Features

Baichao Lan, a 22-yearold pianist from China, plays a recital of music by Haydn, Rachmaninov, and Schumann recorded at the 2018 Kerikeri International Piano Festival.

Nanotechnologist Michelle Dickinson (aka Nanogirl) recently discovered that one of her own long-held beliefs was false. She talks to Jesse Mulligan about why some scientific falsehoods endure. Audio

You suspect Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav and company have been sleeping all right, Hamish Bidwell writes.

The Auckland Folk festival is on this weekend, And headlining it is the Australian group, The Maes They're sisters - Maggie and Elsie Rigby - and they perform live in our Auckland studio. Audio

The University of Otago is celebrating 150 years this year. One of its many strong contributions to music has been the 'Mozart Fellowship' composer residency. William Dart looks back on its history. Audio

Christchurch guitarist Brad Kang presents a set influenced by modern jazz of NYC and jazz-rock-electronic fusion of Texas. Audio

Fyre Festival, supposed to be “the most insane music festival the world had ever seen", turned out to be a collection of soggy tents on an abandoned building site. Samuel Flynn Scott reviews two documentaries that tell its story.

Finding a single word or phrase to encompass the diversity of Pacific culture and identity is tricky, according to the critic, editor and artist Lana Lopesi.She talks with Associate Professor Damon Salesa about the effect of the internet on Pacific life and culture.

Earlier this week, Scottish vet Jasmin Paris became the first woman to win a 431km endurance running event. Massey University lecturer Claire Badenhorst has some theories about why women are getting ahead of the pack. Video, Audio

Fyre Festival was supposed to be “the most insane music festival the world had ever seen, instead it was a squalid collection of soggy tents on an abandoned building site. Samuel Flynn Scott of the Phoenix Foundation reviews the two documentaries that tell its story.

The Governor of the Eastern Highlands in Papua New Guinea says he left Peter O'Neill's government for the opposition because he could see there would be no future for his people if he remained.

The member of parliament for Madang in Papua New Guinea is seeking to end a four-year liquor ban imposed by the provincial executive council.

Tongan skier Kasete Naufahu Skeen has his sights firmly on next month's Alpine World Championships after making a successful return to the slopes at the weekend.

According to the Global Shark Conservation, the three island nations are among 67 governments co-sponsoring one or more proposals leading up to this year's conference of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, also known as CITES.

One in four New Zealanders are at risk of developing a stroke during their lifetimes - the second-highest rate among developed countries, a new study has found. Audio

Legendary US rock group Fleetwood Mac have announced they'll be playing here in September. The shows will be the first chance for New Zealanders to see the group perform with new member Neil Finn.

The holiday season sees many relationships breaking up, and the Law Commission is pushing for changes to make sure things are even-handed for both parties following a split. Audio

In 25 years the English Premier League has increased in value by 10,000 percent, a new book charts the inexorable rise of the EPL to the most popular and lucrative sports league in the world. Audio

As Central Otago temperatures approached 30°C this week, Naseby forgot summer and focused on ice, as the World Curling Championships qualifiers transfixed the town.

A music camp designed to bring more young women and gender non-binary youth into the industry is about to make its way to Wellington. Audio

Analysis - Venezuela is lurching dangerously into internal conflict and the US is backing opposition leader Juan Guaidó's claim to interim presidency of the troubled nation.

Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony has been described as 'fifty minutes of tragedy, despair, terror, and violence -  and two minutes of triumph'. It's performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Andrew Gourlay. Audio

Lyn Webster was horrified at how much money she used to chew through at the supermarket, now she spends just $1000 a year on groceries. Audio

Our Changing World - Fish ear bones are tiny treasure troves of information about a fish's life, its environment and even local weather. Audio