Features

Our changing World - How does a nice meal of milk chocolate and asparagus sound? Or maybe prawns and vanilla? If scientific theories about the science of food pairing are right, these should be delicious flavour combinations. Audio

Steamed Hams, a new exhibition at the Dowse Art Museum in Lower Hutt, takes its curious name from a 1996 skit in The Simpsons that thousands of home creators have re-dubbed making the scene ever more ridiculous.  Video, Audio

Grilled - In the second episode, the Greens' co-leaders produce a pasta and salad combo, boast about the benefits of Green policy and reveal what really annoys them about each other.

Leading global leaders, entrepreneurs and investors will be offered a special taste of New Zealand during morning tea at the Future Food-Tech Summit in London next week. Audio

Widescreen - Almost a year after launching in Aotearoa, AMC+ may be the best value streaming service you have never heard of, says Dan Slevin. He recommends three shows to get you started.

NZ composer Gemma Peacocke talks with Bryan Crump about recent works, and finding "a way around the squeamishness of being a classical composer who's interested in expressing emotion". Audio

Could the tapping, beating and bashing of drums be your path towards better mental health? Drummer Chris O'Connor talks to Culture 101's Perlina Lau about how drums may just change your life. Audio

Described as the caviar of citrus, finger limes are the hot new ingredient you'll find in high-end restaurants around the world, and Hill Road Orchard in Gisborne is now growing them. Audio

A physician at Yale University's Long Covid clinic says she is optimistic that the core of the 'disabling' disorder will be found. Audio

Aotango will be bringing tango music to four North Island centres during the first week of October. David Morriss talks with the quintet's violinist, Andrew Beer. Video, Audio

The River is an eerie 6-part mystery podcast with a Māori twist. This spine-tingling scripted series follows Aria Hikirangi, a young career woman who returns to her rural hometown of Kingswood to help find her baby cousin, Mihi. Audio

Grilled - In the first of a series with political leaders, Labour's Chris Hipkins discusses yoga, the impact of sausage rolls, and the cost of living, while baking a lasagne in 75 minutes.

All Black prop George Bower was ruled out of the Rugby World Cup due to a knee injury, but ended up in France with the team in a cultural role.  Audio

Our guest on the RNZ Music Mixtape this week is Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes Video, Audio

UK counter-extremism expert Julia Ebner thinks we are at the beginning of a digital dark age.  Audio

New Zealand's biggest publisher of news this week joined big global names in blocking Open AI from using its content. Mediawatch asks Stuff if keeping AI at arm's length is a good move. Audio

Johnty Tatham tells Country Life about connecting with organic cacao farmers in South America. Audio

When a young woman’s ambitious nature-led project clashes with local iwi, she's forced to face her past. (A short drama film made for Someday Stories)

Once described as 'a musical Bear Grylls' for his fearless performance of a virtuosic horn piece, young UK musician Ben Goldscheider is a star on the rise. He's one of the guest artists in this year’s At the World’s Edge Festival in Queenstown this October. Video, Audio

From Brexit to Hillsborough Stadium, former British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to RNZ's Kim Hill about the abuses of power she has seen come to light. Video, Audio

Five years ago, Gisborne woman Lee Askew retired from the police force to rear Red Devon cattle for an artisan meat brand. Audio

The NZSO performs two of Beethoven's best-loved works, Piano Concerto No 5, Emperor; and Symphony No 6, Pastoral with guest pianist Diedre Irons, and conductor Hamish McKeich.

It won't be too long before electronic vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is helping to treat inflammatory illness, says bioelectronic medicine specialist Kevin Tracey. Audio

It all began with a toss of a ball and the smash of a tennis racquet. The Cook Islands' Nono Tani's swift serve to her opponent at 9am on Thursday, August 29, 1963 thus kicked off the South Pacific Games in Suva. Video