Features

Texas-based Kiwi Lamia Imam (aka Sassy Little Hobbit) has tweeted a daily update since Donald Trump's American presidency began. Audio

Many in the craft beer industry say the bubble is bursting. Are they just being sour?

A member of pioneering reggae group Herbs, and later in House of Shem, the musician who often credited music with saving his life is lying in state at Te Puke Marae in his home town of Raetihi.

This little object is so small it could fit in your pocket, yet it's a powerful symbol of one woman's courage and activism in very difficult conditions. Audio, Gallery

Last night Dame Gillian was given The Arts Foundation's highest honour - an Icon Award. Here, on the occasion of her 70th birthday she talks with Charlotte Wilson about her life's work in music. Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews a vintage live performance of a dark Neil Young classic from the early 1970s.  Audio

We still have the metabolism of our hunter-gather ancestors and it can't cope with the high-fat, high-salt, high-sugar diet we take as normal today, health researcher John Potter says. Audio

Nick Tipping brings you classic recordings and modern masterpieces from the world of jazz.

Gillian Whitehead's piano piece 'Voices of Tane' was her first composition on returning to New Zealand after nine years away. #NZMM Audio

There was no sign of the promise she'd 'let her guard down', Hillary Clinton offered little more than platitudes at Spark Arena, writes Charlotte Graham-McLay for the Spinoff.

Director Wes Anderson’s latest film Isle of Dogs is showing in cinemas around the country and it’s packed full of incredible sounds. Here's a selection of classical music we've heard in his soundtracks.

With half the Arctic summer sea ice gone, and climate change still just beginning, the fight has never been so urgent, says environmentalist Bill McKibben. Audio

In Music Alive tonight Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra in music by Bernstein and Gershwin, where 'Rhapsody in Blue' features not one, not two, but three pianists! Audio

Kiwi director Andrew Niccol's new Netflix film dashes the hopes of Gattaca fan Dan Slevin.

In the summer of 1971-72 brightly coloured posters announced 'BLERTA Is Coming!' Next, an antique bus covered in psychedelic imagery and an entourage of up to 50 arts pioneers trundled into town... #NZMM

Theologian Lloyd Geering and writer Sarah Sentilles explore questions of faith at the 2018 New Zealand Festival Writers and Readers. Audio

Dr Frances-Rose Schumacher tackles her toughest question yet. 

Thirty years ago, Upper Hutt Posse released the single ‘E Tū’ - New Zealand’s first rap record. #NZMM

An international team of geologists will drill into a massive submarine volcano north of New Zealand in a world-first effort to learn more about how metals move through the Earth’s crust. Audio

Bacon and maple syrup, sure, but have you heard about carrot and coffee? The science of flavour is giving us a whole new understanding of which foods go well together and why. Video, Audio

“It’s incredibly important for boards to reflect the general population and those that don’t reflect their community aren’t operating at their full potential” – Mai Chen. Audio, Gallery

Trevor Reekie features singer and songwriter Blick Bassy, who sings in his native tongue of Bassa (one of 270 languages spoken in Cameroon), about his music and a stage presence that resonates with a growing fan base. Audio

Three starry clarinettists and a symphony orchestra perform this rather special concerto by New Zealand composer Eve de Castro-Robinson. #NZMM Video, Audio

A small carb-based snack an hour before you work out should keep you going, says sports dietitian Becky Jones. She shares recipes for energy balls and oat power loaf. Audio