Features

Congressional races, Senate races, gubernatorial races, it's all happening. Here's some of the more interesting election battles to follow, and a few of the coin tosses that could turn the tide. Video

Kiwi conservationist Annette Lees says she's never had a bad swim. She explores why open water swimming is such a deep part of our culture in the new book Swim: a year of swimming outdoors in New Zealand. Audio, Gallery

When Shane Warne emerged as a rare cricketing talent in the early 1990s, he single-handedly made the mysterious art of leg spin bowling fashionable again. Video, Audio

Eight children were flown to Australia from Nauru on Monday for medical treatment, refugee advocates say.

New Zealand will deploy a patrol vessel, a surveillance aircraft and more than 120 Defence Force personnel to assist with the APEC summit in Papua New Guinea next week.

Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell celebrates her 75th birthday this week. Here's an overview of her career from our Collections corner.

To celebrate Movember, the RNZ Music team is counting down our favourite local music mo’s... and a couple of beards.

Why are New Zealand women eschewing fertility clinics and looking for sperm donors online? Amy Nelmes Bissett uncovers a world of hope and risk.

New Zealanders are world-class tree climbers, so if you're in Dunedin next weekend, check out the national champs, says Zane Wedding. Video, Audio

Lyttelton artist and musician Hannah Beehre talks to Charlotte Wilson about her fascination with the magical, sublime and monstrous. Audio, Gallery

Auckland band Superturtle seem to exist in a place where it's always the early '80s. Nick Bollinger stops by for a listen to their new album. Audio

In this special recital from NZ Festival 2018, pianist Stephen de Pledge plays pieces by seven NZ composers, preceded by the Bach movements that inspired them.

Except for the Morning Star flag above it, the 'West Papua solidarity' desk' in Onehunga blends in with the surrounding office furniture. But to indigenous Papuans like filmmaker Wensislaus Fatubun, this desk carries a lot of weight. Audio

On 5 November 1881, a small Māori settlement in Taranaki was ransacked by colonial troops. Dr Rachel Buchanan has written a history of the Parihaka people woven into her own family story – Ko Taranaki te Maunga. Audio

With their colourful costumes and trance inducing sounds, Orchestra Of Spheres have built a loyal audience both here and overseas. They show us around their Wellington base The Pyramid Club, and play a couple of new songs from the album Mirror. Video, Audio

Mathematics, science and English are considered key to a good education today, but when women won the right to vote, learning to bake the perfect scone was considered an essential. Audio

The next stop on our 'Art, Life, Music' road trip finds us in Lyttelton with artist and musician Hannah Beehre. Audio, Gallery

Tonga rugby coach Toutai Kefu says this month's Northern Hemisphere tour is a chance for fringe players to force their way into World Cup consideration.

China has called on Australia to drop their 'Cold War attitude' to its growing role in the Pacific Islands and recognise that no one country has a "sphere of influence" in the region.

The story of Horatio Robley continues. How did a man once dubbed a "predator of culture" for his collection of Maori heads become better known as a 'friend of the Maori'? Audio

Donald Trump is pouring acid into America's national dialogue, a long time Republican strategist, says. And his brand of populism is destroying the GOP. Audio

The government has announced a major review of Māori broadcasting and around 18 jobs are on the line. Colin Peacock talks to an executive who hopes the review will confront 25 years' worth of unresolved issues. Video, Audio

Marlon Williams continues his great run of awards, winning the Tui for the Best Music Video at this year's NZ Music Artisan awards. Video, Audio

As the US prepares to vote in its crucial midterm elections, RNZ's Tim Watkins goes to one of Donald Trump's rallies and discovers it isn't about facts and figures, it's about tribes and theatre.