Features

Māori musician AJA performs four songs, including her 2022 Silver Scroll-winning waiata 'Te Iho'. Video, Audio

The closure of weight-loss company Jenny Craig is a win for body positivity, says activist Angela Barnett. Audio

Rāhui Pōkeka - the original name of the Waikato town Huntly - is based on the story of a local chief who placed a rāhui (ban) on river fishing in order to replenish tuna. Audio

This delicious savoury dish is more like a nourishing soupy risotto with an Asian vibe, says chef Gretchen Lowe.

Will Luhrs chats to Jesse Mulligan about 'Our Masquerade' – a sleepy, saxophone-rich track he wrote with his Burnside High classmate Monet Schutte. Video, Audio

Close is the Cannes Film Festival winner, and Oscar nominee about two best friends whose first year at high school causes friction between them. Written and directed by Lukas Dhont (Girl). Video, Audio

Watching your teenager get behind the wheel can be nerve-wracking for any parent, but it doesn't have to be scary, says neuroplasticity educator and parenting expert Nathan Wallis. Audio

LISTEN: Nigel Collins explores the intersection between popular and classical music. This week he features music from Sigur Ros, Barry Manilow, Rhian Sheehan and Esperanza Spalding.

Mark Rogers has a birthday tune for Stevie Wonder, reggae from Steel Pulse, blues courtesy of Big Maybelle and Doc Pomus, plus some Specials, Graham Nash and Shawn Colvin. Audio

Highly insecure and emotionally volatile people are more likely to be inauthentic on dating apps, Australian researchers have found. Audio

Music by Bach and Beethoven, with a cadenza by Brahms completes this trio from three of the great 'Bs' of classical music. Beloved pianist Diedre Irons, one of the personalities of NZ classical music for over forty years, is the soloist.

A Kiwi kitchen isn't really complete without a copy of the timeless Edmonds Cookbook. The family behind the iconic Christchurch baking powder company Edmonds lovingly shares its history in the new book Sure to Rise. Audio, Gallery

The University of the South Pacific Students' Association (USPSA) has launched a Youth Advisory Board on Governance in partnership with the United Nations' Development Programme.

Widescreen - Theatrical exhibition is bouncing back and there’s no better evidence than the new seven-screen Event complex at Queensgate in Lower Hutt, writes Dan Slevin.

Scottish accordion player James Crabb and the Auckland Philharmonia are giving the New Zealand premiere of Lyell Cresswell's 'Dragspil'. Audio

Our Changing World visits Zealandia in Wellington to learn about the humble freshwater fauna living their quiet lives amongst their boisterous feathered brethren.   Audio

New Zealand has had decades of warnings about the effects of deforestation of hillsides, draining of wetlands and building behind stopbanks, a freshwater expert says.

Hypnotic is the new film by low-budget thriller maestro Robert Rodriguez. Ben Affleck stars as a burnt-out cop on the search for a bank robber who uses hypnotism to get strangers to do his dirty work. Video, Audio

NZ Rugby has put "a stake in the ground" to make clear its support for the rainbow community, two openly gay national representatives say.

Aotearoa’s fungi are fascinating, freaky and fantastical according to Ōtautahi based forager and food writer Liv Sisson. Audio

When Jesse Mulligan invited listeners to send in their neighbourly disputes recently, there was no shortage of material. Litigation expert Nathan Tetzlaff answered some common problems. Audio

Young tenor Sid Chand is the first person of Fijian-Indian ancestry to take part in NZ Opera's Artist Development Programme. Audio

Not yet read the contenders for Aotearoa’s big-deal book awards? Here’s a cheat sheet to help you sound like you have.

Barry Jenkin, aka Dr Rock, the legendary radio and Radio With Pictures broadcaster and staunch supporter of alternative music in New Zealand has died at the age of 75.