Features

A house at 42 Morris Street in Napier has a long and varied history, and a Hawke's Bay author has published a book about it. Audio

Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor, Gemma New, talks with Bryan Crump about the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's programme for next year. Video, Audio

When it comes to finetuning a dance track, nothing beats real-time feedback from a live audience, electronic musician Jamie xx says. Video

One of America's top choreographers is basing her latest ballet on music by New Zealander Salina Fisher. Audio

On The Mixtape, he chats about coming of age in Auckland's "magical" 1990s jazz scene, discovering his great-grandfather composed music in te re Māori and the refreshing move from L.A. to Tokyo, his mother's birthplace. Video, Audio

Netflix just can't keep TV hitmaker Ryan Murphy away from true-crime retellings - and why would they? Video

It's shaping up to be a memorable year for US hip hop star Sean 'P.Diddy' Combs, for all the wrong reasons. Here's why.

Does a bit of burnt pastry at the bottom of the oven matter? What if the lawns need a mow?

Psychiatrist, former Buddhist monk and "geek about the mind" Dr Tony Fernando shares advice on managing stress and finding peace in his new book Life Hacks from the Buddha. Video, Audio

The veteran TV presenter's new memoir digs in further to a public life full of highs and lows. Audio

'Woman's World' is Katy Perry's worst-performing single release from an album in her 16-year career. What went wrong? Video

William Dart ventures into recent New Zealand singles, from soul ballads by Louis Baker and HALES to the moody Jaz Paterson and Daily J's unabashed summertime rock, and Teddyyy having fun with a special tribute to radio. Audio

Would you take a miracle drug for eternal youth? This is the Faustian bargain that powers The Substance.

New Zealand hymn writer Shirley Erena Murray’s life and work is celebrated in a new biography by Anne Manchester: Peace is Her Song. You can hear hymns by Shirley Murray in this week’s programme. Audio

"The fact that people are willing to make the journey to get our food is an awesome thing. Even today the people from the night markets are coming" - Ben Fonua of Tokos Tacos in Avondale.

Yu Kali and Yu Jiang's Bay of Plenty microgreens venture is sprouting almost as fast as their tiny veggies.

Sweet seasonal asparagus is enhanced by smoky bacon in this risotto by Martin Bosley.

The colloquial phrase - used almost exclusively in New Zealand politics - is among several new additions, including 'mahi' and 'chilly bin'. Audio

In this dark new HBO series, Colin Farrell returns as grizzled gangster Oz Cobb (aka The Penguin). Video

Bowls of Weet-Bix. Loaves of bread. Packs of noodles. It it actually necessary?

A Very Royal Scandal unpacks the lead up to the Newsnight interview in which Prince Andrew was forced to pick apart his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Video

Underneath the niceness society expects is a fiery independent nature that's buried deep, a US psychotherapist explains. Audio

The dying composer Lyell Cresswell's gift to his pianist friend Stephen De Pledge was a new concerto. Now De Pledge finally gets to perform it.  Audio

While experts acknowledge there are benefits to breathing through your nose, they don't suggest jumping straight to the slightly awkward practise. Audio