Features

The Queen Elizabeth II National Trust has helped landowners protect 4,400 pieces of New Zealand land with high conservation values over the last 40 years. Audio

Adolf Hitler was a 'reject' who might have remained a postcard artist if Germany's WW I defeat hadn't filled him with hate, says an Australian historian. Audio

“We’ve got two visions of how New Zealand sits in the world ... One is nuclear-free – we’re an independent country, we don’t like wars very much, we like peacekeeping – and the other is that the closer we are to old allies the better." Audio

What makes great art? Just ask Sydney Festival Director Wesley Enoch. He thinks great art should have good craft, an aesthetic and a meaning. Audio

Australian journalist and former Wallaby Peter FitzSimons is causing a stir in his home country by comparing it unfavourably with New Zealand. Audio

Wellington composer and music editor Stephen Gallagher has worked with Brian Eno, Ed Sheeran and Nick Cave.  Audio

The people of Kaikōura open their hearts, homes and kitchens to The Wireless.

New Zealand folk singer, psalmist and storyteller Strahan Coleman delves into the development of Christian rock and how artists who might have once been of that genre have moved on. Audio

Wine lakes, bacon trees, naked gin zombies and drink-crazed elephants all get a mention in a book on the history of drunkenness. Audio

Father-son duo Neil and Liam Finn need a band name before they tour next year, RNZ listeners responded with suggestions galore - sadly nearly all terrible. Enjoy!

The Prime Minister of Tuvalu has told the COP23 meeting in Germany his nation is being attacked by the impacts of climate change.

Returning to Kaikōura one year after the earthquake was like returning home, writes RNZ visual journalist Bex Parsons-King. ​

Part of a once-thriving mall in the Northern Marianas could be restored as a medical facility.

Tonga's Chamber of Commerce head is hoping the next government will assist the private sector with training when it is formed.

Papua New Guinea's focus for the 20 Days of Human Rights Activism is on trying to curb gender based violence and sexual violence.

The MP for Mendi in Papua New Guinea's Highlands says life is slowly returning to normal after recent election-related unrest.

In the latest episode of The Long Way Home, Bruce Hopkins is home in Auckland recovering from a seriously bung leg. Will he still reach Stewart Island with the ashes of his dad and brother? Audio

‘Tis the season to plant chillis. Tricia Watson grows them in Napier and shares her expert growing tips with Kathryn Ryan. Audio

An architect has a plan to future-proof and develop Dunedin's waterfront with a conference centre and hotel, and locals seem to like it. Video, Audio

The Problem Gambling Foundation wants more regulation for video games it fears are encouraging children to gamble.

Throat singer and improviser Jonny Marks is bringing his almost meditative style of singing alive with orchestra Stroma for its Spectral Electric concert this week at the Wellington City Gallery. Video, Audio

Stephen Fry fell in love with Greek mythology as a young boy. Now the acclaimed British actor, comedian and writer has written a book about the stories he says are the greatest ever told. Audio

"Either the author's doing the work to make it readable or the reader's doing the work to try to figure out what the hell they're saying." Audio

Sister Nancy tells the story of how 'Bam Bam' rose from Jamaican obscurity to become a track no reggae DJ would leave home without. Video, Audio