Features

Australian musician Julia Jacklin plays songs live in the studio and discusses her existential conundrums, essential oils, and Britney Spears.  Audio

A Canterbury fruit grower has had to cancel his Christmas cherry orders because the season is running so late, and he says climate change is to blame. Audio

How do you trust your community when someone is always watching? Public Enemy examines New Zealand's Muslims and the role of the SIS. Audio

It's the season to be drilling and This Way Up finds out how much you need to spend to get a decent electric drill and which brands offer best value.  Audio

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Watch young comic Ruby Esther read her powerful spoken word piece 'I Normally Write Funny Poems'. Video, Audio

After smoke signals and before Snapchat, the ringing of bells announced births, deaths, wars, feasts and marriages. Simon Morton meets some Wellingtonians still ringing in the 21st century. Audio, Gallery

Marama Fox performed a Christmas song in Parliament last week which made international headlines, she visited us to perform another song especially for Checkpoint. Video, Audio

As the evacuation of Aleppo begins, journalist Emma Beals shares accounts from sources and friends in the besieged city.

Four famous composers find favour with friendly benefactors. John Drummond praises the importance of timely patronage in the final of this series of Interrupted Cadences. Audio

Nick Bollinger's 1970s rock'n'roll memoir takes its name from an actual North Island town he imagines as "somehow every small town that every unknown rock band has ever played in". Audio, Gallery

Two psychologists say they have found birth order has almost zero effect on personality.

Cassandra Extavour is a Harvard professor visiting New Zealand as a singer. She talks with Kim Hill about determination, discipline and balancing science with music. Audio

Kathryn Ryan speaks to Toody Cole of American punk rock band Dead Moon fame, who is touring NZ with her husband Fred Cole. Dead Moon's reputation is one of ultimate do-it-yourself American punk rock - before anyone else was doing it. Audio

The large footprints discovered in Tanzania earlier this year date back 3.6 million years, and suggest our ancient ancestors were far larger than we thought. Audio, Gallery

135 marae in the North Island have taken up the the zero-waste scheme Para Kore. Te Ahi Kaa visits a Hamilton marae to find out how it works. Video, Audio

After giving music away for a regular income as a scuba diving instructor, Troy Kingi is back. He plays a couple of tracks from his debut double album Guitar Party at Uncle's Bach. Audio

Music journalist Nick Bollinger's memoir Goneville is out today. Read this exclusive extract while listening to the never-before-available song which inspired this chapter. Audio, Gallery

This week – Swimming New Zealand has its funding slashed and could lose it altogether, New Zealand rugby appoints its first female board member and much more. Audio

An Auckland vet says a Massey University Chancellor's comments on women vets this week reflects the pervasive sexism in the industry.

Brilliant Brass goes seasonal with a Christmas Special from David Bremner and friends.

Simon Morris picks his Comeback of the Year, Star of the Year and three(!) Movies of the Year. Audio

Over the age of 60, 70 percent of women and 92.7 percent of men remain sexually active, but a sex therapist says their needs are being neglected. Audio

Music journalist Nick Bollinger's memoir Goneville is out today. Read this exclusive extract while listening to the never-before-available song which inspired the chapter. Audio, Gallery