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Israel has joined the Pacific Islands Forum as a partner. The move comes after an intense diplomatic push by Israel in the Pacific, which has also seen Papua New Guinea and Fiji open embassies in Jerusalem with Samoa promising to follow. But with accusations of genocide in Gaza, sanctions by New Zealand on Israeli Ministers and a International Criminal Court arrest warrant in place for Prime Minis...

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Science correspondent Cushla McGoverin joins Kathryn off the back of Auckland Start Up Week to shine a light on Kiwi start ups that work with photonic and quantum technologies and are helping contribute $2.18b to the New Zealand economy - about the same as the wine industry. Cushla McGoverin is a senior research fellow within the Department of Physics at the University of Auckland, and Principal I...

A new play is taking on a little-known chapter of Aotearoa's history: The dog tax that led to an armed standoff between Māori  in Hokianga and government forces.

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.

Logan discusses the upcoming anniversary of the windstorm that left 50,000 customers without power, a 95 year old sets a world record on his birthday, a new book on Invercargill's long serving mayor, Sir Tim Shadbolt and the 2026 Southland entertainer of the year. Logan covers Gore, Te Anau Winton Balclutha Invercargill

Stella Chrysostomou from VOLUME Books reviews two books: U.X.O. by Brannavan Gnanalingam (Lawrence & Gibson), and A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam (Granta).

Canadian filmmaker Dianne Whelan, is the only person to have completed the entire Trans Canada Trail, solo. At 50, with no background as an extreme athlete, she set out alone to travel the full 24,000km route - the longest trail network in the world - by foot, bike, canoe, snowshoe and ski, through mountains, boreal forest, prairie, and Arctic tundra. Six years later, Dee completed the epic ventur...

Qiulae Wong on working with both sides of politics; Reaction to last night's poll and debate with Jo Moir; Woolworths removes in-store butchers across New Zealand; Felicity Roxburgh discusses Free Trade Agreement

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton has the latest in the shocking attack on MP Helen Haines in which she was rammed with a car and has had to have her leg amputated. Pauline Hanson's delivered a rare apology for a cartoon that ran as part of her 'Please Explain' series that mocked the vaginal prolapse suffered by Jacqui Lambie due to injuries sustained when she served in the Defence Force. Na...

Three rivers have been selected as finalists in the inaugural River of the Year award. 

In the United States, voters will soon be making choices in the mid-terms. But what positions are voters being asked to choose candidates for? 

Nearly one in six Kiwis over the age of 55 have experienced abuse in the last year, according to new national research.

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.

An Anglican vicar who previously performed professionally with the Royal New Zealand Ballet, is making a return to the stage after 24 years. North Canterbury vicar Toby Behan, who performed lead roles in RNZB productions, retired from performing in 2002, and for the past seven years has been leading the Anglican Parish of Rangiora. But now, the 52-year-old is set to play the King in the RNZB's Chr...

The Woolworths supermarket giant will now have no in-store butchers in this country, as all stores move to a centralised meat processing supply. Peter Martin, a butcher apprenticeships manager at Skills4Work spoke to John Campbell.

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New data has compared how New Zealand's pension system stacks up to the rest of the world. And this year, it's marginally more favourable. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds has been looking at this and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

An early morning sports news update.

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

National and Labour's health spokespeople talk about the issues facing the sector, and their plans to fix it. National's Simeon Brown and Labour's Ayesha Verrall spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.

The cost of living continues to be New Zealanders' number one concern in the lead up to the general election and organisations helping those who are struggling to afford the basics want parties to address rising inequality. With less than a month till voters go to the booths, the immediate household pressures of housing, food and fuel loom large. Amy Williams reports.

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