Features

That's the thrust of some intriguing research looking into the relative lengths of your ring finger and your index finger... the second, pointy one. Audio

Auckland's Aorere College made it to the National Finals of Smokefree Pacifica Beats for the first time in 2017 – then they won. We proudly present the band Jubilee. Video, Audio

The Black Seeds frontman shares his completely BBQ reggae-free selection of locally sourced tunes, and tells Yadana Saw a few yarns. Video, Audio

Horticulturist Judy Horton talks to Kim Hill about gardening challenges and fashions and her favourite garden in the world. Audio

David Cox has been investigating whether tight leggings, socks and tops can improve athletic performance for The Guardian. Audio

The Brooklyn band's new album Painted Ruins is direct, simple and superb, says William Dart. Audio

An Auckland-based industrial designer has solved a problem that has been giving sheep farmers repetitive strain injuries for years as they do something that's essential in spring - removing lambs' tails. Audio, Gallery

University of Otago student Sam Deuchrass first picked up a second-hand camera two years ago. A week ago he put his first ever time-lapse video online and it's already had 65,000 views. Video, Audio, Gallery

From 11 September, the oldest recorded te reo broadcast (from 1938) will be accessible online in the first of four online exhibitions celebrating Māori oratory and performing arts. Audio

Which tech issues are dominating the political agenda in the run-up to the election? Also Zello - the app that turns your smartphone into a walkie-talkie and will Christchurch's all-electric vehicle car sharing scheme take off? Audio

One of the bands responsible for establishing 'The Dunedin Sound' has finally accepted the accolade, after rejecting it twice.

The Black Seeds frontman shares his completely BBQ reggae-free selection of local tunes and tells Yadana Saw a few yarns. Video, Audio

Country Life joins nurses, patients and the surgeon on board New Zealand's mobile surgical bus. For 15 years, the 'operating theatre on wheels' has been rolling into rural towns to deliver health care. Audio, Gallery

Are young Southland voters backing National's local boy or Labour's up-and-comer?

New Zealander Paul Cowan – who runs Transport for London’s lost property depot – describes the scent of his workplace. Audio

Dunedin blogger Bronwyn Bay – a mother who runs her own business – is trialling child-friendly pop-up workspaces for parents in her city. Audio, Gallery

We take a peek into the musical tastes of our political party leaders and the Black Seeds' Barnaby Weir features on this weeks' Mixtape.

Dip into our new Tanya Batt Collection to meet a sly fox with a box, dragons, pirate-esses and a flat biscuity man that can talk... Plus there's a couple of great sing-along dance-along songs for the ankle-biters.

Simon Morris looks at a northern summer blockbuster-season, described as the "worst summer in 17 years" and three successful movies from the recent International Film Festival. Video, Audio

Thomas Goss looks at the tragically short life of Lili Boulanger, who died from Crohn’s disease at the age of 24. Despite the difficulties caused by her health, she was able to study as a composer and won the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1913. Audio

The All Blacks prepare for their Rugby Championship Test against Argentina, NZ Sevens veteran DJ Forbes retires, and we meet the New Zealand mini golf team heading to the world champs in Croatia. Audio

Internationally acclaimed psychologist Dr Edith Eger, 90, was a teenager in Hungary when she and her family were sent to Auschwitz. Audio

For New Zealand's precariats life is a daily struggle; they live in barely adequate insecure housing and are in constant fear of losing their income often derived from working more than one job Audio

Millie Lovelock tells us about her thesis mapping the processes of fan and celebrity identity co-construction in the boy band One Direction. Audio