Features

WATCH: After a three-year covid hiatus, NZ Fashion Week returned to Auckland this week – with a new focus on sustainability, diversity and inclusivity. Video, Audio

B Dylan Hollis chats to Kathryn Ryan about his passion for experimenting with wacky recipes from centuries past. Video, Audio

Dr Pozza, the director of Gravity Lawyers, often helps clients with payload permits, launch licences and space debris mitigation. Audio

Sound of Freedom is an American surprise success - a low-budget real-life thriller about rescuing kidnapped children from traffickers in Colombia. It's Rambo without the political nuance, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio

Hymns to mark the start of the Season of Creation include For the beauty of the earth and Shirley Murray’s Touch the earth lightly. Audio

Nick Tipping explores the world of jazz siblings, from the Jones and Marsalis brothers to the Boswell and Jensen sisters, and NZ jazz legends Joel and Nathan Haines. Audio

 A new version of Edmonds My First Cookbook is aiming at helping young cooks boost their te reo Māori skills at the same time Stacey Morrison tells Afternoons. Audio

Professional rugby players from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga show their vulnerability and strength in a documentary airing this Sunday night on TVNZ. Audio

Pianist Joyce Yang is in New Zealand to perform with the NZSO. She says for people who aren't familiar with classical music, nothing beats hearing it live. Audio

Moses Mackay, one third of the Pasifika opera trio Sol3 Mio, is back in Aotearoa to sing in the annual Spring fundraising Soirée for Te Papa. He's also released a solo album, Grace. Bryan Crump spoke to the baritone about the upcoming gig, musical life beyond Sol3 Mio, and why at one point he passed himself off as a cleaner - a cleaner called Maurice. Video, Audio

WATCH - With her owner Dinah-lee, Koko hangs out at the Northcote Library three days a week. Video, Audio

Bella Hristova and Michael Houstoun have been making music together since Bella won the Michael Hill International Violin competition in 2008. Having recorded all of Beethoven's sonatas, they've turned the attention to Brahms. They spoke to Bryan Crump about their musical chemistry. Audio

Voices - The AEWV scheme is a smart idea but not robust enough to discern when migrant workers have been ripped off by their employers, says licensed immigration advisor Paul Janssen. Audio

The Detail - Young women are throwing their disposable income at things that spark joy. But can girl power keep the US out of recession? Audio

For years, American politician Adam Smith kept his struggles and with pain and anxiety a secret, he's now healed and has never been in better shape, he tells Jesse Mulligan. Audio

Hazelnut Cremino by Patagonia Chocolates reigned supreme at this year's NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards.

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.