Features

Fifty-one percent of New Zealand parents don't feel safe with young people using tools like ChatGPT to complete schoolwork, according to a new survey. Audio

WATCH - Approximately 14,000 people living in New Zealand hold no official residency status. 17-year-old Dhruv* tells us about the uncertainty of being one.

"People who don't think they know very much about the Māori language can accurately define about 70 common Māori words" - Professor Jeanette King. Audio

Strays is that rare thing - an R-rated comedy featuring live-action dogs. Abandoned pet Reggie plans revenge on his deadbeat owner. Featuring the voices of Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx and Isla Fisher. Video, Audio

The All Blacks have been uptight about people finding out early who's on their team lists but they're in full noise mode now.

Bill Martin and his Trio will be mixing his jazz with the words of some Dunedin poets in a concert marking National Poetry Day. Audio

Humility, authenticity and vulnerability sound great, but these qualities have turned too many into virtue signalling, self-absorbed narcissists, says Lucinda Holdforth. Audio

Salina Fisher and Jerome Kavanagh are co-creators of a new work, 'Papatūānuku', for taonga pūoro and orchestra which will have its world premiere at the Auckland Philharmonia's In the Elements concert. Audio

Audiences are returning to theatres, but the future is uncertain for university-level theatre education. Audio

Dr Kate Thomas is a self-described “exercise evangelist”. An exercise physiologist, she spends her time researching the impacts exercise has on the body.   Video, Audio

Last Film Show is a semi-autobiographical, independent film from India about a poor tea-maker's son who's determined that one day he'll become a film maker. Video, Audio

You'll never look at Te Awamutu in the same way again after watching this hilarious series that follows a loving whānau, living under one roof and constantly taking pleasure in getting on each other's nerves.

Pita Turei is an actor, curator, sculptor, comedian and staunch cultural and iwi advocate whose long career in the arts encompasses carving, dance and film. Now, Turei tells Culture 101’s Mark Amery, he’s dedicated to walking with people to reveal the hidden histories of Tāmaki Makaurau. Audio

Kāinga is the first feature film to screen on the RNZ website. It’s a collection of eight short movie explorations of what home in Aotearoa means from a Kiwi-Asian experience. Wellington composer Lauren King has written the soundtrack. Video, Audio

Trendsetting '60s singer Dinah Lee (now 80) will play live with country star Tami Neilson this October. Video, Audio

Are trackpants ok? Is it wrong to wear brown shoes with a blue suit? What should you wear to a job interview? Menswear guru Robert Niwa answers an array of burning style questions. Audio

Suddenly coming into money isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, according to a financial expert who helps people cope with unexpected windfalls of cash. Audio

Tony Stamp explores the masterful blend of ambient and folk music on American songwriter Julie Byrne's first album in six years. Audio

More local stories, written and performed by New Zealand writers and actors, could be a positive spin-off from the strike currently paralysing TV and screen productions overseas, a leading New Zealand entertainment professional says. Audio

Thousands of Kiwi secondary school musicians enjoy the thrill of making music in small groups as part of this competition. Hear the finalists - and the winners - performing on stage at The Piano in Christchurch here.

Rivers have been given room to flood safely in the Netherlands for two decades and an expert in New Zealand thinks we should be doing the same. Audio

After a 16-year stint as the Labour MP for Māngere, Aupito William Sio is signing off. He tells Johnny Blades what he learnt as a politician. Audio

Tony Stamp reviews a fascinating 68-song collection of alternative music from the former mill town. Audio

Ondulation is the latest album from Tāmaki Makaurau-based composer, keyboard player and performer Alan Brown. It's inspired by – and features – an electronic instrument called the Ondomo. Audio