Features

Ian Knowles loves experimenting with sheep and plant trials on his hilly Canterbury farm. Audio

96-year-old Māori leader and academic Sir Hirini Moko Mead reflects on a life dedicated to strengthening his people and culture. Video, Audio

Duck Island ice cream and 'little libraries' are a few of Venetia Sherson's favourite things about living in NZ.

Defacing an English version of the Treaty at Te Papa last year was a creative way to incite an important conversation, activist Cally O’Neill tells Culture 101. Audio

Locals in the seaside town of Raglan are making use of a community seed bank to plant their own veges. Audio

Emma Rawson of Kete Books recommends five titles to keep your ears entertained while your eyes are on the road.

For many, Moondog was an obscure outsider musician, working on the streets of New York. However a new album of his "songs and symphoniques" might change your mind, especially with Kronos Quartet, the Ghost Train Orchestra, and Rufus Wainwright taking his case. William Dart is enthralled. Audio

"Writing has worked yet as a rescuer to the daunting difficulty of my life as a refugee," Hussain Shah Rezaie wrote in his introductory email to Auckland writing teacher Helen Sword. Video, Audio, Gallery

Tony-winning musical of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Color Purple returns to the big screen, produced (but not directed) by Steven Spielberg, it features Oscar nominee Danielle Brooks. Video, Audio

Criticism of the Chinese-owned retailer – from data mining to rampant waste production to potentially forced labour – hasn't slowed its rapid growth. Audio

Martin Bosley shares a delicious way to use up peaches that are past their prime.

"For more than 30 years I've had this dream of walking into a cafe that was solely filled with redheads." Audio

Fourteen tests, but how many wins? Jamie Wall looks ahead after the All Blacks' schedule for the year was announced.

When it came to women in the early 2000's, little was off limits, says writer Sarah Ditum. Her new book reflects on the way nine women, including Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan, were subjected to systematic harassment. Audio

Amy Mansfield's new musical gives a large wink to the audience, with song titles like ‘Mansplain to Me’, ‘Nobody Knows Where Their Time Goes’ and ‘CEO Song: OK So I’m White’. Audio

The Iron Claw, starring a bulked-up Zac Efron, is based on the real-life story of a family of superstar wrestlers, the Von Erichs, and the astonishing run of tragedy that stalked them. Video, Audio

We've all seen the TV shows where a hypnotist asks a volunteer from the audience to get up on stage and then proceeds to hypnotise them so they start clucking like a chicken, but hypnotherapist June Callan says there's more to it than that. Audio

Allergenic pollen is a big trigger for New Zealand’s high rates of hay fever and asthma. But for 35 years, we’ve had no current data on pollen levels. Until now. Our Changing World meets the team who want to change that. Audio

WATCH - Ruamata captures the journey of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ruamata's rise to the top of hockey in Aotearoa -- the first Māori immersion school in a century to compete in the Rankin Cup.

Hospitality operator and te reo Maōri advocate Anton Matthews says his favourite whakataukī is about valuing people who work in the public eye just as much as those who work behind the scenes. Audio

Perfect Days is a sweet Japanese character study, starring Koji Yakusho and directed by German auteur Wim Wenders, about a middle aged man content to clean Tokyo's famous public toilets. Video, Audio

Bonnie Schwarz and Pete Shaw are the folk duo Good Habits. They joined Bryan Crump in the studio to make some music, talk about music making and how a lockdown spent in Paekākāriki opened musical doors. Audio

To get the most from your vegetable garden, think 12 months ahead, says gardening guru Xanthe White. Audio

The Wellington musician has an acclaimed solo album out, and support for American band Calexico coming up. She says choosing songs for this Mixtape helped breathe life back into her love of music after a complex few years. Video, Audio