Features

Amalia Hall leads Orchestra Wellington in Mozart's 'Linz Symphony'. Audio

Once in a while a film comes along that’s so extraordinary, so off the beaten track that you can only marvel that it got made at all. Video, Audio

Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne talks to RNZ Music's Tony Stamp about his new film American Utopia. Directed by Spike Lee, it captures the original Broadway play, featuring songs from Byrne's entire career.

Tips to make a DIY fridge full of beer are being offered by a Hawke's Bay company that was stuck without stock when Covid-19 hit.  Audio

The Detail - The tourism industry has some big decisions to make, and it's had an enforced break to think about them. Audio

RNZ Concert is proud to present this beautiful and moving performance of Aotearoa and Pacific songs, hymns and lullabies by some of our best opera singers, live at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Video, Audio

An advertisement for a central Wellington flat at the cost of $815 has sparked an angry reaction from Wellington renters, who have described it as not even fit for a dog, with bedrooms more like "dungeons". Audio

The way humans treat the future as a dumping ground for today’s problems is not how philosopher Roman Krznaric wants to be remembered as an ancestor. Audio

There are inside stories and inside stories. And David Fincher’s new film Mank is the making-of account of one of Hollywood’s most famous inside stories, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio

The Black Seeds make a triumphant return to their classic reggae roots, ahead of a huge summer tour. Check out their new single 'Raised With Love', the first off their new album, due out next year.

What do you get when you mix soul music, prog rock, R&B, and traditional Bulgarian harmonies? Skilaa! RNZ Music is stoked to present Auckland neo-soul group Skilaa’s new single ‘Travelling’. It’s the lead single from their debut EP Fantasy Life, which is out today!

First Person - Despite all of his faults, problems and dramas, Maradona leaves an incredible legacy and will be mourned across the sporting world, writes Michael Burgess.

Anna Coddington’s new album Beams is out today! RNZ Music was lucky enough  to record this exclusive live version of the record’s lates single ‘Dive’ at Auckland’s Roundhead Studios.

Our Changing World - NIWA's Richard Querel talks about the ozone hole, including this year's large one, and Ben Liley explains why NZ has such high UV levels. Video, Audio

James Suzman is an anthropologist and author who argues we spent too much of our lives working, the Ju/'hoansi of the Kalahari, and other similar societies, worked just two hours a day to meet all their needs. Audio

Ngāi Tahu historian Dr Michael Stevens has just been recognised by the Royal Society Te Apārangi Te Kōpūnui with a Māori Research Award, he is writing a book on how world events shaped the history of Bluff. Audio

Luise Kreisel and Jule Riggers made New Zealand home in 2020, but they could be some of the last international au pairs to do so for some time. Audio

An organisation is using the healing power of fishing to help support men with cancer. Audio

We’ve had an election, we have a government, and on Wednesday we complete the set with a Parliament. Audio

Stewart Island Rakiura's museum was first built in 1960 - to house an abundance of island treasures. Back then, it cost the thousands of tourists coming to the island 50 cents to get in and see the displays which cover early whaling in the area, sealing, boat building, and natural history. Audio

Access to gender affirming medical services differs from region to region. Healthcare workers say that's harming trans and gender diverse New Zealanders.

The 'great male hunter' hypothesis looks to have been well and truly debunked, with new research suggesting half the early big-game hunters of the Americas were female. Audio

Best-selling science author Paul Greenberg tells Jesse Mulligan why he decided to ditch his smartphone, and how life has changed for him and his family since he did. Audio

Ever spotted someone and thought to yourself ‘where do I know that person from?’. If so you may be a super facial recogniser. Audio