Features

Philip Brownlee and Ariana Tikao collaborated to create this Concerto for taonga pūoro and orchestra which was premièred at the Airforce Museum in Wigram in 2015. #NZMM Video, Audio

Sally Wainwright is one of Britain's foremost screenwriters. She cut her teeth writing for The Archers and Coronation Street before creating hits such as The Last Tango In Halifax and Happy Valley. Audio, Gallery

A rugby dispensation form that puts “female player” in the same category as “physical” and “developmental” conditions has been pulled by the WRFU. Audio

Check out RNZ Concert's new Collection for New Zealand Music Month.  Quite a remarkable variety of concertos by New Zealand composers. #NZMM

Pacific talent was celebrated at last night's Pacific Music Awards, which included awards for Ladi6, Kings and General Fiyah, and a performance from Lifetime Achievement winners Punialava’a.

Deadpool 2 sees Ryan Reynolds return as foul-mouthed superhero Wade Wilson, saving Kiwi Julian Dennison from an assassin of the future. Video, Audio

How hard is it for New Zealand women to rock the music world? Ahead of a Music Month Summit on issues in the industry, The Wireless explores sexism in song.

Ladi6, General Fiyah, Tomorrow People, and Poetik were among the winners we got to speak to after their Pacific Music Awards wins at last night's ceremony in Auckland. Video, Audio

They’re poor and scarred by drug use, but tiny East Coast communities are pouring their savings into a company’s plans to grow medicinal marijuana.

Christopher Marshall's piece from his larger work 'For what can be more beautiful?' was commissioned for the City Choir Dunedin's 150th anniversary. #NZMM Audio

Language is more than a way to express thoughts and feelings – it’s a guide book to seeing the world, and may be what shapes the way we think. Audio

New research suggests it was no accident that the Aboriginal people found Australia. Audio

The Dutch violinist plays Mendelssohn's evergreen concerto and the orchestra plays Beethoven and Schumann in this Auckland concert conducted by Giordano Bellincampi.

A citizens' jury on whether or not to legalise euthanasia and assisted dying in New Zealand resulted in two thirds of jurors supporting and one third opposing a law change. Audio

Singer songwriter Bernie Griffen has had a number of brushes with death, but two years ago on a plane headed to Europe things weren’t looking good. Video, Audio

World provoked outrage when it was caught selling foreign-produced T-shirts as New Zealand made. But has it become too hard to manufacture in this country? Katie Ruscoe investigates.

Nick Bollinger reviews Sassafrass! A brassy, gaudy - and at times surprisingly restrained - set from Tami Neilson. Video, Audio

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With the Pacific Music Awards this week, Kirsten Johnstone introduces some of the new names who might join previous winners such as Adeaze, Savage, Aaradhna, Ladi 6, Te Vaka, Nesian Mystik, and David Dallas. Video, Audio

The kiwifruit industry remains at a loss as to how to solve its self-described worker crisis. Watch Zac Fleming find out just how hard picking is. Video, Audio

Autumn is a time you can start over, pull things out you’re not happy with, prune and trim, and return some of the goodness to the soil, says designer and gardener Xanthe White. Audio

Nick Tipping features a new album from Christchurch band Sumo Jazz, checks out recent releases from Wellington’s Lucien Johnson and The Troubles, and previews the Cavell Leitch International Jazz & Blues Festival in Christchurch, and the Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio

Tabea Squire's piece for violin and pipa describes a mythical creature made of parts taken from various animals and was first performed by members of the Beijing Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra. #NZMM Video, Audio

Have you ever imagined what music looks like? Digital artist Joe Dixon explains how he paints Haydn's 'Sunrise' live with members of the NZSO.

A survey shows an upswing in the number of New Zealanders attending Pacific arts events.