Features

Joan Wasser, aka Joan as Police Woman, writes arresting music. For William Dart, there's no point resisting - he goes along quietly with her new album Damned Devotion. Video, Audio

Timothy Brown heads to the most unaffordable place to live in NZ – Queenstown – to explore the effects of the government's ban on overseas house buyers. Audio

Verdi's epic grand opera set in Egypt is this week's opera from San Francisco. Listen out for a small role sung by our own Pene Pati!  Opera on Sunday at 6.00pm on RNZ Concert.

Edward Castelow has been making music under the name Dictaphone Blues for around a decade now. He and his all-star band play us a few songs. Video, Audio

On a Friday night in central Auckland, Mark Franklin was strolling down an alley sharing a joint with some friends, when they bumped into some police officers. Franklin knew these cops. After all, he was a senior officer himself. Video

Everyone can learn from the assertiveness of the Football Ferns addressing alleged intimidation and bullying in their team environment, says sports psychologist Karen Nimmo in this month's episode of Fair Play. Audio

This week in Pick and Mix Eva features the impressive new album of original songs by former Fur Patrol front-woman Julia Deans, called We Light Fire.

Christian pacifists established the Riverside Community near Nelson to support the families of men imprisoned for refusing to go to World War II. Seventy seven years on, its residents still live by the core values of peace and sharing. Audio, Gallery

Kim Hill was nervous to meet Jemaine Clement as he famously doesn't like interviews. They meet for a sometimes excruciating, sometimes funny conversation about, among other things, his new TV show Wellington Paranormal. Video, Audio

Gruff Rhys's hungover baritone works well with the 72-piece BBC National Orchestra of Wales, says Nick Bollinger. Audio

Last year chef Niki Bezzant shared with us how to make the perfect roast potato. Now she leaves her "Healthy Food Guide hat" at home to talk about the perfect mash. Audio

Young New Zealand pianists bring their best performances to this 2017 competition in Auckland.

This week, the football World Cup in Russia – Who is in? Who is out? And who are the ones to watch from here? We also catch up with cyclist George Bennett and sailor Blair Tuke. Audio

Victoria University lecturer John Randal is part of Team NZ - a group of Kiwi cyclists taking on the full Tour de France circuit to raise awareness and money for the Mental Health Foundation. Audio, Gallery

The new album by former gospel singer Serpentwithfeet (aka Josiah Wise) has an intimacy that creeps on you, says Nick Bollinger. Audio

The call of the Tui, heard in the Marlborough Sounds, was the inspiration behind New Zealand composer Gareth Farr’s new string quartet Te Kōanga, where the players pluck and snap their strings. Audio

Squeaky Bum Time - Emile Donovan, Max Towle, Iain Macintosh and Patrick O'Meara talk German despair, English cynicism and look ahead to the knock-out stage. Audio

Nick checks out the new album Suites and Moods from the Royal New Zealand Air Force Band, plays a mini-set by Melba Liston, and includes tracks by Pat Metheny, Alice Coltrane, and the Mingus Big Band. Audio

After Shona Daubé was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis five years ago, she started sending group emails to her friends and family. Shona's darkly humorous yarns have become the book Does My Bum Look Big with This Stick? Audio

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Hundreds of citrus, feijoa, plum and apple trees are being planted in remote parts of Northland as part of a rural regeneration plan to help Ngāpuhi whānau return to a culture of living off the land. Audio

A Northern Marianas lawmaker is hoping to drum up support for a resolution opposing a proposed ban on cockfighting in US territories.

There is a push in Australia to re-establish Radio Australia's services to the Asia/Pacific region.

New Zealand, Hawaii and Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, have been admitted as members of the Polynesian Leaders Group.

Children who sacrifice their own emotional needs to support a parent can end up struggling with identity and intimacy as adults, says psychologist Sarb Johal. Audio