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Young voters are falling behind on enrolment in Aoteroa. Measles vaccination gaps persist across the Pacific. A new Pacific policing body has been established in Wellington.

Young voters in NZ are falling behind on enrolment.

The World Health Organization says most Pacific countries are still falling short of the vaccination rates needed to protect children against measles.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport

The Pacific Islands Chief of Police has reconstituted into a new Pacific law enforcement body based in Wellington.

The world outside America's being urged to build walls to keep mega companies under control, while breaking them down to form new connections

A wrap of the day's big stories

Geocaching is a popular global game where participants hunt down hidden containers - called "geocaches" or "caches". There are more than 3 million of them hidden around the world - in far flung places. This weekend, the the biggest New Zealand geocaching event of the year is drawing players from far and wide. Hundreds of new caches have been placed around the wider Nelson region - some urban and s...

ABC Wantok Program for 23 October 2026.

Levi Brinsdon-Hall founded his social enterprise Delicious Revolution to change perceptions around where our food comes from. 

Scentsation uses targeted aromas around individual products to make the shopping experience more appealing.

The latest news from Melanesia.

De La Salle College in South Auckland is building a reputation with its debating programme becoming one of the strongest in Auckland.

The latest RNZ Pacific news.

Gianina Schwanecke takes a drive through remote parts of Hawke's Bay with livestock carrier Stephenson Transport, a multi-generation family run business still going strong.

A supermarket in forest form - Anisha Satya joins researchers at Lincoln University to see how fruits, veggies and medicinal plants can coexist in a food forest.

After devastating cyclone damage, WoolWorks' Napier plant is humming again, transforming fleece from hill country shearing sheds into the clean, dry, pressed, product ready for carpet makers and other manufacturers. Country Life takes a tour.

A wrap of news from RNZ's Rural news desk

Country Life hops in the cab of a stock truck moving cattle, joins a crew planting a food forest in Canterbury and takes a tour of the country's largest wool scouring factory

First up, the fallout from the resignation of Labour candidate Kerrin Leoni after a video emerged of her campaigning alongside Mongrel Mob members. Then, there's only two days left to enroll before the election of 7 November. The panel talks to the campaign director of On A Roll, a campaign to get young people enrolled. Are young people really disengaged from politics and the election process? The...

Former Olympic rower Les O'Connell had his gold medal stolen in February when his Christchurch home was burgled. O'Conell won the medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Producer Johnny Sutherland spoke to Lisa Owen about the months-long endeavour to get it replaced.

The UK government is working to identify any potential exposure of its online systems from a cyber security flaw which is also affecting websites globally. UK correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke with Lisa Owen.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

In Dunedin, young voters are dragging the chain, with almost half of those under the age of 25 not enrolled. South Island Correspondent Tim Brown reports from Dunedin's student quarter.