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Faith Vui remembers driving a golf cart for her dad in Apia as a child - and the relationship came full circle at the New Zealand Amateur Championship.

Choristers from Aorere College in Papatoetoe who decided they wanted to continue singing together after graduating  celebrate their 21st anniversary together with this concert of favorites in St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland.

Is everyone around you looking refreshed and rejuvenated in a way that you can’t quite identify? Chances are, they’re getting a little help, says cosmetic medicine expert Dr Dani Waxman. Audio

It wasn't always good, but it certainly wasn't all bad either. Jamie Wall takes a look back at the skip's season.

Wellington band Mermaidens perform tracks from their new self-titled album. Video, Audio

Saraid de Silva curates a selection of recent and upcoming books by Aotearoa’s South Asian writers.

The Sampler - Tony Stamp reviews the simmering solo debut from the Eb & Sparrow frontwoman. Video, Audio

Pickling, preserving and fermenting are thrifty ways to make the most of fruit and veggies when they are plentiful, say gardening gurus Niva and Yotam Kay. Audio

In the handsome just released book Don Binney: Flight Path, Gregory O’Brien tracks the avian-like swoops in the career of the late Tāmaki Makaurau painter, teacher and ornithologist.     Audio

Dedicated ice cream fan Lucy Corry shares a recipe in honour of New Zealand Ice Cream and Gelato Week. Audio

Mediawatch - After the Rugby World Cup final. Players, pundits and even current national coaches have said the game is 'broken' and bad to watch. Audio

Does gossip actually deserve the bad rap it gets? Sociolinguist, Dr Erica Brozovsky, says it might actually form the basis of how we communicate. Brozovsky is the writer and presenter of the PBS YouTube series Otherwords. Video, Audio

In the short doco My Blonde GF, British writer Helen Mort talks about discovering her face has been used in fake images posted on a porn site. The film's director Rosie Morris talks to Kim Hill about Helen's experience. Video, Audio

During WWII, Rhoda McWhannell farmed a Waikato property almost single-handedly. An actor reads from her wry and revealing diary in the latest episode of Country Life. Audio

Gretchen Lowe shares a great recipe duo for summer soirées.

Anne Kennedy's new compilation of New Zealand poetry fills a much-needed gap for anyone who's ever needed a poem for a wedding, funeral, or other family occasion, writes Kete Books reviewer Erica Stretton. 

The world has waited 18 years for a Rolling Stones album featuring new and original material and now it's arrived in the form of Hackney Diamonds. William Dart checks it out. Audio

Celebrating the Feast of All Saints this week, with hymns including For all the saints and Let saints on earth in concert sing. Audio

Americana band Albi & The Wolves perform tracks from their new album Light After Dark and a "supercharged" cover of The Black Keys' hit 'Lonely Boy'. Video, Audio

Nick Tipping checks out Sicilian bass player Giuseppe Millaci and his album 'The Endless Way, music from NZ guitarist Honey Boulton, and classics from the Jazz Messengers and John Coltrane. Audio

Widescreen - Two entries in the Sight & Sound Top 50 greatest films of all time share 43^rd place and while both are a challenge to track down, this Soviet classic rewards all the effort, according to Dan Slevin.

If you've ever caught yourself before expressing an opinion about politics, good parenting or even your favourite place to eat, you'll know that censoring is humankind's natural inclination, says US author Greg Lukianoff. Audio

Kiwi broadcaster TimProvise chats to TAHI about "nice cheap hood pies", the art of segue-ing and his former life as a school teacher.

WATCH - The vibrant tapestry of waiata Māori is celebrated in this upcoming doco series.