Features

The Detail explores how light "trespass" from our cities is harming flora and fauna. Audio

Bel Gunson from the Rural Support Trust is in awe of the resilience shown by people cut off by Cyclone Gabrielle but fears what's to come. Audio

Hawke's Bay photographer Eva Bradley shares how to save flood-damaged photos. Audio

LISTEN: The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Voices New Zealand Choir perform a concert of hope, drama and triumph with music by Verdi, Brahms and Dvořák, conducted by James Judd.

People around the world spend about 20 hours per week listening to music, however across our lives our willingness to explore new music waxes and wanes. Why? Video

Diana Greer's family kitchen is the HQ for a group of Hawkes Bay volunteers who are no strangers to supporting their community through hard times. Audio

Pavement's distinctive lo-fi sound owes a big debt to NZ record label Flying Nun, says drummer Bob Nastanovich. Audio

An ardent fan since his childhood, William Dart pays tribute to one of the greatest songwriters. Audio

American writer and environmentalist Lydia Millet balances humour with the darkness of climate change in her award-winning novels. Audio

Napier orchardist Lesley Wilson is planning the next steps for her family's apple-growing operation after Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio

This comforting and delicious recipe is perfect for sharing with a friend or neighbour in need.

Landscape designer Tony Murrell answers gardening questions about everything from pruning plum trees to wiping out whitefly. Audio

Bringing a "village feel" to community fitness programmes would improve health outcomes in Aotearoa's Pacific communities, says academic and gym instructor Suli Tuitaupe. Video, Audio

Hymns to mark the first Sunday in Lent, and a hymn by Shirley Murray that turned out to be much more successful than she expected. Audio

Auckland pop duo Foley perform new tracks from their debut album The Crowd Pleaser. Video, Audio

Wellington sax player Frank Talbot's new album 'Mundane Life Updates' takes its inspiration from everyday events.  Audio

Week in Politics - Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon go head-to-head, and Grant Robertson is under the gun over how to pay for the cyclone rebuild.

Will the defending champion Crusaders and Chiefs Manawa reign supreme again this season, or can someone usurp the Super Rugby thrones? Writes Joe Porter.

Solomons Gold is a Mount Maunganui chocolate company that uses ethically sourced cacao beans from Honiara. Audio

New Zealand biographer Joanne Drayton tells her own modern love story in a new memoir The Queen's Wife. Audio

Composer and taonga pūoro musician Ruby Solly talks about her work for taonga pūoro and orchestra that will premiere at the 2023 Auckland Arts Festival. Audio

One farmer says his farm got "smoked" but it will be a chance to build back in a more environmentally sustainable way.

After a noisy night-time entrance through the cat flap, a fledgling owl has settled into Rory Foley's lounge. Video, Audio

Women Talking is inspired by a true, confronting story set in a reclusive religious community. Directed by Sarah Olley it is a brilliant piece of ensemble acting, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio