Features

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

Metallica used one of his photographs on a live album cover and another of his shots made the cover of a Jimi Hendrix album... Tom Furley catches up with Spark Arena's in-house photographer Garry Brandon. Audio

After social justice campaigner and author Celia Lashlie was diagnosed with cancer in 2015, she asked her friend Amanda Millar to make a film about her work. Celia is based on their conversations. Video, Audio

All Seeing Hand discuss life, art, making music and all of the above for their new album, with RNZ's Jana Whitta. Audio

Michele and Roy Connell's website lists over 100 farm properties with out of the way camping sites, old cabins and sometimes quite fancy lodge accommodation.  Audio

First Person -  As Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little heads North to negotiating a settlement for Ngāpuhi, Eden More reflects on her identity.

Mediawatch - It’s a common complaint that too much of the news is too grim and some people are - quite literally - turning off. Is there a better way to report news we can use? Video, Audio