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Episodes
New Zealand's state of play
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's Play Week in New Zealand, and play experts want to turn our cities into more fun and joyful places, not just for children During New Zealand Play...
CHOGM: More than just an expensive talkfest
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A look at some of the people who turned up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, hoping to advance plans for global changeDelegations to CH...
The Thames Valley rugby team that outshone the Auld Mug
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The most celebrated victory of New Zealand's incredible sporting weekend may have been the one at a small rugby ground in Te ArohaNever mind our sport...
A push to make stalking illegal in New Zealand
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A new bill to criminalise stalking could be here by the end of the year. Here's what it might look like…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more...
Manawanui wreck the unwanted guest at CHOGM
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The wreck of the Manawanui is leaving an oily sheen on the water, and taking the shine off the job of hosting world leaders including the KingSamoa is...
The Official Cash Rate is down, but are you up on the impact?
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The OCR goes up to bring inflation down. So now that the OCR is falling, what does it mean for inflation - and what does that mean for New Zealanders?...
When being colourblind backfires
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is the government's new directive that public services should be prioritised on the basis of need, not race, a championing of equity - or has it just ...
The twilight of the movie superhero age
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's superhero saturation at the box office with Batman's offsiders claiming screen time without Batman. Are movie goers Marvelled-out, done with DC?...
Featherston, a fairy tale of reinvention
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the space of a decade the Wairarapa town of Featherston has reinvented itself, from a broken down P-plagued problem place, to a vibrant reading cen...
The good, the bad and angry of the flourishing menopause industry
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Coaches, gels, health supplements, and even pyjamas. Menopause has become a marketing opportunityMenopause has become a marketing opportunity, but a s...
At Wellington Games Week, a lucrative but fickle business
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New Zealand's booming video game industry reaches for $1 billion exports in the next few yearsThe New Zealand gaming industry grew by 24 percent last ...