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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.

  • 22 minutes 3 seconds
    The dope Olympics is sport on steroids
    Steroid use will be out in the open at the Enhanced Games, and testosterone won't be banned. But is it taking away from the sport?
    3 May 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 25 minutes 28 seconds
    A cliffhanger for Shortland St
    Fans fear Shortland Street's 32 years of soapy drama could be coming to a close if TVNZ's cost-cutting knife hovers over it for too long   
    2 May 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 12 seconds
    Why our quality of death is slipping
    A vital part of our healthcare - palliative care - has been sidelined by our health system, largely because we don't like to talk about dying
    1 May 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 18 seconds
    We have an emergency emergency
    A new review of New Zealand's response to crisis is blunt about the inaction of the past, and sceptical that much will change in the future
    30 April 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 25 seconds
    The problems with the Fast Track Approvals Bill
    The new fast-track approvals bill has been described as 'government by amateurs', with no checks and balances
    29 April 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 54 seconds
    Powering ahead with green hydrogen
    It's hoped a new GNS Science lab can crack open the door to cheaper green hydrogen production 
    28 April 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 14 seconds
    Great Barrier's thriving media scene
    On Great Barrier Island the media landscape is bucking the national trend - it's flourishing 
    26 April 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 5 seconds
    Life Amidst Death: a soldier's view
    When our Gallipoli soldiers landed at the historically significant site they occasionally paused to admire the sunsets, birds and flowers; and to souvenir treasures
    25 April 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 37 seconds
    Quake rules in for a shake-up
    The government's hit pause on strict new building regulations over earthquake strengthening, and even its usual opponents are happy with the move 
    23 April 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 22 minutes 48 seconds
    The de-railing of New Zealand
    KiwiRail's future could be veering more towards mothballs than mega-ferries, but the government's not sending out any hints
    22 April 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 51 seconds
    Breaking barriers on sexual assault figures
    New technology available to abuse victims aims to change the figures on unreported sexual assaults.
    21 April 2024, 5:00 pm
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