Features

In the fifth and final episode of Best of the Fest  Perlina Lau is joined by playwright and dramaturg, Nathan Joe, actor, voice artist and intimacy coordinator, Romy Hooper and comedian, writer, actor and producer Tom Sainsbury.  Audio

Voice of Tangaroa - There’s the potential for huge amounts of carbon to be locked away our ocean ecosystems , if we don’t mess it up. Audio

Chloe Loftus is directing a mass outdoor dance event down Wellington's Cuba Street this Sunday and she'd like you to participate. Video, Audio

Lashings of baroque swearing and a classy cast can't quite rescue Wicked Little Letters, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio

If you're a bun purist who thinks it's wrong to mess with a favourite, you probably shouldn't read this story.

Megan Flint from the New Zealand Choral Federation is leading the charge to get our primary and intermediate school classes singing again. Video, Audio

It’s not too late to start prepping the winter veggie garden, gardening guru Kath Irvine says. Audio

The Sampler - Tony Stamp reviews the ex-Sonic Youth member's second solo album, a noisy, hip-hop influenced outing that puts provocateurs her junior to shame. Video, Audio

With the price of vinyl getting higher and higher, more and more people are seeking out another kind of physical media. Audio

Violinist Darren Breeze and actor Geoffrey Clendon talk about reciting Coleridge's mighty poem, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", with live music. Video, Audio

The Convert, set during the notorious Musket Wars of the early 1800s, directed by Lee Tamahori and starring Guy Pearce and Lawrence Makoare is let down by a less than gripping story, writes Simon Morris. Video, 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 TikTok-inspired tacos that the whole whānau will love.

Sitting at the heart of imposter syndrome are false beliefs about competence, coach and consultant Bex Bell says. Audio

It's been the number one sport for women and girls in this country for more than 100 years. As Netball NZ gears up for its centenary, Bridget Tunnicliffe looks at how the sport carved its own path.

Recruited by the Beatles, on the cover of TIME Magazine before was 25, James Taylor overcame addiction and depression to become one of the most beloved singers of all time. He talks to Jim Mora. Audio

Widescreen - ​Dan Slevin samples a few of the more than 160 titles screening in Ōtaki this week.

It is all charm and seduction at the start of a relationship with a narcissist - but how do you end it safely? Dr Ramani Durvasula explains. Audio

There are four shining stars on screen in the new joyous and heartfelt Aotearoa New Zealand film The Mountain - the directorial debut of acclaimed actor Rachel House.  Video, Audio

Former pro basketballer Stuart McEwen wants to change his life - and he wants you to join him.

The price of veggies is tumbling after hitting record highs in the last two years. Extreme weather such as Cyclone Gabrielle wiped out many crops, but the recovery is underway, says United Fresh President Jerry Prendergast.       Audio

Ann Patchett is one of the world's most acclaimed, prize-winning novelists and non-fiction writers, she wants to write books that "don't destroy your soul," she tells Susie Ferguson. Audio

Dame Hinewehi Mohi celebrates the 20th anniversary of her first Music Therapy Centre, and the crucial role her daughter's cerebral palsy played in its formation. Audio

Musician Tarik Rahim talks about his journey from working beside his father shaping surf boards in Gijón, Spain, to making a life - and music - in Mount Maunganui. Audio

A research team in the UK has found adopting habitual exercise can add up to three years to life expectancy. Audio