Music
The Panel Plus
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin. Then: the Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch is running a fundraising campaign to restore a hundred-and-forty-three year-old… Audio
Four players for the Four Last Songs
NZTrio's Amalia Hall talks about performing a pared-back arrangement of Strauss's Four Last Songs with the soprano Emma Pearson. Audio
Bangers and Match: The Ride of the Valkyries
We've got something new for you this Monday, a collaboration between us and our friends at RNZ Concert, a game we're calling Bangers and Match. Clarissa Dunn, host of Music Alive, joins Jesse to share… Audio
Not for Broadcast - Part 4: Explicit Content
Sexual innuendo has always been a staple of the pop song, but when is a song too sexy for the radio? The fourth part of this series looks at the history of songs, sex and censorship. Audio
Not for Broadcast - Part 3: Political football
What's the difference between a political satire and a campaign song? In the third part of this series Nick Bollinger listens to some songs about politicians that were deemed suitable for broadcast -… Audio
Not For Broadcast - Part 2: Teenage Rebellion
In the second part of this series Nick Bollinger goes back to the 1950s and looks at how a nationwide morals panic influenced the songs that were played - and not played - on New Zealand radio. Audio
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo goes Down Under
2025 marks the 75th anniversary of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and fans can see it in Auckland next year. Audio
How Taylor Swift became a billionaire - and it's not just album sales
The superstar has made business part of her persona, defying the narrative that executives receive much of the money generated by artists.
Worlds of Music 5 October, 2025
Music from the world, for the world, with Anoushka Shankar, Orquesta Akokán, Nigel Gavin, and master kora player Toumani Diabaté. Audio
Best Song Eva: Tom Sainsbury
Comedian, actor and writer Tom Sainsbury is hitting the road with his new stand-up show 'Lessons Not Learnt' over the next few weeks. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 5 October 2025
Lawyer, politician, church minister, teacher, opera singer: just some of the many and varied occupations of the hymn writers in this week’s episode of Hymns on Sunday. Audio
Nashville Babylon: 4 October 2025
On this week's Nashville Babylon there's blues from Freddie King, ska courtesy of Laurel Aitken, a gospel classic from Sam Cooke and The Soul Stirrers, soul from Ann Peebles and ahead of their… Audio
The Mixtape: Stefaan Van Leuven
This week's guest is a member of the successful Belgian band Soulwax, who since 1995 have been producing high impact alternative dance music, and this month will release their new album All Systems… Audio
The Sampler: Collection From Second Year by Birdlings Flat
Tony Stamp looks at a new collection of sincere acoustic singalongs from Otautahi Christchurch. Audio
Te Kahureremoa Taumata on new series Tukanga
Te Kahureremoa Taumata is an artist based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, her work spans music, storytelling, visual art and education. She is part of a new series on Whakaata Māori called Tukanga which… Audio
Bumpy is bringing her fusion of jazz and soul to Aotearoa
Naarm/ Melbourne-based composer, vocalist and Noongar woman Bumpy has just released her debut album Kanana, and will soon perform in New Zealand as part of Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio
Mohi live on Music 101
To celebrate his new album The Flowers That Grow From Concrete Pavements award-winning neo-soul artist Mohi and band join Kara in the RNZ studio for a performance and korero. Audio
Out Lately with Finn Johansson
He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music. Featuring: - Jarai Ethnic Group - koni by Music From the Mountain People of Vietnam - Camping Holiday… Audio
2024 Wellington Jazz Festival: Louisa Williamson
Pōneke-based saxophonist and composer Louisa Williamson and her band perform The Chasm Where We Fall Into Each Other - inspired by the ancient Patuna Chasm in the Wairarapa - as part of the 2024… Audio
From Mozart to the marimba
Freelance percussionist Naoto Segawa talks about the march that put him on the road to becoming a professional musician. Video, Audio
