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The language of forensic science

In crime dramas, forensic science is the hero. In real life, we need context.
Dunedin-based forensics company Oritain Global's food lab.

How NZ is failing at HPV cancer prevention

Every year, 600 people are diagnosed with HPV-related cancers that could be prevented with a free vaccine

The modern beauty pageant

Beauty pageants are back, but the days of catwalks, high heels and bikinis have been consigned to the past
Miss World New Zealand licence holder Nigel Godfrey with pageant winner Navjot Kaur at a theatre premier in April 2024.

East Coast forestry industry facing the axe

Post-cyclone slash caused destruction across the East Coast, but can the region survive without the forestry industry?
Close up of forestry slash on the East Coast

More strike action coming from ambulance staff

St John ambulance staff have voted to strike again this month after rejecting their latest pay offer. They say they're at breaking point
A St John ambulance with messages of strike action written on the windows

It Ends With Us ends with drama

The highly anticipated film adaptation of the best-selling novel It Ends With Us has gone viral, but not for what plays out on screen
This episode discusses domestic violence
A scene from the movie It Ends With Us.

Police assurances of public safety after bus driver attacks

Attacks on bus drivers in Auckland are increasing but police and AT say confirmation bias and media reports have contributed to a feeling that things are much worse than they really are
Auckland commuters 25 and over return to full-price public transport fares.

Paedophile priests dumped in the Pacific

The Pacific Islands served as a perfect hiding place for priests accused of sexual abuse. Some didn't stop when they got there.
This episode discusses sexual abuse.
Pope Francis visiting Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, on 8 September 2024, as part of a 12-day tour around the Pacific and Asia. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)

Decision time on Auckland's shorelines

Auckland Council is developing Shoreline Adaption Plans covering 3,200 kilometres of coastline, as our shores are battered by wilder weather
Rising sea level in past decades have already affected human activities and infrastructure in coastal areas of New Zealand, including Tairawhiti, the report said.

Hope for the end of the hurt in construction

After an incredibly tough 2024, those in construction-related industries see the dark clouds starting to lift
Rowan Powell from A1 Garage Doors in front of his elaborate and eye-catching display at the Auckland Home Show, 2024

The great slanging match that is the US election

The US election is a dog-eat-dog, no-holds-barred fight between two people who couldn't be more different to each other
This combination of file pictures created on August 3, 2024 shows US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaking on March 26, 2024, in Raleigh, North Carolina; and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaking in the first presidential debate with US President Joe Biden in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024.

Brokenwood - the international hit with a kiwi accent

Brokenwood's Tim Balme talks to Amanda Gillies about the New Zealand drama series watched worldwide
Cast of the TV show 'Brokenwood'

SIS report spells out the threats facing New Zealand

A new report from the SIS aims to help New Zealanders recognise the risks to our security
SIS report

Chasing the billion owed in child support

Child support arrears and penalties sit at nearly a billion dollars. That's comparatively good news, according to the tax department.
A mother holding hands of her baby son when walking in nature, baby's first steps concept.

Inching forward on infrastructure

Political pet projects that get overturned by incoming governments could be a thing of the past if a new infrastructure body achieves its aims
Housing Minister Chris Bishop gives a housing growth speech in Auckland on 4 July 2024.

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