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Alzheimer's and dementia research is being conducted on male mice only, despite women making up a larger proportion of those diagnosed with the disease.

The first lineup announcement for Northern Bass 2019 includes Shapeshifter, LTJ Bukem, Action Bronson, JessB and more. The three-day New Year's festival, which takes place in Northland's Mangawhai, is in its eighth year.

You haven't earned your truckie stripes until you've watched a big vehicle run away from you, says former truck driver Randolph Covich, author of Life on the Road: Kiwi Trucking Stories.  Audio

For Māori Music Month, Te Ahi Kaa sits down with composer and educator Professor Taiarahia Black to learn more about his research in traditional waiata. Audio

Analysis - Trying to anticipate future material costs, labour supply, and potential delays has been like throwing a dart at a board, blindfolded, with the lights off, Business editor Gyles Beckford writes. 

The battle site at Ohaeawai near Kaikohe, where Te Ruki Kawiti successfully defended Ohaeawai pā against British forces, has been made a wāhi tapu.

An anthropologist says a new law in Chile that limits the amount of time tourists can spend on Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, is in fact aimed at Chileans. Audio

Emily Writes hopes the new, diverse collection of true parenting stories Is It Bedtime Yet? will unite people who have different ways of raising kids. Audio

Conservationists are looking at using the emerging “gene drive” genetic editing technology to wipe out populations of invasive species, but scientists are warning the wider consequences could be disastrous. Audio

There probably isn't another creature on the planet more taken for granted than the humble bee. For every third bite of food you eat, you can thank a bee. Audio

Widespread home delivery of milk in glass bottles stopped in the mid-1990s, but there are still some dairy farmers selling milk the old way, and finding a market for it. Audio

Felicity Monk reports on the illness striking down thousands of New Zealand children and teenagers.

Bay of Plenty-based L.A.B was founded by members of Kora and Katchafire. RNZ Music is stoked to be premiering their brand new vid, directed by one of NZ's most talented video directors.

Tokelau has amended its constitution to rein in the government administration and restore power to the Taupulega, or village councils.

Tuvalu is reviving plans to add two dedicated seats for women in its parliament in time for the 2019 elections, as part of wider constitutional reform.

New Zealand Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, says the world is beginning to understand how crucial stability is in the Pacific.

Food scientist Amber Millan shares a recipe for probiotic and prebiotic kumara and leek soup. Audio

OPINION – The most important number for predicting success at school is the number of books in a child's home, not the number of kids in the classroom, writes the University of Auckland's Peter O'Connor.

Your new classical podcast for August is Vivaldi's The Four Seasons played by violinist Angelo Xiang Yu with members of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

The Kuijken Quartet, on tour for Chamber Music New Zealand, play music by Mozart and Haydn in stylistically-informed style of the 18th century. Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses a personal foray into world music for Shihad frontman and Adults founder Jon Toogood. Audio

Businesses in the Christchurch suburb of New Brighton say something needs to be done to pull the area out of an economic slump.

Disgraceland bills itself as a true-crime podcast involving some of the biggest names in music- stars like Jerry Lee Lewis, Sid Vicious, Tupac Shakur and James Brown. Audio

Widescreen - Dan Slevin says SoHo’s Howards End is a satisfyingly modern take on an Edwardian classic.