Features

Ben Awa has a tip for the frustrated parent faced with manoeuvring a tired or hungry child through the supermarket – sing your words to them. Audio

Powdered greens are a favourite for smoothie fans but there's one ingredient in there you might not expect, as Adam Macaulay discovers for Healthy or Hoax. Audio

Lorde mixes classic singer-songwriter elements with slamming high-production pop to deliver a special album.

In this series from 2014/15, musician Anthonie Tonnon takes us on a tour of some NZ's most iconic music venues, many of which are now sadly closed.

Brighter Future? - After a failed house hunt, Georgia van Gessel and her husband have become her 90-year-old grandfather's flatmates. Craig McCulloch reports.

“I feel older than I am because of my experiences."

Crayford won The Recorded Music NZ Best Jazz Album with his seven-track East West Moon at the NZ Jazz Awards on Sunday night in Wellington. Audio

Simon Morris reviews Tom Cruise's latest blockbuster The Mummy, French comedy-drama Rosalie Blum and Russian spy story Despite the Falling Snow.

Beyond Meat's yellow pea-based burger patties are the first vegan product to be sold in the meat aisle at two big American supermarket chains. Audio

Hawke’s Bay grandmother Jo Whiu is raising her daughter's seven children who range from 10 months to 12 years.  Audio, Gallery

Geologists are using a vertical cannon to test how different roofing materials - and even hard hats - can withstand the impact of flying volcanic rocks. Video, Audio

In 1986 Pope John Paul II spent three days in New Zealand. Justin Gregory remembers the visit and tracks down a special item left behind. Audio

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"How politics is talked about gives us a glimpse into what’s wrong with politics today – how cramped and technocratic and managerial it’s become."

Nick Bollinger reviews the debut album from this young Icelandic band. Audio

Barack Obama is an incredibly disciplined man with a tendency to mythologise his own story, his biographer says. Audio

At Waitara High School in Taranaki, the students are taking over. So far, they're getting a say in who gets hired and soon they'll be running the canteen. Audio

Ben Edwards has helped create award-winning albums for Tami Neilson, Marlon Williams and Delaney Davidson, and has been instrumental in bringing artists such as Nadia Reid and Aldous Harding to international attention. Audio

Brighter Future? - The experiences of two teachers and two apprentices show how far the cost of living in Auckland has diverged from the rest of the country.

A 118 year old painting by one of Captain Scott's Antarctic exploration team has been uncovered in an historic hut at Cape Adare. Audio, Gallery

Nashville band Los Straitjackets test their Tennessee twang on a set of Nick Lowe's songs. Nick Bollinger discusses. Audio

New Zealand's government says funding climate change-related activities through its existing aid budget represents international best practice.

West Coast residents are battling to keep the Barrytown Settler's Hall a music venue after noise complaints led to cancelled gigs this winter. Audio

Donald Trump is the "all-time record-holder of the Dunning-Kruger effect" according to the New York Times. So what is this phenomenon? Audio

For women, talking about personal things is a sign of closeness – "the pot of gold at the end of the relationship rainbow" – says linguist and author Deborah Tannen. Audio