Features

The Government’s proposed Digital Service Tax can compensate the for the loss of revenue from Facebook and Google’s profits in New Zealand, an expert says. Audio

Two Cents' Worth - In our new germ-wary world online shopping has become more important than ever but the road for reliable home delivery has always been bumpy. Andrew Patterson considers how we might improve that 'last mile' Audio

The owners of an award-winning bed and breakfast say they’ve been inundated with enquiries since we moved out of level 3 lockdown. Audio

Until this week the name Todd Muller was unfamiliar to many. Now, he has stepped up to wrestle the leadership of the National Party from Simon Bridges.

Kiwi production designer Felicity Abbott took on the job of her life when recreating colonial New Zealand for the TV adaptation of The Luminaries, she says. Audio, Gallery

Lockdown was a time some of us might remember fondly; days spent with family, going for walks, pressing the reset button. For others, it was something best forgotten.

Edward Norton produced, wrote, directed and starred in this adaptation of Jonathan Lethem's 1999 detective novel. Reviewed by Dan Slevin. Video, Audio

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

Sydney-based SUB-TRIBE are a six-piece dub-fusion band who trace their roots back to Aotearoa. Their debut self-titled EP - a bass-heavy journey across genres - is out today.

The Detail - The government's finally introduced a contact tracing app, but questions remain over its effectiveness, how transparent the process has been, and inconsistencies involved. Audio

New releases from Bob Dylan and Howe Gelb and classics from Aretha Franklin, Gram Parsons and the late Betty Wright. Audio

A woman who founded a social enterprise energy company at the age of 22 says she hopes her business expands and benefits more community initiatives. Audio

Analysis - Covid-19 will prove to be an interesting historical footnote for New Zealand's disability community, Michael Pulman writes, but should lead to better standards of safety, health and design.

A new report into seabed mining in the Pacific warns of irreversible damage to the marine environment.

A student survives on potatoes and onion. A business owner loses her life savings. A minimum wage worker racks up debt. RNZ reporters and photographers chronicle the fallout from the pandemic. 

UK plans to introduce a world class tracing app are already going awry, UK correspondent Matthew Parris says. Audio

A collection of work put to together by the son of humanist photographer Werner Bischof will be exhibited in Auckland, featuring ironic images of the twentieth century. Audio

Queenstown native Steve Wilde had big plans to head across the USA in a 1978 GMC motor home. Then Covid-19 left him stuck in Palm Springs, California. Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses the majestic debut of Wellington-based Giantess; the jaded observations of Andrew Fagan; and the Mississippi-soaked soul of Amy LaVere Audio

Former Black Caps Brendon McCullum and Simon Doull recently said there needs to be sole leader of the New Zealand cricket team and Hamish Bidwell tends to agree.

Tonga's prime minister has proposed MPs take a 20 percent pay cut as the country faces a record deficit.

French Polynesia has issued new quarantine rules to stop the spread of Covid-19 after failing to enforce its previous ones because they were found to be illegal.

The call has gone out for the creation of a global network to promote Rotuman language and culture in this current Covid-19 pandemic environment.

Watch and listen to the livestreamed video Bach: Sei Solo from the NZSO, featuring Anne Loeser on baroque violin.