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Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision’s Sarah Johnston joined Jesse Mulligan to talk about our love affair with all things fried and salty. Audio, Gallery

What Are You Supposed to Be? It's level 3! Now you can go outside, maybe you'll meet a wolf? But will he be friendly?

Eating Fried Chicken in the Shower has been nominated this week as a finalist in the 2020 NZ Radio Awards. Depressed alcoholic comedian James Nokise invites guest into his shower… for a chat. From 2018-2020. Audio

A new book on the Battle of Okinawa looks at whether the losses led the White House to contemplate dropping the atomic bomb

RNZ Music is proud to present the new single and video from young Lyttelton songwriter Candice Milner. ‘Girls In Town’ is the first single from her new album due out later this year.

William Dart takes a brief jaunt through a number of tracks with duetting singers before settling on the 2018 album, Anchor, from the partnership of mother and daughter Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy. Video, Audio

Samoa's government is seeking to pass legislation that would undermine the country's Constitution.

A catamaran with oil spill containment booms is on its way to the French Polynesian atoll of Arutua to start the salvage of a Chinese fishing vessel stuck on the atoll's reef.

Nick Bollinger discusses the ways Fiona Apple has channelled her rage into a spectacularly creative new album, and a bleak yet affectionate portrayal of modern Britain from northern troubadour Richard Dawson. Video, Audio

During the lockdown, RNZ is highlighting a podcast a day for you to enjoy. Pants on Fire looks at how lies and liars pervade our lives in love, business, cyberspace, politics and more Audio

Violinist Wilma Smith brings two of her Australian friends to Nelson for a short concert at the Adam Chamber Music Festival.

Kiwi comedian Rhys Darby is in a ten-strong bubble at his rural property north of Auckland. With time on their hands, the bubble mates (including comedians Jonno Roberts and Jamie Bowen) have created The Alone Rangers. Video, Audio

Violinist Fiona Pears has made a recording with top jazz musicians in Hungary, 18,000km away, from her home in Lyttelton.

William Dart takes a brief jaunt through a number of tracks with duetting singers before settling on the 2018 album, Anchor, from the partnership of mother and daughter Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy. Video, Audio

RNZ Music is proud to present the new single and video from Dunedin-based solo artist Juno Is. ‘It’s No Groover’ is a dark and dreamy psych rock track due out this Friday.

First person - How Willie Cuthers set out to challenge foundational narratives of his ancestors and gain formal recognition for all WWII Pasifika coastwatchers.

Pacific islanders living in the United States have an infection rate two to three times the average in at least four American states, according to data released Sunday by the Pacific Islander Center of Primary Care Excellence, a California-based group.

Annabelle Langbein's stunning salad is served at room temperature – handy if you don't like rushing around at the last minute! 

Rachmaninov’s 'All-Night Vigil', is a reflective and profoundly moving work, motivated by his deep religious faith. Audio

The House - When New Zealand went into lockdown, the man who connects Parliament to social media had to prepare for something very big and very complicated. Audio

Last Monday, New Zealanders were desperate for a hint of freedom to come – and news of when fast food would be back on the menu, writes Colin Peacock. Audio

Here's a collection of entertaining, beautiful, and/or showy short pieces played as encores at concerts we've recorded in recent times. Make yourself a playlist!

Processed foods – which are high in fats and carbohydrates and low on protein – have set the human diet off-course. Can insects show us the way back? Audio, Gallery