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The largest proportion of Pacific people in any given population is not Auckland, but Oamaru. says Damon Salesa.

Sleep is essential for children, but each child is different and the key for parents is to be responsive while also looking after themselves, researcher and commentator Nathan Mikaere Wallis says. Audio

Oamaru, the surprising hotspot of Pacific life in New Zealand. Right now in New Zealand, according to Damon Salesa, the largest proportion of Pacific people in any given population is not Auckland, but Oamaru.

Poutama Trust, a Māori business development service, is working with a Māori land trust in Wairoa with a focus on food production with higher returns on investment than the usual sheep and cattle.

Delivery drivers are dropping firearms off at people's doors despite them requiring a signature but one industry insider tells Checkpoint drivers are being exploited in what he says is "indentured slavery".  Audio

Opinion - The slightly intimidating and mysterious Russia did not disappoint in hosting the FIFA World Cup, writes Coen Lammers.

As the compact disc goes the way of the wax cylinder, CD box sets are - curiously - getting bigger. Nick Bollinger looks under the lid.

Local fashion designers are hopeful the closure of New Zealand's two largest high-end fashion fabric providers will help pave the way for greater transparency within the industry.

RNZ Music is excited to be the first to share the new video from Northland thrash-metallers Alien Weaponry.

Benin-born singer Angelique Kidjo pays tribute to an African-inspired classic by Talking Heads. Audio

Widescreen - Dan Slevin takes a look at the premiere of Sacha Baron Cohen’s vicious new television satire.

Flying Nun founder Roger Shepherd talks about Flying Nun Records taking a big step towards preserving its music heritage by donating hundreds of original masters to the Alexander Turnbull Library. Audio

The visiting Behn Quartet help inaugurate the newly re-opened Nelson Centre of Musical Arts with a concert featuring music by Dvorák, Jack Body and Ravel.

Billed as the first podcast to be created entirely inside a prison, Ear Hustle is racking up millions of downloads, with recent polls putting it ahead of old favourites such as This American Life Audio, Gallery

Eight-year-old Yaya Alley reviews the live show Songs of Moana, which finished a sold-out three-city tour at Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre this weekend.

Mycologist Peter Buchanan has recently done some work hoping to safeguard ancestral Māori knowledge of native fungi, but says people should avoid experimenting with eating them. Audio

Ashani Waidyatillake has won the 2018 Wallace National Junior Piano Competition in Auckland. “I really think of stories when I play the piano,” she says. “It really takes me on a journey, and really helps the audience to be on a journey with me too.”

The overwhelming majority of the French football team are either immigrants or children of immigrants including 19-year-old star Kylian Mbappé, and you couldn't get a more resounding endorsement of diverse society. Video

Neuroeconomics researcher Gregory Berns’ latest book What It's Like to be a Dog explores his findings from his canine MRI research. Audio

Christchurch musician Jed Parsons joins us in-studio to talk music, inspiration, and play a selection of tracks from his debut solo album Midnight Feast Video, Audio

Thousands of West Papuan villagers have reportedly fled from their homes in a remote regency due to conflict between Indonesian military forces and pro-independence fighters. Audio

Grisly attacks and brutal murders convinced New Zealand that criminals should be locked up for longer. Now, with jails bursting at the seams, the government wants to slash prisoner numbers.

Yuzu - a fruit like a bumpy lemon - is highly regarded in Japanese cuisine, but a New Zealand grower is finding it easier to sell to entrepreneurial Kiwis putting it in beer and olive oil.  Audio

Wellington's Ethiopian community usually comes together in times of turmoil, but last night met to celebrate a new leader and the end of conflict in their home country.