Features

A new game called Palworld – complete with cute creatures, guns and sweatshops – is taking the gaming community by storm.

Australian classical music broadcaster, musician and author Ed Le Brocq extols the virtues of learning an instrument, no matter how late you take it up. Audio

Three to Seven host Bryan Crump invited RNZ Concert listeners to send in a photo of where they are listening, and a music request. Before long we had messages from all over New Zealand, and as far away as Australia and California. Audio

Shark sightings signalled the start of the summer silly season as unswimmable beaches, sewage smells and a controversial conservation campaign also watered down the holiday news drought. Audio

Writer and podcaster Aubrey Gordon talks to Susie Ferguson about the prevailing bias against fat people and a new documentary about her life. Video, Audio

After a complex few years,  choosing songs for the RNZ Mixtape was a way for Wellington songwriter Ebony Lamb to "breathe life back" into her love of music. Video, Audio

"It's going to be a tough year. Do you want to talk to the bank manager or me?" - Sheffield farmer Tom Ferguson Video, Audio

The cost of new uniforms can range from around $80 to over $1200 for a single student.

Scott Jimmieson spent several years selling used cars in preparation for his first farming venture. Audio

After relaxing over summer to the music of Wilco, William Dart starts this year's series of New Horizons by also looking at what Jeff Tweedy is writing about the music of others, with a few surprises along the way. Audio

There are sea-related hymns in this week’s programme of requests, including Eternal Father, strong to save (also known as ‘the Navy Hymn’) and Will your anchor hold in the storms of life. Audio

Brewing your own beer used to be a hobby fraught with undrinkable results, but these days homebrew can cut it with the professional stuff, says a brewery founder.

Australian broadcaster and musician Ed Le Brocq extolls the virtues of learning a musical instrument - at any age. Audio

Dental hygiene is a long game that rewards daily commitment.  Audio

Dan Slevin singles out five titles that should be essential viewing for film fans in Pōneke.

Auckland hip-hop artist and academic Mazbou Q is becoming an international authority on the burgeoning science of rap. Video, Audio

In May 2022, Kiwi journalist Claire McCall and her partner set off on an epic walking adventure to tackle a freshly minted long-distance trail called the Hexatrek in its pioneer year.

A veteran television producer has described the arrival of colour television as one of the biggest broadcasting breakthroughs of the time. Audio

If 2023 was the year of unpredictability, speed will be the hallmark of 2024, says British journalist Tom Standage. Standage, deputy editor of The Economist, edits the magazine's annual special edition called The World Ahead. Audio

RNZ takes you on a tour inside a giant bouncy castle complex with a difference that’s currently on show this weekend in Otautahi Christchurch. Video, Audio

While she was writing her book Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet, Dr Hannah Ritchie had a picture of her younger self by her computer. Audio

The US Embassy in London has intervened over a controversial tea recipe by an American academic. Audio

For Kyiv resident Iryna Zhygalyuk, the war with Russia is both a constant struggle and the background noise to daily life. Audio

Widescreen - The Boys in the Boat, the underdog story of the Washington State eight-man rowing crew in 1936, really is the kind of film they don’t make anymore, says Dan Slevin.