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A Greyhound bus full of released prisoners; the trouble with sparklers; and a scooter crash in Zanzibar. Just some of the things that inspired lyrics on Tiny Ruins' new album Olympic Girls. Hollie… Video, Audio

Steven Soderbergh’s second iPhone-shot film takes the technology to fresh heights, says Dan Slevin. Video

As profits earned by charity-owned businesses continue to skyrocket, critics say a centuries old law which allows them to dodge income tax needs to go. As Nita Blake-Persen reports, you might be… Video, Audio

The Nelson Tasman fires were a major challenge for the big media outlets to cover with no idea how bad it would get or how long they would last. Local media also played a crucial role too - including… Audio

Coastal North Taranaki is very dry. There's a lot of feeding out taking place and, because of the shortage of feed, animals are being culled. Another hot dry week in Mid-Canterbury's allowed arable… Audio

It might look glamorous from the outside, but it's hard being a woman in the world of opera. Audio

Large-scale roading contractors are anticipating redundancies and skilled workers leaving New Zealand, as big-budget projects inherited from the previous government finish up. The National government… Audio

What happens when the Elon Musks of the world start colonising Mars? Can they? These are the questions Dr Anna Marie Brennan is posing.  Audio

'Ladies, We Need To Talk' is a podcast from the ABC in Australia that tackles potentially delicate topics head on. Recent episodes have covered mean girls, menopause, cosmetic surgery, and anxiety… Audio

The month of January has been at times joyful and at times very challenging for Miriama Kamo on her 31 day zero-waste challenge. But now the TVNZ broadcaster has decided her challenge won't end with… Audio

Writer and artist Lana Lopesi and academic Damon Salesa discuss the complicated relationship between Pasifika people and the internet – the subject of Lopesi's book False Divides. Audio

David Best helped establish the UK's first recovery-focused prison, which some are looking to replicate in New Zealand. "Why should we support recovery?" he tells Kim Hill, "because recovery will lead… Audio

A new book, Curating Revolutions, on Mao and the museums of China tells the stories of people trying to curate and guide museums during a revolutionary period. And it is a surprising gem.

Graeme Cairns is Laird of Hamilton, a title associated with the Clan McGillicuddy, of which he is chief. He founded the Clan's political arm, the McGillicuddy Serious Party (campaign plank: 'The Great… Audio

Our muscles lose strength and mass as we age, and old age expert Debra Waters says we should do resistance training so we won't develop sarcopenia. Audio

The British Prime Minister's Brexit backstop plan risks a "stalemate" and "protracted rounds of negotiations" with the EU, the full legal advice reveals. Ministers were forced to publish Attorney… Audio

Simon Moutter, sets out the case for business to become more responsive, more diverse, and more led by the heart. Audio

The start of every day at Parliament is like being at school, when the headmaster used to read out notices at assembly.  It even covers all the same sorts of things. Just another way that Parliament… Audio

Air New Zealand's latest safety video has upset one particular MP. The video is called "It's Kiwi Safety" and has NZ musicians Kings, Theia, and Randa. Hunt for the wilderpeople star Julian Dennison… Audio

Discussion focuses on the Government's new planning agency and what impact it might have on housing. Also the tricky politics of China and the challenges that poses for New Zealand. Stephen Mills is… Audio

Brigitte Morten and Stephen Mills take a look at the international politics at APEC, and also which domestic issues are proving tricky for the government. Also the risk factor in bold decisions over… Audio

What drove a boy from Reefton to turn against his comrades in World War Two? How was a former boxing and swimming champion recruited as an agent of Imperial Japan? Audio

Each week Scarborough Fare's Jeanette Rea and Pam Maurice pack out a tonne of herbs - that's an awful lot of leaves. The growers, from near Waiuku, have three hectares in fragrant herbs, mostly grown… Audio

In Two Cents' Worth we delve into the environmentally unfriendly obsession New Zealanders seem to have with double-cab utes as well as the latest happenings in the electricity, banking and racing… Audio

Auckland based violist Robert Ashworth is out to prove the jokes about the viola don’t stack up when he takes to the stage to perform Anthony Ritchie’s Viola Concerto with the APO on Thursday night. Audio

It was a frantic week in the corridors of Parliament, with press-conferences and stake-outs. There was also a lot of action inside the chamber. But no-one was much watching  Audio

Raising kids can be crazy enough. For parents with a disability, it calls for creative thinking and problem solving on a whole new level. Katy Gosset looks at how to tackle the tricky bits. Audio