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Lil Nas X's country-rap earworm 'Old Town Road' has become the longest-standing #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the chart's 60 year history. Video

The Detail - The history of Ihumātao is long, complicated and fraught - and there may not be any way of resolving the issue. Audio

Our remedies for any mid-winter maladies include songs from Thelma Plum, Bob Dylan and David Kilgour.   Audio

Marriage is an enduring institution in our culture but is it a force for social good? Not necessarily so, says Mandy Len Catron, a writer based in Vancouver. Audio

RNZ Music is proud to present the new video from Christchurch multi-instrumentalist and producer Pickle Darling. ‘Bicycle Weather’ is from his debut album Bigness, which came out earlier this year.

Lil Nas X's country-rap earworm Old Town Road has become the longest-standing #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the chart's 60 year history. Video

Pio Terei stars in a new TV series on Maori Television about returning to your roots and living off the land. He told Kathryn about how it's given him a taste of - and a desire for - the tiny home life. Audio

Marshall Walker introduces the seven symphonies of Jean Sibelius, which he calls the backbone of the composer's work. Audio

Jamie Morton was horrified to discover his father had written very explicit, and very bad, erotic fiction under the nom-de-porn Rocky Flintstone. But he turned that awkwardness into podcast legend with My Dad Wrote a Porno.   Audio

Pretend it's summer with this flash-back to Breaks Co-Op performing live at Leigh Sawmill on their triumphant 2006 NZ tour for the platinum album The Sound Inside. It's dreamy. Have a listen: Audio

Ravel's 'Introduction and Allegro' manages to show off the harp and to create an impressive array of orchestral-sounding effects with just seven instruments.

'Riders on the Storm' by The Doors is a special song for musician and soul singer Mark Vanilau. Audio

A single use plastic ban and importation levy comes into force in Tuvalu from the beginning of August to help deal with waste in the small remote islands.

The Detail - How on earth is New Zealand going to get a billion trees planted by 2028? And why are some farmers campaigning against the scheme?  Audio

Kiwi baritone Julien Van Mellaerts is a star on the rise. His wide-ranging CMNZ recital in Hamilton, with pianist James Baillieu, includes some colourful songs about NZ birds by Gareth Farr.

Fiji's Mata dance group will carry the Pacific's hopes when they head to the World Hip Hop Championships in the United States this week. Video

Brent Fisher's parents first introduced the beefy Charolais cattle to New Zealand back in 1968. Now he and his wife Anna breed some of NZ's best Charolais bulls on their family farm. Audio

American musician and artist Tom Russell describes himself as a blend of Jack Kerouac and Johnny Cash. William Dart finds him in top form on the new album October in the Railroad Earth. Video, Audio

Those occupying the whenua at Ihumātao say they will stay until it is safe from development but how did things get to this point? It was the failure of heritage protection legislation, archaeologist David Veart says. Audio, Gallery

The House - Simon Bridges asks the same question of the PM every day. Sometimes twice. It’s not even a very specific one. So why does he do it? Audio

The former star All Black lived with his family in the Rugby World Cup host city for seven years – helping out with relief efforts after the devastating 2011 tsunami. Audio

A summit of huge significance for the future of Bougainville has taken place over the past week, in and around Panguna.

A beekeeping expert visiting Solomon Islands from Taiwan says the country's honey has the potential to become a major source of income.

China is trying to grow its influence in the Pacific, threatening the United States' longstanding partnerships and critical strategic interests, a Hawaiian Congressman says.