Features

Our Changing World - Tiny grains of fossil pollen are helping GNS Science researchers piece together the big picture of past environments. Audio

The House - Parliament is in for a busy Thursday as the waka-jumping bill comes to the House along with a raft of other decisions.  Audio

Introducing Daybreak Book Corner - Cynthia Morahan's tips for musical titles. This month she'll be sharing ‘Driving for Music’ a memoir by New Zealand Symphony Orchestra violist Peter van Drimmelen.

Analysis - The government and business are playing a high-stakes game of chicken - the ultimate confidence game, Guyon Espiner writes. 

While we know of no recording of the huia, Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision archives does have a recording made in 1949 by Henare Hāmana who mimics the different calls of the extinct huia bird.  Audio

Lucy Saunders is the architect of a 'healthy streets' approach to transport, which has been adopted by Transport for London and the Greater London Authority, aiming to make it the world's most walkable city by 2041. Audio

Author Rob Tipa hopes Treasures of Tāne: Plants of Ngāi Tahu will help spread the knowledge of plants like horopito, tītoki, ti kouka (cabbage tree) and the spiky taramea. Audio

Baedeker's Guides have helped tourists find the best places to see and stay since the 1830s, so Phil Smith taps into that spirit to guide visitors to New Zealand's Parliament, starting with Part 1: The committee rooms.

Opinion - Judith Collins' fake news tweet may have been a genuine mistake but her party leader's inability to condemn the phenomenon is the real failure, Anna Connell writes. 

Timaru wants Aucklanders and other city dwellers to move there and has created a billboard campaign extolling the virtues of its scenery, cheap housing and the 'seven minute' commute. Audio, Gallery

RNZ Music is stoked to give you the first look at Tom Cunliffe's latest video, which he animated himself! 'I've Been Bitten By An Old White Man' was inspired by a photo of the Trump administration legislating on women's healthcare.

Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. 11pm Tuesdays on RNZ National Audio

Relatively little is known about how people become allergic, but immunologist Franca Ronchese hopes exploring that can help prevent and treat allergies. Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses the hook-filled songs of romantic defeat on the debut album of Auckland power-popsters The Beths. Audio

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Tristan Mona from Auckland's Avondale College beat more than 760,000 competitors from more than 100 countries to become the world's Microsoft Powerpoint champion. Video, Audio

A Christchurch wants to turn unrecyclable plastic - milk bottle tops, bread bag tags and the like - into new components using 3D printing.

If every city school "adopted" a farmer, more students might consider farming as a career, says Wakefield sheep and beef farmer Sue Higgins, who is also Rural Women New Zealand's education spokesperson. Audio

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Geoff Ong is an Auckland based artist who is making summery soul-pop complete with music videos that he has filmed, edited and directed. He also is photographer, graphic designer, and loves to record and produce music. Video, Audio

A low-cost rain and flood warning device called "George", created by a group of Hastings students, has potential to save lives and properties, Hawke's Bay Civil Defence says. Video, Audio

We consider China an economic juggernaut, but much of its growth has been debt-fuelled. Now the Chinese economy faces a number of threats, says financial journalist ​Dinny McMahon. Audio

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John Collier's complaints about the "abusive" behaviour of some parents towards school teachers have struck a chord around the world. These parents are a minority, but both their number and their level of vitriol is on the rise, he says. Audio

Auckland's The Gramophone band were one of Jesse Mulligan's highly commended entries for his recent Battle of the Cover Bands contest. They describe themselves as a vintage-styled band that perform classic songs from the last 100 years. Audio

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.

Plant-based proteins won't replace meat as consumers want both, a food scientist says Audio