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Criticism of the Chinese-owned retailer – from data mining to rampant waste production to potentially forced labour – hasn't slowed its rapid growth. Audio

Martin Bosley shares a delicious way to use up peaches that are past their prime.

"For more than 30 years I've had this dream of walking into a cafe that was solely filled with redheads." Audio

Fourteen tests, but how many wins? Jamie Wall looks ahead after the All Blacks' schedule for the year was announced.

When it came to women in the early 2000's, little was off limits, says writer Sarah Ditum. Her new book reflects on the way nine women, including Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan, were subjected to systematic harassment. Audio

Amy Mansfield's new musical gives a large wink to the audience, with song titles like ‘Mansplain to Me’, ‘Nobody Knows Where Their Time Goes’ and ‘CEO Song: OK So I’m White’. Audio

The Iron Claw, starring a bulked-up Zac Efron, is based on the real-life story of a family of superstar wrestlers, the Von Erichs, and the astonishing run of tragedy that stalked them. Video, Audio

We've all seen the TV shows where a hypnotist asks a volunteer from the audience to get up on stage and then proceeds to hypnotise them so they start clucking like a chicken, but hypnotherapist June Callan says there's more to it than that. Audio

Allergenic pollen is a big trigger for New Zealand’s high rates of hay fever and asthma. But for 35 years, we’ve had no current data on pollen levels. Until now. Our Changing World meets the team who want to change that. Audio

WATCH - Ruamata captures the journey of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ruamata's rise to the top of hockey in Aotearoa -- the first Māori immersion school in a century to compete in the Rankin Cup.

Hospitality operator and te reo Maōri advocate Anton Matthews says his favourite whakataukī is about valuing people who work in the public eye just as much as those who work behind the scenes. Audio

Perfect Days is a sweet Japanese character study, starring Koji Yakusho and directed by German auteur Wim Wenders, about a middle aged man content to clean Tokyo's famous public toilets. Video, Audio

Bonnie Schwarz and Pete Shaw are the folk duo Good Habits. They joined Bryan Crump in the studio to make some music, talk about music making and how a lockdown spent in Paekākāriki opened musical doors. Audio

To get the most from your vegetable garden, think 12 months ahead, says gardening guru Xanthe White. Audio

The Wellington musician has an acclaimed solo album out, and support for American band Calexico coming up. She says choosing songs for this Mixtape helped breathe life back into her love of music after a complex few years. Video, Audio

Matteo D'Elia says it's been tough for restaurants in the Italian town of Badalucco to keep up with the rising price of the region's most treasured delicacy. Audio

Widescreen - The Kitchen is a dystopian future movie that is all about the here and now, Dan Slevin says.

Healthy or Hoax - Could walking backwards be the key to taking your fitness forwards? In this episode of Healthy or Hoax, Stacey Morrison laces up her sneakers to find out. Video, Audio

Witi Ihimaera joined Culture 101 to play ‘Fast Favourites’ - sharing some of his favourite current Aotearoa artists and cultural moments.   Audio

Five Samoan-Australians from one of Sydney's poorest postcodes use their explosive sound to give voice to millions of marginalised young people. But to police, OneFour is a threat to community safety, to be managed and contained. Video

Little has changed since the days when Luddites were breaking up machinery that threatened their way of life, says the author of a new book. Audio

In 2022, chef and restaurateur Rick Stein had a fish dinner that changed the way he thought about food. It was the last meal he had before open heart surgery, and his latest cookbook, Simple Suppers, was inspired by that meal. Audio

What's real and what's not? Jamie Wall reviews Six Nations: Full Contact and Wrestlers, two of Netflix's latest sports documentaries. Video

A new theatre show goes behind the scenes of the world’s largest Secondary Schools’ Pacific Dance Festival, inspired by the 1990's classic cheer leading movie Bring it On, says playwright and dancer Leki Jackson-Bourke. Audio