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UK correspondent Matt Dathan
The big stumbling block holding up progress in Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU, and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson faces calls to resign over the tragic case of Nazanin… Audio
The EU is saying good things about trade with NZ and Aus
The EU is planning much more trade with Australia and New Zealand. Audio
Spain's King calls for unity amid Catalan crisis
King Felipe of Spain has accused the Catalan authorities of disloyalty for organising an illegal independence referendum on Sunday. In his televised address to the nation, he said Spain was in a very… Audio
Surge in EU nationals leaving UK since Brexit vote
The British immigration minister has welcomed the fall, but business groups are worried about a loss of vital skills.
Pilot aims to raise voice of Pacific people
A new pilot project funded by the EU and Oxfam will help community groups to drive development, enhance democracy and the rule of law in the region. Audio
Boris Johnson says Britain looking outwards as it exits EU
Boris Johnson says the UK wants to have control of its own borders, but loves Kiwis coming into the country. The British Foreign Secretary met with the Government today and toured Zealandia. Video, Audio
EU and Japan sign free trade deal
The European Union and Japan have agreed on the outline of a free trade deal to create the world's biggest open economic area.
EU signs most important bilateral trade agreement with Japan
The European Union says it's the most important bilateral trade agreement it's ever done. Japan and the EU have signed a wide-ranging free trade deal that will see tariffs on exports and imports… Audio
Tech news: TVNZ live-streams, Google under scrutiny & another big cyber-attack
Could TVNZ live-streaming be the beginning of the end for Freeview, plus more EU scrutiny of Google and the big tech story of the week – hacking tools stolen from the NSA are again used in a major… Audio
Google fined record €2.42bn in EU ruling
Google has been fined a record €2.42bn by the European Commission for skewing the market in its own favour.
Tagata o te Moana for 24 June 2017
Signs of strong tourist season in Pacific, Three companies granted mining exploration licences in Fiji, Land leases still an issue for Fiji's sugar industry, EU increases funding for Pacific export… Audio
Queen outlines May's post-election plan for Brexit, social care changes
The Queen presided over the official opening of Britain's Parliament wearing a hat many thought looked very much like the European Union's flag.
Britain and EU begin discussions on "divorce"
Britain's Brexit Secretary, David Davis, has described the first day of talks about the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union as "very productive" and says that a deal is "eminently… Audio
Brexit to what?
What happens now Britain has pulled the Brexit lever? Kathryn Ryan talks to Oxford University Law Professor Paul Craig. He wrote Britain Alone! The Implications and Consequences of United Kingdom Exit… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 3 April 2017
EU says it's here to stay in the Pacific; Pasifika youth focus for anti-suicide efforts; Norfolk - Auckland air link remains; NZ Pacific population growth drives demand for books; Pacific support for… Audio
Peter Lilley - Backing Brexit
Peter Lilley is a British Conservative Party politician who has been a Member of the British Parliament (MP) since 1983. He was a Cabinet minister in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John… Audio
EU workplace headscarf ban 'can be legal'
Employers can ban visible religous symbols as long as it is across-the-board, Europe's top court says.
Regrets - NGOs have a few over Pacific tuna talks
The environmental group, WWF, regrets the failure of a European Union move to place limits on shark finning at last week's meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. Audio
Cooks leaders blocked from telling EU it's not welcome
The row over a Cook Islands fishing agreement intensifies as traditional leaders claim they were prevented from expressing their opposition to EU officials at a public meeting Audio
Syria, Refugees and the UN summit
As the tenuous ceasefire in Syria holds, the UN is still waiting to be allowed to take humanitarian supplies to tens of thousands of civilians in Allepo. Kathryn Ryan speaks to Karen AbuZayd the… Audio
