Features

Wellington-based painter Alice Toomer’s hyperrealistic works evoke emotion and appeal to all the senses.  Audio

Morgana O'Reilly tells Jesse Mulligan how she got cast in the third season of Mike White's wildly successful HBO comedy series. Audio

Since the 1970s, vinegar made with fermented apples has been touted as a cure for everything from varicose veins to weight gain. Niki Bezzant investigates its health benefits.

Wellington-based Samoan couple Daniel and Anna Filemoni run an autism support group with a "Pacific flavour". Audio

American musician Waxahatchee reveals a deep affection for Americana on her sixth LP. Video, Audio

Is gossiping a route to friendship or a surefire way to make workplace enemies? Depends how the recipient perceives the gossiper's intentions.

Yang Fan describes himself as a ‘cultural translator’; introducing the intangible, emotional side of Chinese culture to New Zealanders. Audio

British opera composer Jonathan Dove is on a mission to modernise his art form. Audio

Tony Stamp reviews the American musician's latest embrace of Americana, a release that shows deep familiarity and affection for past greats of the genre. Video, Audio

A New Zealand-Arab influencer has been showcasing Muslim faith and culture to a new audience this Ramadan.

Tobi Widemann grew up in Germany playing the violin. He now handcrafts string instruments in Christchurch. Audio

Nearly 1000 British sub-postmasters were wrongly prosecuted or convicted of theft, false accounting and fraud, due to a faulty computer system. The story of the scandal, told in the TV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, conveys extremely well both "the suffering and the misery that this major government organisation got away with", the real Alan Bates says. Audio

Ahead of her two NZ shows, English musician Beth Orton tells Music 101 about singing with "deep sincerity" and her newfound gratitude for songwriting. Video, Audio

Former NZ Army captain Dr Ellen Joan Ford is on a mission to change New Zealand's work culture. Audio

"We wanted [to create] the feeling you get when you drop a really great record that feels fresh" - Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys on Ohio Players. Audio

Every Easter Saturday, a massive auction of unwanted bric-a-brac raises thousands of dollars for locals in need. Audio

Ahead of her two NZ shows, English musician Beth Orton tells Music 101about singing with "deep sincerity" and her newfound gratitude for songwriting. Video, Audio

WATCH - People on the street tell us what they're willing to pay for a barista-made coffee. Video, Audio

After leaving the tech industry, Morgan Kane and her husband Ayden Mitchell now live and work on her parent's lifestyle block in Taranaki. Audio

Hard-working brothers Archie and Callum Woodhouse are the two top contenders to be East Coast Young Farmer of the Year.  Audio

William Dart looks at the new album by the extraordinary American singer Brittany Howard - for first for five years; and notes the anniversary of one of the greatest singers of the last century. Audio

George Woodward's hymn This joyful Eastertide begins today's programme. George was a man of many talents: as well as writing hymns, he was a bell ringer, he played the cello and euphonium, and he was a bee keeper. Audio

"We wanted [to create] the feeling you get when you drop a really great record that feels fresh" - Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys on Ohio Players. Audio

Chef Yael Shochat shares a recipe for Middle Eastern-style chicken wings.