Our second biggest city is experiencing the type of revival that should make the rest of New Zealand envious

In the last 14 years Christchurch has been to hell and back - now it's finally emerging from the rubble as the country's most vibrant place to be

Guests:

• Phil Mauger - Christchurch mayor
• Anthon Matthews - Hustler Group director

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• Paddy Gower raves about Christchurch
• TV3's Juliet Speedy takes a peek into the Te Kaha stadium, set to open on time and within its $683 million budget

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You could walk past these prolific actors and not even notice you're among stars - until they open their mouths

You could walk past these prolific actors and not even notice you're among stars - until they open their mouths

Guests:

• Nolan North
• Veronica Taylor
• David Sobolov

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• Find out more about the Armageddon Expo here

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Charities in crisis: how government cuts and rising costs are stretching New Zealand's social safety net

Philanthropists split too many ways and tears in the boardroom as charity funders are overwhelmed with increased calls for help, along with a decrease in donations

Guests:

• Kisten Kilian-Taylor - Head of Philanthropy at the Perpetual Guardian
• Susan Edmunds - RNZ Money Correspondent

Learn More:

• Red the Perpetual Guardian here

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Our workforce has had enough and will down tools on October 23 for a "mega strike", involving more than 100,000 workers

New Zealand used to be the poster child of industrial relations, but strikes have become woven into our culture in the last century - and next week's walkouts are set to be some of the largest in modern history

Guests:

• Grant Morris - Associate Professor, Victoria University Faculty of Law
• Anna Whyte - Senior Political Journalist, The Post

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• Read Anna Whyte's reporting here

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Changes announced by animal welfare minister Andrew Hoggard turn out not to be what they appeared on the label

The government announcement looked like a good news story on pig welfare - but closer examination reveals a winding back of plans to ban farrowing crates and mating stalls

Guests:

• Monique Steel - RNZ rural reporter
• Marcela Rodriguez Ferrere - Auckland University Faculty of Law

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Big and profitable Kiwi companies hiking their prices during a cost of living crisis have been accused of losing their social licence

It's very valuable but you can't buy it, and if you lose it there can be serious consequences. Why a social licence to operate is a must now for corporates.

Guests:

• Andrew Bevin - Newsroom business reporter
• Kevin Jenkins - business consultant
• Shaun Truelock - OneFortyOne general manager

Learn more:

• Read Laura Walters' analysis on Fonterra's social licence here
• Read Andrew Bevin's story about the Tasmanian salmon farming industry here
• Read some of Kevin's previous articles about social licences here and here

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The contraceptive pill is under fire on social media. Why birth control is being called "poison" online - and what doctors say.

Fact vs Fear: Doctors are pushing back on the viral birth control myths and warnings over the contraceptive pill that are flooding social media

Guests:

• Dr Beth Messenger - Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa medical director
• Dr Megan Bugdon - La Trobe University lecturer

Learn more:

• Read the La Trobe Univeristy study here

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An expert in water-sensitive design urges us to think harder about what lies beneath our feet

Lost in Auckland's push for development has been the need to preserve the sort of sub-soil that absorbs water and encourages trees to grow

Guests:

• Sue Ira - director of Koru Environmental and Auckland University PhD candidate

Learn more:

• Read Sue's article on Newsroom.
• That article came from a piece of research spearheaded by Auckland Council's Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience departments, funded by the Ministry for the Environment. That study is not yet publicly available. But another new report shows why this issue is so important

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