Features

In 2017, Pope Francis established the World Day of the Poor. It's a Sunday set aside in the Catholic liturgical calendar to reflect on how poverty is at the very heart of the Gospel. This year's theme is "Do not turn your face away from anyone who is poor". Audio

WATCH - 77-year-old country music icon Dolly Parton chats to Charlotte Ryan about her new release Rockstar. Video, Audio

Wellington multi-instrumentalist Oscar Laven's album 'Questions in Red' pays tribute to past masters, but also showcases his own unique style. Audio

Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War is the story of Eric Ravilious, a half-forgotten English war artist who 70 years later was rediscovered and hailed as one of English art's greats. Video, Audio

As the iconic Wellington band celebrates two decades of music, Nick Bollinger looks back at their legacy. Audio

Record producer Ian Tilley on getting the same person, thirty years apart, and an orchestra on the other side of the world, into the same studio. Video, Audio

Getting rid of television match officials may well be impossible, writes Jamie Wall.

Miriam Margolyes and has just finished her second memoir and despite recent heart surgery and a body she describes as "crumbling concrete," the 82-year-old is refusing to slow down. Audio

New Zealand's women's domestic cricket programme is lagging behind other countries, according to the White Ferns captain, but others call it an "aspirational pathway".

If you like your crime fiction dark, action-packed and disturbing, put Paul Cleave's latest on your to-read list. writes Greg Fleming.

NZ Opera's new General Director, Brad Cohen, talks with Bryan Crump, it was an opportunity he just couldn't pass up, he says. Video, Audio

Thirty years after she founded it, it looks like Debbie Rawson's quartet Saxcess has lived up to its name. Audio

The Marvels sees the MCU attempt to win over the teenage girl market, with mixed results, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio

A courtroom, a lifesaving tower and a bridge were among the homes and workplaces recognised in the 2023 New Zealand Architecture Awards held in Wellington.

Jeremy Fitzsimons left the city, but kept his city job. He speaks to Bryan Crump about moving to the family farm but keeping his work as a musician. Audio

It’s clear we don’t yet know everything about controlling high blood pressure, says Professor Julian Paton from the University of Auckland, but research he is leading indicates new therapies are possible. Audio

Is your cat trying to tell you something? Quite probably, researchers say, but you might not be paying enough attention to understand what they mean. Audio

Our Changing World meets GERALDINE, she’s been built to help scientists and engineers at the Robinson Research Institute test plasma rocket thrusters in the vacuum environment of space . Audio

NZ Opera's new General Director, Brad Cohen, talks with Bryan Crump. Video, Audio

It has been 75 years since Radio New Zealand commenced broadcasting on shortwave frequencies, into the Pacific region.

Researchers have discovered the first moa footprints found in the South Island date back at least 3.6 million years.

Jacqui Wilson is an Indigenous American bassoonist whose latest album is a recording of music by Māori composers – and it's all because of Taika Waititi. Video, Audio

One of the world's greatest violinists, Anne-Sophie Mutter, is playing in New Zealand for the first time this week. She spoke with Jim Mora about her life in music and how connection with audience still drives her. Video, Audio

Widescreen - Japan’s infatuation with monsters continues with the brilliantly weird Shin Ultraman, writes Dan Slevin.