Features

The Texas band's debut album is unabashedly romantic from beginning to end, and we can't wait to see how NZ audiences react when they visit in January. Video, Audio

Back in Black by AC/DC. It’s not something you’d typically hear on RNZ Concert, but it’s part of the repertoire of classically trained cellist Maya Beiser. Video, Audio

Morning Report's Susie Ferguson talks candidly about a condition that affects one in 10 women and her impending surgery.

The 2017 Marsden Medal is awarded to Carolyn Burns for her internationally renowned research into New Zealand's deep southern lakes. Audio

An English performance poet who rose to prominence in the 1970s punk scene, John Cooper Clarke has just announced he'll be visiting NZ in April. He had a good old natter with Kim Hill in 2012. Video, Audio

He's been headlining his own shows in Europe and says visualizing what he wants to achieve has been key to his success. A Wireless and Growroom production.

The online advertising industry is a preposterous train wreck that must be changed, a former advertising executive says. Audio

Robert Plant is doing a better job than perhaps any of his contemporaries at ageing with a modicum of grace, writes Nick Bollinger. Audio

Why won't my child go to bed ? What if she wakes in the night ? And what about nightmares ? For many parents bedtime is a battle ground. Audio

New Zealand's new government plans to extend New Zealand's public service broadcasting to the Pacific region.

Welsh music producer, engineer and musician, David Wrench says making music is 'really simple' these days, but that up-and-coming producers are keen to see how more experienced people do it. Video, Audio

The Wireless talks to the youthful and conservative National MP Tim van de Molen; a man who says he's never eaten a smashed avocado in a cafe.

Simon Morris is as curious as anyone about how Taika Waititi does directing blockbuster Thor Ragnarok. Bad luck for the competition: the cult-y Brigsby Bear and period drama Tulip Fever, starring Alicia Vikander and Judi Dench. Video, Audio

More than three decades ago a group of lesbian activists pushed their prams from Whakatane to Gisborne in a peaceful protest against nuclear weapons. Audio, Gallery

Welsh music producer, engineer and musician, David Wrench might not be a household name, but inside the music industry he has something of a reputation. Video, Audio

Back in Black by AC/DC. It’s not something you’d typically hear on RNZ Concert, but it’s part of the repertoire of classically trained cellist Maya Beiser. Video, Audio

Wireless Docs: Where men shelter from modernity and seek peace in the landscape, mateship and whitebait.

The Australian rocker’s first memoir, Working Class Boy, recalled a childhood tainted by alcoholism, abuse, violence and poverty. Its follow-up Working Class Man, covers his 50 years in music as lead singer in Cold Chisel and as a solo artist. Video, Audio

The Long Way Home - Dreaming of ginger beer and ice cream, Bruce Hopkins climbs the high hills of the Northland forests to get back to his old home in the Bay of Islands. Audio

Great Ideas: In the final episode of this series, three experts discuss the future of food - will we all be eating crickets, what is a balanced meal anyway, and will turmeric save us all? Audio

Australian rocker Jimmy Barnes has written a follow up to his first memoir which recalled a childhood tainted by alcoholism, abuse and poverty. His new book tells of his rise to rock stardom. Video, Audio

Everyone should have the skills and materials to create a composting toilet in an emergency, says an off-the-grid expert. Audio, Gallery

The farming sector needs to wake up to environmental challenges after being in a bubble under the previous government, a rural economist says.

New Zealand's new climate change minister James Shaw says he believes planned legislation will lower New Zealand's emissions to support targets sought by Pacific Island countries. Audio