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After eight years of back-and-forth over plans for a new town hall, or replacement civic centre. Audio

UK correspondent Matthew Parris talks about the polling that puts the Reform UK party just one point behind the Conservatives.  Audio

Hit Man, from arthouse darling Richard Linklater, tells the true-ish story of a "fake hitman" working for the New Orleans Police Department. Video, Audio

Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the fourth in the buddy-cop franchise starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Does it have the same magic 30 years after the first episode? Video, Audio

From a stadium spectacular to an intimate presentation of a beloved back catalogue, Dan Slevin watches four recent films about music. Video

The biggest talk around town is the announcement that a contract has been signed to keep the aluminum smelter at Tiwai open for another 20 years.  Audio

Arts news for Sunday 9 June. Audio

Recent surveys have said our trust in media’s falling fast, and made plenty of headlines. But lately new surveys say our trust in the media isn’t plummeting. The latest one is part of a pitch to…

Tonight, a track from Berlin-based Kiwi project Saturns Drive, new music from Norwegian-American auteur Okay Kaya, and a glimpse of the 20-minute lullaby reimagining of gnarly Baltimore rock band… Audio

Taranaki dairy farmer Cliff Shearer's practices may seem old-fashioned, but they've helped him make his way into the history books. Audio

A large part of Brian Hales' farm recently sold and will soon go into pines. We caught up with the sheep and beef farmer, to find out what was happening to his flock of rare and exotic sheep breeds. Audio

Australia needs to be prepared for 'megadroughts' lasting more than 20 years, according to climate modellers. Audio

Is Auckland city a crime-ridden nightmare, or is it a perception caused by more apartment-dwellers congregating on the streets? Audio

Kia Kanuta began his culinary career as many do, as a dishwasher. 20 years later he's been named Auckland's Most Outstanding Chef at the 2024 Lewisham Awards. Audio

Budget Day in photos: Facts, attacks, stories, protests, pantomime and proclamations. Audio

It's fun to be part of a band that's still evolving on their eighth album, says Crowded House frontman Neil Finn. The iconic band - now featuring three Finn family members - experiments with… Video, Audio

A dry autumn will make for a tough winter for many farmers across the lower North Island, meanwhile it's made a great end to harvest with growers in Hawke's Bay and Marlborough busy pruning. Audio

Once the Budget Statement is delivered, what happens next? The House looks beyond the initial announcement to the three different processes that follow it, sometimes concurrently. Audio

Will a shake-up in leadership at The Warehouse give the company what it needs to survive?  Audio

Freud's Last Session is a play about a fictitious meeting between the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, and the Christian writer, and later creator of the Narnia books, C S Lewis. Starring Sir… Video, Audio

Mental health advocate Mike King tells Guyon why taking government cash is like taking money from Gollum; the day he realised his homophobic comedy was doing real damage, and why kids don't talk to… Video, Audio

Hardly a month goes by in New Zealand without a venue announcing it's shutting up shop, so when a venue reaches the 20-year milestone, it's something to celebrate. Audio

Glen looks ahead to a special meeting this Thursday where New Zealand Rugby's governance structure will go to a vote.  Audio

Pianist Stephen De Pledge and the New Zealand SO performed this concert as part of the Orchestra's 75th anniversary celebrations. It includes the premiere of a Gillian Whitehead work with a timely… Video, Audio

These are tough times for media - even those dedicated to covering big businesses and industries. After more than 20 years publishing health news and employing expert journalists, Barbara Fountain has…

Thelonious Monk joins the Jazz Messengers; Carmen McRae sings the classics; and Roy Hargrove grooves hard. Audio