Features

To watch Jackie is to watch myths being constructed and deconstructed simultaneously, writes Dan Slevin.

A Herald columnist and an image handler talk about the music that made their friendship - Pixies, Pogues, and Peaches, plus some vaporwave vibes. Audio

A mounting body of evidence suggests that Polynesian voyagers sailed to the distant shores of South America. Audio

They were extinct in Wellington for around 100 years before Zealandia re-introduced them in 2002, but now kākā are making themselves at home in the capital. Audio

Sohn shares his second album and stories about being (Lorde collaborator) Joel Little's best friend, and why he won't think tank a song for Rhianna. Video, Audio

Dunedin musician Abigail Knudson is a classically trained performer who grew up in choirs. She joins us in the RNZ studio to perform songs from her first album. Audio

Accomplished songwriter of sad songs Nadia and guitarist Sam Taylor play a mix of old and new to a respectful crowd at Galatos in Auckland. Video, Audio

What makes a spinoff good, bad, or just blah? Can you build something new and glorious around a fan favourite character or will they lose what makes them special ? Audio

The art of moving from bedroom producer to household name is shrouded in mystery. This 25 year old from Hawke's Bay has some of these answers. Video, Audio

Plants here have evolved clever strategies to maximise the transfer of pollen by bees, flies, birds and bats. Audio

The Weekend speaks to some young people who took the leap of faith and become entrepreneurs at a tender age. Audio

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are in New Zealand to play concerts this week. Catch up with our recent, and past, coverage of the band, and the man. Audio

Hannah Payne is designing a high heeled shoe for women who are expected to wear them in the workplace – but aren't happy about it. Audio

Two decades after the alarm was sounded about the harm they do to waterways, microbeads are set to be banned in New Zealand.

Contrary to what you might believe, the life of professional footballer is uncertain, poorly paid and short. Audio

Steampunk has become a Thames tourist attraction, spearheaded by Baroness Ditzy von Karbon and Lady Lavinia Laudanum-Swoon. Audio, Gallery

Does the best creative work emerge in times of strife? In part three of Great Ideas, Megan Whelan looks at how revolutions shape – and are shaped by – the arts. Audio

Racial discrimination is never "casual", writes Gamaliel Ramos Oliver.

Hear songs by the great Methodist hymn writer Charles Wesley: Father of Everlasting Grace, And Can it Be, and O Thou Who Camest from Above. Audio

We have all different soil types in New Zealand, but one thing they all have in common is a need for organic matter and structure. Audio

Thom and Alisa from The Naked and Famous talk world tours, surviving in LA, and keeping the band together post-relationship breakup. Audio

Country Life visits a motorsport champ who runs a speedracing event on his Coromandel farm, a Mosgiel duck breeder and a boulangerie in remotest Bay of Plenty. Audio

Best of 2016 – The very fast and very funny British writer Caitlin Moran talks class, feminism and dufflecoats. Audio

A prominent alternative act for over 30 years, Dinosaur Jr has been plagued by inner-band conflict. We catch up with foundation drummer Murph ahead of the band's show in Auckland this month. Audio