Features

It's hymns by her today - we focus on women hymn writers, including contemporary writers Shirley Murray and Bernadette Farrell. Audio

Xenia Pestova Bennett interprets the characteristics of five glowing, radioactive elements - on a recently developed Magnetic Resonator Piano.

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's concert celebrates the pioneers and generations of wāhine toa who've stood up, spoken out, performed their music and worked towards equality for women in Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio

Here are ten female jazz artists you need to hear, according to RNZ's Nick Tipping. Audio

Designer Becs Bartells has designed a range of eco-friendly cardboard caskets - Outside the Box. Audio

Women in Music Days on RNZ Concert continues with this Wellington recital featuring music by Louise Farrenc, Lalo and Chopin.

For 20 years, Trade Me has been the reigning e-commerce champion of the New Zealand marketplace. But some serious competition could be on the way... Audio

Sir John Tenniel, the illustrator who drew the beautiful pictures that helped make Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland such an iconic children's story, would have been 200 years old last week. Audio

Analysis - Since she became Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been a softly spoken leader but, as her reaction to Shane Jones and Scott Morrison shows, that's now changing, writes Peter Wilson.

What do doctors, lawyers and their clients need to know about judging whether people have the mental capacity to make decisions? Audio

The Victorian era ushered in unprecedented technological change, and the stresses that brought are the subject of five years' research by a British academic. Audio

A Kurdish refugee and musician detained in an Australian hotel is being prevented from recording his new song. Audio

Host Kirsten Johnstone is joined by She’s So Rad’s Anji Sami and BFM host / RNZ producer Danielle Street to talk about some new songs you should listen to. Video, Audio

NZTrio's 'Braid' is a concert of music composed by women - Rachel Clement, Clara Schumann, Elena Kats-Chernin, Victoria Kelly and Fanny Mendelssohn.

Multi-instrumentalists, partners, collaborators and music historians  Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi join Kathryn Ryan to discuss the (sometimes fraught) musical connections between race, place and culture. Audio

The Islamic Women's Council believes it's likely the Christchurch mosque attacks would not have happened if the public service - including police and security agencies - had not ignored their repeated warnings. Video, Audio

Most of the female kākāpō have bred and the team is carrying precious fertile eggs to the 'egg room' for incubation, in part 4 of Voice of the Kākāpō . Audio

Jason Gunn has been on the airwaves for more than 30 years and joined Jesse Mulligan to talk about his latest business venture, his old mate Thingee and his obsession with cinema. Audio

The Detail - The US Democratic primary races are incomprehensible to most of us - so why are they so gripping?  Audio

Do you wish you had more confidence? NZ violinist and creative performance coach Justine Cormack shares her experience.

The reason no one is criticising the White Ferns' performance at the T20 World Cup is the same reason they'll never make a fortune, writes Hamish Bidwell.

The House - Major changes to New Zealand’s abortion law came a step closer to reality on Tuesday. The 81 to 39 vote in favour of the Abortion Legislation Bill progressed it to the penultimate stage. Audio

Shoddy are a “goth / glam / grunge / psych” four-piece from Auckland, and RNZ Music is proud to present their new video ‘Waiting For Anti-Matter’.

Resentment has reached boiling point on the West Coast over the government's determination to protect native flora and fauna on private land.