Features

Thousands of West Papuan villagers have reportedly fled from their homes in a remote regency due to conflict between Indonesian military forces and pro-independence fighters. Audio

Grisly attacks and brutal murders convinced New Zealand that criminals should be locked up for longer. Now, with jails bursting at the seams, the government wants to slash prisoner numbers.

Yuzu - a fruit like a bumpy lemon - is highly regarded in Japanese cuisine, but a New Zealand grower is finding it easier to sell to entrepreneurial Kiwis putting it in beer and olive oil.  Audio

Wellington's Ethiopian community usually comes together in times of turmoil, but last night met to celebrate a new leader and the end of conflict in their home country.

In the finale, hosts Emile Donovan and Max Towle break down a madcap World Cup final, talk the biggest storylines of the tournament, and pick their favourite goals, players and matches. Audio

Influential jazz drummer and teacher Roger Sellers died over the weekend. Nick Tipping shares his memories and you can hear Roger's interview with Haydn Sherley from 1997 about his musical influences over 40 years, playing abroad, and working with some of the world’s (and NZ’s) jazz greats. Audio

The superstar violinist gives a knockout performance of Sibelius' Violin Concerto and the NZSO plays Brahms and Wagner, all conducted by Edo de Waart.

Hundreds of master tapes from the Flying Nun music label's archives have been donated to the Alexander Turnbull Library.

Pacific visual artist Janet Lilo is a mother on a mission to create art and explore indigenous feminism but also raise good feminist men.

About 1600 i-Kiribati live in New Zealand, and the idea behind the exhibition is to reconnect the community with their historical treasures, thousands of kilometres away from their scattered homelands.

Opinion - The football World Cup got the finish it deserved in an action-packed 4-2 win by France over Croatia filled with drama, goals, mistakes, and even four protesters breaking the tight security cordon, Coen Lammers writes.

Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Timor L'Este are the countries in the Pacific region most in need of aid funding, New Zealand's foreign ministry says. Audio

Mediawatch meets an award-winning editor fighting back against fake news and online social media attacks in the Philippines, where hardliner Rodrigo Duterte has been using brutal tactics in his war on drugs and drug users. Video, Audio

RNZ Music's Yadana Saw took her 8-year-old daughter Yaya Alley to see Te Vaka and Orchestra Wellington, perform Songs of Moana at Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre on the weekend. Here's what young Yaya thought:

Ahead of the release of his debut solo album Midnight Feast Christchurch musician Jed Parsons joins us in-studio to talk music, inspiration, and play a selection of tracks off the record.  Video, Audio

The French team withstood a spirited Croatia assault to lift the trophy for the second time, following their success on home soil 20 years ago. Here's how it happened - in pictures.

Henk Smit, who has been farming for 30 years, faces having the cows on two Mycoplasma bovis-infected farms slaughtered and he's finding the paperwork and bureaucracy frustrating and exhausting.  Audio

Loneliness has become a pressing issue in New Zealand as the population ages, society changes and people are expected to live longer in their own homes, as Sally Round reports. Video, Audio

Puccini provides a heart-wrenching score for the story of a young Japanese woman who's been abandoned by her American naval officer husband. From 6pm on RNZ Concert.

In today's episode, hosts Emile Donovan and Max Towle reflect on England's downfall and look ahead to a final no one saw coming. Audio

William Dart looks over the recordings of English singer, Olivia Chaney, in this, the first of two programmes focusing on the Nonesuch label. Video, Audio

Nestled in the heart of Cannons Creek Toru Fetū is a kindergarten with a mission to establish the present and future generations of young people of Cook Islands, Niuean, and Tuvaluan descent to learn in their own language and culture. Video, Audio

The gay romance film is not a new concept but Ideal Home adds a novel dash of farce and has its heart in the right place, regardless of the choice to cast two straight men in the lead roles, Simon Morris writes. Video, Audio

Mary and remuneration expert Geoff Summers discuss total remuneration and employer contributions to KiwiSaver - Mary Then Mary turns to a survey on KiwiSaver. Audio