Features

It's been twenty years since the death of cult Kiwi musician Darcy Clay. Tony Stamp talks to three of the people behind the scenes of his brief but bright career. Video, Audio

The radical idea of a 'health camp' was dreamed up by paediatrician Dr Elisabeth Gunn after she served in WWI. At the first ever such camp in 1919, 55 malnourished children spent three weeks at a rural settlement near Whanganui. Audio

Waimamaku is a tiny town just south of the Hokianga Harbour with a Four Square store, a cafe, a health centre, a hall, a takeaway shop, a garage and a play centre. "What more do you want?" as one local says. Audio

William Dart reviews the new album by the artist known as Christine and the Queens simply titled Chris, and takes a little look at some classic standards performed in a gender-switched way. Video, Audio

Aotearoa has had three women Prime Ministers and our parliament has 38 percent women, but some MPs say equality in the House is still a way off. Daniela Maoate-Cox investigates. Audio

In the 1950s, going out to the movies was a highlight of the week for most people, writes John Bluck in the sixth instalment of his memoir Nuhaka Dreaming.

Rockquest was founded 30 years ago in Christchurch and still going strong. The competition's founders join us to share some of their favourite artists that have been through the competition and discuss why Rockquest is still thriving. Video, Audio

Mussels are a staple food in the Far North community of Panguru, but under threat from an invasive sea squirt known as titi kuri. Allen Karena is one of the local high school students who've started a business removing titi kuri from the rocks and converting it into a potent fertiliser. Audio

New Zealand teenagers are less fit and weigh more than their parents did at their age, according to a University of Otago study.

A five-piece dance ensemble from the Royal New Zealand Airforce Band play some Motown and Latin-infused numbers in our Wellington studio. Audio, Gallery

The mayor of Rongelap has unveiled a grand design for the future of his remote coral atoll – a new city rising out of a former nuclear wasteland.

Paul McCartney can't seem to stop writing songs. Nick Bollinger considers what his latest ones add to the best known songbook in pop. Audio

Hymns from across the centuries today, from Jerusalem the Golden written by 12th century Benedictine monk Bernard of Cluny to Michael Perry's 1980s hymn Like a mighty river flowing.

Tonight in Sound Lounge Rosie Langabeer talks about the creation of her Silver Scroll nominated Occulmente, and 'Relevant Tones' uncovers why composers enjoy creating mini-masterworks under three-minutes long. RNZ Concert from 9pm.

Anxiety, self-harm, social media, homework, partying, curfews, respect… It's not easy being a teenage girl and it's not easy parenting a teenage girl. Australian child psychologist Sarah Hughes shares some advice from her new book. Audio

Bruce Beresford talks to Simon Morris about his sweet-natured adaptation of the best-selling novel The Woman in Black, set in a Sydney department store in the late 1950s. Video, Audio

Protection orders fail to shelter abused women from the risk of further domestic violence, says the co-founder and CEO of the Waikato Women’s Refuge Roni Albert.

A selection of live recordings from Taranaki's WOMAD World Music Festival 2018. This week it's Noura Mint Seymali, a Mauritanian singer-songwriter and instrumentalist 

Music from Tommy Potter on his 100^th birthday, a look at the African-influenced jazz of the late Randy Weston, and a new track from Liam Ryan and Rodger Fox. Inside Out from 5pm on RNZ Concert.

This time last year Peter Dredge was told his wife Anne had no more than six months to live. He tells Jesse Mulligan that since Anne has been on a treatment programme developed by Dale Bredesen her condition has improved hugely. Audio

Opinion - Heather du Plessis-Allan's recent comments on the radio that the Pacific islands are leeches on New Zealand is dangerously ignorant,  insulting, and undermines New Zealand itself. 

Over ten days last September, New Zealanders counted more than 15,000 native pigeons around the country. How many will we see this year?

Imani Winds bring their unique blend of fun and festivity to a serious programme, including a Natalie Hunt première.

Award-winning 17-year-old singer Silika Isaia is back in the studio, this time with a different keyboardist, Gabby Faapuea, to perform their song about racial prejudice, Canvas. Audio