Features

The Wilco frontman and author of the 2018 memoir Let's Go (So We Can Get Back) speaks to Kim Hill ahead of his visit to the Auckland Writers Festival. Video, Audio

Rob Thorne and the New Zealand String Quartet explore synergies between taonga pūoro and western string instruments.

In August 1956, a beautiful new harpsichord arrived in Wellington aboard the RMS Rangitoto. That was just the beginning of its adventures. Audio, Gallery

"Football, bloody hell," may be one of the most trite quotes in the sport, but none could better describe the logic-defying excitement of the past two mornings, writes Max Towle. Video

The Arcoroc mug has been ubiquitous in this country for decades but how much do we know about them and why are they such an enduring symbol in New Zealand? Audio

When he's not making documentaries about competitive tickling or danger tourism, David Farrier enjoys listening to music. In this week's Mixtape he shares five of his favourite songs. Video, Audio

Julia Parnell's portrait of The Chills frontman shows how lovable he is, but doesn't sugar-coat his mistakes and missteps, writes Dan Slevin.

Nick features NZ jazz for NZ Music month, including Anita Schwabe, Malcolm McNeill, and a new album of shuffles featuring Roger Manins and Ron Samsom.

Winner of the 2017 Michael Hill International Violin Competition, Ioana Cristina Goicea and pianist Andrey Gugnin play Schubert, Debussy, Strauss and more.

The longest running theatre performance on the West End, based on a real-life crime which took place in Britain at the end of the 1940s, comes to Auckland. Video, Audio

NZ music legend Jan Hellriegel stops by to chat about her new album 'Sportsman Of The Year', and its accompanying podcast which featuring stories from her life in music, and she plays us new songs live in the Music 101 studio. Video, Audio

Join Rick Young to hear selections from this week's best selling classical albums.

A previously unknown earlier recording of 'Blue Smoke', the song that kicked off the New Zealand recording industry, has just been discovered. Audio

RNZ has launched Storytime, a one-stop resource where all our children's stories can be found. Redesigned with input from teachers, parents and children, it's advert free, safe, searchable and fun!

Online games pull children into a world of bright seductive images and casual violence. Parents can worry that poor social skills or addiction may follow. Katy Gosset asks: how concerned should we be? Audio

In sickness and in health, but what if your beloved has dementia? As the number of people with the condition grows, Teresa Cowie finds spouses wrestling with the desire to start new relationships. Audio

Next week, 41 children with and without disabilities present a junior stage show based on the Madagascar movie. Audio

All he was doing was taking his dogs for a swim in a local swimming hole, but Ranfurly man Michael Johnston ended up making a discovery of international significance. Audio

Dane Mitchell has spent more than 18 months researching his 'List of Lists' of what has already been lost from our planet. Audio

Anna Pierard of Project Prima Volta and Kathryn Ryan talk about how music can change children's lives. Audio

Chinese developers in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) are facing increasing opposition from local communities, with one company blaming racism for setbacks it has faced there.

The Solomon Islands health ministry says it's struggling to achieve universal health coverage.

Manu Samoa lock Kane Le'aupepe is still pinching himself after a whirlwind year which has seen him go from club rugby journeyman to established international.

Smart phones have changed the world - and the global economy. Newsroom Pro's managing editor Bernard Hickey says billions of people are now carrying a deflationary engine in their pocket. Audio