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A list of top New Zealand albums by women, including a top ten (in no particular order) and 34 other albums that RNZ staff and listeners think are worthy.

Watch Cook Island-New Zealand singer and songwriter Annie Crummer and her father Will Crummer sing a traditional Cook Islands song for RNZ Pacific. Video

Shortly after her appointment as leader of the Labour Party yesterday, Jacinda Ardern spoke with Jesse Mulligan about the challenges facing her eight weeks out from the election. Audio

There is a push to clarify the rules around speaking Pacific languages and wearing traditional Pacific dress in the House.   Audio

From tonight, RNZ Concert presents highlights from the world's greatest classical music festival for live listening or streaming - including John Williams' Star Wars theme on Friday.

How the first male to survive the Niagara Falls died after slipping on an orange peel on Queen Street. 

Play On is a collection of songs written by Paul McLaney and performed by the likes of Julia Deans, Mara TK, Maisey Rika, Laughton Kora and Ria Hall.

During the 60s and 70s photographer Murray Cammick captured a huge number of up and coming kiwi bands in the rock movement that changed the face of New Zealand music. Audio, Gallery

Who is Jacinda Ardern? And can she change the government? The Wireless asks young voters if Labour's new leader will make a difference.

Fifteen years ago one of the world's leading urbanists urged civic leaders to make cities more attractive to the creative classes - it has worked rather too well, he says. Audio

With the release of her new podcast BANG! on sex and sexuality, Melody Thomas asks:"Is there anything besides sex that is so widely practised and so resolutely ignored?" Audio

In his memoir Nevertheless, Alec Baldwin spends a great deal of time worrying about money, says Dan Slevin.

"We played together and fell in love, and the rest is history.” Audio

Lisa Coleman was part of Prince's legendary band The Revolution she says after their initial shyness, musical magic soon flourished. She talks with Wallace Chapman. Audio

Your new classical podcast this month is a Suite from L'Arlésienne by Georges Bizet. Plenty of well-known tunes from the composer of Carmen, played by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.

Non-compliance with medication is a major problem that leads to thousands of people getting needlessly sick, the reasons why we do so are complex, an academic says. Audio

An emerging school of economics, modern monetary theory, says surpluses can be a bad thing, and a country with a fiat currency can never run out of money. Audio

Twenty years after the Spice Girls high-kicked their way to the top of the pops, Little Mix are introducing girl power to a new generation, writes Ellen Falconer

Watch Cook Island-New Zealand singer and songwriter Annie Crummer talk to her father Will Crummer about Cook Islands language and their culture. Video

Is This The Brighter Future? - In 2008 John Key's new National-led government inherited an economy with low unemployment, budget surpluses and low debt.

As far as modern day girl power groups go, Little Mix proved last night they are worthy torchbearers.

Te epetoma o te reo Māori Kuki Airani or Cook Islands Language Week is being celebrated in New Zealand this week.

Featuring The Band’s musical genius Garth Hudson and the show's original Music Director and Co-producer John Simon, along with an all-star lineup of NZ musicians. Audio

Expat business expert Andre Spicer served up a summer story of bureaucracy-gone-mad in the UK which went down a treat with the British media this week - and then all around the world, including here Audio