Features

Super-sweet sugar water offered in a specially designed (and regularly cleaned) commercial dispenser is the way to go, says conservationist and academic Daria Erastova. Audio

Pietro Bosica from Wellington's Liberty Restaurant shares the recipe for his grandmother's famous Italian rice balls in bolognese ragu.

Voices - As thousands of people flee Sudan, relatives in New Zealand are trying their best to help their loved ones reach safety. Audio

The seaside town of Petone was the first bit of land glimpsed by British immigrants back in the 1840s. Liz Mellish tells us about how its proper name 'Pito-One' relates to a special area on the beach. Audio

Journalist Simon Wilson lifts the lid on his experience with prostate cancer. Audio

Last year You, Me, Everybody landed a plum spot performing their song Stranger in the new series of the hit Netflix show Sweet Tooth, which started streaming this week. Audio

What's your favourite piece of New Zealand music? A bunch of musically-minded Kiwis with very different tastes share their top tunes.

Lucy Corry has a special place in her heart for Coronation Chicken, the dish that Constance Spry and Rosemary Hume 'invented' for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 - this version uses cauliflower for a plant-based update.

LISTEN: This concert blends poems by Katherine Mansfield with music written by several of Aotearoa's leading songwriters. The songs are linked with extracts from Mansfield's letters, read by Miranda Harcourt.

This festival has always been a highlight of Dan Slevin’s cinema year and the latest edition has not let him down.

Any compost is better than no compost, writes Bri DiMattina, and there are many different ways to generate your own black gold.

A local band has learned the benefit of keeping a close eye on social media after catching a break that could see their music streamed into millions of homes.

New Zealand accordionist Grayson Masefield demonstrates the many voices of the instrument, and plays live in the studio. Hear him perform Richard Galliano's 'Tango for Claude'. Audio

A quiche is the official dish for the coronation of King Charles III this weekend. It's full of seasonal English produce, but the question is, how easy and expensive is recreating the dish here? Katie Fitzgerald went to find out. Audio

The bar for film noir has been set so high by its predecessors disappointment is virtually built into most modern attempts, Marlowe is no exception, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio

Meet the winners of the 2022 Prime Minister's Science Prizes. Our Changing World goes behind the scenes to learn about cutting-edge research, inspiring teaching and intriguing mahi worthy of these prestigious awards.  Audio

Hope matters; it can help us make better, healthier choices for a happy and more productive life, an American academic says. Audio

Mihingarangi Forbes talks to Rawiri Wright about the Kura Kaupapa Māori claim before the Waitangi Tribunal and panelists Khylee Quince and Bernie O’Donnell talk tax, Mozzies and the race for Tāmaki Makaurau. Video, Audio

Flip Grater's musical talent has taken her around the world, but back home she also creates gourmet vegan delicacies through her Christchurch company. Video

Explore the intersection between classical and popular music with host Nigel Collins. This week you will hear music from The Phoenix Foundation with the NZSO, Jeff Buckley, Benjamin Britten, Junun, Bjørk, and Nas.

Taylor Swift has literary sensibility worthy of comparison to some of history's greatest writers - even Shakespeare - a scholar says. Audio

Brown vs Brown takes us on a whirlwind tour of iconic mid-century era homes and commercial buildings, seen through the lens of filmmaker Simon Mark Brown, son of the late mid-century modernist architect Peter Mark Brown. Video, Audio

American singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones talks about creativity, discipline and her new jazz album Pieces of Treasure. Video, Audio

Over the past five years the numbers in secondary schools playing volleyball has grown by 35 percent, bucking the trend of most traditional team sports, writes Bridget Tunnicliffe.