Features

"He was one of television’s most distinctive characters and a person who was totally uncompromising in his own ideas." How the legacy of the late television broadcaster Dylan Taite might explain who will win the 2018 Taite Music Prize.

Fifty river crossings in one day is nothing to Bruce Hopkins and the people he meets along Te Araroa trail. Audio

Nomad are a talented young trio from Christchurch. Even though they've just turned 20 you may have already heard their hits 'All of My Heart' and the very catchy' Oh My My'. Audio, Gallery

Malcolm Smith is extremely proud of the huge wooden waterwheel he and his wife Robin built to generate electricity for their West Coast cattle farm. Audio, Gallery

Vanuatu's Council of Ministers has authorised the government to secure permanent resettlement for Ambae's 11,000 people by the end of May.

The Marshall Islands Environment minister says the shipping industry's decision to cut carbon emissions is a historical moment for vulnerable island states.

Stephen De Pledge plays piano works by seven NZ composers alongside the pieces by JS Bach that inspired them.

Kate Newton looks back at the highlights, the lowlights and everything in between.

Kiribati's former president Anote Tong is to be a key witness in a landmark New Zealand trial over environmentalists' action against the world's biggest oil exploration ship.

Papua New Guinea's foreign minister has had talks with China about establishing a free trade agreement between the two countries.

The Commonwealth Games have concluded with the Pacific recording their best medal haul in 16 years.

Taika Waititi has spoken out about racism in New Zealand previously without controversy. Mediawatch looks at why the media seize on his recent comment. Audio

The Headless Chickens are being recognised at the 2018 Taite Music Prize with the IMNZ Classic Record Award. To celebrate, we talked to frontman Chris Matthews about six of the songs that have influenced him over the years - one from each decade. Audio

The Routeburn Track linking Mount Aspiring and Fiordland National Parks is named a great walk for a reason, says Rob Brown in the first episode of Talk the Walk. Audio, Gallery

Team Samoa Chef de Mission Nynette Sass says the 2018 Commonwealth Games can be a launching pad for sport in the country after the team finished highest of the Pacific nations competing at the games.

The global shipping industry agreed a plan to cut its greenhouse gas emissions for the first time on Friday in a deal that had been hard pushed by small Pacific countries.

New Zealand's gold medal-winning weightlifter has been recognised as the outstanding athlete of the Commonwealth Games. Audio

Sam Smith has a go at ranking this year's finalists.

Tech correspondent Peter Griffin and Privacy Commissioner John Edwards review the Facebook CEO's response to probing questions about data privacy this week – and examine the implications – on Bits + Bytes. Audio

“My passport lists my legal gender as ‘X’ so when [the 2018 census] asked whether I was male or female, I wondered why two government departments were asking me to conform to different standards” – Aych McArdle.

Opera on Sunday this week features Rossini's tragedy set in ancient Babylon with a plot involving power struggles and dark romantic intrigue.

Could a new version of football – developed in NZ and played in what looks like a circular bouncy castle – conquer the globe? Audio, Gallery

It's ten years since prolific songwriter Mahinaarangi Tocker died. We celebrate her life and music, looking into what made her so unique, and her songs so timeless.

Sam Leask farms in Ophir – a Central Otago settlement which is officially the coldest place in the country. Every day the sheep farmer ducks out to record what the local weather's doing and sends his measurements off to NIWA. Audio