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Immigration's delay on parent residence visa 'unconscionable'
13 May 2019An Auckland lawyer is describing the delay in re-opening the Parent Residence category for immigration as unconscionable. Immigration New Zealand last year indicated that an announcement would be made… Audio
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Children’s Commissioner: Whole of NZ infected with racism
10 May 2019Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft says systemic racism affects decisions made by government workers, including those working in child welfare services. He is speaking out after two midwives… Audio
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Political commentators Mills & Morten
13 May 2019A closer look at the zero carbon bill, the terms of the cannabis referendum and the impending primary and secondary teachers strike. Stephen Mills is the executive director of UMR Research and former… Audio
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American musician Jeff Tweedy on writing, anxiety and addiction
11 May 2019The Wilco frontman and author of the 2018 memoir Let's Go (So We Can Get Back) speaks to Kim Hill ahead of his visit to the Auckland Writers Festival. Video, Audio
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Bret Easton-Ellis: Calling out the "crybaby generation"
12 May 2019Bret Easton Ellis has spent most of his career causing controversy. He's doing it all over again with latest book, White. He speaks to Jim about his latest work and why he's targeted millennials. Audio
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Dr Kathryn Bradbury: Research links coffee and tea consumption to lung cancer
12 May 2019A Vanderbilt University study suggests that drinking two or more cups of coffee or tea a day may increase the risk of lung cancer. Dr Kathryn Bradbury is a senior research fellow at the University of… Audio
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Caster Semenya and the myth of testosterone
Middle distance runner and two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya has lost her battle against International Association of Athletics (IAAF) regulations that exclude her, and others, from competing… Audio
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Dustin Lance Black - Mama's Boy
11 May 2019Screenwriter, director, film and television producer, and LGBT rights activist Dustin Lance Black has recently written a memoir about his upbringing called Mama's Boy, which describes growing up… Audio
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Why weight is not a measure of health
14 May 2019We received an email from Kate Berridge, an expert in obesity and owner of the company Beyond Obesity. She says our current thinking around health is making the issue worse - that weight is not a… Audio
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Wellington lawyer wins Fantasy Premier League
13 May 2019A Wellington lawyer has won the online football game, Fantasy Premier League. Fantasy Premier League is a worldwide phenomenon - where participants create a fantasy team, and receive points when… Audio
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Cliff Curtis - How Merata Mita decolonised the screen
11 May 2019Cliff Curtis is one of New Zealand's most well known actors. His local successes include Once Were Warriors and Whale Riders and he has also had roles in international films including Last Nights and… Audio
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Donna Farhi - Yoga's culture of abuse
4 May 2019One of the world’s most famous yoga masters was to some a beloved teacher and a guide to enlightenment. To others, he was a sexual predator and a bully. Audio
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Why it matters that Donald Trump cheats at golf
13 May 2019Donald Trump cheats at golf, and lies about his handicap. Why does it matter? Former Sports Illustrated writer Rick Reilly talks about the President he says is as rotten as a year-old banana. Audio
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Alison Stringer - Gathering mushrooms in May
Alison Stringer works a government job by day, and is a scientist and lifelong forager. A trained mycologist (fungi expert), she undertook graduate studies in Dr Ian Hall's edible ecomycorrhizal fungi… Audio, Gallery
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NCEA Overhaul - Will it make a difference?
13 May 2019The government has announced a string of significant changes to NCEA. Among them, is the removal of qualification fees and changes to eligibility rules for resits. Audio
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Opposition to Foulden Maar mine proposal grows
15 May 2019Resistance to a proposed mine next to a fossil rich geological site of international significance near Middlemarch is growing.. Foulden Maar is a 23-million-year-old crater lake containing large… Audio, Gallery
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Paul Mason and the defence of the human being
8 May 2019Author Paul Mason says the world order is being ripped to shreds by an alliance of ethnic nationalists, women-haters and authoritarian leaders who are harnessing the power of machines and algorithms… Audio
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Calling Home: Hugh McCutcheon, Minneapolis, Minnesota
12 May 2019Volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon is this week's Calling Home Guest. He's based in Minneapolis and could be regarded as our most successful overseas elite sports coach. Audio
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Forget me not: The tangles of new love when your partner has dementia
12 May 2019What if your beloved has dementia and doesn't know who you are anymore? Is it all right to start a new relationship with someone else? Teresa Cowie explores the tangle of emotions, family reaction and… Audio
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The early climate heroes who tried to warn us
13 May 2019Almost everything we know today about climate change, the potential for extreme weather, the threat to wildlife, we knew back in 1979. A small group of scientists tried to convince the world to act.
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Waitākere woes: Re-open plan fails to impress public
15 May 2019Auckland Council's proposed plans to re-open access to the Waitakere Ranges haven't gone down well with the public. Areas of the park were closed to prevent the spread of kauri dieback and the Council… Audio
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Moa footprints found in South Island for first time
10 May 2019Moa footprints have been found in the South Island for the first time. The fossilised footprints are millions of years old and were found by chance by Ranfurly man Michael Johnston. He speaks to Corin… Audio
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Mediawatch for 12 May 2019
12 May 2019One engagement ring rules them all; Australia looks for leadership in government and on air; cyclone survival not the sexy story Audio
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Beneficiary investigated by MSD: 'It's all too much to handle'
Ministry of Social Development has been collecting large amounts of highly sensitive information about beneficiaries from telcos, banks and police records - without the person at the centre of the… Audio