Features

Trials of a water-free toilet that can turn human waste into fuel, power and fertiliser are underway in Madagascar. Could this be the toilet of the future? Audio, Gallery

Presenter Kanoa Lloyd talks to Sonia Sly about her penchant for pretty hoarding, pottery and why she finds it hard to let go...in this episode of podcast, Just One Thing. Audio

Late in his life this composer had an extraordinary burst of inspiration which resulted in some of his greatest works. Thomas Goss surveys Strauss post 1945. Audio

Head Like A Hole's notoriety is about to go up a notch with the release of Swagger Of Thieves, a documentary that follows them from their reunion in 2008 and delves into their troubled history. Video, Audio

Phones, tablets, laptops, whatever the device, your children will want to get their hands on it. In Are We There Yet? Katy Gosset talks to parents about the struggle against screen time. Audio

The cloud may blow over as a storage space when scientists figure out how to cache data in the densest known storage medium in the universe – DNA. Audio, Gallery

Randy Newman has a new album – and an assignment for Lorde. Nick Bollinger talks to the legendary singer-songwriter and soundtrack composer. Audio

A a new study has found a link between smell and metabolism. Audio

Opinion - British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson's short visit to small fry New Zealand is a political footnote and a sign of the man's ornamental impotence in his role.

"For me the focus was music, it existed everywhere in my young life." Audio

It's not too late to enjoy Michael Houstoun's remarkable odyssey through the 48 Preludes and Fugues. You can also listen here to Michael's insights into playing Bach, as he talks with Tim Dodd.

We visit SWIDT's studio in Onehunga on the release of their debut album; chat to the director of new Head Like A Hole documentary; chat to Randy Newman and loads more!

Molecular biologist and musician Mark Temple has developed a way to 'hear' a genetic mutation. Audio

Drugfree Sport's Scott Tibbutt talks about why secondary school students will be tested at an upcoming rugby tournament and Katrina Grant re-signs with the Central Pulse. Audio

Award-winning Wellington musician Grayson Gilmour plays songs from his latest album Otherness. Audio

Cynthia Morahan checks out composers once considered British, English or even Australian, who were actually Irish. Audio

The Wellington band's notoriety is about to go up a notch with the release of a film that follows them from their reunion in 2008 and delves into the history that led to their demise the first time around. Video, Audio

Paris Can Wait is a melancholy debut feature from a woman who has been around the movie business for nearly 60 years, says Dan Slevin.

Donald Trump's new director of communications, Anthony Scaramucci, has launched an expletive-laden attack on two senior colleagues. RNZ's Washington correspondent says he has never seen anything like it. Audio

At RNZ we love giving you great, new ways, to experience the best stories from New Zealand and the Pacific. So we've started rolling out our new app.

Simon Green – AKA Bonobo – loves NZ, a fact he told us three times during his show last night. It’s one of his favourite countries and he’s been here many times. He’s just never played a show.

In the fourth episode of Caucus, Bill English's Epsom and Ohariu urges, whether the Greens are losing control, and the link between New Zealand First's vote and immigration. Audio

Trevor the caterpillar and Julie the dragonfly are soft robots that can walk and flap using electricity that powers artificial muscles, without a printed circuit board in sight. Video, Audio

On At The Movies and this week auteur alert; Dan Slevin reviews Dunkirk, Baby Driver and Paris Can Wait. Video, Audio