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The Week in Detail: Pakistan, prime ministers and pepeha
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioThe Week in Detail: Greens and Games
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Greens and Games
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioWhy do we still fly our flag for the Commonwealth?
The Games are cringy, insular, and a colonial hangover - but we still celebrate an opportunity to show off our athletes on the world stage. Audio
Why do we still fly our flag for the Commonwealth?
The Games are cringy, insular, and a colonial hangover - but we still celebrate an opportunity to show off our athletes on the world stage.
AudioSix weeks on a steamer boat: Touring Edwardian New Zealand
Travelling to, and around, New Zealand was a major investment in time in the early 20th century. So what made tourists - mainly from Britain - undertake the journey? And how was the country sold to… Audio
Indelible City: Louisa Lim on the demise of democracy in Hong Kong
Three years ago Hong Kong was rocked by protests that shook it to its very core. It began with concerns about an extradition treaty with China; was fuelled by the disappearance of five booksellers and… Audio
Britain plans to send migrants to Rwanda under tougher asylum policy
Britain could send tens of thousands of asylum seekers to Rwanda, aiming to break people-smuggling networks and stem the flow of migrants across the Channel.
Fiji/British soldiers granted leave to stay in UK
A group of Fijian-born soldiers who sued the British Government after being classified as illegal immigrants have been granted leave to remain in the UK.
Why is Mauritius so wealthy compared with Fiji?
Why is the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius far wealthier than its fellow, former British possession, and sugar based economy, Fiji?
British naval strike group invited to Palau
The British Navy's carrier strike group would be welcome to visit Palau when it deploys to the Indo-Pacific this year.
Forgotten holidays
Empire Day fell on the 24th of May and was celebrated in New Zealand from 1903 - two years after Queen Victoria passed away on 22 January 1901. The date was The Queen's birthday, but it was also one… Audio
“I was a blue baby” - New Zealand’s first open heart surgery
Prior to 1958 mortality rates for babies born with heart conditions was extremely high. But a groundbreaking open heart surgery performed 62 years ago at Greenlane Hospital by Sir Brian Barratt-Boyes… Audio
Overseas Correspondent - Scotland
Andrew Learmonth from Scotland's National Newspaper joins us once again from Glasgow. Audio
Policeman killed in London from NZ
The police sergeant shot dead in south London was a New Zealander.
Hong Kong correspondent: new security laws causing 'chilling' reaction
The new national security law that has been implemented in Hong Kong by the Chinese government has seen many local residents reacting frantically. Journalist James Griffiths discusses the disappearing… Audio
Sport: PNG Kumuls gear up for historic match against British Lions
Rugby league's Papua New Guinea Kumuls and the Great Britain Lions will be looking to finish their season on a winning note when they meet in Port Moresby today.
Boris Johnson's Brexit deal hanging in the balance
Boris Johnson has suffered a humiliating defeat after MPs voted to delay Brexit in a historic Saturday showdown in the House of Commons. Guardian Brexit correspondent and senior reporter Lisa… Audio
The life and times of the mysterious Man in Seat 61
Mark Smith is the driving force behind the hugely popular seat61.com website. He joins the show to discuss his business and why he rates New Zealand's Northern Explorer as one of the top five train… Audio
Dara O'Briain: Listen to the Voice of Reason
Acclaimed Irish comedian Dara O'Briain will perform in New Zealand for the first time when he appears in his Voice of Reason show in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch next week. . Audio
