Features

This dynamic duo give the classics a thorough work over in their own entertaining versions for two pianos or four hands on one piano.

Marama Fox has joined the ranks of those wanting to dance with the stars, but politicians have a history of dance disasters she should heed, Tim Watkin writes.

A ground breaking ceremony was held yesterday for the new bridge over the Vaisigano River in Apia in Samoa.

Samoa Weightlifting Head Coach Jerry Wallwork went into the Commonwealth Games targeting medals in every event.

As the Facebook data scandal heats up, The Wireless asks five people to imagine a world without the site. Would it be a utopia, or a dystopia?

Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in conversation with Nine to Noon's Kathryn Ryan. Audio

Winter may be on its inevitable way, but William Dart has a soundtrack of new music from Eels, NRBQ, Stephen Malkmus, and Jack White to keep him happy. Video, Audio

Black Sheep: In October 1847 the mutilated bodies of an Auckland family are found in their burned-out cottage. Police investigations turn up nothing, until a neighbour commits an act of violence. Audio

Nick Bollinger assesses a lost piece of 70s pub-pop from Wellington's The Heartbreakers - and no, not Tom Petty's band. Audio

When the Wahine ran aground in a violent super storm 50 years ago the people of Eastbourne rallied round; the RSA became a temporary emergency centre for hundreds of survivors.

The Auckland alt/pop/rock three-piece play us tracks from their new EP Brightside. Video, Audio

Jordi Savall with Hespèrion XXI and Ensamble Tembembe Continuo explore musical influences between the Spanish Old World and the Latin American New World.

It's an invasion of the colourful kind! Thousands of monarch butterflies have been gathering in trees in Timaru.  Audio

Labour's ten-year plan for transport had a lot in it for the media to explain, but coverage focused on political claims, counter-claims and complaints about pain at the pump. Audio

Bret McKenzie won an Oscar in 2012 for posing the question: 'Am I a man or am I a muppet?’ Now he is playing a big part in the upcoming Jim Henson Retrospectacle in Wellington. Video, Audio

Norfolk Island have bowled their way to a first Commonwealth Games medal in 24 years.

Voices: New Zealand's first steelband festival is the backdrop for the rich cultural and spiritual links between Māori and Caribbeans. Audio, Gallery

New Zealand is not about to remove all the restrictions on people in Niue, the Cook Islands and Tokelau wanting to qualify for New Zealand Superannuation.

Steven Kari has won the Pacific's first gold medal of the Commonwealth Games with a record-breaking lift on the Gold Coast.

A proposed bill in the US state of Hawaii will prohibit the use of a neurotoxin called chlorpyrifos [clo-piro-foss] and impose a buffer zone when pesticides are sprayed near schools. Audio

Simon Morton meets people learning to make footwear at a new shoe school in Wellington. Audio, Gallery

On Insight, Eva Corlett investigates the short supply of social housing for larger Māori and Pasifika families. Audio

Taa moko artist Julie Paama Pengelly talks about her decision to set up a tattoo studio in Mt Maunganui and the challenges she's faced in a male-dominated industry. Audio

Founder of English dub label On-U Sound and champion of global bass culture Adrian Sherwood shares his theories on the universal appeal of reggae music. Video, Audio