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Michael McKean says the band recently played at the Beacon Theatre in LA to celebrate the band’s 35^th anniversary but the last time they played in “full war paint, wigs and spandex” was 2009. Video, Audio

Writer, comedian, musician and actor Michael McKean says the band recently played at in LA to celebrate the band’s 35^th anniversary but the last time they played in “full war paint, wigs and spandex” was 2009. Video, Audio

Mediawatch - Edge TV has dropped off the air and New Zealand no longer has a local music TV channel. Audio

In this episode you can dabble in disco, flirt with funk, and indulge in some capital 'P' pop. Tony Stamp hosts, along with 95bFM programmer Sarah Thomson and RNZ Worlds Of Music presenter Trevor Reekie. Video, Audio

Described as putting sex in the mirror, Three Women explores our complicated relationship with sex through the stories of teenager Maggie, who is in a relationship with her high school teacher, Lina whose husband won't kiss her on the lips and Sloane who is a swinger. Audio

Matthias Balzat plays Elgar's Cello Concerto with the National Youth Orchestra conducted by Guy Noble, and the orchestra plays Beethoven and Dvořák .

What makes people happy and does it matter where in the world you live? The journey to find out began for journalist Helen Russell when she moved from England to Denmark - thought of as one of the happiest countries in the world. Audio

This highly competent group have been delivering their smooth rock-steady sound for two decades now and their confidence and back-catalogue of songs shone as they performed before a massive crowd at WOMAD 2019. Audio

New Zealand's Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, says Indonesia is making progress in West Papua with the welcoming of a press pack.

In need of comfort after the tribulations at Lord's? This pie is comfort food at its best and not too complicated to make, says chef Josh Emett. He shares the recipe – from his book The Recipe. Audio

The new video from Auckland singer-songwriter Ed Waaka was shot in his childhood neighbourhood of Belmont. ‘War on the Street’ is a reminder that “love and empathy are the way forward” in challenging times.

The president of the Fiji Labour Party, Lavenia Padarath, has died at the age of 74.

After a mammoth cross-country vaccination effort, health authorities in Papua New Guinea are confident they've reined in the polio outbreak.

The French Polynesian government said new bids would be taken for the Tahitian Village tourism project after a previous arrangement with a New Zealand consortium fell over last month.

The Detail - House prices are dropping, but they're still a long way off from being affordable.  Audio

"We loved eeling and whitebaiting. The pleasures of the river. It is a huge part of who we are... I am the river and the river is me" – Kahurangi Simon. Audio

Over six days, the 42 young people attending Girls Rock! Poneke developed their skills in vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard and drums, formed bands and wrote original songs. On Saturday they performed for their friends and family. Video, Audio

As Youth MPs prepare for the ninth Youth Parliament, Annabel McCarthy asks whether lowering the voting age once again would address democratic disengagement among the country’s youth. Audio

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The new video from Auckland singer-songwriter Ed Waaka was shot in his childhood neighbourhood of Belmont. ‘War on the Street’ is a reminder that “love and empathy are the way forward” in challenging times.

Mediawatch – ‘Freedom in Broadcasting without Harm’ is the newly-stated mission of New Zealand's most powerful media overseer. Colin Peacock investigates. Audio

In honour of the moon landing anniversary, this week we're 'Reaching for the Skies' on RNZ Concert. Explore Gustav Holst's famous orchestral work 'The Planets' with images from NASA and ESA missions.  Video, Audio

Insight - Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll was one of thousands of Māori babies handed over to Pākehā families who later had no way of accessing their ancestral roots. Audio

Paddy Free is half of pioneering NZ electronic act Pitch Black, producer of albums like Salmonella Dub's Inside The Dub Plates, and has collaborated with prominent musicians from Moana Manipoto and Neil Finn to the NZSO. Video, Audio

When former Toyota business consultant Jana Hocken first moved to a NZ dairy farm, she couldn't believe the inefficiencies. She and husband Mat are now introducing 'lean manufacture' strategies on their farms. Audio