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Within days of launching "Barter for a better Fiji" on Facebook, Suva resident Marlene Dutta has sparked a cashless trade movement so popular it's gone from three administrators to more than 90,000 members in just a over a week.

Musician Reb Fountain joins Jesse Mulligan to celebrate the release of her highly anticipated new album and we hear new tracks. Video, Audio

Mark Morris’s spirited take on the ancient Orpheus myth stars Jamie Barton as Orfeo, the grieving lover on a quest through the underworld. Listen on RNZ Concert from 6pm.

People who've recovered from Covid-19 develop immunity that protects them but it's unclear for how long, says the leading UK virologist. Audio

Parliament went into warp speed on Thursday to unanimously pass a tax relief bill for business owners. Audio

Nick Tipping celebrates the life and music of a pianist, composer, teacher, and "real gentleman". Audio

Dr Li Wenliang was the Chinese doctor who first raised a red flag over the coronavirus and later died from it. New Zealand composer Gao Ping has written a piece in his honour.

There are two millennium-related hymns in today's programme presented by Robyn Jaquiery. Audio

Marking the centenary of the birth of Sir Edmund Hillary, the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra's concert features the première of Gareth Farr's 'Roar of a Thousand Tigers'.

This week Nick celebrates the life and music of jazz pianist, composer, teacher, and broadcaster Phil Broadhurst. Audio

The Hamilton heavyweight and self-described "gold medal dark horse for Tokyo" talks about his love of boxing. Video

Week in Politics - Jacinda Ardern is under pressure to move New Zealand out of Level 3 but it's increasingly difficult to keep her "team of five million" in line, writes Peter Wilson.

Covid-19 puts already-vulnerable people at greater risk and it also endangers their pets, writes Bianka Atlas.

The RNZ Music team is celebrating NZ Music Month by sharing fresh music daily! We'll be sharing a new song and video from an up-and-coming Kiwi artist every day throughout May.

Nelson-based food writer Nicola Galloway shares the recipe for her special weekend breakfast.

A tiny pony, a flittering korimako and shuffling earthworms all make an appearance in this year’s Children’s Music Awards – an annual presentation celebrating music written for kids.

Move quickly into the weekend with Shed Series – Speed, a fast paced, rapid-fire concert by NZSO players and a special guest, curated by Hamish McKeich.

You might have noticed the artwork appearing on large digital billboards in our streets, malls, railway stations and bus-stop shelters over the past month in isolation.

We’re celebrating the 20th New Zealand Music Month with covers from some of our favourite Kiwi artists. To kick things off, here’s Julia Deans with her gorgeous cover of Marlon Williams’ ‘Come To Me’.

Looking for a lockdown listen? In The 9^th Floor Guyon Espiner talks to New Zealand’s living Prime Ministers to discover what it’s like to run the country and how power really works in the Beehive. From 2017. Video, Audio

The New Zealand International Film Festival will be held online this year from 24 July until 2 August. First time director Marten Rabarts says preparations for the festival were well underway when Covid-19 struck. Audio

Māui the trickster and his brothers go on a very special adventure. A modern retelling of a classic story. Listen in English or Te Reo!

Supremely talented songwriter and musician Reb Fountain has today released her highly anticipated self-titled album. She’s also unveiled a stunning new video for single ‘Don’t You Know Who I Am’.