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Smart, in-depth and relentlessly curious, host Kathryn Ryan dives into the stories shaping New Zealand and its people. Interviews and expert analysis from around the world and at home. It’s where big ideas are unpacked and everyday life explored.

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Does your brain need a WOF?

How to work out if rooftop solar is for you

New unemployment figures hit 11-year high

Around the motu: Ian Carson, editor of Otaki Today

Book review: It Gets in Your Blood by Marty Smith

Dr Paul Wood on why self-improvement never stops

Australia: Bird flu fears worsen, Neil's damage bill

Using satellites to monitor for coastal change

University challenge helps students reach for the stars

RBNZ chief economist on inflation expectations

Sports correspondent Glen Larmer

Consumer news: Fair Trading Act changes & more

Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson

Around the motu: Southland Tribune editor Logan Savory

Showcasing some of the best Kiwi design projects in nature

Sam 'the Trap Man' Gibson takes readers back into the bush

USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben

Residents angry over Motueka plan to move council services

New employment law explained

Poor information hits ability to fight environmental challenges

Urban Issues with Bill McKay

Greek mountain discovery brews tea business

Political commentators Liam Hehir and Phil Goff

Around the motu: David Williams, correspondent in Christchurch

Book review: Cynthia Morahan

Shane Cameron: The story of one of NZ's toughest fighters

Foreign correspondent Joel Richards

New Zealand: Home of horse ambulances

Getting commercial with seaweed farms in Rakiura/Stewart Island

Call for more funded neurologist placements amidst shortages

Sport correspondent Sam Ackerman

Around the motu: Ian Allen in Marlborough

Weightlifter David Liti wins Commonwealth Games gold in Glasgow

Book review: AUP New Poets 12

The first head of new university department of cancer sciences

Asia correspondent Ed White

The family with a passion for hunting

Low-risk drinking advice review too slow: researcher

Pay rises knocked back by Auckland Council committee

Screentime: NZIFF, I, Object, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe

Parenting: Helping kids navigate the pressure of sports

Tech: Biometric EFTPOS, staff at AI firms sound concerns & more

Around the motu: Jonathan MacKenzie, in the Waikato

Book review: The Attention Recovery Plan by David Gillespie

Victoria University gets its first Professor of te reo Māori

UK politics with the BBC's Rob Watson

Owners of Auckland's Islamic book store

Generative AI is becoming part of everyday school life

Wellington region residents react to new water bills

Your KiwiSaver questions answered