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How 'the greatest hip hop record ever made' has endured
Released on 19 April 1994, Nas' Illmatic is often considered as the greatest LP in hip hop. New Zealand hip hop stars including DJ Sir-Vere, Tom Scott and more weigh in on its influence.

Elizabeth Kolbert: The A to Z of climate change
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Elizabeth Kolbert tells the story of climate change in her new alphabetised essay collection H Is for Hope. She talks to RNZ's Susie Ferguson.

X vows to 'robustly challenge' Australia order to remove stabbing posts
The social media platform faces a daily fine of $855,000 if it does not withhold posts commenting on the stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel.

State Highway 6 closed at gorge after crash
State Highway 6 is closed in lower Buller Gorge after a crash this evening.

Man who set himself on fire outside Trump's Manhattan hush money trial dies
Maxwell Azzarello doused himself in liquid before throwing conspiracy-theory pamphlets, police say.

Live: Blues v Brumbies, Super Rugby Pacific round nine updates
Follow all the action from Eden Park in Auckland.

Record-chasing Korda one shot off Chevron lead
Record-chasing Nelly Korda is one shot off the lead after the second round of the Chevron Championship.

James 'one of the very best wingers'
Former Wales international and manager John Toshack says Leighton James was "one of the very best wingers British football has ever seen."

Watch: Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue lit up green
Rio's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue has been turned green in celebration of indigenous peoples' day.

People avoid drinking over lack of public toilets
Since Covid, some say a lack of toilets mean they're staying home or putting their health at risk.

Music lovers out in force for Record Store Day
At one shop, people started lining up at 3.15am ahead of the annual celebration of independent record stores and the music they sell.

The Auckland record store pressing vinyl made out of cooking oil
It's Record Store Day, and one Auckland shop is taking the new-found interest in vinyl one step further.

�It�s what we love doing� - UB40 still rocking after 45 years
Robin Campbell - founding member of the Birmingham reggae-pop band - is excited to play both classics and new songs at their two NZ shows this October.

Synthetic opioid found in fake diazepam - DIANZ
A highly potent synthetic opioid, N-Desethyletonitazene, has been detected in a fake diazepam tablet.

Closure of four rural primary schools postponed
One of the schools has just 13 pupils � the minimum needed for a rural primary school is 105.

(De?) Escalation in the Middle East
US calls for calm between Israel and Iran

The powerful story of Dave and his 25 London Marathons
Dave Lock is running his 25th London Marathon for the Samaritans this year, a cause that has taken on further significance for him after the death of his brother, Steven, in 2023.

Verstappen beats Hamilton to Chinese GP sprint win
Max Verstappen fights past Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso to win the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race.

Chinese Grand Prix qualifying build-up
Follow live text and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary of the sprint race and qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Video of US baseball coach in cockpit under FAA probe
Colorado Rockies hitting coach Hensley Meulens posted a video of himself on a flight from Denver to Toronto.