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The Tahitians have opened a wider gap between themselves and the rest of the pack on the medal table at the Pacific Mini Games. They sit at the top of the medal tally with 33 gold medals, 17 silver and six bronze medals.

Team Niue is not competing at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau. Both the Niue Island Sports and Commonwealth Games Association and the Pacific Games Council confirmed to RNZ Pacific on Wednesday that Niue pulled out of the event in May.

All baseball competition matches at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau in the last two days have been put on hold because the Nippon Baseball Stadium field has been "washed out".

The 2025 Pacific Mini Games kicked off on Monday, with baseball, softball, swimming, va'a, volleyball and wrestling first off the blocks.

Tahiti's Teimoana Taputu claimed the first gold medal at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, taking out the V1 500 metres open men's final in va'a (outrigger) racing. Audio

Canterbury-raised tenor Oliver Sewell returns to Aotearoa to sing in Auckland Philharmonia's Opera in Concert performance of Verdi's La Traviata. Audio

Canadian conductor Adam Johnson is in New Zealand to conduct this year's NZSO National Youth Orchestra. Audio

It’s the middle of winter, and we’re celebrating the season in this week’s programme with some carols of the snowy variety: it’s the perfect time of year to sing In the Bleak Midwinter! Audio

Ahead of the debut broadcast in Aotearoa, Tim Finn talks to RNZ Concert about his opera "Ihitai Avei’a - Star Navigator": the story of the Tahitian navigator Tupaia, who guided Cook to Aotearoa. Audio

Webb's music explores the connections between music and science by weaving improvised jazz with the structure of the universe. New compositions see Matariki star cluster data converted into music, and a musical interpretation of Einstein's wave-particle duality. Audio

David Squire and Ivan Zhang from the New Zealand Youth Choir speak to RNZ Concert ahead of the choir's latest overseas tour, the last David will lead as the the ensemble's director. Audio

The woman she's named after took a while to find her ideal match, but Arabella Steinbacher knew what she wanted by the time she was three. Audio

Natania Ngawhau is getting ready to move herself and her trombone to Manhattan for a Masters degree in orchestral performance. Audio

Patricia Hurley's book Viva Opera! A Journey Through Italy draws on her lifelong passion for all things opera and her experience introducing tourists and singers to Italy's many opera meccas. Audio

Documentary maker Sebastian Kerebs goes behind the scenes to cover a series of Wellington classical music concerts aimed at people who don't usually go to classical music concerts. Video, Audio

Celebrating the season of Matariki this week, with hymns in Te Reo Māori and hymns of remembrance. Audio

From Ché-Fu and The Kratez performing with the Auckland Philharmonia to a family-friendly NZSO concert the kids can sign along to and a Stellar Sonic Tonic, RNZ Concert has something for everyone.

Respected solo players with distinct voices come together as one in this intense, exhilarating concert to lift the spirits. Hear music by Turina, Martinu and R Schumann, as well as a NZ premiere inspired by a colourful abstract painting.

We're marking Trinity Sunday this week with a selection of hymns including Holy, Holy, Holy and Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us. Audio

Matthew Marshall is about to embark on another tour of New Zealand and beyond, but he's also writing a history of the classical guitar in Aotearoa. Audio

Young Wellington tenor Herbert Zelenski is off to the UK to take up the position of Choral Scholar at Wells Cathedral. Audio

Christchurch raised, Sydney-based saxophonist Alice Morgan is back in town as soloist in a concert of New Zealand music. Video, Audio

Brilliant young countertenor Samuel Mataele talks about his love of all things operatic ahead of his debut with the Manukau Symphony Orchestra. Audio

Palau's president wants to see Taiwan given full access at this year's Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders' meeting.