Features

Auckland Philharmonia's concert features music by Anton Bruckner and Felix Mendelssohn, the calm and prosperous voyager. Isabelle Faust plays Mendelssohn's popular Violin Concerto, on RNZ Concert at 7.30pm. Audio

Review - What they needed was an old pro scriptwriter to shape Rowling's brilliant but chaotic flights of fancy into a compelling narrative, Simon Morris writes. Video, Audio

New Zealand pop singer Kimbra performs a stripped back live session at Neil Finn's Roundhead Studios. 

Comic actor Josh Thomson squeezes into the shower with James to talk about fame, family, births and deaths and dads behaving strangely. Audio

An opposition leader in Fiji says it's ridiculous for international observers to have called the recent election credible and transparent. Audio

Papua New Guinea's capital fell into the grip of unrest yesterday as security force personnel stormed the national parliament. Audio

The groundbreaking web series featuring four Māori and Pasifika women in lead roles is back for another series, and shows single mums they don't need to be ashamed, creator Hanelle Harris says.  Audio

Swiss pop singer Veronica Fusaro came to prominence in 2016 when she was just 18, with her self-produced EP Lost In Thought  which went on to win several awards. She's now touring NZ and performs her new single, Venom live in our studio Audio

New Zealand soprano Madeleine Pierard is part of an organisation helping to change the opera scene for women and parents. Video, Audio

Explosions on the sun can cause storms that shut down satellites and electric systems on earth - thankfully, University of Otago's Craig Rodger says, New Zealand is ahead of the curve. Audio

RNZ Music is proud to premiere the second single from 21-year-old Coromandel-based musician Solomon Crook. 'Race Car' is a super-catchy tune with a stunner of a video shot on the Desert Road.

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

Some materials in a stockpile are being turned into fence posts and ducting for cables for sale to local consumers.  Audio

Widescreen - Recent seasons of already popular shows dominate this week's new-to-streaming listings, writes Dan Slevin.

The Coconet TV is proud to continue its 'Daughters of the Migration' series celebrating the impact Pacific women have had in Aotearoa over the generations.

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