Features

On Inside Out this week, enjoy Latin jazz from Conrad Herwig, funk from Dave Weckl, Charles Mingus' searing 'Fables of Faubus', and an original from Renee Rosnes.  Audio

Sam Rillstone gives his take on Netflix's grim and often brutal new film about Marilyn Monroe.

The Detail - Many Chinese New Zealanders say the heavy focus on Mandarin over Chinese Language Week is a 'slap in the face'. Audio

Fire of Love remembers a French volcanologist couple whose passion for volcanoes was only matched by their love of each other. Video, Audio

Julie Biuso shares the recipe for a classic loaf which is great with a cup of tea and will keep in a tin for five days.

It's spectacularly spiky and delivers a painful – and sometimes deadly – sting. So why are conservationists planting up Orokonui Ecosanctuary with the native tree nettle ongaonga? Audio

An award-winning journalist in El Salvador says the country’s authoritarian president is one step away from becoming a dictator and that media scrutiny of the leader is both a dangerous and unpopular business. Audio

The government has unveiled plans to beef up protection of highly-productive horticultural land and the reasons to do so are significant. Audio

New Zealanders love their coffee and as The Detail finds out, they might need to get used to paying a bit more for it. Audio

Psychoanalyst Daniel Pick has written a book on the history of mind control and says we must remain constantly vigilant against corporate and government manipulation. Audio

Two large-scale official inquiries took place immediately after the Titanic's sinking: one American, one British. The investigations had wildly alternative motives and both had something to hide Audio

Research shows exercise has a positive impact on mood and mental health almost immediately and Professor Jack Raglin says we should all find ways of integrating it into our lives. Audio

The Detail - The pomp and ceremony is over for now, but what's next for the royal family and New Zealand's relationship with the monarchy? Audio

Opinion - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern intends to continue a more pro-US and pro-Western foreign policy strategy, if her agenda from a hectic week of diplomacy is anything to go by.

Anita Clark (aka MOTTE) tells Charlotte Ryan how she created the ethereal yet powerful sound of Cold + Liquid. Video, Audio

This summer, Kiwi food technologist Mrinali Kumar releases Kinda - a plant-based ice cream product made from vegetables destined to be discarded. Audio

After 17 years hosting Nights on RNZ National, Bryan Crump heads across to RNZ Concert this month. He chats to Kim Hill about his career and favourite music. Video, Audio, Gallery

When Bill Haley rocked around the clock in a movie featuring His Comets, the Platters and other music stars in 1956, he opened the door for rock music films, and everyone from Elvis to The Beatles and Lady Gaga would follow. Audio

New Zealand singer Mel Parsons plays tracks from her brand new album Slow Burn and chats to Charlotte Ryan. Video, Audio

RNZ's Craig McCulloch pulls back the curtain on some of the lighter moments at the United Nations General Assembly.

Over six years of metal detecting, Wellington metal detector Andrew Harding has found thousands of dollars worth of silver and gold. Audio

Food writer Rose Langbein recently shared two brunch recipes from her latest cookbook Summer at Home - Herbed Asparagus & Ricotta Fritters and a Best-ever Omelette. Video, Audio

In the face of multiple impediments, New Zealand journalists are shining a light on our legal system, revealing important cases and systemic problems. Audio

After all the angst, the All Blacks are yet again the champions of southern hemisphere rugby. Is there a lesson in this for New Zealand rugby fans? Video