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New Zealanders have battled Covid-19 for more than two years, but if you think it's the first time disease has knocked us around, well, this one's for you. Epidemics have long been part of our story. 

The 1950s saw an explosion of youth culture. “Bodgies and widgies' ' tearing round on motorbikes & hanging out in milk bars scandalised many Kiwi adults. Was “the teenager” invented in the 1950s? And… Video, Audio

Today on the Panel Wallace and panellists Jo McCarroll and Raj Chakraborti discuss today's Consumer price Index figures and what it means for your back pocket. They speak to the SPCA about their… Audio

Dan Schreiber has made a career of combining quirky facts with comedy. He's a Q.I 'elf' - part of the team of researchers behind the popular quiz show Q.I, co-hosts a spinoff podcast called No Such… Audio

The first 500 years of Māori settlement in Aotearoa saw significant, dynamic changes to how people lived; changes that challenge the idea of Māori culture as something carved in stone. Video, Audio

No-one knows for sure who first introduced rabbits to New Zealand, because no-one wanted to take the blame for what became one of New Zealand's biggest environmental and economic disasters. We start… Video, Audio

Kris Faafoi masterminded the public media merger that’s now in train, before quitting politics to spend more time with his family last June. Now he wants to spend more time with government again… Audio

Indy Yelich – a New York-based musician and the little sister of Lorde – has released her debut single. 'Threads' is about the ups and downs of being in love at 23, Indy says. "I think of New York… Video, Audio

In a remarkable literary feat Catherine Chidgey's seventh novel The Axeman's Carnival is told entirely from the perspective of a magpie on a high country farm. T Audio

The government is celebrating its agricultural emissions pricing plan as a world first, but it faces a battle winning over the sector.

Cabinet will consult on the plan before signing it off next… Audio

Troy Kingi (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) is stoked for people to hear his new '80s-inspired album Year Of The Ratbags And Their Musty Theme Songs. It's the sixth album the award-winning… Video, Audio

Professor Richie Poulton, director of the internationally-renowned Dunedin Study, joins Kim Hill to look back on his own life’s developments and play some favourite songs. Audio

Numbers in Auckland high schools are dwindling with more students swapping study for full-time work before they've finished their qualifications.

Years of pandemic-related disruptions have left some… Audio

Portia Woodman has done it all.

The Black Ferns star has won two Sevens World Cups, a 15s World Cup, claimed numerous awards and broken multiple records.

The veteran speedster isn't planning on… Audio

When your debut novel sparks a publisher's bidding war, wins a slew of awards and nominations and tops the bestseller list, when do you have time to write the notoriously difficult second novel… Audio

When Parliament gets a new speaker MPs re-test the rules and the limits. Will this one let you away with things the previous one would not? Can you cripple their confidence and make them easier to… Audio

Egyptian veterinarian Amir Khalil is widely known as 'the war vet', having spent years rescuing animals from disaster areas and war zones. Video, Audio

After 17 years hosting Nights, RNZ presenter Bryan Crump heads over to our fine music network RNZ Concert this month. He joins Kim Hill to play some favourite songs and chat about his career. Video, Audio, Gallery

At 85 years old, Helen Dew is a sustainability legend in Carterton. Audio

The life and work of Sylvia Durrant, otherwise known as Auckland's Bird Lady, is celebrated in a new book which is part graphic biography part environmental handbook authored by Johanna Emeney and… Audio, Gallery

While the Black Caps foundered in Australia, another New Zealand cricket team was sweeping all before it across the Tasman.

The national over-60s men's team has made today's final of the veterans'… Audio

New Zealand's over-60s cricket team has its eye on the first ever veterans' world cup trophy. The senior squad has qualified for the final against Paksitan today. Andrew Nuttall is part of the New… Audio

Julie Stout describes how Auckland could connect in the future to the wairua and cultures that make up Tamaki Makaurau. One of the highlights of Auckland University's Raising the Bar 2022. Audio