Features

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

"The answer to who you are is what you are doing, what you plan to do, and how successfully you're able to do that." Audio

Things we learned at Going Global  - a local music summit that brings together musicians and key music industry players from across the globe.

The digital revolution has changed the music industry, but bands still need to tour and meet the movers and shakers in person, says Kirsten Johnstone, who attended the Going Global summit. Audio

QUIZ - We asked the party leaders who their favourite bands are. See if you can guess their answers.

In episode six, sex therapist Edit Horvath identifies some of the common issues faced by those in their 50s and we learn how intimacy is affected by life-threatening illness.  Audio

In the latest episode, the Caucus team look at why both National and Labour seem to be having trouble with their sums, and why it's time to ask the minor parties what they really want. Audio

American journalist Judith Newman talks about how her detail-obsessed son Gus, who is autistic, learnt to converse and engage more deeply with the world thanks to Apple's voicebot. Audio

Stunning spot, but is it worth paying $150 per week for a shared room in a broken-down flat to live there?

RNZ contributor and host Charlotte Graham interviewed some of New Zealand's highest-profile women journalists for her Master's thesis and found most have been the target of gendered abuse. Audio

Greg, who suffers from depression, agreed to have his friend Johnny write an essay about him for the Manly As campaign, which is asking Cantabrian men to think about expanding their definition of masculinity. Audio

Founding member of NZ band King Loser, Celia Patel (better known as Celia Mancini) has died at 50. We pay tribute to the wild, influential and much-loved local musician.

Former Telecom CEO Theresa Gattung is the brain behind My Food Bag. She talks about work, music, books and the lack of women on boards. Audio

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The vice-chancellor of Papua New Guinea's University of Technology has warned that the country's university system is gradually being killed by declining funding and political interference.

To become a classic, a toy has to have a likeability that is independent of trends or brands, John Austin says. Audio, Gallery

Many on social media have described her as ‘a force of nature’, ‘a true original’ and ‘a musical genius’.

Gareth Farr's new String Octet brings together top players from Australia and NZ in an atmospheric and sonorous world première performance in Nelson.

The '80s will be remembered for big hair, shoulder pads and the biggest destruction of wealth investors had ever seen. Even 30 years since the share market crash of 1987, the legacy of Black Monday still lingers. Audio

Kohurangi (or Kirk’s tree daisy) is rare around Wellington, but an ambitious conservation project is restoring the threatened plant. Audio, Gallery

The Rapa Nui people have agreed on the creation of a 700,000 square kilometre protected marine area around Easter Island.

"We need comprehensive, integrated community-driven responses that coordinate with other areas like housing,  that are outcome-focused and support people early and well."

In a series following NZ's political leaders, cartoonist Toby Morris watches how Labour leader Jacinda Adern reacts when the camera are turned away.

The simplest inventions changed the world. Paper. Barbed wire. The lightbulb. A new book explores the economic impact of these inventions. Audio

Free tertiary education isn't the only issue students in Dunedin are basing their votes on.