The Māori word of the week is: taihoa - wait. Taihoa, ka tīmata ai tātou. Wait and we'll begin. Audio

What's it like to visit a museum or gallery if you're blind? We go for a tour with qualified audio describer Bruce Roberts and Lisette Wesseling around the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Audio

Massey University zoologist Anne Wignall explains how web-building spiders use vibrations to communicate and to make sense of their world. Read more Audio

Melody Thomas – herself a one-time ukulele teacher – speaks to music teachers, students and musicians about what it takes to be a good music teacher, and a good student. Read more Audio

A hundred years after the war on drugs started - it's timely to ask just how did it start? Who started it? And why after all these years, does the war on drugs continue? And what would happen if you… Read more Audio

New Zealander Mike Keegan who made it off Tanna Island says the devastation there is simply indescribable - and worse than Port Vila where thousands are homeless. Read more Audio