Features

They're supporting Midnight Oil in NZ this month, as well as touring their new album, but this very busy band still managed to make time to pop up to RNZ to play a few songs. Video, Audio

In Papua New Guinea, a faction of the Pangu Pati is reportedly defecting from opposition to the government of Peter O'Neill.

For gay men who fled persecution in their homelands to seek asylum in Australia, detention on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island offers a special kind of torture.

In New Zealand, we have an estimated 1.4 million owned cats and 14 million feral cats. What led humanity into a domestic tango with a solitary, environmentally destructive animal? Charisma, says wildlife writer Abigail Tucker. Audio, Gallery

In our ninth Caucus, it's all about Winston - his super spin, bottom lines and how he chooses coalition partners. But also the scrap for the family vote and behind the scenes at a leaders debate Audio

Four out of five New Zealand teenagers now have a smartphone, but this super-connected generation is less happy and more isolated than those who've gone before, according to a new book. Audio

Leader Profile - ACT's political survival once again rests on the party leader retaining his electorate seat.

Simon Morris is reminded of the limitations of "based on real life" by three fact-based movies: American Made, In Between and An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power. Video, Audio

The Supervisor of Elections in Tonga says his office is rushing to get the country ready for a vote a year ahead of schedule. Audio

A conference in South Auckland is aiming to come up with a strategy to unleash the entrepreneurial spirit amoung Pacific people in New Zealand. Audio

Last Friday he live streamed the entire recording session for the album from his Roundhead Studios in Auckland. A week later the album is out. Nick Bollinger gives his verdict.

Nick Bollinger reviews a lo-fi collaboration by itinerant indie artists Greg Malcolm and Stefan Neville. Audio

A new modelling agency specialising in 'polyeurasian' models aims to increase diversity in the fashion industry.

William Dart admits to being fond of Martha singing of other people's songs and here he provides examples from Syd Barrett, Edith Piaf, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Julia Stone. Audio

The West Coast has had its share of ups and downs. Young people talk to Max Towle about current opportunities and the future of Westport.

Nick Bollinger reviews a lo-fi collaboration by itinerant indie artists Greg Malcolm and Stefan Neville. Velvet Underground by Candlelight anyone? Audio

For the first time ever in NZ a ballet is being audio described for blind people. Romeo and Juliet's audio describer Nicola Owen talks to Upbeat about how her job helps the blind experience art in new ways. Audio

If you still have any room left on your credit card after the New Zealand international Film Festival, Dan Slevin recommends you splurge on the latest festival celebrating Italian cinema.

The former All Black Sir Michael Jones has been invested as a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit at a ceremony at Government House in Wellington today.

Humans are wiping out species worldwide, but an ecologist says human activity is also responsible for ushering in a new age of biodiversity. Audio

Opinion - With the first TVNZ debate between Bill English and Jacinda Ardern taking place on tonight, nervous energy will be building in both camps. How can they both best play to their strengths?

Two doctors in French Polynesia have been fined $US5000 each by the criminal court for a brawl in the operating theatre.

Barcelona, a city of 1.5 million people, was visited by 30m tourists last year. Recent protests there are part of wave of anti-tourist actions across Europe. Audio

Leader Profile - As New Zealand's great political survivor, Winston Peters is never too far from the headlines.