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Olympics or a baby - athletes told to decide
The risk of the zika virus means female athletes travelling to the Olympics will have to decide whether they are willing to delay getting pregnant, a former Olympian says. Video
Olympics under threat from the Zika virus.
Women who were heading to Brazil for the Olympics this August may be reconsidering their plans. Audio
Rio Olympics: corruption, police brutality and forced evictions
In just 6 months Rio de Janiero will host the summer Olympics... amid an economy in freefall, a wide ranging corruption scandal and a president facing impeachment. And now community organisations in… Audio, Gallery
Road to Rio (Part 2): BMX, Judo and Trampolining
In the last part of a mini-series looking at our Olympic hopefuls we turn to issues facing some of our more niche athletes. Trampolinist Dylan Schmidt and Judo-ka Adrian Leat are both hoping to… Audio, Gallery
The Road to Rio (Part 1): rowing and running
What does it take for some of our top athletes to get on the Road to Rio? The Olympic Games start in August but many of our athletes hoping to qualify for the New Zealand Olympic team have everything… Audio
160,000 displaced in South American floods
More than 150,000 people have been evacuated after severe flooding in several Latin American countries. Audio
Mining giants' assets blocked after Brazil dam collapse
A judge in Brazil has blocked the assets of mining giants BHP Billiton and Vale over the deadly collapse of a dam.
Zika fever linked to foetal damage
A mosquito-borne disease that has spread to the Pacific Islands is now reported to damage unborn children.
Nick Tyler: rethinking urban movement
Chadwick Professor of Civil Engineering at University College London, and investigates the ways in which people interact with their immediate environments. He is also the Director of the UCL CRUCIBLE… Audio
Brazil arrests billionaire in Petrobras probe
One of Brazil's richest businessmen and a top senator have been arrested as part of a sweeping corruption probe into state oil giant Petrobras.
The Overseas Correspondents - Brazil
Editor of the International section of Estado de Minas, the main daily newspaper of Minas Gerais, Pablo Pires Fernandes reports from the Federative Republic of Brazil, pop. 201,032,714 (est. 2013)… Audio
Rosberg wins again in Brazil
Nico Rosberg won the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix for the second year in a row and denied Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton a first win there.
Town evacuated amid fears over Brazil dam
A third dam is causing concern in Brazil after two other dams holding wastewater collapsed, swamping towns and killing at least eight people.
Little hope left in mudslide tragedy
Hopes of finding survivors of mudslides and floods in Brazil are fading, the governor of Minas Gerais state says.
Young NZ footballers 'devastated' after loss
The under-17 New Zealand football side is trying to come to terms with losing their World Cup round of 16 elimination match against Brazil in Chile.
'Huge interest' in Māori exhibition in Brazil
A Māori cultural exhibition that has just opened in Rio de Janeiro is generating huge interest, the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute says.
Amazon To Aotearoa - Dr Marcus Maia
A visiting Brazilian linguist will give a series of free public lectures, on the importance of nurturing indigenous languages globally. Dr Marcus Maia is an associate professor of linguistics at the… Audio
Womad 2015 Live: Jupiter & Okwess International
Live performances from 7 piece band Jupiter & Okwess International and highlights from Brazilian singer and songwriter Flavia Coelho. Audio
Brazil
Editor of the International section of Estado de Minas, the main daily newspaper of Minas Gerais, Pablo Pires Fernandes reports from the Federative Republic of Brazil, pop. 201,032,714 (est. 2013)… Audio
Rio on last lap of Olympic preparations
Rio de Janeiro is stepping up the pace as it approaches the last lap of its Olympic preparations, but it's certainly not without its last minute problems. Audio
