Features

Jonathan Zenti is overweight. And although he doesn't see his size as a problem, it often seems to be an issue for other people. He explores how our bodies can shape our lives in the award-winning podcast Meat. Audio

Voices - Korean Pop fans in New Zealand are helping to boost the Asian genre's ongoing international success. Video, Audio

Mediawatch - The chair sacked the chief and then quit himself. No-one seems to want the rest of his board of governors. How did Australia’s public broadcaster the ABC end up in such a mess so suddenly? And how can this be fixed?  ​ Audio

Stephanie Michel and Hans Michel moved to New Zealand from Europe 20 years ago. Now they farm Wiltshire sheep, milk goats to make dairy products, generate electricity, hunt for meat and grow many fruits and vegetables. Audio

New Zealand's conservation estate is feeling the pressure from unprecedented numbers of visitors. Belinda McCammon visits small communities in the path of the tourism boom, on Insight. Audio

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Mary Anne Müller was a Nelson writer and activist who started lobbying the NZ government for property rights in the 1850s. We hear Mary Anne's story and some other lesser-known political pioneers in episode three of Beyond Kate.  Audio

Māori songwriter Ria Hall won this year's APRA Maioha Award for her waiata 'Te Ahi Kai Po'. Back in 2015, she shared influential songs from her youth on the RNZ Mixtape. Audio

William Dart explores the music of Marc Ribot, one of the world's great guitarists that you've possibly never heard of. As a session musician he's played with almost everybody Video, Audio

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The esteemed writer's song ‘Te Ahi Kai Pō’ is about healing after war, and trying to find hope in times of despair. It draws on Ria’s own family history. Video, Audio

Sentimental music was rife on '50s radio, but it was nonsense songs like The Purple People Eater that intrigued John Bluck as a child. He reflects on the musical backdrop of his childhood in episode eight of Nuhaka Dreaming.

Marc Ribot is one of the world's great guitarists that you've possibly never heard of. As a session musician he's played with almost everybody. He's just released a new album of his own - a fiercely political collection called Songs of Resistance 1942-2018 - and William Dart takes a listen. Video, Audio

Former NZ prime minister and United Nations administrator Helen Clark talks with Noelle McCarthy about sexism, power and the changing role of women in politics for Smart Talk at the Auckland Museum. Audio

There may only be one shop and 429 residents, but if you want takeaways at 7:30 in the morning you can get them in Kerepehi. Country Life talks to some locals about what makes their Hauraki Plains town special. Audio

RNZ Concert is calling on listeners to nominate their favorite pieces of classical music for 2018. Some people love classical music and can hum the pieces... but can't name them. That's where Clarissa "Shazam" Dunn comes in... Video, Audio

Review - The latest book on Unit 731, a Japanese wartime unit which carried out experiments on prisoners, is confusing, moving and a plea that it never happens again, Jeremy Rees writes.

Opinion - The All Blacks won their first series in South Africa 22 years ago on the same field they tackle their old foe on Sunday, writes Jamie Wall. Video

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Perhaps due to the popularity of Mongolian throat singing in Aotearoa, the charismatic and colourful trio Violons Barbares definitely rated as one of the discoveries of WOMAD 2018. Hear them for yourself. Audio

When kids start lying parents start to worry. But how concerned should we be? Katy Gosset tries to get to the truth about what's happening when kids tell fibs. Audio

To celebrate Ria Hall winning this year's APRA Maioha Award for her waiata 'Te Ahi Kai Po', we revisit the RNZ Music Mixtape in which she reminisces over the songs that sound tracked her youth. Audio

Climate change experts and Pacific Islands leaders say indigenous views must be included when it comes to creating regional policies on the issue.

Singer-songwriter Delaney Davidson is back in the RNZ studio fresh off a European tour with Marlon Williams. Video, Audio

The RNZ Sport team previews the All Blacks vs Springboks game this Sunday; plus the work in store for Football New Zealand after a damning review; and some old faces returning as the Silver Ferns take on the Aussies. Audio

Pop queen Lily Allen, local composer Rhian Sheehan's cinematic new work, successful D&Bers The Upbeats, the tale of Motte's lost voice, Aussie doom duo Divide and Dissolve, Silver Scroll highlights, Ria Hall's MixTape, and banging tunes.

Analysis - After a "train wreck" press conference, Simon Bridges' leadership of the National Party is under scrutiny, writes Peter Wilson.