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Connecting to our landscapes through artist Marilynn Webb
When we talk about the pioneering generation of modern Māori artists, the names most typically heard are men: Ralph Hotere, Sandy Adsett, Selwyn Wilson, Muru Walters or Para Matchitt.
Deserving more… Audio
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There is still nowhere near enough help available for people with mental health problems.
Audio 11 Dec 2023Over almost half a decade, an historic $2b was poured into mental healthcare. What has it actually achieved? Video
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Māori dissent sets the scene as Parliament returns
The resumption of Parliament this week has been underlined by outcry from Māori, soon matched by fury within the debating chamber.
With just two weeks before the Christmas break and Waitangi Day fast… Audio
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Season 2 Ep 12: Women's Suffrage
NOTE: This episode has been reuploaded to correct some inaccuracies in the original version. We all know New Zealand was the first country in the world where women could vote. But do you know how we… Video, Audio
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Protests raise questions about next year's Waitangi day
If today's protests over the new government's policies on co-governance and the Treaty are anything to go by, next year's Waitangi Day celebrations could be a heated affair. Prime Minister Christopher… Video, Audio
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New Trade Minister hopes to visit India before Christmas
The new Trade Minister hopes to visit India before Christmas, as he begins work to lock in a free trade agreement within three years.
During the election campaign, Christopher Luxon committed to… Audio
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Lilburn Lecture 2023: Unknown Country: Listening for the Sound of Aotearoa New Zealand - Nick Bollinger
Award-winning writer, musician, and broadcaster Nick Bollinger delves into diverse corners of Aotearoa's musical past and present to investigate what it is that differentiates New Zealand pop music… Video, Audio
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Distractions assail coalition as it lays out ambitious agenda
Audio 1 Dec 2023The new government's first week in office saw it get straight to work, setting high expectations and unveiling its 100-day plan - but it's not exactly been smooth sailing.
Fixing the economy and… Audio
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Coalition deals signed and sealed, now it's time to deliver
It took 40 days and 40 nights - but at long last, the country knows what its new government will look like.
New Zealand's first-ever three-way coalition: National, ACT and New Zealand First finally… Audio
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Seymour and Peters both pitching for deputy PM role
Audio 22 Nov 2023As talks to form a new National Party-led government near the end of their third week, the focus is now on ministerial positions and the role of Deputy Prime Minister.
ACT leader David Seymour has… Audio
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Coalition deal imminent, short of a deadline
Audio 21 Nov 2023A coalition deal appears imminent as the partners agree on policy programmes - though New Zealanders remain none the wiser as to what they are.
Incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says National… Audio
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Te Pāti Māori plans for future as it reflects on success in Māori seats
After its most successful election - taking all but one of the Māori seats - Te Pāti Māori is amping up for the next three years as "the only true opposition".
It's a dramatic turnaround for a party… Audio
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Coalition talks pick up pace behind closed doors
With National's potential partners ACT and NZ First finally getting together in Wellington this week, a sense of momentum is building for the trio to form a government.
Labour's Chris… Audio
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Focus on relationship between Seymour and Peters as talks begin
Negotiations to form the next Government will ramp up on Monday, now that more than half a million special votes have been counted, and the final shape of the next Parliament is known.
There are a… Audio
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Peters' stock rises on final vote count, how much will Luxon pay?
Audio 3 Nov 2023The final act of the 2023 election has reset the calculus, blowing apart National's dream scenario and driving up the price for forming government.
With NZ First's support now a requirement, Winston… Audio
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Labour faces vexed reset and return to opposition
After a devastating collapse in their vote on election night, the Labour Party is examining what went so wrong and who is best to lead them from the opposition benches.
Current and former MPs alike… Audio
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Election results in a clear winner, a clear loser, a complex path to power
Audio 21 Oct 2023The battle for the hearts, minds and votes of New Zealanders is over - nearly - with the preliminary results on Saturday putting National in a position to form the next government and Labour consigned… Audio
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The election aftermath and the unanswered questions
There's a lot we still don't know after election day. Here are the answers to those lingering questions from Saturday night. Audio
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Labour devastated after election night drubbing
Crushed Labour MPs - grappling with the reality of being banished to the opposition benches - will start returning to the capital on Monday. Preliminary election night results show Labour's share of… Audio
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On the campaign trail, final week: The highs and lows
Audio 13 Oct 2023It has been a rollercoaster campaign, fiscal fights, feisty debates - all with the aim of taking the government benches.
In Focus on Politics this week, a look at the campaign as it all comes down to… Audio
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USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
Audio 10 Oct 2023The latest polling ahead of the 2024 presidential election has Joe Biden and Donald Trump evenly matched. And, Republican voters are more satisfied with former President Trump than Democrats are with… Audio
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What happens when nowhere is safe for a 13-year-old fighting everyone - including her parents
Audio 9 Oct 2023At one point, Michelle says, she was convinced her 13-year-old daughter was going to kill her. She was desperate for help.
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On the campaign trail, week five: Luxon grapples with his 'last resort'
Audio 7 Oct 2023TVNZ's multi-party debate this week illustrated key features of this election campaign: the minor parties' rising popularity, and the complicated role of NZ First.
With polls they would need Winston… Audio
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Businesses on the West Coast battle post-covid pressures
Business owners around Greymouth on the South Island's West Coast know about tough times, trading through coal mine closures, the Christchurch quakes and recessions. And then there's Covid and a cost… Video, Audio
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On the campaign trail, week four: The week of Winston Peters
Audio 30 Sep 2023Call this the week of Winston Peters - with the New Zealand First leader, riding a wave of renewed relevancy.
In not one, but two TV polls, New Zealand First featured above that critical 5 percent… Audio
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On the campaign trail, week three: Debates, polls, sausage and cheese rolls
Audio 22 Sep 2023The minor parties gave glimpses of their own cooperation styles at the Newshub Nation Powerbrokers' debate, while polls continued to signal Labour on the downturn.
GDP numbers also showed no… Audio
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On the campaign trail, week two: Tax plans and spending
The second week of the election campaign has been all about the economy.
There was the pre-election opening of the books, with National's tax plans and Labour's spending coming under fire.
This… Audio
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On the campaign trail, week one: False claims and ad campaigns
One week into the official election campaign and the hyperbole is flying thick and fast.
Distractions persisted throughout the week, with protesters at the major parties' campaign launches, outrage… Audio
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Political leaders mixing and mingling as campaign ramps up
Politicians are ramping up their campaigns after the major launches at the weekend, mixing and mingling with school children and waving signs at motorists around Wellington's Basin Reserve. While… Audio