Features

Opinion: You think this current situation with the All Blacks is bad? Heck, the next few years for rugby in New Zealand could be even worse, Hamish Bidwell writes.

Pōhutukawa trees are bursting into bloom around Aotearoa as we head into summer. But the beautiful bright-red flowers are not just good to look at, says Whangaparaoa forager Calum Hodgson.  Audio

The Rescue is the story of the rescue mission that gripped the world in 2018, when a young Thai football team found themselves trapped at the end of an underground river. Video, Audio

The House - By design there is a gulf between parliaments and governments. It is most obvious when government asks Parliament to go faster.  Audio

When daybreak revealed the chaotic aftermath of the earthquake that ripped through Kaikoura five years ago, Andrew Spencer did what came naturally, he grabbed his camera. Audio, Gallery

Writer Amitav Ghosh turns his gaze to Western society and its exploitation of nature in his latest book The Nutmeg's Curse -  Parables For A Planet In Crisis. Audio

The Detail - After a long lockdown winter, swimming, sunshine and surf are here, but in some places great white sharks are coming to a beach near you. Audio

Boris Johnson's rambling speech which referenced Peppa Pig and new claims he flouted mask rules at a theatre are causing a headache with some Tory MPs beginning to voice their discontent. Audio

Breaking Bread covers an Arabic Food Festival in Israel, where pairs of chefs - one Jewish, one Arabic - set out to show that food can bring people together. Video, Audio

Watch - With 101 days of lockdown Party People share their views on the latest Covid developments, the National Party leadership and the wāhine Māori taking a run at the Wellington mayoralty.  Video, Audio

Outside the 'hermit kingdom' of Aotearoa people are embracing a Covid rules-free world - but are things as back to normal as they seem?  Audio

Christmas with family can be challenging at the best of times. This year we've got Covid-19 thrown in the mix. Here are some tips on how to deal with awkward conversations that might arise. Audio

Get up close and musical with the New Zealand String Quartet in the ensemble's specially created online concerts. Video, Audio

We know the name Jack the Ripper, and the legends about his crimes. But the lack of empathy or even interest the lives of the women he killed more than 130  years ago is an indictment of us and our society says historian and writer Hallie Rubenhold. Audio

After years of climbing the corporate ladder in Mumbai and Goa, India, Ben Fernandez traded it all in for a career in making music instead. "Everyone thought I was cuckoo” he says.  Audio

Mark Rogers hosts an hour of soul splendour with classic tracks from Mavis Staples, Al Green, Stevie Wonder, the Pointer Sisters and Sly Stone and Sam Cooke. Audio

The Dame Malvina Major Foundation is celebrating three decades of helping young New Zealand performing artists achieve their potential. Audio

Burning is a new documentary made by Australian filmmaker Eva Orner which looks at how the bush fires of 2019-2020 unfolded from the perspective of victims, scientists and activists. Video, Audio

Sound historian Sarah Johnston explores 100 years of radio in a talk at the National Library, focusing on the early decades and the innovative World War II radio Mobile Unit recordings. Audio

Some people says a lab leak is a plausible theory for the emergence of Covid-19 and one of them is Canadian molecular biologist Dr Alina Chan. She's co-authored a book Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19.  Audio

The Detail - Based on the Japanese anime series that was broadcast on New Zealand screens in the early 2000s, the 10-episode show is an Auckland film success story. Audio

Waterfront Monophony is a free and accessible sound art event which combines works from five New Zealand composers with the natural sounds of Wellington's waterfront. Audio

Cycling historian, author and all-round bike enthusiast, Jonathan Kennett, has written a history of locally made bikes an industry that once thrived in every New Zealand city. Audio, Gallery

In his new book, Generations, Bobby Duffy argues it's wrong to sum entire generations up in just a few characteristics, acknowledging differences between the generations is essential for the progress, he says.  Audio