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Jeremy Taylor of Slow Boat Records shares his picks of the best music makers of 2018 : Marlon Williams, The Beths, Courtney Barnett, Suede and The Breeders. Audio

Australia gets a turn at Netflix’s production billions with the supernatural thriller Tidelands, one of Dan Slevin’s picks of the week. Video

Nick Bollinger surveys some of the outstanding international sounds of the past 12 months. Audio

Nick Bollinger revisits some his favourite local sounds of 2018. Audio

In the final Sampler for 2018 Nick Bollinger revisits a few of the standout releases from the past 12 months. Audio

This week’s streaming highlight is Netflix’s first masterpiece, advises Dan Slevin. Video

Music and literature reviewer Kiran Dass picks her best books about music from 2018.

We asked our audience to tell us their favourite tv shows of 2018. Here they are. Audio

The team at RNZ - both on air and off - pick their favourite songs of 2018 and tell us what they're up to over summer! Video

Writer and reviewer Kate De Goldi and literary festival director Laura Kroetsch talk with Kim Hill about their favourite and most memorable reads of the year. Audio

Even with celebrations of 125 years of suffrage going on, gender has remained a bit of a hot topic. These 10 articles explore controversial areas like intersectionality, women's anger, 'toxic'…

Which was the best Beatles album? Which was the worst? Nick Bollinger has devised a highly subjective method to figure it out. Audio

More research is linking mood with good health in the gut and all over our skin. To learn more about diet, bacteria, mental health and wellbeing check out these 10 articles from the past year. 

Katy Atkin reviews the best podcasts of the year, including Serial, The Teacher's Pet, Slow Burn and Brains On! Audio

Pacific people who migrated to New Zealand after the age of 18 are more resilient to mental health issues than other Pasifika, according to government figures. Audio

A landowner group at the site of Papua New Guinea's Porgera mine has dismissed claims by the miner that it is not representative. Audio

Dan Slevin recommends Daniel Day-Lewis' last film as this week's new-to-streaming highlight. Video

Vanuatu is currently trialling drones as a way to transport childhood vaccines into remote areas early next year. Audio

From Elon Musk to e-scooters...

A top Auckland restaurant has been named among the best fine dining establishments in the world. The Grove was ranked number nine in the Traveller's Choice Awards on the international travel website… Audio

‘What ifs’ dominate the new TV landscape this week, says Dan Slevin: What if Poland was still communist? What if all of Dickens’ characters lived in the same town and knew each other? Video

Netflix continues to release one great new film a week, says Dan Slevin. Video

TTBOOK (as it's known to its friends) started life as a radio show back in 1990 on Wisconsin Public Radio. 28 years later and it's still on the radio on nearly 200 different US stations, and of course… Audio

Science and scientists are constantly pushing boundaries, and this year's most popular features - from Matauranga Māori, to unlocking secrets of the brain, to restoring ancient extinct animals to life…

There's always more to learn - and new ways to teach. Here's some of RNZ's top education-related feature articles from this year.