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The All Blacks are back in action on Saturday night when they face off with Argentina at Orangetheory Stadium.

The Rugby Championship clash marks the return of test rugby to Christchurch for the… Audio

He's said plenty in the media, they've said as little as possible (on the record, at least). That's left media weighing up whether MP-gone-rogue Dr Sharma has really lifted the lid on serous bullying… Audio

What's your favourite artwork and why? Starting with her own picks, art critic and author Megan Dunn contemplates the point of art, how we use it, and why we enjoy it. Audio, Gallery

The only reason any of Shakespeare's plays have survived is because canny publishers saw a market for them amongst a populace hungry for material to read. Dr. Hannah August is the Senior Lecturer in… Audio

Rising musical theatre star Rutene Spooner is getting ready to hit the road with his show Thoroughly Modern Maui, in which the tricky demigod gets a modern-day makeover. Spooner wrote and performs in… Video, Audio

Canadian trombonist Audrey Ochoa's latest album goes by the intriguing name of Frankenhorn, and it's a mashup of contemporary jazz with a DJ twist. Audio

Are the governments plans for a mega-polytech in serious trouble? Te Pukenga - or the New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology - is supposed to be up and running by the January 1 2023, bringing… Audio

Kate Camp's newly published memoir You Probably Think This Song Is About You borrows its title from Carly Simon's classic 1972 song 'You're so Vain'. So it's no surprise the Wellington poet is joining… Audio

Aileen O'Sullivan has been directing innovative drama and documentary on stage, radio, television, and film since the 1970s. Her latest project sees her co-directing Whetu Marama - Bright Star, the… Video, Audio

After his lifestyle took a dive during Amsterdam's lockdown, Grant Caunter gave up alcohol. He's now back in New Zealand, running the zero-alcohol brewery State of Play. Audio

Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium returns to life on Saturday - with the New Zealand men's and women's rugby league sides hosting their Tongan counterparts. And for one of the new players in the Kiwis squad… Audio

When six books by Dr Seuss were withdrawn from publication last year over their content, Nelson playwright and Seuss fan Judene Edgar started wondering how the writer would feel about it, were he… Audio, Gallery

Rangi Matamua has been helping people rediscover the connection that we all have to the cosmos, leading to what has been a dream for him: New Zealand celebrating Matariki as a public holiday, Friday… Video, Audio

The All Whites are set to play Costa Rica in an all-important one-off game in Qatar for a place in the men's World Cup.

The game kicks off at 6am Wednesday New Zealand Time. Former All Whites Ben… Audio

Best known around these parts as one-half of musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, Bret McKenzie is, in his own words, one of the best comedy songwriters in the biz. Video, Audio

The country's third largest grocery group says changes to the supermarket duopoly are a much-needed step towards levelling the playing field.

Night 'n Day is a Dunedin-based convenience store… Audio

The MP behind a Member's Bill which targets online grooming of children by adult predators hopes for it to be widened in scope to include offline or ‘real life’. Audio

Dubbed "a doom scroll described as a play", Scenes from a Yellow Peril is the latest offering from Chinese-New Zealand playwright and performance poet Nathan Joe. Audio

It's one of the best-known - and often-told - stories in our history: Sir Ed Hillary and Sherpa Norgay Tenzing's momentous climb to the top of Mt Everest on May 29th, 1953. But Matt Kambic's new play… Audio

From her regionalist-style painting in the 70s to her more recent collaboratively-made giant tapa, Dame Robin White is widely recognised as a key figure in contemporary New Zealand art, with a career… Audio, Gallery

Playing in nature can build a positive mindset, enable cooperation and build courage and resilience in tamariki. Celia Hogan from Little Kiwis Nature Play is a passionate advocate for nature play. Audio, Gallery

University of Otago urban ecologist Professor Yolanda van Heezik recently led a research team focused on the role private gardens can play in contributing to biodiversity. Professor van Heezik is with… Audio

Al Park is about to release his first solo album in 20 years, Pony, featuring songs written from the 1970s to now. Video, Audio

Tiny country halls in Hawke's Bay are ringing to the sound of music as creator, curator and roadie Jamie Macphail takes his Small Hall Sessions around the province. Video, Audio

Jim Tucker started his journalism career in 1965 as a 18-year-old cadet at the Taranaki Herald. Now in semi-retirement in Taranaki, Tucker has been reflecting on his life as a member of the fourth… Audio