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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.

Lawyer Mitchell Garabedian who represented countless victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic church - and was famously depicted in the 2015 film Spotlight - believes Pope Benedict XVI leaves behind a tarnished legacy. Audio

Opinion - 'The sooner you die the better!' is just one of the many vile messages that's landed in journalist Paula Penfold's inbox over the last 12 months.

Around half of New Zealand households feed birds in their backyard. But mostly with bread and seeds, which won't attract our native manu. Dr Margaret Stanley shares tips for safely feeding nectar-loving birds. Audio

The New Zealand women's netball team are heading to South Africa for a dress rehearsal for July's tournament.

For his job with Apple Music, Kiwi broadcaster Zane Lowe speaks to a "ridiculous amount of incredible legends". He chats to Kara Pickard about six songs that signpost his life. Video, Audio

Kapa haka performers are "gasping" to get back on the stage at next month's national competition, organisers say.

Royal commentator Victoria Arbiter talks about the repercussions of Prince Harry's sad yet incendiary memoir Spare. Audio

A setting of Psalm 23, a hymn by New Zealand writer Joy Cowley and a confirmation hymn - just some of the listener requests in this week's programme. Audio

Not giving a toss is one way to better accept a less-than-perfect life, says ;Mark Manson. A documentary based on his bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving a #@%! is out now. Video, Audio

The owners of a vintage bookstore in Devonport say a deceased magician's book collection spared them from closure during the Covid lockdowns. Audio