Features

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

Martin Bosley shares the recipe for a simple little treat that could nearly be considered a health food.

The time has come to tackle those domestic jobs that have built up over winter. Denise Irvine dons the marigolds and shares some top tips.

The Innocent is an award-winning French comedy drama, starring, written and directed by Louis Garrel, it deserves its many plaudits writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio

William Dart plays selections from Ron and Russell Mael's soundtrack for the movie, Annette, as well as a brand new Sparks album, The Girl is Crying in Her Latte. Audio

We're celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori this week and feature recordings by Haatea Kapa Haka from Hīmene Māori - a project to document, record, and publish Māori hymns and waiata. The project is led by David Tapene from Te Pihopatanga o Te Tai Tokerau. Audio

WATCH: Transylvania-born Timaru dairy farmer Remus Coman shows Country Life his farm - and his wolf tattoo.  Video, Audio

Alt-country musician D.C. Maxwell (aka Daniel Smith) plays tracks from his debut album Lone Rider. Video, Audio

Joelle Holland creates baby products for families who are proud to be Māori.

Widescreen - Gillo Pontecorvo’s gritty account of Algeria’s historic battle for independence is still electric viewing more than 50 years on, according to Dan Slevin.

American-born violinist Esther Yoo talks with Bryan Crump ahead of her Napier concert with the NZSO playing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. Video, Audio

Corrina Connor finds "a kind of purity" in long-distance ocean swimming in just regular togs and a swimming cap, she tells Kathryn Ryan. Audio

Analysis: The latest polls show Labour's flagship policy promise hasn't worked, next week's leaders debate could be its last chance.

Hawkes Bay tenor Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono has just won the prestigious IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition. He's back in the Bay to sing the role of Tamino in a special concert performance of Mozart's The Magic Flute with the NZSO. Video, Audio

Andrew Leland was diagnosed with a degenerative retinal disease 20 years' ago,  Now a writer in his 40s, he has about 6 percent of his vision remaining, but says it feels just like a different way of being in the world. Audio

Caucus - Multiple polls point to a change of government. Is National passing the sniff test? Do voters really want ACT's 'real change' or a handbrake? We ask what a centre-right government might look like. Video, Audio

Too many half-baked characters and under-developed ideas, hamper this misfiring improv comedy, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio

Playing a prominent Māori leader on screen has prompted successful Kiwi actor Miriama McDowell to turn her back on her career in favour of learning te reo Māori.

Parenting teenagers can feel like a bit like running a fully serviced hotel and taxi service, but a supportive home base is crucial says a Christchurch psychiatrist and author of a new parenting guide. Audio

Kiwi-Samoan rapper Poetik has opened a new retail and creative space in West Auckland that he hopes will become an oasis for creative people.  Audio

Voices - Researchers at Nelson's Cawthron Institute are working to help Marlborough's salmon industry survive the challenges of climate change. Audio

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 is yet another visit to the Portokalos family, but does it have hidden depths, asks Simon Morris? Video, Audio

Tearepa Kahi, the director of Muru, New Zealand's highest grossing film of 2022, says it has helped normalise and showcase the unique te reo Māori dialect spoken by the people of Tūhoe.