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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

LEAO is the musical project of Auckland-born Samoan musician David Feauai-Afaese. Their music is Video, Audio

Lyttelton indie-folk songwriter Candice Milner has taken her unique Gothic folk sound all over the world. Today we hear songs from Candice's new album Depressional Season - the follow-up to her award-… Video, Audio

Check out award-winning Tāmaki RnB artist Disciple Pati performing live at Samoa House in Auckland.  Video, Audio

Talented singer-songwriter Jeremy Redmore joins us today for NZ Live. This month, the former frontman of rock band Midnight Youth is playing shows around New Zealand to mark his latest solo album The… Video, Audio

Vulnerable families in Fiji are living on a tin of fish or a packet of biscuits a day as the pandemic continues to bite.

Charities are working hard to deal with a desperate need for food and other… Audio

The government is being warned those living in poverty will bear the brunt of the Climate Change Commission's plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions.

The Commission has released its roadmap for the… Audio

Heloise Stevance is a computational astrophysicist whose specific field is how stars live and die. She's from France, studied in the UK and is now at the University of Auckland. Dr Stevance's work… Audio