This year's annual Canterbury A&P show has been canned, while there's mixed results at the meatworks where venison sales have bounced back but lamb prices remain at historical lows, and new research suggests growing demand for alternative proteins could change the future of farming.

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Hymns from the 12th century to the 20th this week, including Jesu, the very thought of thee (based on a poem by Bernard of Clairvaux) and NZ hymn writer Colin Gibson’s He came singing love.

Hymns on Sunday, 5 May 2024

Saturday Morning feedback for 4th May 2024

The top stories and other headlines at midday

RNZ News at 12pm, May 4

Colour analysis seems to be having a renaissance. Some will remember it from the 1980s. Or maybe you had your colours done and know that you suit a soft autumn or a bright spring and have taken your swatches shopping. Rachel Bilu of Colour Lab Stylist is Susie's guest.

Colour Analysis to put you in the pink

A collection of letters written to and from iconic New Zealand painter Colin McCahon sheds light on a special relationship spanning four decades. McCahon met penpal Ron O'Reilly in 1938, when the pair were just 19 and 24 respectively. They wrote to each other regularly, amassing hundreds of letters covering McCahon's art practice, the contemporary art scene, ideas, philosophy, and spiritual life. A selection of the letters chosen by McCahon scholar Peter Simpson has been published in a new book Dear Colin, Dear Ron - with an afterword by McCahon's grandson Finn.

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