Features

Nick Bollinger finds something familiar and something different in the latest album from The Changing Same. Audio

Hymns with a peace theme feature in today's programme for Remembrance Sunday, marking 100 years since the signing of the Armistice which ended hostilities in World War I.

You'd have to be an alien not to get swept up by the songs of Taylor Swift, says Samuel Flynn Scott. By the end of her Mt Smart concert, he was "straight-up loving" the experience.

Cam and Melissa Booker produce over 30 varieties of fruit and vegetables which they sell at local farmer's markets and via their produce box home delivery service, Grown. Video, Audio

Lyell Cresswell's second piano concerto is played by its commissioner Michael Houstoun. The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra also plays music by Elgar and Prokofiev.

Swedish/Icelandic duo My Bubba perform their minimalistic, vocal-oriented music live at WOMAD 2018.

Te Reo Māori singer Kia Kaaterama Pou released her debut EP this week to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Rātana movement. The 18-year-old tells Kirsten Johnstone about the kaupapa behind her songs. Video, Audio

This week, Nick features the 1968 Blue Note album “Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band”, as well as tracks from Kristin Berardi and Kenny Burrell.

Follow the life of a flower – from blooming to cutting to bouquet to the final wilt – in Harriett Maire's short documentary Two Flowers. Video

Princess Chelsea chooses songs and tells tales on the RNZ Music Mixtape; we've got coverage of this week's NZ Music Artisan Awards; Yoko Zuna drop in to perform live; and heaps more!

This week David Bremner pays tribute to the late Kevin Jarrett, a legend of brass in New Zealand. Audio

On his new album, Kiwi musician Connan Mockasin imagines the groovy atmospheric music made by the fictional band of school music teachers who feature in his five-part film of the same name. Mockasin is a musician who's never tried to be like anyone else, says Nick Bollinger. Audio

Extreme weather events are in our future and "increasing risk is the new norm", climate scientists told Parliament this week. The time for a paradigm shift is now, said NIWA's Rob Bell. Audio

At 11 am this Sunday people around the world will mark 100 years since the end of World War I, with a two-minute silence to acknowledge the immense loss and hardship endured throughout the war.  Audio, Gallery

Analysis - Another leaked Jami-Lee Ross recording as NZ First controversially picks up the MP's proxy vote, and National continues to harass ministers over the Karel Sroubek decision.

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 a varied concert of chamber music including cello sonatas by Beethoven and a haunting Adagio for violin and marimba played by Monique Lapins and Naoto Segawa.

How much sleep do teenagers really need and why do they feel the urge to stay up so late? Audio

Trustee of the Adam Foundation, Christopher Finlayson pays tribute to Denis Adam who passed away in October at the age of 94. Audio

With his Flying Nun band Sneaky Feelings, Matthew Bannister helped define the 'Dunedin sound' back in the 1980s. Nick Bollinger checks out his latest album with The Changing Same. Audio

New Caledonia's political leadership is invited to Paris next month to discuss where to next after the victory of the anti-independence camp in last Sunday's referendum.

At The Movies - Bohemian Rhapsody which tells the story of Freddy Mercury and Queen and stars Rami Malek as Freddy in unconvincing false teeth, fails to convince Simon Morris. Video, Audio

Many of the "sandwich generation" – parents caring for their own elderly parents – are under significant financial and emotional stress and some say they're near breaking point. Audio

The Cook Islands are hoping to go one better at the Oceania Sevens, which kicks off in Suva tomorrow.