Features

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.

In his headband, denim work shirt and hand-woven woolen jerkin, it might have been Woodstock, 1969, not Wellington, 2017. Audio

Francisca Griffin aka Kathy Bull talks to Kirsten Johnstone about the band that stood alongside The Chills, The Clean and The Verlaines in defining the Flying Nun sound. Audio

Phil Jarratt has a life many of us only dream of – beautiful beaches, cool parties and plenty of time off to catch waves. The Australian writer and filmmaker looks back at 50 years on a surfboard in his new autobiography. Video, Audio, Gallery

You can watch the videos of each of the 12 semi-finalist groups here and listen to the final concert in Wellington, compèred by Clarissa Dunn. These young musicians represent some of the top emerging talent in classical music in NZ.

"Honestly, I thought it was a prank call. Especially when they said there was money attached to it. I was going, 'What?' and then I just said, 'Who is this?!" Video, Audio

Children who react with escalating anger to discipline practices which are usually effective for other kids are having a hardwired response which is beyond their control, says an education consultant. Audio

The whole country is waiting for Winston. In the meantime here's some music...

Landscape designer Xanthe White on what to plant on Labour day so you have the best crop come Christmas time. Audio

A year out from New Caledonia's independence referendum, it is still unclear who will be allowed to vote.

Great Ideas looks at the future of families - with more single people, more multi-generational families, and a more multi-cultural New Zealand, what happens to our family law? Audio

Nearly every woman Felicity Monk knows has been affected by sexual violence or harassment. #MeToo is simply giving a platform to those who have remained silent for so long, she writes

Two new HBO shows tackle big themes in very interesting ways, writes Dan Slevin.

Their first album was very good, but if you haven’t heard it you might as well start with their new one because it’s even better. Audio

On a recent visit to New Zealand, former Jayhawks frontman Mark Olson and harpist Ingunn Ringvold stopped by to play a couple of tunes and have a chat to Nick Bollinger. Audio

We are being robbed of happiness by companies working very hard to keep us addicted to things that provide temporary pleasure, says Dr Robert Lustig. Audio

Lake swimmers, the local primary school and neighbouring farmers have joined together to look after water quality in Lake Wanaka, Our Changing World reports. Audio

Joining Jazz superstar Kamasi Washington, sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar and Dragon, are Thievery Corporation, Aldous Harding and more!

A Maltese journalist who was killed in a car bomb this week has been remembered as an anti-corruption warrior for the investigation she led into the Panama Papers scandal. Audio

Moving to New Zealand was like opening a present he'd been hoping for, says Syrian rapper Sharif King. The 21 year old is studying IT programming at Whitireia, north of Wellington.

Newly picked nuts are the way to go, say Marlborough nut grower Jenny Horwell and food writer Jan Bilton. Jan shares recipes for Orange Walnut Cake and Hazelnut Chicken. Audio, Gallery

An academic says the Niue language is at crisis levels with New Zealand-born Niueans not speaking the language of their forefathers.

Fiji has called for "absolute dedication" to the strictest limits on global warming as it prepares to preside over UN talks which seek to keep the Paris climate agreement on track despite a US pullout. Audio