Features

The Wellington suburb of Karori is so hip that even the postie is a jazz musician. Nick Tipping takes us on a journey through Karori's hidden jazz community. Audio

A company has received funding from the government to develop a pine pollen industry in Aotearoa. Bio Gold believes it could rake in $4 billion worth of revenue from the Asian market alone. Audio

Analysis - Any geographical expansion or shift in fish stocks will have major implications for Māori commercial seafood interests, writes Maui Hudson.

Pāmu dairy farmer Quinn Morgan, recognised as the Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer of the Year in 2021, is leaping forward with another win in his field. Audio

Did you know you can go on a virtual dive into New Zealand marine reserves and help discover and count our fish species? Spyfish Aotearoa is a citizen science project between DOC and Wildlife.AI.  Audio

Analysis - Two decades since the All Blacks last faced off in a bone-chilling test against Ireland in Dunedin, both sides will welcome the chance to play under a roof this weekend, writes Jamie Wall. Video

Ben Bravery was undergoing bowel cancer in his late 20s when he realised his aftercare left a lot to be desired. His solution? To go to medical school, become a doctor and try to bring about change from within the industry. Audio

One of New Zealand's foremost singer songwriters is in the RNZ studio to play songs from her album IRIS before hitting the road on tour. Video, Audio

Singer-songwriter Ed Waaka plays us the stunning 'E Kura' and chats to Jesse Mulligan. Video, Audio

The Detail - With the help of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, trade negotiators have signed a free trade agreement with the European Union. But was it worth the compromises made? Audio

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Company founders Delwyn and Gigi Tuanui says the Chatham Islands produce some of the world's best seafood and they have built a successful business supplying it throughout New Zealand. Audio, Gallery

For nearly three years, teenagers and young adults have taken a psychological hit at a time when they should kicking off the next stage of their life, says clinical psychologist Karen Nimmo. Audio

Dan Slevin reviews the new biography of the King of Rock n Roll, written and directed by Baz Luhrmann. Video, Audio

The Detail - We're producing up to 150,000 tonnes of surplus food every year. The New Zealand Food Network steps up and takes it before it reaches what would've been its destination: landfill. Audio

Every minute, satellites all around Aotearoa capture images and measure weather conditions. For environmental researchers, this data holds clues to the future. Audio

You don't have to be perfect to be a force for change, says comedian Deborah Frances White. Audio

Chaos continues in the UK with 44 resignations and one sacking from Boris Johnson’s government since Chancellor Rishi Sunak and health minister Sajid Javid resigned yesterday, Hugo Gye reports from London. Audio

While many teenage boys get stuck into gaming after school, award-winning pig showman Fletcher Keen heads for the paddock. Audio

Kyle Mewburn talks about her memoir Faking It at the 2021 Verb Readers and Writers Festival. Audio

The first five-metre T-Rex skull - discovered in Montana in 1902 - must have been truly fearsome to behold, says writer and journalist David Randall. Audio

The Detail - Mountainbike rider Kate Weatherly doesn't shy away from media interviews about transgender athletes - even when she gets death threats. Audio

Embrace eggs, befriend beans and learn to love leftovers, says nutritionist Amanda Brien. Audio

Musician and TV presenter Richard Mainwaring explores the amazing world of frequency in his new book Everybody Hertz. Audio

Tony Stamp explores the second stadium-sized album from Oklahoma rocker Bartees Strange, a diaristic debut LP by RnB musician Yaya Bey, and some forest-set freeform jazz courtesy of Shabaka. Audio