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Featuring new music from New Zealand band Ha the Unclear, a 2022 track from Adelaide-based band Workhorse, and the debut album from artist Mandy, entitled Lawn Girl.

Tonight on The Panel Wallace is joined by panellists Kirsty Cameron and Phil O'Reilly discuss the increase in the average age of retirement since 2000. Also, they discuss table manners and whether it's okay to bring a baby to a comedy show.

Wellington NZ commissioned the creation of 20 bronze pigeons statues to celebrate the city's business community. But now, two of the statues have disappeared, leaving some Wellingtonians all aflutter.

A wrap of the day's big stories

Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin is back with Short-Cuts for another week.

This Saturday, in the village of Waimauku, hundreds of guinea pigs will be gussying up to be named Mr or Ms Auckland at the Auckland Guinea Pig Show.

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ABC Wantok Program for 26 April 2024.

One of the last rehab soldier farms in Wairarapa has been sold for forestry, and the farm gear is going under the hammer. Gianina Schwanecke is at the on-farm sale and finds out why the owner is selling up.

The latest news from Melanesia.

Steve Muggeridge's beloved Clydesdales have returned to Taranaki. From his father's stud at the base of the maunga, he chats about the changing use of the heavy horse and hitches a pair up to a vintage wagon for a ride along the mountain's flanks.

A round-up of the week's agricultural news.

Panadda Chittock is the pastoral care co-ordinator at Thomas Brothers Orchards in Riwaka. She supports about 80 Recognised Seasonal Employer or RSE workers from Vanuatu and Samoa who work on the orchard.

Latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

This week Country Life is behind a team of Clydesdale horses on a vintage wagon, finding out about the increasingly rare breed, and heads to a sale of farm gear in Wairarapa, where one of the last local rehab soldier farms has been sold into forestry.

Tonight on The Panel Wallace is joined by panellists Kirsty Cameron and Phil O'Reilly discuss the increase in the average age of retirement since 2000. Also, they discuss table manners and whether it's okay to bring a baby to a comedy show.

Successive governments have claimed crack downs on youth vaping but retailers are flouting the law, with just one prosecution on the books. Retailers have until the end of the year to phase out single-use products, but academics say MPs' fears vape manufacturers will just adapt are justified. In this week's Focus on Politics, Political Reporter Ann…

Tonight on The Panel Wallace is joined by panellists Kirsty Cameron and Phil O'Reilly discuss Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction being overturned in New York. Plus, they discuss whether the fast-track approvals bills is taking us back to 'Muldoon era politics' or preventing an 'obstruction economy'.

Tonight on The Panel Wallace is joined by panellists Kirsty Cameron and Phil O'Reilly discuss Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction being overturned in New York. Plus, they discuss whether the fast-track approvals bills is taking us back to 'Muldoon era politics' or preventing an 'obstruction economy'.

In breaking news, the country's public hospitals have been given a target to save a total of 105 million dollars by July. Te Whatu Ora released this figure to RNZ this afternoon after a series of leaks about which health districts faced what targets.

Asia correspondent Per Elinder Liljas speaks to Lisa Owen about the US Secretary of State's visit to China, North Korea strengthening ties with Iran and extreme temperatures hitting parts of Asia.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

The Night-Mea is back for what may possibly be her last boxing bout in Aotearoa. Mea Motu will step into the ring tonight at ABA Stadium in Auckland tonight where she has gone up two weight classes for the non title bout. Sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen.

A supermarket free Hamilton suburb is days away from getting a new independent grocery store after it was abandoned by Countdown last August because of growing retail crime and building issues. Co-owner Manish Thakkar joins Lisa Owen.

A southland fisherman, with an infected weeping open wound on his wrist gave up waiting for medical help after seven hours in Southland Hospital's Accident and Emergency department.

All the top stories and other headlines from the day

Transparency International says fast track legislation that would give three ministers the power to greenlight significant infrastructure and development projects could taint New Zealand's reputation. CEO of Transparency International Julie Haggie speaks to Lisa Owen.

It's been a dream in Kaikohe for decades - an indoor stadium where kids can play sports all year round, and where future stars can get a start without having to travel to Auckland or Whangarei. Peter de Graaf reports.

RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall previews the Crusaders' Friday night match and the big weekend for the Wellington Phoenix. He speaks to Lisa Owen.

Health professionals are painting a bleak picture of the level of workforce shortages in the sector. Nick James reports.

Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart speaks to Lisa Owen about a Canadian family demanding answers after a family member died on holiday in Cuba with the wrong body being shipped home and the mayor of Montreal demanding shopkeepers to stop using bilingual greetings. She also speaks about how Ontario will soon be ditching the need for sick notes in…

Catholic churches in Otago and Southland are ditching traditional insurance policies because there's nothing heavenly about sky rocketing premiums. Father Gerard Ansley speaks to Lisa Owen.

Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Ayana Piper-Healion joins to road rage.

Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Ayana Piper-Healion joins to road rage.

Is it a crab? Is it a spider? It's a crab spider! The common square-ended crab spider (Sidymella angularis) to be precise. These square-bottomed critters are found throughout Aoteaora, perching on leaf litter and inside dried up fern fronds. They are ambush predators, lying in wait to grab their prey with their powerful spiked forelegs.…

Lynda Hallinan chats with Susana Leiataua about some of her great weekend gardening advice.

This week's recipe from Gretchen Lowe is a dish saving one pan affair. If you're looking for a lunch or evening meal with a fresh citrus twist, you'll want to try making her one pan salmon recipe. You can find out how to make this dish here.

Latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

This week for NZ Live we welcome Rita Mae and her band into the RNZ studio. Last year she released her debut album, Superfeeling. She's about to release a new single, it's called Kiss The Sky. We get a sneak peek with her.

Film critic Dom Corry joins Susana in-studio today to discuss action-comedy 'The Fall Guy' and the latest rom-com to hit streaming, 'The Idea of You'.

Our weekly segment where we ask listeners to share their strange and spooky stories.

Following the discovery of a box marked "old telescope", the Tuhura Otago Museum has become home to New Zealand's oldest telescope, dating back to 1736. The telescope is now in the 'Director's Choice' exhibition at the museum having been stashed away for years. To tell us more about the telescope's re-discovery, Susana Leiataua talks to museum dire…

'The Bitches Box' are two women embodying the essence of man's best friend in a travelling show. This multi-dog character comedy also musters support for rural communities and farmers.

Biodiversity is declining at unprecedented rates, and so the hunt for new strategies to combat the impacts rages on. One idea that continues to gain traction is to grant legal rights to nature.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

The Rotorua Cricket Association is fed up after yet another attack on its cricket nets. Chairman Paul Wylie spoke to Charlie Dreaver.

Auckland Council has received a record-breaking number of submissions for it's Long Term Plan, with 28-thousand responses. Council chief executive spoke to Charlie Dreaver.

News from the rural farming sector.

The Wellington Phoenix are backing captain Alex Rufer to keep taking penalty kicks for the remainder of the A-League season - if he wants to.