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Some of Aotearoa's highest forests crumbled in the face of Cyclone Gabrielle due to deer being "way out of control" and destabilising the environment, says conservationist Dean Baigent-Mercer. To secure high-altitude native forests against future storms, New Zealand must take urgent action to get introduced predators under control, he tells Mark Leishman.

That's right, all tweets from the main RNZ Twitter account are now labelled 'government-funded media'. And you might think that's fine. After all, it's technically accurate. But there's a bit of context there that makes it pretty objectionable to the station.

This Sunday in the small Central Otago town of Lawrence the remains of 34 early settlers will be laid to rest, for a second time. The remains, which include four infants, are believed to have died in the late 1860s and were excavated in 2018 and 2019 as part of the Southern Cemeteries Archaeology Project The project has helped provide more detail into people's backgrounds, burial traditions, health, diet and overall quality of life. Project co-lead and Southern Archaeology Director Peter Petchey has been researching these people and their lives for more than 5 years.

german artist has sent the photographic world into a spin, after his AI generated generated image won a major prize at a prestigious competition Despite winning first prize in the Creative category at the Sony World Photography Awards, the Berlin-based Boris Eldagsen refused to accept it saying his entry was submitted to "drive debate". The black and white image, depicts a older women standing behind a younger women, was created entirely by AI.

It might be coming into winter but that doesn't mean it's time to stop thinking about your garden. And there's a growing demand for plants, shrubs and trees native to Aotearoa. But it's not always easy to know how to best look after them. To help us with that we're joined by Guy Bowden of Tawapou Coastal Natives who has been growing natives in 1995.

Travelling can be hectic and frustrating at the best of times. But there's a whole other world of complications you have to work through when you live with a disability. Olivia Shivas is a podcaster and digital producer at Stuff and tackles the big questions about life with a disability as co-host of the podcast What's Wrong With You,

How long do you think it'd take you to finish off a 54,000-piece jigsaw puzzle? It took Donnalouise Gragg 347 hours and 11 minutes.

A nearly 60-year-old Kiwi built electric vehicle has been dubbed "the ugliest car in the world" by one of the team working to bring it back to life. Geraldine Vintage Car and Machinery Museum member Colin Johnstone.

Massey University Masters student Dan Burgess has taken a deep dive into the legacy of the legendary Billy T James - he even got an A for it.

Jake Monaghan is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California.