Features

Jo Hampton joined Jesse Mulligan this week to talk about the art of writing a CV. Audio

Analysis - The election has fallen somewhat short but made good progress on its goal for all eligible New Zealanders, regardless of disability, to be able to participate, Áine Kelly-Costello writes.

Tony Stamp catches up with six New Zealand musicians who are based overseas, and are experiencing the Covid-19 pandemic very differently than we are in Aotearoa. Video, Audio

Falls are the second leading cause of accidental or unintentional deaths worldwide after traffic accidents. And modern lifestyles are making our balance worse, leaving us more vulnerable to trips and falls. Audio

Filmmaker Gerard Smyth has spent the last 10 years documenting Christchurch's recovery from the devastating earthquakes. When A City Rises - The People's Story is the result. Audio

The Detail - New Zealand businessman Eric Watson is currently in a London jail, brought down by a man with deeper pockets and a big score to settle. How did it come to this? Audio

Scream at Louis Armstrong's 'Heebie Jeebies'... Recoil from Bessie Smith's 'Haunted House Blues'... and run in terror in the face of Duke Ellington's 'Stalking Monster'! Audio

Eyewitness - When PSA hit New Zealand's Sun Gold variety of kiwifruit in 2010 little was known about the bacterial disease, and the race was on to save this valuable horticultural export. Audio

A recent study suggests that people who enjoy consuming frightening fiction may be better adapted to cope with the fear and anxiety surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. Audio

Baby Done isn’t just a good comedy, against quite a bit of strong competition, it's Simon Morris' favourite New Zealand film this year.  Video, Audio

Opinion - With the quick, hypocritical confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court, there's little justice to be found, writes Nik Dirga.

RNZ Music is proud to present the new video from alt pop rockers Ha The Unclear. Their vid for recent single ‘Strangers’ is out just in time to mark the start of their six date nationwide tour.

enee's 'Glitter' has won the Silver Scroll, Rob Ruha's song ‘Ka Mānu’ has won the Maioha award, and artists including Alien Weaponry and Delaney Davidson have delivered electrifying performances at the 2020 Silver Scroll songwriting awards.

Wellington composer Michael Norris wins the SOUNZ Contemporary Award – Te Tohu Auaha for his composition Mātauranga (Rerenga), and donates the prize money. Video, Audio, Gallery

For three years, New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz lived in the world of trolls and white supremacists, he recounts his experiences and what he learned in a new book Antisocial: Online Extremists. Audio

The Silver Scroll songwriting awards are being presented this coming Wednesday, October 28 as part of a livestreamed ceremony. A 'watch party' is being held at Auckland's Powerstation and RNZ Music will have all the behind-the-scenes action.

The Detail - ACT scored big on election night but the party is still on the wrong side of power. So what will its nine new MPs do for the next three years? Audio

Scott Dixon is now only one series title short of the record held by American legend AJ Foyt after his sixth series crown earlier this week. Audio

Three-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist Ben Harper's latest release is a paean to his beloved lap steel guitar. Video, Audio

The House -  After such a long election campaign you might be over politics. But you may also be wondering where all the MPs disappeared to. Are they all having a lie down?

South Island musician Jenny Mitchell has just released the final track from her live, visual EP The Grainstore Sessions. ‘So Far’ is a poignant and heartwarming song about how it feels to leave the familiarity of a small town.

Shona Riddell enjoys cold, windy weather and stories about remote locations and she's also had a long-held fascination for lighthouses. So it's perhaps no surprise her new book, Guiding Lights tells the stories of lighthouse women. Audio

Sacha Baron Cohen's new Borat movie has already made headlines around the world. Dan Slevin checks in on whether it is also actually funny.

Johnny Cooper, Max Merritt, Peter Posa, Dinah Lee, The Chicks and Larry’s Rebels will be inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame at the Aotearoa Music Awards in November.