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It was considered the Holy Grail of the art world, a portrait of Christ by Leonardo da Vinci painted in the 16th century, then lost to history. But is it really a da Vinci original? Audio

Editor-in-Chief of the Hong Kong Free Press, Tom Grundy, speaks to Karyn live from  Hong Kong Airport where protests have impacted flights. Audio

Every year around this time we feature some very talented secondary school musicians who make the finals of the Auckland schools talent competition, Stand Up Stand Out.  Audio

Tiki Taane joins Yadana Saw in the RNZ studio to play his new song 'Serendipity' and talk about what inspired the song and it's heart warming video. Audio

Perfect for its niche market, Wallis and Futuna has embarked on a national tourism strategy with its Pacific partners to promote the French territory as the newest destination. Audio

The golden-voiced Steph Casey from Kapiti Coast is in the studio with her full band to play her latest album, On The Seats In My Car. Video, Audio

The annual Cook Islands Language Week is underway with New Zealanders of Cook Islands heritage urged to speak the language to keep it alive. Audio

The unemployment rate has unexpectedly fallen below 4 percent for the first time in 11 years. The jobless rate had been expected to rise and the government is hailing it as a tick of approval for its… Audio

APO soloist and Pip virtuoso Wu Man talks about and plays her instrument which dates back more than 2,000 years. She's been its biggest advocate for several decades, helping the pipa find a place in… Audio

Highlights of live performances by the rising star of alt-country Marlon Williams, captured by RNZ Music over the past decade. Video, Audio

New Brighton based Blair Parkes is in the Christchurch studio for NZ Live today. The multi-talented Cantabrian shares some tracks from his latest and fifth album, Liveable City. Audio

Liam Finn is in for First Song today and will perform live Needle & The Damage Done on acoustic guitar. Audio

Workers from some of New Zealand's best-known brands, including Farmers and Countdown, marched into an Auckland shopping mall today demanding employers pay their staff a living wage. Reporter Joanna… Video, Audio

Pio Terei has had a any number of highs in his career as a comedian, actor and presenter - but his personal low was the loss of his 17-year-old son Teina three years ago to leukaemia. He and his wife… Audio

Louis Baker one of the biggest names of the NZ live music circuit who only last month released his first full-length album, Open. Louis and his incredible band give us a peek – and play a stunning… Video, Audio

One of the Pacific's most successful musicians Daniel Rae Costello Junior has died following a long battle with cancer. The Fiji-born singer/songwriter and producer was 58 years old when he passed… Audio

Our reporter Tom Furley is at the main cordon at the bottom of Ihumātao Quarry Road. Video, Audio

After a six-year hiatus, Mike Skinner and his band The Streets are back with their early-2000s hip-hop club bangers. RNZ Music's Kirsten Johnstone caught the final show of their world tour at…

Join Polynesian urban poet and artist Melodownz and friends performing in various guises in several sessions for RNZ Music. Video, Audio

A survey by the Council of Trade Unions found 41 per cent of the more than 1000 respondents said their income was not keeping up with the cost of living and they feel they're becoming worse off. Yet… Audio

A kava bar in Auckland's downtown is hoping to win hearts and minds over the drink, especially among Pakeha. Audio

Today we've got one of the burgeoning superstars of the NZ music scene, Auckland band Leisure. Audio

The Netball World Cup clash between New Zealand and Australia is underway at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.  Audio

The government has released details of its Road to Zero Strategy, for public consultation. It aims to cut road deaths by 40 per cent in the next 10 years. This involves improving infrastructure of… Audio

A new Pacific wide Institute of Human Rights Research is being launched in Suva today. Audio