The return of Trump's tariffs
Trump has put a 12.5 percent tariff on about 70 percent of NZ exports to the US, and this one looks more likely to stick The 'Liberatio...
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20 of 372 episodesInside NZ's hospital crisis
Patients dying in waiting rooms, cockroaches in showers, and IT failures are the tip of the iceberg as NZ's public health system reaches bre...
The state of op shops
A new report estimates that the New Zealand op shop industry reinvests $78 million back into communities Charities across the country have c...
Mainlining the manosphere
In a few short years our young men have become radicalised online, and initiated into a world where women are the enemy A constant drip-fed...
The refugees we can't say no to
Australia's 501 deportees say they feel like refugees when they arrive on New Zealand soil. But we're getting better at helping them adapt....
Kiwi brothers divided by the Springbok tour
One backed the rugby, the other protested - 45 years after Kiwi brothers took opposing sides, they reflect on the Springbok tour One country...
Australia's diplomatic blitz across the Pacific
As China tries to gain a military foothold in the Pacific, Australia is fighting back with creative diplomacy, and NZ is joining in Fears of...
Reopened tracks draw the crowds
Tracks in the Waitakere Ranges are gradually reopening as they're rebuilt to minimise the spread of kauri dieback. The experience is not the...
This election, solar power is having its moment in the sun
Political parties across the spectrum want to see more solar panels on people's roofs, but there's a hitch Solar power is having its moment...
Our disappearing tidal marine life
Two experts say both education and legislation would help a situation which is rapidly coming to a racist and threatening head around Auckla...
The deadly opponent no athlete can outrun
'The human body just can't' - as the world heats up, so does sport, and athletes, fans, and workers are being pushed beyond their limits For...
The deadly battle New Zealand forgot
Inside the story of Waerenga-a-Hika - a forgotten war, generations of trauma, and a history finally being told The six-day battle changed Gi...
Why India wants NZ on its side
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wrapped up a short but historic visit to cement our free trade deal. Here's a look at the ways he's...
The Fallon verdict on the Football World Cup so far
All Whites legend Rory Fallon gives his verdict on the best, worst and biggest talking points of the World Cup ahead of Monday's final Footb...
The decay of our cool capital
Wellington has become a city of gold-plated report writing, and very little action With a new tunnel at the bottom of the priority list, can...
Domestic abuse, with pets as a weapon
Animal lovers welcome plans for a law that criminalises coercive control using pets, but an expert in domestic abuse law isn't so sure it wi...
A clear direction for councils on tourism
The government's made a sport of bashing councils for overspending, but a new tourism plan acknowledges that they're about more than just ru...
The life and crimes of James Henry Wilson
The 'callous, cruel, ultra-violent' man linked to one of New Zealand's most infamous murders has now had his conviction overturned James Wil...
Killer bird flu now just a short flight away from NZ
With H5N1 now in Australia, New Zealand's biosecurity systems, poultry producers and conservation teams are preparing for its arrival on our...
Beating back the illicit tobacco trade
There's an unpalatable solution proposed to combat illicit tobacco and the violent behaviour that comes with it - reduce the tax on legal ci...