Features

Miley is a seven-month-old huntaway bred by award-winning dog triallist Chris Shaw. Country Life follows along as he trains her up. Audio

Award-winning poet Samoan poet Tusiata Avia shares her story in a new documentary by Frank Film.

Choral composer Mia Makaroff talks with Bryan Crump about how she came to write her best-known song, 'Butterfly', and being a juror at the World Choir Games. Video, Audio

Avocado seed powder, fish skin for wound healing, bioactive compounds made from brewer’s waste... Claire Concannon visits a food lab at AUT. Audio

What we know so far about Donald Trump's oldest grandchild.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ian Johnson highlights the Chinese citizens who challenge Communist Party narratives in his new book Sparks.

Singakademie Graz, one of over two hundred choirs in Auckland for the World Choir Games, squeezed in to the RNZ studio to perform live on RNZ Concert’s Three to Seven show. Video, Audio

Cheeseburger Hill, a choir of young voices from Thailand, are in New Zealand to take part in the World Choir Games. They perform live in the RNZ Auckland studio. Video, Audio

Author Emily Pattullo's new novel explores decisions we make when we're young, and the far- reaching consequences they can have. Audio

Michiko Kakutani's The Great Wave: The Era of Radical Disruption and the Rise of the Outsider reads like a synthesis of modern maladies with few solutions offered, Jeremy Rees writes.

Analysis - It's her raw approach to battling mental health "demons", and the decision to return on her terms that may cement Simone Biles as one of the greatest athletes of our time, Amberleigh Jack writes. Video

The highly-trained Olympic animals come with their own passports, in-flight meals, and frolicking time during layovers.

Despite producers allegedly threatening to block the premiere, and then filing a lawsuit against actor-director Rebel Wilson, The Deb will close Toronto International Film Festival.

It's that time of year where winter colds are doing the rounds and the term 'man flu' often comes up to poke fun at symptoms which are seemingly exaggerated by men. But is there any merit to it? Audio

Why do no two bird songs sound the same? Evolution, a birdsong expert says, and their songs might be warning challenges or advertising for a mate. Audio

From the firm, smooth custard, hand-piped icing to the passion-fruit filling, it's verging on perfection. Audio

Not sure what to eat tonight? Christchurch-based chef, author and busy mum Sam Parish knows the feeling. She shares a simple and super-tasty recipe for leftover roast chicken soup that the whole whānau will love.

A surgeon originally from Cromwell - who worked in the Spanish Civil War and World War II - is being credited with influencing the way modern day hospitals run their A and E departments. Audio

The rockers were due to land in NZ, but Black was "blindsided" by an off-colour comment Kyle Gass made about the Trump shooting.

The Conservative Party has paid the price for the dilapidated state of the UK and Keir Starmer's new Labour government will have its work cut out to fix it, says author Will Hutton. Audio

Oversized Gucci sunglasses, a glass of white, and a plate of salt and pepper squid was always how it began on a summer's day at SPQR.

The posthumous return of the Man in Black features a collection of demos recorded in the early '90s, discovered and repurposed by his son, John Carter Cash. Video, Audio

A first-of-its-kind restaurant month highlights the Auckland street's gastronomic options - as well as its history as NZ's home of sex. Audio

The women featured in the series have won praise from viewers and TV critics for how they face the exacting expectations.