Features

Broadcaster Toni Street has laid bare the heartbreak she and her family have endured from her childhood through to her own debilitating illness. Audio

Celebrating the 100^th anniversary of the birth of New Zealand composer and educator Professor John Ritchie, Upbeat talks with John’s son, Anthony, and biographer Philip Norman about his life and music. Video, Audio

Food writer Jenny Garing runs community cooking courses in Marlborough and also creates exotic spice blends for her Ground Gourmet Essentials range. She tells to Kathryn Ryan freshness is the key to maximising flavour. Audio, Gallery

The Detail - Climate Change Minister James Shaw says the Glasgow summit is seen as one of the last opportunities to get parts of the agreement limiting the global temperature increase over the line. Audio

Our health system is in a losing battle trying to manage rather than prevent disease, says Dr David Beaumont, a former GP and specialist in occupational medicine. Video, Audio

Explainer: The election is over but months of talks are just getting started to see who will succeed Angela Merkel.

Too much time on your hands may be almost as bad as too little, psychologists are discovering. Audio

Lydia O'Donnell is proud to say that she runs like a girl. The Nike Pacific head running coach is an advocate for a more female-centred approach to running that takes into account women's physiology and menstrual cycle. Audio

The Detail - Employers trying to keep their workplaces safe are caught between conflicting laws and rights over compulsory vaccination and they want some government guidance. Audio

Horowhenua-based organic gardener Kath Irvine is passionate about the value of homegrown food and the health of the soil it grows in.. Audio

New York Times bestselling author Jessica Lahey is a mother, a teacher in a drug and alcohol centre for adolescents, and a recovering alcoholic with a strong family history of addiction. Audio

Mediawatch - This week two media outlets claimed  'almost half of new cancers' went undetected because of the Covid lockdowns last year - and it could be happening again now. But is it?        Audio

Jing Song is the youngest-ever New Zealand wine producer to win a gold award at the International Wine and Spirit Competition.

The Detail - Research projects to reduce methane emissions from NZ's agricultural industry range from genetic experiments to seaweed in burp-free feed and toilet-training cows. Audio

The need has never been greater for the human race to think of ourselves as one inter-connected species, and to think of our one-and-only planet as a single home for all. Voices at the End is a powerful large-scale work by John Psathas for six grand pianos and multi-channel pre-recorded soundscape. Video, Audio

Tony Stamp explores the new album by NZ-born, London-based neo-soul adventurer Jordan Rakei, a blissed out collection about motherhood from UK singer Cleo Sol, and guitar-slinger Steve Gunn's latest. Audio

It's been a big week for New Zealand TV director Jessica Hobbs following her breakthrough Emmy win for her work on The Crown. Audio

When a bunch of unruly British tourists caused havoc around the country back in 2019, the general director of the New Zealand Opera Thomas de Mallet Burgess was struck by a bolt of inspiration. Audio

Commercial radio bosses want the government to moderate RNZ’s efforts to attract new audiences - and to scale back efforts to make public media 'bigger.'  Audio

WATCH - Little Farms NZ is an organic market garden that began as a gossipy Sunday afternoon gardening session for two Wairarapa women. Video, Audio

A half-century on from The Kinks' 1970 album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One, the boxed set arrives with heaps of archival extras. William Dart checks out just what lies beyond its megapopular single, 'Lola'. Audio

After weeks of cancelled flights and Covid-19 tests, Tim Knowlman, his husband and their baby daughter booked a charter plane to take them to Brisbane.  Audio

Hone Smythe can usually be found taking tourists through the Tongariro National Park on horseback. With borders closed, he's taking on a new project with inmates at Tongariro Prison. Audio

It’s 40 years since the South African rugby team toured Aotearoa and sparked major protests around the country. Stacey Knott speaks to people who were on each side of the divide.