Features

'Studio 360' is a podcast featuring stories about, and interviews with, the people creating some of the biggest plays, books, films, and music today. We meet Iggy Berlin who shares details of his life as an opera extra. Audio

Sports Call - With New Zealand's Netball World Cup squad unveiled on Thursday, Ravinder Hunia weighs in on who has done enough to earn a plane ticket to Liverpool in July.

With all the talk of artificial intelligence and machine learning - does the technological revolution really mean that robots are knocking on the door to take many of our jobs? Audio

The Detail - Why an Australian resource firm is fighting to mine fossils to produce animal feed. Audio

A Cook Islands player is suing the local football association for $NZ1 million, claiming he was unfairly sacked from a national team for going out to dinner with his family.

Tonga's Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva is back in the office this week after returning from medical treatment in New Zealand.

Toward the end of the 1970s, punk and new wave turned NZ's popular music scene on its head. And bands including The Suburban Reptiles, Toy Love and the Terrorways and friends were creating gig posters that were amazing works of art. Audio

Listen to Dame Anne Salmond talk to Eruera Tarena how her life has led to her most recent book Tears of Rangi: Experiments Across Worlds, recorded at the Word Christchurch festival. Audio

Tonga's late Queen Sālote Tupou lll will be recognised with a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Pacific Music Awards in Auckland.

Opinion - The report that has just revealed serious bullying, sexual harassment and even sexual assault in Parliament won't surprise anyone who has worked there, writes Peter Wilson.

Taranaki born soul singer Bailey Wiley is becoming stronger and more resolutely herself with each release. Kirsten Johnstone finds out more about her evolution. Video, Audio

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Taranaki born soul singer Bailey Wiley is becoming stronger and more resolutely herself with each release. Kirsten Johnstone finds out more about her evolution. Video, Audio

Tonight, pianist Stephen Hough joins the NZSO for one of the mightiest concertos in the repertoire.

Tonga's late Queen Sālote Tupou lll will be recognised with a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Pacific Music Awards in Auckland on Thursday.

Almost 50 years ago Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong ventured to the Moon on Apollo 11, and then safely returned to Earth. A new podcast revisits humankind's greatest exploration. Audio

Eva Radich shares some of her picks from the upcoming Wellington jazz festival as well as a mix of music by unique female singers with extraordinary personal histories... in Pick and Mix on RNZ Concert.

"We don't have staff on this farm, to be honest, we don't use that word.  We've got team members, colleagues... we use appreciating words. If you want to call people staff that's probably all they will be." Audio

Adults can brush off monsters and burglars as the natural anxieties of childhood but for kids the fear is very real. Katy Gosset looks at which worries crop up when and how we can help. Audio

With a new leader since they last toured NZ, the Brodsky Quartet impress our reviewer with beautiful tone and ensemble. 'Rhythm and Texture' were to the fore and Ravel's String Quartet was 'breathtaking'. Audio

Ben Morrison's heart-melting opening phrase of Korngold's Violin Concerto immediately set the tone for a stunning performance of a lushly romantic work.

The Song Crush team listen to the feminine flecked new songs from indie-rock veterans The National, and a minimalist cover of Cher’s 1998 hit ‘Believe’ among other great new releases. Video, Audio

The Pacific region has the moral authority to demand global action on the climate crisis, the UN Secretary General says.

Samoa's Prime Minister says using teaching resources based on the works of the Scientology founder, Ron Hubbard, does not mean accepting his religious beliefs.

Mediawatch - They came to Paris, they talked, they put pressure on social media companies. But the Christchurch Call could have unintended consequences for journalists, a prominent media freedom advocate says. Audio