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Education Minister Erica Stanford has been accused of overstepping the mark by excluding most Māori words from future books in a series for five year olds. An Education Ministry document shows… Audio

Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick has been 'named' by the Speaker, one of the most serious punishments Parliament can hand out. Swarbrick returned defiantly to Parliament today, refusing to… Audio

New documents have shed more light on who knew what about a police complaint laid against the disgraced Beehive press secretary Michael Forbes last year. Mr Forbes quit his job in the Prime Minister's… Audio

A Kiwi woman and her six year old son could soon be released from a Texas immigration detention centre after being locked up there for weeks. Sarah Shaw and her son Isaac were detained three weeks… Audio

Residential building consents are still heading south with 11 out of 16 regions around the country rubber stamping fewer builds compared to last year. Labour has accused the government of effectively… Audio

Supporters of a New Zealand woman and her young son being held in a US immigration centre are pinning their hopes on a second attempt to be released on compassionate grounds. Sarah Shaw and… Audio

A patient at an Auckland mental health programme that will close its doors next month says she's feeling anxious about the future. Rauaroha Segar House, a publicly funded intensive service for people… Audio

The expected exodus of New Zealand's top netballers has begun. Silver Ferns star Kelly Jackson has announced she's headed to Australia next season, signing with the Queensland Firebirds. There's… Audio

A nine year old has become Waikato's youngest indoor bowls champ, as part of a trio. Pixie Blake's team mates are a few decades older than she is. The trio took out the title at the Champion of… Audio

Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about the wife of South Korea's jailed former president being arrested, as well as Nepal opening up Himalayan mountins for free to clear congestion… Audio

Secondary school teachers around the motu have announced they will strike for the day next Wednesday, after pay talk with the govenrment stalled. They will double down in September if there's no… Audio

Time now for Our Changing World, and we're catching up with host Claire Concannon in person this week. Claire explains to Jesse how she found an excuse to go to a brewery for work. Audio

Forgetting a name is embarrassing. Forgetting a face takes that awkwardness to the next level. Renowned author and podcaster Malcolm Gladwell forgets faces all the time. He has face blindness, which… Audio

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Time for Bookmarks where each week we get an interesting person, and ask them to recommend some of their favourite books, TV shows, films, music and anything else they want to share. Today Jesse is… Audio

Kelly Gibney joins us with a lovely mid week recipe. This week it's a pasta and we're including broccoli and spinach to add nutritional punch to the sauce. Adding lightly cooked broccoli and fresh… Audio

Questions to Ministers HANA-RAWHITI MAIPI-CLARKE to the Minister of Education: What Maori education providers has she consulted with, if any, regarding the impact her proposed education changes will… Audio

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