Features

The people of Christchurch are helping to create something magical in their city – a cardboard building that will be erected then demolished at the Arts Centre this weekend. Video, Audio

Mark Rogers presents the very best in alt country, Americana and soul and blues, including new music from Colorama, favourites from Johnny Cash and Dr John, and classic blues from Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson. Audio

While New Zealand's public system has its flaws, unrelenting focus on how it is “broken” is dangerous, too, say mental health workers and suicide prevention strategists.

Primary school teachers in Auckland are urging Pasifika parents to speak to their children in their mother tongue as they say it helps them succeed in English.

There are signs of a significant peace dialogue opening up between Indonesia's government and West Papuans. Audio

New Zealand's few Pasifika firefighters are asking members of their communities to help by signing up, with hopes their language skills could save lives. Audio

A small Māori prayer book from 1833 offers a rare glimpse of the Battle of Ruapekapeka. British troops discovered the book on the day they captured the pā. Audio

Leader Profile - Māori Party co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell on the high, lows and shifting tides of a career in politics.

Both National and Labour tossed some big claims and big pledges around during the TV3 Newshub leaders debate. How to make sense of them?

Kirsten Johnstone reports back with some of the big takeaways from this year's Going Global music summit. Audio

NZ singer-songwriter Greg Johnson now lives in Los Angeles. He shoots the breeze with Trevor Reekie and chooses some music. Video, Audio

The Seattle electronic duo are on their way to NZ with their new album, but they still don't know how their un-released music got into the wild. Video, Audio

Max Towle continues his road trip for The Wireless today with voters in Timaru telling him what matters to them.

The Shepard Tone, Risset Rhythm and 'Brown Note' are auditory illusions that can quicken your heart, and in the case of the latter supposedly cause your bowels to evacuate involuntarily. Video, Audio

Voices meets Thomas, a 16-year-old New Zealand born Ethiopian and experiences the Ashenda festival. Audio, Gallery

A physiotherapist wants to teach the world to breathe better. Most of us, she says are doing it all wrong. Audio

Members of seven political parties discuss transport, roading and the general state of the Super City in front of a live audience.

Listen to the oldest recorded Maori broadcast - dating back to March 1938 at Turangawaewae marae, in Ngaruawahia. Audio

A new generation of Pasifika leaders in South Auckland hope they can trigger an upsurge of entrepreneurship in some of the country's lowest-income communities. Video

In November 1918, a ship arrived in Samoa from Auckland carrying the Spanish flu. A month later, one fifth of Samoa's population was dead. This RNZ podcast tells the story of the epidemic, one chapter in the story of New Zealand's incompetent colonial rule of Samoa. Audio

Throughout the election campaign, RNZ is casting a sceptical eye over the claims made by the parties, the candidates, and the chief spinners.

Leader Profile - James Shaw expected to be heading into the 2017 election campaign as Green Party co-leader - but he's found himself flying solo.

Certain auditory illusions can quicken your heart, fill you with dread, and worse. Sound artist Blake Johnston and film composers like Christopher Nolan know how to use the Shepard Tone and Risset Rhythm to build tension. Video, Audio