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Playing a prominent Māori leader on screen has prompted successful Kiwi actor Miriama McDowell to turn her back on her career in favour of learning te reo Māori.

Parenting teenagers can feel like a bit like running a fully serviced hotel and taxi service, but a supportive home base is crucial says a Christchurch psychiatrist and author of a new parenting guide. Audio

Kiwi-Samoan rapper Poetik has opened a new retail and creative space in West Auckland that he hopes will become an oasis for creative people.  Audio

Voices - Researchers at Nelson's Cawthron Institute are working to help Marlborough's salmon industry survive the challenges of climate change. Audio

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 is yet another visit to the Portokalos family, but does it have hidden depths, asks Simon Morris? Video, Audio

Tearepa Kahi, the director of Muru, New Zealand's highest grossing film of 2022, says it has helped normalise and showcase the unique te reo Māori dialect spoken by the people of Tūhoe.

In an in-depth interview, Labour leader Chris Hipkins discusses Labour's tax policy, Māori housing inequity, the cost of living and the climate crisis. Video, Audio

A Taranaki businessman and arts patron is putting the finishing touches to a life-sized replica of the Ōmata Stockade on the outskirts of New Plymouth, writes Robin Martin.

Two years ago, Kruze Tangira could only read his pepeha off his phone. Now he's building a new career as a TV presenter on daily Māori news show Te Karere.

British author Richard Osman's mother was the inspiration for his hugely popular Thursday Murder Club series of novels based around the adventures of four 70-something crime-busting sleuths. Audio

Bryan Crump speaks to Norwegian conductor Eivind Aadland, in Aotearoa to conduct the Auckland Philharmonia and possibly to add to his collection of contemporary art. Audio

It’s rare for a long-haul flight to feel like a relaxing journey, but it’s even worse if you can’t get any sleep. The trick, says sleep expert Leigh Signal, is to adopt a realistic approach and maximise the sleep you do get. Audio

The Pacific Games celebrates six decades this year. Craig Stephen looks back at those very first Games, which took place in Fiji in 1963. Video

Widescreen - Dan Slevin has made it to the three films rated as equal-45th in the Sight & Sound list of the greatest films of all time - and the big-hitters have arrived.

Experiencing the revitalisation of te reo Māori in Aotearoa is inspiring a Native American scholar battling to save her own indigenous language from extinction.

Bogus 'mentoring' schemes targeting young people are on the rise, promising them leadership skills and early retirement in return for fees. Audio

Welcome to the first episode of Whakamāori season 2, where the presenters Kimo Houltham, Kristin Ross and Anaha Hiini unlock the secrets of love. Audio

To mark Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori, Bryan Crump speaks to and plays waiata with Toni Huata, Kaihautū Puoro Māori, director of Māori Music at SOUNZ. Video, Audio

RNZ film critic Simon Morris assesses Hollywood's latest biopic on a dead composer. "Chevalier" is the story of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the son of slave (and a slave owner) who became the toast of the late 18th century Paris music scene. Audio

While we were all busy learning to make sourdough in lockdown or finally caving in and downloading TikTok, Bev Moon was busy knitting. Audio

Fifty-five years ago Bernie Taupin was incinerating decomposing chickens and breaking into condom machines for the loose change. Five years after that, he co-wrote Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, his new memoir recounts a storied life. Audio

Mediawatch - The Herald copped criticism for a front-page attack ad targeting the National Party leader - but it's not the first time such ads have been published Audio

A Hawke's Bay-based singer-songwriter has penned a tune to uplift those in the throes of Cyclone Gabrielle recovery and raise money for the cause. He was inspired by seeing Te Mata Peak a few weeks after the storm.

Parents and children performing for social media clicks and views is "murky ground" and can lead to problems later on, American journalist Kate Lindsay tells RNZ's Kim Hill. Audio