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Learning a poem by heart has profound benefits, says language professor Veronica Alfano. Audio

It's 100 years since the first splitting of the atom - a scientific moment that heralded a new age. The man who ran the lab where it split was the Nelson-born scientist Ernest Rutherford. Audio

It's long been a dirty word in economic circles, but 'helicopter money' - printing large sums of money and distributing it to the public - is gaining favour in some quarters. Audio

In the last years of his life Richard Strauss composed some of his most extraordinary music. In tonight's BBC Proms concert we'll hear his 'Four Last Songs'. Thomas Goss looks at the background. Audio

Captured live at The Other's Way Festival in 2016, The Phoenix Foundation rock out on songs from the album 'Give Up Your Dreams' alongside some old favourites. Video, Audio

Dairy's huge role earning export dollars for New Zealand is facing a threat some say could bring it to its knees as lab-grown milk protein starts to encroach on traditional markets. Audio

Fans of anime (and Japan) should seek out the new classic Weathering With You, writes Dan Slevin.

There has been much informal testing of this theory over the centuries, but now a proper scientific study into whether playing sound while beer is brewing changes the way it tastes is underway - in the quietest place in New Zealand. Audio

New Zealand's construction sector is expensive, lacks transparency and is short on innovation, an industry player says. Audio

How can technology impact on our freedom of thought and what protection do we need to guard against advanced technologies being able to read our minds? Audio

More than 70 youth from a low decile school area will no longer be able to access free after school music lessons and kai following a funding cancellation.

Analysis - The All Blacks name their 31-man Rugby World Cup squad next Wednesday, RNZ's Joe Porter does his best to pick it first.

The APO with the suave conducting of Bertrand de Billy gave a ravishing performance in the Auckland Town Hall last night.

The Cook Islands's House of Ariki has recommended a law change to ensure families decide who inherits land, with an allowance for adopted childen.

The Detail - It used to be a prevalent part of history - six million Jewish people were killed in World War II's holocaust. But new polls show we are forgetting the facts.  Audio

We look back to when Britain handed back Hong Kong to China as part of the "one country - two systems" agreement in 1997.  Audio, Gallery

More than half the world's population live in cities and around the globe they continue to grow, but it was only 6000 years ago the first cities emerged. Audio

Americana/roots musician Justin Townes Earle is visiting New Zealand right now. He talks guns, police and the POTUS with RNZ Music's Kirsten Johnstone. Video, Audio

Unofficial Minister of Flying Nun (and actual Minister of Finance) Grant Robertson shares stories and songs from a life steeped in Dunedin. He's chosen his favourite Flying Nun tracks ahead of The Others Way Festival next weekend. Video, Audio

William Dart sizes up two new local releases: the ear-catching miniatures of SJD and the expansive ballads of Eyreton Hall. Video, Audio

Marewa Glover, a finalist for New Zealander of the Year for her work with Māori smokers, is at war with academics because her research is funded by tobacco giant Philip Morris, Guyon Espiner investigates. Audio

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Revered singer-songwriter and soundtrack composer Randy Newman will piay three dates in February 2020, his first trip to NZ. Nick Bollinger spoke with him about Lorde and Dark Matter a while back, have a read / listen here: Audio

Behind every 40-meter kick, every stunning defensive tackle, and brilliant tactical move, Dan Carter worked his butt off.  Audio

Moving to Port Moresby will enable Manus Island refugees to move on with their lives, Papua New Guinea's immigration minister says.