Features

The very best in Americana, alt country and blues music, hosted by Mark Rogers. 11:04pm Mondays on RNZ National.

Invasive wasps put major pressure on our biodiversity and cost the economy an estimated $130m every year. Entomologist Phil Lester explains the latest methods of keeping them under control. Audio, Gallery

William Dart explores story-telling songs from Joni Mitchell, Chris Thile, and Jim White. Video, Audio

Rob Thorne and the New Zealand String Quartet perform a programme of music for taonga pūoro and western string instruments, recorded at 2018 NZ Festival. Audio, Gallery

Biochemist and black coffee fan Frances-Rose Schumacher looks at why coffee now carries a cancer warning in California.

More than 10 years after his death, Michael Jackson’s influence is still far-reaching. Performers from Beyoncé to Justin Bieber have taken a page from the entertainer’s songbook, and perhaps more surprisingly, Auckland garage-pop musician Roy Irwin has found artistic inspiration in the gloved one. Video, Audio

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William Dart explores a number of story-telling songs from Joni Mitchell, Chris Thile, and Jim White. Video, Audio

Simon Morris reviews A Wrinkle in Time starring Oprah Winfrey, adapted from a popular American children’s book and filmed around Wanaka. Video, Audio

Insight - The Māori economy is estimated to be worth in excess of $50 billion. Patrick O'Meara looks at what settlements have achieved and whether the benefit is filtering down to all iwi members. Audio

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It’s not a good idea to keep moving investments around on the basis of what the markets are doing, says Mary Holm. Audio

The US military is backing a new skin-engineering technique for burns victims developed by Upside Biotechnologies in Auckland. Audio

Soul and R&B singer P.P. Arnold became a backing vocalist for Ike and Tina Turner in 1964, and went on to work with other huge names in the music industry including Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton and Barry Gibb. Her album The Turning Tide, recorded with Barry Gibb 50 years ago, has just been issued for the first time. Audio

Stephen Dickson's rather frank business name says it all. The Central Otago man employs guns, dogs and ferrets to combat his region's exploding rabbit population. Audio

Andrew Barrow is the best Galaga player in the world and he’s got an oversized cheque to prove it.

Christine Goerke gives a powerful performance in the title role of Strauss's disturbing psychological drama.

Nick Atkinson and Tim Stewart make up the duo of Hopetoun Brown and for today's NZ Live they're joined by regular contributors to their shows, Finn Scholes and Steve Abel. Audio

The veteran R&B singer holds a dozen Bob Dylan songs up to soulful scrutiny. Nick Bollinger takes a listen. Audio

Ra Mead's police colleagues used to wonder why she stayed in the force when her 'side hustle' selling secondhand clothes online was more profitable. Justine Murray visits her award-winning vintage clothing store in Hamilton. Audio

A previously unknown genus of  baleen whale has been identified from fossil remains.  The Toipahautea waitaki lived 27 million years ago.

The Wireless picked Melanie Bracewell's recent Twitter gags and asked her to rate them out of five, and prove why she’s the greatest Twitterer of all time.

Most kids just want to join in games and hang out with friends, but many are thwarted by social anxiety. Katy Gosset talks to parents and a clinical psychologist about how to help children handle social interactions. Audio

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The three members of Camp Cope have been fighting sexism in the music industry since they formed in 2015, while all the while creating unique and well-crafted music. The Melbourne trio talk to Jana Whitta ahead of their Auckland show. Video, Audio

Sweet Country is an engrossing and unpredictable story of a runaway aboriginal couple, based on events in 1920s Australia, says Simon Morris. Video, Audio

The Dunedin Symphony Orchestra with soloists and chorus give the première performance of Anthony Ritchie's powerful work commemorating World War One. Audio