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The special school that's being starved
5:00 AM.An Auckland school for some of our most vulnerable children is crumbling, and any hopes for a rebuild have just been dashed by the government's moves to halt school property developments. Read more Audio
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New Zealand gets ready for Paris Olympics
5:00 AM.The first of our athletes to wear the silver fern in Paris have been announced Read more Audio
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Rare disorders aren't unusual enough to ignore
5:00 AM.One in 17 New Zealanders have what's termed as a rare disorder. March is the month to highlight their lives and struggles. Read more Audio
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What the small screen did to magazines
5:00 AM.Magazines are facing extinction by internet. Are they special enough to save? Read more Audio
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The headlines are grim for Newshub
5:00 AM.It was a skin-of-your-teeth operation from the start, and Newshub's 35 year old life looks to be ending with multi-million dollar losses presided over by off-shore owners Read more Audio
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Time, heavenly bodies and leap years
5:00 AM.Leap year is all about matching the seasons to time. It's just a construct, but try telling that to February 29th babies. Read more Audio
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A legal way to safety-check illegal drugs
5:00 AM.At festivals, a volunteer-based service runs quality-control on illegal drugs. Read more Audio
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Why the Waitangi Tribunal can't win the fight over the Māori Health Authority
5:00 AM.What is the point of the Waitangi Tribunal if it doesn't have the power to stop a government that appears to be acting against the interests of Māori? Read more Audio
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Why our romance with the office is dead
5:00 AM.Four years after the first lockdown, the way we work has changed. Read more Audio
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A $20 million magic wand
5:00 AM.A life-changing diagnostic device tested on sheep in New Zealand is about to be trialled on humans Read more Audio
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Lessons from a brilliant bridge
5:00 AM.Good, fast and on-budget infrastructure building shouldn't have to wait for disaster situations to swing into action. Read more Audio
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Why some wars make the news, and others get forgotten
5:00 AM.Conflict and coverage - why some conflicts dominate headlines for months, then suddenly get ignored
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Extraordinary climate claim has the world watching
5:00 AM.The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case against some of New Zealand's biggest polluters in what some describe as judicial activism Read more Audio
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Childhood obesity is a big problem making little progress
5:00 AM.Researchers are making some headway tackling a problem that New Zealand has a shameful record in - childhood obesity. Read more Audio
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A bridge not far enough for Auckland
5:00 AM.We're back to where we were in 1969 when it comes to easing congestion over Auckland's harbour Read more Audio
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Industry giants in a battle of wills over music rights
5:00 AM.The ripples of a war in the music industry spread far further than just ruining Gen Alpha's TikTok time. Read more Audio
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The humble heavyweight of the Black Caps
5:00 AM.Kane Williamson is the world's number one batsman right now, but what he brings to the Black Caps is worth far more than runs on the board. Read more Audio
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The investment fund aiming to fix the housing crisis
5:00 AM.A $90 million housing fund promises to tackle the Bay of Plenty's housing crisis
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Trump's campaign from a courtroom
5:00 AM.The convoluted legal troubles of former -- and maybe future -- US President Donald Trump are playing out in court rooms across America Read more Audio
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Caution urged over resource management changes
5:00 AM.Critics say the government's plan to speed up infrastructure projects puts too much power in the hands of one person. Read more Audio
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Studying the Taylor Swift phenomenon
5:00 AM.Two AUT academics are taking their Taylor Swift obsession to the next extreme at a Swiftposium in Melbourne, ahead of the star's Australian tour Read more Audio
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A Catch-22 nightmare of slips and bureaucracy
5:00 AM.Homes suspended over landslides; lives suspended by bodies that can't or won't help Read more Audio
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One door opens, another remains closed for blood donors
5:00 AM.Around 10,000 new donors could flood into the New Zealand Blood Service after a long-standing restriction is lifted. But if another ban is re-visited that number could rise further Read more Audio
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The problem with Winston being Winston
5:00 AM.When politicians fail to call out a lie by one of their own, it can have a dampening effect on democracy Read more Audio
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The volunteers who risk their lives to save lives
5:00 AM.When the text comes, these volunteers down tools to help strangers in their hour of need. But their numbers are shrinking. Read more Audio