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May 29, 2025 • 23min
Opening the door to more addiction
Gambling regulation is moving to take online operators into account, but doubts are being expressed as to how effective it will beThe Problem Gambling Foundation fears the details we don't know about when it comes to licencing online casinos will be the devil that trips up addicts…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
May 28, 2025 • 23min
The headwinds facing regional airlines
The small plan routes that keep our country connected are becoming increasingly fragile links…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
May 27, 2025 • 25min
Climate solution all but buried before it begins
Climate fix, or fossil fuel lifeline - the truth behind the country's first carbon capture and storage projectThe country's first carbon capture and storage project raises hard questions - like whether it's over before it begins…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
May 26, 2025 • 25min
Trump's South African spotlight
Donald Trump's claims of a white genocide in South Africa betray the influence of his billionaire expat friends, including Elon Musk The US President was at his undiplomatic worst when his South African counterpart turned up at the Oval Office, but the ambush did swing the spotlight on what's happening there…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
May 25, 2025 • 24min
Local councils and the battle for money
Local councils have more effect on our daily lives than policies from the Beehive. But more than half of eligible voters fail to have their say on who represents them.Freed from the shackles of a re-election campaign, Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry talks honestly about rates, funding, and the balance of power between central and local government…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
May 23, 2025 • 23min
The galaxy of the Star Wars universe stretches to infinity
The end to spin off stories from 1977's first Star Wars movie looks like being a galaxy far, far away…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
May 22, 2025 • 25min
Misleading figures on New Zealand youth suicide rates
A global report ranking New Zealand as the worst for youth suicide rates grabbed headlines. But two researchers say the numbers are wrong…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
May 21, 2025 • 23min
The injustice of a freshwater crisis
A precedent-setting High Court case could be the key to a better attitude towards cleaning up our waterways…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
May 20, 2025 • 24min
The high cost of getting high in New Zealand
With meth use on the rise, one former addict shares her brutal story and remarkable recovery.Kiwis from every background are now smoking meth, and the fallout is devastating. One former addict shares her story, in hopes of stopping others from picking up the pipe.…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
May 19, 2025 • 24min
In classrooms, money lessons that matter
Why trial and error isn't the best way to learn financial literacy, and how a new curriculum could help
A new curriculum will teach financial literacy to students starting in Year 1. Experts say it could save people learning their lessons the hard - and expensive - way.…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
