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R'n'B singer Aaradhna and rapper Kings were the big individual winners this year, while Opetaia Foa’i was recognised for his musical contributions to the Disney film Moana.

This week: Stan Walker live in session, Sgt. Pepper's 50th anniversary, Tony Ruins choosing music for the Mixtape, a Pacific Music Awards roundup, and heaps more!

Our free classical podcast this month is Richard Strauss's Suite from Der Rosenkavalier played by the Auckland Philharmonia and recorded by RNZ Concert.

Yvonne Morrison’s whacky take on Little Red Riding Hood has overtaken Hairy Maclary in our Children’s Treasure Chest. Check out why Red is ruling the hood.

In At The Movies Simon Morris looks at: Norman with Richard Gere, The film version of Stephen Fry's novel The Hippopotamus and The Passion of Augustine. Video, Audio

When a piano arrived in their apartment, 12-year-old George just sat down and played a song. Not a single member of his family had any idea that he could play. Audio

Salmonella Dub performing live with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra at Auckland's Aotea Centre in 2008. Audio

Jean-Michel Basquiat was a unique, unruly talent whose ‘perfect storm’ of a career defined the downtown 1980s New York celebrity art scene. Audio

Annie Crummer, Aaradhna, Bella Kalolo and Esther Stephens perform the songs of Aretha Franklin in 'Respect', part of the Auckland Arts Festival 2017. Audio

The British & Irish Lions are unlikely to win one test on their upcoming NZ tour, writes Joe Porter.

R'n'B singer Aaradhna and rapper Kings were the big individual winners this year, while Opetaia Foa’i was recognised for his musical contributions to the Disney film Moana.

Alex Hunt from Nelson – who was born without a left arm – is starting to make his name on the international circuit. Video, Audio, Gallery

Inside a nondescript building in central Wellington, Kahu Kutia finds a creative hub of Māori and Pasifika performers.

VICE's Tess McClure meets the lone original resident of the '70s commune Mahana in a new documentary. Audio

The Pacific Music Awards took place at Manukau's Vodafone Events Centre last night with Kings and Aaradhna coming out on top. The night was filled with electrifying performances and galvanising speeches.

Hoani Jeremy Lambert, tamariki advocate at Oranga Tamariki - talks about his vision to put children at the centre of the new ministry. Audio

Superhero origins and kick-butt girl power are two of the tiredest tropes in cinema. Wonder Woman is here to bring them back to life, writes Katie Parker.

Our unconscious biases operate like habits so we can break them like habits, says Patricia Devine of The Prejudice Lab. Audio

The amazing lineup includes Herbs, Ardijah, UK veterans Aswad, Black Uhuru, Shaggy, the Marley NZ Allstars featuring Tiki Taane, Laughton and Fran Kora, Boh Runga, Logan Bell, Ria Hall and Annie Crummer, and so many more.

Kate Pereyra Garcia investigates coconut oil in part one of Healthy or Hoax, a new podcast series looking at the facts behind current health trends. Audio

Unemployed computer programmer Colin Morris recently confirmed that the answer is yes. Audio

In 2011 Robyn Gallagher set out to watch every NZ On Air-funded music video ever made. Six years later and she doesn't know if it's changed her, but she admits - she did get sick of it.

When you think of the gay rights movement, you’re more likely to think of New York and Stonewall than the German army during World War I, and the Weimar Republic that followed. Audio

You don't have to be a sadist or a criminal mastermind to have elements of psychopathology in your personality, says psychologist Devon Polaschek. Audio