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Arts Festival report with Culture 101's Mark Amery
We're in the thick of arts festival season in Aotearoa with the Auckland Arts festival next week joining Poneke's Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts and Hamilton Arts Festival, alongside… Audio
"Village" feeding funeral attendees for Fa'anana Efeso Collins
Finally.... Green MP and South Auckland Fa'anana Efeso Collins died at a charity event last week. Yesterday he was farewelled in style , with a huge celebration of his life at the Due Drop Events… Audio
Sophie Devine: Cricket, competition and crises
White Ferns captain Sophie Devine tells Anika about life at the top of her game and living with Type 1 diabetes. Video, Audio
New Zealanders encouraged to get out and meet their neighbours
Over the past few decades, New Zealanders have shifted the way they live to lead more individual lives. Neighbours Aotearoa wants to change that. Audio
Auckland Wooden Boat festival on from tomorrow
The City of Sails is holding a brand new festival to celebrate vintage boats and our rich maritime history. Sailor, boat enthusiast and esteemed musician Nick Atkinson will be there. He explains… Audio
Leap day celebrated by marriage for Upper Hutt couple
Thursday is leap day, and for an Upper Hutt couple it will forever take on special meaning.
In line with old tradition, Dawn Duthie proposed to her partner Raymond on leap day four years ago.
And… Audio
Thousands expected at Fa’anānā Efeso Collins' funeral
Thousands of people are pouring into the Due Drop Events centre in Manukau for the funeral of Fa’anānā Efeso Collins.
The 49-year-old Green Party MP and former Auckland mayoral candidate collapsed… Audio
Born in 1940, Kel Munro turns 21 in a Leap Year
Our next guest was born in 1940 at the start of the Second World War.
And while Kelvin Munro's mates aged normally, celebrating their days of birth in regular order, that's the traditional "one for… Audio
Extinct bird gets new prosthetic leg
Stolen from the Dannevirke Gallery of History and returned legless, the lucky stuffed huia now has a new lease on life thanks to Wētā Workshops. Audio
Is getting married the answer to happiness?
Happy wife, happy life. That's not completely off base according to Brad Wilcox a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia. He says there are too many voices, mostly on the left, claiming… Audio
How to go tramping with young children
When Canterbury photographer Shoshannah Shand goes tramping, she usually has her five-year-old son and 9-month-old daughter in tow. She shares tips and inspiration for outdoor adventures with kids on… Audio
NZ's oldest department store branching out
Few department stores have stayed afloat in New Zealand. Today we're talking about New Zealand's oldest department store - Ballantynes, founded in 1854. This Friday they will open a store in… Audio
Wonderful World of TradeMe with Tiana Barns
Featured this week on TradeMe a chance to own your own Kombi Commune. But first, TradeMe's Tiana Barns talks with producer Jeremy Parkinson about a mansion just north of Auckland. Audio
Shower Thoughts: Why aren't clothing sizes consistent?
Trudy from Christchurch asks: Why do women's sizes start at 6 and go up in increments of 2? Why is a size 10 in New Zealand different in Australia, the UK, and America? Audio
Facebook scammers take advantage of Fa'anana Efeso Collins’ funeral
Last week, there was the tragic news that Green MP and South Auckland leader Fa'anana Efeso Collins had died suddenly, aged 49. Now, as the community prepares to say farewell, profiles have been… Audio
Hormone Diets: Clickbait or the key to weightloss?
Forget all the others, hormone diets claim to be the secret to fast, easy weight loss. But are they really just preying on our insecurities? Healthy or Hoax host Stacey Morrison finds out. Audio
Bella Kalolo: Body image & achieving quiet dreams
Singer and Shortland Street star Bella Kalolo bonds with Anika over body image, performing with Chaka Khan and achieving her quiet dreams. Video, Audio
What we're watching: Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Move over, Brangelina, Donald Glover and Maya Erskine are brilliant in this surprisingly relatable action-packed series, says Pratik Navani.
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Life with a rare disorder
Deb Beazley is one of more than 300,000 New Zealanders living with what is called a 'rare disorder'. Audio
Hamilton: NZ's fastest growing city
Where do you think the best place to live in New Zealand is? Well after 27 years, Hamilton has overtaken Tauranga as New Zealand's fastest growing city, according to the latest data from Stats NZ. We… Audio