Features

Sally Round gets up at the crack of dawn to join three hunters culling deer on a Tairāwhiti farm. Video, Audio

American journalist Emily Hanford argues that the influential Reading Recovery programme - which New Zealander Dame Marie Clay developed in the '70s - is out of step with discoveries in cognitive science. Audio

At the Movies - Sally Woodfield talks us through some of the perplexing, confronting and comforting films in this year's festival line-up. Audio

NEW SERIES: Live music from the "King and Queen of the banjo", a musical partnership like no other. In this performance recorded by RNZ in New Plymouth they deliver a great set of original songs which the crowd just loves!

The first in a new series of live music performances features folk duo Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn performing live on the Dell Stage of Pukekura Park in New Plymouth.

The rising price of groceries is hitting gluten-intolerant Kiwis hard. Video, Audio

Astronomer (and New Zealander of the Year) Rangi Mātāmua hopes the Māori New Year can become central to New Zealand's national identity.

Country Life - Most mornings, you'll also find 76-year-old Te Puke man Knocker Harris in his basement creating a new interactive child's toy. Audio

William Dart revels in Rufus Wainwright's new album Folkocracy - a tribute to the central importance of the folk-singing tradition in our music, with guests ranging from Chaka Khan and David Byrne to the great Van Dyke Parks. Audio

John Vaifale used to practise headspins on pieces of old cardboard. Now he's New Zealand's freestyle hip-hop dance champion. Video

New Zealand will wave goodbye to another lot of single-use plastics today including produce bags, cutlery, plates and bowls.

If you're looking for some weekend food inspiration Kelly Gibney's Greek cauliflower, olive and chickpea recipe could fit the bill. She's also got some great tips for other easy snacks for the school holidays. Audio

Black Sheep - Frederick Maning was one of the first Europeans to settle in Aotearoa, he married a high-ranking Ngāpuhi woman, . So why did so many of his private letters express such violent, racist attitudes towards Māori? Audio

Musician Troy Kingi checks out Great Barrier Island, where locals are forging their own paths with limited resources.

Silver Fern Phoenix Karaka has been a quiet champion. Now she's finding her voice thanks to her younger team mates.

The APRA Silver Scroll Award Kaitito Kaiaka celebrates New Zealand's songwriters and composers, while the APRA Maioha Award recognises songwriters who are telling their stories in te reo Māori.

WATCH - Nine-year-old West Australian boy Bodie Howland (author of The Love Hearts Explore Exmouth) encourages other aspiring writers to follow his lead. Video, Audio

The Detail - New Zealand is making big strides in phasing out plastic packaging but are we too narrow in our thinking when it comes to waste? Audio

Although it's "a bit shit" being diagnosed with a rare neurodegenerative disease in your early 30s, Michael Cockroft and his wife Lara are making the most of life. Audio

Musician Troy Kingi dives for paua, enjoys a tīti (muttonbird) feast and befriends a curious weka on Stewart Island.

Jane Pierard is a Hawkes Bay music teacher who particularly enjoys working with young people. Audio

Celebrity worship has become a "weapon of mass distraction" that takes away from real heroism and community values, says the former editor of People magazine. Audio

Listen - Mark Rogers delivers another slice of choice Americana with tracks from the Handsome Family, Kris Kristofferson and Ruth Brown & Derek Harriot. Audio

Kate Henwood (34) says she "went a bit deaf and blind" upon learning she'd made the New Zealand women's rugby team.