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Veteran war correspondent Cameron Bennett joins Paddy to talk about the NZ Wars documentary: Stories of Waerenga-a-Hika. Cameron's directed the doco about the six day siege at Waerenga-a-Hika, a pa site close to Gisborne.

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Two things you'll find in Golden Bay are horopito and takahe, and they're two things that father daughter duo Peter and Lucy Butler have put together. Peter Butler transitioned from a failing organic kiwifruit orchard to successfully farming the native horopito plant. He's also behind Health Post - New Zealand's largest natural health and wellness store - which is 100% NZ family-owned - founded by...

A recent study has revealed that there are vast and mysterious underground networks of fungi right under our feet. These organisms are so small they can't be seen by the naked eye, yet they're foundational to the health of soil and the wellbeing of plants. Katie Field is a Professor in Plant-Soil Processes at the University of Sheffield. She joins Paddy.

Those of us who sit at a desk for most of the day know the importance of taking a break. New research has figured out exactly how often we should get up and move around. The study found taking a short walking break every 20 minutes reduces blood sugar and insulin. University of Otago PhD graduate and lecturer in physical activity and nutrition behaviour at AUT Dr Jen Gale is the lead author in the...

One of the most senior figures in global anti-doping is a New Zealander. David Howman is Chairman of the International Athletics Integrity Unit which polices athletics. But before that, David spent 13 years at the World Anti Doping Agency as it's director general. Paddy speaks with him about developments this week which have seen the International Olympic Committee provisionally lift its suspensio...

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Pacific communities urged to prepare for what could be the strongest ever El Nino; Pasifika opera finalists take to the stage this weekend and in sport, stage set for round two of the Nations Championship.

A meteorologist is warning Pacific communities to prepare now for what experts are predicting to be a historically strong El Niño.

Three Pacific singers are set to take centre stage at this weekend's Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest final - one of New Zealands most prestigious opera competitions.

Round two of both the Nations Championship and Nations Cup gets underway.

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George Speight - a former coup frontman in Fiji, is calling on the perpetrators of the country's past political upheavals to confess.

ABC Wantok Program for 10 July 2026.

Gianina gives an update on her suburban vege garden. She's preparing to plant garlic as the stars align around Matariki.

Anisha learns about Matariki, lightyears, and farm diversification on a starry night in Lake Tekapo.

Country Life steps ringside for the "verbal boxing match" of a wool auction in Napier. Richard Kells of Kells Wool traces his experience of the wool industry from the era of skinny sheep in the 1980s to the reviving industry of present day.

The latest news in Solomon Islands Pidgin (Tok Pisin).

The latest news from Melanesia.

The giant barn, which opened at the end of 2024, features 10 feeder bins that the cows can choose to graze from freely during twice daily feedings where their burps are measured for methane emissions.

A wrap of news from RNZ's rural news desk.

Country Life takes you star gazing at a farm near Lake Tekapo, goes behind the scenes of a wool auction in Napier and is with some belching cows being measured for methane emissions.

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