Features

This year’s Classical on Cuba includes performances in a furniture store! Elliot Vaughan is Artistic Director. Audio

Pianist Tony Chen Lin is performing Schumann's Piano Quintet in Eb with the Sonoro Quartet around the country for Chamber Music New Zealand. Audio

Richard Thompson planted Papaiti forest with alternative species 30 years ago. He never dreamt at the time he would become a timber merchant with a joinery workshop and retail shed. Audio

Design studio Hipgnosis were the creators of some of the most famous imagery in 20th century rock music - from the prism of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon to the all-star prison breakout on the front of Wings' Band on the Run. Video, Audio

Dan Slevin previews two more titles from this year’s Whānau Marama New Zealand International Film Festival; an Iranian film No Bears and Sisu by Jalmari Helander.

Design studio Hipgnosis were the creators of some of the most famous imagery in 20th century rock music - from the prism of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon to the all-star prison breakout on the front of Wings' Band on the Run. Video, Audio

One of New Zealand's most intriguing cricket mysteries is how Rodney Redmond could score a test 100 on debut and never play for his country again, writes Jimmy Ellingham. Video, Audio

Some of the effects of long Covid on patients' bodies are debilitating, and the future burden could be "so large as to be unfathomable", says world leading immunologist Professor Danny Altmann. Audio

Nothing much changed in a 1News Verian poll released on Monday. Some commentators treated the boring results as a blank canvas on which to express their creativity. Audio

Award-winning Pacific Soul singer Seth Haapu plays tracks from his highly anticipated new album WHAI ORA. Audio

Tony Bennett was the great interpreter of the American songbook. Bennett, who died on Friday in New York, delighted generations of audiences from the 1950s to the 2020s with stylish renditions of classic songs.

When Vegemite first appeared 100 years ago it failed to excite people, the grandson of its inventor says. Video, Audio

RNZ's new multimedia series Undercurrent explores why political conspiracy theories are ringing true to many New Zealanders in 2023.

Kiwi superyacht stewardess Aesha Scott says delivering five-star service while filming a reality show is the hardest thing she's ever done. Video, Audio

A bank manager becomes suspicious of his fiancée's parents in this formulaic American comedy now on Netflix. Video, Audio

Christopher and Siobhan O'Malley have finally scored their own slice of rural paradise on the West Coast. Audio

Food writer and doctor ​Alby Hailes shares his go-to recipe for a versatile vegan cake.

Analysis - "Soft on crime" taunts finally get a response from Labour, National's Christopher Luxon puts his foot in his mouth, and a poll shows Labour's support hasn't collapsed.

An unwell emergency doctor recruits a courier to perform his rounds in his terrifically funny French film. Video, Audio

Dr John may have gone to his reward five years ago, but the CDs keep coming, from his final studio album last year to a new compilation of stunning performances from the Montreux Jazz Festival. William Dart looks into them both. Audio

We're celebrating the birthday of Isaac Watts (17 July 1674) this week. He's often described as 'the father of English hymnody'. Audio

Dan Slevin checks out Oppenheimer and Barbie on their shared opening day.

Adolescent boys have it particularly hard, says parenting coach Maggie Dent, so they need to be shown understanding and love. Audio

Chef Sam Parish reveals how to make a special, crowd-pleasing spag bol.