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Who let the dogs out? Auckland's pooch problem
5:00 AM.Covid lockdowns have left us with a legacy of unwanted and increasingly dangerous dogs. Read more Audio
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Covid-19 inquiry bubbling under the surface
5:00 AM.New Zealand's inquiry into how we handled the pandemic has already spoken to hundreds of people of all persuasions, but the work is definitely taking the hush-hush approach. Read more Audio
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Long Read: Loss of Incidental Connections
5:00 AM.By Susan Strongman: Retired and living alone in Hamilton, Mum ticks a lot of the boxes that put her at risk of loneliness. Read more Audio
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Libraries are more than just books
5:00 AM.When councils cut their budgets, it's always libraries that have the spotlight put on them. As staff hours and numbers are cut, librarians are overcoming their reluctance to whisper about the value of… Read more Audio
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Miracle or marketing? The health claims that fell over
5:00 AM.A kiwi health drink with some unique ingredients has been making a splash. But after it promised too much in its marketing it's been slapped down by food authorities. Read more Audio
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MMP's sluggish meander towards results
5:00 AM.Is our MMP electoral system slow and cumbersome, or fair and democratic? Read more Audio
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When New Zealand is not a refuge from war
5:00 AM.A Jewish and a Palestinian man both find they’ve been naïve in believing New Zealand to be a safe haven from hatred and abuse. Read more Audio
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Ka kite for Māori Health Authority?
5:00 AM.The clock is about to be wound back on Labour's Māori health initiative despite pleas that it should be given more time to prove its worth. Read more Audio
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Long Read: The straight and narrow
5:00 AM.By Bill Morris: Ploughing-the epitome of the colonial 'civilising' of land-is as fundamental to this country's history as war and rugby. Perhaps it's not surprising that we make a sport out of it. Read more Audio
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Supie's sidelined, so what's next?
5:00 AM.Introducing more competition into the grocery sector will be one of the first, and trickiest, tasks facing the new government. Read more Audio
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Convenient cities become conspiracy targets
5:00 AM.How did a vision to make cities more liveable become twisted into a totalitarian dystopia? Read more Audio
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Gang crackdown about to rev up
5:00 AM.The new government is vowing to take a hard line with gang members, including those with tattoos showing gang affiliations. Read more Audio
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Maturing beauty expectations
5:00 AM.Grey hair and wrinkles are finally becoming something to celebrate. Read more Audio
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When gaming leaves the couch
5:00 AM.Esports players say their sport is more than just time on the couch with a joystick – we have a national team, and it’s heading to global games at the end of the year. Read more Audio
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Long Read: The MethaneSAT saga
5:00 AM.By Eloise Gibson: How did New Zealand come to invest $29 million in a Bezos-backed methane satellite space plan? Read more Audio
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Fifty years of Planet-wide adventure
5:00 AM.The book that was for many years a travellers’ bible turns 50 this year. But with instant information available anywhere, how will Lonely Planet keep up? Read more Audio
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The power of comic books
5:00 AM.The power and potential of comic books is being realised with a new project at Auckland University. Read more Audio
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Radio's 'media cockroach' needs rescuing
5:00 AM.Once the juggernaut of student radio, Auckland's 95bFM is resorting to a fundraising concert to try to clear debt in an age when every commercial station is struggling for funds. Read more Audio
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Pacific flavour gone from the Beehive
5:00 AM.Political representation from the Pasifika community has been lost in an ocean of white faces and blue suits. Does it matter? Read more Audio
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Long Read: There and back again
5:00 AM.By Kate Evans: Humans have been puzzling over the mysteries of animal migration and navigation for centuries. Read more Audio
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A culture worth keeping?
5:00 AM.Hazing rituals at Otago University are getting more extreme, with even those all in favour of the student culture asking if they've gone too far. Read more Audio
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Damien O'Connor's shock loss in West Coast-Tasman
5:00 AM.Few pundits flagged the West Coast, birthplace of the Labour Party, to be part of the big blue swing this election. Read more Audio
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Israel v Hamas: The war without end
5:00 AM.Why do experts have very little hope for a peaceful solution in the Middle East? Read more Audio
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The election aftermath and the unanswered questions
5:00 AM.There's a lot we still don't know after election day. Here are the answers to those lingering questions from Saturday night. Read more Audio
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Covid: Still here, still deadly
5:00 AM.It's the unwelcome guest that no one wants to talk about – Covid-19 may be below the radar now, but it hasn't gone away and is likely to claim 1,000 Kiwi lives this year. Read more Audio