Features

Expert advice on what to do with your money when the quarter-acre dream is crushed.

Mercury prize-winners Alt-J have released an album that seems to travel between time zones, says Nick Bollinger. Audio

Anika Moa's 'Chop Chop Hiyaaa! Tour - Songs For Bubbas', is coming up for the school holidays. Anika performs live in the Auckland studio. Audio

Eighty year old Swiss-born goldsmith Kobi Bosshard has been called the grandfather of New Zealand jewellery. His daughter Andrea Bosshard has just made the film about him, Kobi. Audio, Gallery

Between Hawaii and California is a swirling vortex of ocean rubbish twice the size of Texas, the largest of five such sites in the world. But a young man has a plan to collect it. Video, Audio, Gallery

“Quotas are bad news for mediocre male leaders who tend to be forced out.”

Matāriki is a time to remember loved ones and whānau who are no longer with us. Chev Hassett shares his story.

Australian chef Scott Hallsworth plays with culinary decorum in his new cookbook Junk Food Japan. He shares his recipe for Chicken Kara-age Buns. Audio, Gallery

Pot Luck –​ the story of three friends, who happen to be lesbian, meeting up every Tuesday for dinner – has 2 million views and counting. Video, Audio, Gallery

Efforts to make some islands in the French Pacific predator free has resulted in the revival of certain species of birds on the brink of extinction. Audio

The Modern Māori Quartet join Alex Behan for a kōrero and a performance to celebrate Matariki and their upcoming album. Video, Audio

In Voices this week we asked what immigration might look like if Māori were more involved in the process. Audio

Predicting the future is always a risky business. The creator of the TVNZ series 2050: What If? looks back, and forward again. Video, Audio

Tali (aka Natalia Sheppard) first made her name as an international drum and bass MC. Now the Taranaki-born musician spans all genres. She shares with us the songs that shaped her. Video, Audio

A major collaboration between leading chamber ensemble Stroma and two of Aotearoa's top performers of taonga puoro (traditional Māori musical instruments) features in this year's Matariki festival in Welington. Audio

The government has given hundreds of millions to mental health services since it took office in 2008, but some grappling with mental illness can see little light ahead.

A Papua New Guinea election candidate says it's time to dispense with the double standard over gender in leadership.

The controversial Auckland-based internet mogul is now part of our cultural vernacular, says the director of Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web. Video, Audio

Established news media and the parliamentary press gallery were scooped by a recent online start-up on the biggest political scandal of election year so far. Audio

Lorde's 'Melodrama' has debuted at #1 on US charts. Her first album, Pure Heroine reached number three in 2013.

In eastern Christchurch, poverty and earthquake stress have added trauma on trauma. We meet the people in the community trying to ensure the kids there are more than statistics.

A former Solomon Islands foreign affairs minister says the departure of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands this week is an opportunity for the country to shape its own future. Audio

An emerging Samoan's photographer who has explored gender identity and mythical story-telling hopes his work will go international. Audio

It’s 80 years since aviator Amelia Earhart disappeared and another search to work out what happened to her is about to get underway using sniffer dogs. Audio