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Twenty-three pre-schoolers drowned in New Zealand in the past five years. Four out of five of these deaths were boys, which is a marked increase on previous years. Audio

Surf Life Saving New Zealand's latest Beach & Coastal Safety Report shows Pasifika, Māori and Asians are over-represented in drowning figures. Audio

Melanie O'Loughlin reviews A Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet, published by W.W. Norton & Company. Audio

Raya and the Last Dragon hits cinema screens (and Disney+) this weekend and Dan Slevin sat down (over Zoom) with Raya’s Head of Story, Fawn Veerasunthorn. Video

It's believed more patients than first thought were admitted to the Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital's Child and Adolescent Unit in the 1970s.

It was thought 200 young people passed through the unit… Audio

Welcome to Music 101’s ones to watch! We’ve selected 10 acts we think you should have your eyes on going into 2021. Video

The New York Times revealed texts telling the truth about Ted Cruz’s trip to Mexico this week to widespread acclaim. But Meghan Markle had a big win in court against a paper that published one of her… Audio

Louise O'Brien reviews The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S. by David Levithan, published by Text. Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately.This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about two stories pulled by publishers this week, Covid vaccine scepticism confronted on talk radio, how close Stuff… Audio

The specialist Italian workforce building Auckland’s 1.2 billion dollar Central Interceptor have met with unexpected hardships in the past year.

Liz Garton heads out to Mangere to meet some of the… Audio

Pacific Island sevens teams are relying on local competitions to stay match-fit. Audio

 Historian Grant Morris investigates the history of both our national and local Coats of Arms. Audio

This year's NZ Surf championships took place at Piha Beach during the week, and wrapped up yesterday. 19-year-old Saffi Vette took out the Women's Open for the first time. Saffi joins The Weekend to… Audio

The 2020 Christmas Day church service from the Catholic Cathedral Of St Patrick & St Joseph in Auckland features Bishop Michael Gielen and the cathedral's choir and vocal ensemble. Audio

The capital's canine owners are a creative bunch, Wellington City Council has just released a list of its favourite registered dog names for 2020.

Taking out the number one place spot is "Captain… Audio

This week Tony is joined by members of the band Earthtongue, Gussie Larkin and Ezra Simons, to bring you six brand new tunes. Audio

Conductor José Aparicio and Hawke's Bay musicians get together this weekend to 'create some beauty'. Audio

The Maori All Blacks play a Moana Pasifika XV in Kirikiriroa tomorrow night in a one off match to celebrate the cultures and connections between Maori, Fijian, Samoan and Tongan communities here. Audio

Prior to 1958 mortality rates for babies born with heart conditions was extremely high. But a groundbreaking open heart surgery performed 62 years ago at Greenlane Hospital by Sir Brian Barratt-Boyes… Audio

Dr Claudia Kawas is searching for the secrets to living a longer and healthier life. Kawas and her team have been running a major study of ageing California residents for more than two decades. She… Audio

A variety of texts including a book of children’s Māori proverbs, the Koran, and the Bill of Rights Act are being used by MPs swearing-in on day one of the 53rd Parliament.  Audio

We’ve had an election, we have a government and on Wednesday we complete the set with a Parliament. Here’s what happens this week. Audio

As pandemic times encourage Kiwis to rediscover domestic travel and road trips, we talk to writer and auto enthusiast Steve Barnett about his new book Life with Cars: New Zealanders' motoring memories… Audio, Gallery