Features

Despite the threat of tourist numbers falling, Palau is standing firm in its campaign to protect its environment and culture.

Far from being defeated, as President Trump recently stated, Isis has 20,000 to 30,000 fighters still alive and taking part in the jihad, a New York Times correspondent says. Audio

Six60 are the first New Zealand band in history to sell out Western Springs, filling the whopping 50,000-capacity venue four months before their February 2019 show. Lead singer Matiu Walters joins us to tell stories and select tracks for the RNZ Music Mixtape. Video, Audio

British Prime Minister Theresa May is due to hold a vote in Parliament over the divorce agreement she negotiated for Britain leaving the European Union. Audio

In the Flying Nun scene of the early 80's, Dunedin's Sneaky Feelings stood out for their aspirations. Nick Bollinger discusses the first album, Send You, and talks to the record's producer Phil Yule. Audio

The team at RNZ - both on air and off - pick their favourite songs of 2018 and tell us what they're up to over summer!

The diversity of bacteria in our gut can have significant impact on our mental health, a researcher says. Audio

Opinion - Where there was disinterest and despair, along with a dwindling number of club faithful, there's now an almost unbridled optimism, writes Hamish Bidwell.

We've rounded up lots of songs with lyrics about places NZ and plotted them on a map. Road trip, anyone?

Best of 2018 - In September the Insight team's Teresa Cowie explored whether mobile phones should be banned in schools. Video, Audio

Our first video premiere of 2019 is a kooky but beautiful vid which you should definitely watch ‘til the end. Oh, and it's a great song too!

Which was the best Beatles album? Which was the worst? Nick Bollinger has devised a highly subjective method to work it out.

Despite the noise in promoters' ears getting louder, the gender imbalance in music festival line-ups persists. Kirsten Johnstone asks why it's still an issue.

How did Anderson.Paak's Spark Arena performance compare with his blistering Laneway appearance in 2018? Paak fan Yadana Saw was there to see the funk, hip hop and rap artist at his first ever arena show.

The Bougainville public service has been encouraged to maintain solidarity within its ranks and foster the aspirations of the Bougainville people.

Lorraine Barry is the manager behind Dave Dobbyn, Tom Scott, Mark Vanilau and Nomad. In her RNZ Music mixtape she shares songs and tales from her international career working with Massive Attack, Chemical Brothers, Ice T, Soul II Soul and most famously the Spice Girls. Audio

A US Congresswoman, with an American Samoan heritage, says she will run for president in 2020.

Tonga's Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva has urged unmarried senior civil servants to find a husband in 2019.

Samoa's Prime Minister is not backing down from his claim that concerns about the alienation of customary land are "fake news."

Health officials in American Samoa have shutdown the government's tax office due to the stench caused by dead rats.

In episode four of Kākāpō Files, we find out the truth behind the old saying ‘don’t count your eggs until they hatch’ and learn about what happens when kākāpō nests become 'leaky homes'. Audio

RNZ Music is proud to present our first video premiere of 2019. It’s a kooky but beautiful vid which you should definitely watch ‘til the end. Oh, and it's a great song too!

If a cafe won't put their food into your reusable container, ask them to put it on a plate and transfer it yourself, says Erin Rhoads, aka zero-waste blogger The Rogue Ginger. Video, Audio

Roger Flury and Des Wilson talk about the life and career of the great Australian soprano Dame Joan Sutherland, known around the world as ‘La Stupenda’. Audio