Features

Witnessing children forced into addiction, prostitution and dire poverty in Central America started New Zealander Kristina Cavit on a path that culminated in her founding The Kindness Institute. Audio

Jimmy Cliff is a key figure in reggae, along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. He's performing in New Zealand on 31 March – the day before his 70th birthday. He spoke to Wallace Chapman last month. Audio

Saskia Maarleveld’s New Zealand accent opened the door to a most unexpected career. She lives in New York where she works as an audiobook narrator. Audio

High temperature superconductor research in New Zealand includes new nano-scale superconductor sandwiches. Audio

Julia Deans, Tom Broome, Sean Donnelly, Robin Kelly and Paul McLaney present songs from the Joni Mitchell songbook, live on stage at the 2016 NZ Festival. Audio

Para-swimmer Jesse Reynolds has been chasing down his personal best in the build-up to the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Kate Newton finds out how. Video

Nearly 35 years after the Flying Nun record label helped take the "Dunedin Sound" to the rest of the country and then the world, the 2016 New Zealand Festival brings two of its most well-known bands together for a one-off pair of concerts. Audio

William Dart takes a brief look at Kiwi political songs, including some songs from the archives by Mervyn Thompson, and a tribute CD to union man and songwriter Peter Conway called 'For Pete's Sake'. Audio

New Zealand comedy is now making a mark in America, according to the creators of The Breaker Upperers, which premiered at the South X Southwest Film Festival. Audio, Gallery

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Wellington band Eb and Sparrow peer into some dark corners but also find places of comfort and hope on their third album. Nick Bollinger listens in. Audio

The Waiheke Island Jazz Festival is on this Easter weekend, and among the acts is the Nairobi Trio - who've been playing and touring here and around the world for nearly 30 years now.  Audio

Pacific women and their challenges in coping with climate change have been highlighted in a new Commonwealth anthology.

The Art Society of Solomon Islands is calling on the government to set up an art school in the country.

Nine high achieving Pacific youth in the New Zealand community have received awards in Auckland.

The Calabrian Mafia is one of the richest crime organisations in the world. Author Alex Perry tells the story of a brave group of mothers who turned against them. Audio

Our Changing World - Dragonflies are precision flying machines, and Ruary Mackenzie Dodds says they are an indicator of clean water. Audio

Unknown Mortal Orchestra's new album Sex & Food is prompting Melody Thomas to think about the apocalypse. She asks founder and frontman, Ruban Neilson, if that's what he intended. Video, Audio

Sky TV could lose the rights to the Rugby World Cup, so what does this mean for Sky and will streamed games be reliable? Max Towle tackles the tough questions surrounding the saga.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra's new album Sex & Food is prompting Melody Thomas to think about the apocalypse. She asks the band's founder and frontman, Ruban Neilson if that's what he intended. Video, Audio

How do Eliza McCartney and her fellow pole vaulters propel themselves nearly five metres into the air, weakling reporter Kate Newton wonders? Video

Elizebeth Smith Friedman was one of the greatest code breakers in history. She put away prohibition era mafia thugs and smashed a Nazi spy ring in World War II – but her story is little known. Audio

Papua New Guinea's Foreign Minister has downplayed signs of tensions in the Melanesian Spearhead Group.

A baby’s first year is its toughest, but for premature babies even more so, with an increased risk of dying, or, for those who survive, subsequent health problems. Audio

Some of the world’s great paintings provide clues to the food served up on 17^th century tables, and how taste and diets have changed. Audio