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A new rest home is planning to be the first in New Zealand to use an iPad-style tablet to connect residents with family and nurse staff at the touch of a button, allowing them to order dinner, watch… Audio

Most cults exist under the radar and not enough is being done to stop them, says Australian woman Ros Hodgkins. She got her daughter away from a cult in the early '90s and founded the Cult Information… Audio

Anthony Grant is an Auckland barrister with a passion for art and making it accessible to people who steer clear of art galleries. His 25 acre Sculptureum at Matakana is filled with works from around… Audio

With International Overdose Awareness Day this Friday, Sue Paton of the Addiction Practitioners' Association Aotearoa New Zealand says we need to treat addiction as a health issue, not a moral or… Audio

There are two things wrong with Facebook; How it works and how people use it. This is the view of Professor Siva Vaidhyanathan, director of the Center for Media and Citizenship at the University of… Audio

Progressive Rock is a term that's been used widely for over 40 years. But it can be difficult to pin down what it actually is, and if it's still going. Video, Audio

Next week pubs and clubs around the country will "pause" their pokies for an hour in honour of Gambling Harm Awareness Week. Audio

The ZIP project is on its way to eradicating predators from 10,000 hectares of Westland, using a combination of rivers, AI cameras, animal psychology and egg mayonnaise. Video, Audio

Tom Scott made his name rapping about youth, disenchantment, and blurry nights out with the hip-hop troupe Home Brew. Now he's back with Avantdale Bowling Club - a fusion of hip-hop and free jazz. Video, Audio

The finals of the annual secondary schools' competition, Stand Up, Stand Out, take place in Manukau on September 1. One of the finalists, Silika Isaia, performs a heartfelt song in our Auckland… Video, Audio

Psychoactive substances are experiencing a scientific resurgence with evidence showing their value in treating depression and addiction, author Michael Pollan says, but they also pose risks. Audio

The government says next year's budget will be the "Wellbeing Budget", focussing on how we are doing rather than GDP. It's a nice idea, but can it work? Economist Dr Ganesh Nana is here to discuss… Audio

'Prison Bake', a programme partnering Rimutaka Prison inmates with the Good Bitches Baking charity, has been giving prisoners an opportunity to give back to the community, founder Nicole Murray says.

Auckland band White Chapel Jak are the winners of Jesse Mulligan 1-4's Battle of the Cover Bands. They play some of your favourite songs with their own special twist in our Auckland studio. Video, Audio

It didn't begin and end with Don Brash - New Zealand universities have often being sites of controversies. Historian Grant Morris of Victoria University takes a look at some of these controversies… Audio

This week Linda Burgess' funny and insightful column in The Spinoff caught Noelle's eye. In it, Burgess describes her experience as a WAG in the 1970s when her husband, Bob Burgess, was an All Black… Audio

Maui Solomon, chairman of the Hokotehi Moriori Trust, was listening to yesterday's interview in a marae in the Chatham Islands. He asked to come on the show and tells us about being Moriori and what… Audio

There's a prevailing myth that is often brought up in conversations about our history - that Māori killed off Moriori in New Zealand. This is often repeated even by well known New Zealanders, so many… Audio

Restricting our eating hours could be key to curbing obesity, kidney disease, high cholesterol, bad sleeping, joint pain, possibly even cancer, according to recent research. Audio

Matt Weinert is the Industry Development Officer for Bananas with the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries. He's otherwise known as the Banana Guru.  Audio, Gallery

You know you're South Asian when your heart quickens and gladdens at the opening bars of a Bollywood song, says writer Rajorshi Chakraborti. He joins Jesse Mulligan for a chat about his favourite… Video, Audio

New Zealand’s older population are largely healthy – but renters are at a disadvantage as they age, a Massey University study has found.  Audio

Conservationists are looking at using the emerging “gene drive” genetic editing technology to wipe out populations of invasive species, but scientists are warning the wider consequences could be… Audio