Features

The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre has warned of a spike in domestic violence during the enforced Covid-19 lockdown and curfew in the country.

A Supreme Court judge in Samoa has ruled that one of the accused in an alleged plot to assassinate the prime minister, be freed on bail.

Troy Kingi and his band have won the Taite Prize for their deep-roots/reggae album Holy Colony Burning Acres.

We're livestreaming the 2020 Taite Music Prize live right here from 6.30pm tonight! Aldous Harding, L.A.B., and Troy Kingi are among the finalists, and Shona Laing will be receiving the Classic Album award.

Auckland's early music ensemble, NZ Barok plays a concert of descriptive music from the Baroque period – music written to depict scenes or to tell stories.

British broadcaster, science writer and geneticist Adam Rutherford has just released a book How To Argue With A Racist, in which he uses science to debunk persistent and false racist ideas. Audio

We’re celebrating the 20th New Zealand Music Month with brand new covers of classic Kiwi tracks from some of our favourite local artists.

The wonderful produce for sale in New Zealand supermarkets during lockdown is a tribute to our food and produce sector, says food scientist Richard Mithen. Video, Audio

Two Cents' Worth - Apple growers have filled our fruit bowls and bolstered our export coffers, while harvesting a bumper crop and maintaining strict social distancing among workers. It’s been a nightmare. Audio

Celia Sack has a pretty special shop. Omnivore Books collects and sells cookbooks from all over the world from its brick and mortar storefront in San Francisco. Audio

The author of a new book on how people can better act morally in a crowd, and what stops them, says political correctness can hinder good behaviour. Audio

Our own world-famous, world’s only flightless parrot has a panic when he thinks the sky is falling.

War correspondent Toby Muse spent 15 years living in Colombia and gained an unprecedented level of access to the local drug cartels. His new book, Kilo, traces the life cycle of a kilogram of cocaine. Audio, Gallery

The New Zealand Law Society has raised "serious concerns" about constitutional law changes in Samoa.

Fiji's government says there are more than 700 cases of dengue in the country and most of them have been found in the northern and central divisions.

A provincial health authority in Solomon Islands is threatening strike action if the national government does not provide its workers with Personal Protective Equipment.

A petition has been launched in French Polynesia asking France to defer the rotation of its public servants because of the Covid-19 outbreak.

We’re proud to be present this special live version of ‘Turn It Around’ by legendary Wellington group Fly My Pretties. The song appears on their new album The Studio Recordings Pt. 2, which is out now.

The Covid-19 crisis is offering an opportunity to restructure economies and change consumer spending habits - and  cruise ships should be part of that conversation, an industry critic says. Audio

Some of us couldn’t wait to get our fast-food feed after the Level 3 switch - and the New Zealand media copped criticism for wall-to-wall on-the-spot coverage of the frenzy. Audio

Nanogirl as she rockets to Te Papa with her friends from Mt Cook School to find out how high birds can fly Video, Audio

William Dart focuses on an album from Thomas Bartlett (aka Doveman) and Nico Muhly, in which the world of Balinese gamelan melds with memories and dreams of Bartlett's Vermont childhood. Video, Audio

Make time for psych-rock space jams from The Dream Syndicate; unashamed romanticism from Ron Sexsmith and a set of travellers’ testimonies from Reb Fountain. Audio

Nick Bollinger considers a set of travellers’ testimonies from Reb Fountain; psych-rock space jams from The Dream Syndicate; and unashamed romanticism from Ron Sexsmith. Audio