Features

Quiz show host and best-selling crime writer Richard Osman chats to Kim Hill. Video, Audio

Henry Lyte’s hymn Praise, my soul, the king of heaven was one of Queen Elizabeth II’s favourites – you can hear a beautifully stately rendition by the Huddersfield Choral Society in this week’s programme. And there are hymns to mark the final day of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week). Audio

Indie quartet The Beths play us tracks from their new album Expert In A Dying Field and chat to mega-fan Jesse Mulligan. Video, Audio

Nick Tipping checks out jazz from 1953 - the year Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne, and a year which saw ragtime, swing, bebop, cool jazz, and hard bop all share the spotlight. Artists include Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, Sidney Bechet, Shorty Rogers, Ben Webster, and Duke Ellington. Audio

Glen Chen grows ginseng – a root used in traditional Chinese medicine – between rows of trees in North Island pine forests. He sees huge potential for a ginseng industry here. Audio

Tuini Ngāwai (1910-1965) is not well-known, though many of the 300-plus songs she composed are still sung around Aotearoa. Video, Audio

Punch is a New Zealand coming-of-age film about the unlikely friendship between a schoolboy boxer and a flamboyant, young Māori singer. Video, Audio

New Zealand sailor Dean Barker tells Jesse Mulligan he was very reluctant to talk about his experience publicly but wants to raise awareness of this surprisingly common condition. Video, Audio

A pepeha is much more than an introduction in te reo Māori, Stacey Morrison tells The Detail. Audio

New Zealand sauvignon blanc and red 'Bordeaux blends' are Kristen Tay's picks for quality and value. Audio

Breathtaking is the best word to describe the All Blacks' thrilling 39-37 win over the Wallabies in Melbourne last night, writes Jamie Wall. Video

The Conversation -  As the use of te reo Māori grows, a conversation must be had about tokenism, writes Carl Mika.

At the Movies - Tom Hanks should have run for the hills from this turkey, says Simon Morris. Video, Audio

Experience the buzz and eclectic selection of choral music sung by talented secondary school choirs whose ability to entertain is often matched by their wit in choosing ensemble names! Listen 8pm Friday on RNZ Concert, or here, now. Video, Audio

Kiwi mask manufacturer MEO is collecting disposable masks made from polypropylene, which can be upcycled into BioGro-certified fenceposts. Audio

For years, Lotto pitched certain stores as "lucky". They weren't. In fact, the chances of becoming a problem gambler far outweigh the chances of winning a big Powerball prize.

Two Dunedin women are crafting botanical spirits from surplus bread products that would otherwise go to waste. Audio

The late Te Kumeroa "Ngoingoi" Pēwhairangi QSM and her aunt Tuini Moetū Haangū Ngāwai are the latest inductees into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. Video

Our Changing World - As we move away from fossil fuels, where else can we find materials for producing leather products? The forest research institute Scion has a possible answer. Audio

Motivation scientist Ayelet Fishbach shares some surprising lessons in her new book Get It Done. Audio

The late Te Kumeroa "Ngoingoi" Pēwhairangi QSM and her aunt Tuini Moetū Haangū Ngāwai are the latest inductees into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. Video

Writer Ken Auletta questions how movie mogul Harvey Weinstein got away with rape and sexual abuse for so long in a new book. Audio

Fiji's long-standing advocate for women's rights Shamima Ali said being recognised by the Government of Vanuatu for her service is an honour. Audio

It has taken a global pandemic - and many people not recovering from their Covid-19 infection - to draw attention to poorly understood post-viral conditions, says researcher Anna Brooks. (Raising the Bar 2022) Audio