For the first time the Goldman Environmental Prize has been awarded entirely to women, honouring grassroots leaders tackling major environmental challenges.

Women's rugby on the rise in the Pacific, Moana Pasifika and Fiji Drua battle on despite setbacks and more in Pacific sports with RNZ Pacific's senior sports journalist Iliesa Tora.

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The latest News in Cook Island Maori ( Te Reo Maori Kiki Airani), brought to you by our partners Pacific Media Network ,

A bond more than a century old is stronger than ever thanks to a French town that will never forget the sacrifice made by New Zealand soldiers at Le Quesnoy.

A wrap of the day's big stories

He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.

On this week's edition of Short-Cuts Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin reviews: Exit 8 (in cinema), Greyhound and Finch (digital rentals) and One Life (Māori+).

A listener request brings musician Blair Morgan onto Nights to discuss his song “Len,” a tribute to his grandfather’s wartime story.

A tramper’s final wish for a remote hut has been realised with the creation of Brass Monkey Hut high on the Main Divide in Lewis Pass.