Features

Only American rock band My Chemical Romance could get a pack of emos standing in a sunny field for hours, writes Evie Orpe.

Don MacLean's most famous song, American Pie turns 50 this year and the award-winning singer and songwriter brings his American Pie 50th Anniversary Tour to New Zealand. He joins us to talk about his love for New Zealand and the songs that make him happy. Audio

Dancers angry with the working conditions in the adult entertainment industry are campaigning to change the law.

The National Party unveiled two new policies last week - pumping up childcare subsidies while cutting down on consultants to cover the cost. Mediawatch looks at how our media sources ran the rule over them. Audio

The New Zealand Music Trust aims to connect people and cultures through music and the arts. Two of the Trust's founding members talk about the latest project: four volumes of New Zealand and Chinese piano music. Audio

Photographing South Island landscapes is more than just a hobby for former dairy farmer Edwin Mabonga. Audio

Award-winning American musician Kurt Vile checks in from his new home in Mount Airy, Philadelphia. Video, Audio

Over 60 dogs are expected to compete in this weekend's K9 Natural Jack Russell Race. Audio

New Zealand's largest car dealer is warning people to check out second-hand vehicles carefully. Audio

Chef Sam Parish shares an aromatic way to make classic pumpkin soup a bit more special.

Raewyn Windley followed her father into competitive woodchopping at 12 and now her teenage son Lochie is carving out a name for himself, too. Audio

There’s a ‘wealth of Williams’ in this week’s programme – hymn writers, arrangers and hymn tune composers. Including William Williams, one of the leaders of the Methodist revival in Wales in the 18^th century and the writer of Guide me, O thou great Jehovah. Audio

A look back at the career of jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter. Audio

 New Zealand band The Veils perform tracks from their new double album ...And Out of the Void Came Love. Video, Audio

WATCH - Meet the local breakdancers trying to make it to the 2024 Olympic Games.

Kiwi brew-masters crafted special beers that capture the story of a rare medical condition in this week's Rare Beer Challenge.

Regulars at a Papamoa early childcare centre don't make a big deal about the advanced age of one of their part-time teachers. Video, Audio

Former Taupō beekeeper Jay Bennett is crafting his own honey into mead – an ancient alcoholic drink made from just honey, yeast and water. Audio

Opinion - The Hurricanes and Highlanders both head into this weekend without their captains, the former for reasons that have dominated headlines, the latter for ones that are far harder to understand, Jamie Wall writes.

The Veils frontman Finn Andrews talks to Music 101 about fatherhood, family and the new double album And Out Of The Void Came Love. Video, Audio

The Detail - A summer of devastating storms has put the spotlight on the role of insurance - and insurance companies - in society. Audio

Are the Oscars the highest cultural honour in Western society, or an over-the-top pageant mired in self-congratulatory chumminess? Either way, there's no denying their impact on what we watch.

The wisdom of poo-eating koalas and slow-breathing giraffes deserves our attention, says intensive care doctor and writer Matt Morgan. Audio

A new facility to treat hundreds of i-Kiribati people suffering from tuberculosis (TB) - has opened on Tarawa to try to tackle high rates of the disease in the country.