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Pianist Diedre Irons had listeners around the world galvanized by her performance of Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto in Wellington with the NZSO at the start of July, in a concert performed in front of… Audio

The pandemic situation in Victoria shows that a Covid-19 outbreak can escalate from very small numbers initially, an economist is warning. Audio

A Woodville family has spoken about their nightmare ordeal trying to get funding and support to look after their severely disabled foster child.

Dairy farmers Pip and Jules Cook care for 15-year-old… Video, Audio

The Netflix documentary Dolly Parton: Here I Am should show audiences that Ms Parton is one of the greatest talents in American music, says Dan Slevin.

Shakti Mats made a big splash when they arrived in New Zealand a few years ago. But does lying on thousands of tiny spikes improve our health or is it just a painful hoax? Audio

Fletcher Melvin is the the head of the Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce and the Private Sector Taskforce.

He's been pushing for a travel bubble. 'We're ready,' and keen for a travel bubble by… Video, Audio

We know adolescents take risks, but what might surprise you is that they DON'T think they are invincible. In fact they tend to over-estimate their risk. So why do they engage in risky behaviour and… Audio

Flora MacKenzie is one of the most colourful characters in New Zealand history: A hard drinking, hard talking brothel owner from the 1960s and 70s who won the affection of sex workers, police and… Audio

An informal talk from Prof. Darl Kolb about the experience of working from home, recorded during 2020's online version of the University of Auckland's Raising the Bar series. Audio

Pip McKay's novel, The Telling Time is set both in New Zealand in the 1980s and in the former Yugoslavia in the late 1950s. Pip McKay did such a great job in the opening pages of her latest novel that… Audio

Homo sapiens can be the nicest of species and also the nastiest, according to Harvard University biological anthropologist Professor Richard Wrangham. He joins the show to discuss his book, The… Audio

Politicians’ conduct has sparked stacks of media condemnation lately amid a surge of scandals and sudden resignations. But two MPs quitting politics this past week took a swipe at the media on the way… Video, Audio

How many hours in a typical workday do you work? For many people, it's not even close to eight. Mexico City-based journalist Lizzie Wade believes it's actually impossible for most of us to achieve… Audio

Ross and Janette Campbell have run Owlcatraz, an iconic owl and animal sanctuary, from their property in Shannon for the past 23 years. After battling storms and beating cancer, they've decided it's… Audio

Maritime unions are worried about the deteriorating treatment, mental health, and employment conditions of an estimated 300,000 merchant sailors stranded at sea, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The… Audio

President Donald Trump has ordered US firms to stop doing business with the wildly popular TikTok app and with WeChat within 45 days in a major escalation in Washington's stand-off with Beijing… Audio

Workers on the front line of New Zealand's border at airports, isolation and quarantine facilities should get unlimited sick leave to help keep Covid-19 out of the community, Professor Shaun Hendy… Video, Audio

Julie Biuso joins us to talk about lemons, which are in abundance at the moment. She also shares a delicious recipe for louise cake using lemon curd instead of raspberry jam. Audio

For the inside running on who might win the 2020 election, forget the polls. Instead, consider Birkenhead Baptist Church.

Auckland will host an international conference next year on cyber security, as the country tries to take advantage of its trusted reputation to make waves in the technology space.  Audio

In this week's Pocket Edition, Split Enz's Noel Crombie speaks with Charlotte Ryan about the 40th anniversary release of True Colours, Tony Stamp introduces us to science researcher and dance music… Audio

The final Question Time of the Parliament was a little bit of serious a lot of fun, too many acronyms and a surfeit of lists. Audio

A special Covid card designed to help with contact tracing will be trialled on a small group of people in Rotorua. The government says the card developed in conjunction with Otago Univeristy and… Video, Audio

RNZ Music is proud to present the new single and video from Gareth Thomas. Video

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about an incredible interview with Donald Trump - and a sudden dearth of Mike's Minutes on the Herald website.

And Swedish feelgood movie Britt-Marie was here sees middle-aged Pernilla August (The Phantom Menace) abandon her safe life and go to a country village to run the local youth club. From the people who… Video, Audio

Are sugary drinks a fizzer? A group of primary school students from Porirua think so.

For more than 20 years, sugary drinks have been banned at Glenview School, and students there say it's given… Video, Audio

Wellington lawyer and musician Michael Petherick has now added published writer to his CV, he talks to Jesse about his busy life and what he likes to read, listen to and watch when he relaxes. Audio, Gallery

Civil servants and MPs have been told to delete the Tik Tok app on work phones as it poses serious security concerns.

Concern about the app has risen globally as President Trump threatens to ban the… Audio