Features

Bill Direen of The Bilders fame is back with a new band and an album that bears its name, Ferocious. William Dart looks at some of Direen's new music, together with a few Bilders classics and a special preview of another upcoming release. Video, Audio

Controversial memory expert Elizabeth Loftus gave evidence in the trials of Ted Bundy, Harvey Weinstein, and OJ Simpson. Audio

Smoke-free Aotearoa 2025 can be achieved if we tackle the insidious tobacco marketing that normalises smoking for young people, says Otago of University professor Janet Hoek. Audio

Writing and performing music for kids is the perfect way to lift spirits, the Tui award winner says. Audio

Canterbury couple Troy Prendergast and Brogan White created a custom-built free-range poultry farm on their 11-hectare block of land. Audio

The RNZ Music team is celebrating NZ Music Month with Fresh Music Daily - new music from a different Kiwi artist every day.

Eva goes retro with Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee and Pixie Williams; plus a new release from Finn Andrews. Listen from 12 noon on RNZ Concert. 

Explore with Nick Bollinger the honey-voiced identity quest of Moses Sumney; a melancholy set from Lyttelton all-rounder Ryan Fisherman; and a new album from the '80s LA punk band X. Audio

Former raw milk producer Laura Beck is now raising cattle with care on the Banks Peninsula. Audio

Robyn Jaquiery plays hymns spanning 11 centuries in this week's programme to mark Pentecost Sunday. Audio

Nick features some great New Zealand jazz from The Jac, Ashton Sellars and Leonardo Coghini. Audio

Dairy NZ is running a training course free to people serious about learning how to work on a dairy farm. Enquiries have already come in from a former fly-fishing guide a couple of commercial pilots, a biologist and a welder. Audio

Best Country Music Artist went to Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders, and Best Country Song went to Tami Neilson for ‘Hey Bus Driver!’. Video, Audio

Two Cents' Worth - With million dollar losses and huge staff cutbacks, there are concerns that rugby is in its death throes. Audio

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Best Country Music Artist went to Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders, and Best Country Song went to Tami Neilson for ‘Hey Bus Driver!’. Video, Audio

If you're hosting a brunch this Queen's Birthday weekend - Annabel Langbein, creator of A Free Range Life has an absolute winner for you - her Caramelised Onion And Feta Tart is perfect for any size gathering. Audio

Analysis: Winston Peters rattles the coalition cage, National's new leader gets the sort of start he didn't want and the government's unemployment relief plan raises some serious questions.

Smarter digital businesses and the mass introduction of a green technology base in New Zealand would help build a better New Zealand post-Covid, according to a new list of popular ideas currently being drawn up. Audio

One of the country's best-known waiata has proven so catchy a US Defence Force musician says it's been "on a loop" in his head for weeks. Video, Audio

Anika Moa has won Best Children’s Artist, Kath Bee and Doug Stenhouse have won Best Children’s Song for ‘I Love Life’ (feat. Joelle), and The Nukes have won Best Children’s video for ‘Worms’.

We’re celebrating 20 years of New Zealand Music Month with some brand new covers of classic Kiwi songs. Today it’s former Goodshirt member and writer of hits, Gareth Thomas with his cover of Voom's 'Beautiful Day'.

Our music team have put together a quiz for NZ Music Month Quiz 2020.

After the Virus - Covid-19 has shrunk the window for addressing climate change from 10 years to 18 months, Paris Agreement UN lead negotiator Christiana Figueres says. Audio

The government has announced a $175 million recovery package to boost the arts and creative sector in the wake of Covid-19.