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There's nothing quite like the sound of a Welsh male voice choir singing hymns! Hear the Treorchy Male Choir sing Isaac Watts' hymn When I survey the wondrous cross in this week's programme of listener requests. Audio

Auckland mother-of-four Naomi Tailolo shares her passion for baking and te reo Māori on Instagram and YouTube. Video, Audio

Opinion - An upgraded global response to future potential pandemic threats would give the best chance of eliminating new infectious diseases at source before they spread globally.

LISTEN - Mark Rogers previews Billy Bragg's forthcoming NZ tour and spins classics from Sharon Jones, Otis Rush the Byrds and Harry Nilsson. Audio

Ninety percent of last summer's water fatalities were men, many of whom were over 55, says Water Safety NZ's Daniel Gerrard. Audio

The "overwhelming" success of Avatar: The Way of Water is an exciting bonus for the thousands of New Zealanders who worked on the sci-fi blockbuster, says producer Jon Landau. Video, Audio

International humanitarian volunteers represent the best of us yet they're often at high risk, writes Alexander Gillespie.

Forced proximity to cake and biscuits in the workplace is a health hazard, according to the UK's Food Standards Agency. Audio

Analysis - Jacinda Ardern's announcement yesterday that she is stepping down as prime minister could hardly have been more rapid or more of a surprise, Tim Watkin writes.

A wild kiwi egg has been laid in Wellington for the first time in more than 100 years, Capital Kiwi's Paul Stanley Ward says. Audio

RNZ Concert launches a refreshed programme schedule on Monday, with presenter-led shows and an evolving music playlist to better meet the listening needs of the audience throughout the day.

At a time when few New Zealanders seemed to be singing about themselves, The Front Lawn turned the Hutt Valley and Takapuna Beach into musical landmarks. Nick Bollinger revisits the group's seminal album. Audio

Fisher Nate Smith is passionate about sustainable fishing - he's the driving force behind Gravity Fishing which operates between Southland and Rakiura/Stewart Island. Audio

Larry Morris, frontman of the iconic pop band Larry's Rebels, died on Wednesday. In 2017 he joined Trevor Reekie to play a selection of songs that influenced him and share some wonderful anecdotes about his career. Audio

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RNZ Concert launches a refreshed programme schedule on Monday, with presenter-led shows and an evolving playlist to better meet the listening needs of the audience throughout the day.

Widescreen - François Truffaut’s The 400 Blows might be the finest film about childhood of all time, according to Dan Slevin.

Reasons to be Cheerful is a non-profit publication set up by David Byrne of Talking Heads as a tonic for tumultuous times. Audio

Many Nelson residents are pushing for a street's name change to more accurately honour the Māori chief it was named after.

A radical new wave of artists are sweeping the previously elite world of classical music - with a little help from Squid Game, Dark Academia and fashion. How did classical get cool? Video

Missing the cultural flavours of the Pacific and Aotearoa, two young Kiwi women flatting in a dingy Bondi flat started making Cook Island donuts, sowing the first seed for what would become DOE Donuts. Audio

From DJ software used by the likes of Fatboy Slim to an easier way of applying guitar oil, New Zealand inventors have come up with many innovative gadgets to inspire music makers from around the world. Audio

Widescreen - The sequel to the successful 2011 Shrek spinoff has finally arrived and Dan Slevin says it could be another keeper – but maybe not for the very little ones.

Opinion - It is like something that happens in fiction. An author's reappearance two years after her apparent suicide redefines the social contract between readers and authors, Ika Willis writes.

A new species of gecko has been lurking right under our noses, researchers say.