Features

The anti-independence camp in New Caledonia is afraid that for the first time a mainly pro-independence government could be elected next week.

Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku, 99, chooses not to hate. Hate is disease that destroys your enemy and then you, he says. He talks to Jesse Mulligan about how he survived Auschwitz and the death marches. Audio

When David Hyde worked at the UN in Switzerland as an unpaid intern, he had to live in a tent because accommodation was too expensive - he was dubbed 'the tent guy’. A new film tells the tale. Audio

Popular culture tends to portray D-Day as an American event - but around 10,000 New Zealanders played a part in the landings 75 years ago today that changed the course of World War II.   Audio

Herbie Hancock opened the Wellington Jazz Festival last night with a demonstration of just about all the things jazz can be: traditional, experimental, cerebral, emotional, physical, intellectual - and sometimes ridiculous.

Brooklyn singer Sharon Van Etten delivered a wonderfully dark and passionate performance to a reverent crowd at Auckland's Powerstation last night. RNZ Music's Waveney Russ was there.

Girls need to be equipped with a more subtle verbal tool kit when being asked for something they are uncomfortable with, a psychologist says. Audio

Our Changing World - The NZ bird atlas will be a 5-year project counting common and rare birds from the Kermadecs to the far south. Audio

Power Play: Pressure is mounting on Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf over whether it's tenable for him to remain in the role while he's subject to a SSC investigation.

Exploding clothing, curious skin marks and the crawling sensation of being covered in ants. Kate Newton meets a man who was struck by lightning and talks to the experts about what happens to your body if you're hit.

American singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten has just released her fifth album, Remind Me Tomorrow and plays a New Zealand show tonight. She spoke to Kim Hill ahead of her visit. Video, Audio

The House - Parliament's rainbow select committee room has been redecorated ten years after it was first opened. Audio

The Solomon Islands Foreign Minister says his government will take its time to make an informed decision about whether to maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan or pursue closer relations with China.

Mediawatch - Eight news reporters will soon be placed in the regions where coverage of local issues is in decline. Colin Peacock talks over the plan with two key players who set it up and two news publishers. Video, Audio

On the face of it, Papua New Guinea's new prime minister is an odd mix: a humble Christian and a political heavyweight in a cut-throat parliament.

Qiane Matata-Sipu is a South Auckland-based journalist, photographer and social activist. She is currently producing NUKU, a project profiling 100 "kickass indigenous wahine". Audio, Gallery

The Detail - A giant car park occupies the most expensive real estate in New Zealand on Auckland's waterfront. Can we move the port - and should we? Audio

Herbie Hancock is in New Zealand this week to open the Wellington Jazz Festival. He talks about what led him to music, what he's proud of and why some people misunderstood his former bandmate, Miles Davis. Video, Audio

Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock's in New Zealand this week to open the Wellington Jazz Festival. He talks about what led him to music, what he's proud of, and why some people didn't understand his former bandmate, Miles Davis. Video, Audio

Jared Diamond who won a Pulitzer Prize more than 20 years ago for Guns, Germs, and Steel about why some societies are more successful than others, says the world is currently on a trajectory for chaos. Audio

Tony Stamp spoke to Elroy Finn about the release of his debut, self titled album, which is out now. Elroy dropped in to perform the first single from the record, 'Worth the Wait'. Video, Audio

Music from around the world, and an interview with Atlanta sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell of Larkin Poe. They tell Trevor Reekie about the blues, being all things to themselves and being distantly related to Edgar Allan Poe. Audio

Philip Aldridge takes us on a fascinating tour of the Christchurch Arts Centre, well underway with its post-earthquake restoration.

The Song Crush team have comebacks from alt-rock greats Sebadoh and Bill Callahan, an educational jam from Jamila Woods, and more fresh musical treats to drool over. Video, Audio