Features

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

Brighton producer K-Lone is particularly playful on his ear-tickling second album, writes Tony Stamp. Audio

Hear three of maestro JS Bach’s great works, alongside pieces by his sons Wilhelm and Carl. Both were heavily influenced by their father, but also pushed the boundaries of what baroque music could achieve.

Mediawatch - It’s meant to be clear what’s advertising and what isn't, but 'sponsored content' and 'native advertising' blurred that line a long time ago. Audio

Weeks of tending calves while milking cows for colostrum make calving season a "full-on" time, says Morrinsville farmer Peter Le Heron. Audio

"Porn is a topic that brings together so many difficult feelings and quite complicated and thorny ethical dilemmas that the response can really be to turn away from it." Audio

Self-taught botanist Jon Colyer hopes other West Coasters will join him in planting edible perennials. Audio

A loving whānau enjoys getting on each other's nerves in this new comedy series produced for TAHI.

Auckland rockers Summer Thieves perform tracks from their new album Cigarettes in Space.  Video, Audio

WATCH - Young Auckland actor Lily Mae Ivatt-Oakley, who has Down's syndrome, stars in the inclusive theatre production Spark. Video, Audio

Three generations of the Fawcett family have produced competitive woodchopping axes from their small factory in Masterton. Video, Audio

Anohni of Anohni and the Johnsons is picking up her career on a new label, with a new vehemence. William Dart listens through her career and her latest album. Audio