Features

While we’re in lockdown, RNZ Podcasts are sharing a podcast a day for you to enjoy. Today, how about a conversation with some immigrant parents? How was it like for them starting again in New Zealand? Video, Audio

An old dairy factory in the Tararua District has become a community music hub with monthly concerts put on by its new occupant - award-winning musical director David Selfe. Audio, Gallery

I’ll show you what scary is! Wesley likes turning into different creatures to try to scare his family – but it isn’t his creatures that scare them the most! You’ll be surprised what really scares them!

This easy & delicious side dish is great with chicken or lamb, says chef Lauraine Jacobs. Any root vegetable can be used – parsnips, carrots or even beetroot.

When New Zealanders emerges from Level-4 lockdown, we'll set off down a slow, uncertain road to recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. Peter Griffin looks at what we can learn from previous disasters. Audio

Journalist Tess Nichol has a proposal for New Zealand women – when it comes to cosmetics, you can just... not. Audio

British actor and helicopter pilot David Jason talks to Lynn Freeman about Planes, Trains and Automobiles –​ the new TV show that takes him across America’s West Coast.

The Cook Islands Opposition is calling on the government to take a pay cut, to show its solidarity with people suffering due to the Covid-19 threat.

The first Pacific Island woman to win a pro singles title says her tennis career is "in limbo" as a result of Covid-19.

Our book of the month on RNZ Concert Mornings finds travel writer Sophy Roberts criss-crossing the wilds of Siberia in search of pianos with history.

Dr Paul Wood served 11 years in prison for a murder he committed at 19. He talks to Kathryn Ryan about what helped him get through his sentence and emerge a stronger person. Audio

Rossini’s effervescent take on the Cinderella story returns, with rising star mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught in the title role and tenor sensation Javier Camarena as her Prince Charming. Listen from 6pm on RNZ Concert.

Since the advent of Covid-19, many of us have become obsessed with numbers. Mathematician Alex James' interest is next-level. Audio

A celebration of song with artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Nick Cave, the King's Singers and vocal group VOCES8.

Living in the Jenkins household at Ohope beach is like "living in the land of the giants", says father of the family Mark.

Xanthe White has a raft of ideas about what to do in your garden as the weather gets colder. Audio

New Zealanders are getting creative with cooking during lockdown.If you've run out of ideas for feeding your whānau, check out this list!

Today's programme includes some psalm-based hymns, an atmospheric setting of 'Amazing Grace', and words of hope and comfort. Audio

We've compiled a list of video games playable across a multitude of devices to keep you entertained at home.

Romance, secret trysts and unrequited love are the themes of the New Zealand String Quartet's concert.

Geographer Bradley Garrett interviewed 'preppers' for four years while researching his upcoming book Bunker: Building for the End Times. Audio

Opinion - New Zealand's government and authorities will retain exceptional powers over people's lives until the country is no longer in a state of emergency, writes Alexander Gillespie.

News media representatives set out the crisis their industry faces at Parliament this week. Colin Peacock looks at the talking points from an epic four-hour session. Audio

In a series of short videos, playwright Victor Rodger chats to well-known Kiwi men about the books that have shaped their lives. Video, Audio