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We chat to Dizzee Rascal ahead of Splore; visit South Auckland music exhibition Volume South; speak to Coco Solid about her Waitangi Day mixtape; and we ask the question 'are we listening to too much misc?' with NPR's James Toth.

Our friends at The Wireless weekly recap of the best long read stories from around the internet.

Will hydrogen-powered cars drive us into the future? Some of the automotive industry's biggest hitters think so and are putting billions of dollars into the technology. Audio

NIWA is testing small 'safe houses' for baby paua, with the idea of boosting the population on the earthquake-damaged  Kaikōura coast. Audio

Yadana Saw met US soul merchants The Internet at laneway last week and she made them try NZ lollies. Audio

How can you do Björk if you’re not Björk? Claire Cowan and her Auckland-based Blackbird Ensemble took up the challenge, with remarkable results.

Auckland-based musician Gareth Shute introduces his new two-piece Fever Party, and their song 'Working Love'. Video, Audio

Absurd, unpredictable and downright funny. Auckland-based comedian Angella Dravid talks to Kathryn Ryan about what makes her laugh and how she turned a spell in a British prison into award-winning comedy. Audio

Fusing jazz, Afro-beat and electronica these futuristic space-jazz pioneers blasted off at the 2017 Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio

Sports Call -  Surely even the most pale, male and stale of our sports administrators noticed this year's awards failed to reflect the societal shift in attitudes towards women's sport, writes Stephen Hewson.

A rugby league nines tournament will be held in Goroka next weekend, giving local players the chance to press for selection in the Papua New Guinea team defending their title at the Commonwealth Championship in Australia.

The first formal cremation ceremony of the remains of Japanese soldiers killed in the Northern Marianas during World War II was held on Tuesday.

Dan Slevin, filling in for Simon Morris, reviews Molly’s Game , Phantom Thread and Kiwi drama Broken. Video, Audio

Peggy Seeger has had a lifetime as a folk musician, singer songwriter and activist and inspired one of popular music's most-loved ballads - 'The First Time Ever I Saw Her Face'. Audio, Gallery

To celebrate Pride Festival 2018 The Topp Twins and Possum Plows from the band Openside share stories, experiences and choose some songs for the RNZ music mixtape. Video, Audio

Time is running out to save the natural habitat of Solomon Islands wildlife, a scientist who spent the last 13 years documenting it says.

A renowned Pacific academic says countries in the region need to rethink their tertiary education strategies.

The fifth of a five-part series of stories developed from Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History looks at the discovery of a woven flax kete that was placed in a cave at Puketoi in Te Waipounamu.

Papua New Guinea's foreign minister has defended the country's UN vote against Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

With a number of Pacific countries banning plastic bags in response to the pollution in the ocean, Samoa continues to face a dilemma on how to manage its waste. Audio

The Long Way Home - Bruce Hopkins fills in more of the bits he has missed on the Te Araroa trail. Audio

Nick Bollinger considers why Atlanta hip-hop trio Migos might be this generation's Beatles. Audio

English banjo player and songwriter Dan Walsh is currently touring NZ: he’s playing 21 small venues across the county, so William Dart thought this week’s New Horizons just had to be... Banjo week. Video, Audio

Rachel Hyde introduces Strauss' tone poem 'Ein Heldenleben / A Hero's Life', ahead of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's performance of the work tonight. Audio