Features

Meet one of Aotearoa's most compelling and misunderstood historical figures – Te Whakatōhea Chief Mokomoko.

Can Krystal Gibbens use AI to schedule her life?

WATCH - TV presenter Miriama Kamo talks about her decades-long struggle with undiagnosed endometriosis and lost pregnancies.

Australian adventurer Tim Jarvis retraces Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated 1914 attempt to cross Antarctica in this new documentary. Video, Audio

Korean conductor Shiyeon Sung is back in the country for concerts with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. She's the orchestra's new Principal Guest Conductor. Audio

A two-minute track featuring vocals that mimicked the singing voice of the Canadian musician Drake was pulled from streaming platforms last week. Tech writer Ben Reid predicts what might go down next. Audio

Many of Earth's creatures are deceptive... from microorganisms to homo sapiens. In his new book The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars, biologist Dr Lixing Sun explores why. Audio

Silva Mcleod talks about her new memoir Island Girl to Airline Pilot: A Story of Love, Sacrifice and Taking Flight. Audio

Voices - Three past winners talk about how these national speech-making awards help young Kiwis find their voices. Video, Audio

Alison Ballance squelches out into Nelson's mudflats with a team of Cawthron Institute researchers in search of cryptic seagrass flowers – and their precious seeds.  Audio

Toni Collette plays a suburban housewife who inherits an Italian crime family in this new action-comedy film. Video, Audio

Five NZ Muslims talk about what the holy period of Ramadan means to them.

Our audio recording of Māori musician Rob Ruha's special 2022 Matariki performance recently won 'Best Live Sound' at the New York Festivals Radio Awards. Audio

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