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Old friends rekindle their teenage friendship in a film that belatedly discovers some bite, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Te Papaioea, PNC, Palm Springs, or Swampton: whatever you might know Palmerston North as, Poppy Granger calls it home.

She goes by the stage name Jo Ghastly and is a comedian psychiatrist and cancer survivor.  Audio

Katie Fitzgerald left Ōtautahi at one of the hardest times in its history and ended up settling in a city regarded as for softies. But she says Christchurch still has her heart.

Tony Stamp meets the people behind some of New Zealand's smaller record labels, marketing and distributing music they love. It's often done in their free time, for little, if any, profit… Audio

Nevada County, California, is a weird place, founded in the gold rush days, and equal parts churchgoing middle class, suspicious backwoods folk and patchouli-scented hippies. For Nik Dirga, it'll…

Trying to lose weight without getting more exercise is a road to nowhere, says Auckland University professor Elaine Rush. She joins Summer Times to answer listeners' questions about well-being and… Audio

The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, says it's imperative Israel does more to prevent civilian casualties in Gaza, and will raise the issue when he meets with Israeli officials this… Audio

The rise of sober partying Over the last couple of years there has been a growing trend towards cutting down - or even totally eliminating - alcohol. Eighteen months ago Garage Project launched it's… Audio

Barbecue season is officially on. To help you level up your summer grilling sessions private-chef-turned-barbecue-maestro Croydon Cole Joins Susana Lei'ataua on The Weekend. Croydon is the owner &amp… Audio

Timaru, once described as 'the world centre of the early night', is not without its problems. But Chris Cessford says there's a lot to love about the south Canterbury town where she was born.

One of the earliest surviving Christian hymns, a hymn to mark Epiphany, and St Francis of Assisi’s hymn All creatures of our God and king – all in this week’s programme of Summer Hymn Requests. Audio

It takes courage to take your first step into the world of online dating over the age of 50, says sexologist Morgan Penn. She shares tips for older New Zealanders looking for love or connection on the… Audio

Stories from the 2023 archive: Leah meets a Northland olive grower, Cosmo's scratching cows with Loulou the Cow Whisperer and Sally's out hunting for a good cause. Audio

It's a new year, which means there are a bunch of new movies in the theatres this week. RNZ producer Jessica Keane checks out the latest kids' film from Disney and a couple of deliciously dark… Video, Audio

More than 4000 scouts have ventured to Mystery Creek south of Hamilton for the organisations annual jamboree. There's been a wide range of activites from drift bikes and cooking to celebrating the new… Audio

Kidney failure is a significant and expensive health problem, but an Auckland City Hospital study may have a better solution for some. Audio

Libby Kirkby-McLeod's claims to being a 'Cochabambina' are flimsy, but the dusty streets of this small town high in the Andes feel like her spiritual home.

The New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) needs to fill 32,000 appointments over summer ... a tough ask at a time when donations tend to dip. But there are still ways to give blood and plasma while on… Audio

It's free, it's outdoors and it's also been linked with better mental health. Alongside making sourdough and cutting your fringe, lockdowns helped spike interest in the hobby of birdwatching.  Audio

The year has got off to a great start for marine biologist Ingrid Visser, who spotted an orca in Northland she had rescued almost a decade ago.

Visser helped to free the orca she later named Diane… Audio

Our experts had a plethora of parenting advice in 2023 - here are 12 of the most popular.

thanks to a range of very different reasons.

Summer Hymn Requests begin today: for the next month or so, we’ll be playing your choices. Today’s programme includes Our life has its seasons by Shirley Murray, Charles Wesley’s hymn And can it be… Audio

Stories plucked from the 2023 archives: Cosmo's with chooks on a cliff edge, Sally's picking apples and Leah meets a dairy farmer who hails from Japan. Audio

Adults will groan at some of the jokes, but this animated duck fantasy shouldn’t bore younger filmgoers, says Dan Slevin. Video

Zack Snyder’s first film for Netflix reeks of rotting carcases of the failed Star Wars knock-offs that it feeds from, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Ella Yelich-O'Connor - better known as Lorde - shot to fame with her hit single ‘’Royals in 2013, which took out a Grammy… Audio

Feminist author and academic Camille Paglia joins Kim to talk about her book released in 2018 - a collection of essays on… Audio

What's the connection between the well-loved Christmas song O Holy Night and the early days of broadcasting? Find out in today's programme for the Fourth Sunday in Advent. Video, Audio