Features

The 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

Reggae 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

Musician 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

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

The law commission of the French Senate has approved the proposed revision of French Polynesia's autonomy statute.

Papua New Guinea's Department of Health has called on all hospital authorities in the country to check their medical supplies each week.

Warm, 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

A 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

For 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

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's concert features music by Ligeti, Shostakovich and Beethoven. Guest pianist Bezhod Abduraimov adds in a virtuosic encore by Liszt.

In his recent book Savaged to Suit, Turnbull Library curator Paul Diamond looked at depictions of Māori in cartoons down the years. 

New 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

February 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

What happens when the Elon Musks of the world start colonising Mars? Can they? These are the questions Dr Anna Marie Brennan is posing.  Audio

Controversial 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 is a story of family, pride, community and culture, hard work and an honouring of history.

Law reform to ensure local culture is protected from misappropriation is being considered by Papua New Guinea's police minister. Audio

A 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.

The 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

Our Changing World - The King Country population of the highly threatened Archey's frog is thriving, thanks to years of rat control. Audio

Douglas 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.

Researchers 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

Wiebe 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

While the definition of natural wine is slightly nebulous, it's basically wine made with minimal intervention and it is growing in popularity. Audio