Features

The RNZ Music crew share some of the songs they've been digging most over the last couple of months. Video, Audio

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This Way Up looks at the history of opiate dependency and Australia clamping down on over-the-counter codeine medicines to combat its growing addiction problem there. Audio

Fifty restaurants around the country shared recipes for Delaney Mes's New Zealand Restaurant Cookbook. She shares with us one of her favourites – Green Pea and Ricotta Fritters from Monica's Eatery in New Plymouth. Audio

New Zealand's most awarded journalist reads funny and moving stories from his travels in small-town New Zealand.

In an opera as big as the Trojan horse itself, Berlioz tells of ancient Troy and the prophetess Cassandra who tries to warn of the dangers of a wooden horse left behind by the departing Greeks.

The Wireless dives back into campaign promises made by both parties and the Greens.

'Earth care, people care and fair share' is the philosophy at Mangarara Station in Central Hawkes Bay. Audio, Gallery

Māori educator Tawhirimatea Williams looks back at his 50-year teaching career on Te Ahi Kaa. Audio

Auckland singer-songwriter Ciaran McMeeken has played support for Ronan Keating. He plays tracks from his self-titled debut album in our Auckland studio. Video, Audio

Brothers George and Ira Gershwin are responsible for dozens of great tunes. This week on Inside Out Nick Tipping's playing as many as he can! Listen in from 5pm on RNZ Concert.

Palmerston North's Brendon Hartley makes New Zealand history in the Formula 1, Kiwis legend Kevin Tamati weighs in on our Rugby League World Cup chances and more. Audio

After powerful performances in Kiwi films Boy and Dark Horse, James Rolleston was a star in the making. But then came a serious car accident. A new documentary tells the story of his rehabilitation. Audio

Beck Hansen's new album could be his own personal Let's Dance, writes Nick Bollinger. Audio

Billy Corgan chats about his new album and being demonised by the press; we check in with Girls Rock Camp - soon to hit our shores; Trevor Reekie talks WOMAD; we speak to The Horrors about their new album, and heaps more!

There's been a candlelit Bach concert in Nelson Cathedral at every Adam Chamber Music Festival since 2009. So it's become a well-loved and much anticipated event now. The 2017 version can be enjoyed on RNZ Concert at 3pm today.
 

Of the 47 public water fountains owned by the Wellington City Council, almost half are in a state of dereliction. Audio

Attempts to protect children from anxiety can end up making it worse, says psychotherapist Lynn Lyons. She talks to Jesse Mulligan about what actually works. Audio

During his brief life he lived through revolution, fire, plague and invasion, yet Peter Hoar says Purcell managed to compose prolifically in all the major forms of his day. Audio

Victoria University and MIT students weigh in.

The first thing that strikes you about Moses Sumney is the voice. It announces itself long before you’ve taken stock of his songs, his lyrics, his videos or his striking physical presence. Audio

A few months ago, Grant Smithies mouthed off on air about how crap most recent Australian bands were. Today he plays tracks from four rippers suggested by RNZ listeners. Video, Audio

Billy Barton and his pack of 16 dogs and 3 ferrets are going up against pests in the Wanaka area. Audio, Gallery

Simon Morris reviews comedy-horror Happy Death Day, 'couple in peril' thriller The Mountain Between Us and French-German wartime drama Frantz. Video, Audio

A "chocolatey" black pudding sausage has taken out the Supreme Award in the Great New Zealand Sausage competition.