Features

Musician Tiki Taane and composer Arli Liberman went "really deep" composing the score for Ka Whawhai Tonu - the new historical Māori film about an 1864 land battle. Video, Audio

Ishana Shyamalan's film adaptation of an Irish horror novel leaves Simon Morris feeling trapped in a strange, endless limbo with no apparent purpose. Video, Audio

Christall Lowe honours her grandparents with a delicious golden syrup cake that plays host to earthy kūmara and sweet apple.

For the best outcome, don't blindside your partner with the news that you want to separate, says Aotearoa's first certified divorce coach Kimberlee Sweeney.  Audio

A new recording from master banjoist Tony Trischka is always a delight, especially when he plays homage to the great Earl Scruggs on his new album Earl Jam. William Dart plucks a few choice tunes from it. Audio

Psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder tells Susie Ferguson writing a journal can help people understand and work with their own energetic cycles. Audio

Two hymns inspired by Psalm 23 ‘The Lord’s My Shepherd’ in this week’s programme. Both from the 1800s, one is by a British professor of music, John Goss, the other is by Joseph Gilmore, an American professor of logic. Audio

Romesh Dissanayake is a fresh voice from Pōneke. His award winning debut novel When I open the shop is an ode to the city of Wellington with fresh voices, often under-represented in NZ literature. Audio

Capital Kiwi - a project bringing kiwi back to the Wellington region - has partnered with the owners of Terawhiti Station, a historic coastal farm. Audio

Mothers' Instinct is a Hitchcock-style suspense thriller produced by its stars Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain. Video, Audio

How young is too young to watch Stranger Things? What do you tell a 16-year-old who wants to watch Euphoria? Audio

You've probably heard of 'girl bossing' but 'girl-mossing' is the new social media movement Oprah Winfrey's getting behind. Audio

Jono Lancaster was only 36 hours old when his parents abandoned him at a hospital in Yorkshire, unable to cope with the fact he was born with a rare genetic condition. Audio

An album you can only hear in full on YouTube and an iconic pop star who served a country record. Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan picks her top five albums of the year so far. Video

Our Changing World - A team at the University of Otago is currently running a study to find out how common H. pylori is in New Zealand. Audio

Lorde is known to release music on winter solstice and this year is no different.

When asked by the Beatles management why only a couple of policemen would be at the band's arrival, the officer said: 'Don't worry, it'll be right. We've had Vera Lynn through here'. Audio

In the mood for some big emotions? Want to feel better about the environment? Film critic Dan Slevin serves up his pick of what's on offer at this year's festival.

What do composers Dame Gillian Whitehead and Douglas Lilburn, and the ceramic artist Barry Brickell have in common? Trains, of course! Bryan Crump talks with Dame Gillian about her compositions used in a documentary film about Barry Brickell, showing at this year's Doc Edge Festival. Video, Audio

Most of us will have a drawer or cabinet full of old or expired medicines, but should we take them? Pharmacist Gemma Perry has the answers. Audio

Here Now - Twenty-five years ago when the Kosovo war ended, nearly 800,000 Kosavar Albanians were left displaced. Some went to Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro and a small number arrived in New Zealand as refugees.  Video, Audio

RNZ film reviewer Simon Morris picks his five favourite movies of the year to date. Have you seen his pick of the bunch? Video

Ariane Beeston was walking her son in his buggy when she looked down and it wasn’t a baby she saw. It was a dragon.  Audio

Blonde Redhead formed in New York City in 1993. Thirty years on, their new album Sit Down for Dinner has been described as their finest work.  Audio