Features

New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa, is preparing to reopen this Thursday after a two month closure due to Covid-19. Audio

Journalists aren’t automatons keeping neutral battle scores between oppressed and oppressors and are duty-bound to ensure history isn’t written by politicians, veteran war correspondent Robert Fisk says. Video, Audio

Tulsi Lathia is an 18-year-old Cantabrian cookbook editor on a mission to bridge the cultural cap in New Zealand. She's one of 25 female future leaders under 25 honoured by the YWCA this year. Audio

New Zealand's artist at the next Venice Biennale, Yuki Kihara, says having the event postponed until 2022 has provided her with a "gift of time". Audio

Nick Bollinger takes in an intimate album from Perfume Genius; story-songs with deep Balkan roots from Damir Imamovic; and Afro-futurist jazz from Shabaka and the Ancestors. Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses a concept album about intimacy from Perfume Genius; story-songs with deep Balkan roots from Damir Imamovic; and the Afro-futurist jazz of Shabaka and the Ancestors. Audio

Renowned historian, academic, author and commentator Niall Ferguson says the increasing toxicity in the relationship between the US and China is a sure sign that we are now living in Cold War II. Audio

Loneliness has plagued some, but many elderly people coped "remarkably well" during the Covid-19 lockdown, says doctor and author Doug Wilson. Audio

The creator of acclaimed crime drama The Wire talks to Kim Hill about his new alternative-history series The Plot Against America. Audio

The farming town of Feilding is coming back to life after lockdown.Sally Round pops in. Audio, Gallery

NZ Music Month is all about supporting local artists. Enjoy this impressive playlist of music by our own composers, recorded for you by RNZ Concert.

New Zealand's director-general of health opens up about lockdown, his newfound fame and the ongoing 'campaign' against Covid-19 that we're all a part of. Audio

We've waited almost eight years for a new album from Fiona Apple, so her Fetch the Bolt Cutters is a cause for celebration. William Dart celebrates. Video, Audio

Cardiac surgeon Samer Nashef talks about risk, mistakes and how heart surgery has changed (a highlight from the 2020 New Zealand Festival). Audio

It was one of the first New Zealand industries to be hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, but now live lobster exports are underway again. Audio, Gallery

The issue of language and identity haunts all Sāmoans who were raised in New Zealand, writes Patrick Thomsen. And it’s one that will be hotly debated as Sāmoan Language Week, starts today.

These beans are delicious in many ways, says Nadia Lim – in nachos, burritos or enchiladas or on hot buttered toast with a poached egg. 

Musicians have been getting super productive during the worldwide shutdown. Today, Eva has a great selection of new releases from Aotearoa and abroad. Listen from 12 noon on RNZ Concert.

Auckland pop sensation Benee - aka Stella Bennett - has gone viral on the video-sharing platform not once but twice. Video, Audio

An aloof inner-city feline with a large social media following has been awarded the Key to the City.

Hymns to mark Ascension Sunday in today's edition, including 'Hail the day that sees him rise' by Charles Wesley, and New Zealand hymn writer Marnie Barrell's 'Christ ascends to God'. Audio

Orchestra Wellington brings us two compositions that ruffled a few feathers in their day.

Today, Nick checks out new albums from Australia-based kiwi pianist Steven Barry, and Wellington band The Troubles. Audio

Five students from Auckland's Papatoetoe High School reflect on their life in lockdown.