Identity

New Zealand's first steelband festival is the backdrop for the rich cultural and spiritual links between Māori and Caribbean Islanders, they're celebrating their ties through their protest music… Audio, Gallery

Victor Rodger explores the personal, cultural and political aspects of transgender and non-binary identity with Georgina Beyer, Lexie Matheson, Nikolai Talamahina and Aych McArdle.  Audio

After reckoning with the dead in the award-winning How to be Dead in a Year of Snakes, Chris Tse has turned to issues of identity and how to live today in his powerful second collection. he's so MASC… Audio

In the 1970s New Zealand started to find its own voice through mass media, and that included imported children's television. Ready to knock? Turn the lock. Audio

In early 90s Christchurch, a remarkable group of Pasifika performers take their first steps towards success. Audio

Two years ago few people knew Jordan Peterson's name. Now he's either, depending on your stance, the public intellectual de jour or the acceptable face of alt-right cultural warriors. Audio

A fictional sex scandal from the 1960s is at the heart of the latest novel by Alan Hollinghurst. Hollinghurst is considered one of Britain’s foremost writers. His satire of 1980s Britain at the height… Audio

Why do we need a second language in our lives? New Zealand is still lagging behind on the international stage, as far as second language learning in school goes. That could be about to change. Audio, Gallery

Combining sign with mime and physical theatre, 'Salonica' is the tale of two soldiers who form an unlikely friendship in World War I. The work was developed with an international team of both deaf and… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has a favourite item at Te Papa and in episode two, we discover that while it speaks to her of endurance, it's probably not what you might expected. Video, Audio

The first object comes from the moment of 'first contact'. Historian Dame Anne Salmond talks about the silver ferns collected by the Endeavour and how New Zealand was born in science. Audio

The average person's online presence is larger than ever, as more of what we do is carried out digitally. But what information is out there, how easy is it to find, and who's using it? RNZ reporter… Audio

An Auckland woman says she wants the Catholic Church to acknowledge her father was a priest who broke his vow of celibacy. The woman, who RNZ has agreed not to identify, has broken a half century of… Audio

Although yesterday's Big Gay Out in Auckland was rained off, there was some good news for New Zealand's LGBTQI community, with the Minister of Statistics James Shaw announcing plans for a sexual… Audio