Features

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

Widescreen - Quentin Tarantino’s first non-fiction book is a slice of cinematic history in the director’s own inimitable voice, reports Dan Slevin.

Analysis - While climate change helps explain the intensity of the rainfall in Auckland on Friday, the way land has been used and built on in the city is a major factor in what happened, Martin Brook writes.

Review - He's one of the most famous music artists on the globe, selling more than 150 million records worldwide, and he seems genuinely chuffed to be performing at Wellington's Sky Stadium, writes Asia Martusia King.

Excessive fear of failure can keep children trapped in anxiety, says Dr Justin Coulson. Video, Audio

One of the most famous music artists on the globe seems genuinely chuffed to be performing at Wellington's Sky Stadium. "I'm honoured," Ed Sheeran says, "I don't take this for granted."

Vegan chef Megan May has been brooding on the subject of egg-free cooking. Audio

Marcel the Shell with Shoes on started out in life as a series of four-minute short films. Can it cause an upset in the Animation sections of both the Oscars and the Baftas? Simon Morris hopes so. Audio

It is kitten season at the moment. So, if you're thinking about getting a cat, now is a good time, animal shelters are full of them. Vet Kat Littlewood, joined Kathryn Ryan to answer listener questions and talk all things feline. Audio

Tony Stamp reviews the new album from Nashville veterans Lambchop, UK beatmaker Gold Panda, and folk musician Rozi Plain. Audio

Analysis - Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has had a dream start with polls showing Labour ahead of National, but now he has to prove himself in Parliament and quickly deliver on his promises.