Features

Paediatrician, poet and playwright Renee Liang shares how her family celebrates the Lunar New Year in Aotearoa. Audio

The Detail - Taylor Swift is more than a pop icon - she's a phenomenal businesswoman and the subject of university studies around the world, including this week a Swiftposium in Melbourne. Audio

A year ago the Wilson family's apple trees were bowled like nine pins when logs came crashing through stop banks and silt drowned many areas. Did the trees come good?  Audio

Filipe Manu talks with RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump after becoming the joint winner of the 2024 Concurso Tenor Viñas singing competition in Barcelona. Audio

Has it ever occurred to you that many of the best-known romantic movies are about doomed, tragic or failed love? Dan Slevin finds films to swoon over this Valentine's Day. Video

Students from 20 Christchurch schools are helping turn quake-damaged land green again. Audio

The Sampler - Tony Stamp reviews an extra-sincere new release from the Baltimore synth-pop outfit. Video, Audio

Zuckerberg's company Meta, which owns Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook, isn't doing enough to protect children from online harm, says a former employee. Audio

The National frontman talks to Charlotte Ryan about recovering from deep depression, his songwriting happy place and performing at "magical communal parties" around the world. Video, Audio

Every summer. the sound of thudding hooves meets the knock of mallets at a sports ground in Central Hawkes Bay. Audio

To mark the Lunar New Year. Poet Laureate Chris Tse selects some stand-out books by Aotearoa’s East and South East Asian writers.

WATCH - Former police officer Navjot Kaur will join 90 fellow competitors in India next week.

WATCH - Possums, wallabies, hedgehogs and rats all pop up on Shay Williamson's dinner plate. Video, Audio

For those with a hankering to experience the magic of Joni Mitchell in concert, William Dart looks through 58 years of it from Toronto coffee houses in the mid-60s to her recently released triumph at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival. Audio

There’s a reflective feel to this week’s selection of listener requests, with hymns including There is a balm in Gilead, Nearer my God to thee, and Margaret Rizza’s Prayer for Peace. Audio

Crowded House frontman Neil Finn tells Culture 101 that playing music, time with family and swimming at the beach are the "triangle of joys" in his life. Video, Audio

For South Koreans, engaging with the multibillion-dollar beauty industry is "not really a choice", says journalist Elise Hu. Audio

After a year-long hiatus, the Wairua Sinfonietta is back, performing in Auckland on February 17th. Bryan Crump speaks to founder and conductor, Elizabeth Lau. Audio

Siliga Sani Muliaumaseali'i talks with Bryan Crump about playing super-crooner Mario Lanza in a tribute show this Valentine's Day. Video, Audio

Steamed dumplings, whole fish and deep-fried spring rolls are some of the dishes enjoyed by Chinese families to invite prosperity, happiness and good fortune.

Jamie Wall takes a look back at the bumpy history of live entertainment at the iconic football game. Video

Supermarkets could help Kiwi shoppers by "weeding out" products that don't live up to their sustainability claims, says Eco Choice Aotearoa's Laura Gemmell. Audio

To ensure good fortune, putting out rubbish and washing your hair are not recommended on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year.

The ethical investment charity Mindful Money has done the "dirty work" of uncovering what KiwiSaver providers have invested in, says personal finance expert Mary Holm. Audio