Features

Opinion - Generally, people don't object to fairness. The problem is that we don't all agree on what fairness looks like - especially when it comes to tax.

Legendary musician and producer Tiki Taane chats to Charlotte Ryan on The Mixtape. Video, Audio

Man's best friend is starting to look a little costly to have around  – but pet expert Cath Watson says this needn't be the case.

At 46, Tiki Taane (Ngāti Maniapoto) feels like he's "got his crxp together". "Everything that goes up must come down and you've gotta be really aware of that," He tells Music 101's Charlotte Ryan. Video, Audio

When an essential part of Chris Ford's wheelchair was lost en route to Australia, he started thinking about how airlines could take better care of their passengers.

Couples struggling with their intimate connection can benefit from "taking intercourse off the table" for up to two months, says sex therapist Jo Robertson. Audio

Mediawatch - Could crowd-sourced content be harvested for use by the news media and emergency response teams when a crisis hits? Audio

Bryan Crump finds out what's involved in making a harp. Audio

Writer and YouTuber Byron C Clark talks to Kim Hill about his new book. Audio

The Wellington-based ensemble Tararua take listeners on an intimate journey through southern Aotearoa in this concert for Chamber Music New Zealand in the Loft at Q Theatre, recorded by RNZ Concert.

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Director of Connecting, Tom Hamill, explains why it's important for the orchestra to get out into its community.  Audio

Every week, Colin Birch liked to buy his wife Mary a bunch of local lilies. Now the Cambridge couple own a nursery. Audio

William Dart looks over the many-faceted musical styles of Dunedin band Soaked Oats and their new album Working Title. Audio

Canadian actor-director Sarah Polley talks to Kim Hill about on female solidarity, faith and her new film Women Talking. Video, Audio

The most interesting thing about this doco series is its subtle commentary on Auckland's hyper-competitive high school rugby scene, writes Jamie Wall. Video

Tony Stamp reviews the sneering dance-punk of Auckland's Vanessa Worm and a righteous new collection from British rapper Little Simz. Audio

Brian Tweed and Pania Te Maro explore how the surge in Pākehā learning te reo Māori relates to the Treaty of Waitangi.

Genevieve King and her family have turned part of their Canterbury farm into a mountain bike park. Audio

Sing along this week to Shirley Murray's God bless our land, written especially to mark Waitangi Day. Audio

Whanganui musician Anthonie Tonnon and his band play tracks from the award-winning 2021 album Leave Love Out of This and cover a smooth '80s ballad. Video, Audio

It was seeing Harpo Marx on TV when she was six, "playing this most beautiful instrument and having fun", that lured Amanda Whiting in to the mystical land of harps. Audio

With a pair of special scissors, 23-year-old Evalyn McGregor can shear 100 sheep a day. She aims to double that number in the future. Video, Audio

No one wants to be cranking up the oven with the warm summer weather so Julie Biuso's got a pretty and colourful salad which makes a perfect summer's lunch ... get the rosé on ice and you're all set. Audio

The Detail - In the aftermath of Auckland's flooding, there's been plenty of talk about sponge cities - but what are they? Audio