Features

Banuve Tabakaucoro and Toea Wisil remain the fastest man and woman in the Pacific after defending their 100m titles in Samoa last night.

New research suggests the soil on four isles of the Marshall Islands has higher concentrations of nuclear radiation than is found near Chernobyl.

An agriculture expert says Fiji's sector has huge potential, but it needs to modernise how it grows sugar cane and branch out into other crops.

Opinion - We live in memorable academic times: higher education in New Zealand is on a definite downward roll, David Cohen writes.

Professor Jonathan Haidt believes democracy is in jeopardy because constant outrage and our incessant 'call out culture' makes sensible debate impossible. Audio

New Zealand no longer has a local music TV channel after MediaWorks took Edge TV off the screen last week. Five years after promising ‘radio with pictures on steroids’ it seems the effects have worn off. Audio

When NASA realized that the Voyager space probes being launched in 1977 would eventually travel beyond the edge of our solar system, they decided to include messages to any intelligent aliens who might one day find them. Steve Danby tells the story. Audio

The Detail - New Zealand wants people coming in to the country to do the work - but we don't want them to stay.  Audio

The rise of music streaming has created a bunch of new ways for musicians to get their music heard, but some of them aren’t quite what they seem.

Sports Call - Time to stop all the moaning about the Cricket World Cup - we're starting to sound like English fans says RNZ Sport editor Stephen Hewson. Video

Dr Mitch Goodwin explores the history and cultural significance of one of David Bowie's early and enduring hits, written when he was just 22, and inspired by images of the Earth taken from space during the Apollo 8 moon mission.  Audio

A report by the British Office of National Statistics shows significant pay gaps between ethnic groups in the country. Sharan Dhaliwal says it's time to close the gap - and she's among a group of women of colour doing just that. Audio

A double edition from the 2019 Adam Chamber Music Festival held in Nelson. Award-winning Canadian violinist Nikki Chooi in recital and then the Jerusalem Quartet.

Heart pounding, heavy breathing, sweaty palms - they are just a few of the physical signs of stress and nerves many of us felt while watching the Cricket World Cup final.  Audio

A new study published in the British Medical Journal reports sugary drinks increase the risk of cancer, all the more reason for introducing a sugar tax here, says Auckland University's Dr Simon Thornley. Audio

Song Crush dabbles in disco, flirts with funk, and indulges in some capital 'P' pop.  Video, Audio

Former Tongan and New Zealand rugby league international Manu Vatuvei has announced his retirement from the sport, a month after it was revealed he had a brain cyst.

The rise of music streaming has created a bunch of new ways for musicians to get their music heard, but some of them aren’t quite what they seem. 

Vanuatu will upgrade the security of its passports, just days after a group of Chinese nationals had their Vanuatu citizenship revoked and were deported.

The Cook Islands Aquatics Federation plans to challenge a ruling that denied four swimmers the chance to compete at the Pacific Games.

Analysis - In touting its new "elevated" engagement in the Pacific, Indonesia has been eager to stress it will work within New Zealand and Australia's efforts in the region.

According to the UN, more than 1 million Chinese Uighur Muslims are being detained in government 're-education' camps. VICE reporter Isobel Yeung went behind the scenes in Xinjiang, to find out more. Audio

The Detail - Māori say their anger over the removal of children is greater than the foreshore and seabed issue, and Oranga Tamariki can not continue this way. Audio

Michael McKean says the band recently played at the Beacon Theatre in LA to celebrate the band’s 35^th anniversary but the last time they played in “full war paint, wigs and spandex” was 2009. Video, Audio