Features

Singers from the Wellington Youth Choir talk about their upcoming concert where they'll be performing a work composed in response to the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a young gay American man. Video, Audio

Review - Wolfs is a crime caper that attracted Hollywood A-listers and a US$200m budget but the movie's biggest mystery, and perhaps biggest crime depicted, is where all that money went, writes Jamie Tram. Video

These five local albums are well worth your time, from joyous power pop to ambient instrumentals inspired by native flora.

All three dates of Piss Off Peri, a play about the lead into menopause, sold out at the Whangarei Fringe Festival.

Danny Haimona (aka Danny D) takes us back to the moment in 1997 when the Dam Native crew knew they had made a hit record. Audio

The comedian likens the brutal regime of chemotherapy he has undergone to "keeping a classic car on the road".

Have you tried banana blossom or whipped chickpea liquid? Chelsea Winter reckons they can make for "heavenly" dishes. Audio

Dreamworks' latest movie has a stellar cast, gorgeous animation and a heart-warming story at its core. What's not to love? asks Sam Rillstone.

An album is the menu and songs are the dishes. It's the Lim Chhour food court - but not as you know it.

Hawke's Bay theatre maker Kristyl Neho (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahungunu) grew up with more death around her than most people. Audio

The 22-year-old Kiwi filmmaker used to jump off the edge of his bed to try and fly after watching the classic tale. He hopes to inspire the next generation with his mainstage debut.  Video, Audio

Dreamworks' latest movie has a stellar cast, gorgeous animation and a heart-warming story at its core. What's not to love? asks Sam Rillstone.

Almost 20 years after her final TVNZ news bulletin, the beloved broadcaster writes about the "minefield" of healthy ageing in her new book, Evolving.

My old Weber has been sitting out on the deck all winter. Uncovered, unloved, untethered from a gas bottle and a safe winter refuge for all manner of critters.

This is an OMG combination but so simple, says Julie Biuso.

Discovering an old grapevine in a secret garden was a lightbulb moment for Northland winemaker Jake Dromgool.

English singer Linda Thompson may have lost her voice, but her songs are gloriously on display in her new Proxy Music album, sung by family and friends from the Wainwrights and Eliza Carthy to The Proclaimers. William Dart checks it out. Audio

Rachel Malcolm-Swindells fought for years to get help caring for her disabled daughter Lauren. After suffering an injury herself, she discovered great chasms in our health system. Audio

“Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee”, writes Reginald Heber in his well-loved hymn, Holy, holy, holy. Sing along in this week’s programme. Audio

Glimmers are tiny micro-moments of joy that benefit our brains. RNZ staffers get theirs from blooming wisteria, chicken in the fridge and the sound of one cat sipping. Audio

The Loughnan family offers dome glamping, farm tours and jet-boating on their 320-hectare family farm.

American designer Grace DuVal took out the Supreme WOW Award with Curves Ahead - a sculpted dress made from reflective construction signs with a striking road-cone headpiece.

Visiting cellist Sterling Elliot can thank his mother for his stellar career, although he initially wanted to play the violin. Video, Audio

Opinion - How sorry do we need her to be? Evidently, more sorry than this. But should she be sorry at all?