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Fraud, bats, John Oliver: Looking back at Bird of the Year controversies as voting begins

Forest & Bird chief executive Nicola Toki is here to take us through the history and future of the competition, and why we should care.

Christ Church Cathedral: Inside the long, costly fight to restore a city’s heart

We speak with former National MP Nicky Wagner about what it was like early on, behind the curtain when those hard decisions were being made.

Christ Church Cathedral: Inside the long, costly fight to restore a city’s broken heart

The Anglican Church will put in another $20m despite a major funding gap.

Dezi Freeman manhunt: The risks, reach and rise of the sovereign citizen movement

University of Otago associate professor Stephen Young is with us to discuss these fringe groups, and how we might deal with them in future.

Dezi Freeman manhunt: How sovereign citizen movement went from protests to police killings

The FBI has classified sovereign citizens as a domestic terrorism threat in the US.

Minister for Mafias? Behind the proposal being put before the Government

Meridith Connell criminal prosecutor Steve Symon is with us to discuss how New Zealand might appoint a Minister of Mafias.

Mayor speaks of close-knit Marokopa community

The Front Page travelled to the King Country and spoke to Waitomo District Mayor John Robertson about how the community has fared and what we can learn from the ordeal.

What China's show of military might means for global power balance

Waikato University international law professor, Al Gillespie, is with us to unpack these relationships – and what it could mean for our part of the globe.

Te Pāti Māori aims to unite, not divide, says co-leader

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is with us to take us through how the party’s gearing up for Election 2026.

20 years on: Hurricane Katrina's lasting impact on disaster response

Around 150,000 people couldn’t or didn’t evacuate New Orleans.

'Extraordinary' claims: Trump touts relationship with Kim Jong Un

Donald Trump wants a meeting with the North Korean leader later this year.

What is North Korea's Kim Jong Un up to? A possible Trump meeting and a bizarre video

International Relations professor Robert Patman is with us to unpack the latest in the DPRK.

'Like dwarf-tossing': Concussion experts call for Run It Straight ban

NZ Herald reporter Neil Reid is with us to take us through the latest on the world’s newest full-contact competition.

Inside NZ's Police college: A leadership shakeup, and new cops 'barely' equipped

NZ Herald senior investigative reporter, Michael Morrah has been looking into the police recruitment process.

How NZ is tackling the surge in illegal tobacco smuggling

Illegal cigarettes in Australia now make up half of all sales.

NZ Customs battles growing illicit tobacco smuggling trend

Chief Customs Officer Nigel Barnes is with us to discuss how Customs is cracking down on illegal tobacco.