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Film and TV reviewer Tom Augustine looks at the new Tom Cruise film Digger, psychological thriller Verity starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Fanning and local offering Good Bones. Tom Augustine is a Tamaki based filmmaker, screenwriter and critic

For the many New Zealand families currently in the middle of the school holidays, life might feel like an endless juggle of work and childcare. 

The latest news in French language (La Langue Française).

There are songs about a space chicken, a busy, buzzy bee, and your pepeha. Bryan & Bobby teach us cool games to play in the car, there's a triple treat of kids' jokes, and tamariki answer the question 'If you could change your name, what new name would you choose?'

Tech commentator Mark Pesce looks at the recent concerns about whether AI could wipe out humanity and adds some important caveats. He says AI chatbots are getting better at being persuasive - and that might have more worrying implications for people. Meanwhile Meta Muse - which is only available in the US right now - has become the most popular AI agent out there - but how does it work and why doe...

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.

Police bust 14 Vietnamese-run cannabis grow houses, and it has now been a year since Tokoroa teacher Jayleb-Che Dean went missing and police say they don't believe it is a case of foul play, but the case remains open. Kelly also discusses Rotorua man Justin Jeffries pleading guilty to a triple murder, and a recent political debate in the city. Kelly Makiha is a senior journalist at the Rotorua Dai...

RNZ Pacific correspondent Johnny Blades looks at how Pacific nations used their speeches at the UN General Assembly in New York.

The Star Path tells a new story full of epic voyaging, the connection between humans, whales, and the spiritual world, indigenous knowledge and humour. 

Councils reassess how they manage natural hazard risks; Urologist shortage forces Southland cancer surgery cancellations; Cancer Society on Southland's urologist shortage; The Warehouse CFO discusses latest financial results; Study examines impact of RATs on winter illness treatment

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.

UK correspondent Harry Taylor looks at Andy Burnham's messages to the Labour Conference, including a focus on adult social care and pledges to introduce a free-at-the-point-of-use National Care Service if Labour wins the next election. 

A new test to identify the presence of the pathogen responsible for kauri dieback will make checking for, and keeping updated on the spread of the disease, easier and cheaper. 

While it remains the dominant choice for streaming music, the number of New Zealanders listening to Spotify has dropped since 2024. 

Doctors say hospital emergency departments are in crisis with more people presenting sicker than ever and patients regularly being accessed in corridors or ambulance bays. 

Provincial rugby regions have until next Friday to respond to a potential major overhaul of domestic competitions.  Northland is one of the team's whose future will be in doubt, and is working on its response to the options. 

The Film Commission is scrapping a major source of public funding for ten industry groups. It announced yesterday that a more than $1 million pot divided up among the screen sector bodies will stop from the end of June next year. It means groups like the Screen Producers Guild and the actors' union, Equity, will lose funds. Women in Film and Television - known as WIFT - is also affected. Its Execu...

For most people staring down a sentence for drug-related crime, the result is prison. But, in Auckland, there's another way. As part of our five-part series on meth addiction, RNZ has taken a look inside an innovative court that aims to rehabilitate, rather than incarcerate. Finn Blackwell has the story.

Veteran sports journalist and broadcaster Phil Gifford has died aged 79. Blessed with a laconic turn of phrase and insightful wisdom, he was twice named New Zealand sportswriter of the year, and three times won the sports columnist prize. Fellow sports journalist Tony Johnson spoke to John Campbell.

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Springtime graduation ceremonies have been taking place across the country, but while the weather may be starting to improve, the climate in the job market for new grads remains particularly bleak. Matthew Theunissen reports.

Money correspondent Susan Edmunds has been looking at new data showing how credit scores vary around the country, and between age groups. She spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.