Features

When it comes to cake, chocolate rules, says baker Alby Hailes. He shares two tried-and-true recipes to ensure maximum satisfaction.

When you treat your pet like a person you set up both yourself and the beloved animal for failure, a pet expert says.

The Chase host Bradley Walsh talks to Kim Hill about the beloved and wildly popular quiz show he helped devise. Audio

Twenty-five years ago, Peter Crelinsten fell in love with olive trees on the Maltese island of Gozo. He now produces his own extra-virgin olive oil in the Far North. Audio

"I always know when [Naomi Wolf has] made a particularly outrageous claim because when I go online there are lots of people yelling at me," Klein tells Kim Hill. Audio

Hunterville shop-owner Kelsey Smith honours her grandmother Molly wither her vintage-style children's clothing brand. Audio

Martin Bosley shares a simple but super-tasty recipe for a vegetable medley mixed with homemade cashew cream.

Thanks to the tireless efforts of Fraser Ross, a once-damaged podocarp forest in South Canterbury is standing tall again. Video, Audio

The function of the metal "hysteria curing device", which was developed for use by doctors, initially had Nelson Environment Centre staff stumped.

On 17 October the world of music became inestimably poorer with the death of jazz composer Carla Bley. William Dart tributes this extraordinary woman. Audio

Hymns of reassurance, comfort and hope in this week's programme, including Christ is made the sure foundation, Shirley Murray's Hope is our song and the Boys' Brigade favourite Will your anchor hold. Audio

Love Square – a musical venture led by Nick Atkinson – blends blues and jazz, reggae and dub, soul and funk. Video, Audio

To mark the release of his first solo EP in over 20 years, musician Dallas Tamaira speaks with Oscar Kightley in a new video interview.

Dropping perfectionism and focusing on connection can help take the pressure off verbal communication, says Stanford lecturer Matt Abrahams. Audio

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

Bad Behaviour, the debut feature by New Zealand writer-director Alice Englert, explores the mother-daughter relationship of a movie stunt woman and a former actress in search of enlightenment. Video, Audio

Understanding what makes soil thrive can dramatically reduce the need for fertiliser on farms, says NZ-born soil expert Nicole Masters. Audio

Over two recent summers, former newspaper editor Tim Pankhurst, his wife Sue and their friend Kerry Prendergast completed the epic Te Araroa Trail. Their journey is recounted in Tim's new book Every Effing Inch. Audio

Watch - Levels, his first solo EP in more than 20 years, might surprise people who are more used to seeing him as the vocalist for Fat Freddy's Drop, Dallas Tamaira tells Oscar Kightley.

The Indian community celebrates the Hindu festival of lights, with Auckland's Queen Street and Aotea Square attracting more than 120,000 visitors.

David Fincher’s latest, The Killer, starring Michael Fassbender, is based on a French graphic novel, and seems right in Fincher’s normal wheelhouse, writes Simon Morris.  Video, Audio

The Barber Shop Sessions is a documentary music series celebrating the vibrant tapestry of waiata Māori. In episode 1 Hōrihi, Raiha, and Hāne of the band IllumiNgāti from Te Tai Tokerau perform 'You're Magic'.

The Detail - Ārepa has been dealt a blow by food authorities for unsubstantiated health claims, but the company says it's fallen foul of an outdated food code. Audio

Widescreen - Dan Slevin has watched three recent streaming series that try – sometimes not all that hard – to entertain a casual viewer while delivering thrills to long-time fans.