Citizens of the World Choir includes refugees from around 30 different countries and showcases the power of music to unify and create positive change.

Scientists are now forecasting hazards on timescales from decades ahead to literally minutes before impact. But how accurate can those forecasts really be and how do you prepare for events that are inherently uncertain?

Could you survive 804 days in an Iranian prison? Australian academic Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert did after being detained by Iran's Revolutionary Guard while trying to leave Tehran. Now she's warning that state hostage-taking - often called "hostage diplomacy" - is on the rise and says governments need to take a much tougher, more coordinated response.

Award-winning play Playfight explores the difference between rough sex and sexual assault - inspired by the Grace Millane case.

Why do some people think it's okay to talk and eat loudly during a movie? Or to call out during a performance?

Dame Valerie Adams is a five-time Olympian, mother of two and ambassador for the annual Jammies for June campaign, giving a voice to those who need it most.

An international aid flotilla to Gaza - containing about 60 boats - left Barcelona a couple of weeks ago carrying supplies for the Gazan people. But on Thursday they were intercepted by Israeli forces west of the Greek island of Crete - still about 700 nautical miles from Gaza. Four New Zealanders were detained by the IDF but another, Hahona Ormsby of Ngati Maniapoto, managed to escape capture along with his crew.

Tamaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum is displaying a rare 18th century pauku, Maori war cloak, which is on loan from Durham University in northern England. Dr Kahutoi Te Kanawa is the Pou Arahi Curator Maori at Auckland Museum and co-Director of the Museum's textile and fibre knowledge exchange centre, Te Aho Mutunga Kore.

Hinemoa Awatere has been appointed as Tumu Whakarae at Te Taura Ora o Waiariki, the Iwi Maori Partnership Board for the Te Arawa rohe, which advocates for the healthcare of more than 30-thousand Maori in that area.

Sam Wild is a passionate hunter, award-winning spear fisherman and underwater cameraman who says everyone should be brave when it comes to wild food!