Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

23 December 2007: Kiwi Recovery 

Insight reports on efforts to keep up Kiwi numbers, including the Department of Conservation's special super breeding male.

Tauranga reporter, Matthew Farrell visits Operation Nest Egg in Rotorua and considers the importance of corporate backing for such endeavours.

Radio New Zealand reporter, Matthew Farrell, recording kiwi, inside Kiwi Encounter at Rainbow Springs in Rotorua.

16 December 2007:  North Korea 

Insight heads to one of the most secretive and repressive states in the world; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

After a highly controlled two day trip, Julian Robins reports on a country where the president has been dead for 13 years but remains in office, where 3-year olds sing songs of praise to the Great leader and it is thought that up to 200,000 people are detained.

Kim Il-Sung Square 

9 December:  Hearing Association Hijacked?

Two years ago, the Whangarei Branch of the Hearing Association owned its own clubrooms and had a healthy bank balance. Now it's in liquidation. Its elderly members say they were ambushed at the AGM and ousted.

Those who took over the association are accused of going on a spending spree with the hard-earned assets. Lois Williams investigates whether this is a common situation and asks how safe incorporated societies are from outside interests?

2 December:  Gap Years

There is a growing trend for students in their first year out of high school to take a so-called Gap Year. But what do they do?

Our Education correspondent, Gael Woods, asks why is having a gap year between school and further study an increasingly popular option?

 
New Zealand Gap student, Henry Thomas, at the King's School in Ely 

25 November: IT Lockout

Information technology promises a more connected and  better world. But the reality for many Pacific Islanders is far from that.

As Richard Pamatatau has been finding out, the fastest growing sector of the New Zealand population has some of the lowest rates of access and use of information technology.

18 November: Child Labour

New Zealand is one of the few countries in the OECD that doesn't have a minimum age of employment. It means that thousands of children work for pay, some as young as six.

Sue Ingram asks whether that needs to change?

11th November: Foreign Language Media in NZ

Todd Niall looks at the explosion of foreign language media in New Zealand and asks whether the popularity of mainstream media is in danger of being over-taken.

4 November: Tokelau

In the second vote on the issue in 18 months, the islands of Tokelau have once again rejected independence and will remain a colony of New Zealand. Philippa Tolley explores the issues behind the referendum.

28 October: Bricks and Mortar

Corin Dann explores why New Zealanders prefer to invest in property rather than the share-market and whether the bias is making New Zealand fall behind other economies. 

21 October:  Population Boom

The population of the South Island is about to reach the one million mark - reversing a decline in fortunes over the past decade.

Monique Devereux looks at what's behind the increase.

14 October 2007:  Local Election Results - Special Programme

From 8:10am until 9am the Morning Report team bring listeners the winners and losers of this year's local government elections.

7 October 2007: School Exams

Dissatisfaction with NCEA has prompted increasing interest in international qualifications such as the Cambridge system. But is that undermining New Zealand's home-grown examination system? Gael Woods investigates.

A student studying for the upcoming exam season. 

30 September 2007: The Credit Crunch

The world's financial markets are under stress, due to the problems in the US sub-prime mortgage market. What contribution has that made to the collapse of financial companies here and what's the impact likely to be for the economy?
Sue Ingram reports.

23 September 2007: Teen Violence

Two recent cases of serious violence involving teenagers in Auckland have highlighted concerns about teenagers getting into deadly trouble. But the issue isn't exclusive to New Zealand.

In England, eight children have died this year after getting caught up in gang violence. The youngest was Rhys Jones, 11, shot dead near his home in Liverpool. The BBC's Winifred Robinson grew up on the public housing estate where Rhys lived, and returns there to find out why a once-model housing project is now plagued by gang violence and drugs.

(Copyright restrictions mean this programme is not available on audio on demand or podcast)

16 September 2007: Family Violence

The Prime Minister wants us all to make an effort to end family violence - but how realistic is it to urge people to dob others in? Insight talks directly to those who have needed help, those who have tried to help and those who they are trying to reach.

9 September 2007: Rugby World Cup

Sports reporter Barry Guy looks at the work that's still needed to host the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and asks whether it could be the last big sporting event the country will ever host.

2 September 2007: Dental Health

Amid a decline in the state of people's teeth, Insight looks at the massive shake-up currently underway in dental services. (The on-air version of this programme contained a reference to Rangitikei having no dental services. This is incorrect.)

26 August 2007: Methyl Bromide

Geoff Moffett investigates claims that the fumigant methyl bromide has had a lethal affect on a number of men working at Port Nelson. The widows of the men claim methyl bromide caused their husbands' motor neurone disease. But the local medical officer of health says the incidence was an unfortunate cluster.

19 August 2007: Disabled Workers

At a time when businesses throughout New Zealand are hungry for more staff, they appear to be ignoring a large pool of skilled, educated, capable labour: people with a disability. Penny MacKay explores the prejudice.

12 August 2007: Herceptin

Pharmac's move to fund Herceptin under a nine-week treatment plan is seen by many as a compromise driven by cost. It's also viewed as radical and experimental, with some claiming that the regime adopted here poses health risks to the women on it.

Karen Brown investigates, and talks to oncologist Richard Isaacs, the National Party's associate health spokesperson Jackie Blue, Libby Burgess of the Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition, and Otago University biostatistician Chris Frampton.

5 August 2007: The Dairy Boom

The soaring prices for dairy products are a massive bonus for farmers, but what will the impact be for the New Zealand economy and the environment?

29 July 2007: Vehicle Emissions

Proposed new emission standards for imported vehicles will effectively restrict the minimum age of second-hand imports. The change is designed to improve air quality, but will it backfire, making the situation worse rather than better? Sue Ingram investigates.

22 July 2007: Pacific People and Politics

The strength Pacific people show on the sports field is still to be replicated in the political arena, and allegations of corruption around Mangere MP Taito Phillip Field have soured the aspirations of many. But what choices do Pacific people have to make to step into the political arena given the strength of cultural and religious pressures?

15 July 2007: Ambulance Service

At a recent Parliamentary Select Committee, the Minister of Health, Pete Hodgson used the word "terrible" to describe the country's ambulance service. His comment came amid fears that patients' lives are being put at risk because of an overstretched service, which has led to a high proportion of single crewing and slow response times. This is happening despite more funding for the ambulance service than ever before - so what's going wrong? Sue Ingram investigates

8 July 2007: America's Cup

Radio New Zealand's Todd Niall has spent three months in Valencia covering the America's Cup. He looks at not only how the regatta has changed the city, but how the 2007 experience in Valencia has reshaped the future for the Cup itself.

1 July 2007: KiwiSaver

The Government says KiwiSaver will help lift household savings and benefit the national economy. But critics say there is no savings crisis and the Government is wasting taxpayers' money. Brent Edwards reports on the scheme.