Features
Displaying items 17353 - 17376 of 29030 in total
-
The Kākāpō Files: Round two begins
The Kākāpō Files: Round two begins
5 Feb 2019The chicks that have hatched are off to Dunedin, the females have started mating again, and there is breeding action on Hauturu, all in episode 8 of the Kākāpō Files. Audio
-
Common Unity: Marley’s Aotearoa legacy 40 years on
Common Unity: Marley’s Aotearoa legacy 40 years on
6 Feb 2019Reggae superstar Bob Marley made his only visit here 40 years ago, it had a lasting impact on New Zealand music, one which is still playing out today. Video, Audio
-
New director of Māori music at SOUNZ
New director of Māori music at SOUNZ
5 Feb 2019Musician Toni Huata has been appointed the first Kaihautū Puoro Māori - Director of Māori Music at SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music. She speaks with Eva Radich about her vision for the role. Audio
-
Tonga's newest island now supporting life
Tonga's newest island now supporting life
One of the world's newest islands in Tonga is sprouting vegetation and supporting bird life just four years after erupting into existence from an undersea volcano. Video
-
Proposed revision of French Polynesia's autonomy statute approved
Proposed revision of French Polynesia's autonomy statute approved
8 Feb 2019The law commission of the French Senate has approved the proposed revision of French Polynesia's autonomy statute.
-
PNG Health Dept urges weekly checks on medicines
PNG Health Dept urges weekly checks on medicines
7 Feb 2019Papua New Guinea's Department of Health has called on all hospital authorities in the country to check their medical supplies each week.
-
Passive houses: warm, dry and sustainable, so why not more?
Passive houses: warm, dry and sustainable, so why not more?
7 Feb 2019Warm, dry and cheap to run, passive houses are built to a rigorous, voluntary standard for energy efficiency, using high-spec windows, insulation and mechanical ventilation systems. Audio, Gallery
-
At The Movies: Capernaum
At The Movies: Capernaum
5 Feb 2019A 12-year-old Lebanese boy sues his deadbeat parents for bringing him into a world where they couldn't care for him, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Video, Audio
-
The tattooist of Auschwitz
The tattooist of Auschwitz
4 Feb 2019For 60 years, Lale Sokolov kept a secret, a secret about the job he held at the Auschwitz concentration camp where he was sent as a young Jewish man in 1942. Audio
-
Music Alive: Fallen Heroes
Music Alive: Fallen Heroes
7 Feb 2019The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's concert features music by Ligeti, Shostakovich and Beethoven. Guest pianist Bezhod Abduraimov adds in a virtuosic encore by Liszt.
-
How cartoonists framed Waitangi Day
How cartoonists framed Waitangi Day
7 Feb 2019In his recent book Savaged to Suit, Turnbull Library curator Paul Diamond looked at depictions of Māori in cartoons down the years.
-
Songs of disillusionment
Songs of disillusionment
3 Feb 2019New Horizons - William Dart listens to new albums by John Grant and James Blake, both peddling songs of disillusionment, and, like Marlene Dietrich, doing it with beguiling charm. Video, Audio
-
Common Unity: Marley’s Aotearoa legacy 40 years on
Common Unity: Marley’s Aotearoa legacy 40 years on
6 Feb 2019February 6th is significant to many Kiwis for another reason - the birthday of the undisputed superstar of reggae Bob Marley. His one and only visit 40 years ago had a lasting impact on New Zealand music - still playing out today. Video, Audio
-
Are there laws on Mars?
Are there laws on Mars?
5 Feb 2019What happens when the Elon Musks of the world start colonising Mars? Can they? These are the questions Dr Anna Marie Brennan is posing. Audio
-
R Kelly to tour NZ, Australia, Sri Lanka
R Kelly to tour NZ, Australia, Sri Lanka
6 Feb 2019Controversial R&B singer R Kelly, who is facing sexual abuse accusations spanning decades, has announced a tour of New Zealand
-
SEVEN WEEKS: Journey to Polyfest
SEVEN WEEKS: Journey to Polyfest
7 Feb 2019SEVEN WEEKS: Journey to Polyfest is a story of family, pride, community and culture, hard work and an honouring of history.
-
PNG MP wants laws to prevent cultural appropriation
PNG MP wants laws to prevent cultural appropriation
5 Feb 2019Law reform to ensure local culture is protected from misappropriation is being considered by Papua New Guinea's police minister. Audio
-
Tahiti royal descendants claim Papeete plot
Tahiti royal descendants claim Papeete plot
6 Feb 2019A group of French Polynesians has claimed a plot of land in Papeete which the French military is prepared to cede to the government to build a memorial to the nuclear legacy.
-
Review: Adam Chamber Music Festival in Nelson
Review: Adam Chamber Music Festival in Nelson
5 Feb 2019The very popular ACMF has been happening for over 25 years and this year the line-up of international and New Zealand guests may be the finest ever. Elizabeth Kerr sums up the first few days. Audio
-
Archey's frogs thriving in the King Country
Archey's frogs thriving in the King Country
7 Feb 2019Our Changing World - The King Country population of the highly threatened Archey's frog is thriving, thanks to years of rat control. Audio
-
Aotearoa
Aotearoa
6 Feb 2019Douglas Lilburn's Aotearoa was submitted for performance in the New Zealand Centennial Matinée Concert held in London in 1940 to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
-
'Drifters' getting caught in rips for safer swimming
'Drifters' getting caught in rips for safer swimming
5 Feb 2019Researchers at the University of Canterbury are mapping rip tides on Muriwai beach using GPS "drifters" which could predict rips and make sea swimming safer. Video, Audio
-
Amsterdam to Sydney in an EV
Amsterdam to Sydney in an EV
5 Feb 2019Wiebe Wakker has just driven an electric vehicle from Holland to Australia. It's taken him two years and his journey has taken him through 33 countries. Audio
-
Back to basics, natural wine
Back to basics, natural wine
4 Feb 2019While the definition of natural wine is slightly nebulous, it's basically wine made with minimal intervention and it is growing in popularity. Audio