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The news, explained. Join Sharon Brettkelly & Emile Donovan every weekday as they make sense of the big stories with the country’s best journalists and experts. Made possible by RNZ & NZ On Air. Produced by Newsroom. Listen on RNZ National at 6.30pm Monday-Thursday.

  • 23 minutes 24 seconds
    A bold call from experts on drug legalisation
    Our current drug laws are harmful, according to a group of experts who want to see the Misuse of Drugs Act overhauled 
    16 May 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 16 seconds
    Keeping New Zealand's lights on
    Energy experts doubt New Zealand will ever get to 100 percent renewable, and say incentives and rewards are the answer to bridging the gap
    15 May 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 44 seconds
    RBNZ's cash trials and digital currency
    We're never going to let go of our notes and coins - so the Reserve Bank is not only looking at digital currency for the future, it's also trialling cash services for small towns
    14 May 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 28 seconds
    Fanning the sparks of dying languages
    There are five Pacific languages listed as endangered by UNESCO. What's the point of reviving them?
    13 May 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 13 seconds
    New Zealand's retirement extremes
    New Zealand's aged care sector faces huge inequities - while the flashiest ever has just opened in Auckland, many in smaller towns are closing
    12 May 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 27 seconds
    When body positivity morphs into toxic masculinity
    The body positivity movement started for women but in a warped sort of equality, men now appear to be just as miserable about their looks
    10 May 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 18 minutes 11 seconds
    Diversity shrinking with the media landscape
    A journalism cadetship programme promised to transform New Zealand's newsrooms. But then the media landscape shrank
    9 May 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 18 seconds
    Levels of litigation rising with economic hardship
    There's evidence New Zealanders are getting more trigger-happy when it comes to using courts to stamp down on competition
    8 May 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 25 minutes 44 seconds
    A controversial driving exam - put to the test
    There are traffic jams at the young end of driver licencing and fear and trepidation at the other end. 
    7 May 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 22 minutes 19 seconds
    The mutant bird flu lurking on our borders
    New Zealand has so far managed to dodge the H5N1 virus, but it's becoming increasingly concerning to scientists, and it's on our doorstep
    6 May 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 10 seconds
    The great stadium debate
    Are stadiums a joyful symbol of a thriving city - or a wasteful excess draining ratepayer finances? 
    5 May 2024, 5:00 pm
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