Features

Kiwi Gemma New returns to NZ to conduct Lilburn's Aotearoa Overture, Sibelius' Violin Concerto and Saint-Saëns much-loved Organ Symphony.

Video - When six-year-old Florence arrives in New Zealand from Hong Kong, she struggles to adjust to a place where there’s no congee for breakfast and Dad is always distracted. Based on the real-life story of film producer Florence Lam.

Precocious Long Island siblings The Lemon Twigs write a musical. Nick Bollinger takes a front row seat. Audio

Rangitoto High School student Gretel Donnelly (who goes by Gretel) won her category in the North Shore regional final of Smokefree Rock Quest. She'll perform in the national final later this month. Video, Audio

Thanks to recent Hollywood films like Crazy Rich Asians, "bananas" are back in the spotlight. Jessie Chiang investigates what it means to be white on the inside and yellow on the outside. Audio

E-scooters are coming to the footpaths of Christchurch – and possibly Auckland, too – but tighter transport regulations may be hot on their wheels. Audio

Nick Tipping features a new album from the trans-Tasman sextet Antipodes, as well as music from Matt Penman, Red Garland, and the Count Basie Orchestra. Audio

Episode 3: Working students Tarannum and Shreya talk about their struggles at work and having to share a bedroom at home. Video

To keep your relationship on track, celebrate your partner's successes – big and small – as much as possible, says relationship researcher Arthur Aron. Audio

The success of te reo Māori at schools is falling heavily on the shoulders of whānau, and a new report says the government should be doing more, Māori Correspondent Leigh-Marama McLachlan writes.

Kiwi music legend Don McGlashan has emerged from his songwriting cocoon to flutter around the country on a tour this year. He shares with Kirsten Johnstone a mixtape of songs gifted to him by friends. Video, Audio

Jess from Jess' Underground Kitchen shares with us a "really loose recipe" for a tasty dressing, marinade, sauce or salsa. Audio

As more people learn te reo Māori, John Boynton explores whether there's a threat the language will become homogenised and iwi dialects will be lost.

The Aussie punk rock band The Living End have been making music since the mid 90's. They're about to release a new album, and tour. Founding member and lead singer, Chris Cheney joins us Jesse Mulliganto talk about it and perform the band's latest single. Audio

The harmful effects of blue light on wildlife are forcing a rethink of the widespread use of LEDs in street lighting. Audio

Charlotte Wilson discusses the work of a composer who helped preserve the folk traditions of his native Hungary and drew on the melodies and rhythms in his own music. Audio

Jacob Tamata tells us why vogueing isn't just a dance genre – it's a lifestyle, darling.

For the mixtape, Don McGlashan has chosen songs with a little help from his friends. "Many of the people that’ve sent me these songs that I’m playing today, they’ve shared those songs with me because they wanted me to have them - they’ve given me gifts."    Video, Audio

The tenants of an Auckland 'swamp house', which the Housing Minister labelled "third world", are being evicted after forcing their landlord to fix their home's issues. Video, Audio

Not long after her four young children return home from school, Maria Latu gets ready to work the night shift where she makes Sistema plastic containers at the company's warehouse in South Auckland.

Social services in New Zealand are an antiquated relic of the British Empire and have failed to serve Māori for the past 60 years, but hope can be found in community-led services, former Labour MP John Tamihere says. Audio

Despite addiction often being tied up with other mental health problems, treatment tends to be separate and siloed - and aimed primarily at men - author, journalist and former addict Jenny Valentish says. Audio

British-born, New York-based Devonte Hynes explores his sense of dislocation in an uneasy new album. Nick Bollinger has a listen. Audio

Episode 2: Lavinia works at the train station as a security guard. She has to break up fights, has nowhere sheltered to take breaks, leaves for work before her children finish school and doesn't get home until they're asleep. Video