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Bookmarks with Michele Leggott, one of NZ's great poets
Michele Leggott is our guest for Bookmarks today. She is one of New Zealand's leading poets and is only the second of her craft after Bill Manhire to be named as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Audio
Rethinking how NZ deals with meningococcal disease
Paediatrician Professor Andrew Pollard is a world expert on vaccination; he advises the World Health Organisation and is the Chair of the United Kingdom's Joint Committee on Vaccination and… Audio
More than 13,000 semi-automatic guns in NZ
In the wake of the Texas church massacre, RNZ news has been given official figures showing there are more than 13 thousand military-style semi-automatic weapons in this country. Gun users say they're… Audio
Midday Markets for 27 September 2017
For the latest from the markets we're joined by Angus Marks at FNZC. Audio
New technology with Sarah Putt
Sarah Putt talks to Kathryn Ryan about digital inclusion, Silicon Valley vs Washington and NZ game development. Audio
First Pasifika woman to be awarded NZ Poet Laureate
A Pacific poet and academic has become the first Pasifika woman to be chosen as New Zealand's Poet Laureate. Video, Audio
Fire protection failures surprise migrant engineer
Fire safety experts say only good luck has prevented a major tragedy in high-rise buildings. Alan Page is a passive fire engineer who moved to Christchurch from Britain 18 months ago, and he spoke to… Audio
Pharmac visits Pacific communities with a strategy
How to improve access for Pacific communities in New Zealand to medicines was the focus of the government's drug buying agency Pharmac this week.
NZ may make pensions more portable for Pasifika
The New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English has promised to treat pension portability for Cook Islanders, Niueans and Tokelauans as a priority if he is re-elected in September.
Deported NZ missionary wants clarity from PNG Immigration
A New Zealand missionary deported from Papua New Guinea says he wants PNG Immigration to spell out to him how he breached his visa. Audio
NZ not worried about absences from PACER Plus
New Zealand's trade minister says the signing of a regional free trade agreement today, after nearly a decade of negotiations, is cause for great celebration.
NZ Treasury takes a look into the country's Pasifika futures
A Pasifika academic in New Zealand gives a guest lecture at Treasury about New Zealand's Pacific Futures. Audio
Security, trade, climate change to dominate Tillerson visit
Prime Minister Bill English says the visiting US Secretery of State Rex Tillerson will be aware of NZ's views on the US pulling out of the Paris Agreement and the TPP. He says he'll reaffirm NZ's… Video, Audio
New Zealand well poised to lead Pacific aid
In a world of shrinking aid budgets and closing borders New Zealand is well poised to show global leadership according to this country's umbrella body for non-government organisations. Audio
Pacific endorses plan to improve SAR response
The workshop in Auckland for Pacific search and rescue personnel last week led to a plan for each of the member countries to improve their SAR capability. Audio
Leadership vital for Pacific's ICT advances
An editor of a new book about so-called e-government in the Pacific says leadership is essential for regional countries to get full benefits from Information and Communication Technology. Audio
Amnesty says NZ should resettle Manus detainees
New Zealand should make an offer to Papua New Guinea to resettle some of the asylum seekers Australia has detained on Manus Island, according to Amnesty International. Audio
Pacific businesses in Auckland to try and break into NZ market
28 businesses from around the pacific region are in Auckland creating partnerships that will help them break into the New Zealand market. Audio
New Zealand's Pasifika Festival remembers 25 years
Thousands of visitors attended Auckland's Pasifika festival 25th anniversary celebrations over the weekend. Audio
Thousands turn out for Pasifika Festival
Despite the challenging Auckland traffic and a weather forecast predicting light showers, thousands of people were at Auckland's annual Pasifika Festival today.