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How institutions dodged blame for decades of NZ children’s abuse and torture

Wellington criminologist traces the many ways govt agencies abdicated responsibility.

August 10 Quips quiz: Who said what this week

Test your knowledge of the week's news - in quotes.

Listener weekly quiz: August 7

What might Russell Crowe's character Maximus in Gladiator have in common with SPQR?

Stuff’s Sinead Boucher: ‘I try and refrain from bothering the newsroom’

The gutsy woman who took ownership of Stuff for $1 scoffs at the idea she's a media mogul.

Seeds of hope: Saving New Zealand’s native orchids

Botanists are saving one of our most threatened orchids and reintroducing it into the wild

Leaky logic: Will loosening building & lending rules lead to new wave of disasters?

Taking our foot off regulatory pedal could mean shifting risks to the most vulnerable.

The Good Life: A pipe dream

Detective Dixon faces 'corpse conundrum' in Lush Places mystery.

Listener weekly quiz: July 31

For what film did Shelley Duvall win a Cannes film festival award?

Half of NZ’s homeless are women so why isn’t more help available?

At least 50,000 women identify as homeless but few get beds in transitional housing.

Top tips on budgeting and saving when your income isn't regular or fixed

"I haven't had to think about rent or bills for 11 years, now I do it's a massive shock."

The Listener weekly quiz: July 10

If you came across a filming of TV series Brokenwood, which NZ town would you be in?

What NZ waterways are telling us about plastic pollution

NZ estuaries may harbour more plastic than first estimated.

Lewis Clareburt: Can NZ’s medley man medal in Paris?

Lewis Clareburt hopes to give NZ a rare swimming medal at the 2024 Olympics.

Starter for 10: Which contest draws 25,000 NZers to the pub each week?

Kiwis' love of pub quiz shows no sign of slowing, says the man who brought them to NZ.

25 things happening right here, right now to feel good about

It's not all doom and gloom, there are good things happening all over NZ.

Quiet achievers, rebels and dreamers: 50 of NZ’s most inspiring people

50 Kiwis who make New Zealand a great place to be.

What it’s like to be: Living with motor neurone disease

NZ has one of the highest rates of MND in the world.

The Listener weekly quiz: July 3

What ancient-NZ made item was recently found in Shackleton's Antarctica hut?