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Officials in Queenstown are working to find the source of a cryptosporidium outbreak in the resort town, with 15 known cases in the town as of Tuesday evening.  Audio

It's New Zealand Music T-shirt Day! Here's what our best-dressed RNZ team are wearing to show their support for music charity MusicHelps.

There are various sacred walking journeys throughout the world and its religions. The most famous is probably the Way of St James, the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Writer and educator Sir Anthony… Audio

Tony Stamp reviews albums by Damon Albarn's virtual cartoon band Gorillaz, local guitar pop maximalists Running Club, and rumpled electronica from Khotin. Audio

Time to say thanks to the team behind what goes to air on Morning Report.

Our editor is Martin Gibson, deputy editor Denise Garland, set up editors Maree Corbett and Jane Dunbar.

And our producers… Audio

Boris Johnson's resignation as British Prime Minister earlier this month was "publicly humiliating and a bloody an end as any in the 300 year history of the office", says Sir Anthony Seldon, the UK's… Audio

Christchurch musician Blair Parkes has had a long and storied career, even if he's not a household name. His first two bands All Fall Down and The Letter 5 were signed to Flying Nun in the late… Audio

Tony Stamp inspects the first album in eighteen years from UK synth pop heavyweights Tears For Fears, an acid jazz-tinged EP by teenage Wellington producer Benny Salvador, and the latest long-player… Audio

UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to look at how cases of the Omicron variant are on the rise as the British government looks to speed up its booster campaign. The UK and France are still at… Audio

Beatles fans have been awaiting Sir Peter Jackson's new three-part documentary 'The Beatles - Get Back' with keen anticipation ever since the project was first announced. Using 60 hours of footage and… Audio, Gallery

The Pandora Papers have exposed how some of the most powerful and influential people in the world -- including heads of state, billionaires and celebrities -- use offshore companies to hide their… Audio

The advent of streaming platforms has meant a rise in niche programming. And if you’re a music fan, that’s good news. Tony Stamp made the most of the latest lockdown to catch up on some of the music… Video

A  squadron of investors and economists blitzed the airwaves following the government's big housing announcement, often drowning out other voices. Audio

Season 4 of The Crown is facing criticism for distorting the truth. Royal correspondent Richard Fitzwilliams says it's disappointing that the major characters are being cast as cold, uncaring and… Audio

Alastair Campbell is a writer and communications strategist who used to be former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's spokesman, press secretary, and director of communications and strategy. He's… Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about two MPs' parting shots at the media, John 'last of the lions' Lewis' advice for journalists, a particularly… Video, Audio

It's been a tough time for the British royal family of late. However, there is a ray of light in the form of Sophie, Countess of Wessex, who is being tipped to steady the royal ship. Author Christina… Audio

The British prime minister's chief adviser Dominic Cummings has said he does not regret driving 260 miles from London during the Coronavirus lockdown. He revealed he had not told Boris Johnson when he… Audio

Journalist Robert Fisk has spent the past 40 years living in war zones, covering conflict in the Middle East. He's dedicated to being on the ground and on the frontlines, and this commitment has… Video, Audio

A Pension for kids is being floated as one way to address child poverty in New Zealand, following a report last week showing more than 1 in 10 children here are living in material hardship. Audio

The whereabouts of ocialite Ghislaine Maxwell -- the woman at the heart of the Prince Andrew sex claims -- remains a mystery. Journalist Mark Edmonds joins the show to discuss his quest to find… Audio

British MPs vote tomorrow (Saturday UK time) on the amended Brexit deal that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has negotiated with the European Union. Meanwhile, the former Labour Party press secretary… Audio

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is warning he will trigger a general election if rebel conservative MPs join forces with the opposition to delay a no-deal Brexit. Addressing reporters, Mr Johnson… Audio

Luke Wright is a poet, performer, publisher, curator and broadcaster. He has written and performed nine spoken word shows and two verse plays, including The Toll, Frankie Vah, and What I Learned from… Video, Audio

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said teaching against extremism should be put into education systems. But making teachers look for potential "radical" students can have negative consequences.

Jacinda Ardern - and her family - attracted plenty of attention at the UN in New York this week. She was even cast as the antidote to Trumpism by some. But did the media mistake exposure and… Video, Audio

Armando Iannucci is the brains behind some of the most potent and funny political satire on TV, film and radio. He created acclaimed political satire The Thick of It, and his latest film is about the… Video, Audio

Robert Harris set his first alternative history novel in a world in which Hitler had won WWII. In his latest novel Munich, he re-examines the 1938 Munich Agreement between Hitler and British Prime… Audio

The Ardern ascent set the news agenda this past week, even if it was in part due to unwanted questions about babies. How long will the honeymoon last and how long will “new car smell” linger?   Audio