They'll be everywhere in the next couple of months - polls trying to predict what our next government might look like. But how do people who aren't statisticians read polls, and get some useful data out of them? Join the Newsable team and a panel of experts for this special episode explaining polls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to this Newsable / Stuff Explained crossover episode, talking Matariki. It's our country's newest public holiday so do we really know what it's about? Stuff Pou Tiaki Matua Carmen Parahi joined us to discuss all things celebrating the event, and discuss some of the reactions to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was there ever a Saint Valentine or is Valentine's Day really based on a fertility festival? Who made the day so popular and why so we send anonymous messages, chocolates and flowers? Stuff Explained digs into the history and traditions of Valentine's Day with AUT's Professor Lorna Piatti-Farnell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just before Christmas there was a massive shake up in employment law with the Fair Pay Agreement coming into force law. The new legislation allows for nation wide settlements and has been described as the most significant change in 30 years. Stuff Senior Business reporter, Dileepa Fonseca explains what's it all about and how it will work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A special episode on how to cope in a crisis as thousands contemplate huge repair and clean up efforts and others others face rebuilding their lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the metaverse, how will you use it .. and how will it use you? The next evolution of online interaction isn't just coming, it's already here - so are you ready? Tech commentator Ian Howard joins the pod to explain the ins and outs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a thief in your office ... or probably ... lots of them, and they're striking where it matters most; your lunch. Find out what's happening to all the forks in your office, and what it'll take to get them back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It might be our national sport, but the rules are something of a mystery to more of us than we might like to admit. Rugby ref Maggie Cogger-Orr joins Stuff Explained to demystify some of the major rules of the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices