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The media seized on Clare Curran's stumbles and wrote off her ministerial career well before she pulled the plug last week. She cited "intolerable pressure" and said her mistakes were "greatly… Audio

The Japanese anime studio Studio Ghibli is 33 years old this year, and from Spirited Away to Kiki's Delivery Service, it's responsible for some of the most popular animated films ever made. Film geek… Audio

American actor Mark Wahlberg has revealed his daily schedule. It includes very early morning rises, lengthy work-outs, a strict eating regime and early-to-bed. We talk to local actor Jacqueline Nairn… Audio

RNZ's Māori Strategy Manager Shannon Haunui-Thompson began learning te reo at high school, but it was having children that motivated her to become fluent. Shannon talks to Jesse Mulligan about her… Audio

Our podcast critic Katy Atkin reviews Dr Death - the story of a charming neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch, who received a prison sentence for malpractice after some of his patients died or were… Audio

TV Reviewer, Lara Strongman has been watching the second series of Ozark, which she says is not for the faint hearted. Lara has also been watching for the first time retro cult favourite, Freaks and… Audio

Mediawatch Midweek is a weekly catch-up between Mediawatch and Lately's Karyn Hay. This week: controversial comments about the Pacific Islands; a deep dive into the fertiliser; the GFC ten years on… Video, Audio

Pop singer Pink has bad-mouthed an Auckland bar via Twitter after it wouldn't accept a large group of her entourage. The manager of Deadshot says they told the singer's people earlier in the day that… Audio

For te wiki o te reo Māori,  Sarah Johnston takes us on a jaunt through the Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision archives to explore how people learnt te reo in the past. Audio

In a ground-breaking judgement, the Court of Appeal recognised a new public interest defence in defamation cases. This came about during defamation proceedings brought against Maori TV by Sir Edward… Audio

What do young girls like to do? How do they see themselves in the world? These are the questions being answered in a new documentary series, The Secret Life of Girls. Audio

Memes, cat videos, youtube compilations - the way we make and consume comedy has completely changed since the birth of the internet. It's no longer just sitcoms and stand ups, we're getting our laughs… Audio