Features

Album review - Black Thoughts proves he's one of the world's best MCs on Cheat Codes - his new album with Danger Mouse  Audio

Our annual short-story writing competition will be judged by New Zealand writers Harry Ricketts and Rebecca K Reilly. Entries close on 30 September.

Comedian Alice Snedden explores fatphobia, toxic masculinity, meat-eating and other morally contentious issues in the new series of her hit documentary show Bad News. Video, Audio

With more road cones than people, central Auckland is looking shabby and unloved. But architect Julie Stout believes Tāmaki Makaurau still has magnificent potential. Audio

Jane and Mark Schwass are producing exercise mats with wool from their crossbred sheep. Audio

It’s hymns ancient and modern this week. We’ve a setting of Hail, gladdening light (a hymn from the 3^rd or 4^th century), and In You we live written in 2010 by Sue Mepham from Flagstaff Community Church in Dunedin. Audio

Country Life spends a morning with a couple of long-time whitebaiters dipping their nets into Lake Onoke. Audio

Nick Tipping checks out the Christchurch ensemble Darren Pickering Small Worlds, and their debut release Volume One - a collection of intense, almost crystalline tracks, which convey a real late night vibe. Audio

In episode two, comedian Urzila Carlson joins Carlo and Tim in uncovering a tale of jealousy, greed, villainy - and, possibly, nonsense. Audio

If we can develop the technologies for human survival, the Martian surface might not be a bad place to live, says planetary scientist Ravi Kopparapu. Audio

This low-budget indie action film stars the late Marshall Napier, Delaney Tabron and Josh McKenzie. Video, Audio

Teaching children about the nature of pain when they're young can help them be more resilient to it when they're older, according to new research. Audio

A small Northland company is getting attention for a plant-based mince product made from dehydrated vegetables. Audio

Regular exercise is the best thing we can do for a healthy brain, says world-renowned neuroscientist Selena Bartlett. Audio

The authors of When Sex Is Not Enough say people experiencing infertility need to band together instead of feeling alone and ashamed. Audio

Actors Idris Alba and Tilda Swinton and director George Miller are a dream team in this fantastical film banquet. Video, Audio

WATCH - Agnes Tupou and Robb Nai tuck into a mukbang-style Tongan feast.

In a room in the Manaaki Whenua building in Auckland are rows and rows of shelves, with cardboard boxes containing an array of weird and wonderful dried fungi. Our Changing World visits to learn how and why these specimens are kept. Audio

Shane Jones joins Mihingarangi Forbes and Shane Te Pou to discuss the latest poll results, the two biggest mayoral races, Oranga Tamariki, Kiwi Saver and Tame Iti’s latest work. Video, Audio

Humanity's propensity for creativity and ability to collaborate will save it from catastrophe as the future of our planet seems increasing precarious, Professor David Christian says in a new book. Audio

The APRA Maioha Award recognises songwriters using te reo Māori, while art music composition is celebrated by the SOUNZ Contemporary Award. Finalists for best original music in a feature film, and for a TV series, were also announced today. 

The House - In keeping up with the general business of parliament, we’d all be a little lost if it weren’t for Parliament TV.  Audio

Muru is a thriller based on the notorious Tūhoe raids of 2007. Starring Cliff Curtis and Simone Kessell and directed by Tearepa Kahi, it is a brilliant and powerful piece of storytelling, says Simon Morris. Video, Audio

Glenorchy is a small, idyllic settlement just down the road from a place called Paradise. But its residents face an uncertain future after a study detailed significant natural hazards.