Features

Raphael Rowe spent 12 years in jail for a murder he didn’t commit before a second appeal against his conviction finally succeeded. And now he's heading back to prison in his role as the host of Inside the World's Toughest Prisons. Video, Audio

One of Te Papa’s climate change projects includes about 200 objects and photographs collected from Tokelau, to illustrate the effects of climate change and the need to adapt.  Audio

Eco-anxiety is the fear of global warming, and the worry that not enough is being done to stop it. Primary school age children say they're worried about climate change too, and want to do their bit to tackle it.

The kākāpō population has reached a new high of 213 birds, following the largest breeding season on record. The new total includes a record-breaking 71 juvenile birds. Audio

Voices - With next week being Chinese language week in Aotearoa, we delve into the life of a migrant parent and child from Beijing. For some, it can be super tough navigating two spaces together – both Chinese and Kiwi English. Audio

Review - Matt Healy and his band The 1975 put on a spectacular display of star power at Auckland’s Spark Arena last night, writes Waveney Russ.

This week the 26-year-old won four gold medals at the world para swimming championships, adding to her already-impressive collection, and proving why she's New Zealand’s most decorated paralympian.    Audio

Mediawatch - The mainstream media is embracing te reo Māori like never before but for fluent te reo Māori speakers things have gone backwards on RNZ since Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori first launched in 1975. Audio

Matt Healy and his band The 1975 put on a spectacular display of star power at Auckland’s Spark Arena last night. Our reviewer Waveney Russ was there.

A 55-minute orchestral journey through the history of New Zealand from pre-European times to today is being performed by the NZSO this week, with the help of local school children. Audio

E-cigarettes are not 95 percent safer than smoked tobacco, as has been claimed, and its value in helping people quit has been exaggerated, health experts warn. Audio

The House - New Zealand History will be compulsory in schools by 2022 and those who campaigned for the change are relieved and glad it's happening, writes Annabel McCarthy.

The resurgence in vinyl has been nostalgically pleasing to witness for record stores, with demand usually favouring the big names in the industry. Audio

Watch - It's the first time the Rugby World Cup has been outside the traditional nations, such as New Zealand and England, so what can those travelling to watch the tournament in Tokyo expect? Audio

Two Cents' Worth - Biosecurity officials don’t think the stink bug has become established in New Zealand. But under a worst case scenario, estimates show GDP losses from such an invasion could reach billions of dollars. Audio

"He that hath no beard is less than a man," Shakespeare wrote. A lecturer in theatre and performance has been looking at the question of when did beards suddenly become so important for men? Audio

Westpac NZ, a bank proud of its equity record, has revealed shocking figures on its own gender pay gap. It's front-footing the issue but says it can't change things on its own.  Audio

Watch - Freediving royalty William Trubridge and actress Sachiko Fukumoto will do anything to bring their baby into their world, the ocean.

The House - Parliament is considering a bill that will enact a pardon for the Tuhoe Tohunga Rua Kēnana and restore his mana after a wrongful arrest and imprisonment in 1916. Audio

The inimitable Iggy Pop goes jazzy, bluesman Bobby Rush gets frisky and folk singer Joan Shelley creates an oasis of calm. Video, Audio

Nine-year-old Scorpfield Wichman Anthony was killed by his grandfather. He has never before been named. At the request of his mother, we now give him a voice. This is how she wants her boy to be remembered.

Watch - Incumbent Wellington mayor Justin Lester is facing off against veteran councillor Andy Foster and first-term councillor Diane Calvert for RNZ Morning Report's Wellington mayoralty debate.  Video, Audio

Opinion - The first match of the Rugby World Cup can't come soon enough for Hamish Bidwell. 

Mediawatch - Six months after social media was weaponised in Christchurch, is it time for rules to block extremist posts on online platforms in New Zealand? Audio