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Music critic and commentator, Elizabeth Kerr speaks about the role of music critic in the Aotearoa arts ecosystem. She recalls feisty New Zealand music writers from last century, outlines her own… Video, Audio

Tools are down on Auckland's 56-storey, $300m Seascape tower - the result of a dispute between its developer, Shundi Customs and its builder - one of the world's biggest: China Construction. Audio

Internationally bestselling Australian author Robyn Davidson's new memoir Unfinished Woman delves into her past to investigate time and memory, asking how can we learn to be 'at home everywhere'? A… Audio

Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'Winter Magic', Auckland Town Hall, 30 June 2022. Audio

Whether or not you believe in an afterlife, chances are you've imagined what it might be like. In Auckland writer Patricia Bell's novel The Library of Unfinished Business, we join recently deceased… Audio

Ian Rankin, the creator of Inspector Rebus, talks live from Edinburgh with New Zealand crime writer Vanda Symon at Word Christchurch 2021. Audio

A leading family doctor backs extending Covid-19 vaccinations to group 4 at this time even before group 3 has been fully immunised.

From today, New Zealanders in group 4 are able to book to receive… Audio

The government is pressing ahead with plans to vaccinate the least vulnerable New Zealanders against Covid-19 even though only one in five people of the more at-risk group three have had their first… Audio

Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 25 July 2019. Audio

Homeless people are already finding their way to Whangarei's new day shelter - even though it's not yet officially open. The shelter in the town's old army barracks has been taking shape since… Audio

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Audio

Steven Kari has won the Pacific's first gold medal of the Commonwealth Games with a record-breaking lift on the Gold Coast. The Papua New Guinean set a new Commonwealth and Games record in the clean… Audio

A Cook Islands artist hopes her photos of abandoned homes on the island of Mangaia will bring home the country's depopulation problem. Audio

An international law specialist says the UN should resolve the unfinished business of West Papuan self-determination. Melinda Janki has analysed the adherence to international law in the transferral… Audio

The Northern Marianas has welcomed President Trump's review of US National Monuments, submitting a letter to the Interior Secretary supporting the move this week. Audio

The Cook Islands has not given up on getting an independent seat at the United Nations but says it is not a priority at the moment. Audio

New Zealand is to maintain a police presence in Solomon Islands once the Regional Assistance Mission ends its 14 year stint in July. Audio

Education Minister Hekia Parata has denied that she's leaving the Beehive before seeing through some major reforms in her portfolio. Video, Audio