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Children are the future - but modern advice on parenting can be a morass of conflicting claims and pinned blame. To help navigate, here's a selection of some sensible experts RNZ interviewed. 

All the world's a stage - and these days, a screen. Actors can have some unique and astute insights on culture, and these 10 articles and interviews from this year prove it. 

It can be hard seeing the lighter side of things when the world seems to be going crazy. These ten funny folks are here to help.

Ten articles exploring language, diversity, sport, how we're earning and how we're ageing.

When you have it, you don't notice it - but when it's gone it's all you can think about. Health is pivotal to all our lives and these 10 articles from the past year delve into new science…

Happiness can be elusive. These 10 interviews offer insights and research into what it means and how it can be achieved in the modern world.

Many of New Zealand's native plants and animals are threatened, while many others have uses you may not know about. Learn more from these 10 articles. 

It seems trickier than ever to live well without harming the planet or landing yourself in poverty. These 10 interviews offer some insights from those working to better the lives of all those on… Video

Wading into the weeds over summer? Between them, RNZ's gardener interviews have enough fresh tips to turn the greenest of dirt diggers into green thumbs.

Looking for a good book to read on holiday? Go under the covers with some of RNZ's top interviews with authors this past year. 

Need inspiration for a summer feast? Here's 10 of RNZ's best interviews with chefs local, international and exported, and a bevvy of recipes to match. 

The world's fortunes hinge on economy. As we head into another year, it could be worth heeding some of the advice and reflections of RNZ's economics commentators. 

Our ten most popular features this year are a mixed bunch – child literacy, gut health, India's call centres and an LSD advocate.

Jason Momoa’s Frontier is a bingeing highlight but Escape at Dannemora is the best streaming option this week, says Dan Slevin. Video

It’s comedy or tragedy this week on Netflix, according to Dan Slevin.

Nick features his pick of the best NZ jazz of the last 12 months, including Anita Schwabe, Sumo Jazz with Heather Webb, Brad Kang, Umar Zakaria, and Dog. Audio

The first passenger train from Piction to Christchurch since the devastating Kaikōura earthquake has arrived in the Garden City - Kathy Templeman was on board and says it was an emotional experience.

Both Michele A'Court and Neil Miller pick While My Guitar Gently Weeps as their favourite track from the White Album that's now turned 50. Neil thinks Ob li di Ob li da is a right stinker. Audio

Recent seasons of already popular shows dominate this week's new-to-streaming listings, writes Dan Slevin. Video

New research reveals what makes our towns and cities good places to live and do business - but we can't always have both. Kathryn Ryan talks to Motu Economic and Public Policy Research 's Arthur… Audio

A big selection of classics from the Australian New Wave of the 70s and 80s is Dan Slevin’s highlight of this week’s new-to-streaming feature films. Video

How much has changed for New Zealand's female composers in the 125 years since women's suffrage? In the 2018 Lilburn Lecture, acclaimed composer Eve de Castro-Robinson reflects on her own journey as a… Audio, Gallery

Last of the 2018 NZ Composer sessions by Nigel Keay and Louisa Nicklin; Jessie Montgomery's Breakaway for string quartet began as a suite of short pieces riffing on several different styles of music… Video