Features

The leaders of nearly 50 governments are calling for more international climate change financing for vulnerable countries.

A feeling of abandonment is compounding the mental health crisis among refugees on PNG's Manus Island, according to the Refugee Council of Australia. Audio

New Caledonia's Labour Party wants the territory to become an anti-nuclear country without an army.

The jury remains out on whether Papua New Guinea will reap the benefits of hosting APEC. Audio

The importance of meticulous research was an early lesson learnt by British crime writer Lynda La Plante, whose groundbreaking 1980s TV show Widows has been made into feature film. Video, Audio, Gallery

Music producers who have worked with the likes of Prince, Tool, Johnny Cash, The Pixies, Foo Fighters and Manic Street Preachers spill the secrets of their trade to RNZ Music. Video, Audio

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Based on the first two seasons of the TV series Topp Country - Dames Lynda and Jools have published a cook book crammed with humour, recipes and yarns. Audio, Gallery

Fanau Spa is a 9 piece collective of musicians, rappers, artists and performers based in Tamaki Makaurau, with members hailing from all around the globe. Members Toki and Nikolai spoke to RNZ's Jana Whitta. Video, Audio

We find out how the first night of Childish Gambino's Pharos festival went; new music from Tiki Taane and Salmonella Dub; we hear from the crowd at Fleetwood Mac's gig in San Jose, California; Lizzy Marvelly joins us on The Mixtape and heaps more!

A selection of live music performances from some of NZ's favourite musicians, including Bic Runga, Neil Finn, Tiny Ruins, David Dallas, Ladi6, Dave Dobbyn and the Phoenix Foundation.

It's time for parents to step back, choose how they spend their - and their children's - time, and stare down competitive parent-shaming, an Australian journalist says. Audio

Review - In what he's said is his last role Robert Redford plays Forrest Tucker, a charming real-life bank robber of the 1980s who seems to have idolised the kind of outlaw of Redford's usual roles, Simon Morris writes.  Video, Audio

Visiting Hungarian pianist Dénes Várjon plays Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt and Bartók at the Theatre Royal in Nelson.

The violin can sing like a human voice and express every emotion. Create your own playlist from this new Collection of recent recordings by RNZ Concert.

Fair Play looks at the the Basin Reserve's lack of toilets for women and those with disabilities, which means long queues and makes watching the cricket a fraught experience for some.  Audio

Upbeat - With the NZSO performing Beethoven's 9th Symphony this week, we've compiled a selection of interpretations of 'Ode to Joy' - including the muppets, goats, hard rock, flashmobs and Mr Bean. 

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

The strange early life and dedicated vampire research of Dracula author Bram Stoker has been meticulously researched and recounted in a new historical horror novel co-authored by one of his modern relatives. Audio

Season two of The Deuce prioritises its female characters at the same time that it risks romanticising their world, writes Dan Slevin.

With only a handful of songs and one EP, New York's King Princess is already touring the world to sell-out crowds. The nineteen-year-old stopped by RNZ to talk about her new single ‘Pussy is God’, which is generating plenty of publicity as the genderqueer identifying artist forges a fanbase. Video, Audio

Why do girls' t-shirts say "princess" and "pretty" while boys get "wild" or "adventure"? Katy Gosset looks at gender, how it's presented to our kids and how we can encourage them to think differently. Audio

Last month, Tauranga singer Ria Hall carried off the Maioha Award at the Silver Scrolls. William Dart traces the musical and political path that led to her new album Rules of Engagement. Video, Audio

Yunus Patel's confidence his son Ajaz would eventually fulfill his dream of playing cricket for New Zealand was more than just the blind faith of a father. Audio

David Angus, principal contrabassoon with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, shows us his new toy ... a contraforte.