Features

Mila Kunis plays a woman in danger of her carefully-arranged life falling apart in this new feel-good Netflix film. Video, Audio

There's been a huge outcry over Creative New Zealand's decision to turn down a funding application from the organisation that runs a high school Shakespeare festival. But was the Bard really going to be cancelled? Audio

QI researcher and podcaster Dan Schreiber investigates the world's strangest theories in his debut book The Theory of Everything Else. Audio

Indy Yelich – a New York-based musician and the little sister of Lorde – has just released her debut single 'Threads'. Video, Audio

New Zealand's top songs for 2022 have been announced at the APRA Silver Scroll Awards, celebrating Aotearoa's songwriters and composers.

The Detail - As severe marine heatwaves become more frequent, the consequences for our environment and economy could be dire. Audio

Simon Morris reviews a new film that came to life as a blockbuster thriller and ended up a Prime Video programme filler.  Video, Audio

Watch Wellington chef Kahlivia Russell create a gourmet three-course meal with donated food.

1 in 20 New Zealand adults live with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) but treatment is difficult to access and financially prohibitive. Audio

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A new TVNZ+ documentary No Māori Allowed sheds light on Pukekohe's bleak history of racial segregation. Audio

Watch Wellington chef Conor McDonald create a gourmet three-course meal with donated food.

Misty Frequency's kaupapa is to celebrate autistic and Takatāpui excellence. Episode one of What's the Disibili-Tea follows Misty as they get ready to storm the stage at Drag Wars.

Menopause is becoming less taboo and fewer people going through it are feeling alone, but we still have a long way to go, writes Sarah Connor.

Ahead of COP 27 in Egypt next month, The Detail does a stocktake of New Zealand's progress towards its zero carbon 2050 goal. Audio

Settling on a scheme to charge for agricultural emissions has taken 20 years - yet some obstinate objections and contestable claims still got pride of place in last week's media coverage. Audio

"That's always been the dream that New Zealanders can make our shows for the world and the world will buy into them." -  Roseanne Liang, showrunner of the TV series Creamerie. Audio, Gallery

Watch Wellington chef Maxime Gnojazk create a gourmet three-course meal from donated food.

Former Labour Party politician Kris Faafoi's move into lobbying has put the spotlight on what lobbyists do. The Detail looks at whether the area needs more transparency. Audio

Once again, New Zealand's local elections saw a low number of voters. Hayden Donnell asks if media coverage - or lack thereof - contributed to the problem. Audio

The huge upheaval that's currently taking place in Chinese politics will impact the world for years to come, says Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar Ian Johnson. Audio

New Zealand writer tells Catherine Chidgey chats to Kim Hill about her new novel The Axeman’s Carnival which is told entirely from the perspective of a magpie. Audio

Kris Faafoi masterminded the public media merger before quitting politics to spend more time with his family. Now he wants to spend more time with the government on behalf of commercial clients. Audio

Congratulations to tenor Oliver Sewell, this year's recipient of the $50,000 Dame Malvina Major Award. Audio

Auckland comedian Chris Parker talks to Kim Hill about his recent wedding and the new book Here For a Good Time: Organised thoughts from a disorganised mind. Video, Audio