Features

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

A pioneering figure in the West Papuan independence movement is discovered in the Netherlands, unlocking forgotten history from the restive Indonesian-administered Papua region.

The Government has just announced new rules to improve freshwater quality, but Victoria University of Wellington fresh water ecologist Mike Joy says the plan leaves a lot to be desired. Audio

You can download your own copy of Prokofiev's mischievous 'Classical Symphony' until the end of the month.

Bestselling author Lionel Shriver says her latest novel intentionally thumbs its nose at identity politics and political correctness, which she says is continuing to drive people further apart. Audio

Stories in the Samoan language told by early settlers who came to Aotearoa to seek opportunities & a better life for their families. Made possible by the RNZ/NZ On Air Innovation Fund.

UK PM Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to sack his chief advisor Dominic Cummings over his 400 km trip north from London during lockdown, with poll figures slumping and dozens of his own MPs up in arms. Audio

Fifty years’ ago this week, British-born musician Roy Phillips was on top of the New Zealand music charts with his band The Peddlers and their hit 'Girlie'. Phillips has lived in New Zealand since 1981. Video, Audio

RNZ Music is proud to present the new single and lyric video from Kiwi indie-rock musician Bridges. ‘Weightless Without’ is the first single from her upcoming debut EP.

Our Changing World - Alison Ballance dons her extreme cold weather clothing for a trip to Antarctica - but getting to the frozen continent can take time. Audio

Chene Wales-Baillie loved her life in New Zealand, and her family remain here to this day, but there was something about the animals and wildlife of the big game parks that ultimately drew her back to the country of her birth.  Audio, Gallery

Best selling American author Curtis Sittenfeld's latest novel has a simple but fascinating premise: What if Hillary Clinton hadn't married Bill? Audio

NZSO violinist Simeon Broom plays a selection from JS Bach's Violin Partita No 3 and tells us why he loves it.
 

Voices - A Filipino photographer's new life in Aotearoa was turned around after he discovered a new way to grow connections with community and land.   Audio, Gallery

Walter Presents is a popular streaming service that curates the best TV shows from around the world, particularly classy Euro crime shows, and some of its content is available now on TVNZ on demand. Audio

A Nobel Prize-winning economist says the disempowering reign of neoliberalism has exposed the US to the worst ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic. Audio

Watch Kiwi musicians Nadia Reid and Reb Fountain meet up to play covers of each other’s songs, and have a good old yarn. It’s part of new Creative New Zealand-funded series Under Cover: Artists in Isolation in Conversation.

Otago University professor Sara Walton shares her thoughts on the future of business in New Zealand. Audio

A sheep and beef farm in Taranaki is successfully growing quinoa and the NZ Quinoa Company is now selling this versatile little seed in New Zealand supermarkets, owner Kate Dunlop says. Audio

Kiwi musicians Nadia Reid and Reb Fountain meet up to play covers of each other’s songs, and have a good old yarn. It’s part of new Creative New Zealand-funded series Under Cover: Artists in Isolation in Conversation.

Nanette gave Australian stand up comedian Hannah Gadsby stardom and star power. She talks to Jesse about her second Netflix comedy special, Douglas. Video, Audio

How are local musicians faring in these Covid-19 times? William Dart features new music from Kate Owen, Aidan Fine, and Olivia Foa’i. Video, Audio

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Opinion - New Zealand's media has gone from being one of its most powerful and profitable, to the unimaginable humbling we see today but should we be taking a closer look at independent media? Writes Duncan Grieve.

Kiwi musician Gin Wigmore gave birth to her second child in California, the same day the US state went into lockdown. Audio