Features

When considering the music of Edvard Grieg, Rachel Hyde quickly realises that although a handful of his works are very well-known, there are many lesser-known gems. Audio

Filmmaker Gaylene Preston has just spent a year with Helen Clark at the UN, and a new documentary My Year With Helen is the result. Video, Audio, Gallery

Māori culture and values have often been sidelined in the construction of New Zealand towns and cities, but what if that wasn't the case? Audio, Gallery

Sourcing furniture, melting lipsticks and getting covered in paint are all in a day's work for New York-based Kiwi Rachel Stickley. Audio, Gallery

Former PM Jim Bolger talks about steering New Zealand through seven turbulent years, the failure of neoliberal policy worldwide and his personal reasons for hating racism, on The Ninth Floor. Video, Audio

Watch David Dallas talk about his new album; what it's about, how it was crafted and why it took so long to come out.

There is a perception that alternative or complementary medicines are safe. Is this the case?  Audio

Trevor Reekie has a kōrero with with Moana Maniapoto about her current NZ tour and enjoys a live performance from Soweto a capella trio The Soil, who won the hearts of many at Womad 2017.  Audio

A population boom in Queenstown and Wanaka has left local councils and water scientists racing against time to protect the Southern Lakes' pristine waters from urban run-off.

Simon Morris reviews two films with a World War II connection and one of the winners at last year's Cannes Film Festival. Video, Audio

It turns out that the level at which some people listen to music on their headphones is the equivalent of standing 300 metres away from a large jet during take-off. Audio

Claire Duncan used to make music as Dear Time's Waste, but now goes by the name i.e. crazy. She talks about mental health and being true to her art. Video, Audio

We would all benefit from a deeper connection to our inner hunter gatherer, anthropology and archaeology teacher Bill Schindler says. Audio, Gallery

Award-winning comedian and professional sex worker, Lucy Roche uses comedy to break down stereotypes. Audio

Mana magazine editor Leonie Hayden talks to RNZ about her life, career, and the eclectic selection of songs that have meant something to her over the years. Audio

“Mental health is always personal and it is for me...This whole project was born out at a time when I was very mentally unwell, and it was a cathartic process.  It was a way of doing something so physical and ritualistic that did actually help me get better."  Video, Audio

A late-career detour into swing-era standards from Bob Dylan is perhaps no surprise from the man 'pissing people off since 1962". Audio

The biggest Tokelau festival in the world wrapped up with a cultural performance over the Easter weekend in New Zealand. Audio, Gallery

Understanding the 'dress code' that allows clover plants to recognise friendly nitrogen-fixing bacteria could help us improve farming efficiency. Audio

It's the closest thing New Zealand has to a desert. The Mackenzie Basin is not replicated anywhere else in the country, let alone the world, and it is being changed irreversibly.

New Zealander Rebecca Denton has written a young adult fiction book titled This Beats Perfect. It's a romp through London's music industry following a teenage musician, and her dealings with the very thing that disgusts her the most - boybands. Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses an album that explores the Puerto Rican heritage of Hurray For The Riff Raff's Alynda Lee Segarra. Audio

The UK is going to the polls – again - in seven weeks following the shock announcement yesterday of a snap election. Audio

Having suffered from depression for years, Rachel Kelly turned to her kitchen cupboards for help. Now she's written a book, Happy Eating, with recipes that are good for the mood. Audio, Gallery