Karyn takes us on a musical journey from Prince Tui Teka to Snow Patrol, think six degrees of separation.

Being is the indie-pop project helmed by Auckland-based musician and poet Jasmine Balmer. Being will be performing at the Auckland Folk Festival alongside the likes of Troy Kingi, The Eastern, Delaney Davidson, Barry Saunders and other top-notch talent at the Kumeu Showgrounds next weekend.

New Zealanders are among the biggest consumers of ice cream in the world - each eating an incredible 23 litres per annum on average. And we have a surprisingly long relationship with ice cream in this country too - dating all the back to the 1800s. .

A first-of-its-kind study is being conducted by two University of Canterbury research institutes to see how the Kiwi accent changes during childhood.

Taewa - the umbrella term for Māori potatoes - have been a staple food crop in Aotearoa for over 200 years. They are an easy vegetable to grow and cook, says ethnobotanist Dr Nick Roskruge of Tāhuri Whenua (the National Māori Vegetable Growers Collective).

Christchurch actor and producer Nomi Cohen has created a quiz with a musical twist for this year's Bread and Circus buskers festival. She joins The Weekend to tell us more about it, and put our music knowledge to the test.

Most of us are familiar with buzzy bees, jandals and hokey pokey icecream as signifiers of our national identity. But is kiwiana outdated?

Karyn takes us on a musical journey from Shona Laing to Siouxsie and the Banshees, think six degrees of separation.

Sifting about in the mud on the edge of the River Thames might not be everyone's idea of fun, but Lara Maiklem has been doing it for nearly 20 years. Lara joins Karyn Hay to trade tales of the Thames and the treasure on its shores.

One of New Zealand's most feted musicians Shona Laing is the subject of an exhibition which opens next week at the Waihi Arts Centre and Museum '50 Years Later, Shona Laing: A Pictorial Journey Through A Life of Music'.