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Is New Zealand an unequal society?
Poverty, inequality and incomes are big issue topics for voters in the forthcoming election. Insight reports on tackling the health, education and income gap. Audio
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Immigration lobbying - is it a problem?
Figures from the minister of immigration's office show MPs have a significant involvement in lobbying on immigration cases. Insight reports. Audio
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Is tertiary funding damaging learning?
The days when tertiary institutions received government funding for every student who turned up and enrolled are long gone. Insight reports on the impact of stricter funding. Audio
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200 Kiwis take Edinburgh by storm
11 Aug 2014The New Zealand contingent of 200 performers and artists at the Edinburgh Festivals has survived its crucial first week, with four-star reviews, sell-out shows.
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Starting life in NZ as a '10 pound pom'
10 Aug 2014Jo Hamid and her family of seven emigrated from England to New Zealand in 1950 when she was 11, but as she tells Spectrum, their new life wasn't without hardship.
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The river is calling me home
9 Aug 2014Te Manu Korihi reporter Eru Rerekura reflects on his experience reporting on his tribe's Treaty Settlement signing at Rānana Marae in Whanganui on Tuesday.
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Paying for news in the digital age
3 Aug 2014After years of free online news, media publishers are pondering making New Zealanders pay. But will we? And what will we want for our money? Mediawatch investigates. Audio
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Battling the biodiversity crisis
5 Aug 2014The Brook Waimarama Sanctuary is home to falcon, kereru and kakariki. It's hoped a new fence will allow it to protect more native creatures. Watch more on The Wireless. Comments
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Should NZ reporters fear spying?
2 Aug 2014Pen, notebook - and encryption key. It's time to add digital security to the reporter's toolkit, experts say. Mediawatch looks at journalism in the digital age. Audio
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200 NZ artists at Edinburgh festivals
4 Aug 2014The Commonwealth Games is over, but another group of top New Zealanders is beginning Scottish campaign with more than 200 artists at Edinburgh festivals. Audio
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From adversity to sporting triumph
In 1997 Motueka man, Shane Blows, broke his back in an accident while working in an orchard. A friend's advice then led him to hand cycling. One In Five reports. Audio
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Staying safe on a dangerous job
2 Aug 2014After 10 forestry workers were killed, and more than 150 injured, on the job last year an independent panel was set up to investigate the industry's safety record. Comments
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Making a tree change in Golden Bay
A jet-setting businesswoman swapped heels for gumboots when she bought Bay Subtropicals in Golden Bay. Country Life reports on a corporate tree change. Audio
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John Key's high hopes for tourism
8 Jun 2014John Key pledged to make tourism New Zealand's most important money-maker in less than a decade. But as Insight reports, six years in as minister, obstacles remain.
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NZ defends Papua programme
14 Jun 2014New Zealand's ambassador to Jakarta fends off Indonesian police concerns of hidden motives in New Zealand's planned police training programme in Papua.
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Suspicion over NZ plan for Papua
12 Jun 2014A New Zealand plan to help community policing in Indonesia's Papua region was axed because of suspicion over motives, according to Indonesian media reports.
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Feature - World Cup fever rising
10 Jun 2014The All Whites' absence from the World Cup is unlikely to keep local soccer fans quiet when it kicks off this week. The Wireless has a latecomers' guide on who to scream for. Comments
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FEATURE - A rare fossil discovery
9 Jun 2014Palaeontologists have unearthed one of the largest ammonites found in New Zealand during an informal fossil hunting field trip along the Waiau River in Hawke's Bay. Audio
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FEATURE - Addicted to games
30 May 2014The line between gambling and online gaming has blurred, creating an addiction for a new generation. One reformed gamer has some advice on reading the warning signs. Comments
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FEATURE: Modern mammoth hunter
Professor Adrian Lister has been one of very few to examine the 42,000 year-old carcass of a baby woolly mamoth, named Lyuba. He spoke about the experience on Nine to Noon. Audio
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An Easter weekend nightmare
5 May 2014Tales about the atrocious storm which lashed parts of New Zealand over Easter are still emerging, and for one Radio New Zealand music producer the long weekend will certainly not be forgotten quickly.
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