Features

Kian Brownfield wrote the song 'Waiting' two years ago when he was just 14 and last year it went viral. He talks to Yadana Saw about his unexpected success and how he chose a record label to sign with. Video, Audio

The seductive sounds of Canadian musician Mike Milosh (aka Rhye) inspire fans to share with him some pretty intimate details of their lives. Rhye chats to Kirsten Johnstone ahead of his Tuesday Auckland Festival show. Video, Audio

When Dame Annette King quit politics in 2017 she was New Zealand’s longest serving female MP with 33 years in parliament, a new book looks at her long career in public life. Audio

This week's RNZ mixtape is from Trevor Reekie – a pivotal figure in the NZ music scene who can now be found showcasing trans-global artists on RNZ's Worlds of Music. Video, Audio

Beat Rhythm Fashion were the darlings of the post-punk music scene in Wellington in the late '70s and early '80s. Now, over 30 years later, they're back together with a new album Tenterhook. They perform live in the RNZ studio. Video, Audio

Voices looks at the growing number of British citizens migrating to New Zealand because of Brexit, Clare Crofton reports that the number of migrants from the UK has doubled. Audio

Emily Muli speaks to Yadana Saw about her YouTube success, and the 1970s immigration raids that left a mark on NZ's Pacific communities – including her own family. Video, Audio

British/Kiwi musician Finn Andrews plays us an exclusive live version of a sweet song from his forthcoming solo album One Piece at a Time.

The documentary's director Dan Reed says his aim was to explain how paedophiles work, and that people have to make their own choices about how to approach Michael Jackson's music. Audio

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich plays some of the most popular themes in movie history.

Everybody Knows is a Spanish kidnap drama, starring Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Ricardo Darin and is directed by Iranian Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi. Video, Audio

Peter Hoar says the Komische Oper production is a vibrant, funny, and fast-moving show that had the audience laughing and gasping with wonder. Audio

About 200 concertgoers were refused entry to the Six60 concert at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on Saturday night when they tried to enter with "fraudulent tickets".

This week, Nick plays jazz standards with identical or near-identical names, including two ‘Moanin’s, two ‘Milestones’, a ‘Lazy Bird’ and ‘Lady Bird’, and ‘Sunday’ alongside ‘Come Sunday’. Audio

The thought of having technological implants inside your body might make your skin crawl, but a group of 'grinders' are already doing it and say it'll be the norm soon. Video, Audio, Gallery

Opening up children's minds to the central questions that most adults "put aside while we rush around" can help them learn better, concentrate longer and develop social skills, says Dr Vanya Kovach. Video, Audio

Dan Reed directed one of this year's most talked about documentaries, Leaving Neverland. He tells Jim Mora he doesn't believe the film should stop Michael Jackson's music being played.  Audio

He said his best melodies came to him naturally when he was wiping his boots after a morning walk. He added that he then had to work hard to make real music out of these natural gifts. Inge van Rij looks into the background of Brahms' final symphony. Audio

Insight - With a cannabis referendum on the horizon Teresa Cowie talks to NZ's businesses gearing up for a possible law change. Audio

Trevor Reekie has been a pivotal figure in the NZ music scene throughout his career, from helping discover Bic Runga and Shihad, to performing in The Greg Johnson Set and Trip To the Moon. He shares five important songs. Video, Audio

"The audience swings their hips to techno-punk backing music, torn between paying attention to the political sentiment and the impulse to let loose and bang heads to anarchical punk music."

Hamilton woman Alana Scott says a gluten-free, low-FODMAP diet has improved the symptoms of her IBS and coeliac disease by 95 percent. She's just released The Gut Friendly Cookbook. Audio

Singer, songwriter and producer Neko Case is returning to New Zealand. She talks about the creation of her latest album Hell-On, learning to write for her voice and finding comfort after the devastation of a house fire. Video, Audio

The winner of the Golden Shears Open section is considered the crème de la crème of the shearing world. This year, for the sixth time, it was Rowland Smith of Hawkes Bay. Video, Audio, Gallery