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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

Insight looks at how social media, Facebook in particular, will play a greater role in political messaging in this year's election campaign. Video, Audio

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The Brits have been having a great time at the BBC Proms for a couple of weeks already.  We are now catching them up.  RNZ Concert is bringing the best of the Proms to a radio or livestream near you.

Noelle McCarthy explores different views on immigration in NZ, and Ali Ikram – a Cantabrian child of immigrants – delivers a written warning against parts of the debate in the third episode of Slice of Heaven. Audio

Clayton Cosgrove is a political pugilist; happy to wade into a fight to get things done. But his proudest moments have a more human angle. He talks with Phil Smith as he prepares to leave Parliament. Video, Audio

Peter Griffin looks at Facebook bolstering ad revenues to meet Wall Street's expectations and why the online retail giant Amazon is making a concerted effort to boost its business down under. Audio

Farmers can track their environmental performance and get data on the quality of their farm environment thanks to a new, easy-to-use environmental monitoring app. Audio

RNZ's Melody Thomas has a new podcast on sex and sexuality coming out next week – BANG! She pops to the other side of the interview table to make a Mixtape. Audio

Ken Loach has been described as the most left-wing and subversive film director Britain has ever had. He talks about the stories he loves, his hopes for the UK and his reputation as a firebrand. Audio

Immigration is set to be a major issue this election. Our podcast team confronts the politics of it all, while also checking out the future of robots on Mars. Audio

He wants Lorde to write a protest song in the style of a ‘dear daddy’ letter from Ivanka. Newman also concedes the arrangements on his latest album are up there with his best. Audio

The weather's given Bay of Plenty avocado crops a hiding this year, but avocado lovers will finally be able to smash them on toast again as the first of the new season crop hits the market. Audio, Gallery

Trials of a water-free toilet that can turn human waste into fuel, power and fertiliser are underway in Madagascar. Could this be the toilet of the future? Audio, Gallery

Presenter Kanoa Lloyd talks to Sonia Sly about her penchant for pretty hoarding, pottery and why she finds it hard to let go...in this episode of podcast, Just One Thing. Audio

Late in his life this composer had an extraordinary burst of inspiration which resulted in some of his greatest works. Thomas Goss surveys Strauss post 1945. Audio

Head Like A Hole's notoriety is about to go up a notch with the release of Swagger Of Thieves, a documentary that follows them from their reunion in 2008 and delves into their troubled history. Video, Audio