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Fifteen months ago the then New Zealand foreign minister Murray McCully sparked an uproar when he revealed the Tokelau government had bought two helicopters. Audio

Tonga has offered the former British High Commissioner's Residence in Nuku'alofa to the United Kingdom in the hope that the UK will re-open a mission there.

The PNG Hunters rugby league team have partnered with Child Fund to educate and carry out awareness about violence in Papua New Guinea.

If you're checking out of an American supermarket with more than ten items in your cart, you're probably buying something adulterated or counterfeit, says the author of Real Food, Fake Food Larry Olmsted.  Audio

The REAL Sex Talk looks at whether pornography gives young people unrealistic expectations about sex.

An RNZ Concert recording of Mozart's Requiem in D minor is available for free download. It's performed by four great soloists with the Orpheus Choir and Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei.

The Trump campaign slogan 'Make America Great Again' makes no sense to Harvard psychology professor Steven Pinker. He believes America – and the world – is better than it's ever been. Audio

Our Changing World looks at the damage myrtle rust is doing to native plants and ecosystems in New Zealand, Australia and Hawaii. Audio

Biochemist Frances-Rose Schumacher knew the rules on antibiotics and the contraceptive pill – then her GP dropped a bombshell.

A new online documentary follows a group of at-risk teenage boys into the bush for a youth crime prevention programme. The film gives a voice to young people the media talks about more than to, its producer says. Audio, Gallery

A beaten up sofa sits on the river bank, a tangle of muddy clothes and battered utensils on top. Mohammed Shamim and his family were left with nothing after the nearby creek swelled into a raging torrent during this month's back-to-back cyclones and heavy rain.

Voters in French Polynesia will go to the polls on 22nd April to elect a new 57-member territorial assembly.

Change to our economic systems will only be possible when the general public are entrusted with the real facts, says Ann Pettifor, one of the few economists to predict the 2007-2009 Global Financial Crisis. Audio

The New Zealand music industry has experienced its third double-digit revenue growth from recorded music. Streaming and downloads provide the majority of that cash, but how does that affect local music? Kathryn Ryan speaks with the chief executive of Recorded Music, Damian Vaughan. Audio

Eva Radich speaks with the inspiring New Zealand born philanthropist Annette Campbell-White who was recognised at the recent International Opera Awards. Audio

Israel Folau is an idol to many young rugby players and his comments on gay people are damaging, says Craig Watson, who is Christian and gay. Audio

An MP in Bougainville's autonomous regional parliament says it's important that there is a strong, emphatic vote by Bougainvilleans in next year's independence referendum.

The president of Tonga's Leiti's Association is asking for Pacific sporting role models like Israel Folau to be more socially responsible.

Samoa and the Cook Islands have made a winning start to the Netball World Cup Oceania Qualifiers in Auckland.

Two sacked senior Tokelauan public servants say High Court cases should be heard in Tokelau, rather than in New Zealand.

The Papua New Guinea Government is imposing a full ban on plastic shopping bags but is allowing a one-month grace period for everyone to fully comply with it.

Fiji's Prime Minister has urged leaders gathering on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to do more to combat the impacts of climate change.

Sometimes you can discover the truth about a country in a piece of fish with a scoop of chips. Audio

Most tourists who visit Papua New Guinea want to return, according to the International Finance Corporation.