Features

Rapper and producer Rizván on discovering hip hop, repping the 'Shore and what success means to him.

The varied sounds and characters of icebergs begin to reveal themselves to a watching team of film-makers. Audio, Gallery

Two Wellington schools have made headlines this week for the wrong reasons.

Tony Joe White has been playing his patented brand of swamp-rock for half a century. Nick Bollinger spoke to him before his April visit to New Zealand. Audio

Scientists recently announced they'd discovered seven earth-sized planets orbiting a nearby star, but their discovery had been predicted by a computer game Audio

Former New Zealand Symphony Orchestra players on their fondest memories, who they loved working with, who is best forgotten and what happens when things go wrong. Audio

Groundbreaking indie rock band The Pixies formed in 1986, released four hugely influential albums, and had broken up by 1993. This week they are in New Zealand. Audio

Simon Morris discovers the old western isn't as dead as you'd think and three new films owe more than a little to its influence, Video, Audio

Wellington writer David Cormack shares the struggles he and his wife have faced as they’ve tried to conceive. Audio

The biggest-ever Dunedin Fringe Festival has kicked off with almost twice the number of acts it had two years ago.

Eyewitness takes us back to the beginning of something good and the finish of something great - the end of Straitjacket Fits. Audio

Nick Bollinger listens to the debut of a local trio featuring post-punk experimentalist Jed Town, and wonders: Is this Americana? Audio

Does music have the potential to start a revolution? The powerhouse quartet of Moana Maniapoto, Rob Ruha, Warren Maxwell and Shihad’s Jon Toogood think it can at least contribute. Video, Audio

Does music have the potential to start a revolution? Moana Maniapoto, Rob Ruha, Warren Maxwell and Jon Toogood think it can at least contribute.  Video, Audio

96-year-old author, film producer and publisher Robin Dalton shares anecdotes from her colourful life and career. Audio, Gallery

Nick Bollinger checks out the second album from dream-pop quintet French For Rabbits. Audio

In celebration of International Women's Day, women around the Pacific region gathered together to stand up for change. Audio

As part of a series of panel discussions about contemporary feminism, Eva Radich talks with four leading figures from the era of 1970s to today.  Audio

Funding for Dunedin’s penguin hospital is about to run out, but plans are underway to establish a permanent wildlife rescue centre in the city. Audio, Gallery

Composer, producer, academic and performer Leila Adu is this week’s RNZ  mixtape guest. Born in London, raised in Christchurch, of Ghanian descent, she’s currently completing her PhD in composition at Princeton University. Video, Audio

Drones often get a bad rap, but they can also generate meaningful data for a range of different industries. Video, Audio

A strong link between hearing loss, memory loss and the onset of dementia is being highlighted in scientific research from the United States. Audio

Dan Beban is passionate about China, its people and its music. He shares highlights of the Beijing underground music scene and the more surreal moments of his time in China’s centre of power. Audio, Gallery

"There’s a true story at the heart of these songs, and it’s one that’s been sung many times before: the breakup of a relationship. Only this is a break-up album with a difference, in that the breakup Singer reflects on is that of her longstanding relationship with fellow French For Rabbits founder Fitzgerald." Audio