Features

A new three-part documentary series called Murder in The Pacific has just screened in the UK on BBC TV, it was a story that needed to be told again say the programme's producers. Video, Audio

The Porirua-based choir will be representing New Zealand at the Barbershop Harmony Society Contest & Convention in Louisville, Kentucky this July. Audio

A Christchurch-developed video game about fishing is making waves overseas.

Mediawatch looks at the results of the biggest annual survey of New Zealanders’ trust in news - which shows it’s on the slide for the fourth year in a row. For the first time it also shows many of us avoiding news altogether. Video, Audio

Vertical farming technology was a hot topic at Aotearoa's first-ever Controlled Environment conference last week. Audio

Tony Stamp reviews the debut album by Soft Plastics, a spiritual odyssey from Lonnie Holley and Leonard Charles’ jubilant new EP. Audio

This concert takes place in front of an enormous window with a view over Lake Wanaka and the mountains. It’s quite the dramatic setting, which fits the music in this concert of Strauss, Farr, Mahaler and Mendelssohn.

Muriwai filmmaker Zoe McIntosh reveals the precious objects that seven local residents hastily grabbed in the short film Lost and Found.

Patrizia Vieno is still cleaning up after Cyclone Gabrielle but hasn't given up her dreams of wool production. Video, Audio

British comedian Cariad Lloyd hosts the award-winning Griefcast podcast and this year released the book You Are Not Alone. Audio

Listen - Local pop star Benee performs her hits, including 'Supalonely', with Aotearoa's finest classical musicians. Audio

Jade Gray's company Off-Piste Provisions is about to launch vegan jerky onto the world stage. Audio

Post-pandemic, the New Zealand music industry is looking at whether awards ceremonies are still relevant, says Sarah Owen of Recorded Music NZ. Audio

LISTEN / WATCH: Gather the family for the story of Red, the girl with red red hair, is off to the woods to see her Granny. But she'll need reserves of cunning and strength to overcome the devious (and very hungry) Wolfie. Video, Audio

Every weekend, 79-year-old Nanny Pura Whale puts on her Māori Warden uniform and heads out into the Taihape nightlife. Audio

American writer Daniel Lavery says the idea that he'd enjoy living as a male was the biggest motivation for a gender transition in his early 30s. Audio

LISTEN: A choral concert of fifteen songs with the theme 'Hallelujah' dating from the 18th Century through to 2019, including the chorus from Handel's Messiah and Leonard Cohen's popular song, performed by Inspirare and Schola Cantorum.

Discover hundreds of children's stories and songs in this RNZ collection.

We posted this recipe a few Easters back and it was very popular. So, if you're looking for spicy, bun-like inspiration for the Easter weekend here it is again!

This climax of Holy Week in the Christian calendar is interwoven with te reo Māori, the Eucharist is presided over by the Reverend Ivica Gregurec, the Cathedral’s Precentor. The Cathedral choir performs under the direction of Peter Watts. Listen to RNZ Concert from 9am Easter Sunday, and follow the order of service here to join in. Audio

Hymns to celebrating Easter Sunday include two New Zealand hymns, a hymn from the 8^th century and the 21^st century classic In Christ Alone. Audio

Nick Tipping checks out jazz inspired by birds, including the skylark, the blackbird, and even the flamingo. Audio

RNZ's Perlina Lau runs her eye over the best streamers coming up this month, including Beef, Barry and the final Marvelous Mrs Maisel.

It's a two hour Good Friday Nashville Babylon special this week with music from the likes of Aretha Franklin, JJ Cale, Nina Simone, Talking Heads, Bob Marley, Lambchop, the Gypsy Kings and much much more... Audio