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Comedians Michele A'Court and Irene Pink look at the lighter moments of the week.

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Music commentator Jeremy Taylor has reissues from Air, Spice Girl Emma Bunton and Kirsty MacColl, plus an outlier track from the new Taylor Swift album.

Bryan Crump and Brodie Stubbs, the manager of Te Pae Mahara Memorials, from the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, walked the track to the Atatürk memorial on Wellington's south coast, to see it first hand, and discuss the national significance of the memorial that honours Turkey's war dead.

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Mansoor Hamayun has grown his Bboxx company out of a university project that set up six villages in Rwanda with electricity - and now he wants to expand that to tens of millions more people in sub-Saharan Africa.

On today's episode, the new Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith discusses his plan for the industry, RNZ's political editor Jo Moir and NZ Herald political editor Clair Trevett wrap up the week in politics, Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh talks about Anzac Day commemorations, and military historian Chris Pugsley discusses the c…

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The marathon Indian election is underway with Prime Minister Narendra Modi eyeing up his third five-year term in power. Also: espionage arrests in China, and Taiwan debates the death penalty.

In the past six months, redundancies have been signalled across both the private and public sectors.

From next week, the kids will be back. But TikTok and messaging in the classroom won't be. The government's cellphone ban kicks in from term two.

Any moves to make reporting of suspected child abuse mandatory should be treated with caution, says a group that helps train people in how to identify such harm.

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We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh.

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Burning less coal to make electricity helped New Zealand achieve its biggest official, annual drop in planet-heating gases since 1990, but Resources Minister Shane Jones says we need coal to keep the lights on. Climate change correspondent Eloise Gibson reports.

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Paul Goldsmith starts today in his new role as minister of media and communications. Veteran journalist and Newsroom co-editor Mark Jennings spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Anzac Day commemorations yesterday were laced with protest and calls for peace, with the Foreign Affairs Minister calling for unity in the Gallipoli Dawn Service. Military historian Chris Pugsley spoke to Ben Strang.

The reputation of Black Caps fast bowler Will O'Rourke continues to grow after starring with the ball in New Zealand's 4 run win over Pakistan in the 4th T20 international in Lahore.

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It was an Anzac Day occasion to remember in Auckland yesterday, with another sold-out crowd on hand to support the Warriors. Sam Hewat commentates Warriors games for media outlet SENZ, and he spoke to Ben Strang

Former members of a secretive sect under investigation by the FBI for historical child sexual abuse warn it is a highly controlling and insular group with many unwritten rules. Amy Williams reports.

Marketing experts say there's no doubt vape manufacturers will find and exploit loopholes in new regulations. Political reporter Anneke Smith has more.

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The New Zealand Defence Force bugle player at Gallipoli says it was "a little stressful" figuring out how to play The Last Post on a cornet borrowed from his Australian counterparts 10-minutes before the Dawn Service began.

Iwi are appealing a High Court decision which they believe sets the bar too high for the Waitangi Tribunal to summons a Minister to give evidence. Annette Sykes is a lawyer representing Ngati Te Rangiunuora, a hapu of Ngati Pikiao. She spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The media industry says it is keen to work with the new Communications and Media Minister Paul Goldsmith, even if nobody is quite sure what his exact ideas are for the beleagured sector. Mr Goldsmith spoke to Ben Strang.

"Never has diplomacy been more needed" - that's the call from Winston Peters at Gallipoli. At the Dawn Service the Foreign Affairs Minister delivered a rousing call for unity - telling those present to honour those who died by coming together and demanding more from a divided world. Here's political reporter Giles Dexter.…

After-hours medical services in some regions are on the verge of collapse, as overworked GPs signal they can no longer provide cover or the funding falls short. Ruth Hill reports.

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has had his 2020 rape conviction overturned in a stunning reversal of the foundational case in the #MeToo movement. Correspondent Ira Spitzer spoke to Ben Strang

The Black Caps have scored a four run win over Pakistan in the fourth T20 international in Lahore.

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While most secondary school students have been enjoying a relaxing holiday, the kids of Cambridge High School have been rehearsing every day for the opening of their school production next week. Waikato reporter Natalie Akoorie sat in on a rehearsal.

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The New Zealand Defence Force were lucky to fulfill their Anzac Cove duties after their uniforms and band equipment were lost in transit during the Dubai floods last week. Rachel Helyer Donaldson reports

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On today's First Up pod: Bevan Hurley joins us from New York as battles are fought in US Courts with Harvey Weinstein set to face retrail and Donald Trump returning before the Supreme Court; ANZAC commemorations aren't limited to New Zealand and Australia, Kalafi Moala reports on how the day is marked in Tonga; Rain is causing chaos across Africa, …

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The Rangitata River rail bridge is back in business a fortnight after taking a massive weather hit. Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown spoke to Ben Strang

Donald Trump has once again spent his day in a New York courthouse where he's on trial for criminal charges stemming from alleged hush money payments made to former adult film star Stormy Daniels. POLITICO's Senior Legal Affairs Reporter Josh Gerstein spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.