Features

Natural friendliness will always be the secret agent's most powerful skill, says MI5 boss-turned-spy novelist Stella Rimington.

Looking for a "semi-retirement" income stream, Whanganui sheep farmers Clare and Grant Adkins added pumpkins to the mix.

Garden guru Lynda Hallinan shares some smart tips to help get your place in shape for spring.

After a hit album that preached the opposite, UK musician Rebecca Lucy Taylor (aka Self Esteem) was plagued by self-doubt.

Welsh director Gareth Evans may be the master of “flashy gunfire ballet” but for Simon Morris, actor Tom Hardy is starting to wear out his welcome.

Two hymns inspired by Psalm 23 ‘The Lord’s My Shepherd’ in this week’s programme. Both from the 1800s, one is by a British professor of music, John Goss, the other is by Joseph Gilmore, an American professor of logic. Audio

Nick Tipping features Louisa Williamson's sophomore album - a tour de force of jazz composition, showcased by her top-quality band. Audio

 'Yesterday Was Just The Beginning Of My Life’ topped the NZ music charts back in 1975.

From December, Australians will have to prove they are over 16 to use most social media sites.

"Complex, waxy and balanced with a beautiful ivory paste" a judge said of Whitestone Cheese Co's sheep milk cheddar.

Back in 2010, the late Bob Jones spoke to Chris Laidlaw about his life and career, including the Naenae College teacher and unpolitically correct English novelist who shaped his thinking. Audio

Two choirs, one World Choir Games. Ahead of the launch of a docuseries, Bryan Crump speaks to the director of one of them.  Video, Audio

Lyttelton folk singer Marlon Williams (Kāi Tahu, Ngāi Tai) performs an intimate acoustic set and chats to Jesse Mulligan.

A clash between two food influencers over a caramel slice and a baklava recipe highlights a legal grey area.

There's plenty of heat in the Royal New Zealand Ballet's performance of a 115-year story, writes Penny Miles.

Quinoa cooks like a grain and fries up just like rice - with very delicious results.

With a new album out, Christchurch jazz man Darren Pickering talks about his approach to learning the art of jazz.  Video, Audio

NZTrio has a new cellist, Matthias Balzat.  Video, Audio

Dr Inge van Rij talks about her award-winning research into the musical politics behind a 1906 exercise in nation building.  Audio

The New Zealand music legend will take fans on an "unforgettable journey" at the Town Hall for the first time in June.

Brooke Bellamy rejects claims by popular Australian cook Nagi Maehashi that two recipes in the cookbook Bake with Brooki are copied.

Marlon Williams has sung in te reo Māori his whole life, but never felt confident enough to write a full album in the language - until something shifted with his first waiata, Aua Atu Rā.

Coffee influencer and author Celeste Wong says we're getting a good deal comparing the quality and cost to our UK counterparts.

Comedian Tom Sainsbury, who was on the judging panel, described it as "a pineapple lump made with love that you just can dive into and forget about your life".