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Insight - The Ministry of Social Development says its mission is to help people look after themselves - so why are there so many complaints about its lack of humanity? Video, Audio

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Climate scientists say the Pacific could be battered by up to 10 tropical cyclones in the next six months.

The trailblazing musician who paved the way for performers such as Jenny Morris will also receive this year's Legacy Award at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards in November. Audio, Gallery

Broadcasters Duncan Garner and Sean Plunkett have recently quit Twitter. Plunkett tells Mediawatch that Twitter brings out the worst in people - including himself. Audio

Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman talks discrimination, hate and white dudes on Twitter 

New Zealand-based academic is promoting a more collaborative approach to addressing mental health issues in Tonga.

The Cronulla Sharks National Rugby League team wants to become the "club of choice" for Pacific communities.

A New Zealand economist is critical of the data the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has used to declare the Cook Islands a developed nation. Audio

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme says if nothing is done to stop the use of plastics some projections show there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050. Audio

A New Zealand sociologist has reported a significant drop in Pacific overstayers to New Zealand. Audio

Thirteen cellists gathered in Nelson for the Adam Chamber Music Festival this year.  They enjoyed showing off the diverse repertoire of their versatile instrument.

Country Life visits four country golf courses in the North Island to see how they are managing to keep the clubhouse doors open. Audio, Gallery

Martin Phillips of The Chills revisits the iconic venues where Dunedin found its sound. Audio

“To see such a strong network of solidarity build up for such a terrible kaupapa was actually quite heartening." Audio

Why do the songs we loved in our late teens and early 20s trigger such powerful memories? The ability of music to prompt feelings, memories and even physical responses has led to it being used more and more in cognitive therapy.​

Dunedin designer Jane Avery is an unashamed advocate of fur. She understands the controversy but says using it sustainably and ethically is what matters most. Audio

At the opening of the new gallery Pou Kanohi New Zealand at War, two poets reflect on the Māori and Pasifika soldiers who fought for an empire far from home.

Blade Runner 2049 returns to Ridley Scott's dystopian future 35 years on, plus Stanley Tucci's tribute to Alberto Giacometti and a film set in the Nazi-occupied Channel Islands during WWII.

Meet the volunteers behind NZ Eid Day, our second largest Islamic festival. Audio, Gallery

The trailblazing musician who paved the way for performers like Jenny Morris will also receive this year's Legacy Award at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards in November. Audio, Gallery

"I had to close my eyes, I couldn't open them because all I could see is 54,000 names on the walls of the Menin Gate - otherwise there would have been too many tears ... but I got through my song and did my duty."  Audio

This week Inside Out celebrates the 100th birthday of one of jazz's most unique and influential figures, Thelonious Monk. Video, Audio

They've have been quiet in recent years, but they're re-energized and working on new material ahead of their appearance at Laneway 2018. Tony Stamp sat down with the trio for an hour of their favourite tunes.​ Audio

Professor Colin Wilson, who studies supervolcanoes in Taupo, and Wyoming, has won the 2017 Rutherford Prize. When it comes to volcanoes “the bigger, the better”, he says. Audio