Features

Papua New Guinea's government has been urged to wean the economy off reliance on the extractives sector. Audio

The director general of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme says there is growing political awareness of the importance of weather services in the Pacific. Audio

Australia has signalled a closer engagement with the Pacific as the region's main political umbrella group reviews its security policy. Audio

The Voyager probes are sending enormous volumes of valuable information back to Earth, but also taking some treasures from our cultures to outer space. Steve Danby takes an amused look at what aliens might think about whale song and Chuck Berry. Audio

Film score composer Marc Chesterman gets asked to create the darndest things. He's done the score for Florian Habicht's zombie film Spookers. Video, Audio

As politicians talk up their housing policies ahead of the election, renters share stories of stress, illness and why the current system doesn’t work. The Wireless reports.

Who are the 100,000 people who have contributed to another migration record? RNZ's John Edens looks into the numbers.

It used to be stealing a ball point pen from the stationery cabinet, but now there's a new form of employee theft called 'cyberloafing'. Audio

Beauty queens, magic, dangly bits and nip slips - Miss Universe NZ had it all. Katie Parker from The Wireless watched it so you don't have to.

Is it bad to fry with olive oil? What does extra virgin mean? And how bad is butter? The benefits or risks of fats and oils remain a vexed question for many of us. Audio

Take a listen to some of the many jazz musicians who have gone by the nickname 'Red', including the Reds Norvo, McKenzie, Garland, and Nichols, with your guide Nick Tipping. Audio

The first album in more than a decade by the Japanese musician Cornelius sounds like the music of somewhere that didn’t exist, at least until Cornelius dreamed it up. Audio

Enjoy music from Palestine, Spain, Mali, Cuba, Argentina and Trevor Reekie talks to founding member of London based band, Public Service Broadcasting, J Willgoose Esq. Audio

In episode 3 of BANG! 20-somethings on dating and hooking up, Eleanor Butterworth talks 'ethical sex', Hera Lindsay Bird reads a new poem and a website dedicated to female pleasure. Audio

Community groups in Guam are calling for peace amid the bellicose rhetoric of the United States and North Korea. Audio

This month's downloadable classic from RNZ Concert is proving pretty popular. It gives you all the best bits from Bizet's L'Arlésienne, played by the Auckland Philharmonia.

British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard likes to say he is a really boring person who has lived an interesting life.  That may not have been the best pitch to the publishers for his first book - but it worked. Audio

Back in 1987, the first episode of iconic TV series Gloss went to air. Peter Elliott, who played the scheming Rex Redfern, looks back on New Zealand's answer to Dynasty. Video, Audio

It's a long way from US narco-ganglands to growing organic food in NZ, but Adán Tijerina has made it. The community-minded Wellington entrepreneur shares his story with Lynda Chanwai-Earle. Audio, Gallery

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Colin McCahon and AC/DC all influence Sydney artist, and Buddhist, Nell, who also includes crucifixes and emoji in her work. Audio, Gallery

Elizabeth Moss has appeared in two of the most successful TV series of the past 15 years –​ West Wing and Mad Men. This year, she adds The Handmaid's Tale and the new series of Top of the Lake to the list. Audio

While US president Donald Trump may not have created the racist anger that led to death and injuries at a protest in Virginia last week he has surely emboldened it, says journalist and author Jared Sexton. Audio

Mediawatch looks at the coverage of Labour’s new leader and asks two news bosses if it's gone over the top. Audio

Shae Sterling honed his craft filming fast cars but has made a name as a top-notch music video director for Stan Walker, Maisey Rika, TEEKS and Louis Baker. Video, Audio