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Back in 1936, on this day, a group of defeated politicians met in Wellington. They were the conservatives from urban centres and from the regions. The farmers, the lawyers and the business leaders… Read more Audio

The country's former chief science advisor Sir Peter Gluckman says many governments failed to act in the years and months leading up to the Covid-19 pandemic. An international report commissioned by… Read more Audio

The Children's Commissioner says the government needs to take bold action on discrimination, incomes and housing in next week's budget to improve the lives of Maori, Pacific and disabled children… Read more Audio

Midweek Mediawatch with Hayden Donnell Read more Audio

A crash has significantly damaged a number of headstones in Gisborne's Taruheru Cemetery and the council is looking for their families. Karyn speaks with Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz. Read more Audio

The Government is refusing to be drawn whether Pharmac is in line for a significant funding increase in next week's Budget. The advocacy group Patient Voice Aotearoa staged protests across the country… Read more Audio

It looks a bit like a Chatham Island forget me not, and grows to a height of two metres and tastes a wee bit like celery or cabbage - we hear the story of the megaherb punui. Read more Audio

Word is the name of our new feature on Mondays - exploring everything about the written and spoken word, especially in New Zealand English. We find out how the language is evolving, how it's changing… Read more Audio

Rob Hugh-Jones from the BBC joins Karyn to talk about an attack on a school in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, over the weekend, the head of the UN visits Russia and how people are returning to their… Read more Audio

Three people injured in a multiple stabbing in a central Dunedin supermarket this afternoon are scheduled to undergo surgery in Dunedin Hospital tonight. Another person has serious injuries and the… Read more Audio