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Achieving a flow state at work is rare, temporary and unclear as to how to achieve it, according to American psychologist and author Daniel Goleman.  Audio

Our Changing World goes in search of one of Aotearoa’s rarest plants – the stunning kakabeak, or ngutukākā. 

Its clusters of bright red blooms, each shaped like a parrot’s beak, make it a popular… Audio

Hera has published two books, and some of her poems have gone viral and received international attention, and she's on Bookmarks with Jesse Mulligan.  Audio

Jesse talks to the authors of Pilgrimage Aotearoa, a guidebook outlining a New Zealand route for Pilgrims. Audio

Music critic and commentator, Elizabeth Kerr speaks about the role of music critic in the Aotearoa arts ecosystem. She recalls feisty New Zealand music writers from last century, outlines her own… Video, Audio

After 15 years the hogs have come back to the Canterbury A&P Show. Audio

Melbourne-based chef, restaurateur and author Shannon Martinez is helping to smash the stereotype of Italian food. Audio

When asked by the Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi to describe the highlight of soon becoming a 2024 arts laureate, and winner of the Toi Kō Iriiri Queer Arts Award, playwright and producer Victor Rodger… Audio

It’s the ‘Gumboot Capital of the World’, and proudly lives up to that reputation. Audio

To say the artist duo Kemi Whitwell and Niko Leyden have an obsession with backcountry huts is no overstatement. 

It’s been the focus of their art and design for more than 12 years. The Waikato-based… Video, Audio

The local version of the popular board game features Dunedin landmarks, like Saint Clair Beach, Otago University, and even the University student haunt, Castle Street. Audio

Plans are afoot to crackdown on motorists' anti-social parking on Rakiura - Stewart Island. Audio

The popular Kāpiti Arts Trail is on over the first two weekends of November, boasting over 300 artists opening up their studios and shared spaces, or exhibiting in 13 galleries from Ōtaki to… Audio

Craig Parker has spent his career playing villains with great hair, lycans, gladiators, and even the greatest lover in a French Court.  Audio

As we look forward to Settling the Score 2024, RNZ Concert's classical countdown broadcast on Labour Day, here are some observations drawn from the public vote for New Zealand's favourite classical… Video, Audio

When Gillie Jenkinson was in her early 20s she ended up in a religious group that developed into a cult.  Audio

Music correspondent Kirsten Zemke is along to look at why whistling is such a popular inclusion in songs. Audio

One of the world's most popular genetic sequencing companies, 23andMe, is on the brink of bankruptcy. It holds the genetic data of more than 15 million customers - including New Zealanders. Audio