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Former Health Minister Andrew Little admits “there was a bit of cannibalising the system” in the largest mental health programme introduced by Labour.

Over almost half a decade, an historic $2b was poured into mental healthcare. What has it actually achieved? Video

Just a glimpse of Guo Pei’s magnificent gowns reveal her vivid imagination.  Audio

In former government minister Chris Finlayson’s 2022 book Yes Minister he wrote that “The primary responsibility of a National minister for arts, culture and heritage, is to keep the luvvies at bay… Audio

Last year, billionaire Elon Musk tweeted that population collapse due to low birth rates is a much bigger risk to civilization than global warming. It is a trend occurring in many countries and… Audio

Performed at the Grand Final of the 2023 Lewis Eady National Junior Piano Competition, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 9 December 2023. Audio

An inquest hearing in the UK has heard how 27 year old Maeve Boothby-O'Neill died from complications relating to ME, following years of inadequate care from the National Health Service. At least… Audio

Italian-American pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi performs a recital that celebrates great pianist-composers: Liszt, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Busoni, and the contemporary Sardinian Roberto Piana. Audio

On the brink of collapse - that’s the stark portrayal of the state of the arts media in a new report New Mirrors, commissioned by Creative New Zealand. Audio

A soulmate is someone who pushes you to discover your own potential, says actor and filmmaker Greg Sestero. For him, that's Tommy Wiseau, the "eccentric" friend who directed him in a 2003 film widely… Video, Audio

Historian Andrew Smith has been running walking ghost tours around Dunedin for 25 years now, and admits even he still gets spooked.  Audio

New data shows New Zealanders are falling further into debt, with households under pressure from high inflation and interest rates.

Credit bureau Centrix says people's debt increased in November, as… Audio

Mohua are bright yellow forest birds – but despite their eye-catching plumage, they can be tricky to spot flitting high in the forest canopy. Claire Concannon visits the Makarora mohua population… Audio

Anti-smoking researchers are promising a healthy fight against the new government's moves to repeal world-first legislation on tobacco sales. Audio

The start of the cruise season has been anything but cruisey. For the second time in a fortnight high winds meant the Ovation of the Seas has not come into port. The ship can carry almost five… Video, Audio

For this week's music feature we look back to 1983 when a special televised concert was held to celebrate Motown's 25th anniversary. Today we reminisce about that iconic concert with Murray Cammick. Audio

Seamus looks at a shock election result in the Netherlands, with the right-wing PVV Freedom Party scoring about 25 percent of the vote. Anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders would still need to build a… Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon there's classic blues from Jimmy Reed, reggae courtesy of Phyllis Dillon, new music from Israel Nash plus tracks to mark the anniversary of the Band's Last Waltz… Audio

Sheep farming and wool innovation took centre stage at the New Zealand Agricultural Show. The new Wool Zone section showcased the versatility of sheep and educated visitors on the myriad uses for… Audio

Wellingtonian Dave Wilson's new album Ephemeral deals with the nature and shape of relationships. Audio

Nick looks back at the career of pianist and composer Carla Bley; plus music by Charlie Parker, Joe Zawinul, and Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Audio

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This week on Introducing its the new solo project on Nick Johnston from Cut Off Your Hands - NickyByNicky Audio

David Bowie's Serious Moonlight concert at Western Springs, took place almost 40 years ago - and still stands as one of the country's largest music events, with a crowd of well over 80,000. Otago… Video, Audio

Tony Stamp reviews a reflective collection that muses on middle age. Video, Audio

Tony Stamp reviews a new instalment of spooky ballads from the Canadian outfit. Video, Audio