Features

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.

The very best in Americana, alt country and blues music, hosted by Mark Rogers. Monday nights after the 11 o'clock news on RNZ National, 101 FM.

Power Play - Considering this was a post-election victory get together, the Labour Party conference was a relatively locked down, low key affair, writes Jane Patterson.

Two-wheeled transport is being trialled in New Zealand's three biggest cities. How did the media react to the shock of the new? Audio

Grammy-award winning violinist Augustin Hadelich plays Beethoven's only violin concerto, with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart.

Look Now is the first collection of original material from ever-serious English songwriter Elvis Costello we've seen in years. William Dart says it's well worth a listen. Video, Audio

Two Cents' Worth  - New Zealanders’ obsession with buying new double cab utes will make achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 almost impossible without a major change in government policy. Audio

It's 'not another misery memoir' but pianist James Rhodes writes about the power of classical music to help him through the effects of childhood trauma. Bookseller Anna Hunt reads an extract from Instrumental.

Writers Emma Espiner, Māmari Stephens and Morgan Godfery explore the role and value of Māori customs in 21st-century New Zealand. Audio

Free download: Marta Zabaleta playing Love The Magician (El Amor Brujo) by Manuel de Falla. Plus bonus tracks!

They came. They waved. And they conquered our media completely, writes Colin Peacock. Video, Audio

A group of Māori and Pasifika will be the only indigenous youth delegation at the UN climate conference next month.

Back in March we spoke to musician, music producer and screen composer Rhian Sheehan for Bookmarks, and he told us he was working on his fifth album. A Quiet Divide is out now and Rhian joins to give us a taste of his live show. Video, Audio

Auckland War Memorial Museum chair, Orchid Atimalala talks to Kathryn Ryan about recognising the city's multicultural demographic and the importance of embracing diversity and having a multilingual base to reflect the stories/tala of future generations of city. Audio

Fiji football captain Roy Krishna has embraced his new-found role as a senior member of the Wellington Phoen

Niue will screen its entire population for tuberclulosis after two school children were diagnosed with the disease.

The 21-year-old Olympic pole vaulter is the face of the Switch to Water campaign - a NZ Dental Association challenge. She tells Jesse Mulligan why people shouldn't fall for the marketing of sugary sports drinks. Video, Audio

Fiji's 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist has ruled out representing the country again.

The 1918 influenza pandemic that killed 9,000 New Zealanders peaked in the month of November. One hundred years on, are we prepared to deal with the next disease epidemic? Audio

The group of seven are the only indigenous youth delegation attending the intensive two-week climate conference in Poland next month.

Greg Johnson swings by Music 101 to play an impromptu set and share some stories in the midst of his national tour. Audio

Auckland's Superturtle come from a place where it's always the early 80s. Nick Bollinger stops by for a listen. Audio

When you think 'coleslaw' do you picture the "heavy, overdressed creamy stuff you'd get at a supermarket"? Jess Daniell makes a case for fresh coleslaw with three delicious recipes. Audio

News coverage of the American midterm elections suggests the stakes are high and the result could impact the world for years to come. How so? Tim Watkin breaks it down. Video