Features

Kamasi Washington has been confirmed as one of the artists who will perform in New Zealand at WOMAD 2018. Nick Bollinger discusses the ecstatic jazz of the Los Angeles saxophonist and how he's bridging the gap between jazz and pop. Audio

King Loser's Chris Heazlewood pays tribute to bandmate Celia Mancini in a live session at Radio One in Dunedin. Video, Audio

Literary legend CK Stead talks about his new novel, his favourite writers and how he put his early poetry to the test on the school soccer field. Audio

After twenty years of puzzling, geologist Bruce Hayward reckons he has identified some mysterious patterns in a west Auckland roadside cutting as moa footprints. Audio

Jason Taumalolo has turned his back on the Kiwis and will represent Tonga at the Rugby League World Cup.

When the gas industry tried to stake a claim on small New South Wales community in 2010 the locals fought back. A documentary on the Bentley valley activists is currently touring New Zealand. Audio

They've been around for 25 years, which must make it hard to keep things surprising, but Mogwai's latest album, Every Country's Sun might just have delivered. Audio

Fans who missed out on tickets to her intimate Powerstation shows will be jumping at the chance to get tickets when they go on sale tomorrow.

A major clean up of the lagoon has been completed in the black pearl producing island of Manihiki in the northern Cook Islands, to improve pearl production and quality.

As 32 newbie MPs complete their induction, they tell Max Towle it's all a bit like going back to school.

A brand new track from alt-country darlings Eb & Sparrow, recorded live at Wellington's Avalon Studios.

Plastic bags made from cassava starch are being considered as an alternative to traditional plastic bags in the Pacific.

Nick Bollinger considers the legacy of Native American guitarist Jesse Ed Davis who in the 70s played with Taj Mahal, George Harrison, John Lennon, Gene Clark, and Leonard Cohen among many others. Audio

They're as notorious for their outspoken views on social issues as they are for their unique brand of heavy metal, and they're playing a show in Auckland tonight following the release of their 15th full-length album. Audio

I can still see him in his black and white checked shirt, long hair, and guitar slung around his neck, writes Richard Langston, about the late Tom Petty, the only musician to blow up his stereo. Video

A battle is taking place on university campuses across the United States over free speech and academic freedom, and a veteran of the '60s free speech movement is worried we're going backwards. Audio

The Cook Islands government has entered into an agreement with a company called Ocean Minerals to reserve 23,000 square kilometres of the country's exclusive economic zone for up to 18 months.

Great Ideas looks at how technology and robotics might impact on the work we do, where we do it, and how we survive when we can't work. Audio

The family of the refugee who died this week on Manus Island has been asked by the Australian government for $US6000 to return his body to Sri Lanka. Audio

Electronic dance music got a symphonic twist in the hands of the Auckland Symphony Orchestra on Saturday night. Tony Stamp was in the glow-stick waving crowd. Video, Audio

An estimated half a million people walk around the Auckland CBD every weekday, but until now there hasn't been a strategy for better serving pedestrians – or a dollar value placed on improving the city for them. Audio

The sights and sounds of the River Nile inspired French composer Camille Saint-Saëns in his 'Egyptian' Piano Concerto. Played by Cédric Tiberghien with the Auckland Philharmonia - it's your free download for October.

I can still see him in his black and white checked shirt, long hair, and guitar slung around his neck, writes Richard Langston, about the late Tom Petty, the only musician to blow up his stereo. Video

It isn't easy living on New Zealand's most isolated high country station, but Fiona Redfern wouldn't have it any other way. Audio, Gallery