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Nathaniel Otley will be wielding both bow and baton in his next concert - conducting the Dunedin Youth Orchestra in the first half, then joining the violin section in the second half.   Audio

Black Sheep - For 50 years the name Charles Mackay was all but forbidden in Whanganui. The former mayor's name was chiselled off public buildings, ripped off street signs, his official portrait was taken down and destroyed. Audio

Aotearoa's honey producers have been fighting for tighter regulation of the word 'mānuka' for years. This week, they suffered another setback. Audio

It's New Zealand Music T-shirt Day! Here's what our best-dressed RNZ team are wearing to show their support for music charity MusicHelps.

Voices New Zealand's next concert combines choral performance with puppetry. Audio

News of the American singer's death was met with great sadness and, here in Australasia, a wave of reminiscence about her unlikely connection with rugby league. Video

Today is a chance to show your support for the sweet and varied sounds of Aotearoa by wearing some merch from your favourite local band. Here at RNZ we couldn’t wait to get our favourite New Zealand music t-shirts on.

Fiji's first living museum will honour the contributions and struggles of the indentured labourers, known as Girmitiyas, who played a pivotal role in shaping the country's economy. Audio

Netball is facing a massive challenge as it tries to compete with codes that are being cross subsidised by cashed up men's sports, the head of the NZ Netball Players' Association says.

LISTEN: Aaron Copland's Third Symphony, and violinist Amalia Hall performing Samuel Barber's violin concerto, in an American double bill led by music director of Orchestra Wellington Marc Taddei.

Expecting a dyslexic child to thrive in a neurotypical education system is like filling a diesel engine with petrol, a retired psychologist says. Audio

As they prepare to attend a prestigious American music school, young Christchurch singers Will Luhrs and Monet Schutte have released a beautiful, sleepy, saxophone-rich soul ballad. Video, Audio

Widescreen - Dan Slevin previews three titles from this year’s DocEdge festival, on the understanding that the full programme is so diverse this small selection can’t possibly be representative of the whole.

Listen - Our Changing World digs up the dirt on the surprising complexity of soil. From top-notch compost to dung beetles to kauri die-back. Audio

Ditched the smokes for a vape, but worried about what it might be doing to your lungs? Health behaviour change expert Hayden McRobbie weighs in with some advice.

After two years in business, the founders of Blackball Black Garlic say they cannot keep up with demand. Audio

Fast X is the tenth, if not quite the final, episode of Vin Diesel's petrol-head epic. Co-starring Rita Moreno, Jason Statham, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron and, as the film's villain, a showboating Jason Momoa. Video, Audio

This concert from 2020 has an overarching theme of tribute and hope. It is dedicated to all those who lost their lives to COVID-19, the people they left behind and everyone working to eliminate the virus and make the world safe again.

Kiwis are too shy – and ashamed – to talk honestly to friends and family about money, financial expert Simran Kaur says. Audio

Singer Annie Crummer talks about family and heritage, being herself and what she learned from a close call in a plane crash ahead of performing with her father Will Crummer for NZ Music Month. Audio

When BBC Laura Trevelyan newsreader recently discovered her family had owned more than a thousand slaves on a sugar plantation in the Caribbean, she knew there had to be a reckoning. Video, Audio

After 40 years in the music industry, Annie Crummer is still delighting audiences. Next week she is performing alongside her father Will Crummer as part of New Zealand Music Month. Audio

A bilingual Māori children's book is bringing new eyes to the legend of the creation of the Manawatū Gorge, writes Pokere Paewai.

After 'blowing the socks off the country' in the 70s Space Waltz have reformed after a 50-year haitus, with a new album and tour - frontman Alastair Riddell tells Music 101 it feels good. Video, Audio