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Aaradhna dominated the competition, taking out three categories at this year's Pacific Music Awards.

Sam Parish is back with another recipe for the time-starved cook. Not only are these easy to prepare, they can also be amped up with extra spice for all the dads who need a little extra oomph this Father's Day.

At home, in the bathtub, writer Megan Dunn tried to imagine her own mermaid tail forming. She's gone on to pen a new book, The Mermaid Chornicles. Audio

Twenty-four high school choirs are set to compete at Aotearoa's biggest choral event - including a team of first-timers from Auckland's Avondale College.

The finalists for the APRA Silver Scroll SOUNZ Contemporary Award, Best Original Music in a Film Award and Best Original Music in a TV Series Awards have been announced.

Ahead of their show at WORD Christchurch, KOMMI joins Charlotte Ryan to talk about their new EP Tauwhenua which explores being haunted, being hōhā, mākutu (witchcraft) and tūrehu (faeries). Audio

You might not have heard of music brain Glenn McDonald, but you're almost certainly familiar with the work of the "data alchemist".

Growing up in Wellington, in full Lord of the Rings fever in the early 2000s, Leon Wadham had no inkling how much part of Tolkien's world he'd one day be. Video, Audio

After 15 years of batting away any suggestion they might reform, Oasis have reunited to headline a series of live shows in the UK.

Preserving queen Katherine Riddell shares how getting into pickles can save you cash.

"I'm a yapper ... might as well make that my job," she told new co-host So'omālō Iteni Schwalger. Audio

Lyell Cresswell's posthumously published autobiography is a wonderfully quirky read. RNZ Concert's David Morriss talks with one of the book's editors, Scilla Askew, about the composer and his music. Audio

A romance readers' book club in Auckland meets each month to break down a steamy novel pick.

Hanson. Toni Basil. The Knack. Baha Men. Minnie Riperton. Chumbawumba. If you know these acts, reading their names has probably started a song playing in your head. Video

On Auckland musician Louisa Nicklin’s beautiful new album The Big Sulk, Kiwi music icon Shayne Carter lent a hand as “song doctor”. Video, Audio

Doing short intense exercise bursts provides significant health benefits, new research shows, offering a promising alternative for those struggling to find time to do get enough exercise in. Audio

Some parents say melatonin is the only way to get their kids to sleep and the medication should be easier to get in New Zealand. Audio

When Wellington journalist Sarah Catherall separated from her husband, she couldn't find a book with practical advice to help her family get through. Audio

One day you're brat, the next you're demure and mindful. And by the time this story is published, the internet will already have moved on to the next big thing.

A bunch of broadcasters, actors, politicians and athletes have been revealed for the next season of the reality TV show. Former castaway Perlina Lau picks her tops, threats and dark horses of the bunch.

Congratulations to organ building apprentice Julian Shaw, who's the recipient of a Neil Stocker Memorial Fund award. Audio

David Merritt has never left Aotearoa and is contented with his life as an off-grid poet. He shares some of his favourite songs on The Mixtape. Video, Audio

The poet's job description is "keep your eyes open, your heart alert and allow a little bit of serendipity in", David Merritt says. Video, Audio

On their fourth album, Fontaines D.C. put their hearts and heads together in a brand new way, says guitarist Conor Curley. Audio