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Christchurch singer-songwriter Jed Parsons has released new single, ‘She’s The One’. RNZ Music was lucky enough to capture him performing it live at secret Lincoln music venue The Shelter. Video

The final Question Time of the Parliament was a little bit of serious a lot of fun, too many acronyms and a surfeit of lists. Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Lynn to look at Melbourne's move to tighten its lockdown and what impact that will have on the federal economy. A special payment is being made from the… Audio

Parliament #52 is nearly done but as the finish line nears there’s no go-slow on show.  Audio

New Zealanders are about to vote on two of the most polarising social issues of our time - how much do you know about the cannabis and end of life referendums?  Audio

Steven Johnson's new book, Enemy of All Mankind is also a harrowing account of the most dastardly pirate you've probably never heard of, Henry Every, and the brutal lifestyle and appalling existence… Audio

This week's critter is Neptune's necklace, or Aphrodite's pearls - a seaweed that is found throughout New Zealand. This critter is a great rockpool find, and looks best in the water, rather than round… Audio, Gallery

The calendar says 2020 but the lifestyle screams 1950's for millions of women around the world impacted by the Corona virus. Audio

A representative of West Papua's pro-independence movement has opened up about the reasons for resisting Indonesia. Audio

The impact of lockdown and the negative psychological consequences of Covid-19 on Australians are being monitored and documented by the Black Dog Institute - a not-for-profit organisation making a… Audio

Dan Slevin reports on another striking local documentary playing in this year’s film festival. Video

A petition has been published to the New Zealand Parliament to provide pathways for overstayers to gain permanent residency in New Zealand on compassionate grounds. Audio

The Black Lives Matter movement has prompted many institutions - including media - to re-examine their own records on race and diversity.  Four years ago RNZ made a long-term commitment to… Audio

One of the things that destroyed Todd Muller's National Party leadership was an apparent lie to reporters during the leaked Covid-19 patient data scandal. Why were so many media outlets reluctant to…

Nick Bollinger reviews lockdown sets from Kenyan-born, Minnesota-based troubadour J.S. Ondara and veteran English singer-songwriter Richard Thompson, plus the gothic synth-pop of Swedish duo I Break… Audio

To celebrate Mātariki we asked some of Aotearoa’s top musicians to shine a light on the next generation of Māori talent. Award-winning Northland musician Troy Kingi has chosen up-and-coming vocalist… Video

How do you figure out what sort of career to work towards? How do you know what to study to get there? And what if you choose a course or job you don't like? Self-knowledge is the best prerequisite… Audio

Will a surge in Covid cases in Victoria affect the timeframe for a trans-tasman bubble?

Here was Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's response at her post Cabinet press conference this afternoon. Video, Audio

Michelle Dalrymple, winner of the 2019 Prime Minister's Science Teacher's Prize, says being mathematically literate is an important life skill. Audio

The SIS broke into the Indian High Commission for MI6 and the Iranian embassy for the CIA in the late 1980s and early 1990s to photograph code books, plant bugs and steal communications.

The… Audio

Unemployment in the top of the south has doubled to more than 4000 since late March, but it's less "the now" than it is the future that business and local government leaders are worried about.

The… Audio

Indigenous Cook Islanders fear new laws being prepared for parliament will increase the number of migrants allowed to permanently reside in the country, by stealth. Audio

J. Scott Thomson is the former police chief of Camden, New Jersey. He presided over a major process of reform in one of America's most violent cities. With many areas of the US (and elsewhere) mulling… Audio

Nick Bollinger calls a Sampler Summit to discuss the first album of new Bob Dylan songs in eight years. Video, Audio

A new report says damages from seabed mining would be significantly less than land-based mining, but substantial damage is inevitable and a cautious approach to the potential industry in the Pacific… Audio