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Friends of the five teenage boys killed in Saturday's horrific crash are being warned not to do anything dangerous as they plan a car meet-up in honor of the victims.

Those going to the tribute this… Audio

It's a Code RED for humanity - the world's largest-ever report into climate change has just been published, warning that billions of lives are at immediate risk. The UN report claims global heating is… Audio

Christchurch neo soul pop group Dillastrate is this week's NZ Live. The duo is made up of Henare 'H' Kaa and Tim Driver, who are set to release their new EP, Narrative, on August 13. Audio

Tuatara, Aotearoa's surviving remnant from the age of dinosaurs, are not noted for their speed. But new research has turned up one surprisingly swift aspect of their anatomy - their speedy sperm.

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After his government allowed RSE workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu into the country without going through MIQ to make up for staff shortages, Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says the… Audio

Today Lavina Good is at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she is working as part of the international commentary team. Lavina will look back on New Zealand's big day on the water yesterday and preview… Audio

A third of New Zealanders living overseas are planning to return home and many of them will stay for good, according to a survey.

There are around a million New Zealanders living overseas, and… Audio

Multi-instrumentalist indie-folk singer, Graeme James, is back in the country after several years living in Europe. He is releasing his new EP today 'Field Notes on an Endless Day' and joins Jesse in… Audio

RNZ Music is stoked to present the first performance from our latest set of live sessions – it’s Auckland hip hop luminary Kings with tracks from his recently-released album Raplist, plus an old fave!

Aotearoa's longest running live poetry event, Auckland's Poetry Live! is celebrating 40 eventful, often rowdy and always entertaining years, with a publication launched today called This Twilight… Audio, Gallery

Inflation's hit a 10 year high, and although fuel and houses are largely to blame, the food that we grow in abundance is expensive. Why?  Audio

Pōneke indie rock trio Soft Plastics perform live for Music 101.  Audio

Our NZ Live guest today is the beloved Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett. She's halfway through a tour of Aotearoa, most of which is sold out, and her third studio album Things Take Time… Video, Audio

A mother and son musical collaboration has shown we can live better through singing in public - anything from singing in a choir to singing together on a family drive somewhere. Audio

LAIIKA and band perform boppin' versions of their latest songs live for RNZ Music at Auckland's Samoa House. Made with support from NZ on Air.  Video, Audio

This week's NZ Live session is with music collective Flamingo Pier, who are in the middle of a big release tour to celebrate their debut self-titled LP. Video, Audio

The number of children living in motels has reached a record high, despite the government's pledge to combat child poverty.

Latest figures released to Checkpoint show there were more than 4,300… Video, Audio

A special live performance from Louis Baker and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Recorded in February at a one-off sold-out show.  Audio

Singer-songwriter Hera Hjartardottir has spent the past two decades based in NZ, but touring the world with her guitar, supporting the likes of Nick Cave, Joe Cocker, Amanda Palmer, and the Dresden… Video, Audio

No one has ever been held to account for the decades of abuse and torture suffered by children at the Lake Alice psychiatric unit. Now, survivors have told their stories.  Audio

A young Uyghur man living in New Zealand says he has lost all contact with his family in China and fears they are in concentration camps in Xinjiang.

More than a million Uyghurs are in what the… Audio

A new nationwide survey has shone a light on the rise of misinformation and the concern New Zealanders have about it. The research commissioned by the Classification Office has found exposure to false… Audio

Tiny Ruins (Hollie Fullbrook) released her debut album Some Were Meant For The Sea in May 2011. Tiny Ruins recorded this very special session for RNZ performing songs from her debut album and sharing… Audio

This week marked the winter solstice in New Zealand, so we've passed the shortest day of the year. To mark the occasion we've looked back at the incredible performances of NZ Live so far in 2021. Audio