Features

Noel Crombie talks to Charlotte Ryan about playing percussion and designed costumes and artwork for the classic Kiwi band. Audio

A Year in the Life of a Māori Medical Student - Emma Espiner and Noelle McCarthy explore why so few indigenous doctors become surgeons. Audio

While people sometimes joke that fish have a three-second memory, they could remember things for as long as a year, says marine biologist Culum Brown. Audio, Gallery

WATCH - It's Efi Fa'atau's third year coaching netball at Wellington's Samuel Marsden Collegiate School and he reckons he's found his calling. Video

Kaipara author Steff Green discovered a way to live her dream despite a disability, so now she helps others overcome barriers. Audio

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Enz album True Colours, Noel Crombie talks about his time playing percussion in the band, as well as designing the striking costumes and artwork. Audio

A Year in the Life of a Māori Medical Student - Emma Espiner and Noelle McCarthy chat to people in Tairāwhiti Gisbourne, which has the highest proportion of Māori in Aotearoa. Audio

Restoring two cob cottages in Burkes Pass has become a labour of love for retired Christchurch couple Jane and Graham Bachelor. Audio, Gallery

Stan Walker selects songs and dives deep into everything from whānau and childhood to politics, racism, lockdown, and hope. Video, Audio

The Pursuit of Wellness - The underlying assumption that we determine our own health doesn't account for the effects of air quality, work environments and transport, writes Dr Jess Berentson Shaw.

After 20 years overseas, Anna Fifield is moving back to Wellington to become The Dominion Post's new editor. She tells Jesse Mulligan what she hopes to contribute to New Zealand media. Audio

Enjoy refreshing orchestral sounds from Finland's greatest composer, in these unique recordings by RNZ Concert.

American film director and Vietnam War veteran Oliver Stone has written an intimate new memoir about his life and work up to 1987 – Chasing Light.

Broths and stocks made with refrigerated or frozen vegetable scraps are a healthy and easy way to save money, says Megan May from Little Bird Organics

William Dart profiles two songwriters who can't stop tending and adding to their songs, creating saturated beauties that sometimes teeter on the brink of self-indulgence. Audio

Unbeknownst to many of us, a small asteroid passed by Earth on 28 July. If the object had impacted our atmosphere it would have turned night into day, says Nelson-based space scientist Duncan Steel. Audio

This week began badly for the National Party and didn't get much better, writes Peter Wilson. Audio

The Pursuit of Wellness - Economic wellness can be defined as having enough money for necessities plus some fun... for the rest of your life, says financial author Mary Holm.

 A Year in the Life of a Māori Medical Student - Emma Espiner heads to the South Auckland suburb of Ōtara to meet Samoan doctor Vaaiga Autagavaia and the high school rugby league team he coaches. Audio

Extra Time explores this question and whether sports organisations are doing enough to encourage Māori and Pasifika coaches into top-level roles. Audio

Robyn Jaquiery presents hymns with a social justice theme, a spiritual from the New Zealand Youth Choir, and some settings of Psalm 104. Audio

Persian/Kiwi rapper CHAII plays tracks from her debut EP Lightswitch.

Herbie Hancock plays Billy Joel's 'New York Minute', Anita Schwabe deals with 'Anger Management', and Jimmy Smith plays his classic 'Back at the Chicken Shack'.

Jesse Mulligan asked you what recipe you would like from your favourite cafe - and on your behalf invites them onto the show to share their secret. This week it's Chicken Delhi Dhaiwala from Planet Spice in Wellington's Newtown. Audio