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John Fiso is a Pasifika businessman and philanthropist dedicated to helping Pacific people who have significant health needs. Audio

Composers have always been inspired by the ocean, winds and waves. Enjoy this selection recorded in concert by RNZ.

The British PM is playing a “high risk game”, hoping remainer and leaver MPs will back her tweaked EU divorce deal as the least-worst option, a former Theresa May staffer says. Audio

New York singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten has announced she'll play one New Zealand show only at Auckland's Powerstation on Wednesday, June 5.

Frauke Bolton-Boshammer overcame the tragic death of her husband and being stranded in the Australian outback deep in debt, to become a successful pink diamond trader with an A list clientele. Audio

Opinion - Since Newshub aired a two-part interview with Roast Buster Joseph Parker, the most common thread to our collective response has been "why?" writes Tania Sawicki Mead.

When Tonga lost all cell phone and internet connection to the outside world on Sunday evening, Paula Piveni Piukala, the country's cable director happened to be attending a regional Telecommunications conference in Hawai'i.

The bicycle in Victorian Britain is often celebrated as a vehicle of women’s liberation. But much less is known about another critical technology with which women forged new and mobile public lives – cycle wear. Video, Audio

From who's nominated, to some interesting facts about the nominations, here's everything you need to know about the Oscars 2019.

A US social psychologist has conducted an experiment into why both liberals and conservatives are so resistant to each other’s viewpoints. Audio

What started out as a Chinese, then Japanese, art of cultivating miniature trees in pots now has a whole forest of fans all over the world. Video, Audio, Gallery

There's plenty of inspiration for budding violinists here. Music by Beethoven, Bruch, Vaughan Williams and more, captured in concert by RNZ.

When Michael Mosley started seeing new research about the benefits of an 800 calorie a day diet, he gained weight just to see if he could lose it with this new approach. Audio

First Person - My first sport was netball, a game I'm still playing over three decades later, but until recently I was looking for something else. By Bridget Tunnicliffe.

Ben Stiller’s Escape at Dannemora is a binge-worthy start to your new year of TV, says Dan Slevin.

Anna Valentine gives tips on how to get more plant-based food onto your plate this summer and shares a ratatouille recipe that will make the most of abundant courgettes and eggplant. Audio

Bristol punk band Idles, nominated for ‘British Breakthrough Act’ at the Brits, have just played two sold-out shows in Auckland and play Wellington tonight. Tony Stamp caught them in Auckland.

The flourishing Cook Islands tourism industry is a potential Achilles heel for the country's economy if diversification away from the biggest revenue generator for the Pacific nation doesn't happen, according to the outgoing New Zealand High Commissioner.

Reports from French Polynesia say modifications of the already delayed Chinese fish farm project on Hao atoll will delay work until September.

Solomon Islands is preparing for a historic election this year, the first under new electoral laws and without the presence of the regional intervention force RAMSI. Audio

Conservationists say we need to reduce the number of invasive wasps in New Zealand's beech forests by about 90 percent if we want to protect the native ecosystem. Audio

RNZ Music is proud to present Beachware’s brand new vid for 'Respite', by the ultra-talented director and producer Frances Carter.

Listen again to the complete performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, performed by the NZSO with Voices NZ and a stellar line-up of soloists.

It’s our most culturally diverse city, but older, wealthier, Pākehā people have the loudest voice when it comes to shaping the city’s future. Kate Newton reports.