Features

Donizetti's romantic comedy will be performed by NZ Opera in May/June. You can catch the recent Met performance on RNZ Concert at 6pm.

Freshly spiced, fruit-loaded hot cross buns made by the Auckland restaurant Ima are in hot demand. Chef Yael Shochat shares her recipe with new convert Jesse Mulligan. Audio, Gallery

Day two of WOMAD 2018 saw performances from Kamasi Washington and Dragon; and once again lots of smiling WOMAD festival-goers.

Auckland four-piece Cowboy Dan play "jangly as" alt-rock from their debut EP We Will Hesitate, When We Eventually Wake. Video, Audio

RNZ Music's Nick Bollinger is at WOMAD 2018 in Taranaki. He gives us his impressions of day two at the world music festival.

For about 13 hours in mid-April, four women will cross the rough Cook Strait waters in a rowing boat.

Dunedin journalist Ellen Rykers’ forebears came from England to start a new life on a whaling station on a remote and windswept sub-Antarctic island. Audio, Gallery

Kamasi Washington, the young tenor saxophonist heralded as the saviour of jazz, tells us that he'll be leaving "the music wide open" when he and his band play at WOMAD Taranaki this weekend. Video, Audio

Music from Eve de Castro Robinson's latest album opens Sound Lounge tonight at 9.30pm on RNZ Concert.

From the microtonal melismas of Noura Mint Seymali to the unwavering intensity of Aldous Harding... Nick Bollinger gives his verdict on the first day of Taranaki's world music festival.

We met a whoopie cushion and ID-ed some over-65s on day two of WOMAD! Yadana Saw gives us the full tour.

Violons Barbares perform 'Krushoritza' especially for RNZ music at WOMAD 2018 in New Plymouth.

Farrell Monaco researches and recreates recipes from ancient history. Her culinary exploration ranges from cheese made to Roman farmer Columella's recipe, to Roman porridge. Audio, Gallery

Despite a near-full Auckland Town Hall, Friday night's tribute to the Māori musician and activist felt like an intimate commemoration of someone dearly loved and missed, writes Matthew Hutching.

This week Nick celebrates the strength of Kiwi jazz with a host of new and recent releases, including from Antipodes.

Can the Warriors back up their impressive first-round NRL win? Plus former boxing champ Shane Cameron weighs in on Joseph Parker's chances, and how a Commonwealth Games badminton pair make it work despite living worlds apart. Audio

Ground-up insects, animal bile and bit of bones - also known as E numbers 120, 1000 and 542 - are just some of the ingredients vegans are constantly checking food labels for.

Despite a near-full Auckland Town Hall, Friday night's tribute to Māori musician and activist Mahinārangi Tocker felt like an intimate commemoration of someone dearly loved and missed.

If teenagers know how advertising and media works, they're less affected by images bombarding them every day, says Angela Barnett, and she's taking that message into schools. Audio

RNZ Music's Nick Bollinger is at WOMAD 2018 in Taranaki. He gives us his verdict on day one of the world music festival.

Young women find second hand clothing shops crammed and the clothes over-priced, a study says. But there are treasures to be found, if you know how to look. Audio

Three NZ law firms and a government agency are stopping their staff from sharing stories of workplace harassment, a legal researcher says.

National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore decided on an ambitious goal 13 years ago, he would create a photographic ark of the world's captive species. Audio, Gallery

Evolution is an important aspect of keeping a tradition alive. Anoushka Shankar continues the legacy and tradition of one of the 20th century’s most influential musicians – her father Ravi Shankar. Audio