Features

Before heading back to Shropshire, Tom Everall is making the most of a relatively hi-tech milking shed in Canterbury. Audio

Horowhenua orchardist Neville Chun is sharing his sour citrus fruit with brewers, distillers and chefs.  Audio

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are a community of queer and trans nuns who support people on the edges of society. Audio, Gallery

Bank of Dave is the real-life story of a man who defied the establishment to create the first new British bank in 150 years. Starring Rory Kinnear, Joel Fry and rock band Def Leppard; could do with less sugar on it writes, Simon Morris. Video, Audio

William Dart features a new album from The Unthanks, titled Sorrows Awake, highlighting the enormous riches to be harvested from the storehouse of British folksong. Audio

It’s Trinity Sunday, celebrating the three persons of God: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Audio

Nick Tipping goes back 60 years in time, and checks out albums from 1963. Audio

A colossal Chinese e-commerce site that sells everything from pet toothbrushes to guitar mini amps is now in New Zealand. Audio

Auckland food writer Ashia Ismail-Singer shares her recipes for Carrot Halva with Mascarpone and Frosted Blueberry Chai Loaf. Audio

Californian academic Dorsa Amir recently shared a comforting, science-backed list of things that parents can "worry less about". Audio

Opinion - We're rolling into the Super Rugby Pacific's last regular season round, but while the match-ups are juicy, the focus this week for most fans is where it's been for the past couple of decades: on State Of Origin. Video

Upper Moutere chef Alesha Bilbrough-Collins shares not only recipes and photographs but also opinions on sustainability in her new cookbook Food for Thought. Audio

The young French musician is in New Zealand to perform John Psathas' Zahara with Orchestra Wellington. Audio

The traumatic death of his father in a mental health unit drives Wellington high school student Johnny Bentley-Cribb's pursuit of academic excellence. Audio

Listen - In the second of a two-part episode on Charles Mackay Black Sheep investigates the mysteries surrounding the Whanganui Mayor's attempted murder of D'Arcy Cresswell. Audio

The RNZ Concert live recording of Ka Pō Ka Ao: Rob Ruha and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra has won Best Music Feature at the 2023 NZ Radio Awards. This follows a Gold medal in the New York Festivals Radio Awards. Audio

In Armageddon Time a young boy in 1980s New York confronts some harsh realities behind the American Dream. Despite promising ingredients, this is an oddly unbalanced film, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio

Mushrooms, the stalwarts of the supermarket vegetable section, are having a moment. Here's how to make the most of them.

Our Changing World - There are around 2300 species of native New Zealand plants, but an estimated 25000–30000 species of plants from overseas. And many of them have gone rogue. Audio

Following a decade-long professional rugby career in France Mikaera Te Whata's love for French cuisine saw him enrol at university to study the art of charcuterie.

Long Covid and ME/CFS (formerly known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) are effectively the same illness, according to a University of Otago researcher. Audio

The Little Mermaid is the latest live-action remake of a Disney animated classic, and like most cover versions, it lacks the spark and charm of the original, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio

Miserable at work? Maybe you're thinking about it all wrong, says journalist Simone Stolzoff. Audio

Motueka police officer Stefen Harris has been a uniformed front-line responder for 30-plus years. That's a big enough job for most people, but he's also carved out a side hustle career as an award-winning author and film director. Video, Audio