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Food writer and doctor ​Alby Hailes shares his go-to recipe for a versatile vegan cake.

Analysis - "Soft on crime" taunts finally get a response from Labour, National's Christopher Luxon puts his foot in his mouth, and a poll shows Labour's support hasn't collapsed.

An unwell emergency doctor recruits a courier to perform his rounds in his terrifically funny French film. Video, Audio

Dr John may have gone to his reward five years ago, but the CDs keep coming, from his final studio album last year to a new compilation of stunning performances from the Montreux Jazz Festival. William Dart looks into them both. Audio

We're celebrating the birthday of Isaac Watts (17 July 1674) this week. He's often described as 'the father of English hymnody'. Audio

Dan Slevin checks out Oppenheimer and Barbie on their shared opening day.

Adolescent boys have it particularly hard, says parenting coach Maggie Dent, so they need to be shown understanding and love. Audio

Chef Sam Parish reveals how to make a special, crowd-pleasing spag bol.

Composer, electronic musician and operatic soprano, Calla Knudson, talks with Bryan Crump about her latest album. Audio

The Detail - As New Zealand's political parties begin their election campaigns, we look at what makes a catchphrase sing. Audio

On the evidence of this new Netflix film, Hollywood writers are right to be nervous about AI taking over their jobs. Video, Audio

The Open Championship began on Thursday, marking 60 years since a then 27-year-old Bob Charles claimed the famous Claret Jug.

It's pretty big news when a former president of the United States puts you on his summer playlist. Just ask New Zealand band The Beths. Audio

The lives of citizens not yet born need more consideration today, says the world's first-ever Future Generations Commissioner Sophie Howe. Audio

PhD student Amy Maslen-Miller, aka the Samoan Scientist, is researching how the traditional 19th-century Samoan diet may help prevent the onset of type II diabetes amongst Samoan New Zealanders. Audio

In part 2 of his festival previews Dan Slevin looks at three more titles from this year’s Whānau Marama New Zealand International Film Festival.

Analysis - Over the last decade, an increasingly volatile relationship between the United States and China has slowly escalated; Trade sanctions, naval and aerial confrontations in the South China Sea, and a war of words has weakened foreign relations to what many say is the lowest point since the Cold War.

Our Changing World - What if we could create bountiful supplies of energy with near-zero carbon emissions? That’s the promise of nuclear fusion – a reaction where atoms merge.  Audio

Ajay Chhibber and Kavita Brough are from two different parts of the world, but both have endured similar challenges when they came out and embraced their true identities.

Economic indicators tell us inflation is easing, but the prices at the supermarket tell a different story. Bloomberg's Tracy Alloway chats to Afternoons about why that might be. Audio

If you like your soccer with a side of romance, action, Nazis, French philosophy or gender politics there are plenty of football-inspired TV shows, documentaries or movies to watch. Here's our pick of the bunch.

Get on the World Cup hype train and download our wall chart with every game in the tournament, its location and broadcaster and broadcast times included.

Ken bemoans his status as No. 2 in the upcoming Barbie movie. Will he ever feel ‘enough’? While you ponder perma-tanned Ken's existential angst, we set to work picking our top Kiwi Kens.

What is happening between the US and China and why is the Pacific so pivotal to both superpowers? Finau Fonua reports.