Features

Delwyn Rowan has lived in Tauranga for fifty years, she's a social worker and says homelessness in the area is only going to get worse. Audio

Can toxic masculinity, a dead father and a debilitating genetic disorder be funny? The Wireless reports.

Meghan Remy has been making music as U.S. Girls for the past decade, specialising in lo-fi pop tunes that rage against the patriarchy, politicians, and society in general. Her latest album In A Poem Unlimited is her first polished studio recording, but it retains her lyrical fury. Video, Audio

Christina Pluhar and her jazz ensemble draw inspiration from the music of Henry Purcell. Audio

An imposing, architecturally unique state housing high-rise in central Auckland is slated for demolition. Number 139 Greys Ave was built in 1957 to house 87 tenants.

Long Way Home - At last Bruce finishes off the North Island section of Te Araroa Trail - but not without a close shave in the tops of the Tararuas. Audio

Nick Bollinger caught the melodic motifs, deep funk grooves and furious jazz improvisations of LA's Thundercat last night at Wellington's Festival Club, as part of the NZ Festival.

We speak to Lorde's producer Jack Antonoff, Grace Jones documentarian Sophie Fiennes, funk-soul-jazz bass virtuoso Thundercat, and French indie-poppers Phoenix. We've got a live broadcast of Aaradhna's Auckland City Limits set from 3, and from 4 95bFM's outgoing station manager Hugh Sundae joins us for the Mixtape. 

Grace Jones, pop icon, Disco Queen, model and actress took a 1900 strong Queenstown Crowd into Grace-land last night, with an all consuming performance. Our reviewer was blown away.

Warmer sea temperatures this summer changed the behaviour of blue whales around New Zealand. Audio

Our friends at The Wireless made a handy, fun Auckland City Limits scavenger hunt ahead of today's festival.

A child of the late '60s counter culture, Rolling Stone is 50 years old and a new book charts its founder Jann Wenner's turbulent relationships with some of rock n roll's biggest stars. Audio, Gallery

He Huarahi Tamaraki (HHT)is a school for teenage parents set up in Linden, north of Wellington, more than 20 years ago. Audio, Gallery

Phoenix Foundation frontmen Luke Buda and Sam Scott team up with Lawrence Arabia for a stripped-down stroll through their extensive catalogues.

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has signalled moves for increased engagement with the Pacific region.

Years in the making, the documentary Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami shows the fierce singer and supermodel we know, and the vulnerable moments. Video, Audio

Nick Bollinger caught the melodic motifs, deep funk grooves and furious jazz improvisations of L.A.'s Thundercat last night at Wellington's Festival Club, as part of the NZ Festival.

Personality type, dehydration and pupil dilation influences the accuracy of deer hunters’ shooting or how likely they are to fire, research has found. Audio

Sky's medium-term future remains in the hands of those who love sport-on-screen so much they’re also prepared to pay for channels they don't watch, writes Colin Peacock. 

Ally Baharoon has been living with his stutter for more than 20 years. Now he's telling the story in his standup comedy act. Audio

Wolfgang Schmidt plays a delicate cello concerto by Saint-Saëns, ahead of the full-on defiant Tenth Symphony by Shostakovich, in this concert from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.

William Dart pays tribute to singer-songwriter Tom Rapp, most well-known for leading the late '60s-early '70s band Pearls Before Swine, and who died recently. Video, Audio

Dogs have a great sense of smell. And koi carp are a pest fish in Waikato Lakes. Those two facts might not seem to have much in common, but they turn out to have a surprising connection. Video, Audio