Features

The Dunedin music icon talks to Kim Hill about his memoir Dead People I Have Known. Audio, Gallery

In a watershed moment for New Zealand drug policy, more than 100 years of thinking when dealing with users is about to go out the window, writes Alexander Gillespie.

Wonder Park is a surprisingly effective way to introduce your child to the concept of how unhappy they might become later on in life, reports Dan Slevin.

The Detail - After the Christchurch mosque attacks Canterbury rugby bosses have been forced to look at changing the famous franchise's name and branding, but Crusaders fans are dead set against it. Audio

The 250th anniversary of Captain Cook’s voyage of discovery inspires Salina Fisher's composition 'Tupaia' and the NZSO follows that with three more landmark works - by Berlioz, Debussy and Ravel.

After they shared a dressing room in Nelson, Bic Runga was inspired to write for soprano Anna Leese's agile voice. Video, Audio

Rugby league legend Tawera Nikau and his family are helping scientists plant thousands of native trees around the edges of degraded Lake Waikare to restore its mauri (life force). Audio

Cook Islands sprinter Patricia Taea is looking forward to sleeping in more often and the odd piece of chocolate after announcing her retirement from athletics.

The Asian Development Bank has launched a $US5 billion action plan to improve ocean health.

A refugee detained on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island has won a kickboxing title in Port Moresby.

A Cook Islands marine conservationist who received a global environmental award says she hopes it will bring more attention to protecting the Pacific Ocean.

Mediawatch - For years the New Zealand Herald has talked about making online readers pay, just as subscribers to the printed paper do. This week it finally did it. Audio

Commemorations have been held in New Caledonia to mark the 30th anniversary of the assassination of the pro-independence leader Jean-Marie Tjibao

Every fortnight or so, Phil Pearce takes his classic Kawasaki 650W for a 90-minute ride from Palmerston North to his family land in Rangitikei to check on the possum bait stations. Audio

On March 15 two men ran into Christchurch Hospital claiming they’d witnessed a shooting and to expect patients. It was the first and only warning the hospital would receive.

The End of Life Choice Bill is finally back on Parliament’s agenda. But its opponents aren’t about to roll over, so what tactics are available to them? Quite a few, Phil Smith discovers.

While rehearsing six to seven hours a day for the TV show Dancing with the Stars, celebrity chef Nadia Lim is still breastfeeding her second child – with some help from these cookies.  Audio

Humans are living longer than ever before but we've lost the leadership and wisdom of elders, says Canadian author and activist Stephen Jenkinson. He tells Jesse Mulligan that becoming an elder is a skill we can teach by example. Video, Audio

Alex Perrottet looks back at the highlights and unforgettable classic moments from Guyon Espiner's five years on Morning Report. Video

East Porirua residents are learning to cook nutritious and affordable meals for their families via free classes. Audio

Wotan’s wilful warrior daughter Brünnhilde loses her immortality in opera’s most famous act of filial defiance. And the Valkyries ride again. Listen on RNZ Concert from 6pm.

Week in Politics – Peter Wilson reports on another week of speculation about Simon Bridges' leadership – this time from and it's coming from inside his own caucus.

Wellington's Fat Girls* Dance Club is exactly what it sounds like – a safe space for women who love to dance but don't feel comfortable in traditional classes. Audio

An album, a book and a podcast, Sportsman of the Year is a celebration of life, its foibles and its perfect imperfection, and tells a tale of grit and of never giving up by award-winning singer and songwriter Jan Hellriegel. Audio