Features

"We're bent over with our bums in the air trying to look for little mushrooms under logs and what have you." Audio, Gallery

Christchurch Dilemmas - Some properties damaged in the Christchurch earthquake are being sold unrepaired. What are the implications? 

Patients in Samoa were given life-saving heart surgeries this month by a volunteer medical team from New Zealand.

Already got your NZ Music Month hoodie? Here’s 10 more things you can do to support local music.

The maker of a movie shot in secret on a cellphone by a refugee detained on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island says his co-director has a right to be at the premiere. Video

A mining company says it is confident that a controversial seabed mine will be operational off Papua New Guinea in 2019, as planned. Audio

Exiled West Papuan leader Benny Wenda was in NZ last week seeking political support for his isolated Indonesian province. Audio

With cold and flu season lurking, Dr Shaun Holt shares some tips to prevent and treat the common cold. Audio

Speakers from the upcoming New Zealand Music Month Summit convene in the RNZ studios to discuss the changing industry and how best to navigate a music career. Video, Audio

There's a call for more Pasifika people to pursue careers in New Zealand's tech sector. Audio

"The whole political class has been implicated in a gigantic, gigantic corruption scheme." Audio

David Hamilton's glassy trio is available for free download this NZ Music Month.

In parts of Africa, half of the antimalarial drugs on the market are counterfeits with no active ingredients. Now a cheap infrared scanner connected to a smartphone app can identify fake medicine on the spot. Audio

Pacific nations could be the biggest benefactors of a rule change announced by rugby's governing body surrounding international eligibility. Audio

Julian Goulding swapped city life and corporate attire for bare feet and a t-shirt in Taumarunui. He now works at the local high school, shuttles trampers to the Timber Trail and sells custom-made bow ties. Audio

Grammy-winning record producer and author Ian Brennan has recorded South East Algerians in the desert, war veterans in Hanoi and maximum-security prisoners in Malawi. Audio

Saffron is the most expensive spice on the planet. We find out from a Central Otago saffron farmer how to cook with it, how to store it and how to know it's genuine. Audio, Gallery

Manager Scott Maclachlan, producer Greg Haver and hip-hop artist Kings  – three of the speakers at the NZ Music Month summit – talk about the changing face of the music industry. Video, Audio

Last November's earthquake altered the course and flow of the Clarence River in southern Marlborough, creating new challenges for farmers and a local rafting operation. Audio, Gallery

The Bay of Plenty township of Taneatua is transforming itself. Local Māori business owners – including gallery owner Tame Iti and his son Toi, a barber – are optimistic about the future of their community. Audio

VR technology is already touted as a safe, effective way to train pilots, parole officers, soldiers, bus drivers and surgeons. Now it's being used to train junior doctors in a pilot study at Waitemata DHB. Audio

Country soul singer Tami Neilson pays tribute to the musicians she loves in her upcoming show Songs of Sinners. Audio

"[Jokes help to] communicate things in a much more non-threatening way that has more of a chance of changing minds or bringing people from different camps together." Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews a surrealistic new album from England's psychedelic pop savant. Audio