Features

Baritone Roderick William talks about mixing work with travel, and also singing with composing. Video, Audio

It boasts some of the nation's best beaches and the cradle of NZ history - but some argue the region should be just as well known as a setting for crime fiction.

The movie, which has gone straight to Netflix, is the latest vehicle for Kiwi star-on-the-rise Thomasin McKenzie, says Simon Morris. Video, Audio

The Kooks, Rudimental, DJ Shadow, Khruangbin, Real Estate and Tash Sultana are also international drawcards, alongside L.A.B, Fat Freddy's Drop and Shapeshifter with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and Ladi6.

Some people are washing their vegetables in the dishwasher. But how far should we go in cleaning our produce?

It's no joke - someone has pinched Wellington comedian Karen O'Leary's beloved ute.

Staying busy all the time has potential long-term health implications says clinical psychologist Karen Nimmo. Audio

The Cure's Robert Smith might call it "a greedy scam" but the in-demand ticket pricing putting Oasis fans in a huff is here to stay, says Consumer NZ. Audio

After Wellington hospital maternity wards tried to pull toast from the menu, mothers stood united in their love for post-birth toast.

A bumper lineup of international and local acts has been revealed for next year's Electric Avenue festival with two top-drawer names heading up proceedings.

The former Pitchfork editor talks telling diverse stories and "the complicated nuances of love". Video, Audio

Bill Callahan tells Charlotte Ryan about the thrill of improvisation, the "little sparks" which become his songs and rediscovering the glory of Genesis. Audio

Does spring begin on the first day of September? Or does it start on 23 September - the perfect middle point between the winter and summer equinox? Audio

When he's not taking care of business for RNZ, Gyles Beckford loves opera. Video, Audio

Do you really need to get your car serviced? How often do you need an oil change? Do you know how to check your tyres?

Breakfast can be a repeat offender meal when it comes to the perils of ultra processed foods. Here's how to fix it.

In 1988 New Zealand was riding the wave of 80s pop culture, and at the forefront was Rikki Morris. Audio

Parents are getting increasingly creative with how they share images of their children on social media, but does it achieve what we think it does? Video

After a professional life as an architect, Antje Damm turned her skills to constructing cardboard dioramas to photograph, as illustrations for books she wrote for her four girls. Audio

Bay of Plenty choirs The Edgecumbe Choir and Scholars Baroque Aotearoa are preparing for performances of some big choral works over the next couple of weekends. RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump talks with the man in charge, Chalium Poppy. Audio

Bill Callahan tells Charlotte Ryan about the thrill of improvisation, the "little sparks" which become his songs and rediscovering the glory of Genesis. Video, Audio

"It's either compose or decompose!" laughs Mike Nock, who hasn't stopped making music since he began his career back in the 1950s. The jazz musician will be inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame at the APRA Silver Scrolls on 8 October this year. Audio

The discovery of a plastic-wrapped body in South Wales was the end of a tragic story which began in Auckland 50 years earlier.

Graeme Atkins' garden in Gisborne is home to rare treasures like the beautiful ngutukākā or kakabeak flower. Audio