Features

Students who were kicked out of New Zealand say their lives are ruined, and that electioneering Labour MPs, including Jacinda Ardern, promised help but went silent after coming to power.

If you're Marie Kondo-ing today, here's some good classical music to spur you on.

Opinion - It's the tension between possibilities that cricket fans love, writes super fan Michelle Langstone.

It started with intergalactic sausages, now Lego men are in space and a small pirate ship has sailed from Scotland to Barbados via Scandinavia. These are just some of the Ferguson family's many adventures. Audio, Gallery

Papua New Guinea's health minister told parliament there was no crisis in the health system, but doctors contending with shortages of supplies and the resurgence of diseases like polio are astounded by the claim.

The Lord of the Rings director says his take on the recording sessions for the Let it Be album turned out to be "funny, uplifting and surprisingly intimate". Audio

Cliodynamics is a new transdisciplinary area of research that brings a scientific approach to study human behaviour and historical events.   Audio

NZ pianist Michael Houstoun says that after almost 50 years as a professional musician, he’s decided to “hang up my fingers” and start a new phase of his life.

Is the solution to the so-called housing crisis thinking outside the box, or actually moving into the box? Lisa Owen and cameraman Nick Monro visit an alternative to the traditional home-owning dream. Video, Audio

Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra is an entertaining showpiece for the modern orchestra. It's available here for free download until midnight.

Opal Ocean are an acoustic guitar duo who met in Melbourne, but who both have roots in New Zealand. Kirsten Johnstone got them in the studio to play a couple of songs and tell their story of going from busking to the Montreaux jazz festival. Video, Audio

Opinion - British MPs have voted against a 'no deal' Brexit, but the EU and the Irish government say they won't renegotiate - putting the odds of no-deal happening at 60-40 on, David Townsend writes.

An octopus squeezing through a small space. A squishy ball which deforms when it is squeezed. These are the inspiration for a new form of nano drug delivery being developed by University of Otago chemists. Audio

Thank goodness for Ross Taylor. Hamish Bidwell appreciates Taylor's frank assessment of this Black Caps side, as well as his superlative stroke making.

The Tonga Communications Corporation is hopeful the international submarine cable can be repaired before the weekend.

The Phoenix Foundation’s Samuel Flynn-Scott checks out the food, music and whacky shirts of Laneway Festival 2019.

The release of a piece of audio gear "designed specially for females" has been called sexist and condescending by the music tech community. Elliott Childs looks at gender bias in music tech.

A Wellington city councillor wants to stop honking in the Mount Victoria tunnel. The Panel give their thoughts, and Gabor Toth from Wellington library explains a bit about the history behind the tradition. Audio

“I am deeply committed to the arts scene in Aotearoa and chamber music is a powerful means of connecting people,” Gibson said.

Arizona indie band Calexico are in New Zealand for two concerts. They called into our Auckland studio to perform 'Under the Wheels' from their new album and chat with Jesse Mulligan. Video, Audio

The release of a piece of audio gear "designed specially for females" has drawn allegations of sexism and condescension from the music tech community. Elliott Childs looks at whether gender bias can affect even the tools used to make music.

The former Fiji Bati rugby league captain Petero Civoniceva says the support of the Australian Government is a huge boost in their push to enter a team in the New South Wales Intrust Super Premiership.

Air Vanuatu has announced it is expecting eight new aircraft to service its international sector and five Cessna planes for its domestic routes by 2030.

Papua New Guinea should negotiate a deadline with Australia for the removal of refugees from Manus Island, the Catholic church says. Audio