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A year after Darcy Clay released his 1997 hit ‘Jesus I Was Evil’, the Auckland musician took his own life. For the first time, his father Bob Bolton talks about his son's life and work in an interview… Video, Audio

CRISPR gene editing lets scientists co-opt the immune system of bacteria and use it as a tool - a pair of microscopic "scissors" - to edit the DNA of living organisms, up to and including us. It… Audio

Workplace stress and anxiety has risen sharply in recent years so what role should employers play to change that? Associate Professor Bevan Catley, of Massey's Healthy Work Group, is delivering a… Audio

Not everybody likes mangroves - in places like Thames and Tauranga they're regarded as a marine weed by locals. Others believe mangroves may be important for protecting coastlines from surges and… Audio

Australian cartoonist, artist and poet Michael Leunig is the author of more than 30 books of cartoons and poetry featuring his familiar duck character, such as "Musings from the Inner Duck" and his… Audio, Gallery

Acclaimed director Gus Van Sant has a new film out on October 4 called "Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot". It's about the life of Portland cartoonist John Callahan - confined to a wheelchair due… Audio, Gallery

Former journalist Stacy Gregg has created a winning formula in her children's books - they always feature a girl and a horse. Her pony books have been massively successful, having sold more than… Audio

Lisa Kingi-Bon is the CEO of the NZ Rugby Foundation, set up in 1986 to raise funds for badly injured players. Lisa and Daniel Buckingham, a Wheel Blacks Olympic gold medallist who is now manager of… Audio, Gallery

A new book by Mike McRae challenges our modern definitions of illness and asks where does failing biology stop and personal responsibility come in when it comes to how we still deal with ailments… Audio

Professor Peter Temin applies a well-known economic model to outline a two track economy - one that is educated with good jobs, and another much larger sector where people are burdened with debt and… Audio

A new report has looked into whether taxpayers are getting value for the tax dollars spent. The New Zealand Initiative has looked at productivity compared to how much money the government spends on… Audio

New Zealand's waters are becoming more acidic due to the absorption of carbon emissions. It's not an issue confined to NZ - the world's oceans are experiencing the fastest rate of acidic change in 25… Audio

Hydrologist Dr Bapon Fakhruddin helped design Indonesia's early warning system (EWS). He explains why Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency might have lifted the tsunami warning it initially… Audio

Rachael Eaton is a Dunedin-based urban designerwho has worked with the Dunedin City Council on a number of projects in the central city including the Dunedin Warehouse Precinct. On Saturday 22… Audio

Jeremy Hansen is curating the Festival of Architecture that started on 14 September. One of the events will see dozens of design studios taking over Auckland and Hamilton public street car park spaces… Audio