Features

It's a 21^st century classic to begin this week’s programme: In Christ Alone, written by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty in 2001. Audio

Psychedelic RnB band SKILAA perform tracks from their debut album Tiger in the River.

Nic Watt shares the recipe for a comforting fried rice dinner.

Salad Brothers aims to produce half a million lettuces a year in their 900m2 state-of-the-art tunnel house. Audio

A new wave of content creators are trolling social media users with staged interactions, disgusting cooking videos and mistakes that, frankly, just piss people off.

Teacher Mat Hoyes talks to RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump about using Kiwi pop songs to bridge the academic gap between music and New Zealand secondary school students. Video, Audio

A bright red vehicle with an illuminated light on its roof is turning heads in the country's largest city.

First person - I came for the treasure, but now I think I'm on the trash.

New Zealand was once a homeowner's dream, now just 60 percent of households own the place they live in - and that's on the slide, a housing advocate says. Audio

Professor Catherine Crock is the founder of Australia's Hush Foundation, which for the past 25 years has been commissioning and recording music by Australian composers to pipe into the wards, waiting rooms and operating theatres of the nation's hospitals. RNZ Concert host Bryan Crump spoke with Professor Crock about the foundation, its work and its future. Video, Audio

Making and processing music is something unique to human brains, says Dr Sam Mehr. But why are we so attuned to rhythms, melodies and matching tones? We take a deep dive into the universal language of music, and how our minds make sense of it.   Video, Audio

Even though terrifying for parents, we need to let teenagers take some risks, a UK academic says. Audio

A six-second, sepia-toned trailer reveals a boat jetting past idyllic coves. "What happens in Thailand, stays in Thailand". Video

Your new luxury superfake handbag might fool everyone, but what are the ethics around on-selling or gifting it?

An Australian cryonics company froze its first client in May. At the moment, it's unlikely to ever come back to life. Audio

Not sure what to eat tonight? Christchurch-based chef, author and busy mum Sam Parish knows the feeling. She shares a simple and super-tasty recipe for curry fritters that the whole whānau will love.

It's been a tough time for the family fun since Covid, but that looks set to change with the return of Weber Brothers Circus to New Zealand shores in 2025.

A new Australian film attempts to unravel a 45-year-old US cold case. At the end of their Friday night shift in 1978 four young workers at a burger restaurant in Speedway, Indiana went missing. Audio

Can even the most "committed couch potatoes" be motivated to move their bod? Audio

For more than 100 years, swimming in the river was banned due to health concerns. Now, Olympic athletes are competing in it and falling sick, writes Jogai Bhatt.

Just months before his death in 2023, Ryuichi Sakamoto’s son filmed his father’s final piano performance for the documentary Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus. Video, Audio

Counterfeit designer accessories are now so good you'd swear they were the real thing. Would you buy one?

There's been a few "girl" and "lady" bombs when referencing female athletes,  writes Serena Solomon.

The drug desynchronised certain brain networks, potentially enhancing its plasticity. Audio