Features

How did residents of Aotearoa New Zealand come to be called by the name of a flightless brown bird? Audio

Golden, bubbling halloumi, zesty mince spiked with chickpeas, and fresh salad - what could go wrong?

First Up's Nathan Rarere talks to Consumer NZ to answer all your quirky appliance questions. Audio

Bluey's Big Play The Stage Show, a theatrical adaptation of the animated show, will hit the road in April 2025. Audio

Recorder soloist and ensemble director Simon Borutzki talks about the difference a bit of bass makes. Video, Audio

One of the country's top bug experts fears her favourite insect is running out of places to live. Audio

Ella Ewens' family of four is travelling the world for a year to make some family memories and learn a lot too. Video, Audio

Felicity Ward, who plays the character, describes her as "a baby goat on ice". Video, Audio

The 84-year-old singer is returning to Aotearoa after an 11-year absence.

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Fancy a Havelock property including a 12-foot great white shark? Now's your chance. Audio

It was once the country's biggest music event, but organisers say 'it's hard to sell tickets at the moment'. Audio

Freckles, perhaps the ultimate expression of a natural face, are in. Ironically, people will now go to great lengths to achieve them.

Originally hailing from Queensland, Bree Tomasel is best known on this side of the ditch as the co-host of Celebrity Treasure Island and a radio host on ZM. Audio

Before social media and the age of influencers, grabbing a coffee and the Sunday paper was an adrenaline-filled moment to see if you'd made the cut.

In the new book Bloody Minded, RNZ's Ferguson reflects on how a "stubborn" Scottish child became an award-winning journalist despite the crippling pain of endometriosis. Video, Audio

If a friendship is negatively affecting your mental health, it's probably time to either move on or step back, says psychologist Karen Nimmo. Audio

Just like a sponge cake, a sponge garden needs the right ingredients to make it rise, landscape gardener Mark van Kaathoven says.

After 50 years peering into kids' mouths, Tararua dental nurse Glenda Young still gets excited about going to work. Audio

Cat, the mother of three kids missing since 2021, is dumbfounded at being a target for online trolls. Audio

Auckland pensioners claim Kāinga Ora has quashed their regular Friday afternoon drinks. Audio

Can it be true that Nick Cave has emerged from the darkest of shadows to spread unabated joyousness on his new album, Wild God? William Dart checks out the press releases. Audio

The West Australian writer told RNZ's Saturday Morning about the barbaric and blistering future depicted in his epic new novel Juice. Audio

"I didn't realise that you could break your back and not know it and I didn't realise that you could totally recover from something like that" - Patricia Tallman. Audio

An atmospheric recording of Psalm 23 this week, along with some hymns given 'the Vaughan Williams touch'. The English composer (born on 12 October 1872 in the village of Down Ampney) was music editor of the 1906 English Hymnal, and particularly remembered for his use of folk tunes. Audio