Features

"You can f*cking blow it and there's a nice guitar cushion to catch you - pretty much at all times." Video, Audio

In the 70s and 80s, social welfare facilities were supposed to be a sanctuary for tamariki, but for boys like Hohepa Taiaroa, they were houses of pain and fear.

The government's plan to incorporate RNZ and TVNZ next year is the biggest shake-up in broadcasting for years. Mediawatch asks how it might pan out. Audio

Pax plays his Iranian father Afnan in Raised by Refugees - a comedy series based on his own childhood. Audio

Fourth-generation grower Kevin Jackson goes out on a limb to ensure the harvesting season runs smoothly at his Cromwell orchard. Audio

Wellingtonians are feasting on authentic Middle Eastern food in a local community hall thanks to Hasan Alwarhani's pop-up restaurant. Audio

Now in her ninetieth year, Yoko Ono has inspired a number of tribute albums. William Dart looks at the latest, Ocean Child, with a few samplings from the earlier celebrations. Audio

Tony Stamp reviews a lengthy new album by Big Thief, an experimental set from screen composer David Long, and the second album by '70s funk legend Betty Davis, who died earlier this year. Audio

Are they a gimmicky status symbol, the starting point for a technological revolution or a little bit of both?

This new documentary about "the least understood element on Earth" is a bit too cosmic for Simon Morris. Video, Audio

Thirty-six years after the world's worst nuclear accident, Russian tanks are churning up the soil of Chernobyl and invaluable research into the environmental effects of the disaster has been cut off. Audio

This week's setting of Psalm 23 is from the pen of Isaac Watts: My shepherd will supply my need. Audio

Nick Tipping checks out jazz remakes of great movie tunes: Dave Brubeck plays Disney, Sonny Rollins and Art Farmer play songs from 'Alfie', and three artists take on tunes from 'Mary Poppins'. Audio

Hamish Bidwell would like to believe New Zealand rugby authorities and media outlets value women's rugby, but has his doubts.

Week in Politics - National Party leader Christopher Luxon's criticism of the government and promise to cut taxes have enabled National to overtake Labour in the latest poll.

RNZ Concert joins radio stations around the world in broadcasting Beethoven's 9th Symphony in support of those affected by Russia's attack on Ukraine.

Skies of Lebanon is the romantic story of a young Swiss woman who falls in love - with a professor and the land of Lebanon.  Video, Audio

Letters To You is based on a set of supportive letters written to Jazz years ago by a good friend. She hopes it will help both people struggling and those who love them.  Video, Audio

A farmer in Ukraine says he's trying to milk cows and slaughter pigs by hand to feed hungry townspeople and soldiers trying to defend the country from Russia's invasion. Audio

A delicious, high-protein tofu, mushroom and lentil chilli "mince" is the star of Kelly Gibney's recipe.

Employees who want to continue working from home should be accommodated as they're no less productive, says human resources CEO Ben Thompson. Audio

The three frontrunners for the job tell us what's wrong with the city and how they'd fix it. Audio

One of the largest cultural festivals in the world turns 50 this week. Mani Dunlop looks back at Te Matatini's role in supporting te ao Māori. Audio