Features

Ryan Smith tells the story of a New York street-musician called Moondog. He frequented the streets of Manhattan and because of one of his hand-made costumes, complete with horned helmet, he was known as the Viking of 6^th Avenue. Audio

New Zealand is rushing through medicinal cannabis regulation – ahead of funding drugs that have been proven to work – because of an unproven belief that we're being denied something beneficial, says pharmacologist Michelle Glass. Audio

The Pacific's favourite bitter elixir is now behind the bar in downtown Auckland.

New Zealand's youth parliamentarians announced a climate change emergency at Youth Parliament 2019 this week. Sophie Dixon looks at how the younger generation is taking a stand.

In the 1960s a group of new-age thinkers in the US had athletes and coaches convinced that with no more than the power of their own minds they could be bigger, faster and able to control their opponent’s minds. Audio

Insight - Vulnerable mothers desperately need access to more residential homes so they can keep their babies instead of watching them being taken into state care. Audio

A fascinating documentary about what goes into the making of a top quality violin bow. Components are sourced from all around the world and the resulting bows are highly-prized and expensive.

Why do some parents over-share pictures and videos of their children on social media? What are the potential implications of what may be a permanent digital footprint? Audio

Dutch filmmaker Marjoleine Boonstra's latest film highlights the plight of four of the world's almost forgotten or disappeared languages and those who are fighting to preserve them.  Video, Audio

Hedonistic desire, passion, guilt – there’s hell to pay for opera’s legendary lover.  Join us here for live video of Don Giovanni live from Auckland Town Hall.

Polynesian urban poet and artist Melodownz plans to ‘take over the world one rhyme at a time’ with his languid funk-jazz rap and insightful and thoughtful rap. Have a listen with Friday Night Live.

Two Cents' Worth - Small businesses make up 97 percent of our enterprises, every month 850 such businesses start - although 10 close each day. Kim Savage looks at what separates success from failure. Audio

The University of Canterbury's Electric Sheep was the only New Zealand team to compete at the international RoboCup football competition in Sydney. Audio

Video - Tomorrow marks possibly the most iconic moment of the 20th century and retired astronomer Frank Andrews remembers the excitement of the day very well. Video

Pilot error was to blame for a fatal plane crash in Federated States of Micronesia last September.

Papua New Guinea were the big movers on day 10 of the Pacific Games, winning 12 gold medals to rocket up to third place in the overall standings.

A third of New Zealand employers using Pacific seasonal workers say some of their labourers aren't arriving in good hea

The Detail - There have been 130 complaints of businesses breaking the law, and supermarket customers now pay for their bin liners - how is the country coping with the plastic bag ban three weeks in?  Audio

Widescreen - Dan Slevin delves deeper into the 2019 film festival programme.

The ability to get the weather right is getting better all the time with advances in computer simulations, satellites and cooperation. But the outlook for access is not so sunny. Audio

Self-confessed curmudgeon, Hamish Bidwell, gives us his weekly thoughts on the state of World Rugby in the lead up to the World Cup in Japan in September.

Music commentator Graeme Downes continues his exploration of songs that resonate, focusing on 'For What it's Worth' by Buffalo Springfield, 'Stressed Out' by 21 Pilots, 'Closer to the Heart' by Rush and 'Children of the Revolution' T-Rex Audio

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Jazz bassist and singer, Esperanza Spalding's new album 12 Little Spells is surely about as personal as you can get: a collection of songs about various parts of the body. William Dart checks out the album itself and her journey getting to it. Video, Audio

Here's a concert featuring the National Band of NZ and then the reigning champion band Wellington Brass.