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Can the crowd fix Facebook and boost online news?
Under pressure over misinformation, founder Mark Zuckerberg says he will “fix Facebook” by prioritising “trustworthy and informative” news recommended by readers. Audio
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'Babies were thrown on the ground and kicked like footballs'
The exodus of Rohingya Muslims into Bangladesh has become an urgent humanitarian crisis. In this week's Voices, Lynda Chanwai-Earle and Justin Gregory present a disturbing first-hand account from an… Audio
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Insight: Kauri dieback - Can these noble trees be protected?
The fight to save the kauri and protect the noble trees against kauri dieback disease. Audio
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New Zealand in space
Kiwi scientists and entrepreneurs talk about their plans to put satellites and rockets into space, and the role of NZ radio telescopes in precision GPS. Audio
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Trump to talk gun laws 'as time goes by'
As the authorities in Las Vegas continue to search for a motive for the Las Vegas massacre, Donald Trump has said "we will be talking about gun laws as time goes by". This after lone gunman Stephen… Audio
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'We either wake up and make change or fall off a cliff'
Flexibility and diversity will be the key to survival in an automated future, says environmental engineer and social entrepreneur Priti Ambani. Lynda Chanwai-Earle learns more. Audio
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Marshalls growth nearly at a standstill
The population in the Marshall Islands population is barely changing each year, largely as a result of out-migration to the United States. Audio
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Pacific Health Ministers focus on NCDs
Pacific health ministers, who met last week in the Cook Islands, want to see a greater effort by the region to tackle non-communicable diseases. Audio
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NGO clears tonnes of WWII explosives from Palau waters
Audio 14 Aug 2017A non government organisation working in Palau has removed tonnes of rusting, discarded World War Two explosives from a channel off Peleliu. Audio
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New Caledonia Vale's nickel plant fuels fear of mass lay-offs
Uncertainty over New Caledonia's Vale nickel plant fuels fear among unions of massive job losses. Audio
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NZ Treasury takes a look into the country's Pasifika futures
A Pasifika academic in New Zealand gives a guest lecture at Treasury about New Zealand's Pacific Futures. Audio
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The Sampler Summit: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is not just one of the biggest-selling albums in history; it might also be the most culturally significant. To mark the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ classic… Audio
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Tackling tyre mountains
Regional councils are taking action over millions of used tyres stockpiled around the country. Video, Audio
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A place where the icebergs have names is critical to climate change
Multimedia artist Joseph Michael, oceanographer Dr Mike Williams, Associate Professor Sandy Morrison and entrepreneur Geoff Ross talk about Antarctica with Noelle McCarthy. Audio
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Appetite for Pacific products in NZ on the rise
The appetite for Pacific products in New Zealand's food and beverage industry is on the rise. Audio
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Kacific puts in order for new Asia-Pacific satellite
Audio 27 Feb 2017A Singapore-based satellite operator has put in an order for a new satellite which aims to bring high speed broadband to unserviced and remote areas in the Pacific and South East Asia. Audio
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Under the Influence: Little Feat
In 1976, American band Little Feat made a memorable tour of New Zealand. Nick Bollinger talks to people who were there and examines the reasons behind the group's cult appeal. Video, Audio
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Justice delayed, justice denied
Audio 29 Nov 2016Analysis - Between the 1950s and 1980s more than 100,000 children were put into state institutions where many suffered abuse and neglect. Is the state is facing up to its crimes? Audio
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Pacific police trained to deal with gender violence
Audio 9 Nov 2016A workshop in Fiji this week is aiming to improve the way police around the Pacific deal with violence against women. Audio
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Mass extinction on the cards
World wildlife has fallen by 58 percent in 40 years according to a new report by the Zoological Society of London and WWF - meanwhile a local report released yesterday by the Ministry for the… Audio
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Filariasis eliminated in three Pacific nations
Audio 20 Oct 2016Vanuatu's director of public health says the elimination of filariasis is cause for celebration but eradication is the target. Audio
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Pacific calls for help on migration crisis at UN
Audio 21 Sep 2016Pacific island countries have called for help in dealing with refugees at a major UN gathering in New York. Audio
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Family Court lawyer shortage 'critical'
The Law Society says the number of family court lawyers have dropped below a critical mass. That means in some regions of New Zealand there aren't enough lawyers willing to take on things like filing… Audio
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Pacific research needs Pacific control
Pacific research is increasingly dictated by funding instead of the practical needs of Pacific communities. Audio
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Freetown Sound by Blood Orange
Nick Bollinger reviews a musically and socially astute new album from black British New Yorker Devonte Hynes, who records as Blood Orange. Audio
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Dr Park Dietz - the psychology of murder
Dr Park Dietz has been named as one of the top ten psychiatrists of all time. He is a forensic psychiatrist who has consulted and testified in some of the US's highest profile criminal cases including… Audio
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Is the writing on the wall for local community newspapers?
Plenty of people read local newspapers and they still make money, but New Zealand's biggest publisher of them is cutting jobs and pushing their news out onto an internet service instead. What's the… Video, Audio
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Pacific thinking about collective action over long line fishing
Audio 27 Apr 2016A New Zealand fisheries advisor, who works a lot with Pacific Island countries, says there is an emerging inteest in developing a collective approach to solve the raft of issues in the long line… Audio
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Kakapo breeding is 'all go'
The 2016 kakapo breeding season is underway, with the exciting news that a female with Fiordland genes has mated for the first time with two first-time males
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Interrupted Cadences - JS Bach
John Drummond explores critical moments in the history of Western music when things might well have turned out very differently. JS Bach was only third choice, after Telemann and Graupner, for the… Audio