Features

My Hometown - Mataruahou, Napier Hill, is a beautiful place – sunny, warm and usually calm. A naïve visitor would never know how natural disaster has shaped it. What impact will future events have on her hometown, asks Emma Ricketts.

Widescreen - Poor Things is very entertaining but is it really OK to laugh, asks Dan Slevin.

"We don't have big giant carnivorous animals that hunt us down… but we do have an environment which is incredibly volatile." Audio

American musician Amanda Palmer performs tracks from her new EP New Zealand Survival Songs Audio

My Hometown - In the 1980s, Carters Beach, south of Westport, had a dairy, a playing field, a kids’ fort and miles of beach. As far as Glen Scanlon was concerned, it was a small slice of heaven.

The dos and don'ts for those struggling to get back into work after their summer breaks. Audio

Seven small but significant inventions form the building blocks of our modern age, structural engineer Roma Agrawal says. Audio

South African-Kiwi singer Tusekah Njoko tells Music 101 about the rhythms of Durban. Audio

Dressed up for the occasion, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra plays selections from seven Harry Potter films, conducted by Christopher Dragon.

Aotearoa's biggest city has its problems, but you can't beat Tāmaki Makaurau on a good day, writes TAHI presenter So'omalo Iteni Schwalger.

For parents who only have a week or two off work, it's hard seeing pictures of other people's kids "smiling from ear to ear" on sunny beaches, the Wellington writer tells The Weekend. Audio

Kiwi comedian James Mustapic is feeling quite chuffed with the "lovely" tan he's acquired this summer (while wearing SPF50+ sunscreen). Video, Audio

Fear of not maximising our own potential combined with an undervaluing of "doing nothing" is a recipe for exhaustion, says psychoanalyst Herbert Freudenberger. Audio

After completing chemotherapy treatment only 12 months ago, former elite road cyclist Kate Wightman is walking the length of NZ to raise awareness of gynaecological cancer. Video, Audio

My Hometown - The Kapiti Coast village of Paekākāriki has long been a refuge for dreamers, poets, artists, environmentalists... and RNZ's own Mark Amery.

Will handwritten letters make a comeback in 2024? Some dedicated local correspondents make their case to Lucy Corry.

A gentle start to this week's hymn requests programme, with an arrangement of Eleanor Farjeon's Morning has broken sung by the Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne. Audio

"Finally, at the ripe old age of 49, I think I can do that," the LA-based Kiwi comedian tells Summer Times. Video, Audio

TVs, coffee machines, mattresses and even a grand piano are not safe from thieving hotel guests, according to a new survey. Audio

"Fellowship or being connected to other humans is probably one of the most important health things that we can do." Audio

Poppy Granger reflects on her hometown of Te Papaioea Palmerston North.

With unusual weather systems and the prospect of hosepipe bans, here are some tips for maintaining a healthy and good-looking garden. Audio

Dick Tayler went into the 1974 Commonwealth Games knowing he was set for a good time, but he didn't think that would result in winning a gold medal.

My Hometown: Katie Fitzgerald left Ōtautahi at one of the hardest times in its history and ended up settling in a city regarded as for softies. But she says Christchurch still has her heart.