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Analysis - Labour will count itself lucky the Newshub-Reid Research poll was held for nine days and released the night before MPs returned to Parliament on Tuesday, writes Guyon Espiner.

Papua New Guinea police say a special unit has been established to recover of all state assets purchased for the APEC meetings.

A record number of people visited the Cook Islands last year, when the country welcomed 168,760 visitors.

Samoa's Prime Minister has called on the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to be honest and transparent in the distribution of donated goods.

A cruise in April to a marine reserve in New Caledonia has been called off after thousands of people signed a petition to keep the area untouched.

Massive computational power is driving innovation and change in all areas of life and we are living in the most mathematical age of all time, says professor of mathematics Rod Downey. Audio

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After 13 years with the company, principal ballerina Abigail Boyle will make her last appearance on stage next month.

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

Myths, misunderstandings and current research into the brain are discussed by Associate Professor Cathy Stinear from the University of Auckland during the 2018 Raising the Bar night.  Audio

Julien Van Mallaerts will sing the title role in The Marriage of Figaro at Salzburg's famous Mozart Week.

Isaac Giesen is attempting to become the first New Zealander to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. He left the Canary Islands two months ago, and he's roughly ten days away from reaching Antigua. Audio

A group of beautiful young people with time on their hands gather at a Marlborough vineyard what could possibly go wrong? It's the premise of New Zealand independent film Hang Time. Video, Audio, Gallery

Auckland is at a turning point on growth and how to pay for it, says public policy advocate Owen Gill, which will require bold thinking on governance, raising capital and urban development. Audio

James Tibbles takes Jesse Mulligan on a whirlwind tour through nearly a thousand years of music reflecting the relationship of music and the church. Audio

Michael Houstoun has performed the complete Preludes and Fugues of JS Bach in recital and RNZ Concert was there to record it. Video, Audio

Laura Nirider is co-director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth, and says false confessions and wrongful convictions are a global problem.  Audio

The retirement of a British pilot after 25 years working in Papua New Guinea has brought home how the country's rural lives remain deeply reliant on aviation services. Audio

While most are paying attention to the popular music sections, Michelle Obama and red carpet fashion, the team at RNZ Concert have been focused on the classical music award winners.

The Pacific Community says tuna fisheries are on track to return $US1 billion to the region in a ye

Pacific islands continue closing gaps in monitoring, control and surveillance of commercial tuna fishing in the region - with Australia playing an important role in the expanding surveillance program.

With their future locked in for a further four seasons, Papua New Guinea Hunters rugby league coach Michael Marum says all the team's energy can be focused on the upcoming season.

Elizabeth Kerr reviews the latter part of the festival and picks out some highlights. Video, Audio

It might look glamorous from the outside, but it's hard work being a woman in the world of opera. Anna Patalong is involved with advocacy group Swap'ra in the UK and talks to Jesse Mulligan. Audio

When a group of volunteers left Facebook for a month they were less opinionated, less polarised and less anxious - but only slight so a new study has found. Audio