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The Pacific Climate Change Centre to be based in Samoa, will open in September.

Pacific women in New Zealand face nearly double the rates of depression during pregnancy than any other group, a new study has found.

Papua New Guinea's West New Britain province is facing a stern test of its ability to cope with disaster after the latest eruption of Mt Ulawun.

The Kiribati government has granted permission for National Geographic's expedition to Nikumaroro atoll to search for clues about missing aviatrix Amelia Earhart.

Fiji's opposition is calling for an independent inquiry into the increasing number of drug-related crimes.

Forty years ago this week, a nightmare was unfolding for residents of a south Dunedin suburb, as nearly 70 homes slid off a hillside in a massive landslip. Audio

To avoid runaway global heating we need to extract carbon from the atmosphere as well as cut emissions, a former UN climate change director says. Audio

Jonna Mendez is the former CIA chief of disguise. She once fooled the President of the United States with a mask so realistic, he had no idea who she was. Audio

Australia looks likely to toughen up even further on its deportation of New Zealanders who've committed minor crimes. But once they're "home" - the problems get worse.  Audio

Nick Atkinson of Supergroove and Hopetoun Brown fame has a new musical project called Love Square. RNZ Music is stoked to be the first to share his new track ‘Where Does It Go’ featuring vocals from Millie Taback of The Miltones.

Detector Gadget is a dog with a job. She is a conservation dog trained by her handler Sandy King to sniff out rodents on predator-free islands. Audio

Opinion - A lack of movement on gun control in the face of hundreds of mass shootings in the US is maddening, but nothing will change, writes Nik Dirga, an American journalist living in New Zealand.

Widescreen - Netflix documentary The Great Hack is information dense but doesn't go far enough, argues Dan Slevin.

Twenty-five years after releasing New Zealand’s landmark jazz album, Shift Left, Nathan Haines is bringing his musical prowess to the role of Music Director at the 2019 APRA Silver Scroll songwriting awards.

A metre tall, possibly carnivorous and with an unusually deep voice: meet Heracles inexpectatus, the largest parrot the world has ever seen. Audio

Watch - Mass protests have taken place for nine consecutive weeks in Hong Kong. RNZ video journalist Dom Thomas explains how it reached this point. Video, Audio

LSD and psilocybin (or magic mushrooms) are still listed as Class A's under the Misuse of Drugs Act, but the idea of using them as a therapy for addiction and depression is gaining ground. Audio

Matt Brown is a barber - but he does much more than cut hair. His shop is a place where men come and talk about the things that trouble them most. Audio

James Bond creator, Ian Fleming, made the British spy in his own image: a taste for scrambled eggs, golf, gambling, drinking and smoking 60 a day. Tara Brabazon joined Jesse Mulligan to talk all things 007. Audio

Between 10 and 20 bills might be considered by MPs each sitting week, but watching all that would take 17 hours. To save time here’s a brief description of three bills you should know about this week. Audio

There was quite a Viennese theme running through his year's Adam Chamber Music Festival. Tonight's concert features more music by Franz Schubert and Brahms.

Dr Giresh Kanji has spent a decade exploring stress-related conditions and how to fix them. His interest was piqued by his own childhood trauma that led to nearly 40 years of stress symptoms. Audio

Wu Man is  a founding member of the Silk Road Ensemble and first came to New Zealand with the Kronos Quartet. She talks with Upbeat and plays her pipa - Chinese lute. Audio

Does Boris Johnson really care about the “awesome foursome?” His tub thumping for a no deal Brexit could fracture the union, says a Chatham House visiting fellow. Audio