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"It is a really lonely place to be in when those around you don't know how to navigate the landscape of dying," says 48-year-old Rachel Mellor, who has terminal bowel cancer. Audio

The "soft-swinging" scandal TV series is very un-Mormon, so what do members of the church think?

My approach to replacing the sponge I use to wash dishes is less about time frame and more about when it looks manky.

For many, music is a central part of life, but often we don't realise how it helps people psychologically and physiologically. Audio

From a surprise pregnancy reveal to Madonna and Britney's infamous kiss, the MTV Video Music Awards have hosted memorable performances. Video

Family and friends are paying tribute to New Zealand music pioneer Doug 'Hoody' Hood who died on Tuesday.

A community gardener in Christchurch is proving you don't need to spend big to establish a thriving food garden.

Kiwi country singer Tami Neilson performs the Willie Nelson hit 'I Never Cared For You' from her new tribute album Neilson on Nelson. Video, Audio

The Ōtepoti arts scene has long had a gloriously independent fertile, multi-generational, cross art form approach. But is that culture - once famously dubbed the Dunedin Sound - under threat?  Audio

Jessica Henrard's 3-year-old daughter Winter is one of the younger members of the carnivore community.

"I've been farming on my own account for 52 years and cut down a fair share of trees, so now is my time to leave this place better than we found it," Chris Bolderston told Country Life.

It doesn't take much for mould to get a grip on your home, which can have serious repercussions. Here's what to do.

Life is a series of laughs for English comedian and author David Walliams - even if his musical career ended at learning the recorder. Audio

Judges said the kitchen was "a level above".

Screenwriter Tim Balme tells us why The Brokenwood Mysteries is like "a self-saucing pudding".

Tony Stamp looks back at three iconic records turning 30 on The Sampler. Video, Audio

2024 is the centenary of American writer James Baldwin. William Dart looks at Meshell Ndegeocello's recent tribute to him with the ominous title of No More Water. Audio

This delicious appetiser is traditionally found on dining tables throughout the former Soviet republic of Georgia. 

It’s hymns ancient and modern this week. We’ve a setting of Hail, gladdening light (a hymn from the 3rd or 4th century), and In You we live – a 21^st century hymn written by Sue Mepham from Flagstaff Community Church in Dunedin. Audio

Kiwi country singer Tami Neilson performs the Willie Nelson hit 'I Never Cared For You' from her new tribute album Neilson on Nelson. Video, Audio

Ahead of Mike Nock's induction into the NZ Music Hall of Fame, Nick Tipping checks out some of the highlights of his career. Audio

Wellington indie band Search for Yeti performs at our Te Whanganui-a-Tara studio. Video, Audio

As Mosako spends her final days on an air bed watching telly, Michelle Little reflects on what she taught her Kiwi friends. Audio

Experts and survivors say the supermodel's remarks about cancer treatment are dangerous and could have tragic outcomes.