Features

Best of 2016 - In this Insight from May, Lois Williams asks if 2016 spells the end of the line for rail in Northland. Audio

An overview of the life and music of one of the most important song-writers of the 20th Century.

Dava Sobel tells Kim Hill about the ‘Harvard Computers’, the women who helped usher in modern astrophysics. Audio

Best of 2016 - Musician and actor Troy Kingi had a stellar year. In July he dropped by RNZ to sing some songs from his new album. Video, Audio

Best of 2016 – Krista Kite left school at 17 with no idea what she wanted to do with her life. She became a cop and is now calling on other Māori women to join her.

Best of 2016 – After claiming its first ever Olympic gold medal, Alex Perrottet wrote that Fiji can teach us a few things about winning with honour and humility.

NZ growers are snapping up the newest apple on the block, Dazzle, and Piqa Boo, a new pear variety that combines the best of the East and West. Audio

In just a few years, Will Toledo of Car Seat Headrest has released more than 10 albums and built a sizeable online audience. He discusses inspiration and archetypes with Music 101. Video, Audio

Enzology charts the career of the iconic NZ band, from their beginnings in 1972, to their final concerts as an internationally-acclaimed pop band in 1984.

Best of the Year - Ricky Gervais talks with Jesse Mulligan about David Brent, music and why there is nothing funnier than a middle-aged man trying to be sexy. Video, Audio

Best of the Year - One of the few analysts to correctly predict the 2008 global financial crash, Ann Pettifor spoke to RNZ in September about attempts to turn citizens into consumers. Audio

Best of the Year - Scholar, activist and political theorist Noam Chomsky talked with Kathryn Ryan in May about his film Requiem for the American Dream. Audio

Best of the Year - Back in August veteran music writer David Hepworth spoke with Jesse Mulligan about why 1971 was the annus mirabilis of rock.    Audio

It's been a huge year for Hera Lindsay Bird whose debut collection of poetry has brought her to the attention of the world. Audio

On Summer Sonic each day this week, Cynthia Morahan asks when was the last time you sat down and really listened to music with no distractions?  Audio

Mark Rogers gets into the Christmas spirit with tracks from Bob Dylan, BB King, Alma Cogan, The Handsome Family and The Staple Singers. Audio

This year we explored the etiquette of the arts in The Art of Etiquette; from where to look in a life drawing class, to what to wear to the opera or ballet.

Clarissa Dunn, Cynthia Morahan and colleagues and friends from the classical music community share some of their favourites Christmas music for RNZ Concert.

Mike Gourley profiles the people and issues in play at the time of the decision to close Kimberley, ten years ago this year. Audio

The congregation of the Mo'unga Heamoni Methodist Church in Northcote, with Reverend Tevita Finau and the Tupou Tertiary Institute Choir. Audio, Gallery

Ash and Desiree Whitaker have been in high spirits since they opened an innovative business venture in the snow-peaked mountains of central Otago in the Cardrona Valley. Audio, Gallery

This Way Up reviews what's been hot (quite literally in one notable case) in tech in 2016. VR has well and truly arrived and chatbots are on the horizon. Audio

Listen to our traditional Christmas edition of New Zealand Live with three distinctly different acts: Albi and The Wolves, Myele Manzanza and The Goldonies. Audio

NZ Rugby chief Steve Tew has had quite the year. He speaks to Kim Hill about culture change and the challenges facing New Zealand rugby. Audio