Features

Tim Watkin looks back at the Waitara Dispute of 1860, which sparked decades of conflict and set the scene for his ancestors' arrival in Aotearoa. Audio

One of the silver linings of working from home is you always get to pick the music! RNZ Music’s Tony Stamp has put together an eight-hour workday playlist.

When Māui and his brothers go fishing, Māui pulls up something amazing! Listen to this super-classic Aoteraroa origin story in te reo Māori or English – or both! Now, that's a great idea.

Dr Kristen Ghodsee thinks so. The American writer and professor spoke to Kim Hill at last month's New Zealand Festival of the Arts in Wellington. Audio

Vanuatu's Pentecost is in desperate need of aid after Tropical Cyclone Harold devastated the island.

Kiwi poet Sam Hunt is holed up in the far north listening to Bob Dylan and German composer Ernest Bloch, but mostly listening to silence. He talks to Karyn Hay and reads a couple of poems. Video, Audio

Join musicians from the NZSO string section beam in from their bubbles for this week's 'Play Our Part' performance. Online only.

Opinion - As New Zealand looks towards moving out of lockdown, fear and ambiguity remain. Dr Jess Berentson-Shaw explores the public narratives we need.

New Zealand's immigrant whānau talk frankly about love, ancestry and home in this RNZ series from last summer.

Nick Bollinger reviews songs with a southern accent from Waxahatchee; jazz-soul fusion from Thundercat and minimalist meditations from Nils Frahm. Audio

Heard enough Baby Shark to last a lifetime? Wishing you could escape into childhood right now? RNZ Concert offers you the best classical music-with-a-story, written with children in mind.

Printing books with a letterpress is intensive, time-consuming and extremely detailed – and Tara McLeod wouldn't have it any other way.

Three weeks in lockdown is taking a mental toll on New Zealanders, says psychologist Sarb Johal. To normalise our struggles, he's posting short videos on YouTube. Video, Audio

Vanuatu's Disaster Management Office has given non-government organisations the green light to distribute relief supplies to communities affected by Cyclone Harold.

More than 20 of New Zealand’s most well-known musicians have collaborated to create lockdown waiata 'Sway', which has one simple goal, encouraging New Zealanders to stay home and save lives.

More than 20 of New Zealand’s most well-known musicians have collaborated to create lockdown waiata 'Sway', which has one simple goal, encouraging New Zealanders to stay home and save lives.

It's a misconception that women have a higher rate of Alzheimer's disease because they live longer than men, neuroscientist Lisa Mosconi says. In fact, it can start with changes in women's brains during menopause. Video, Audio

Gail Maney – guilty or not? Today's lockdown listening is one of New Zealand's most popular podcasts of all time. (Produced by RNZ & Stuff in 2018)

Chef and restauranteur Al Brown shares a couple of recipes and talks to Jim Mora about how life in New Zealand will be changed by Covid-19. Audio

To add some structure to your day (and maybe some inspiration), RNZ Music's Tony Stamp - aka Tony Tunes - has put together an hour-by-hour playlist to guide you through your work day.

What's a jumbaroo and why does it feel blue like we do? Maybe it will tell us what to do? Every day during lockdown, RNZ Storytime shares a new childrens story.

Joan Wasser – aka Joan As Police Woman – writes some fairly arresting music. For William Dart, there's no point resisting. Video, Audio

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The '48 Preludes & Fugues' by JS Bach explore the character of each of the major and minor keys, but they also do much more than that, as pianist Michael Houstoun reveals. Video, Audio

Tami Neilson's voice is one of the most recognisable in music today. When she sings, there's a Cline-esque belt with enough gravel and grit to pave the South Island. Yadana Saw chats with her for Final Mix.