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The unemployment rate has defied the expectations of economists, banks and Treasury. Is it hiding the reality of the job situation, or did the wage subsidy save us?  Audio

Word is the name of our new feature on Mondays - exploring everything about the written and spoken word, especially in New Zealand English. We find out how the language is evolving, how it's changing… Audio

Economic hardship forced Bob Wells to live in his van. His story and lifestyle is featured in Nomadland, which just won the Oscar for Best Picture. He talks to Jesse about life on the road and when… Video, Audio

Nicole Masters has been passionate about nature and the land for as far back as she can remember. An independent agroecologist, she is the founder of Integrity Soils, which is a company specialising… Audio, Gallery

Labour's announcement of a public service wage freeze took everyone by surprise. Was it a party taking aim at its traditional support base, or a minister losing control of the narrative?  Audio

China used to deny or ignore media queries about the human rights of the ethnic Uighur minority. But before our government debated its response in Parliament this week, China’s embassy held an… Video, Audio

Celebrating 50 years of the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship, five writer read their letters to New Zealand's most famous author. A highlight of Word Christchurch 2020. Audio

“Not good enough” was the verdict of Sport NZ boss Raelene Castle after a fresh analysis of thousands of sports reports across our media found women feature in only about one in seven. But offshore… Audio

MPs spend many hours trying to tease out the best way to legislate impossibly complex issues. Thankfully they get help from the experts - you. Audio

"Racists Anonymous: the only requirement for membership is a desire to stop being racist." Tainui Tukiwaho is the director of Racists Anonymous, a new show at Auckland's Te Pou Theatre, Aotearoa's… Audio

Christina Sweeney-Baird's debut novel The End of Men is centred around a global virus to which women are immune and which kills 90 percent of the world's men. It all seems very timely, but was… Audio

Remote Bougainville atolls left badly short of food after floods four months ago. Audio

The Ministry of Social Development [MSD] has a system for beneficiaries to repay debt, but getting MSD to pay money owed is a bureaucratic nightmare, one south Auckland social worker says.

When the… Video, Audio

Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from midday talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio

Once again rabbits are on the verge of causing an ecological disaster in parts of New Zealand that will cost us hundreds of millions. Audio

Trillions of cicadas are about emerge from underground in the United States. They are part of Brood X, and after 17 years they will be coming out in mass numbers. When the entire brood emerges… Audio

Mediawatch’s weekly catchup with Lately. This week Colin talks to Karyn Hay about the media unpicking the political strategy behind warnings of “separatism.” Also: ‘Bunny-pocalypse Now’ in the South… Audio

First Cow tells the story of two friends attempting to get by on the western frontier of 1820s America. They're offered a risky way to make their fortune, involving someone else's cow. Video, Audio

What is being done to help today's Pasifika sportspeople prepare for tomorrow? Is it something they're thinking about? Hurricanes Professional Development Manager Arden David-Perrot and All Blacks… Audio

Nights Geographer Louise Richards is back with us again. She's invited Professor Robin Kearns from the School of Environment at The University of Auckland to talk about the significance of place… Audio

Climate change isn't up for debate anymore, but what to do about it is. Science writer Paul Greenberg wants to get people off the sidelines to become game changers on this issue. He explains this to… Audio

Daan Roosegaarde is a world-leading designer artist and inventor whose work tackles some of the gnarly issues facing the globe, particularly climate change. Based in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, his… Audio

Joe Biden's presidency has crossed the 100 day mark, and has specifically used the occasion to promote his American Families Plan. Susan also talks to Kathryn about Donald Trump's hold on the… Audio

The post-Covid rich list is different to NBR's previous yearly efforts. In 2021, ranking wealthy New Zealanders also means measuring what they give back.  Audio

"If I had the opportunity to do that again, I'd be pleased to accept." The Chief Human Rights Commissioner has stood by his decision to meet with a Waikato chapter of the Mongrel Mob, despite heavy… Video, Audio

Travel restrictions between India and New Zealand have been loosened but thousands of Indian families are still separated. Katy Gosset hears how the situation has rocked one Christchurch household. Audio

Thirty years ago Catherine King and Wayne Adams started a project to build their dream home - a floating complex off the coast of western Canada which they have dubbed Freedom Cove. What they created… Audio

It's been twenty five years since the release of OMC’s phenomenally successful How Bizarre. To celebrate the anniversary Tony Stamp caught up with Huh! Records' Simon Grigg and producer Alan Jansson.

Scots go to the polls for the Scottish Parliament election on May 6 and the stakes are high as the Scottish National Party aims to control the devolved parliament and make another push for… Video, Audio