Features

Plastic bags will be banned in New Zealand within a year - but where do the estimated billion we'll use in the meantime end up?  Find out in an animated video from The Wireless.

Dunedin guitar-drums quartet Ha The Unclear are a band with quirky insights who seem to know exactly who they are, writes Nick Bollinger. Audio

Māori seats were introduced in 1867 as a temporary measure but a century and a half later they’re still around and permanent. Daniela Maoate-Cox asks why they were set up in the first place. Audio

Pacific islands are being urged to consider following Hawaii and ban certain sunscreens to protect their coral reefs. Audio

A new exhibition from a group of New Zealand artists has attempted to tackle what art and activism looks like through a Pacific lens. Audio

Aiming to uncover the demands placed on women to dress a certain way, author Lauren Shields experimented by dressing conservatively for nine months. Audio

Glenn Shorrock was a founding member of Little River Band and recently released his autobiography Now Where Was I? with lots of new details about his life and 50 years in showbusiness. Audio

Ron Finley almost got arrested for growing food in his LA neighbourhood. He decided to take action against the food desert he lived in and is now known as the Gangsta Gardener. Video, Audio, Gallery

Social robots are charming humans, providing company to the elderly and giving joy to children. But is there a danger in letting data-collecting robots into our lives? Thomas Phillips reports.

Opinion - Moving on from Gareth Morgan means The Opportunities Party can start to shake off some baggage and be more than the anti-cat party, but they may have lost their biggest drawcard, Brigitte Morten writes.

Voices; A depressed Punjabi woman turns her life around and is inspired to help other women in a similar situation. Audio, Gallery

Bonk, Resonance Music, Quiet Garden, Planet Damnation .... just some of the percussion titles in our Music Alive collection.

It's one of the great rock 'n' roll stories, full of big personalities, high ideals, opportunities both seized and lost, and a soundtrack to die for because, in the end, (as in the beginning) Flying Nun is all about the music.

The recent decision to cancel Don Brash's talk - and another decision to hold a debate with him anyway - is but the latest controversy about the purpose of universities, legal historian Grant Morris says. Audio

Cousins Ruby and Asha Warrington are Katy Perry fanatics - or 'Katy Cats'. The seven and 11-year-old went to her show last night at Auckland's Spark Arena - the first New Zealand date of the popstar's Witness tour. Here's their review

Mediawatch - Newshub’s early reveal of Simon Bridges’ big bill for travel created a political drama, but the handling of the leak also sparked a pushback from some pundits and others in the media. Audio

The Internet's post-hip-hop soul songs start on the dance floor then ease gradually towards the bedroom, says Nick Bollinger. Audio

Eight years in the making, Dudley Benson's Zealandia is a New Zealand album like no other. Nick Bollinger unpacks its music and its messages. Audio

The governor of Papua New Guinea's capital has defended his promotion of yoga and a campaign to make Port Moresby a healthier city. Audio

There are only 3000 Pacific people in Dunedin, in New Zealand's south, but an innovation workshop for Pasifika entrepreneurs there has heard loud calls for more opportunities and support.

Pacific islands are being urged to consider following Hawaii and ban certain sunscreens to protect their coral reefs. Audio

Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is asking private firms to consider innovative ways to reduce the use of plastic.

The alt-right movement is fundamentally white-nationalist misogynists with a conspiracist mindset, author and right-wing extremism expert David Neiwert tells Kim Hill. Audio

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May won't hold the post by the end of the year and her 'Chequers' solution won't fly, leading Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage tells Kim Hill. Audio