials for Monday 6 May 2024
10:00 am todayOn today's episode, Auckland Council is retaining control of its water services in a new deal signed off with the Government, we talk to Local Government Minister Simeon Brown and Labour's Local… Audio
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Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
9:45 am todayEuropean students are joining a wave of mostly peaceful university protests against Israel's war in Gaza. Audio
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Is AgriZero NZs making progress towards it's ambitious 2030 methane reduction goals?
9:35 am todayAgriZero NZ is a public-private partnership between the New Zealand government and some of the country's largest agri-businesses aiming to reduceagricultural methane emissions 30% by 2030. Head of… Audio
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Youth bearing the brunt of rising unemployment
9:30 am todayThe latest unemployment figures show once again youth are hardest hit during economic headwinds. AUT Professor of Economics and NZ Policy Research Institute director Gail Pacheco speaks to Kathryn. Audio
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Councils need more revenue options amid double-digit rates rises
9:04 am todayMore than 80 percent of councils around the country are planning a double-digit rates rise this next year. Local Government New Zealand president and Selwyn District mayor Sam Broughton says the… Audio