Features

Elizabeth Moss is as captivating as ever, but don't expect any light relief from the second season of The Handmaid's Tale, writes Ellen Falconer.

Puccini's last opera is given the full grand spectacle treatment in this production by Franco Zeffirelli at The Met.

The Bajan-Kiwi musician performs three songs and she shares stories of growing up in her mother's homeland of Barbados. Video, Audio

Lee Tane and his wife Trina create a range of plant-based skincare products that harness the native goodness of rongoā (traditional Māori medicine). Justine Murray visits their whānau kitchen, aka the NOA Essentials workshop. Audio

Chris Matthews and Fiona McDonald of Headless Chickens talk to Trevor Reekie about the life and times of one of Flying Nun's most successful bands. Audio

Songs that ended wars. Songs that sparked political coups. Songs that brought walls down and threw open the closet doors on celebrating gay culture. Audio, Gallery

Simon Morris looks at the sequel to the successful animated romcom Gnomeo and Juliet. Video, Audio

The most impressive example of a current band recreating the golden age of Cuban dance music wasn't even formed in Cuba, writes Nick Bollinger. Audio

Many predict self-driving vehicles will be the biggest disruption to the New Zealand transport system since cars replaced horses. Audio

On this week's show Mark spins tracks from JJ Cale, Willie Nelson, Stephen Stills and Thelonious Monk. He also says 'happy birthday' to Roy Orbison, marks the anniversary of Nina Simone's passing and plays more from Delaney Davidson's new album. Audio

Every Monday night, volunteers cook and serve a three-course meal of rescued food to 250 diners at a pay-as-you-feel restaurant in central Auckland. Everybody Eats is now fundraising for a permanent location. Audio, Gallery

When you think of music with ties to hip hop and the African diaspora, you probably don’t think of Edinburgh, Scotland. But when it comes to Young Fathers, we’re about five hundred miles from the likes of The Proclaimers. Video, Audio

Wā Collective's Olie Body wants to tackle the problem of unaffordable menstrual products with a simple device patented 100 years ago. Audio, Gallery

It was a star-studded night when Vladimir Ashkenazy took the podium to conduct the great oboist Gordon Hunt in Strauss's concerto with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.

London-based Aucklander Luke Willis Thompson collaborated with the partner of a US police shooting victim on the 35mm film work Autoportrait.

We go behind the scenes with the Muppets; the Topp Twins drop in for a yarn and some tunes; we speak to R&B star Kehlani; Estere chooses songs for the Mixtape and we review the new album from Scotland's Young Fathers.

Delaney Davidson has been involved in the rise of music stars and worked with big names. Yet his solo persona is that of an odd tramp-like figure, writes Nick Bollinger. Audio

The kids laughed at every pratfall, thought Peter Rabbit was the greatest character in fiction and had no problem with the barely coherent plot, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio

Extra Time looks at the struggling Blues, the future of Hurricances captain Brad Shields, and hears Steve Hansen's view of the All Blacks' latest training camp. Audio

The British percussion group, Stomp is in New Zealand for performances in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. They dropped into the RNZ studios to have a bash. Audio

When tumours took hold of Barbara Lispka's brain and she lost her grip on reality, the American neuroscientist had a powerful opportunity to examine mental illness from the inside. Audio

The Amy Schumer comedy is hardly a new idea - a blow on the head causing massive personality change - but that doesn't mean it's not groundbreaking, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio

Too many young people are falling into debt traps and it's time for a 'fence at the top of the cliff', says Kelly Gay. He's part of a team developing a programme on money management for schools. Audio