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Nominees for this year's New Zealand Tree of the Year competition have been revealed, includ The Walking Tree on the West Coast., "Freddie's Pōhutukawa" in Gisborne, and Moko in Otari Wilton's Bush, Wellington.

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Garry Moore and Sarah Sparks discuss a Consumer NZ survey revealing Kiwi motoring preferences and the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest.

TAHI and RNZ host and producer Evie Orpe joins the show to say who wore what and who wore it best.

Just months out for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the event has been rocked by the revelation 23 Chinese swimmers were allowed to compete at the 2021 games in Tokyo, despite testing positive for the banned substance Trimetazidine months earlier.

A wrap of the day's big stories

AAP New Zealand correspondent Ben McKay joins Emile Donovan to discuss how AUKUS discourse has gone down on the other side of the ditch, ructions over Julie Anne Genter's conduct in the House, and his pre-Budget chat with finance minister Nicola Willis.

ABC Wantok Program for 7 May 2024.

There are three types of people in the world: those who kill spiders on the spot, those who let them live, and those who safely trap and release them outside. But once they're outside, do they survive?

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Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Garry Moore and Sarah Sparks discuss a Consumer NZ survey revealing Kiwi motoring preferences and the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest.

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Garry Moore and Sarah Sparks discuss a call from150 experts for the Government to legalise all drugs, and the spike in violence against women in Australia, and what it means for New Zealand.

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Garry Moore and Sarah Sparks discuss a call from150 experts for the Government to legalise all drugs, and the spike in violence against women in Australia, and what it means for New Zealand.

A life and death decision on a ceasefire in Gaza is up in the air, with Hamas agreeing to a deal but Israel still saying no. Sacha Myers from Save the Children speaks to Lisa Owen

Parliament was doing little to win the public's confidence today - as MPs from multiple parties performed a bouquet of back-flips and back-pedalling Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch reports

News from the business sector, including a market report

New Zealand have named a team of two to carry the surfing flag at the Paris Olympics. It is just the second time surfing will feature at the Games and will be the first appearance for 22-year-old Saffi Vette of Gisbourne. Sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen

Australia interest rates remain steady

Big areas of Auckland Port are being handed back to the public in a deal signed today by the Mayor and Port boss. Port CEO Roger Gray speaks to Lisa Owen

Ponsonby Road businesses are collectively looking to fund their own security guards following a fatal shooting on the street. Ponsonby Social Club owner Bobby Mukai speaks to Lisa Owen

Doctors say operations, medical procedures and appointments have had to be cancelled around the country as two and a half thousand junior doctors walk off the job. Health correspondent Rowan Quinn reports

All the top stories and other headlines from the day

Plans to super size a prison in rural Waikato could put a criminal strain on local infrastructure including housing. Property Brokers Te Awamutu branch manager Rebecca Fraser speaks to Lisa Owen

Some budgeting advisors are facing closure having missed out on the latest round of government funding, raising fears for some of the country's most vulnerable people Lauren Crimp reports.

Following the fatal shooting on Ponsonby Road, our camera operator Marika Khabazi asked Aucklanders if they feel safe being out and about in the city.

The Mayor of Auckland has backtracked on his proposal to lease out the city's port. Felix Walton reports

Well-dressed RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall speaks to Lisa Owen about the Black Ferns fast approaching the start of their season.

The threat of jail time looms over Donald Trump as he continues to violate a gag order in his criminal trial. United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen.

An 82-year-old man is looking for work and says companies have become ageist. Don McGovern speaks to Lisa Owen

Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Sam Hollis joins to discuss headphone etiquette.

Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Sam Hollis joins to discuss headphone etiquette.

Once you start noticing, you can see it everywhere; the 'sameness' of style, music, art and even food. New Yorker staff writer Kyle Chayka blames algorithms that direct our attention to what works best for digital platforms. You see it in Google searches, Facebook feeds and the ads that follow us online. The end result is that we've stopped decidin…

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Get ready to dive deep into music history with a special guest on this week's music feature. Revolver, the groundbreaking album released in 1966, marked the inception of The Beatles' psychedelic era. Pioneering techniques like backward sounds, automatic double tracking, and close-miked drums revolutionized the recording industry, setting a new stan…

Brad Foster provides an update on the two Australian brothers and their friend killed while on a surfing trip in Mexico, state and federal government initiatives to fight gender based violence against women, and the 19-year-old who reeled in a $1 million fish in the Northern Territory. He also previews next week's Federal Budget and the current hig…

Today Catherine has the theme for young people books of Verse Novels. For ages 10+ Worse Things by Sally Murphy For ages 11/12+ Alias Ann: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis by Susan Hood Starfish by Lisa Fipps The Canyon's Edge by Dusti Bowling For Ages 12+ What About Will by Ellen Hopkins

Questions to Ministers MARK CAMERON to the Associate Minister for the Environment: What announcements has he made recently regarding reducing the regulatory burden on primary industries? RT HON CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? SUZE REDMAYNE to the Minister of Finance: Has she seen…

Ben Reid's a strategic technologist working at the forefront of the rapidly changing tech-scape. He has a weekly newsletter Memia and also has written a book Fast Forward Aotearoa - it's available digitally but will be out as a hard copy later this month. We talk to him about AI and what we need to be aware of in Aoteroa.…

On today's episode, junior doctors around the motu are striking over pay, Resident Doctors' Association executive secretary and treasurer Dr Bill Lu joins us, Relief Aid founder and executive director Mike Seawright discusses Israel's planned military operation in Rafah, the Labour party has accused the Government of scaling back its commitment to …

Today we hear all about sleep concerts and the art of gong bathing. It's a concert where the performers actually want you to sleep through their performances. We speak to Erika Grant who comes from a classical music background, having played in orchestras before going on to make music for silent films, theatre, and even marching bands. Erika's in o…

Kiwi birds have been getting some star treatment of late. Movie star Leonardo diCaprio used his social media platform of 62 million followers - to praise the work of conservationists Capital Kiwi, who have been releasing kiwi into the wilds of Wellington. Earlier this month, a kiwi was caught on cctv in a suburban Wellington backyard, followed by a…

Opua in the Bay Of Islands is currently host to a flotilla of 25 boats. They're waiting for the right weather conditions before hoisting anchor and setting sail on 2024 Pacific Rally, which is a six month voyage across the ocean. This year - for the first time ever - the sailors have also been recruited for a huge science experiment. James Frankham…

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To celebrate New Zealand Music Month we've got the legendary PNC on the line, and in celebration of NZ International Comedy Festival, Robbie Nicol joins us! We're also getting you up to date with the Drake versus Kendrick Lamar beef, and Evie receives some bad news live on the show.

It's the one day of the year we all get to become fashion experts, as the long list of celebrities strut their stuff at the Met Gala. RNZ executive editor of lifestyle and entertainment Lucy Corry spoke to Charlotte Cook.

The Labour Party says the government is scaling back its commitment to Nelson hospital and cutting front line health services by changing the plans for a new hospital. Last year, Cabinet signed off on building a new, acute services building. But Labour says this has quitely changed to a plan to build a series of smaller buildings instead. Labour he…

News from the rural farming sector.