Features

There's just something about vinyl records - whether it's the hiss and crackle as the needle drops or that rich, warm analogue sound, it's the music format that just refuses to die. Audio

Dame Anne Salmond's latest book, Knowledge is a Blessing on Your Mind, explores how the arts can forge connections between cultures. Audio

US journalist George Packer told Sunday Morning's Jim Mora that America hasn't been this divided since the Vietnam War. Can the endless culture wars ever end? Audio

Guo Pei's colourful and structured gowns are meticulously handcrafted by hundreds of embroiderers and take up to two years to create. A new exhibit in Auckland showcases her work. Audio

Notable New Zealanders share the songs which have meaning in their lives. Audio

This NZSO concert is inspired by British and Irish Lions rugby tours of New Zealand, and is a way to show that arts and sport can come together, and we can enjoy and celebrate both. Video, Audio

'Townie'-turned-farmer Geoff Crawford is committed to rejuvenating the land and knocking off possums. Audio

It's been a good year for the brilliant young musician Henry Meng. First he placed second in the National Concerto Competition, now he's just won the Todd Young Composer Award for 2023. Video, Audio

Tom Scott chats to Music 101 about making hip-hop group Home Brew's first new music in 11 years. Video, Audio

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Samoan-NZ poet talks about fear, racism and her new poetry collection Big Fat Brown Bitch. Audio

WATCH - Selina Prem Kumar is visiting some of the New Zealand farmers who support her dairy farming programme in Sri Lanka. Video, Audio

This sweet-and-tart pie is simple to make and tastes delicious.

This Asian Composers League concert is entitled Te Hau, te reo Māori for human breath. A fitting name for a concert featuring taonga pūoro and flute, played respectively by Alistair Fraser and Bridget Douglas.

Sky TV's move to raise the price of its streaming platform Neon shows competition for content is a bigger concern than competition for eyeballs, writes Dan Slevin.

On his new album Spirit 2.0, smooth-voiced British musician SAMPHA pays tribute to the '90s rave music his four older brothers were into. Video, Audio

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William Dart's annual collection of the best and the rest runs the gamut from Christmas carols and #MeToo protests to the latest hip supergroup and what might be a farewell album from a veteran songwriter. Audio

In this week’s programme for the Second Sunday of Advent, we look towards Christmas with a carol by Shirley Murray and Jillian Bray; there’s an atmospheric recording in Westminster Abbey of Let all mortal flesh keep silence; and Hawkes Bay choir The Linden Singers perform People look East. Audio

Two Wellington designers have combined their skills to create kid-friendly versions of traditional Māori toki and timo. Audio

The fourth album in NZ drummer Myele Manzanza's Crisis and Opportunity series reflects on life as a musician in London during Covid. Audio

It was a mainstay in the 1970s. Now TikTok is making curdled milk cool again. Audio

In her new book Normal Women, British writer Phillipa Gregory celebrates the previously invisible women who shaped English culture. Audio

Desperate for some low-cost and useful gift ideas? It's not too late to craft some Christmas presents, soaps, salves and food items, naturopath and medical herbalist Jane Wrigglesworth says. Audio

It's 5pm Friday evening. Finished work for the day, you head outside to where you parked your bike up. But... there's nothing there. Nothing except the $10 lock you picked up at Kmart, sliced in two. Audio

In the mood for a festive film? RNZ movie critic Dan Slevin chooses 12 Christmas movies to suit nearly every taste. Video