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"Investigating crimes against children has been the hardest part of my career."
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Listener weekly quiz: March 5
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Listener weekly quiz: February 26
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Paradise Lost: How short-term thinking, top-down governance and weak economic policies squandered NZ’s potential
Danyl McLauchlan on what's gone wrong and what needs to change to make things better.
Listener weekly quiz: February 19
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Last orders? The crisis in New Zealand’s wine industry
NZ wine producers: "There's never been a tougher time to be in the wine business."
Rehabilitation advocates on why tough-on-crime policies won’t cut reoffending
Tipping the scales II: How restorative justice works for each side.
Listener weekly quiz: February 12
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The NZ mum who met her daughter’s killer and found unexpected healing
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Listener weekly quiz: February 5
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Aaron Smale: When it comes to abuse in state care, Crown Law is a law unto itself
When it comes to abuse in state care, the crown is a law unto itself.
Kiwi celebrity chef on the country where school lunches rule
Allyson Gofton is well qualified to have a view on school lunches.
New Jonah Lomu documentary reveals little but reminds us of what made him special
Evidence of the giant’s gentleness is reason enough itself for the film to exist.
The longlists for the Ockham NZ Book Awards – who’s made the grade?
The finalists for NZ's most prestigious book awards are announced.
Poisons all around us: What’s lurking in your home & garden?
For 60 years, the National Poisons Centre has been saving Kiwi lives.
Listener weekly quiz: January 29
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No free lunch: The unpalatable politics of the school lunch programme
School lunch providers to David Seymour: There's more to feeding kids than money.
NZ’s first avian flu scare puts the spotlight on disposal of diseased birds
NZ scientists are part of a research project into how birds might suffer.
The twilight of NZ journalism? Google, Big Tech and breaking news
With Big Tech blocking a rescue plan for NZ media, who will hold the powerful to account?
Listener weekly quiz: January 22
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Stretched to the limit: The anguish of families waiting on disability funding
"Louise Upston has put a full stop on hope in our family. It feels like a sentence.”
Listener weekly quiz: January 15
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The alarming surge in Kiwi grandparents raising young children
Instead of slowing down, many older NZers find themselves quite literally holding the baby
Creative Kiwis: From mousetraps to mind-bending inventions
Much-vaunted kiwi ingenuity, which gave us jandals and jelly tips, is still hard at work.
Listener weekly quiz: January 8
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NZ scientists join global wetland study using unusual scientific instrument – teabags
Buried teabags are helping researchers track impact of climate change on wetlands.
Why Wellington is New Zealand’s wildest city
From kākā to kiwi, what nature restoration successes mean you can see in Wellington.
Top tips for making money work for you in ‘25 from buying a home to starting a business
Financial success is built on strong foundations. Here's how to build those foundations.
The power list: NZ’s most successful authors of the last decade
While some names are expected, others might surprise.
Our green future? Threats & opportunities, space missions & earthly concerns
Best of Listener 2024: Nature, conservation and tricky environmental questions.
Listener’s top 2024 stories on tough financial decisions, work & retirement
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The Bigger Picture: Willing hands
For conservation volunteers, the work doesn't stop because it's summer.
How to make your New Year's money resolutions last beyond February
Many New Year’s resolutions fall by the wayside but your financial goals don’t have to.