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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
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Season 2 Ep 1: Rabbits & other Pests
No-one knows for sure who first introduced rabbits to New Zealand, because no-one wanted to take the blame for what became one of New Zealand's biggest environmental and economic disasters. We start… Video, Audio
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Dump levy to be raised in effort to reduce landfill waste
The government is proposing boosts to the cost of dumping waste, in an effort to reduce the amount of rubbish going in landfills.
Under a proposal announced on Wednesday morning, the landfill levy… Video, Audio
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Northland's controversial 'black gold' exports
The boom times for the controversial swamp kauri trade appear to be declining - just as a Northland environmental group wins a David and Goliath battle to stop the region being pillaged. Audio
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Tagata o te Moana for 17 November 2018
Audio 17 Nov 2018International observers monitoring the Fiji election have made an interim statement saying to date it had been transparent and credible and outcomes are on track to reflect the will of Fijian voters… Audio
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Civil society seeks China action to reduce illegal logging
Audio 16 Nov 2018Civil society is looking at China as the best bet for reducing illegal logging in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. The two Melanesian countries are main suppliers of China's timber imports, large… Audio
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China urged to play its part to combat illegal logging in PNG
Papua New Guinea civil society groups have called on China to introduce regulation on illegal wood imports from the country. PNG is China's single largest supplier of timber, however large quantities… Audio
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Think tank says illegal logging in PNG worse than ever
Audio 10 Sep 2018The American based think tank, the Oakland Institute, says foreign loggers in Papua New Guinea are taking much timber and evading the tax due on it. Audio
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PNG Govt accused of facilitating illegal logging
Papua New Guinea's government has been accused of allowing loggers to operate illegally without landowner approval. Audio
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PNG govt called on to rein in illegal logging
Activists in Papua New Guinea say the newly re-elected government needs to step up and rein in illegal logging. Audio
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 2 August 2017
Audio 2 Aug 2017An Auditor-General's report in Fiji has raised eyebrows, not just because of the details of financial mismanagement, but for the reaction to subsequent media coverage; Honolulu moves to legislate… Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 2 August 2017
Audio 2 Aug 2017Sale of exotic timber in US helps drive illegal forestry in PNG; Solomons ombudsman expecting more complaints under new law; The EU and the Pacific discusss replacing the Cotonou Agreement; A… Audio
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Sale of exotic timber in US linked to illegal forestry in PNG
Audio 2 Aug 2017The sale of exotic wood products in US stores is helping to drive the illegal harvesting of native forest in Papua New Guinea. The NGO Global Witness has tracked the supply chain of timber from PNG… Audio
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PNG Govt called to take responsibility over SABLs
A civil society group in Papua New Guinea says the buck stops with the prime minister and he must act to cancel SABL leases. Audio
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Your New Zealand music memories
During Music 101's live broadcast from Auckland Museum's VOLUME exhibition, host Alex Behan asked for your best NZ Music moments - here's a selection of your answers. Video, Audio
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Questions over business model at heart of PNG logging
Audio 22 Feb 2016There are questions over the business model of Papua New Guinea's lucrative logging industry after a new report released by the US-based research group, The Oakland Institute, exposed a web of tax… Audio
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Communists in Caves
Times were tough for the New Zealand Communist Party at the start of the Second World War. They opposed the fight against Adolf Hitler and as a result, their newspaper, People's Voice, was suppressed… Audio
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Vanuatu evicted to be moved to new site
Audio 22 Oct 2014More than 300 residents have been evicted from an illegal settlement in the capital Port Vila. Audio
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Land loss in Papua New Guinea highlighted by NGOs
Audio 4 Dec 2013The illegal loss of land to foreign loggers in Papua New Guinea documented by non government organisations. Audio
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Australian anti-logging bill raises concerns in NZ industry
Audio 14 Mar 2012Canberra's Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill, which would ban the import of timber that is milled unsustainably, is being criticised as so vague that it risks trapping the innocent along with the… Audio