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NZ rail's track of perpetual failure
KiwiRail's future could be veering more towards mothballs than mega-ferries, but the government's not sending out any hints Audio
New hope with new tech for abuse survivors
New technology available to abuse victims aims to change the figures on unreported sexual assaults. Audio
That's so last century
From harem pants to scandalous hemlines, Auckland Library's latest exhibition showcases what we wore in the 1950s through 1990s Audio
Wellington's ebb and flow of public servants
The government's back-office public service job cuts are adding to Wellington's woes
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Pharmac and the keys to the drug cupboard
Secret lists and capped budgets - how does Pharmac make its drug buying choices? Audio
Skin deep beauty and the pain that goes with it
The beauty industry in New Zealand is a wild west devoid of regulation, and the price people are paying can take the form of scars, burns and infections. Audio
Traffic lights alone won't stop truancy
Government fixes for truancy need to look at why kids aren't coming to school, rather than just shaming schools for their numbers. Audio
The brand new hospital that has no budget to operate
The lights are on, the beds are ready, but no patients have stepped inside a brand new $320 million surgical hospital built on Auckland's North Shore. Audio
On the frontline of Victim Support
A Victim Support worker on what it's like to support victims on their worst days. Audio
Winston goes to Washington
New Zealand is edging away from our long-held Independent Foreign Policy and towards old allies, and navigating it all is an old hand. Audio
The heritage building hullabaloo
The heritage building debate: A balance between saving our history and building our future. Audio
When it comes to rates bills, the only way is up
Coming soon to an inbox or letterbox near you is something shocking - your next rates bill. Audio
When it's too expensive to measure poverty
Two fact-finding projects on children and poverty are under attack by public service cost cutting. Audio
A GPS that could backfire on commuters
The plan to get Kiwis moving - as long as it's along a motorway - has public transport experts fuming Audio
Cherry picking our healthy food labels
Using the health star-rating for packaged food should be simple, but it's not Audio
Ruapehu's tourism future is complicated and confusing
Snow season is fast approaching but the North Island's only commercial skiing mountain has an uncertain future Audio
Another chip in the China relationship
China has been caught spying on us. Forty billion dollars in trade might explain why it took three years and the support of two friends to announce. Audio
Urgent rescue plan needed for India's Gloriavale branch
The Gloriavale offshoot in India is home to Kiwi women and children. A former member of the sect says getting them out of there is urgent Audio
The legend you've never heard of
The Japanese art forms that have shaped more of the West's story telling than you may realise Audio
Finding the heartbeat of our oceans
A team of New Zealand scientists has just returned from studying the sea ice factories in Antarctica, in a joint expedition with Italy Video, Audio