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An ambitious plan has been unveiled to run an Orient Express-style luxury train through New Zealand. Video

Some acupuncturists in New Zealand may be breaching sections of the Medicines Act by making misleading claims on their websites, a new study has found Audio

Huia Hamon is a singer, artist and mother who runs Kog Studio with her partner Chris Chetland. The couple's home is tucked away in Waitakere and most days is a hive of creativity. Te Ahi Kaa pays a visit. Audio

Tennessee band The Danberrys play indie-folk influenced by bluegrass, country and blues. They're joined by New Zealander Vanessa McGowan on upright bass. Audio

Releasing a duet with your dad at age 12 is a strange enough start to a musical career, let alone one called ‘Lemon Incest’. Serge Gainsbourg was no ordinary musician, though, and neither is his daughter Charlotte. Video, Audio

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Nick Bollinger listens to Morrissey's latest and wonders who the singer is taking revenge on now. Audio

A New Zealand academic is leading a study called Women on Porn - the largest ever study solely focused on the range of women's experiences and views of pornography in the UK. Audio

Sometimes watching Parliament is like being back in junior school. This week it felt like relentless testing of a new relieving teacher. Audio

New research about rheumatic fever in New Zealand will look into better delivery of treatment to patients, particularly Pacific and Maori young people who are high risk. Audio

Volunteers from across Auckland united over the weekend to prepare Christmas presents for thousands of children in the Auckland suburb of Ōtara.

Kauri die-back is killing our forest giants from Bay of Plenty to the Far North and the fungal disease is creeping closer to the oldest trees such as Tane Mahuta in Northland's Waipoua Forest. Audio

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Journalists in the Philippines take their life in their hands doing their job. What was already one of the world's riskiest places to be a reporter is now even more dangerous under President Rodrigo Duterte. Audio

The commentary box at Black Caps games has traditionally been a boy’s club – until now.

The search is on for a medication that mimics what happens when we exercise. Nicola Twilley has been investigating whether a so-called exercise pill will ever reach the market. Audio

There is a commonly-held belief among the Harry Styles fans I know: Protect Harry at all costs.

You are cordially invited to shake your money-maker. Compiled by Auckland record collectors John Baker and Alan Perrott, a new double album Heed The Call looks at NZ soul, funk and disco released here between 1973 and 1983. Video, Audio

A careful breeding programme in the tough Wairarapa Hill country produces hardy rams that can cope with most conditions the New Zealand countryside throws at them. Audio, Gallery

Low oral contraceptive pill stocks will be refreshed next week, but women are questioning how the shortage was allowed to happen.

Mozart added trumpets and drums to the orchestra for the first time in Piano Concerto No 20 K466. RNZ Concert recorded Michael Houstoun's performance earlier this year.

Musician and mother Huia Hamon runs Kog Studio with her partner Chris Chetland. The couple's home is tucked away in Waitakere and most days is a hive of creativity. Te Ahi Kaa pays a visit. Audio

Food writer Kelly Gibney shares her recipe for a delicious summer salad with a roasted carrot, miso & ginger dressing. Audio

Peter Griffin has been roaming the exhibition halls of the the world's largest robotics fair in Tokyo. He reports back on the latest robots, from aged care assistants and exoskeletons to hospital bots. Audio, Gallery

The Dunedin company Runaway develops mobile games inspired by nature. Already they’ve worked with National Geographic and the World Wildlife Fund.

The superb new double album Heed The Call looks at local soul, funk and disco from 1973 to 1983. Grant Smithies picks his four favourite tracks. Video, Audio