Features

The Rugby World Cup kicks off in just over a week, so who are the title contenders, the pretenders and the dark horses?  Joe Porter reports. Audio

Hawke's Bay dentist Dr Kris Sweetapple says oral healthcare is too important to be inaccessible to many Kiwis. Audio

When EMI opened Abbey Road studios in 1931 it was the world's first full-service recording studio, it is now the last remaining such studio in the world, says music writer David Hepworth. Audio

Alt-country singer Marlon Williams and Auckland hip hop artist Tom Scott are among the five finalists for New Zealand's premier songwriting award. Unknown Mortal Orchestra, The Beths and Tiny Ruins round out a strong list.

Caucus - National’s tax plan is a clever political document but raises questions about “heroic” numbers. We look at how much government spending doesn’t change and what’s up for grabs in coalition deals. Video, Audio

Our Changing World speaks to a group of scientists at the University of Auckland who've been researching ways to help sufferers of tinnitus for years, and have developed a digital therapy with promising trial results. Audio

A Great Friend is a typically French character comedy, that takes the old city slicker/country bumpkin formula and adds some unexpected twists. Starring Lambert Wilson and Grégory Gadebois. Video, Audio

Avos are in season - they're cheap, they're nutrient-dense and they're delicious, so here are 10 of the best from our recipe archive.  

The secret to success is quit climbing and start digging, says best-selling author Bruce Feiler Audio

The single best thing you can do to keep a tidy house is limit what comes in the door, says an Auckland de-cluttering expert. Audio

"Auckland and the APO have given me at least as much as I've given them." Barbara Glaser looks forward to advocating for the orchestra as its new patron after recently stepping down as CEO, a role she held for 17 years. Audio

In the first of three articles on the three Pacific teams as they head into the World Cup, RNZ Pacific looks at the in-form Flying Fijians, writes Iliesa Tora.

After decades away, one of the last survivors of the historic Hatrick riverboat fleet has returned to the awa.

Former trade unionist and Labour MP Graham Kelly has played in Dixieland and dance bands for most of his life. He's written a book about how politics and music has shaped his life. Audio

Jamaican superstar Ziggy Marley his the eldest son of legendary reggae performers Bob and Rita Marley, Ziggy has cut his own path in the music industry and is an eight-time Grammy winner.

Got the grumps, feeling the cold and having trouble concentrating? You're not alone. But is that tiredness and lethargy due to late-night doom-scrolling, general 2023 malaise or caused by an iron deficiency?

Violinist, educator and academic researcher Eleanor Ryan talks with Bryan Crump about the PhD thesis she's currently working on: decolonising performance pedagogies in Higher Education. Audio

“Accidental celebrity” Karen O’Leary was an early childhood education teacher for 21 years before she began pursuing a career as a performer, making her screen debut as a diligent police officer in Wellington Paranormal. Video, Audio

The event has changed a lot since the first in 2001, which was opened by then-PM Helen Clark and featured models skidding over on a catwalk covered in soap suds that were meant to look like snow.

A new sound recording facility is set to make Wellington's Town Hall the centre piece of the country's film industry and classical music scene.

Taking shots at other rappers wasn't Rami Even-Evsh - aka Kosha Dillz' style. But when Kanye West (now known as Ye) made repeated anti-Semitic outbursts, the Jewish hip hop artist rhymed back. Audio

Dealing with the trauma of taking part in the recovery operation of the Erebus disaster was difficult, as there was no darkness to soothe the eyes and the mind, Polar and mountain photographer Colin Monteath says. Audio, Gallery

Analysis - Three weeks on from the Netball World Cup, Bridget Tunnicliffe examines why the Australian Diamonds have won 12 titles, and the Silver Ferns five.

The Len Lye Centre in New Plymouth has unveiled a new work from Len Lye; Storm comprises three pieces - two never before seen in this country - and has only ever been exhibited once before in New York during the 1960s. Audio