Mani Dunlop
Top Stories for Tuesday 6 December 2022
We look at the scope of the just announced Royal Commission of Inquiry into the government's Covid-19 Response. National increases its lead over Labour in the latest 1News Kantar political poll. We… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 5 December 2022
We speak to the Prime Minister about the three waters legislation and the RNZ/TVNZ merger. The Education Review Office's annual report gives schools a fail mark.. we'll have the details. Councils get… Audio
Renters warn govt not to delay healthy homes deadlines
Renters' advocates are warning the government's healthy homes deadlines deferrals will mean more people are hospitalised with preventable illnesses, while landlords will get wealthier.
The pushed out… Audio
Lowering the voting age boosts turnout- overseas experience
Lowering the voting age boosts turnout and life-long political participation - that's the key finding of international research published by Oxford University on those countries that have made the… Audio
NZ China Trade Council on PM's meeting with Jinping
It's not every day that our Prime Minister meets with the Chinese President, but today is one of those days.
Jacinda Ardern last spoke in-person to Xi Jinping in 2019 on a visit to Beijing, and today… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 18 November 2022
Top stories for 18 November A Dutch court has convicted three men of mass murder for their roles in the 2014 shooting down of Malaysia Arlines flight MH17. Two New Zealanders were aboard the flight… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 17 November 2022
It's Rapare, Thursday November the 17th Anei nga kaupapa mo tenei haora.. Top stories this morning... NATO says a Russian-made rocket that killed two people in Poland was likely fired by Ukrainian… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 14 November 2022
The Black Ferns' Rugby World Cup win against England is being described as one of New Zealand's greatest sporting moments The Democrats have retained control of the Senate in the US midterms, but the… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 10 November 2022
Top stories for 10 November 2022 A police officer is in a serious condition in hospital after being hit by a vehicle in Counties Manukau last night. New research shows New Zealand has worse school… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 9 November 2022
Top stories for 9 November 2022 House prices continue to fall across the country, Wellington has clocked up the biggest fall 17 percent in the year to date. An Auckland homeowner who endured 5 years… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 3 November 2022
It's Rapare, Thursday November the 3rd Anei nga kaupapa mo tenei haora.. Top stories this morning... A wildfire burning north of Christchurch has forced the evacuation 130 people from a Woodend… Audio
Season 2 Ep 14: New Zealand's Pacific Empire
New Zealand has had some big ambitions in the Pacific and mixed relations with our neighbours. Video, Audio
Season 2 Ep 13: Why isn't New Zealand part of Australia?
Why isn’t New Zealand part of Australia? | The Aotearoa History Show | RNZ
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Season 2 Ep 11: Number 8 Wire
New Zealanders like to think we have a “Number 8 Wire Mentality” - a rough and ready enthusiasm for fixing and building stuff with limited resources. Video, Audio
Season 2 Ep 10: NZ Railways
From a standing start of little tank engines chugging along wooden rails, New Zealand built a vast rail network, made up of enough steel rail to wrap halfway around the moon. Video, Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 27 October 2022
Topher Richwhite and Bridget Thackwray are now out of Iran we'll speak to an international security expert about why they were not allowed to leave the country. The Fair Pay Agreeement has passed in… Audio
Season 2 Ep 9: Whaling & Sealing
Marine mammals were a source of food and clothing for Māori and Moriori, and valuable oil for Europeans. Hunting them brought cultures together, made fortunes and cost lives but today it's saving them… Video, Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 26 October 2022
101 reccomendations to cut surgical wait times. NZ soldier speaks about conscripts on front line in Ukraine. Helicopter crews involved in Whakaari rescue given honours. School accused of poorly… Audio
Season 2 Ep 8: The Musket Wars
These are the wars that cost more lives than any other in our history. Stretched over more than a decade & the entire country, these conflicts changed Māori warfare & much of what came next.
Season 2 Ep 7: Moriori
Moriori are the original people of Rēkohu (aka Chatham Island or Wharekauri) & they have a tragic and inspiring story. Unfortunately, that story's often been twisted into, well, utter rubbish. Video, Audio
