Features

More needs to be done to help veterans of the Bougainville civil war, the Papua New Guinea head of NGO Conciliation Resources, Amie Kirkham, says. Audio

Jesse Mulligan received an email asking how men can take the perfect selfie - RNZ's Digital Editor Megan Whelan is just the person to answer that question. Audio

Pacific rugby players want Europe's top unions to agree to a profit-sharing deal that could boost the test coffers of Tonga, Samoa and Fiji.

The Detail - Are our genetic engineering rules keeping New Zealand safe - or holding us back?  Audio

Award-winning singer/songwriter Jan Hellriegel plays new tracks from her latest album Sportsman of the Year Video, Audio

Robyn Jaquiery shares her pick of this week's BBC Proms concerts.

Rotuman academic Mere Taito says it's an exciting time to be a Pasifika poet in New Zealand.

Mediawatch - Sky TV has been sanctioned for screening snippets of the gunman’s video of the Christchurch mosque attacks. But why did other broadcasters escape censure here and in Australia? Audio

Māori at Ihumātao say that iwi should not have to buy back land that was once stolen from them.

Science alone can't save the environment, says Oxford ethnobiologist and Anglican minister Andy Gosler. We also need more connection and understanding between people of different beliefs and cultures. Audio

A few years ago, Australian musician Loz Blain recorded the sound of one of his farts on his mobile – and turned it into a music that's gone viral. Video, Audio

Haydn's oratorio 'The Creation' features innovative depictions of scenes from nature and colourful word-painting. Allan Badley gives an introduction ahead of tonight's performance from the 2019 BBC Proms. Audio

Māori songwriter Angelique Te Rauna co-wrote this beautiful piano ballad, which is a finalist for the 2019 Maioha Award. Audio

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

Rotorua farmer Javier Browne is the proud owner of a woolless lamb that resembles a kangaroo. Video, Audio

The prime minister puts a stake in the ground over petrol prices, while National balks at having its election promises costed.

Hymns about pilgrims and pilgrimage feature this week, including John Bunyan's 'He who would valiant be'. Audio

Chris Gendall's 'Incident Tableaux' is a challenging look back at a shameful stain on Aotearoa’s past. Sound Lounge from 9.30pm on RNZ Concert.

"I've got a good husband who does a lot of things around the place so I'm lucky. He's not sitting at the table waiting for his dinner or anything like that" – Sally Summers of Greytown. Video, Audio

Valerie Packman's verse about some unproductive fowl took out the top prize. Audio

Bone-up on Richard Strauss's epic climbing trip ahead of tonight's performance at the BBC Proms. Audio

Tony Ryan catches a special Christchurch concert from the Melbourne-based Kiwis.

Marc Taddei conducts Rodrigo's much-loved 'Concierto de Aranjuez', plus music by Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky.

Doctors can help counteract today's cacophony of fake medical news by being active on social media, says a visiting Stanford University professor. Audio