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The Solomon Islands prime minister Rick Hou says his government wants nothing to do with West Papua.

When Grammy award-winning operatic bass Jonathan Lemalu steps onto the stage in Wellington's Opera House next Monday evening, he will be accompanied by an orchestra of nearly 50 school children from Porirua.  Audio

Auckland band Leisure perform live with Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Hamish McKeich Audio

The humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières has likened the mental health situation on Nauru to that of victims of torture.

Nikki Mandow sends her son out to find the cheapest petrol between Wellington and Auckland, but ends up with some interesting insights into how we buy gas... and why we pay more than we have to. Audio

With a referendum on legalising cannabis in the offing, a new group is trying to give the 'yes' campaign a respectable face. Can they push through change? Russell Brown reports.

Voices - Revealing how 'Adil' ended up in NZ would put him and his family at risk, he says: the Chinese government has voice ID, facial ID, blood samples and DNA. He wants to speak out for those in jail, internment camps - or dead. Audio

The very best in Americana, alt country and blues music, hosted by Mark Rogers. Monday nights after the 11 o'clock news on RNZ National, 101 FM.

Koro Vaka'uta has been announced as RNZ Pacific's fourth News Editor - and is the first Pacific person to be appointed in the role.

Widescreen - Tall tales from the director commentaries of the troubled production of Mission: Impossible – Fallout makes the Blu-ray worth watching, Dan Slevin writes.

Insight - Four out of five species whose juveniles make up the whitebait catch are in decline or under threat. Teresa Cowie heads to the West Coast to find out why and what needs to change. Audio

Internationally renowned printmaker Marilynn Webb and emerging filmmaker Isaac James Te Reina Cleland were honoured with Te Waka Toi Awards this year. Justine Murray talks to them about art and life. Video, Audio

27-year-old Kentucky singer and songwriter will be visiting here next year opening shows for the legendary John Prine. Nick Bollinger caught up with him in a Minneapolis car park. Audio

Leoshina Mercy Kariha from Papua New Guinea has been crowned 2018's Miss Pacific Islands at the Atele Indoor Stadium in Tonga.

New Zealand's largest tertiary provider for Pasifika students has launched a strategy to further boost Pasifika success and numbers. Audio

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Mediawatch - New Zealand's vote against a UN resolution protecting special rights of the world's roughly one billion peasants and rural workers went largely unreported. Jeremy Rose investigates.  Video, Audio

Latinaotearoa fuse South American beats and Spanish vocals with classic Kiwi roots vibes. Video, Audio

The second week of December will see the annual meeting of the Tuna Commission in Hawaii and the Parties to the Nauru Agreement look to be going to the event well prepared. Audio

Supporters of West Papuan self determination gathered for the province's symbolic independence day over the weekend Audio

Country Life tags along as BioGro auditor Vivienne Cruickshank checks out whether a Bay of Plenty kiwi orchard is up to scratch. Audio

Rosanne Cash has been performing since she was 18 when she toured with her famous father Johnny. Audio

After multiple miscarriages and the deaths of both her mother and a close friend, Tammy Robinson became determined to live out her writing dream. Now a major American publishing house has picked up her eighth book Photos of You. Audio

Los Angeles-based singer and composer Julia Holter has just released her fifth album Aviary and will be performing in New Zealand early next year. She spoke to RNZ's Kiran Dass. Audio

Alt-country star Mel Parsons plays us tracks from her new album Glass Heart and chats to Jesse Mulligan. Video, Audio