Features

With predictions that the Arctic could be ice-free by 2030, an ambitious geoengineering project aims to create more ice by circulating water with 10 million wind turbines. Audio

The writer and editor tells Kim Hill contemporary feminism has lost its way - and the divide between the movement's rhetoric and the real-life experience of women is only getting bigger. Audio

Wellington dream-pop band French for Rabbits play tracks from their upcoming second album 'The Weight of Melted Snow'. Video, Audio

A scooter-riding Mod, a naked rugby player, a reluctant sailor and a distinguished broadcaster of 50 years, the Spotlight falls on Peter Sledmere's colourful life. 

The Wireless gives its weekly recap highlighting the best long read feature stories from around the internet.

A Rotorua group of rebellious and creative Kiwi seniors, has started The Coffin Club. Audio, Gallery

Welsh singer-songwriter Lisa Jen and her guitarist husband Martin Hoyland of the band 9Bach are happy to be described as "genre-defying". Audio

Glynn Rogers and Lauralee Duff take Te Ahi Kaa on a tour of Onetahua Marae in the small community of Pohara, Golden Bay. Audio

As the NZSO celebrates its 70th birthday, we look back on the early years. Video, Audio

When the handpiece buzzed at the 17th World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships in Invercargill, Country Life was there. Audio, Gallery

A visit to tropical Cousin Island in the Seychelles reveals that predator-free islands the world over are a haven for wildlife. Audio, Gallery

Simon Morris looks at two Hollywoods - the sensitive artists reflected in the recent Oscars for Moonlight and La La Land, and the sequel-crazy studio heads. Video, Audio

SongHubs is a series of song writing workshops teaming international hitmakers with a handpicked Aotearoa tune smiths for a week in Auckland. Audio

Two New Zealand sisters are helping deliver books by motorbike to children living in some of Vietnam's poorest villages. Audio, Gallery

Yes, it's been about 30 hours since the new single from Lorde came out, but we have more to say! Melody Thomas, Kirsten Johnstone and Tony Stamp present an omnibus of reaction from within RNZ, and international reviews, as well as weighing in with their own opinions. Audio

Wellington dream-pop band French for Rabbits play live in our Auckland studio. They talk about the factors that formed the album 'The Weight of Melted Snow.' Video, Audio

It's the psychological study that we're all participating in every day: using the internet. So does the digital you resemble the real you? Audio

This week - the Black Caps and South Africa One Day series lives up to the hype and a tribute to a much-loved Silver Fern. Audio

After a massive earthquake hit North Canterbury last November, RNZ reporter Phil Pennington was among the first reporters in Kaikoura to assess the damage. Audio, Gallery

When the human world and the animal kingdom collide, the results aren't always pretty. Now a museum is celebrating some historic examples. Audio, Gallery

Through his optimism, nostalgia and a whole new American sound, composer Aaron Copland achieved great success with pieces like his popular 'Fanfare for the Common Man'. Audio

An Auckland woman who created a shoe business after struggling to find pairs to fit size 10 and above has found plenty of other women face the same problem. Audio, Gallery

In all the excitement of Lorde's new release, it would be a pity if these other important local releases – also out today – went unnoticed. Fear not, we are here to help.

Tongans have demonstrated their adoration and respect for the late Queen Mother.