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A Cook Islands artist hopes her photos of abandoned homes on the island of Mangaia will bring home the country's depopulation problem. Audio

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Laura Caygill reviews: The Power by Naomi Alderman, published by Penguin. Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie, published by Bloomsbury. Persons Unknown by Susie Steiner, published by HarperCollins. Audio

Louise Ward from Wardini Books reviews: Moonrise by Sarah Crossan, published by Bloomsbury, RRP $19.00 The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman, published by Simon & Schuster Ltd RRP $37.99 The Traitor and… Audio

Kiran Dass reviews: This is Memorial Device by David Keenan, published by Faber. The New Animals by Pip Adam, published by VUP. Tinderbox by Megan Dunn, published by Galley Beggar Press. Audio

Hannah August reviews: Night Sky With Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong, published by Jonathan Cape. South and West: From A Notebook by Joan Didion, published by HarperCollins Publishers. Winter by Ali… Audio

Ralph McAllister reviews : The Sparsholt Affair by Alan Hollinghurst La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One by Philip Pullman The North Water by Ian McGuire Audio

Belinda Castles shares the Consumer NZ findings on fly sprays. Audio

Bafta and Golden Globe-winning actor Bill Nighy was in New Zealand in 2017 to promote 'Their Finest' - a film about a British film crew's attempts to boost morale during WWII by making a propaganda… Audio

Roxanne Gay is a writer, educator, cultural critic and a self confessed "bad feminist". Her memoir, called Hunger, came out in New Zealand in June last year. Kathryn Ryan spoke to her ahead of her… Audio

Trevor Reekie's favourite trans-global and folk-roots releases of 2017 includes music from Mali, Iraq, Poland, France, Mexico and our own backyard. There's plenty to celebrate. Audio

Consumer NZ taste-tested 17 extra virgin olive oils from New Zealand, Australia and Europe – and 2 Australian brands have come out on top. Audio

Happiness, health, arts, sport, science and the best roast potatoes you've ever had.

Afternoons host Jesse Mulligan spoke to Dion Leonard in June this year about his heartwarming tale of adopting a stray dog while completing an ultra marathon in the Gobi Desert. Running the marathon… Audio

Joan Withers is a New Zealand businessperson and professional director.She is deputy chair on the board of TVNZ and is the Chairwoman of Mercury Energy, and a member of the NZ Government's Treasury… Audio

Runners, surfers, divers, cricketers, boxers, America's Cup insights and a poleaxe champ.

Candid conversations with a stellar line-up of local and international acting talent.

Crafty cats, retired dogs, empathetic cows and warring octopuses.

Families, friends, sex, love, leaders and the upside of social awkwardness.

RNZ has spoken with some amazing musicians this year. Here is a selection of the best interviews from 2017.

Funny folks front up.

Earth-friendly innovations and lifestyles.