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The New Zealand actor chats to Charlotte Ryan about acting, music and directing her upcoming semi-autobiographical film. Video, Audio

Emma Macdonald has photographed nearly 650 babies and children who have died in New Zealand. "I've had tears rolling down my face behind my camera in some sessions."

Players of this complex and very social game have been fighting monsters and weaving fantastical stories for half a century. Audio

Scottish brothers Jim and William Reid have now learned how to recover from the "horrendous arguments" that tore their alternative rock band apart in the '90s. Audio

EJ Barnes - daughter of Jimmy - joins the local supergroup Come Together for three Led Zeppelin tribute shows in Aotearoa this month. Video, Audio

Jazz giant Herbie Hancock visits New Zealand for two shows this October. Audio

In their new book Good Dogs, Helen and Gavin Cook share advice from 15 years of canine fostering and rescue. Audio

The Princess of Wales was given a standing ovation on Centre Court where she watched the Wimbledon men's singles final with her daughter Princess Charlotte.

The New Zealand actor chats to Charlotte Ryan about acting, music and her upcoming semi-autobiographical film. Video, Audio

Scottish brothers Jim and William Reid have now learned how to recover from the "horrendous arguments" that tore their alternative rock band apart in the '90s. Audio

The legendary musician Prince was brave to show a darker side of his personality in the 1984 film Purple Rain, says his biographer Matt Thorne. Audio

Nearly 40 years after fleeing communist Romania, Maria Hancock and her Kiwi husband David bake gingernut biscuits to raise funds for a warzone charity. Audio

The Chase star Shaun Wallace, who is currently touring Aotearoa, says the late scrum-half Sid Going was the first Kiwi rugby player who caught his eye.

Time for regrets and fond memories, as William Dart looks back over music that, for one reason or another, didn't make New Horizons playlists this year - from Moondog pairing up with Julie Andrews, Erica Miller and Little Miss Cornshucks to the hypnotic tune-weaving of Erny Belle and the glorious life-affirmations of Casual Healing. Audio

It's "a bit disappointing" that Indian food is losing its authentic spiciness in New Zealand restaurants, says a woman who leads food tours in the Auckland suburb of Sandringham. Audio

It's Sea Sunday today, remembering and celebrating those whose workplace is the sea with hymns including Eternal Father (the 'Navy Hymn') and Will your anchor hold. Audio

Ella Fitzgerald sings Rodgers & Hart; Dexter Gordon gets moody; and Wellington 8-piece The Jac brings the thunder. Audio

Tony Stamp reviews a collection of demos recorded by the Man in Black in the early '90s. Video, Audio

A pilot programme at Otago's Orokonui Ecosanctuary is using AI to differentiate possums and stoats from native birds. Audio

Writer Steve Braunias tells Emile Donovan why his third book of New Zealand true-crime narratives - Survivors - will also be his last. Audio

Fuzz-rock artist Daniel Johann doesn't play live, shuns the local industry and often declines interviews. Video, Audio

The Detail - The US is rallying allies for a battle straight out of science fiction. Audio

Among the ten semi-finalists in this year's prestigious Lexus Song Quest are two brothers: baritone Alfred and tenor Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono. They talk with David Morriss about their love of opera, and how their preparations for the competition are going.  Audio

Boys, caught up in a world which talks about toxic masculinity, feel people have decided that they're harmful before they even get started, says a US-based author. Audio