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This Sam Parish has a vege loaded extraordinary dish, but it's still simple and easy to put together for a midweek meal. This week's version uses chicken mince but Sam says pork works just as well. You can find out how to make this vegetable loaded midweek meal here.

The wooden panel which was damaged last December has been replaced by a temporary digital display. Te Papa Chief Executive Courtney Johnston spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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Today Ximena talks to Jesse about Sherlock and Co a weekly drama series that brings Arthur Conan Doyle's classic tales to life in a modern London setting. She also gives her take on the podcast Helen Lewis Has Left The Chat.

Childhood friends Lucy Bradlow & Bronwen Bock this week announced they are running - as one candidate - for MP of the Melbourne electoral division Higgins. Jesse speaks to Lucy and Bronwen.

'Scattergun: After the Death of Ruaumoko' is Ana Scotney's solo show, currently mid-run. It's won awards and rave reviews on both sides of the Tasman. Ana speaks to Jesse.

In a surprise move this morning Prime Minister Christoper Luxon has stripped two ministers of their portfolios. Political commentator and former National Party press secretary Ben Thomas speaks to Jesse.

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The Christchurch City Council has revealed the details of a $5 million deal to protect the future of the New Zealand Agricultural Show - an annual fixture on Canterbury's spring calendar. Reporter Timothy Brown spoke to Charlotte Cook.

Melissa Lee has been booted from Cabinet and stripped of the Broadcasting Communications portfolio. Political editor Jo Moir spoke to Charlotte Cook.

News from the rural farming sector.

New Zealand will send its largest-ever women's canoe sprint team to the Olympics, led by the country's most successful Olympian, Dame Lisa Carrington.

Midday Business News for 24 April 2024.

Stats NZ is considering changes to the census and moving away from a traditional survey to a more modern system that uses administrative data from other government departments. Population expert and former Chief Statistician Len Cook spoke to Charlotte Cook.

There's bitter disappointment and the role of the New Zealand Defence Force at ANZAC commemorations in Gallipoli is up in the air, after the group's luggage was lost in transit. Chief Executive of the RSA Marty Donoghue spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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Weightlifting is picking up in popularity at a Taranaki gym, including a thriving cohort of older gym goers.

Mike digs deep into the rates rise signalled for the city - set at about 12 percent.

Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen published by Penguin Random House NZ

Natalie Haynes is an author, stand-up comedian and self-confessed nerd. As a teenager she embraced Latin and Ancient Greek, before going on to study classics under the famed Professor Mary Beard.

On today's episode, the Labour Party says the government's first changes to the Resource Management Act are short-sighted, leader Chris Hipkins joins us, lawyers are pushing back against the Government's proposed anti-gang laws, Police Minister Mark Mitchell speaks to Corin Dann, the NZDF has lost their bags on their way to the ANZAC dawn service i…

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Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at how Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has taken on Elon Musk.

Another batch of New Zealand's most precious pasture seeds have been delivered to a doomsday mountain vault in Norway.

From tomorrow the amount of finfish and shellfish recreational fishers can take from inside Fiordland will be reduced.

The Police Association warns officers will not be able to confiscate gang patches in real time, under a proposed law change.

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Rugby league fans will be treated to a visually spectacular display from the New Zealand Defence Force when the Warriors play their Anzac Day NRL match in Auckland on Thursday afternoon. Lieutenant Mark Hadlow from the New Zealand Navy Reserve Forces spoke to Corin Dann.

As New Zealand prepares to commemorate Anzac Day, there are calls for more research into Asian New Zealanders' involvement in the First World War. RNZ Asia's Chen Liu reports.

Federated Farmers says proposed changes to the Resource Management Act mark "the end of the war on farming". Federated Farmers vice president Colin Hurst spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

New Zealand is one step closer to low-emissions road freight with the opening of a hydrogen fuelling station in South Auckland on Tuesday. Maia Ingoe reports.

A telecommunications expert is warning the government will have to spend a lot more money if it's going to deliver the disaster emergency alert system an independent inquiry has called for. Paul Brislen from the Telecommunications Forum spoke to Corin Dann.

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.

Market Update for 24 April 2024.

The Returned Services Association says New Zealanders' service in recent conflicts needs to be remembered in tomorrow's Anzac Day commemorations. Bill Hickman has more.

The wooden panel which was damaged last December has been replaced by a temporary digital display. Te Papa Chief Executive Courtney Johnston spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Wellington City Council has called it quits on a controversial $32-million-deal with Readings International to reopen the cinema complex on Courtenay Place. Wellington City Councillor Tim Brown spoke to Corin Dann.

The Christchurch Council has confirmed a multimillion-dollar deal to save the future of its famous agriculture event, the A & P Show. Christchurch Councillor Sam MacDonald spoke to Morning Report.

The Labour Party says the government's first changes to the Resource Management Act are short-sighted and put short-term profits ahead of environmental protection. Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Drug Free Sport New Zealand wants to know why anti-doping rules in China aren't the same as the rest of the world.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

Wellington artist Vera Ellen has picked up the Taite Music Prize for 2024 for her album Ideal Home Noise. Ellen spoke to Corin Dann.

A new satellite launching on Wednesday is set to sail on sunlight, 1,000 kilometres above the Earth. NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is one of two satellites RocketLab is launching from Mahia Peninsula.

Parliament has been hearing submissions on the Gang Legislation Amendment Bill, which would ban gang patches and allow police to stop gangs congregating. Police Minister Mark Mitchell spoke to Corin Dann.

For the first time in history, the role of the New Zealand Defence Force in the Gallipoli ANZAC day dawn service is up in the air. Newshub's Europe correspondent Lisette Reymer spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

You've heard of finding a needle in a haystack, but what about finding a swipe card in the vast expanse of the world's oceans? Tessa Guest reports.

It is day two of testimony in the historic criminal trial against Donald Trump over alleged hush money payments, and it began with a heated exchange between the judge and the former president's lawyer. Correspondent William Denselow spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss from the Manhattan courthouse.

Lawyers have roundly condemned the government's gang crackdown legislation, telling MPs the whole thing should be ripped up and started again. Political reporter Giles Dexter has more.