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Recently, one of New Zealand's most beloved musicians, Troy Kingi, spoke to Susana Leiátaua about his documentary exploring the fascinating 'other' islands of Aotearoa. Our Other Islands is a visually… Audio

Brendan Lynch was born in Gore, but he grew up in Timaru. He now lives in a village in a beautiful valley in south Tyrol, up among the famous Dolomites. Audio

A new report says the arts and culture get just half of the space in our media that's devoted to sport. Mediawatch asks a leading local culture critic if the arts are just a 'nice to have' for our… Audio

There's a focus this week on the Elements - hymns that reference Earth, Wind, Water or Fire. Audio

Adrian Merhten's hydroponic journey began 20 years ago after being inspired by a local vegetable grower. He was a baker then, but now he's known in Hokitika as "The Lettuce Man". Audio

Aged just seven, Suzanne Heywood set sail with her family on a three-year voyage around the world. Three years turned into a decade, with little formal schooling and many tensions between Heywood and… Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' week-long trip to China centred on a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping, one of the world's most powerful men. 

Amid tense geostrategic conditions and with a trip… Audio

Education journalist Emily Hanford has spent years investigating why so many American kids are struggling to read. In the podcast series Sold a Story, she argues the early-intervention literacy… Audio

A team of hunters heads out every five weeks to a hill country farm to harvest deer meat for Tai Rawhiti's food banks which have been under pressure after devastating weather hit the region this year… Video, Audio

The rising cost of everyday goods is making life difficult for many people across the country and it's being keenly felt by those with Coeliac disease. For people who can't eat gluten, expensive… Video, Audio

Join us for a weekly round-up of the news! Plus in our explainer this week we look at lollies.  Audio

All three artists in today's music session are from right here in Aotearoa, spanning the range from frazzled country to hectic garage punk to summery electronic daydreams. First up, a couple of… Audio

We're in for a day of severe thunderstorms, possible hail, and galeforce winds in some parts of the country, but NIWA's latest long range forecast might provide relief to the more sodden parts of New… Audio

Cabinet ministers' behaviour is continuing to create problems for the Labour Government.

Already Stuart Nash and Michael Wood have lost their portfolios, with Stuart Nash announcing he's retiring… Audio

Otago museum looks to expand its Pacific science festival initiative. Audio

New Zealand's first-ever Carcinogen Survey has found alarming numbers of people are exposed to cancer-causing agents in their work. What can we do about it? Audio

The Therapeutic Products Bill is one of those pieces of legislation that requires a fair bit of panel-beating in a select committee, and even then not everyone's happy with its shape.  Audio

For the first time since their gripping World Cup victory last year, the Black Ferns return to action tonight. New Zealand will meet Australia in Brisbane for their first test of 2023 and it will be a… Video, Audio

Michael Cockroft was a 33-year-old dad who'd just built a white picket fence around his young family's Wellington home when he was diagnosed with a fatal degenerative condition. Audio

When things threaten to go awry it can help us learn how they work. So, how do Select Committees decide to amend bills, who helps them; and how do they track amendments and communicate with the legal… Audio

Brette Harrington is an expert skier who really can who can do it all, including slalom, slopestyle and backcountry skiing. But it's climbing where Brette really distinguishes herself; whether it's… Audio

The number of deaths resulting from drink driving has more than doubled in the last ten years.

A 111 people died because of a drunk driver last year, a big jump from 53 deaths in 2013.

Police… Audio

The Auditor-General has urged Auckland Council to improve its ability to respond to emergencies in a new report.

Auditor-General John Ryan recommended a range of improvements, including the council… Audio

Michael Blowers was a police officer, family man and pillar of the community. He was also stealing drugs from the police exhibit room and giving them to his mistress to sell. RNZ's Charlie Dreaver… Audio

In September 2022, two New Zealand patients became the first in the world to participate in a phase 1 clinical trial testing a new therapy for a rare neurogenetic condition called myotonic dystrophy… Audio