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With the two presidential candidates running neck-and-neck, this election has stakes beyond Brazil. The growing power of US big tech is also in the spotlight.
Location tracking means parents can easily check in on their kids while allowing them more freedom. But there are risks too.
Tracking species relationships isn’t easy. Yet analysing 422 bird species across 1,410 locations offers far deeper insight, revealing the true depth of the evolutionary history at stake.
These Pacific meetings are a curtain raiser for the annual UN climate meetings in Turkey next month.
Native bees pollinate many of Australia’s unique plants and help entire ecosystems thrive.
A young woman has reported she was sexually assaulted by seven men in 2024. It reveals sexual violence is more than just the actions of ‘bad’ individuals.
The Manage My Health hacking breach exposed weaknesses in New Zealand’s digital defences. But the rise of autonomous AI agents poses a very different threat.
The Knights’ new coach took his squad 100 metres underground into a coal mine to help his players better understand the region’s working-class history.
Every dollar invested in local live performance is multiplied in benefits to local communities. But state funding has to be strategic and targeted.
RNZ Pacific reporters Fiji’s lawmakers have passed legislation allowing the rollout of a needle exchange programme aimed at containing the rapid rise of HIV from intravenous drug use. The HIV/AIDS (Amendment) Bill 2026, which will introduce evidence-based harm reduction programmes, is being hailed as a “lifeline” for the country. Fiji now joins Australia, New Zealand
The constitutional prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped states from attempting to execute the same person again.
More women are taking up training and recruiting positions in the Islamic State group and other militant organizations.