Features

The NZSO and guests commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Christchurch Mosque attacks by bringing together musical influences from New Zealand, Greek, Moroccan, Arabic, Persian, African-American, and Russian cultures.

Comedian Tom Sainsbury talks with Anika Moa about making movies, his social media characters and the two children he helped bring into the world. Video, Audio

Unsure what to do with his newfound freedom, a 60-year-old retired salary-man finds new purpose in exploring the food of his neighbourhood. Jogai Bhatt explains why it's worth a watch.

Australian didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton talks to Bryan Crump ahead of his tour of Aotearoa with the Brodsky String Quartet. Video, Audio

Languishing is a lot more than just feeling meh or blah, it's the absence of a lot of the good things that go into making life meaningful, says sociologist Dr Corey Keyes. Audio

Widescreen - If you like detective television, AcornTV is the best bingeing you can get, says Dan Slevin.

Australian didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton talks to Bryan Crump ahead of his tour of Aotearoa with the Brodsky String Quartet. Video, Audio

The 33-year-old Christchurch rider represented New Zealand at last month's World Downhill Skateboarding Championships and won third place. Video

Mike Booth and Ben McNicoll from the Auckland Jazz Orchestra talk about the band's tribute album to the late Kiwi jazz great, Phil Broadhurst – a project that was four years in the making. Audio

British coming of age film How to Have Sex is a tale that’s, if not quite as old as time, certainly a familiar one to anyone who’s ever been a teenager, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio

The singer in Zambia's most successful rock act speaks with Tony Stamp about pioneering Zamrock in the 1970s, and the band's resurrection and new roster, ahead of their first New Zealand appearances. Audio

American soul singer Teddy Swims' breakout song ‘Lose Control’ was number 1 on the radio here for 11 weeks. It’s a bittersweet success, as the album was written during a relationship breakdown, The singer bares his soul on Music 101. Audio

Rambling emails and inefficient rules; these are the kind of things that make employees go spare. They're forms of friction that chip away at initiative and grind down workers, says Stanford University Professor Robert Sutton. Audio

New Zealand's first surfboard library is putting out the call for your munted old board.

The Sampler - Tony Stamp reviews the Ōtautahi musician's debut EP. Video, Audio

Autumn weather is the perfect growing conditions for mushrooms, and New Zealand is home to tens of thousands of varieties - some edible, but most not, Liv Sisson tells Nights. Audio

A 55 meals for $50 video  saw Stacey Scott aka the Farmers Wife Homestead blow up. Since then, the reluctant YouTuber has reached almost 14000 subscribers and the viral video 140,000 views. Audio

The Detail: The Hurricanes Poua's season started with two controversial haka criticising the government, with critics asking if politics belong in sport. Audio

Mike Booth and Ben McNicoll from the Auckland Jazz Orchestra talk to Bryan Crump about the band's tribute album to the late Kiwi jazz great, Phil Broadhurst – a project that was four years in the making. Audio

Noise cancelling devices are big business but prolonged use may have a host of hidden problems, a hearing expert tells RNZ's Sunday Morning. Audio

Oppenheimer swept the board with seven awards, Poor Things won four, and Zone of Interest won two. Buzzy 2023 cultural juggernaut Barbie went home with one Oscar for best original song. Here’s what RNZ’s resident film buffs had to say about the winners.

In 2018, Sandro Kopp was tasked by film director Wes Anderson to create ten monumental paintings for The French Dispatch in less than three months. His new exhibition is about to open in Dunedin. Audio

Two visiting English thinkers chat with Susie Ferguson about some of the major challenges and opportunities in our evolving world. Audio

Mediawatch - TVNZ’s proposals to balance its worsening books mean Kiwis could end up with almost no national current affairs on TV within weeks.