Features

Many media outlets struggled with what the Queen’s funeral really meant to different people around the planet, writes Colin Peacock. Audio

Curiosity helps us to learn, socialise and be open to other people's points of view. Science writer David Robson says it's well worth pursuing. Audio

Spurred on by the recent death of Margaret Urlich, William Dart looks over the singer's recorded legacy, from her 80s work with Peking Man to her final collection of the homegrown songs that she so loved. Audio

Inflation, climate action and nuclear warfare were some of the most pressing issues discussed at the recent United Nations' leaders' summit, the prime minister tells RNZ.

Tony Stamp explores new albums by veteran rapper Black Thought, Auckland newcomers Baecorp, and wonky Scottish producer Hudson Mohawke. Audio

Gretchen Lowe shares her favourite go-to pasta. Audio

Campylobacteriosis is a gut infection that can kill - why is it still so prevalent here?

Country Life visits a high-tech strawberry farm in the Horowhenua town of Foxton. Audio

Lancelot Andrewes was a 16^th century English bishop and one of a group of Church of England scholars appointed to compile the King James version of the Bible. You can hear John Rutter’s beautiful setting of his prayer Open thou mine eyes in this week’s programme. Audio

Nick Tipping dedicates the programme to the music of Lennon and McCartney with jazz tunes that reinvent the Beatles - from Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald to fusion players Allan Holdsworth and Marcus Miller. Audio

George Clooney and Julia Roberts play two warring divorcees in this frothy rom-com. The best thing about it is the performance of talented young actor Kaitlyn Drever as their daughter, says Simon Morris. Video, Audio

New Zealand sex workers say they're having to "pay to work" as strip clubs ask for bonds and deduct fines from their wages. Audio

The French social media app BeReal is trying to help its users do just that.

It's been a huge week for New Zealand's other national sport - discussing refereeing, writes Jamie Wall.

It's been 70 years since fresh mountain water rippled through the east branch of Glenariffe Stream. Now, thanks to a generous bequest, it will soon flow again. Audio

To find out, American astrophysicist Avi Loeb is leading a privately-funded project to its landing site. Audio

Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a brain-based condition that affects around two children in every primary school and left untreated causes serious long-term harm, an expert says. Audio

Say what you will about Gérard Depardieu, the French acting veteran is brilliantly well cast as legendary detective Jules Maigret in this film. Video, Audio

Mayoral races in Auckland and Wellington may be front page news, but the most fascinating local elections are happening elsewhere. Audio

Violent and misogynistic pornography is making the dating app landscape a more dangerous place, according to sexual safety advocate Nikki Denholm. Audio

Carl McNeil's top-quality fibreglass fishing rods are ranked among the world's best. Audio

Last month, the SOFIA telescope - a Boeing 747 jet plane with a hole cut in its side - left Christchurch for the final time, heading for retirement in California. Audio

Episode Four - Over 1,500 souls perished the night the Titanic sank. Could other ships have helped to rescue them? Audio

Paul Eagle, Andy Foster and Tory Whanau offer their views on housing, climate and transport in a debate chaired by Susie Ferguson.