Features

Last year, the NZ government announced a crackdown on big supermarket chains - but grocery bills keep climbing and shoppers are losing hope. Audio

Bookings for the upcoming season for Aotearoa’s Great Walks opened today, with hot demand for a slot. Might we suggest an alternative - some Very Good Walks? RNZ resident tramping experts share recommendations.

Three women with mixed whakapapa reflect on their heritage in the video series Duality.

Pinoli Premium Pine Nuts was named Supreme Champion at this year's Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards.

An Auckland-based family business has invented leak-proof, biscuit-based coffee cups made with natural ingredients. Audio

This raw and funny show from TAHI.fm was recently shortlisted for a 2023 New York Festivals Radio Award.

Tech writer and compulsive 'overtalker' Dan Lyons shares many good reasons to listen more than you speak in his new book STFU. Audio

So'omalo Iteni Schwalger had never been to an exhibition curated by Pasifika people... He left switch, code, reverse deeply impressed.

Nigel Collins explores the spaces where classical and popular music dance together. The first episode of this new series on RNZ Concert features music from Radiohead, Nitin Sawhney,  Mahinaarangi Tocker, and The Beatles. Audio

WATCH - Jamil and Jazz Weiss dos Santos talk about growing up Black in small-town Aotearoa and having DJs for parents. Video, Audio

When Gareth Lynch became a tetraplegic seven years ago, he was forced to develop mental resilience – an invaluable skill he says many of us aren't taught. Video, Audio

By doing politics differently, the former prime minister changed the game, writes Jennifer Curtin.

Brent Stewart will be conducting the choir in a performance of Bach's Mass in B minor at the end of April. Audio

Twice a week, Evie Orpe, So'omalo Iteni Schwalger and Liam Brown serve up music, culture, laughs and the latest goings-on around Aotearoa. Video, Audio

Award-winning New Zealand writer Barbara Else didnt think her life story had enough "drama" to make an interesting memoir... until she started writing down what had happened. The result is Laughing at the Dark. Audio

Critics of Aotearoa's specially constructed city bike lanes say they're "gold-plated". Is that unfair? Audio

This new release by the Aotearoa-Australian groove-based collab is fresh and dancefloor-friendly, says Tony Stamp. Audio

Congratulations to Auckland composer Claire Cowan on her success in the Oticons Faculty International Film Music Competition. Audio

If you're encouraging a child to get into a new game, it really helps to show you're keen on it, too, says beloved TV presenter Suzy Cato. Video, Audio

At 26, Charlie Dreaver was told that because of endometriosis, she should try to get pregnant before turning 30. Just months before her 30^th birthday, the deadline is looming. 

Considered one of the greatest conductors in the world, Sir Donald Runnicles talks about early influences, his love of the human voice and the international nature of music ahead of his New Zealand debut this month. Audio

From the Montpelier Codex to the Royal Choir Book, music from the 12th - 15th centuries fills this week's Concert Kete: our weekly theme for your morning musical nourishment. Listen to RNZ Concert 7:50 am Monday to Friday.

The prospect of pizza by drone hit the headlines again this week - yet similar innovations already underway don't seem to interest the media. Audio

Music Director Marc Taddei takes us through some highlights of the orchestra's 75th Season. Audio