Features

According to US author David Epstein in his new book Range there is growing evidence that shows many of the most successful people do well because they are generalists, not in spite of being generalists.  Audio

Watch: Nadia Reid performing the 1993 hit 'Fade Into You' by American group Mazzy Star in the RNZ studios. She kicks off her nationwide tour next Thursday in Wellington. Video, Audio

Smoke and Mirrors - Philip Morris is visiting marae and sports clubs to offer free trials and discounts on its e-cigarette as it targets Māori. Guyon Espiner investigates. Video

A school holiday programme is hoping to address the gender imbalance in the music industry. 42 girls, trans and non-binary young people are working towards a live performance for their family and friends. Video, Audio

We delved into the RNZ Concert archives to find this historic recording made by the Choir of Wellington Cathedral conducted by Peter Godfrey. Audio

In 2007 the Australian government finally apologised for taking Aboriginal children from their parents, but the only person to ever receive compensation is Bruce Trevorrow. Audio

The Detail - Have you worked out how you'll be watching the Rugby World Cup this year? Because the way sport is being delivered to our screens is changing.  Audio

Six minutes before the Lunar Module was set to touchdown on the Moon, the tense voice of astronaut Neil Armstrong came through to Mission Control in Houston - they had a problem. Audio, Gallery

Eyewitness - Timaru man Colin Murdoch was one of the world's great inventors and It's entirely possible that you are alive because of him. Audio

Opinion - The Black Caps have insisted on nail-biting wins at this World Cup, but James Nokise says it's time to acknowledge the greatness of Ross Taylor.

New Zealand Women in the NZ Top Ten is a definitive list of top 10 songs by New Zealand women - Renee Jones from Audioculture is in to take us through 30 years of chart-topping songs. Video, Audio, Gallery

The fight against climate change is well and truly underway, and now the government and councils have joined in. But how substantial are these moves? Audio

A new timeline of hit songs and albums by New Zealand women across thirty years has just arrived at the "noisy library of NZ" AudioCulture. It features Shona Laing, Bic Runga, The Yandall Sisters, Brooke Fraser and others. Video, Audio, Gallery

Review: Like the kids in Stranger Things, Nik Dirga was a gawky American 13-year-old in the summer of 1985, and writes that the hit Netflix show gets an awful lot of the era right. Video

RNZ Music is stoked to be the first to share the brand new video from Auckland rockers Dead Favours. ‘Misbehaviour’ is the title track off their debut album, which came out in June.

The Detail - Sean Marks is the other New Zealander making big waves in the world's biggest basketball competition, and he's more influential than Steven Adams.  Audio

How do vets cope when they can’t keep the animals in their care alive? Vicki Lim is an Auckland vet and the founder of The Riptide Project; a platform for vet professionals around the world to share their stories and experiences. Audio

Thirty years ago Hugh Wilson had a novel idea for trying to take hilly, gorse-infested, farmland on Canterbury's Banks Peninsula and turn it back into native forest. His idea was to let the gorse help the regeneration. Video, Audio, Gallery

Children have an innate ability to express their imaginations, but could a child’s artwork offer greater insights and clues into their emotional world? Audio

Instagram bullies are soon going to be asked to consider what they're saying before they post. Audio

Aldous Harding, Tiny Ruins, Alien Weaponry and Anika Moa are among the 20 finalists for New Zealand’s most coveted songwriting award, the Silver Scroll.

A new study of the smooth moves of sulphur-crested cockatoo Snowball suggests that dancing to music isn't purely a product of human culture. Audio

Opinion - Charles Manson or the Jonestown massacre are often the first thoughts that spring to mind when 'cult' is mentioned, but it's more common than we believe, writes Anke Richter.

Wearing ear plugs while performing seems counter-intuitive but touring Scottish pianist Steven Osborne knows all too well what happens when you don’t. Video, Audio