Features

Rush week at the University of Alabama is the pinnacle of over-the-top university life in the US.

Brooding bad boy meets small-town dreamer. So far, so predictable - then It Ends With Us pulls the rabbit out of its hat. Video, Audio

After a "quite shaky" upbringing, Kayla Schwalger moved through her own teenage mental health struggles by reconnecting with her Samoan heritage.  Audio

Skipping between rehearsals and masterclasses, one of the world's best violinists finds time to drop by the RNZ studios. Video, Audio

The diabetic holy grail of an oral pill to supply insulin, instead of an injection, is headed to clinical trials. The lead researcher tells RNZ's Saturday Morning why their 'smart pill' is so important. Audio

Troy Kingi's latest album, Leatherman and the Mojave Green, the eighth in his 10:10:10 project, got him out of a creative funk, he tells RNZ's Music 101. Audio

Our guest on the Mixtape is Kiwi actor, comedian, writer and director Jesse Griffin. Many will be familiar with his American country music character Wilson Dixon who Jesse is bringing back for the The Comedy Festival Winter Specials. Video, Audio

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It's often tricky for a song, like an aeroplane, to take flight. William Dart looks at some artists who have earned their musical pilot's license including local artists Shayne P. Carter, Don McGlashan, L.A. Mitchell, and Goodwill. Audio

Church musician William Shrubsole is best known for the hymn tune ‘Miles Lane’. He was a “one tune man”, wrote composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, but what a “superb” tune it was. You can hear it set to Edward Perronet’s hymn All hail the power of Jesu’s name this week in Hymns on Sunday. Audio

Nick Tipping brings you wall-to-wall Afro-Cuban jazz this week. Audio

Fresh from his Lexus Song Quest success (achieving third place), countertenor Austin Haynes talks with Bryan Crump about his dual passions: singing and te reo Māori. Audio

We gather, eat and dance to celebrate a marriage beginning. Why not do the same when one ends? Audio

The Brooklyn Creamery supplies Wellington locals with fresh goat's milk from just outside the city centre. Audio

Our Changing World - They will look like fish, swim like fish and even sense like fish. Liz Garton meets a research team designing robofish and smart wetsuits to monitor the state of our oceans.  Audio

Despite an A-list cast, Borderlands scored the rare distinction of zero percent on Rotten Tomatoes.Is it really that bad? Video, Audio

A week after the 'Sky Stadium Curse', the All Blacks find themselves back on much happier ground. How have they fashioned a 30-year unbeaten run in Auckland?

There's just one day to go, but there's still a lot to be done.

On Saturday evening, Double Whammy! will be opening its doors to Tāmaki Makaurau gig-goers for the very first time. But with just one day to go, it is going to take a lot of hustling to make the Karangahape Road venue's vision come to life.

Kiwi country music queen Tami Neilson is heading to Nashville to play the Grand Ole Opry. Only the elite in country music get to play and you have to be invited to perform. Audio

Right now, she's in on a scholarship. But earlier this year, Felicity Powell had brain tumour surgery after battling the health system for two years. Audio

"I thought this is gold mine. He lent me a rifle, and I went off. And after three trips, I managed to shoot my first deer," remembers hunter and author, David Miller. Audio

This week tender sirloin steak paired with roasted mushrooms, rich sour cream, and a touch of mustard for a sauce that's pure nostalgia. Audio

In his neat Auckland kitchen, wearing a singlet and apron, Daniel Rankin boogies to ‘Bamboleo’ by the Gipsy Kings as he makes a cheesecake.

Leaders in Aotearoa's breaking community are standing behind Raygun and New Zealand's future in international breaking competitions, writes Serena Solomon.