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Science commentator Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn to talk about new research that's used tree rings to confirm last year's northern hemisphere summer was the hottest in 2000 years.
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Workbridge Chief Executive and Assistive Technology consultant Jonathan Mosen speaks to Kathryn about Louis Braille's innovation, creating the code which has enabled the literacy of blind people.
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The first tranche of data from the last census has just been released by Stats NZ. RNZ's reporter Ruth Hill with what the initial data reveals.
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Wellington's Mayor Tory Whanau has established a new business group to advise her, Georgina discusses who is in the mix.
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Holly Walker reviews Landfall 247: Autumn 2023 Edited by Lynley Edmeades published by Otago University Press.
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Zeinab Badawi will be a familiar voice to many from her time as a BBC journalist and presenter. Her new book: An African History of Africa emerged from a twenty-part documentary series for BBC World News in which she spent seven years travelling to more than 30 countries.
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Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about an exodus of doctors leaving the UK's health system and heading to Australia - there was a 67 percent increase in 2022-23 on the two years prior.
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A New Zealand company producing a methane inhibitor from seaweed says poorly designed, onerous regulations mean it cannot work with farmers here to reduce emissions.
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The Commerce Commission says the average electricity bill is set to increase by $15 a month from April next year.
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An extra $53 million has been earmarked for teacher training, for more in-the-classroom training as opposed to at university.
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Glen looks ahead to a special meeting this Thursday where New Zealand Rugby's governance structure will go to a vote.
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The tradition of sauna bathing is thought to have originated in Finland over 2000 years ago and is gaining in popularity around the world.
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Rebecca looks at some strong results on the NZX, including Turners Automotive and My Food Bag. Utilities software company Gentrack has made a notable turnaround. And a look at tech company Rakon which is the subject of a mystery buyer. In the US, Disneyland Resort cast members have voted to unionise - part of a wider trend across the country of employees seeking better employment conditions. Rebecca Stevenson is a senior journalist at BusinessDesk.
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Christchurch City Holdings Limited has lost its chair and three directors this month, David takes a look at what is going on and how the council is reacting.
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Quentin Johnson reviews Creative Writer's Sourcebook by John Gillard published by Exisle.
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Noise pollution in the ocean is affecting the navigational skills of whales and other marine animals.
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Donald Trump's hush money trial is nearing a possible verdict this week in New York.
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As AI systems become more advanced, so - apparently - does their ability to try to hoodwink humans.
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Thousands of school children across Hutt Valley could lose out on science kits as the organisation which provides them faces closure.
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As the government puts tens of millions of dollars more into community housing, the sector says it is up against unfair headwinds.
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