Features

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".

He grew up singing in church, found initial success hit songs 'Pe Moni Ea' and 'Siva Mai' but now TheWesternGuide, AKA Aaron Pulemagafa, is a country star

The sun never rises and temperatures drop to -50, but many of Scott Base’s winter crew of 12 people keep coming back.

Comedian Oscar Kightley is reuniting with his mates from the legendary group Naked Samoans, which brought us the hit animation bro'Town.

What if you could get a shopping buzz without blowing the budget? RNZ podcast Thrift meets three Christchurch friends doing just that.

Smear campaigns, politicking, gossip and blackmail: Conclave had it all.

Just as we might set up parental controls on our devices, should we be censoring what our children read?

Former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter got in Trump's firing line after coining a description of the business tycoon that has now become a running joke in pop culture.

The experimental music project of Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner are releasing their sixth studio album with the help of a special guest - their 3-year-old.

Less than 1 percent of models during recent runway shows were plus-sized. Some fear it shows fashion is on a worrying trajectory away from inclusivity.

Many boys and men who are already feeling defensive mishear the phrase as a criticism of maleness itself, says Australian sociology professor Michael Flood.

The Ugandan-born Queenslander is coming to Auckland and looking forward to some banter on the Aussie-Kiwi rivalry.

Writing the new book Dark Dad brought back difficult memories for art historian Mary Kisler, but she hopes other Kiwi families will relate.

The early signs of dementia can be seen in our eyes, University of Otago researchers have discovered. Audio

This week's programme features resurrection-themed hymns for Eastertide, an atmospheric rendition of Amazing Grace by the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, and a benediction from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. Audio

"Hearing the music and feeling incredible pride for the singers and the wonderful job they did was just amazing" - David Squire.

We asked three psychologists for their take on the Let Them theory — what's worth taking on board, and if there is anything to be cautious about.