Features

Max Towle looks at how the Black Caps have fared in this year's Indian Premiere League.

Antonio Vivaldi, best known for The Four Seasons, was actually most attracted to the bright lights of the opera house. Audio

Alex Behan, Kirsten Johnstone, Nick Bollinger, Yadana Saw and Tony Stamp share their favourite tracks from the first quarter of 2017. Video, Audio

A new book claims almost half of us have some kind of behavioural addiction involving screens or the internet, and that has worrying implications for us as social beings.   Audio

English shoegaze band Slowdive's first album after a double-decade break is impressing old fans and new. Kirsten Johnstone speaks to guitarist Christian Savill. Video, Audio

High art, conceptual art, political art, sublime art, incomprehensible art and art from way out on the fringe, Lynn Freeman's final dispatch from Venice.

It may not be perceived as glamorous, but if you’re looking for a well-paid job, with world travel prospects, manufacturing is crying out for people, its peak body says. Audio

Can comedians make their parents laugh? The Wireless' awkward new series Tough Crowd asks the 2017 Billy T Nominees to do the impossible.

RNZ Music’s Kirsten Johnstone presents a selection of local music with a youthful spirit, in honour of NZ Music Month. Video, Audio

Singer song writer Louis Baker released his new single 'Addict' today, he caught up with RNZ’s Upbeat for a sneak preview. Audio

A Jewish Von Trapp-esk family, a fallen pop star, a kiwi troubadour, an Asian Youth Orchestra, a holocaust survivor and a bunch of J-pop idols feature in the 2017 DocEdge Festival. Video, Audio

It was a beautiful moment watching a beaming Lisa Reihana arrive on a gondola for the grand opening of her Biennale exhibition, says Lynn Freeman.

After a gruelling selection process Salina Fisher has won a place at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music to study composition. Audio

Here's a taste of singer song writer Louis Baker's new single 'Addict'. He says creating habits is a big key to being creative. Audio

What is it like to run 90km up hill? The Wireless ventures into the world of ultramarathon runners.

Sick of chucking out your veges? New research from the University of Otago offers some tips on how best to store them and keep them crisper longer. Audio

Elliott Childs samples new music from Canadian collective The New Pornographers, and finds that Whiteout Conditions pulls no punches. Audio

Epochal change is coming and we are asking the wrong questions and looking in the wrong direction, David Rothkopf of Foreign Policy magazine argues. Audio

On At The Movies, Simon Morris reviews three films NOT directed by white, middle aged men.  Video, Audio

Six months after the destructive magnitude 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake, scientists are still unravelling what happened during this very complex seismic event. Video, Audio

Andrew Hampton is an expert on American indie rock of the 80s and 90s. He also happens to be head of the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB). Audio

An exhibition that celebrates local records that had a big impact on New Zealand's dance scene is running in Auckland, RNZ picks its ten favourites.

Records selected from the personal collections of New Zealand's most influential DJs are currently on display in Auckland as part of the exhibition 'Base FM Cover Story 2: NZ Records That Shaped Our Dance Floors'.

The hike in uni fees is the latest hit for Kiwis living in Australia, The Wireless talks to some expats about their uncertain future.