Features

A holder of a master's degree in geopolitics and indefinitely detained since 2013, the Kurdish journalist, Behrouz Boochani, has refused to languish in prison.

A new album combines the work of two creative forces from Tonga's past: the poetry of Queen Sālote Tupou III with the music of Lapaha Punake Vili Pusiaki. Audio

In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger decodes the Latin quote behind Laura Marling's new album Semper Femina. Audio

Sean James Donelly, aka SJD, and Julia Deans talk and sing to Nine to Noon about those harmonies of heartbreak and hurt you listen to in times of sorrow. Audio

Voices talks to former refugee Daniel Gamboa about fleeing Colombia, being a student leader in New Zealand and his passion for theatre. Audio, Gallery

Roger Ebert famously called Liliana Cavani’s post-holocaust potboiler “despicable” but Dan Slevin says it has earned a place in European cinema history.

Nick Bollinger decodes the Latin quote behind Laura Marling's new album Semper Femina, as the perspectives and protagonists shift from song to song in these musical pen portraits. Audio

The bacteria on our skin is what causes body odour but in some people the smell can be so putrid, that no deodorant can disguise it. Audio

A Cambridge house built on a property that backs onto a service lane of the local supermarket has been named by Home magazine as the Home of the Year. Audio, Gallery

Menswear is all about the details and Sonia Sly speaks with the designers of two labels that are providing a twist on classic staples to create contemporary suiting for the modern man.  Audio

Modern day minstrel and bluesman Jerron 'Blind Boy' Paxton is is known for capturing the spirit of a bygone era, transporting his audiences back to the 1920s. He performs live in our studio. Audio

Songs including Emmylou Harris, classic Calexico, Creedence and Smog, the new single from Blind Boy Paxton, a live track from Rory Gallagher and some divine soul from Al Green. Audio

Not all journalists like having the mic turned in their direction. But then, Mary Wilson is not your average journalist.

New Zealand Rugby is defending a new advertisement featuring the All Blacks after an anti-violence charity called it “excessively violent”.

Reaching young Pasifika men remains a strong focus in the fight to combat high suicide rates in New Zealand. Audio

The small settlement of Te Mata, Waikato, is the home of new label, Red Robin Records. The label’s founders are using technology from the '80s to take listeners back to when the dancehall and rub-a-dub genre was in its prime. Video, Audio

The Wireless documents a week in the life of a millenial homeowner. With a bit of hard work, anything is possible!

Moana Maniapoto is a NZ music hall of fame member and arts laureate who has played on stages all over the world. She performs for us, with her Tribe, ahead of a national tour. Video, Audio

Words like conservation and ecosystem used to make Jesse Mulligan's eyes glaze over. Now he's on a mission to rid New Zealand of rats and has some handy hints on how to get involved.

Tusi Tamasese spent 18 years in his native Samoa before moving to New Zealand and completing a double major in film and political science. Audio

Reaching young Pasifika men remains a strong focus in the fight to combat high suicide rates in New Zealand. Audio

Jake Millar successfully launched his first start-up at 18, and is now preparing to take his latest venture to the US. He talks to RNZ about his entrepreneurial experiences. Audio

Steep airfares are a major impediment to Solomon Island workers wanting to take part in New Zealand's Recognised Seasonal Employers scheme.

American minimalist composer Steve Reich "altered the direction of musical history" claims The Guardian. Listen to the NZSO perform his 'Three Movements' in 2016.