Features

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

Romeo and Juliet is currently being performed by the Royal New Zealand Ballet and it's the first time a ballet has been audio described in NZ bringing the performance to life for the visually impaired. Audio

SWIDT, Chelsea Jade and MAALA are also on the bill for this year's Wondergarden, set to take place at Auckland's Silo Parl this New Years Eve.

Nick Bollinger reviews a new set of melodic and literary songs from Auckland singer-songwriter Simon Comber a.k.a. Herriot Row for The Sampler. Audio

Enjoy music exploring the links between flamenco and raga, farewelling a respected Aboriginal singer/songwriter, and the founder of Alligator records on selling his soul to keep the ‘devils music’ alive. Audio

Murray Bevan, founder of fashion PR agency Showroom 22, on what happens when the claws come out at New Zealand Fashion Week. Audio

Max Towle of The Wireless continues his trek around the country. Today he's in Nelson talking to locals about the things that matter to them.

Nick Bollinger discusses a dark - and sometimes danceable - set from Reb Fountain. Audio

Guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas has Spanish music in his soul and gives an authentic performance of Rodrigo's most popular piece, with the NZSO in Wellington. Video, Audio

A new documentary tracks 70 kaitiaki including fishermen, iwi, farmers and scientists as they walk, raft and cycle the seven rivers of the Canterbury Plains. Audio

Romeo and Juliet is a ballet feast and audio describer Nicola Owen makes sure that visually impaired audience members sense all the beauty and tragedy of the production. Audio

A reported drop in the number of bug splats on windscreens across Europe has entomologists alarmed it is a messy indication that insect numbers are dwindling. Audio

Emerging producer, singer and songwriter October hails from Blenheim and is gaining attention in all the right circles, including a collaboration with successful NZ producer, Joel Little (Lorde, Broods). Video, Audio

Momentum around mental health is gathering. But where are the voices of those who will be impacted first-hand by any policy change, asks Jess McAllen.

Leader Profile - As part of RNZ's new series on party leaders, Labour's Jacinda Ardern explains she once thought her political contribution would be limited to delivering leaflets.

Analysis - Two years of arguing over a word has ended up in the Supreme Court, and its decision could have sky-high consequences for two of New Zealand's busiest airports.

Neo-soul singer and producer Noah Slee is making a name in the international scene right now with his debut 'Otherland'. The Berlin based Tongan speaks to Yadana Saw. Audio

Neil Finn continues to break new ground by recording his new album Out of Silence in front of a live internet audience. He talks to Wallace Chapman about his love of live-streaming and what makes him proud. Video, Audio

It is now widely accepted among scientists and environmentalists that we are now in a new geographical epoch - the Anthropocene. Audio

With the sun setting on the humble VW Beetle, Carl Penwarden has been on a mission to bring the bug into the electric era. Video, Audio, Gallery

New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement has firmed up its draft plan on how an independent New Caledonia should be shaped.

Songwriter Paul McLaney has set Shakespeare's soliloquies to music for Play On – a stage show and album. Fur Patrol's Julia Deans and The Black Quartet join him for a performance of 'To Be or Not To Be' from Hamlet. Video, Audio, Gallery

Youth workers and aspiring politicians talk to Max Towle about the most urgent issues for the region's young people this election.

Two months ago Voices reported that Shakti Ethnic Women’s Refuge in Wellington had been declined government funding and would have to close. Now the government has changed its mind and offered a lifeline. Audio