Features

Just days into his presidency, Donald Trump and his team have ratcheted up their war with the media. Video, Audio

Outspoken - a panel discusses New Zealand's just ended term on the United Nations security council and asks what it achieved. Audio

Why does our culture reserve such intense fascination for women "trainwrecks"? A US writer has examined the phenomenon in a new book. Audio

Messiaen's famous work was written while he was a prisoner of the Nazis in 1941. Roger Smith tells the story. Audio

The songwriters crammed into New York's the Brill Building changed pop song writing forever; Simon Morris presents part five of Teen Pan Alley: 'Neck in noose bye bye'. Audio

Brian Kay offers more Light Music for a Sunday afternoon, or anytime really. Audio

Donald Trump has signaled the start of a more isolationist US. The Wireless chats to some experts to find out what this might mean for New Zealand.

During his holidays Dvořák didn't just laze about, but kept himself busy writing a string quartet, which turned out to be one of his most popular works. The New Zealand String Quartet play the so-called 'American Quartet'. Audio

Mosquitoes carrying Zika and dengue will become easier for health officials to identify with the publication of a new key. Audio

Many have been sucked in by fake news stories - sometimes with dire consequences. Here's how it can happen and how to make sure it doesn't happen to you.

Ben Galloway set up Trash Footwear a few years ago in Auckland. He fashions shoes from junk and leftover materials. Audio, Gallery

Listen to Luke Rowell discuss the songs and scenes that inspire his sound, in The Mixtape Audio

There are warnings that a major security forces callout to Papua New Guinea's Hela province will not provide a long-term solution to ongoing tribal fighting.

In this election year RNZ's expert panel looks at the political landscape in 2017. Audio

2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the publication of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses, which most people think marks the start of the Protestant Reformation. Audio

Feasts at weddings, birthdays and funerals could be providing the perfect environment for Pacific people to overindulge on sugary drinks.

The songwriters crammed into the Brill Building in New York changed the face of pop song writing forever. Part 4 - The Shangri Las Audio

Best of 2016 - Tame Iti joined Kim Hill to talk about how his childhood exposure to elders laid the foundations of his subsequent activism. Audio

RNZ Music heads to Naenae Clubhouse in Wellington's Hutt Valley where the next generation of beat makers learn from DJ Mu of Fat Freddys Drop. Audio

Canterbury’s Selwyn River is not just toxic, but running dry. One local  has watched its decline with increasing despair. Audio

Emma Hanisch, a student at the University of Otago, loves museums... and she wonders what needs to be done to keep them relevant and exciting. Audio

New York's Brill Building was a 1960s pop factory that provided the soundtrack for a whole generation of teenage dreamers, such as one Simon Morris. Audio

Lynn Freeman becomes a wildlife tourist in India, and asks a local animal rights campaigner for his thoughts. Video, Audio, Gallery

Trevor Reekie's latest mix of world music, fusion and folk roots includes tracks from Italy, India and Barcelona, plus a chat with award-winning Māori musician Rob Ruha. Audio