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The Education Review Office says most schools are using artificial intelligence, but, fear it is damaging children's critical thinking. In a new report, it said that AI was becoming part of everyday school life, but, teachers and principals want more formal guidance from the ministry on how to use it. Guyon spoke with Jason Miles.

China's ambassador has hit back after Foreign Minister Winston Peters told a Chinese-born New Zealand MP to "go back to your own country" in Parliament. Peters launched his attack during Parliament's general debate on Wednesday following a heckle from Lawrence Xu-Nan. Craig McCulloch gave us the report.

Hobbs sprints to victory at Commonwealth Games; Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Aus surgeon pledges money for research; Japan quake: Latest from Tokyo correspondent.

An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team.

Tokyo correspondent Chris Gilbert has the details as rescuers race to find survivors after a major earthquake in the Kumamoto prefecture.

The latest news from Australia with correspondent Amanda Copp in Canberra.

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Canberra vascular surgeon Gert Frahm-Jensen is pledging to donate every dollar he earns from Kiwi patients towards research tracking outcomes of a controversial surgery dividing doctors. Meanwhile, Health NZ is warning people against travelling overseas for operations for multiple abdominal vascular compression syndromes. Reporter Anusha Bradley spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira about the debate, co...

Zoe Hobbs has sprinted her way into New Zealand sporting history, winning gold in the women's 100m. Our reporter Adam Burns is over in Glasgow covering the Games.

WorldWatch's Niva Chittock with the latest developments from Japan.

On today's episode Russia arrests a man it claims was spying for New Zealand's intelligence agency the SIS, we heard from Russian foreign policy expert - James Headley. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has ruled out working with the Opportunity Party: leader Quilae Wong joined us with her response. nd the godfather of Human Rights - Kenneth Roth - on the Trump administration's attempts to dismantl...

New Zealand has its first gold of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with swimmer Lewis Clareburt winning the men's 200m butterfly.

American Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he wants to dismantle the International Criminal Court. New Zealand is one of the 125 countries that has signed up to the ICC, which investigates and tries individuals accused of genocide and war crimes. Kenneth Roth, an American attorney, was the executive director of Human Rights Watch from 1993 to 2022 - and is often dubbed the Godfather of Human Rig...

The latest news from the United States with Nine News reporter Lauren Tomasi in Washington DC.

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The Opportunity Party is on the cusp of making it into parliament, according to recent polling data, sitting just under the 5 percent MMP threshold. The party has claimed it can work with either a National or Labour led government. But yesterday Christopher Luxon ruled them out. Opportunity party leader Quilae Wong spoke to Guyon Espiner.

A man has been arrested in Russia on accusations of spying for New Zealand. Russia's Federal Security Service, or FSB, said it had identified and stopped the illegal activity of a Russian citizen suspected of committing treason. Otago University Associate Professor James Headley is an expert on Russian foreign policy and international relations and spoke to Guyon Espiner.

David Seymour discusses new ACT Pharmac policy; Southland mayor discusses new AI data centre plans; New documentary about Jim Anderton to screen at film festival.

An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team.

A new documentary called Last Man Standing, about the life and political career of Jim Anderton is screening at the NZ International Film Festival. Matt Robson worked on the film and worked closely with Jim Anderton in parliament. He spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The latest news from Australia with correspondent Amanda Copp in Canberra.