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The iconic hairstyle of Fijian parliamentarian Lenora Qereqeretabua is on the line for a good cause.

Meat grown in labs, crop-weeding robots and vertical indoor farms will be essential to food production in the future, says The Fate of Food author Amanda Little. Audio

We all have blind spots, but we also have bright spots – talents and strengths we don't quite see. To find out more about the good and the bad, ask your colleagues. Audio

Mediawatch - The latest All Blacks World Cup jersey was launched with a comprehensive PR onslaught this week – and a premium price tag – but it wasn’t clear whether paying punters would get the garment ‘as seen on TV’. Audio

This New York based pianist is notorious among his friends for hosting epic multi-coursed meals. In Auckland, he presents a programme with his native Italy as a theme.

The World Bank will prioritise climate change resilience when working with Australia and New Zealand on their Pacific engagement programmes.

Palau President Tommy Remengesau says there needs to be more action taken to reduce carbon emissions from ocean vessels.

The state-owned Tonga Broadcasting Commission has been rocked by allegations the appointment of its new Station Manager was done without due process.

Surgeon Richard Babor has treated many cancer patients and inevitably hears the same question – 'How could I have prevented this?' In the new TVNZ series How Not To Get Cancer he offers suggestions. Audio

The Papua New Guinean beauty queen who endured a racist insult at a Tongan beauty pageant over the weekend has thanked Tongans for their support and called for unity of Pacific people.

Fijian Petero Manufolau has been appointed to spearhead the development and promotion of Kiribati as the Pacific's newest tourism destination.

VIDEO - Stan Walker wrote his new single 'Give' in response to the Christchurch mosque attacks. He performs it live in the RNZ studio. Video, Audio

William Dart revels in a kooky Doris Day tribute and a Menotti opera aria, takes a visit to Julia Holter’s Aviary and remembers the great Dr John. Video, Audio

The biggest Pacific Games in history are now underway in Samoa.

Insight - The selfless task of volunteering is in danger of fading away. But, as Teresa Cowie finds out, some people are finding novel ways to keep doing their bit. Video, Audio

There's been flood of angry criticism on social media over a reported intervention by Tonga's Deputy Prime Minister at the Miss Heilala beauty pageant in Nuku'alofa on Friday.

A brief history of the trumpet - ancient and modern, jazz and classical, military and civilian - by David Bremner with guests Dave Elton, Mark Carter and Lex French. Audio

Director Warren Forster hopes the Talk Meet Resolve service will help resolve accident compensation disputes in weeks rather than months or years – outside of the legal system. Audio

Mediawatch - Consistent cancer care around New Zealand will take more than just more money for medicines, experts say. But that’s become the media's focus. Audio

"There is banana cake and then there is this banana cake," says Kiwi chef Annabelle White. Video, Audio

William Dart makes good for some of the tracks that he regrettably had to leave out of previous programmes this year. He includes a kooky Doris Day tribute and a Menotti opera aria played on banjo; he visits Julia Holter's Aviary and remembers the great Dr John, whom we lost only a month ago. Video, Audio

Former personal trainer Jessica Cooke runs a spray-free floriculture business on her family's property at Barry's Bay on the Banks Peninsula. Audio, Gallery

Councillors need to work together on solutions to regional infrastructure problems, says NZ Minister of Forestry Shane Jones.

Analysis - Waiting lists grow for state housing, the justice minister is handed a trespass notice by "a lunatic" and more angst over Oranga Tamariki.