Features

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

Deidre Brown (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu) tells Kathryn Ryan it's an honour and "really humbling" to receive the NZ Institute of Architects' 2023 Gold Medal. Video, Audio

WATCH - We ask people on the street what they've stopped spending money on as financial pressures increase. Video, Audio

It's time to say goodbye to long summer evenings for another year. Video

Canterbury speed dating host Beaulieu Matthews breaks the ice at events with funny anecdotes about her own bad dates. Audio

Percussionist Jacob Nissly and composer Adam Schoenberg are in the country for the NZSO performance of Adam's percussion concerto, "Losing Earth", which was written for Jacob. Audio

Young, gifted and into the classics as well as classical music. Bryan Crump talks with the pianist Otis Prescott-Mason. Video, Audio

German-born Tobi Widemann talks to Bryan Crump about the art of violin making. Audio

Tania Frazer and Amalia Hall are bringing a new chamber music festival to Waiheke Island. Audio

Bay of Plenty entrepreneur Craig Brown says he created a high-quality coconut butter to benefit the environment first and vegan foodies second. Audio

Frustrated by the hype around anti-ageing, Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan presents the hard facts in his new book Why We Die. Audio

New Zealand artist Rozana Lee connects patterns and symbols of Asian and Pasifika cultures in her batik artworks. Audio

A brush with death in early 2023 gave Tami Neilson fresh perspective on her life and career. She tell Anika Moa about her "come to Jesus" moment and they discuss the realities of being a working musician. Video, Audio

A book about finding inner peace, an '80s muscle magazine and a Bryan Adams banger are some of Māori choreographer Rodney Bell's favourite things. Video, Audio

 James Frankham joins a team studying erect-crested penguins who breed in the remote Bounty Islands. Audio

Prominent composer Victoria Kelly shares some lesser-known songs by her musical hero Prince, including the one she orchestrated to accompany her first kiss! Video, Audio

WATCH - Journalist Guyon Espiner gets real about living with Type 1 Diabetes on It's Personal. Video, Audio

A media literacy module that encourages kids to "stop, think and check" before believing what they see online will soon be rolled out in NZ classrooms. Audio

Kiwi actress Sara Wiseman chats with Susie Ferguson about her return to the Auckland stage, "getting over herself" to play an ape and why she loves working in Australia. Video, Audio

After helming her fifth international marbles event in the UK, Te Awamutu woman Julia McCarthy-Fox is packing up the little glass balls for another year. Audio

Explainer: From a glittering music career to allegations of sexual abuse, violence and federal raids, US hip hop star P Diddy (real name: Sean Combs) has been in the headlines recently.

Newly discovered music recorded by the late singer Marvin Gaye includes 66 demos of new songs on a cache of cassette tapes that have lain hidden in Belgium for more than 40 years.

Victoria Kelly shares some lesser-known songs by her musical hero – Prince. Video, Audio

Sam Parish shares a quick-and-easy dinner recipe for udon noodles in a curry sauce with shredded chicken. Audio