Features

It’s the Fourth Sunday in Lent, known as Laetare (‘rejoice’ in Latin) Sunday. Hymns include Praise, my soul, the king of heaven and the psalm paraphrase Praise God, for he is kind. And we remember New Zealand hymn writer Bill Wallace, who recently died at the age of 91. Audio

Concert review - P!nk got the party started in Auckland on Friday night, writes Evie Orpe.

A new album from the Wellington trio of Ayrton Foote, Daniel Yeabsley, and Mark Lockett brings their unique take on a set of classic standards; Stuff Smith plays violin in some recordings from the 1930s; and Dunedin trombonist Finn McKinlay plays a track from his album Subsonic Swing. Audio

Ten years ago, Invercargill woman Mary Gilbert launched the Facebook group Southland Random Acts of Kindness, which now has over 12,000 members. Audio

Aotearoa's arts community is rich in multicultural storytelling. RNZ reflects on the contributions of five Kiwi women working across stage and screen, writes Jogai Bhatt.

Is International Women's Day an opportunity to relax and reflect on progress? Yeah, nah, writes Niki Bezzant.

Pianist Maksim Mrvica straddles the world of classical and pop music, but once he was a music purist. Video, Audio

Best of the Fest is RNZ's new conversation series about a feast of cultural treats on offer in arts festivals across Aotearoa New Zealand with Culture 101 hosts Perlina Lau and Mark Amery. Audio

"Could I be a tradie with a bike? Is that possible? I think it is possible" – Jade Musther.

New research out of Australia on how screen time affects children’s language development makes for sober reading. Audio

Argentinian romantic drama Let the Dance Begin finds the one-time "Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of Tango" get back together for a road trip full of surprises and secrets revealed. Video, Audio

Analysis- Liam Swiggs casts his eye over the upcoming NRL season.

RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump catches up with the three young musicians performing at the National Concerto Competition final this Saturday in Christchurch. Audio

No-one could have predicted the twists and turns Jeya Wilson's life would take - nor the names you can connect her with - Obama, Johnson, Lange - and more. Audio

"It is a huge weight to bear," says Roseanne Liang as Netflix's huge live-action adaptation gets two more seasons Video

Christchurch musicians who will take to the stage to mark the commemoration of the 2019 mosque shootings say the performance will be a once in a lifetime musical event.

The world is regressing to a norm closer to the average experience of humankind, US defence expert Timothy Heath says, with weakened nation states, more internal conflict and stagnant economies. Audio

LISTEN - A kina barren is a symptom of an ecosystem out of balance. Voice of Tangaroa asks could we eat our way to a solution? Audio

Christchurch musicians who will take to the stage to mark the commemoration of the 2019 mosque shootings say the performance will be a once in a lifetime musical event.

American Fiction, the multi-Oscar nominated satirical comedy about racism, expectations and giving the public what it wants, features a note-perfect performance from Jeffrey Wright, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio

Singer and radio host Clarissa Dunn returns from a dusty mission to the RNZ basement with some of the earliest recordings, and her personal recollections, of a true Kiwi icon, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Video, Audio

New Zealand's greatest opera singer on her approach to Mozart and to life, the demands - and sacrifice - of caring for an instrument "that you can never put in a case", and getting a new driver's licence, in conversation with Bryan Crump. Audio

Julia Grace likens her experiences with depression and anxiety as “saddling up the Chihuahua”, her life a long series of "getting knocked off my high horse and getting back on progressively smaller horses." Audio