Features

Cities have been rebuilt, borders redrawn - but there's still an estimated 1.6 million tonnes of ordinance on ocean floors. Some experts say there's a lot more than that.  Audio

One of New Zealand's most celebrated athletes has opened up about her life in a new documentary. Audio

The Wellington Samoa Rugby Union is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The Union was formed in 1972, and is the first Pacific rugby union established in New Zealand.. Audio

Lesley Manville casts a charming spell as a working-class Englishwoman who falls in love with a Christian Dior dress. Video, Audio

After winning a fight so bloody it made world headlines, Brisbane-based boxer Cherneka 'Sugar Neekz' Johnson became the first wahine Māori to retain a world title. Video, Audio

Grammy-nominated New York band Yeah Yeah Yeahs have just released their fifth album Cool It Down. Kim Hill meets singer Karen O and guitarist Nick Zinner. Audio

Settling The Score 2022 - The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins was voted as our national favourite by RNZ Concert listeners.

WATCH - Surfer, builder and musician Rawiri has a yarn about a life-changing accident and living every day like it's his last on The Barber Shop.

Hear interviews with the finalists and some of the beautifully reinterpreted songs from the 57th APRA Silver Scroll awards celebrating New Zealand song writing. Audio

Journalist John Campbell delves into his own Pākehā identity in the new podcast From Egmont to Taranaki. Audio

Tony Stamp assembles a panel of experts - musicians Indira Force & Dudley Benson, and broadcaster Rachel Ashby - to discuss the new Bjork album Fossora. Audio

WATCH - Wellington residents Cait Lawrence and Rimu Bhooi are fighting the good fight for gender-affirming healthcare.

New Zealand music legend Don McGlashan and Anita Clark (aka MOTTE) join us for a live session. Video, Audio

Russia's defence minister has claimed Ukraine might use a "dirty bomb". 

The Detail - The case of the GP punished for breaking the rules on ADHD treatment highlighted gaps in the system for those with the disorder. Audio

The dead do tell tales: sometimes they are the only ones who can speak to the living about the costs of civil war, terror and corruption. Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka has won the Man Booker Prize for his second novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. Audio

For the first time women will have an equal share of seats in the House compared with their male counterparts as Soraya Peke-Mason becomes a Labour list MP. Anneke Smith looks back at Parliament's milestones for women. Audio

WATCH - Drugs, lies and regret became a reality for Shareef after an encounter with some local gang affiliates, but growing up in the North has shaped this proud takatāpui into who he is today.

Last week's reveal of China’s new economic and foreign policy is a big deal for trading nations like New Zealand, but propaganda, vested interests and media restrictions make the coverage difficult and confusing.   Video, Audio

WATCH - Finn Hitch is a trans/non-binary person who lives with autism, PoTs and fibromyalgia. They use mobility aids and take medication to get around Tāmaki Makaurau.

LISTEN: To celebrate 75 years of our national orchestra, Gemma New conducts music chosen by NZSO fans from across Aotearoa, together with works showcasing superb soloists within the orchestra, and music by NZ Composers.

RNZ Concert listeners tell us what they love about this year's favourite classical music in Settling The Score 2022.

After a two-year Covid hiatus, there's no such thing as an urban-rural divide at the Ellesmere A&P Show. Audio

The political turmoil in the UK sparked some spectacular emotional reactions by NZ media presenters - and some language not normally fit for broadcast. Audio