Features

After being encouraged to drain wetlands on their farm in the 1980s, a Golden Bay couple is already seeing the benefits of transforming the land back to its natural state. Audio

Alison Mosshart speaks to Maggie Tweedie about the American English rock duo and the secret sauce to The Kills musical longevity. Audio

Yoga and frisky felines might not seem an obvious combination, but for the owner of one yoga studio, they are a perfect match. Audio

“Hilarious, shocking and profound” is how Vogue describes new film Bad Behaviour, which opens in New Zealand today. Video, Audio

A Waikato doggy daycare owner who usually wears "old farm clothes" will be competing for best-dressed honours at the Melbourne Cup's Fashion On The Field event next week.

In Ms. Information, Microbiologist and science communicator Dr Siouxsie Wiles suffers a pandemic backlash. Audio

Our Changing World - Hurricane Otis hit southern Mexico with little warning and Cyclone Lola set a record for the earliest category five cyclone in the southern hemisphere. What might be in store for our upcoming El Niño summer?  Audio

Master spy novelist John le Carré had numerous clandestine affairs throughout his life, many of which have come to light after his death, says his biographer Adam Sisman. Audio

Christchurch-raised baritone Chris Bruerton didn't find The King's Singers, they found him. That's how it works with the English a capella supergroup. Video, Audio

On the Mixtape this week is Matthew Hyde - Lead singer of NZ metal band Beastwars who have just released their 5th album Tyranny of Distance. Audio

Around 10 percent of all fires globally occur on agricultural land, but what if the properties of the plants grown could be harnessed to help mitigate fires? Video

The Sampler - Tony Stamp reviews a reinvigorated collection from the alt-country veterans. Video, Audio

As the Indian community in Aotearoa gears up for Navratri and Diwali festivities, RNZ finds an Indian migrant in Paris who has taken responsibility for serving the community to new levels, writes Jogai Bhatt.

New Zealand baritone Chris Bruerton talks to Bryan Crump about the joys of being a member of one of the best known classical singing groups in the world, The King's Singers. Video, Audio

Watch - The band land in Tooting, South London and the band is straight into rehearsals, jams, writing beats, networking, and adventuring out for the first shows of the band’s debut European tour, 2003.

The indie-rock icon tells Music 101 about making her atmospheric new album Clear Pond Road. Audio

US country music stars The Chicks are in New Zealand for a good time, not a long time - and the fans lapped up every minute at their Christchurch show last night, Dan Buchanan writes.

Taking an “exercise snack” every half hour could be the key to counteracting the ill-effects of our sedentary work lives, a US journalist and researcher says.    Audio

Homegrown country singer-songwriter Kaylee Bell has just broken on to the United States country music charts with her song 'Keith'. Video, Audio

VIDEO: Landing in Tooting, South London. The band is straight into rehearsals, jams, writing beats, networking, and adventuring out for the first shows of the band’s debut European tour, 2003.

Kay Eady speaks with Bryan Crump about Preludes & Feuds, the history she's written on the Lewis Eady music business. Audio

Widescreen - If your plan is to stay home for Halloween, choosing Shudder will give you all the frights you need, says Dan Slevin.

The Detail - Is there a new acceptance, and even celebration, of female aging, or has the mega-billion dollar beauty industry just latched onto a new way of parting women from their money? Audio

Public Enemy's Chuck D talks to Kim Hill about 50 years of hip hop, his latest collaborations and why men over 40 need to start stretching. Video, Audio