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Switching off phones or laptops when on holidays can help us get more out of our free time and relationships.

Ever wondered why shower singing sounds - and feels - so good? Filmmaker Florian Habicht's new book aims to explain it. Audio

Whether you're recovering from a food coma or a slight festive hangover, you'll find plenty of reasons to stay on the couch. Here's what to watch while you're there.

July 1985. Greenpeace ship The Rainbow Warrior docks at Marsden Wharf, ready for a major protest campaign at Muroroa Atoll. Everyone knows what happened next. But do you know what went before?

Mana Moana celebrates the Pacific Islands through music. The Auckland concert features the Signature Choir from Wellington. But this time they are joined by their Auckland friends to swell the ranks of the choir to eighty voices.

The 80-strong Signature Choir and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra celebrate music of the Pacific Islands with an exuberant audience live at Auckland's Spark Arena.

If you're hitting the road this summer and planning to take your cat or dog with you, it's time to start thinking about how you can get them adjusted to long car rides.

No more spreadsheets, no more "docs", no more written warnings from your boss. Work's out for summer and it's time to dig into a page-turner.

Since winning the coveted Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, Anora has spent the past six months taking the movie world by storm. Audio

The royals Christmas menus through the years might pose some surprises: with moulds of puréed pheasant meat and macaroni with tomato sauce.

"It's really a way for me to keep him close to me. You know, I'm still really missing him," says the daughter of legendary jazz singer, the late Tony Bennett.

There is anecdotal evidence that "non-parents feel pressure to pick up the slack" - like working over Christmas - when those with caring responsibilities are unavailable, experts say.

What would Christmas be without a few carols? Celebrate the day with choir Supertonic's selection. Audio

Celebrate Christmas Day with a service of readings, reflections and prayers from Wellington Central Baptist Church, and carols from guest choir, Supertonic. Audio

A chance encounter with a stray cat one Christmas Eve brought reporter Katie Fitzgerald much more than she bargained for.

Review - Evil penguin Feathers McGraw is back, seeking revenge on Wallace and Gromit through the spectre of AI. Video

Join us for this special Christmas Eve service featuring readings, carols and hymns. We have included the words to read and sing along here, as you listen to the Choir and Choristers of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul and friends. Audio

At The Movies - Simon Morris looks back on 2024, still wondering what happened after Barbie and Oppenheimer changed the rules last year.

It was built as a secret passageway for the elite of Florence to pass undetected, far from the regular citizens.

Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson describes his work as using "the medium of people".

Combining classic pop influences with a DIY sensibility learned from Chris Knox, Auckland band Goodshirt's album from 2000 lives up to its name, writes Nick Bollinger.

Tim Dodd presents a special edition paying tribute to the man who has hosted the programme for 45 years, William Dart. We hear from artists, producers and fellow critics who speak about William's unique contribution to music and radio in Aotearoa. Audio

Although he's currently suing OpenAI for theft, David Baldacci doesn't want to fuel fears about technology. Audio

A dazzling selection of Christmas carols and favourites with instruments of silver and gold, performed by brass and percussion of NZSO conducted by Brian Buerkle. Audio