Features

Whanganui Regional Museum curator of natural history Mike Dickison talks to Jesse Mulligan about native and introduced birds. Audio

Hear a tribute to the original Rock 'n' Roll poet Chuck Berry and songs from Springsteen, Cohen, Dylan and the Handsome Family, plus a track for birthday girl Aretha Franklin. Audio

A practical handbook for migrant and refugee youth breaking free from family violence has just been published by the Shakti Youth Unit. One survivor is encouraging other young women to reach out. Audio, Gallery

Kristine Bartley talks to Kathryn Ryan about going vegan, and shares recipes for a coconut custard cream pie and vanilla cupcakes. Audio, Gallery

Kiwi music legend Dave Dobbyn talks to Jesse Mulligan about his other passion - photography. Audio, Gallery

Nadia Reid has just returned from a trip to the UK and Europe with her new album Preservation in hand and rave reviews from international media. She performs live in the RNZ studio. Video, Audio

Speaking from his Northland home, producer/artist WhyFi discusses finding inspiration in the creativity of your friends, and going from drawing to making music to releasing his album Dishwash Cookie.

Richard Warwick was told he'd never run again after an experiment with petrol sniffing triggered a brain bleed. He talks to Kathryn Ryan about his journey to complete the Coast to Coast mountain run. Audio

Checkered knits, floating prints and gumboots were among the designs on show at Dunedin's iD Fashion Week, writes Sonia Sly.

94-year-old British author Harry Leslie Smith talks to Kim Hill about his push for the preservation of Britain's National Health Service and the need for his peers to agitate for change. Audio

Listen to communion hymns, a psalm paraphrase from the Scottish Psalter, and work from some hymn writers who prove that age is no barrier to trying something new. Audio

During the '70s, Barry Jenkin (aka Dr Rock) was a champion of music which defied commercial accessibility. His eclectic mixtape includes Mozart, Split Enz and The Scavengers. Audio

The number of seasonal workers coming to NZ from the Pacific has doubled in the last decade - and it is set to continue growing.  Audio

Te Ahi Kaa visits Nga Hau e Wha National Marae in Christchurch and Te Awhina Marae in Motueka. Audio

A simple system that has been used to track kiwis in the wild is helping to locate people with dementia who get disoriented and wander. Audio, Gallery

Fiji says it's crucial that members of the United Nations reach a consensus at this year's Ocean Conference, saying it could be a game-changer for the future of the Pacific. Audio

Seventeen years ago, the blueberry-growing Furniss family made their own colour-sorting machine from scratch. Now their sorting machine business has a $30 million turnover. Audio

More than 30 businesses from around the Pacific region are promoting their products at Auckland's Pasifika festival held this weekend.

Images taken by the RNZI team at the 25th Pasifika Festival at Western Springs in Auckland.

Geoff Copstick, a Northland angora goat farmer, is also chairman of the international aid agency ChildFund NZ. He tells Country Life about the connection he feels with the rural people he's working to help. Audio

Master film composer Hans Zimmer speaks to Rhian Sheehan ahead of his Auckland show 'Hans Zimmer, Revealed'. Video, Audio

Riffle shuffle or overhand? What's the best way to shuffle playing cards? Professor Graham Kendall is a mathematician studying blackjack, roulette...and packs of cards. Audio

Olive-stone spitting, egg catching, speed tree climbing, speed shearing and gumboot throwing were among the events at the recent NZ Rural Games. Audio, Gallery