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New Zealand has 15,000kms of beach and it is hugely varied. Our regular historian Grant Morris of Victoria University looks back at when a beach holiday became the norm. Audio

Author Chris McGreal talks about the USA's opioid drug epidemic and the systems that allowed it to happen in his book American Overdose: the Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts. Audio

The month of January has been at times joyful and at times very challenging for Miriama Kamo on her 31 day zero-waste challenge. But now the TVNZ broadcaster has decided her challenge won't end with… Audio

The Arizona indie band Calexico are in New Zealand for two concerts. They call into our Auckland studio to perform 'Under the Wheels' from their new album The Thread That Keeps Us and singer Joey… Video, Audio

We kick off Critter of the Week 2019 with a Zombie-like cicada killing fungus. Audio

Annabelle shares two easy salmon starters. Audio

Three-piece bluegrass band Rhodeworks is made up of brothers Laurence, Sam and Nate Rhodes, whose ages range from 12 to 17 years old. With a lot of support from mum and dad, the brothers are forging… Audio

Kevin Bain, the technical manager for NZ Auto traps talks about his trap with an award-winning mechanism which captures and kills both rats and possums. The trap is being taken up by DoC and local… Audio

Have KiwiSaver concerns? RNZ listeners share theirs with personal finance advisor Mary Holm, asking if it's better to switch funds when their KiwiSaver balance falls, whether to move KiwiSaver money… Audio

Welcome to our new segment where we explore the life and work of notable New Zealanders. We begin with renowned poet, Allen Curnow. Audio

US researchers have used CRISPR genome editing technology to successfully create a gene drive in mice. This has given some hope that such technology could be used to control pests. Audio

Nanotechnologist Michelle Dickinson (aka Nanogirl) recently discovered that one of her own long-held beliefs was false. She had believed artificial sweeteners are cancer-causing then found out that… Audio

English soccer is now the domain of  Emirati sheikhs, American tycoons, and Asian Tiger titans thanks to the development of the Premier League Audio

The New Zealand men's and women's curling teams are in action in the Central Otago town of Naseby, hoping to make it to the World Championship qualifiers. Audio

Mel Parsons, Tami Nielson and Lawrence Arabi are among the many fantastic live performances we enjoyed on NZ Live in 2018. RNZ's studio engineers got together and picked their favourites. Video, Audio

It's not fake news but Facebook and other social media platforms that are really polluting our media landscape and our lives, argues Wellington writer Danyl Mclauchlan. Audio

When the great opera singer Luciano Pavarotti first visited New Zealand in 2004, Julie Biuso was invited to cook for him. She made a Kiwi-style glazed ham which he pronounced to be 'magnifique'. Audio

Designer Alena Woo has written a short guide to Chinese table etiquette, providing a gateway for New Zealanders to understand how to act and behave when they're breaking bread with Chinese friends or… Audio, Gallery

We asked our audience to tell us their favourite tv shows of 2018. Here they are. Audio

Paper Rain is a Picton- based social enterprise which takes old wine barrels from nearby Marlborough vineyards and turns them into ornamental skateboards, etched and painted with local artists'… Audio, Gallery

The team at RNZ - both on air and off - pick their favourite songs of 2018 and tell us what they're up to over summer! Video

In Mary's last segment with Jesse, she asked listeners to send in questions. The best five questions are answered in this segment. Audio