Features

Each week chef, author and mum of two young children Sam Parish shares a midweek meal inspiration on Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan. This week delicious sesame-crusted salmon burgers. Audio

From the rhythmic beats of Cook Islands drums to the grace and elegance of Siva Samoa, the festival brought together over 200 teams from 69 schools across Aotearoa.

Brilliant young Korean violinist Inmo Yang is bringing the music of Korean composer Unsuk Chin to Auckland. Video, Audio

Grace Palmer has hit the big time, with a leading role on the Fox sitcom Animal Control. She talks to Anika about her humble beginnings and living the dream. Video, Audio

People have met lifelong friends and even spouses at the Wellington dinners, which marked their 25th anniversary this week. Audio

The four-part documentary series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV reveals that actor Drake Bell was sexually abused by Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck.

Organist and Music Director of St Paul's Cathedral Wellington, Michael Stewart, who is also Music Director of The Tudor Consort, talks about Holy Week, his busiest time of the year. Video, Audio

Dubbed "deliciously rude and darkly funny", Kathy Lette’s new book The Revenge Club is the story four best friends approaching their sixties, feeling invisible and bent on vengeance. Audio

Fifth-generation Waikato farmer, Stu Muir, has breathed new life into two once stagnant streams that run through his property, and he's up for an award for his work. Audio

The Sampler - The Past is Still Alive is an album of beautifully-written folk-infused songs that touch on the artist's itinerant past, writes Tony Stamp. Video, Audio

The Australian streaming service is free (for the time being), reports Dan Slevin, and has an eclectic range to choose from.

West End and Broadway wasn’t the dream when UK theatre-maker Nancy Zamit co-founded Mischief Theatre in 2008, but the idea of being paid to do improv was, she tells Culture 101. Audio

Could the Olympics, rule changes, or a return to free-to-air TV give netball the boost it needs in an increasingly competitive environment? Bridget Tunnicliffe talks to the experts.

Bringing the tunes and a barrel of energy to the Mixtape is comedian and self-proclaimed ‘volunteer journalist’ Guy Williams. Audio

Guy is the host of TV series New Zealand Today - a show that puts New Zealand’s small towns, and anything wacky that goes on there, on a pedestal.  Audio

WATCH - "People have come up to me and said "I just want to thank you for what you do. You've helped me through my grief." Video, Audio

This is a subversive early-2000s family sitcom worthy of your time, writes Pratik Navani. Video

A start-up in Marlborough is busy recycling thousands of wooden posts that would otherwise be bound for the landfill. Audio

Rosie Overseer was abused at the strict Christian community and "didn't want the same" for her children. Video, Audio

The award-winning musician says his new album Out of My Head was created to accompany a "super luxurious" Sunday morning. Audio

Experimental musician and surfer Tarik Rahim reflects on his journey so far. Audio

After years of rehabilitation work, the distinctive booming sound of the matuku-hurepō (Australasian Bittern) can be heard again around the Wairarapa Moana. Video, Audio

Violinist Darren Breeze and actor Geoffrey Clendon are joining forces to perform Coleridge's epic poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in Auckland. Video, Audio

Nelson choreographer Chloe Loftus invites Wellingtonians to join a "joyful flashmob" dancing outside at the upcoming CupaDupa festival. Video, Audio

Wellington chef Rex Morgan has tips for getting the best out of some under-rated and cheaper types of fish.