Features

A Year on the Farm - After a new bull failed to deliver the goods, Canterbury farmers Alistair and Genna Bird have empty heifers to deal with. Audio

Egyptian photographer Mohamed Mahdy talks about his award-winning series Here, The Doors Don't Know Me. Audio

Appearing in court is a stressful experience, especially so for children. Enter Mabel the golden retriever who is currently the only Ministry of Justice court dog in New Zealand. Audio

Gran Turismo tells the story of a gamer who took his skills to some of the top real race-tracks in the world, while gamer fans weren't convinced, it's a better told story than might be expected, Simon Morris writes. Video, Audio

Analysis: Labour will have to do much more than offer families a saving of about $5 a week to get back in the election race while NZ First's support continues to creep up and the media starts looking at where it's coming from.

In 1999, a song by US electronica musician Moby asked 'Why does my heart feel so bad?' While the song failed to come up with a convincing answer, a Dutch academic is doing his best to discover one. Audio

All Blacks coach Ian Foster has reminded his players how many World Cups New Zealand has won away from home, one in seven.

Freaked out about failing an upcoming psychometric test? Relax, says organisational psychology consultant Dave Winsborough. Audio

The Last Voyage of the Demeter is the story of the doomed ship that carried Dracula to England. Starring Liam Cunningham and Corey Hawkins. Video, Audio

Our Changing World - Researchers might have found a cost-effective way to screen for breast cancer earlier than we do now. Their inspiration? Earthquake engineering. Video, Audio

Mark Menzies, Head of Performance at Canterbury University's School of Music, talks with Bryan Crump about how the School is marking the occasion. Audio

The Michael Fowler Centre, home to the NZSO, and the Opera House were issued with Earthquake-Prone Building notices today.

For Steven Osborne, who’s in Aotearoa to play Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G with the Auckland Philharmonia tonight, the performer’s ultimate responsibility is to trust their instincts and not be a slave to the score. Audio

Wellington PhD student Hayden Scott Thorne was idly Googling himself last month when he came across a book he’d apparently written for sale online. Audio

Asteroid City is an all-star oddity from Wes Anderson that rolls just about every mid-'50s element into one package, Simon Morris enjoyed it rather more than many full-time Anderson fans did, he writes. Video, Audio

Modern children and teenagers are less free than their counterparts have ever been, according to a leading psychologist. Audio

"The fundamental thing about performing music is your passion for it and your sense of ownership of it, and that you're really expressing something that feels very true to you." Scottish pianist Steven Osborne is performing Ravel's Piano Concerto in G with the Auckland Philharmonia. Audio

Think the world is in a mess, with growing climate problems and inequality? Humans designed it this way - and we're the only ones who can fix it, Professor Don Norman says. Audio

The Detail - The government has a goal to grow aquaculture to a $3 billion-a-year industry. But red tape - and red flags - stand in the way. Audio

Smart Talk - MasterChef UK judge and restaurant critic William Sitwell joins the ABC's Richard Fidler for a conversation about a life in food. A highlight of the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival. Audio

Martin Baron was editor of the Boston Globe and its award-winning Spotlight investigative team, which tenaciously uncovered widespread sexual abuse by priests, now retired, he joined Nine to Noon to tell his story. Audio

While completing his literature degree, Gabriel Krauze was involved in London gang life and living on a notorious estate in South Kilburn. His gritty, Booker long-listed debut novel, Who They Was, captures this double life. Audio

In 2016, one of Aotearoa's largest-ever meth busts, was delivered into the laps of some bewildered Northland cops. Video, Audio

The Detail - After leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses, Brad Miller and Cassie Dean were cut off from almost everyone they'd ever known. Audio