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Tongan skier Kasete Naufahu Skeen is staying positive despite a late rule change denying him a place in the men's giant slalom main race at the Alpine World Ski Champs.

An investigative report has revealed grand scale tax evasion by logging companies operating in Papua New Guinea.

The World Bank's vice president for East Asia and the Pacific says there is enough room for China and western countries in the Pacific.

A short documentary which highlights the risks of being a journalist in Indonesian-ruled Papua region, or West Papua, has won an international film award.

A Sudanese refugee detained on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island for almost six years has won an international award for human rights defenders.

Joe Porter, Bridget Tunnicliffe, Jamie Wall and Hamish Bidwell give us their answers to the five burning questions this Super Rugby season. Video

After shocking documentaries about R.Kelly and Michael Jackson's alleged sexual misconduct, can we still listen to their music with a clear conscience?  Audio

There's been a lot of talk lately about young people feeling overwhelmed and anxious, and a clinical psychologist says the causes run deeper than social media. Audio

Analysis - The government's plan for a monster merger of all 16 polytechnics and institutes of technology has taken everyone by surprise, writes John Gerritsen.

More than 160 kākāpō eggs have been laid and the first 21 chicks have hatched, but there is also news of the first chick death. Audio

Veena Sahajwalla is a materials scientist who discovered a way of using old tyres in the steel-making process, she says just because a product has served its time, doesn't mean it can't make a first class raw material. Video, Audio, Gallery

Kirsten Johnstone, Tony Stamp, and Yadana Saw present their favourite songs of the week, with a special ring-in from John Campbell. Video, Audio

Jealousy, murder and lies: Rohit Singh was so besotted with Arishma Chand he had her face tattooed on his chest. Anneke Smith charts a tale of obsession, farcical lies and tragedy.

When it comes to love, no-one expresses it better than William Shakespeare. Listen to his sonnets here, read by New Zealanders.

Early next month Josh Davies will perform his one-man comedy show, Look! I'm Blind - shedding some light on what it's like to grow up visually impaired. Audio

This week New Zealand had its first ever co-housing hui, where bankers, architects, builders and designers discussed how best to develop this emerging community housing movement. Audio

Widescreen - Dan Slevin recommends preparing for for the Oscars by renting and streaming some previous winners.

Nadia Reid will release her third album later this year, and previews one of the songs from it, which was written after a New Years Eve in Levin. It's called 'All Of My Love' Video, Audio

The New Caledonian crow is a clever wee so-and-so. Nearly two decades ago it first demonstrated the ability to use tools to solve problems. Now it seems it uses pre-planning too. Video, Audio

Voices - It's International Year of Indigenous Languages and Sara Vui-Talitu talks to a te reo Māori tutor who says migrants to New Zealand are signing up to learn te reo. Audio

RNZ Music has a special Valentine’s Day treat: the brand new single + vid from Auckland singer-songwriter Kendall Elise, ‘Valentine Street’.

The struggle is real when it comes to choosing quality over quantity. Glenn Adamson, former director of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, believes we have just too much stuff. Audio

American indie-rocker Lucy Dacus has announced her first ever Auckland show and recently shared her bilingual version of Edith Piaf's ‘La Vie En Rose’, especially for Valentines day.