Features

Wide Blows Our Banner is the title of Eve de Castro-Robinson's presentation for the annual Lilburn Lecture. In the light of Suffrage 125 how far have NZ's women composers come? Audio, Gallery

A new voluntary tool for assessing a house's warmth, safety and dampness has been launched, but renters say it must be mandatory and be enforced to be effective. Audio

Bread is often forgotten as an ingredient but is the most important one for a really good sandwich, says the owner of Fort Greene, a small sandwich shop on K-road that's just made it into a global top food guide. Audio

Te Ahi Kaa - This week, Justine Murray finds out more about Te Reo o Te Rātana te Tuatoru in the second of episode of the Behind the Blazers series. Audio

Sylvia Massy has worked with Prince, Tool, and Johnny Cash; Gil Norton has produced for The Pixies, Foo Fighters and Manic Street Preachers; and Clint Murphy has had his fingers on the faders for dozens of NZ albums since the beginning of the century. Kirsten Johnstone gets them around a table to talk about their craft.   Video, Audio

The Far North town of Kaitaia has been given a reprieve, with news its wood processing plant won’t close - for now. But Kaitaia, like so many small New Zealand towns, is still at risk of “zombie” status. Audio

Our Changing World - The discovery of takahē – thought to have been extinct for more than half a century - in a hidden valley in Fiordland 70 years ago was a worldwide sensation, Alison Ballance writes. Video, Audio

Kiwibank could be used by the government to force the big four banks - which seem to be overcharging for mortgages and underpaying on term deposits - to compete, economics professor Tim Hazledine says.  Audio

A new video - illustrated and animated by Hadley Donaldson, written by Susan Strongman and voiced by John Campbell - explains who's in prison and invites you to think about whether they should be there. Video

The Beatles 'White Album' is 50 years old and there's a new 6-disc edition to mark the occasion. Nick Bollinger takes a deep dive. Audio

Pauline Hanson's political career has been so riveting to watch, and has so influenced the rest of the world's perception of Australia, that journalist Kerry-Anne Walsh "simply couldn't leave it alone". Audio

New Zealand pop singer Kimbra performs an acoustic version of ‘Everybody Knows’ from her latest album Primal Heart, live at Neil Finn's Roundhead Studios.

Bella Hristova and Michael Houstoun bring their shared love of Beethoven to the concert platform in the first of three concerts of the complete sonatas for violin and piano.

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Principal Contrabassoon player David Angus demonstrates the contraforte, a new radical redesign of the 250-year old instrument. David's very happy. But some others ... not so much.

Crossword puzzles are a workout for the brain using both creativity and logic - and we're only just learning the mechanics of how they help maintain mental fitness, puzzle designer David Astle says. Audio

A big selection of classics from the Australian New Wave of the '70s and '80s is Dan Slevin’s highlight of this week’s new-to-streaming feature films.

Much of Kim Pieters' art work is inspired by philosophy, or poetry, or abstract concepts of language and knowledge. Charlotte Wilson visits her studio in the middle of the working port of Dunedin. Audio, Gallery

Wellington musician Luke Buda talks to Yadana Saw about 'Children Don’t Belong in Jail' – a song he wrote with "storyteller songwriter” Don McGlashan about refugee children detained on the island of Nauru. Video, Audio

Jesse Mulligan asked people to tell him their favourite TV theme, and was INUNDATED with suggestions. We've managed to narrow them down and counting down the top 15. Video, Audio

Opinion - If I get to see the best women's rugby team in the world play I would be the happiest girl ever. When I am old enough I hope I can be a Black Fern rugby player and represent New Zealand, writes 12-year-old Sarah Jones.

Veronica Turner is one of the 54,000 South Africans living in New Zealand. She says life here is not without challenges as many Kiwis view the South African character as arrogant and 'pushy'. Audio

It’s 30 years since Brian Priestley last lashed the media on Fourth Estate, the TVNZ show that made him a household name. But he still had a lot to say about the media after that. Colin Peacock reflects on his legacy. Audio

Wellington hip-hop pioneers Upper Hutt Posse were inducted into the Hall of Fame on Thursday at the Vodafone NZ Music Awards. Members Darryl Thomson aka, DLT and Bennett Pomana, aka MC B-Ware, joined Alex Behan to select songs and tell stories for the RNZ Music Mixtape. Video, Audio

Once your baby's on the move, the easiest way to identify potential hazards around the house is to do a video tour with your phone held at knee height, says Nicola Woollaston, author of the new book Nurturing Your Baby’s Potential. Audio, Gallery