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National's Nick Smith claims Labour MPs have blocked a China politics expert from speaking to a select committee about foreign interference in elections. Christchurch professor Anne-Marie Brady wanted… Audio

Earlier this week we spoke to a Park Mews resident about these unusual buildings in Wellington. There was a LOT of response - so we thought we'd have a chat to their designer Audio

The increasing cost of burials is leaving low income families with no choice but to turn to cremation even if it's against their beliefs. People who are struggling financially can get funeral grants… Audio

A large fire broke out at a car wreckers yard in the Auckland suburb of Manurewa today, with residents and visitors to a nearby childcare centre evacuated. Reporter Alex Perrottet and cameraman Nick… Video, Audio

Herbie Hancock is among the artists on the just-announced lineup for the Wellington Jazz Festival 2019. RNZ Music jazz specialist Nick Tipping appraises the artists playing at this year's event. Video

The Ombudsman is warning government departments not to use the Official Information Act as a way of dragging their feet in response to media enquiries. The National Party says there is an increasing… Audio

An outbreak of swine flu has hit a group of seasonal fruit pickers in Hawke's Bay. There are two confirmed cases of swine flu and about 80 people with flu like symptoms. Hawke's Bay District Health… Audio

Anyone who has been to Hataitai in Wellington will have seen these famous apartments near the Mt Victoria tunnel - but how can they help with the housing crisis? Audio

After last year's stream of strike action, political reporter Gia Garrick explores what this means for the relationship between Labour and the unions and asks will it damage or strengthen this… Audio

Nick checks out classics from Melba Liston and Miles Davis, country music from John Scofield, and gypsy jazz from Swing 41. Audio

Miles Davis' partnership with Gil Evans was a match made in jazz heaven. Evans' atmospheric arrangements perfectly suited Miles' fragile trumpet tone, and nowhere more so than on their take on the… Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark celebrates the birthday of country music legend Johnny Cash with an hour-long special dedicated to the Man In Black. Audio

Nick checks out a new recording from Pat Bianchi, classics from Stacey Kent, and Tia Fuller’s Grammy-nominated album. Audio

Nick heads to the Netherlands with the Koninklijk Conservatory Band, to Israel and the Congo with Yonathan Avishai, and back to NZ with Samsom Nacey Haines. Audio

Actor, writer and comedian Nick Offerman is known best in New Zealand for his role as Ron Swanson in Parks and Recreation (2009), which earned him a Television Critics Association Award in the US for… Audio