Features

Sir Rod Stewart has just turned 78, but he still likes nothing better than to "jump around" and sing his hits as he prepares to return to New Zealand next month - but is it really his farewell tour? Audio

After a lifetime of gathering food from Canterbury rivers, Karl Russell is now a cultural land advisor to local farmers. Audio

Bill Withers was one of the great American soul singers, and he left his mark on a generation of musicians in Aotearoa, who will come together in a special tribute to him at the Auckland Arts Festival. Video, Audio

Come on a journey with Auckland Choir Viva Voce as they perform Joby Talbot's Path of Miracles around the country. Audio

Mediawatch: Old-fashioned AM radio was a lifeline for many during Cyclone Gabrielle - but a little-known arrangement that puts Parliament proceedings on air has been cited as a threat to its future. Audio

Chief Executive Diana Marsh gives an overview of what's on offer at SOUNZ. Audio

Accountant-turned-farmer Laura 'Lou Lou' Murdoch shares her fun daily interactions with cattle on social media.  Audio

Nat and Steph Chin talk to Kathryn Ryan about redefining success to carve out a creative path. Video, Audio

Mincing meat at home is great for people who like their patties medium rare, says Julie Biuso.

Barrington Rowland says he's "older and wiser" after 15 years playing in Auckland cricket clubs.

Traumatic experiences get lodged in our brains and bodies as a sense of threat so to heal we must re-establish a sense of safety, says psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk. Audio

In this week’s programme we’ve hymns for the second Sunday in Lent, and we’re marking some recent dates in the liturgical calendar: World Day of Prayer on 3 March and St David’s Day on 1 March. Audio

Beef and sheep farmer Ben Stubbs has continued his family's four-generation mission to protect native forests and water catchments on their Waitomo property. Audio

On Inside Out this week, hear two New Zealand jazz artists at the peak of their powers. Audio

Scientists, health professionals and rongoā practitioners are together exploring the therapeutic benefits of weraroa – an indigenous fungus known to contain the psychedelic compound psilocybin. Audio

One of the best things we can do for our sleep cycle is get 30 minutes of daily daylight, says world-leading NZ neurobiologist Anna Wirz-Justice. Audio

The Detail - After several dismal seasons, New Zealand's national basketball team have turned things around. Audio

Singer and taonga pūoro player Ariana Tikao and harpist Bob Bickerton are the duo Muriwai. They've just released their first single. Audio

In an aggressive move to improve the well-being of young people, the video app TikTok is limiting users under 18 to one hour of screen time per day. Audio

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's conductor Giordano Bellincampi takes a moment to talk to the audience in the middle of a performance of Beethoven's 8th Symphony after some started clapping at the 'wrong' time. Audio

Giordano Bellincampi, Music Director of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, is looking forward to conducting the final concert in the orchestra's Beethoven symphony cycle. Audio

Our Changing World - A recent survey of the long-tailed bat population in Franklin, south of Auckland, showed there were many more pekapeka than expected.  Video, Audio

Opinion - The treatment of Ukrainian refugees exposes a humanitarian double standard that has channelled vital funding away from equally deserving crises, Ritesh Shah writes.

A chance encounter with a sea lion and its pup sparked a passion for Janet Ledingham, who now spends her days documenting one of the rarest sea lion species in the world.