Seasonal workers here and in Vanuatu have been left in limbo with Air Vanuatu grounding all flights. Immigration NZ national manager Pacific Loua Ward spoek to Corin Dann.

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Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Kathryn Graham and Simon Wilson ask where have all the Swiss Army Knives gone. They also discuss paying for scans during pregnancy and the Wellington lawyer taking Jetstar to the disputes tribunal. Kathryn Graham is a Development Executive at the New Zealand Film Commission. Simon Wilson is a Sen…

Hundreds of people will miss out on speaking to MPs about the government's fast-track legislation because the select committee doesn't have the time to fit them in. Here's our political reporter Giles Dexter.

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The Court of Appeal overturned a High Court order on Monday, which blocked the Tribunal from calling Children's Minister Karen Chhour to give evidence in the urgent inquiry about repealing section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act. Lawyer for one of the Waitangi Tribunal claimants Annette Sykes spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.…

The All Blacks' captain of the last four years - Sam Cane - has been granted an early release from his New Zealand Rugby contract and will quit international rugby at the end of the year. Rugby correspondent Joe Porter spoke to Corin Dann.

Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen is testifying on what his role was in what prosecutors say was a cover up of payments to hide an affair with the adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Correspondent Benji Hyer spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Scientists have laid bare the scale of catastrophe facing Aotearoa if our largest fault - the Hikurangi subduction zone, off the east coast of the north island - sets off an earthquake and tsunami. Reporter Lauren Crimp went along.

Staff say the Education Ministry is already preparing consultants to do the work of the very people it is laying off. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Corin Dann.

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Auckland councillor Alf Filipaina says the large police presence at the funeral of the Ponsonby shooter was crucial to prevent chaos. Filipaina spoke to Corin Dann.

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On today's First Up pod: a resident of Auckland's CBD is welcoming charges for on-street parking after business hours; finance minister Nicola Willis talks to us about plans for social investment and pro golfer Michael Hendry tells us about his recent win in Japan, just a year on from a Leukemia scare. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!…

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An English teacher who is Maori believes the government's move to introduce structured literacy has the potential to lift reading and writing levels among Maori students in mainstream schools. Ashleigh McCaull reports.

Russian troops have captured at least nine villages in the Kharkiv region, and thousands of civilians have been evacuating to the city of Kharkiv, which is the second largest city in Ukraine. BBC Ukraine Correspondent James Waterhouse spoke to Corin Dann.

The 145th anniversary of the arrival of Girmit indentured laborers from India to Fiji is being marked this week, A new report by World Vision reveals only five percent of global aid targets children, Vanuatu is still open for business despite the national carrier's woes, A Fiji-born film producer is looking to open the door for aspiring actors in h…

Girmit Day marks the arrival of the first indentured labourers from India to Fiji under British Colonial Rule on May 14th, 1879.

New data by World Vision reveals only five percent of global aid targets children, despite children making up close to half of aid-receiving populations.

International visitors are being reminded not to let the national carrier's woes discourage them from travelling to Vanuatu.

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A Fiji-born film producer is looking to open the door for aspiring actors in his hometown.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks social investment and Government's policy on gangs

Auckland city centre residents group spokesman Adam Parkinson says a turnover of cars is good for local business

A year after a brush with cancer, golfer Michael Hendry has a win on the Japanese golf tour

Canoeist Aimee Fisher has beaten Dame Lisa Carrington in a world cup event just months out from the 2024 Olympic Games - she talked with RNZ's Felicity Reid

Japan adds Fin whales to its commercial catch list - Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo

Rishi Sunak has made a major election year speech - Henry Riley reports from London

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There are five Pacific languages listed as endangered by UNESCO. What's the point of reviving them?

BBC World's Jonathan Frewin talks to Emile Donovan about a new mobilisation law in Ukraine, the overhaul of the EU's migration rules, and the UN Security Council's meeting on the situation in Yemen.

Bryan Waddle has his eye on the latest changes to the rugby laws, one of our greatest Olympians looks to finally have a challenger in the form of her teammate, and a Kiwi equestrian adds another title to her already full cabinet.

Wellington and Auckland are working towards deals with the government to help fund major infrastructure upgrades, while other cities line up to make deals to fund and manage their own affairs.

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Approximately 300,000 animals are used for research across Aotearoa every year. Animal welfare officer Jodi Salinsky is dedicated to demystifying what that means.

Robert Sullivan is a poet and an associate professor in creative writing at Massey University who has just published his latest book of poems, Hopurangi: Songcatcher, with Auckland University Press.

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Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Kathryn Graham and Simon Wilson ask where have all the Swiss Army Knives gone. They also discuss paying for scans during pregnancy and the Wellington lawyer taking Jetstar to the disputes tribunal. Kathryn Graham is a Development Executive at the New Zealand Film Commission. Simon Wilson is a Sen…

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Kathryn Graham and Simon Wilson discuss the removal of free evening and weekend parking in the Auckland CBD, and the impact of the solar storm on our power grid. Kathryn Graham is a Development Executive at the New Zealand Film Commission. Simon Wilson is a Senior writer for the NZ Herald.…