Samoa's government organises mass clean-ups and fumigation missions to combat dengue fever outbreak; The race to form the next government of Solomon Islands could be a tight one with no single party emerging from the election with enough seats to govern; The Marshall Islands has ratified a United Nation's agreement to fight illegal fishing; and concerns raised as PNG fails to set up human rights body.

Pacific Waves for 27 April 2024

News & Politics

In the heart of the of Queensland Outback lies the small town of Longreach, adults are running around hiding from each other - for weeks at a time.

You're it! The Outback town where adults play a month-long game of tag

Aside from a few notable exceptions, the depiction of love making on film has dramatically declined in the past 20 years.

Sex on screen: Why is Hollywood shying away from sex and nudity?

Education minister Erica Stanford has announced that New Zealand schools will be pivoting to teaching structured literacy. Dr Nina Hood joins Nights to explain the approach.

What is structured literacy and why is the government talking about it?

RNZ News at 10pm, May 8

Classics enthusiast and educator Ben Jackson is back to celebrate Rome's birthday, allegedly founded on 21 April, 753 BCE, by brothers Romulus and Remus.

Pacific Waves for 27 April 2024

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