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The Trump administration's decision to eliminate more than 90 percent of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) funding means "nothing's safe right now," a regional political expert says.

In Tokelau, communities are looking after baby turtles after they wash up on the shores of some of the remote atoll islands.

An envisioned technology hub, dubbed EUCON Silicon Valley Tech Park, is being touted as the savior of the CNMI economy, with the plan expected to create up to 10,000 new jobs.

After 23 years, cellist Ashley Brown is leaving NZTrio. He speaks with RNZ Concert host Bryan Crump. Audio

The Marshall Islands marked 71 years since the most powerful nuclear weapons tests ever conducted were unleashed over the weekend. Audio

Twin stars, Demielle and Christabelle, have been selected to play for Penina Pasifika, a team established in collaboration with Rugby Australia and the Australian government.

Meghan arranges a small bouquet of flowers for her guests and makes some truffle popcorn in case they want a "late night nibble."

Four award-winning authors are in the running for New Zealand's biggest fiction prize.

We've come a long way in what we know about eating well, so "just like you and I had" is not good enough any more, experts say. Audio

Men seemed to rival the women in red carpet fashion with many adventurous outfits that went far beyond the tuxedo.

What will The Necks play at their Auckland Town Hall show on 7 March? No one - including the three band members - will know until they're actually playing it. Video, Audio

A scheme to foster talented young Māori writers is a "mighty mentor programme," Witi Ihimaera says. Audio

LISTEN: Duo Enharmonics specialise in Piano Four Hands - music played by two performers on one piano. Nicole Chao and Beth Chen formed Duo Enharmonics in 2017 and they’ve been playing virtuosic and emotionally-thrilling music ever since.

Anora dominated at the Oscars, 2025, taking out five wins including Best Director, Best Editing, Original Screenplay, Best Picture, and Best Actress (Mikey Madison). The award winning director, Sean Baker, spoke to Culture 101 in December. Audio

The Academy Awards were a three-hour marathon of awards, speeches, performances and celebrity moments.

Holidays, cosmetics and home renovation vouchers were amongst the lush loot.

The red carpet at this year's Academy awards served structure, silver and lots of brooches.

The 97th annual Academy Awards is here - check out who took the big awards.

The Chills' final album Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs was late frontman Martin Phillipps' mission to render his songs as he originally "heard them in his head," the band's manager says. Audio

Medicine has a dark history of acquiring bodies for students to learn on. The University of Auckland's Māori-led ceremony introducing students to their cadaver is changing that, writes Serena Solomon. 

A twisty awards season rocked by LA wildfires and a racist tweet scandal reaches its climax with the 97th Academy Awards gala on Monday.

The Kiwi has needed soothing recently since becoming embroiled in a "horrific" catfishing scam in which countless people have been contacted by someone claiming to be him. Video, Audio

"You become more grateful for what you have now. That's important to do during Ramadan, to be grateful for what you have, not greedy for what you want."

There was plenty of grooving to be had at British duo Groove Armada's Saturday night show, writes Katie Fitzgerald.