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'He lived fully. He loved deeply': Tributes for journalist and playwright Aroha Awarau
Awarau's debut play, Luncheon, starring Jennifer Ward-Lealand and directed by Katie Wolfe, won Best Play at the 2014 New Zealand Script Writing Awards.
X marks the spot: Has Elon Musk's Grok gone too far?
Explainer - The billionaire has been under fire over AI deepfakes - with Christopher Luxon's office calling them "concerning." What's going on?
Don McGlashan ahead of his Documentary release
Legendary musician Don McGlashan sits down with Maggie Tweedie and Mark Williams ahead of the release of his documentary 'Anchor Me - The Don McGlashan Story', directed by Shirley Horrocks. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 15 January
A Waikato regional councillor says rising visitor numbers are damaging the Blue Spring near Putaruru, with rubbish clogging toilets, coins thrown into the water and unsafe parking. He wants an access… Audio
X to change AI chatbot after outrage over sexual deepfake images
The UK is among countries to express alarm at Grok's image generation features.
BBC seeks to have Trump's US$10 billion lawsuit dismissed
The broadcaster says the US president cannot prove damages because he was re-elected after its documentary featuring the edited speech aired.
AI tool Grok blocked by Indonesia, Malaysia over sexualized images in world first
International pressure is mounting on Elon Musk to rein in Grok amid a viral trend where users ask the AI tool to generate explicit deepfakes.
Scotty Stevenson: 'Club sport is withering on the vine'
The commercialisation of rugby and cricket has come with a lot of "bollocks", the broadcaster says.
'Matinee Idle' co-hosts Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris sign off
The hosts of the divisive show say goodbye as the broadcaster draws the programme to a close in its current form.
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 9 January
South Marlborough is in a restricted fire season, meaning permits are required, and Canterbury has cancelled fire permits for the weekend. Heat alerts have been issued for Whakatane, Napier, Hastings… Audio
Stuff files court injunction over Neighbourly data breach
The website Neighbourly - at the centre of a major cyber breach - has headed to court to try to stop the stolen information spreading.
'Be very, very suspicious': Warning after Stuff-owned site hacked
The social media site has lost names, email address, private messages, posts and GPS locations which have been put up for sale on the dark web.
Neighbourly taken down after claims of data breach
The website's operator and an external data security team are investigating the claims.
Not Only Fred Dagg: Lorin Clarke reflects on her father's legacy
Lorin Clarke's conversations with her father, John Clarke, just a year before his death, have become the backbone of a documentary which reveals the man behind the iconic public persona.
The most popular stories you read on RNZ in 2025
What did RNZ readers click on and read the most in 2025? Some of the answers might surprise you.
Who is Bari Weiss and why have her decisions raised eyebrows?
A decision by CBS News editor Bari Weiss has prompted concern about how American media covers Donald Trump's White House.
Trade Me's top viewed auctions of 2025 revealed
Well-worn shoes, some vintage soft drink cans and a date with a rhinoceros - these are some of the top purchases Kiwis were considering.
Economic forecasts, weather forecasts, summer break clickbait
How should media handle the mixed messages on the economy as politicians and pressure groups push policy and public opinion? Also: The fall of The House of Du Val, TVNZ's courtroom dramas, unsettling… Audio
Film Review with Dom Corry
Our critic Dom Corry shares his picks from the latest crop of new releases. Avatar: Fire and Ash, released in theaters this week. The Housemaid, which is in theaters Christmas Day. Audio
'Intrepid, fearless': Pulitzer-winning NZ war reporter dies at 91
Peter Arnett, who would go on to interview Osama bin Laden at a secret hideout in Afghanistan, started his journalistic career at the Southland Times.