Features

With a possible trifecta of abortion, euthanasia and marijuana legalisation hitting the next election, the NZ Labour Party could miss the voices of the 'quiet Kiwis', writes Brigette Morten.

Check out a 'making of'  video and live recording of Auckland soul/RnB five-piece Leisure in concert with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra at Auckland’s Town Hall.

VIDEO - Tauranga family folk band The Harmonic Resonators swing by the RNZ studio. Video, Audio

Analysis: In a breakthrough deal this week, Kiwi farmers agreed to join the Emissions Trading Scheme. Meanwhile, the government announced a radical shift in its road safety strategy.

Central Otago sheep farmers are getting ready to shear their lambs.  Audio

The RNZ video of a little blue penguin pair discovered underneath a Wellington sushi shop has been viewed a million times on Twitter. Video

As of this week, New Zealand Instagram users can still see the number of likes on their own posts, but not on other people's.

An American woman who now lives in North Canterbury is determined to save a hardy breed of Angora goat. Audio

We’ve hymns with a Welsh theme this week, including William Williams’ stirring hymn Guide me, O thou great Redeemer. Audio

New Zealand is rushing through medicinal cannabis regulation – ahead of funding drugs that have been proven to work – because of an unproven belief that we're being denied something beneficial, says pharmacologist Michelle Glass. Audio

The Pacific's favourite bitter elixir is now behind the bar in downtown Auckland.

New Zealand's youth parliamentarians announced a climate change emergency at Youth Parliament 2019 this week. Sophie Dixon looks at how the younger generation is taking a stand.

In the 1960s a group of new-age thinkers in the US had athletes and coaches convinced that with no more than the power of their own minds they could be bigger, faster and able to control their opponent’s minds. Audio

Insight - Vulnerable mothers desperately need access to more residential homes so they can keep their babies instead of watching them being taken into state care. Audio

A fascinating documentary about what goes into the making of a top quality violin bow. Components are sourced from all around the world and the resulting bows are highly-prized and expensive.

Why do some parents over-share pictures and videos of their children on social media? What are the potential implications of what may be a permanent digital footprint? Audio

Dutch filmmaker Marjoleine Boonstra's latest film highlights the plight of four of the world's almost forgotten or disappeared languages and those who are fighting to preserve them.  Video, Audio

Hedonistic desire, passion, guilt – there’s hell to pay for opera’s legendary lover.  Join us here for live video of Don Giovanni live from Auckland Town Hall.

Polynesian urban poet and artist Melodownz plans to ‘take over the world one rhyme at a time’ with his languid funk-jazz rap and insightful and thoughtful rap. Have a listen with Friday Night Live.

Two Cents' Worth - Small businesses make up 97 percent of our enterprises, every month 850 such businesses start - although 10 close each day. Kim Savage looks at what separates success from failure. Audio

The University of Canterbury's Electric Sheep was the only New Zealand team to compete at the international RoboCup football competition in Sydney. Audio

Video - Tomorrow marks possibly the most iconic moment of the 20th century and retired astronomer Frank Andrews remembers the excitement of the day very well. Video

Pilot error was to blame for a fatal plane crash in Federated States of Micronesia last September.

A third of New Zealand employers using Pacific seasonal workers say some of their labourers aren't arriving in good hea