Features

Josh Grossberg, a New York-based documentarian and journalist, has been on exhaustive search to find the “Holy Grail of cinema.”

On the eve of his retirement, RNZ Concert Producer Tim Dodd talks about his career, and why Aotearoa needs a dedicated commercial-free music station. Audio

Star of the Wellington based drama, Robyn Malcolm, says she hopes the nomination will open doors for New Zealand dramas and writers.

In 1982, broken-hearted and with a “lousy degree,” 23-year-old Elspeth Beard set out on the solo adventure of a lifetime.

When you feel like everything sucks, sit for a moment with the feelings instead of trying to disappear into your phone, says Australian YouTuber Campbell Walker, aka struthless.

On the day we celebrate mums, people who haven't had children can get slammed with 'invisible grief'.

Weight loss remains a global obsession, but the iconic 63-year-old meal company couldn't compete with the lure of 'quick fixes'. 

Hymns for the Fourth Sunday of Easter - Good Shepherd Sunday - feature in this week's programme, and there are some hymns to Mary to mark Mother's Day. Audio

This week, Nick Tipping features the third album by Darren Pickering Small Worlds of Otautahi Christchurch - a gorgeous combination of acoustic jazz and modular synthesisers. Audio

Japanese Maestro Masaaki Suzuki makes his New Zealand Symphony Orchestra debut. Audio

Isra'a Emhail investigates the protein-laced coffee trend.

Kiwi music legend Dave Dobbyn performs an intimate set and tells Jesse Mulligan how "punching like crazy" at the boxing gym helps him reckon with Parkinson's disease.

"It is my great hope that we all come to see the ocean as the lifeblood of our home" - David Attenborough in the new documentary Ocean.

Here's how to make a homemade version of the best pie Martin Bosley has ever eaten.

Keep the tradition alive with fluffy pancakes, crispy fritters or eggs mum's favourite way.

Two choirs, one from a Northland town with a population of 6000, the other from a metropolis of 17 million, are the subject of a new documentary.

Robyn Bryant fell in love with film music when she saw the movie Stardust. Now she's just finished the score for one of those rarest of Kiwi flicks, a romance. Video, Audio

Serenity Thurlow, Principal Viola with the Christchurch Symphony, is stepping centre-stage to perform Bartók's Viola Concerto. Audio

Ready-to-wear clothing has really only been a thing for a relatively short time in history, especially in women's clothing.

We've all heard of smart speakers, smart heaters and even smart fridges, now our furry feline friends are getting in on the tech revolution.

In 1985 we see the adults through a child’s eyes, and the distance of memory, but his is not a one-dimensional lens. Hoey writes about disappointed people coping via escapism.

This simple tray bake takes no time to put together and delivers big on flavour.

Rihanna reveals she's pregnant, Lorde represents New Zealand and Diana Ross graces the Met Gala carpet for the first time in over 20 years.

There's doom and gloom about everything. But after a cancer diagnosis, Latta isn't buying in.