Features

Of the 22 kiwi singles that hit the charts in 1968, 19 of them reached the top 10. This was the first great year for Kiwi pop music says music historian Grant Gillanders. Audio

Australian R&B producer/singer Oscar Key Sung on how his visa woes set him on his own Berlin-inspired musical adventure. Video, Audio

Rural legend Mark Warren turned his family station around in his twenties and gained fame as a 4WD rally driver. Now he teaches people how to survive driving in hazardous conditions. Audio, Gallery

Oat the Goat is a beautiful online children's story book about about kindness, empathy, tolerance and acceptance. Behind the message is a stunning soundscape performed by the NZSO alongside taonga pūoro. Audio

A single shoe that tells the story of a New Zealander's spectacular sporting success is in well-earned retirement at Te Papa. So where's the other one? Audio

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Philip Norman's orchestral work is a heartfelt response to the series of devastating earthquakes in Canterbury. "Something like 10 quakes of magnitude 5 or more occurred while I was composing the score," Norman says. #NZMM Audio

Papua New Guinea's emergency controller says the response to February's Highlands earthquake is mostly shifting from a focus on relief to recovery. Audio

Tauranga businessman Craig Nees is starting a boxing gym for young people, inspired by the work of legendary boxing trainer Billy Graham. Audio

Listen again to New Zealand's top young pianists recorded in Auckland at the Wallace National Piano Competition.

Wellington composer Tane UpJohn-Beatson uses the NZSO and taonga pūoro to create a moving soundscape for Oat the Goat, an interactive online story book for children. Audio

This week's RNZ Mixtape selector is Aotearoa  hip hop heavyweight King Kapisi. The 1999 Silver Scroll winner brings his favourite tracks that inspired him to become a DJ and rapper. Video, Audio

Father Rod Bower makes headlines around the world for the provocative billboards outside his Anglican church in Gosford, North of Sydney. Audio, Gallery

This week's RNZ Mixtape selector is Aotearoa hip hop heavyweight King Kapisi. The 1999 Silver Scroll winner brings his favourite tracks that inspired him to become a DJ and rapper. Video, Audio

Douglas Lilburn wrestled with this question in his two essays on The Search for Tradition. A recently published book from VUP continues that discussion. #NZMM Audio

This week's RNZ Mixtape selector is King Kapisi, who brings his favourite tracks that inspired him to become a DJ and rapper. Video, Audio

Many of us struggle to get an undisturbed 8 hours sleep every night. But there are some things we can do to help, a Massey University sleep researcher says. Audio

Professor Edward Bullmore of Cambridge University talks about the evidence of a link between inflammation and depression. Video, Audio

Plant scientists are throwing out the rule book and experimenting with fruit trees trained to grow like candelabra. Audio

Dr Richard Doehring bought $300 worth of hookworm larvae off the internet then let them burrow through his skin. Sarah Wilson finds out why.

Birgit Nilsson is remembered for her heroic Wagner roles, a voice of laser-beam power and precision, her exceptional stamina and wicked sense of humour. Audio

Leonie Holmes' Frond is one of Three Landscapes for Orchestra inspired by the ancient forests of Aotearoa. #NZMM Audio

Mozart's Requiem in D minor is still available for free download, but only until the end of the month. On Friday there will be a new Podcast Classic.

Birds of prey are the true indicator of a balanced ecology, says Debbie Stewart, falconer and author of The Hunters. Audio, Gallery

In the first episode of a new season of Bang! Melody Thomas explores how people feel about "the first time", and asks if the way we talk about virginity is actually a little unhelpful. Audio