Features

A Southland farmer is calling for New Zealand wool to be used in all publicly-funded buildings and KiwiBuild homes, for carpeting and insulation. Audio

Two Cents' Worth - It’s one of the most commonly used weedkillers in the world, but pressure to phase out use of the herbicide glyphosate could force us to come up with alternatives quickly. Audio

Viv's Kitchen in Manawatū sold its 200,000th cream horn on Friday morning. The cafe is well known for the cone-shaped pastries and in recent years its popularity has skyrocketed.  Audio

Four Florida men have been charged for selling a bleach - also sold in NZ - as a Covid-19 cure. Susan Strongman reports.

Nicola 'Nix' Adams, who has gained a huge Facebook following documenting her recovery from addiction, has joined Pio Terei on a new TV chat show Terei Tonight on Maori TV. Audio

The harsh economic realities of tourists staying away from Pacific island holiday spots are really starting to bite. Audio

Genre-bending Persian/New Zealand rapper CHAII has today released her debut EP Lightswitch. It’s a six-track visual EP showcasing sounds and footage from Oman to California.

RNZ Music is proud to be the first to share the video for ‘Erase Me’, the second single from Claudia’s debut EP North, which was released in May 2019.

The Detail - Making Wellington earthquake resilient involves billions of dollars, a tonne of anxiety and homeowners who've had it up to here with the yellow sticker nightmare. Audio

Health officials in the US are increasingly blaming the country's poor response to the pandemic on an anti-science bias, writes Max Towle. Video

A couple’s efforts to transform the darkness of the Christchurch attacks into positive change has seen them establish 51 micro-businesses in Afghanistan. Audio

Greed, directed by Michael Winterbottom, stars Steve Coogan as a fashion multi-millionaire, throwing himself a wildly expensive birthday party at his tax-haven Mediterranean mansion. Video, Audio

Our Changing World - Researchers are using hot water to drill through the Ross ice shelf, to discover what has happened to Antarctic ice during previous periods of warm climates. Audio

Opinion - It's nice that Super Rugby Aotearoa is on, but the competition, and players' performances in it, has no meaning or stature, writes Hamish Bidwell.

‘Dragon Fruit’ is the second single from their new record Respect The Process due out later this year on Tom Scott’s Years Gone By Records.

The genetic code for our most wanted pest, the stoat, has been revealed. Created by a team of Kiwi and international scientists, it could help in the fight to eradicate this ferocious predator. Audio

Passive houses require almost no heating in winter, nor cooling in summer. Advocates say all new builds in New Zealand should be passive - particularly social housing. Audio, Gallery

Psychedelics can allow people to make meaningful connections and heal active trauma in the body in a way pharmaceuticals cannot, a psychiatrist says. Audio

Zoonotic diseases are infections that jump between animals and humans, and they will become more common if we keep encroaching on wilderness, a veterinary epidemiologist says. Audio

The Detail - New Zealand's music scene is starting to open up again, but without international acts, it's a limp back to normal.  Audio

Couples should be talking about whether it’s better to sleep apart if they need to and avoid feeling it’s a sign of a loveless or sexless relationship, an expert on sleep disorders says. Audio

White Riot is a documentary set in Britain's 'winter of discontent' in the late 70s - the era of punk, the rise of the National Front, and the Rock against Racism movement. Video, Audio

Auckland three-piece Wax Chattels have announced their second album Clot, due out September 25. RNZ Music is proud to be the first to share the record’s first single and video ‘No Ties’.

Watch the NZSO playing Beethoven, with guest pianist Diedre Irons.