Features

Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner says the hunt for notorious criminal gang leader Tommy Baker has been scaled down.

Desperate patients are being left in the dark as to when Pharmac will fund medicines. Guyon Espiner asks why the drug-buying agency operates with such secrecy.

After a sold-out Auckland Fringe Festival run, dance crew Fresh Movement will again perform Māui at next month's Pacific Dance Festival. Video, Audio

Merata is a tribute to the fiercely committed Māori film-maker Merata Mita by her son Hepi – and it makes very few attempts to sugar-coat Mita's life or her message. Video, Audio

Five extraordinary Kiwi women discuss how far New Zealand has come towards gender equality, at WORD Christchurch 2018. Audio

German cellist Julian Steckel guests with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, playing Dvořák's powerful concerto.

Two generations of blues, country, and Kiwi individuality come together in Delaney Davidson and Barry Saunders' new album Word Gets Around. And so it should! says William Dart. Video, Audio

Children's rage is hard to handle. Katy Gosset looks at why tantrums happen and how we can teach kids to manage their emotions. Audio

Take full advantage of loyalty discounts from big fuel brands and supermarket chains and be sure to check out the cheapest price in your area on the free app Gaspy, says the AA's Mark Stockdale. Audio

Upbeat checks out an unusual instrument that makes a not-too-common appearance on the concert platform this weekend. Audio

Does the music played in shops and on the radio in the lead-up to Christmas make you think 'I could do better than that!" Well, here's your chance. Audio

The impacts on Pasifika from strains in the housing industry came under the spotlight at last week's Pacific Housing Forum in Auckland.

Fiji-born weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana has made a record-breaking start to her new life in Australia.

Kenneth Branagh’s portrayal of William Shakespeare's autumn years certainly feels true, says Dan Slevin.

When you’re running the country, what do you do all day? Tim Watkin and Kate Newton delve into the prime ministerial diary.

Two years after 27-year-old New Zealander Kelly Savage died in a Japanese psychiatric institution, his family still has no answers and no resolution.  Audio

In the 1920's Joseph Canteloube arranged five sets of folk songs from the Auvergne region in France. Matthew Crawford looks into their story. Audio

Following the release of her new album Designer, Aldous Harding has announced she’s touring NZ in August.

Our Changing World - The Southland accent has a distinctive burr, and new research is revealing how those 'rolled Rs' have changed over time. Audio

Tonight's concert from Deutsche Welle explores more of the musical environment that brought forth the young Beethoven.

RNZ Music is proud to be the first to share the brand new single and video from Auckland rapper Unchained XL, ‘Weight On My Bars, Pt. IV’.

Vanuatu's prime minister Charlot Salwai has held bilateral talks with his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern in Wellington today.

Brisbane Broncos rugby league star Tevita Pangai Jr has turned down the chance to play State of Origin, formally committing to Tonga just days before the naming of the New South Wales and Queensland teams for Game One.