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Anzac Day 2025: The concrete book, a POW’s legacy and a family’s surprising discovery
A diary kept by a serviceman in a German prison camp was discovered only after his death.
Anzac Day 2025: Grief cast in stone
NZ remembers its war dead with monuments that seem to bury the sadness in dates and names.
Anzac Day 25: Spoils of war - how the dining spots and dessert shops of WWII changed the way NZers eat
Food historian David Burton on the wartime influences that inspired his "foodie" father.
Danyl McLauchlan: Bussy being green?
Partners or Rivals? The strategic bind facing Act and the Greens.
Listener weekly quiz: April 21
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Interpretive talent: The Kiwi linguist at the heart of world affairs
Nicole Jamieson has worked with prime ministers and presidents, dissidents and exiles.
Anzac Day 2025: Expert tips on how to keep family taonga safe
Fragile mementoes tell stories of what our forebears went through. They can be preserved.
Listener weekly quiz: April 16
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Inside the Kiwi business sending body parts overseas
"We’ve gone from face-painting little kids to selling stuff to the army in France."
Policy reversals threaten progress NZ has made on reducing emissions
Economies can grow even as emissions decline.
How to keep Trump from derailing your retirement plans
A financial survival guide to stop Trump, tariffs and turbulence sending your broke.
Listener weekly quiz: April 9
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Seared into memory: 50 years on, a Vietnam War reporter looks back
Nothing prepared me for the Vietnamese children, many orphans who had limbs blown off...
From jeweller to literary gem: The remarkable career of Jenny Pattrick
The Denniston Rose author Jenny Pattrick is turning her attention to modern-day issues.
NZ’s glaciers shrink and retreat at alarming rate
The number of glaciers that have vanished forever in half a century might come as a shock.
Listener weekly quiz: April 2
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Oh my, godwits: Michele Hewitson on birdman Keith Woodley
Keith Woodley is “somewhat evangelical” about shorebirds. He explains why.
Our competing weather agencies may have put lives at risk, so can Niwa & MetService now play nicely?
Merging the two agencies may reduce confusion as dangerous storms grow more frequent.
NZ’s stolen children: Aaron Smale’s investigation into abuse in state care reaches the screen
The Stolen Children of Aotearoa documentary opens up space for other survivors to speak.
Listener weekly quiz: March 26
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Mapping the Motu: How a new book tells the story of the NZ Wars through Māori perspectives
The Māori history redefining our understanding of the NZ Wars.
TVNZ's Indira Stewart on Polyfest: From performer to reporter and backstage mum
TV journalist on 50 years of Polyfest - and her enduring links to giant cultural gathering
Listener weekly quiz: March 19
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Our quiet achievers: 15 of the most influential NZers you’ve never heard of
Forget the 'Kiwi greats'. Our best and brightest are famous in fields that don't make news
Kiwi exceptionalism: Does NZ really punch above its weight?
It's a phrase thrown around in conversation, but is it true?
Listener weekly quiz: March 12
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Home truths: What an NZ journalist had to learn to write about poverty
"I’ve learnt to live with feeling utterly out of my depth."
Beyond the pandemic: How New Zealand has changed
Five years on, Danyl McLauchlan considers the impacts of Covid-19 that continue to linger.
From Paralympic hero to CEO: Dan Buckingham on life, disability and 'inspiration porn'
Don’t mention “super-crip” to TV boss Dan Buckingham.
NZ’s top cop on the crime he’ll never forget
"Investigating crimes against children has been the hardest part of my career."
Bold picks for Ockham NZ Book Awards’ short list
The Ockham NZ Books Awards short list is out. Who's in the running for the big prizes?
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.
