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Tonight, she’s looking at why we still campaign like we’re under First Past the Post, only to govern under MMP.

Why do we give more weight to some reviews than others? That’s the question behind new research from the University of Auckland.

A new report, For the Long Run, says political parties need to stop seeing older New Zealanders simply as a financial burden and start recognising the contribution they can continue to make.

Can you trademark any word you like? A surname? A suburb? Your dog's name?

From Caramilk to Ginger Coca-cola, Kiwis are often among the first people in the world asked to give something a go. But why is that?

Tonight: protests in France, a mysterious plague case in Russia, accusations against Germany’s former spy chief, and whiskey in space

More than 50 institutions are involved in the project, including a team from the University of Canterbury, led by Professor Jenni Adams.

Several parties have proposed creating an independent agency to analyse policies and cost election promises. But would it improve the quality of election debate, or simply create another institution for parties to fight over?

It's time for Shower Thoughts, our weekly segment where we answer unshakeable questions...

A new survey by a music licensing initiative found nearly 40 percent of people will walk out of a store because of bad music.

Its new mascot, an animated sheep called Buck, has attracted plenty of attention online - though probably not the kind they hoped for.

Tonight: more than 20,000 sets of salt and pepper shakers at the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains.

Journalist and commentator Ben Strang joins the show with the latest sports news.

The Greens want to bring back an overnight passenger train between the two cities. On paper, it sounds simple enough. But is it?

Peter Hamill first put together a field guide to Marlborough’s freshwater plants and animals more than twenty years ago. 

Extra seats being added to Parliament because a party has one more electorate seat than its share of the party vote would normally give it is nothing new. But this year, the possibility of parties and their supporters, deliberately trying to engineer an overhang to skew the proportionality of Parliament in their favour has put the issue firmly in the spotlight.

He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.

Auckland's Hannah Bennett is the founder of Thread Lightly and runs community events that are all about helping people donate, swap and take fabric and craft supplies out of the landfill. 

We've seen many a kiwi representing us on the world stage... But what about representing us on a televised singing competition in China?

Tomorrow, New Zealand's biggest model train show pulls into Christchurch's Cowles Stadium.

For years, we’ve been told personality types might come down to whether we’re more “left-brained” or “right-brained." But how much of that is actually true? 

Lawrence Patchett joins Emile Donovan to discuss his new short story collection, Have This Heart. 

Night's resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review: Verity (In Cinemas), Anemone (Netflix), and The Social Network (TVNZ+). 

Friend of the show, writer and all-round thinker Danyl McLauchlan, joins us to explore some of the best political novels of the 21st century.

This weekend, nearly 200 golden retrievers and their humans are getting together in Taupō for what promises to be a pretty spectacular sea of gold.