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Kiwi actor on scoring a role in HBO show, for three seasons
9 Apr 2024Kiwi actor Morgana O'Reilly still cannot quite believe she is in the third season of The White Lotus. Audio
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Tonga criticised Australia and NZ after China-Solomon security pact, documents show
9 Apr 2024In 2022, the Morrison and Ardern governments tried to rally Pacific nations to press Solomon Islands not to sign a contentious deal with Beijing.
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'No regrets': Paralympian calls time on golden career
9 Apr 2024World and Paralympic shot put champion Lisa Adams has decided to retire from the sport with immediate effect.
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Measuring poverty just got harder
The Detail - The uncertain future of two comprehensive studies are raising fears there will be no real measure of hardship.
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Pasifika autism group a 'vehicle for change'
Pacific Island communities with negative perceptions of autism are being challenged to rethink their views and the language that describes people on the spectrum.
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The transport policy that has people fuming
8 Apr 2024The Detail - The government is releasing policy statements that guide its priorities and funding into the future, but one in particular has met with angry feedback.
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Solar eclipse offers a window into the universe's secrets
8 Apr 2024Eclipse fever is building in North America, but for some those minutes of darkness will be an opportunity for often impossible science experiments - a chance to unravel the secrets of our universe.
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Trust in news tumbles again, survey shows
8 Apr 2024More New Zealanders are avoiding the news because of its negativity and what they perceive as political bias.
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'Chinese philosophy should be for everyday Kiwis' - The art of cultural translation
7 Apr 2024What does it take to be an effective cultural translator? Yang Fan tells Culture 101 that words are just the beginning - there's also the narrative, context and emotions woven into the ideas. Audio
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Want to be an MP? The careers most likely to get you there
7 Apr 2024A look at New Zealand's 54th Parliament shows its 123 members having had 216 careers between them - but there are strong similarities in their backgrounds.
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Apple cider vinegar: helpful or harmful?
8 Apr 2024If you're at all interested in health and you're on social media, you've probably seen someone promoting cider vinegar.
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How to keep opera alive in the modern world
8 Apr 2024Ahead of his take on Mansfield Park in Aotearoa, Jonathan Dove, one of the most performed living opera composers of our time, talks to Culture 101, Audio
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British Post Office scandal: The real Alan Bates tells his story
7 Apr 2024Alan Bates was one of 900 UK subpostmasters wrongly accused of theft by the British postal service in the early 2000s. Audio
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The House: How petitions get Parliament's attention
7 Apr 2024A petition can be an effective way for the public to get the attention of Parliament, and it doesn't necessarily need lots of signatures. Audio
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Brothers turn rivals as they compete for top farmer title
7 Apr 2024A little bit of sibling rivalry can be a healthy thing, as brothers Archie and Callum Woodhouse recently proved. Audio
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The Black Keys: On recording with Beck and Noel Gallagher
6 Apr 2024The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach introduces Charlotte Ryan to 'record hangs', a pastime that feeds the band's musical inspiration, and talks about collaborating with Beck and Noel Gallagher. Audio
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'He was ours' - Seattle remembers Kurt Cobain on 30th anniversary of his death
Fans from around the world descended on Seattle this week to pay tribute to Kurt Cobain 30 years after the troubled lead singer of the seminal grunge rock band Nirvana took his own life.
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From techie to market gardener - 'Getting made redundant really pushed me'
Being made redundant from her job in the tech industry was the nudge Morgan Kane needed to get into market gardening. Audio
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9 to 5 'archaic' for working parents
6 Apr 2024The 9 to 5 may seem like an immovable part of work culture, but former New Zealand Army captain Dr Ellen Joan Ford is on a mission to change it. Audio
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'I mean every word of it' - Beth Orton on sharing the gift of music
6 Apr 2024English singer-songwriter Beth Orton brings her otherworldly sound to Aotearoa this month for two special shows. Audio
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Aim and fire? Public service targets return amid job cuts
6 Apr 2024Originally introduced by the John Key government, the targets have led to improvements in the past - but experience shows there are also risks. Audio
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'Tepid response' to Oppenheimer in Japan as pain of atomic bomb lingers
6 Apr 2024The seven-time Oscar winner has opened in Japan amid anger over the "crass" Barbenheimer meme. Audio
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What you need to know as daylight saving ends
5 Apr 2024It's time to say goodbye to long summer evenings for another year. Here's all the info you need on the change. Video
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Deidre Brown: Pioneering the study of Māori architecture
5 Apr 2024As a student she was told to "leave Māori architecture on the marae". Now a professor, she's the first Māori woman to receive a prestigious award. Audio
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