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Finn Johansson shares more of his eclectic taste in music with Almost June Time by Dave Weir, Careening by Now and Russian Blue by Maia Friedman.

Ever wondered what it takes to win the Eurovision song contest? The BBC's Sam Spencer spoke to music aficionados, vocal coaches and songwriters to get their expert advice.

Our resident reviewer, Dan Slevin gives his thoughts on The Salt Path (in cinemas), Nonnas (Netflix) and Mirror (YouTube).

If you're in the Manawatū, check out the SFX Makeup workshop tomorrow at Palmerston North's Centrepoint Theatre - entry is free for local students aged 13 to 18 years.

Some good news to come out of President Trump's tariff wars - local brewers like Taranaki's Three Sisters - are reporting an increase in beer sales to China. Why are our brews so popular?

Imagine if the SIS declared one of NZ's elected parties an extremist organisation - sparking calls to have it banned. Historian Katja Hoyer explains why this is happening in Germany.

Butter, cheese and milk are the biggest drivers of the rise in food prices, with butter alone soaring 65%. NZX dairy analyst Rosalind Crickett tells us why.

Antti Tuomainen writes grisly crime novels from his home in one of the happiest countries on Earth: Finland -- only he makes them funny. Deeply, darkly funny.

The use of the C-word has sparked quite a debate this week. Language expert, Andreea Calude explains the evolution of swearing.

A bus service with a difference has been breaking records for patronage down in Timaru and it's now set to become a permanent feature of the city's transport system.

MyWay by Metro the city's on demand public transport service, which was introduced as a trial back in 2020.

It's been so successful its now here to say after recording more than 267,000 passenger trips in the last financial year.