The rain held off for Six60's record-smashing show at Western Springs Stadium in central Auckland, an inclusive celebration of Kiwi good times, writes Waveney Russ for RNZ.

Waveney Russ is impressed by an outstanding performance from Marlon Williams and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra at Villa Maria in Auckland.

Many of us, especially young women, have been experiencing dark thoughts and emotions in the aftermath of Grace Millane's death. It's called vicarious trauma, writes 20 year old Waveney Russ, and it's a totally valid response.

In one of her first interviews since she stood down from politics, Metiria Turei talks to Waveney Russ about her new life as an artist studying at the Dunedin School of Art.