Features

Explainer - On Monday night, the Aurora Australis put on a spectacle in a rare solar storm. Astronomers say this hints towards more frequent visible auroras. Audio

Cellist Nicolas Altstaedt is soloist with the NZSO, playing Ernest Bloch's evocative cello rhapsody, 'Schelomo'. Audio

Wānaka lawyer and farmer Alice Sanders talks about dealing with an injury that's invisible to others and her journey of recovery. (Originally published on The Shepherdess and republished with permission)

Kirikiriroa-based musician Jeremy Mayall is part of the multicultural and mult-instrumental collaboration with fellow composer, Horomona Horo. The project is called He Aho Rōreka. Audio

The popular '80s horror-comedy franchise returns with a gory new film shot in Auckland. Video, Audio

Marine scientist Dr Pete Russell has been keeping tabs on tropical cyclones in the South Pacific for seven years. Audio

In the early 1940s, a young Sergeant Alexander Brown from Mangaia, Cook Islands was killed in action. Audio

Hauraki District councillor Rino Wilkinson remembers filling up glass bottles with Paeroa's precious mineral water as a child. Audio

Taupō chef Hare Rewi used to think eating for health was "a load of rubbish". Now he's merging his Māori food business with his partner Lilith's clean-eating cafe Positive Kaibration. Audio

WATCH - After a decade of struggling for a diagnosis, Ruby Rowe finally found out endometriosis was affecting her fertility.

LISTEN: Love of Bohemia inspired Bedřich Smetana to compose this musical panorama of history and landscape: Legends of fearsome warriors; a mighty fortress of ancient kings; the bucolic countryside; the battles of the Hussite Wars; and the river binding them all together.

WATCH - Māori TikToker Thomas Pakoti talks about getting into the rhythm of fitness training.

New research compares the melodic and rhythmic abilities of nearly half a million people, across 54 different languages. The study's lead author Dr Samuel Mehr, speaks with Ingrid Hipkiss about the results. Audio

Voices - Swap Gomez from the Auckland band Yoko-Zuna joins a group discussion about what the New Music Pan-Asian fund represents for Asian New Zealanders. Video, Audio

Fourteen year-old Hipa Tuhipa has become an overnight hero in Niue. He is on the autism spectrum and has struggled with self-confidence for a long time. Audio

Fast fashion is going from strength to strength and it's unlikely consumers will lead the charge against it, writes Mike White.

The Detail - We meet two Kiwi nurses who've moved across the ditch. Audio

Former French Football international and 1998 FIFA World Cup winner Christian Karembeu is excited about the future of football in the Pacific. Audio

Thousands of New Zealanders can now access free tattoo removal for racist symbols, hateful words and slogans. Audio

Regarding movement just as a "fix" for weight problems doesn't do justice to its health benefits, says physical education specialist Dr Susannah Stevens.  Audio

The Polynesian Voyaging Society is setting sail in June on a four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific.

Dangling a pair of dead rats over a dam to feed eels is where you might find former Wellington mayor Celia Wade-Brown these days. Audio

Pakistani-New Zealand couple Habib and Tooba chat with their two teenagers about the community strength of Ōtautahi Christchurch. Video, Audio

In Marlborough, scientists are researching how "jumping genes" can be used to develop sturdier pinot noir grapes. Audio