Features

It’s built on values of social justice, peace, self-worth, community, and having fun, according to Dr Alexander Crooke from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Video, Audio

The leftfield idea of a National-Green coalition made many headlines last week, even though political reporters and pundits insisted it was never going to fly. ​ Audio

Loud singing … enthusiastic belting really, is not conducive over time to healthy voice development and it's possible that too much encouragement to sing louder is doing long term harm to children's vocal health. Audio

Your first chance to see the brand new video featuring the iconic cakes of the Australian Women's Weekly Birthday Cake Cookbook! Great North's new album is out on October 20.

Luke and Tim Burrows' dream to bring plant-based burgers to the masses is coming true with Wise Boys. Luke shares their recipe for smoke and fire tofu burgers. Audio

William Dart offers a glimpse of the tragic and thwarted career of Bobby Jameson, recently resurrected by Ariel Pink. Audio

A Kickstarter page is hoping to raise the final few thousand dollars needed to make a feature documentary on the iconic Kiwi band The Chills, and its frontman Martin Phillipps. Audio

RNZ business editor Gyles Beckford admits he is an unlikely champion of any bird, but is putting forward his support for the hoiho - the "engagingly comical" penguin - for Bird of the Year. Video, Audio

Fijian language week is being celebrated across New Zealand this week.

For the first time, the confidence-building holiday programme, which started in Portland, Oregon in 2001 is being held in New Zealand. Audio

Insight: Nearly a year after the Kaikōura quake, Maja Burry has toured around North Canterbury as the lambing season gets underway and the tourist season cranks up,  to see how the region is rebuilding. Audio

Julia Parnell speaks about why it's so important to make the definitive documentry about The Chills and how close they are to realising the dream. Audio

After seeing out another election, newsgathering boss and former political editor Brent Edwards has left after 16 years at RNZ. Mediawatch asks him why, and how he sees the state of journalism today. Audio

The Samoan Breast Cancer Society said it's vital for women to seek medical advice if they're concerned about breast changes and are feeling unwell.

The number of Tongan and Samoan overstayers in New Zealand has halved in the past 17 years.

Boosting resilience in the Pacific to both climate change and disasters and responding in the most enduring way is the focus of a meeting of humanitarian agencies in Fiji last week. Audio

Not just a garden but a 'city' of gloomy octopuses has been found off Australia's east coast, and it isn't the first.  Video, Audio

She's got a new album Primal Heart coming soon and its first single, 'Everybody Knows' is an anthem about courage and seeing things through fresh eyes. Video, Audio

Artist Jack Trolove says his technique of applying paint with a palette knife gives his work two variations - up close it's abstract, and the audience sees the form from a distance. Audio, Gallery

Chris Thorn turned his passion for hunting and curing wild meats into a venison salami business – Gathered Game. Audio

Tami Neilson, Annie Crummer, Che Fu, Jason Kerrison (Opshop), Betty-Anne Monga (Ardijah), and Hollie Smith are all on the lineup for the concert series.

Heart disease is the biggest killer of women in NZ. Could part of the problem be that women's symptoms can be very different to men's? Audio

The big tech brands are now selling systems that increase your home network size and strength. Peter Griffin has tips for putting an end to dead spots and laggy connections in the loo. Audio

Written in a hotel room in Sydney, en route to Kuala Lumpar, Reid says the song "spilled out" of her. Video, Audio