Features

Processed foods – which are high in fats and carbohydrates and low on protein – have set the human diet off-course. Can insects show us the way back? Audio, Gallery

We are highly sociable beings so something "really fundamental" is missing from our lives when we're isolated, experts say.

Fiona Apple bangs on pots and pans, Chelsea Jade sings sweetly about awkwardness and bass virtuoso Thundercat is looking for love. Video, Audio

Many families in Tonga will be commemorating their fallen heroes and servicemen from their homes, driveways or workplace at 7am on ANZAC Day rather than at the usual gathering point, the Cenotaph Pangai Si'i.

Produced by The Aotearoa Media Collective for TVNZ | Podcast by RNZ | Made with the support of NZ On Air Audio

Produced by The Aotearoa Media Collective for TVNZ | Podcast by RNZ | Made with the support of NZ On Air

The upcoming Pacific Mini Games in the Northern Marianas are set to be postponed until May 2022 to avoid a clash with the Tokyo Olympics.

Eva Yin arrived in New Zealand as an international student with just a suitcase. Now, 14 years later, she cultivates thousands of orchids for the local market from a greenhouse in the Kapiti Coast. Audio

Hamilton food blogger Kathrine Lynch has created a 14-day family meal plan for lockdown. She shares recipes for Satay Pork Noodles, Bacon Fried Rice, Moroccan Style Meatballs and Beef Goulash. Audio

Werther is a melancholy poet troubled by his love for a married woman and his general disaffection with the world. Listen to the Metropolitan Opera production starring Jonas Kaufmann on RNZ Concert from 6pm.

Two Cents' Worth - Covid-19 has forced New Zealanders to switch to digital technologies and it hasn't been all bad.  Audio

Dr Mark Harvey has been lying down, sniffing and exploring the backyard with his golden labrador Lara in the name of performance art.

Nick Bollinger reviews lockdown disco from dance-pop icon Dua Lipa; a credible comeback from NYC rockers the Strokes; and the travellers’ tales of solitary guitarist M. Ward. Audio

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Residents from one Auckland street have created a special memento of life in their neighbourhood during lockdown.

Today's selection includes hymns to mark Anzac Day, there's a hymn tune by Sir Arthur Sullivan (the music half of Gilbert and Sullivan) and a setting of 'Immortal, Invisible' that we should hear more often. Audio

Here’s 12 of our favourites.

In Te Ahi Kaa's ANZAC Day special, two descendants of Captain Leaf reflect on his extraordinary service in both WWI and WWII. Audio, Gallery

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's concert for Anzac Day features music related to WWI including Ross Harris's 'Symphony No 2' with soprano Madeleine Pierard.

This is your first look at Rhian Sheehan’s stunning new video for his classic track ‘Still’. Shot and directed by Wellington photographer Mark Gee, it features awe-inspiring time-lapses of New Zealand’s night sky.

The Coronavirus Podcast - Health Minister David Clark explains the new rules for bubbles once we get to level 3. Audio

The Starlets are a Christchurch performing trio with a vintage flair, specialising in classic songs from the 1940s and '50s. Video, Audio

A collection of forgotten Kiwi songs of World War I - a musical record of campaigns and battles, as well as life on the home front, hopes and fears, duty, loss and remembrance.

A special video presentation for Anzac Day, presented by the Royal New Zealand Ballet.