Features

Dr Sydney Savion is a behavioural scientist, who spent 20 years in the US military before forging a successful career as a corporate executive, including at Air New Zealand. Audio

From a standing start of little tank engines chugging along wooden rails, New Zealand built a vast rail network, made up of enough steel rail to wrap halfway around the moon. Video, Audio

Respected businessman Uluoma'tootua Saulaulu Aiono was inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame last month.

The Detail - The Sydney golden wattle is causing havoc in coastal areas around the country. Could a tiny wasp be the answer to getting this invasive weed under control? Audio

Acclaimed Hollywood actor Cliff Curtis says his new movie Muru is a fictional response to police ‘anti-terror’ raids in Te Urewera in 2007. Audio

Charlotte Ryan visits the Onehunga branch of Tipene Funerals to chat with the stars of the reality show The Casketeers about their favourite music. Video, Audio

RNZ's Perlina Lau runs her eye over the best of the streamers coming up in September.

An expert warns Lotto is impacting poor communities "by stealth" and says it has hidden in the shadows as the spotlight shone on pokies.

Tūhoe artist and activist Tame Iti reflects on the production of the recently released film Muru and his I Will Not Speak Māori exhibition in an extensive interview with RNZ's Kim Hill. Audio, Gallery

Tony Stamp reviews Cass McCombs' satirical songs about sadness, Domi & JD Beck's hyperactive jazz, and the ambient banjo music of Andrew Tuttle. Audio

The new public media entity replacing RNZ and TVNZ – will "collaborate" with New Zealand's commercial media companies, according to new legislation. But the owner of Stuff says no-one knows what that means. Audio

Best-selling Australian writer Matthew Reilly talks about directing the Netflix action film Interceptor and his new superhero novel Cobalt Blue. Video, Audio

Race car driver Liam Lawson is having a cracking Formula 2 season, and taking practice laps in Formula 1 car - Jim Mora gets inside his head. Audio

Back in 1992, Dead Moon skipped the chance to play with Nirvana to do a 20-show tour of New Zealand. They're celebrating the 30th anniversary of that tour with a double LP of recordings of their Invercargill gig. Video, Audio

A toddler on her back, a newborn in front and five dogs alongside... that's how you might find Taihape sheep and beef farmer Mairi Whittle. Audio

Mediawatch - Should the New Zealand media apply the same scrutiny to our corporate sector as they do to politics? Video, Audio

The New Zealand diet is particularly bad for the planet due to the vast amount of land required to produce what we eat, says environmental campaigner and author George Monbiot. Audio

Francis and Kaiora Tipene chat to Charlotte Ryan about the power of music at funerals and share some of their favourite tunes. Video, Audio

William Dart looks at Matthew Bannister's literary adventure of setting the poetry of Emily Dickinson into song. Audio

Hamilton food blogger Kathrine Lynch shares low-cost recipes for Pulled Pork Tortillas, Butter Chicken and Crunchy Coated Fish and Chips. Audio

Tributes have been flowing for NZ Army sergeant​ and French Foreign Legion veteran Ray Trembath who died last week at 67. He spoke to RNZ back in 2016. Audio

Week in Politics - This week's debacle over the government's now-scrapped plans to charge GST on KiwiSaver fees is 'manna from heaven' for the National Party.

Polly Jenkins shares one of her favourite recipes from the new book Miss Polly's Kitchen.

Marlon Williams, Tami Neilson, Troy Kingi and Rob Ruha are among the songwriters nominated.