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Global plastics treaty could protect against an increasingly toxic planet

Representatives from 175 countries are gathering this week to negotiate the treaty.

Street fighting men: The awful allure of run it straight

Why, despite deadly risks, are thrill-seekers chasing fame and cash in brutal new games?

Highwater mark: George Clarke on NZ's revolutionary coastal housing designs

UK TV architect's new show brings him to the islands of the Hauraki Gulf.

At 15, Sammie Maxwell got treatment for anorexia. Now she’s on top of the mountain bike world

Mountain biker Sammie Maxwell on her fight to ride.

Invisible Intelligence: How a ‘difficult kid’ told he was thick became a master educator

Professor Welby Ings says kids like himself, classed as thick, might not be failing.

Is this the worst thing you can say to someone who’s just been made redundant?

You think you're being positive, but it can be detrimental to those who've just lost jobs.

Listener weekly quiz: July 16

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