Features

Our Changing World - Small sea level rise is likely to drive huge increases in coastal flooding within 20-30 years, a study by NIWA's Dr Scott Stephens and Dr Rob Bell has found. Audio

A psychologist says as we emerge out of lockdown a higher proportion of people may experience anxiety – but that we can learn to live with life’s new uncertainties. Audio

Professor Muhammad Zaman puts the spotlight back on microbes and our role in their rise with his book A Biography of Resistance: The Epic Battle Between People and Pathogens. Audio

RNZ In Depth reporter Teresa Cowie and visual journalist Claire Eastham-Farrelly asked New Zealanders what they'll be locking in from lockdown.

Voices - 141 years ago today the Leonidas arrived in Fiji - the first ship carrying indentured workers from India. Girmit Day is remembered each year by the Fiji Indian community in New Zealand. Audio

RNZ Music is proud to be the first to share the new single and video from husband and wife post-folk duo The Bollands. ‘Lose You’ is out tomorrow.

Upending of the economy and society by the Covid-19 pandemic could be an opportunity to reset the New Zealand economy in a more equitable way, according to a senior Pasifika accountant.

Jacinda Ardern’s government has achieved a "communications masterclass" in the battle against Covid-19, according to the founder one of New Zealand’s most popular current affairs websites. Audio

Colin Miskelly has edited a new collection of science papers on the Auckland Islands. At 465 kms south of Bluff, the island group is among the least changed places in the world. Audio, Gallery

Celebrating the restored Christchurch Town Hall after years out of action was a very happy occasion and Chris Cree Brown's 'Phoenix' captured the moment. You can download your own copy from Podcast Classics.

The RNZ Music team have gathered stories from some of Aotearoa’s fave musicians about the venues they love, both past and present, to highlight the crucial role they play in supporting our thriving music scene.

First person - When lockdown was announced, the urge to return home was strong for Shirley Simmonds. Instead, her tūpuna line the back wall of the wharenui and wait, just as the season's harvest goes uneaten.

Enjoy this week's Bach Sei Solo livestream from the NZSO. Nicholas Hancox plays music for solo viola by JS Bach.

What will New Zealand look like in a post-Covid world? Writer Max Rashbrooke considers the role of an 'active state' post-coronavirus. Audio

In this second Together at Home conversation, Derek Handley talks to Dr Shefali Tsabary about a parenting in lockdown and suggests a new and game-changing perspective.

A new book looks at how Instagram became one of the most culturally defining apps of the decade and the story behind how it got there. Audio

The public is being asked to stick by monarch butterflies and help determine the extent of their plight at the hands of a nasty parasite. Audio, Gallery

John Grant is content being the best version of himself as a solo singer-songwriter living in Iceland - a place far from home. Audio

The song is the second single from their upcoming album Jump Rope Gazers, which is out July 10.

The New York Time’s health and science correspondent has defended New Zealand’s strong response to Covid-19 over criticism its measures may have been too economically harsh. Audio

'Girmit Day' is marked on 14 May each year by the Fiji Indian community in New Zealand as a day to reflect on their shared past - the British colonial indenture system in Fiji. It's also a day that celebrates the birth of the community's identity and their uniqueness as a diaspora. Audio

Peter Biggs has been named as the new Chief Executive of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

NZTrio's concert is called 'Weave' and features music by New Zealand composer Dorothy Buchanan, as well as Mendelssohn, Schumann and Stuart Greenbaum.

Together at Home is a series of conversations designed by the Aera Foundation to help us reflect and respond to our new reality. Derek Handley speaks to Pico Iyer about using the enforced lockdown as an opportunity.