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29 deaths at Pike River sparked workplace safety reforms – why are they now being dismantled?

How long does it take for collective national grief to decay into casual disregard?

Compassion gap? A case for being kinder to out-of-work youth

Work is good for young people, but blaming them for not working isn’t helpful.

Listener Weekly Quiz: November 5

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Out of gas and ideas? With gas supplies drying up, govt bets on chance instead of transition help

Future of gas: What NZ home and business owners need to know.

For the birds: How an iwi-led initiative is aiming for a pest-free haven by 2025

Aotea Great Barrier Island is getting a makeover of the pest-free kind.

Why stalling the gene technology bill won’t slow cell therapy research

Long-awaited Gene Technology Bill has stalled, so where does that leave medical research?

‘Quietly compelling’ Pike River film will hit home to NZers as something personal

Robyn Malcolm & Melanie Lynskey outstanding as the women who fought for Pike River justice

Listener Weekly Quiz: October 29

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Listener Weekly Quiz: October 15

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At 15, Sammie Maxwell got treatment for anorexia. She’s just won the mountain bike world cup title.

Mountain biker Sammie Maxwell on her fight to ride.

NZ’s Best Homes with Phil Spencer Ep 5: Overall value drop as show turns to (slightly) more humble abodes in Matakana, Coromandel and Waikato

The next batch of multi-million dollar homes from the fifth episode.

Is Andrew Little, newly elected Mayor of Wellington, a sucker for punishment?

Looking back at the life of the latest ex-minister to switch to local government.

Remembering Nigel Latta: ‘Truth be told, I’ve sometimes been jealous of his success in bringing psychology to the masses’

Listener psychology writer Marc Wilson on the death of a gifted communicator.

The Warratahs join NZ Music Hall of Fame

Wellington’s country troubadours to be honoured at this year's Silver Scroll.

Listener weekly quiz: October 8

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NZ’s Best Homes with Phil Spencer Ep 4: How much for a classic Bay of Islands lair or architects’ luxury Ponsonby pads?

The next batch of multi-million dollars homes from episode four.