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The third of the three (equal) number 45 entries in the Fifty Best Films of All Time list is the first genuine crowd-pleaser in the top fifty, according to Dan Slevin. Video

What does it take to make New Zealand's best croissant? Using 27 layers of butter is a good place to start, says Michael Kloeg, head baker and owner of the Clareville Bakery in Wairarapa. Audio

Down the corridor of one of Dunedin's oldest buildings is a collection of 14,000 books housed in one of New Zealand's last athenaeums still being used for its original purpose. Dunedin Athenaeum and… Audio

When a teen lacks confidence in studying for their exams, a "leadership nudge" from a supportive parent becomes essential, says  parenting coach Joseph Driessen. Audio

The Silver Scroll Awards Ceremony, celebrating the country's best songwriters, is about to get started in Auckland's Parnell in just over an hour's time. Singer-songwriter Marlon Williams is chasing a… Video, Audio

Ah the 80s! Big hair, bright clothes, and some very risque advertising. It was also a time of some big political, social and economic changes in New Zealand: The Springbok Tour, Rainbow Warrior… Audio

Time now for our weekly catch up with the Green Party, and yesterday they announced a policy to double the Best Start payment from $69 a week to $140, and to make it available for all children under… Audio

Jesse talks to 15-year-old Josh Wilson-Jones who apparently has the best guinea pigs in the country. Audio

Neuroscience researcher, writer and author David Robson joins us once again. This time he's been looking at advice and where we get it. Interestingly, it's not always the most successful people that… Audio

With summer on the horizon, we talk to neuroscientist and journalist, Dr David Cox to find out how much we should drink every day, and what we should be drinking. Audio

Some of New Zealand's best women in rock are putting on an electric concert to pay tribute to the musicians who paved the way for them in the industry. Gin Wigmore catches up with Jesse to tell us… Audio

Gillo Pontecorvo’s gritty account of Algeria’s historic battle for independence is still electric viewing more than 50 years on, according to Dan Slevin. Video

Dan Slevin has made it to the three films rated as equal-45th in the Sight & Sound list of the greatest films of all time and the big-hitters have arrived. Video

We're about to get an earful of commentary as the Rugby World Cup kicks off. What's it like to sit in the big chair at the biggest games? Audio

Wellington on a plate last night celebrated a new burger winner - this year's Burger Wellington 2023 award went to One80 Restaurant's Goan Chicken Ros Pao burger. Audio

Ash Davida Jane reviews Strong Words 3: The best of the Landfall Essay Competition Selected by Lynley Edmeades and Emma Neale published by Otago University Press Audio

Whether you have a wedding, funeral, black tie event, job interview or meeting at the bank - it's helpful to dress for the occasion. Local menswear guru Robert Niwa answers all those burning… Audio

What actually is laughter and why is it so important to our wellbeing? Dr Ros Ben-Moshe, a positivity, resilience and laughter-as-therapy academic at La Trobe University in Melbourne shares her… Audio

Swing from drummer Hideo Shiraki, big band jazz from Toshiko Akiyoshi, and contemporary fusion from Takuya Kuroda and Mark de Clive-Lowe's Ronin Arkestra. Audio

Move over steak and cheese, the winner of the 25th Bakels NZ Supreme Pie Awards champions a pie you wouldn't find in a petrol station.

Tauranga's Patrick Lam of Patrick's Pies won the judge's heart… Audio

A new WHO report shows there are now four countries which have meet all of its anti-smoking best practice measures - but New Zealand hasn't made the list.

It falls short in one area - the promotion… Audio

"Breathtakingly misleading" and "laughable at best", that's Transport Minister David Parker's take on the National Party's costing for one of its big election roading promises. The opposition party… Video, Audio

Pies from all over the nation have arrived in Penrose to be judged by pastry professionals. The Bakels Supreme Pie Awards are now in their 25th year, and the competition has grown to 4500 pies entered… Video, Audio