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The Steampunk NZ Festival started in 2009. Seven years later, The Guardian named Oamaru the 'Steampunk Capital of the World'. We're crossing live to the North Otago town to catch up with  'La… Audio

It's an end of an era in Oturehua this week as motorcycle enthusiasts gather for the 40th and final Brass Monkey rally. Radio NZ Board of Governors member Mike O'Donnell is attending his 24th Brass… Audio

It's another RNZ music Live Session! This time it's Raglan-based musician Muroki with 'Wavy', the opening track from his debut EP Dawn. Video, Audio

For NZ Live this week folk & country singer songwriter Amiria Grenell is in our Wellington studio with a whole bunch of new material from her upcoming third album. Audio

A new survey of almost 8000 teenagers has found housing deprivation is still a massive problem that affects nearly a third of adolescents. That's from the Youth19 Housing Deprivation Brief from… Audio

Director Rodney Ascher's debut 'Room 237' offered up some wild theories about interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's visionary masterpiece 'The Shining.' His latest documentary, 'A Glitch in the… Audio

Bike Auckland's Liberate the Lane took place at Point Erin Park in Ponsonby this morning, before the cyclists made their way across the harbour bridge. The Chair and Spokesperson for Bike Auckland… Audio

RNZ Music is proud to present our brand new series of live sessions with some on Aotearoa’s finest. Ladyhawke and band performed a selection of classic hits and new songs live at Te Oro Arts Centre in… Video, Audio

The energetic folk trio Albi & The Wolves are in for New Zealand Live today. They're currently hard at work on their third album, which they have shared some tracks from for today's session. Audio

Former Gisborne police officer Tui Keenan tells us about sharing her skills with local whanau and rangatahi - teaching them how to forage, hunt and fish. Audio, Gallery

nicholas Franchise (with a lower case n) describes their sound as "pop-raunch rock".  The band joined us live in-studio during their 'Unleash The Franchise' tour in April. Audio

Daily J is made up of three Blenheim brothers - Jayden, Jesse & Jonny, and their friends Rick and Cody. They join us in the Auckland studio for NZ Live. Video, Audio

Cathy O'Grady, who lives with her family on a boat in Wellington, joins Jesse to share the realities of nautical life. Audio

RNZ Music is proud to present our new series of live sessions with some of Aotearoa's best. Tāmaki-based hip-hop duo Church & AP and producer Dera Meelan brought the fire with hits from their newest… Video, Audio

Singer and songwriter Mara TK (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungu, Tainui) joins us in the studio this week. Video, Audio

The Children's Commissioner says the government needs to take bold action on discrimination, incomes and housing in next week's budget to improve the lives of Maori, Pacific and disabled children… Audio

One in five children are living in households where food can run out, and one in three are living in houses that are unaffordable for their whānau.

That's the bleak picture painted by the latest… Audio

Iconic Dunedin band The Chills stop by RNZ's Wellington studio to play an NZ Live session. They are currently midway through a nationwide tour to mark the release of their seventh studio album… Video, Audio

#live your best life, sounds great until it keeps you from living your real life. There is extraordinary pressure on young adults today to be extraordinary says Rainesford Staufffer, a writer who… Audio

Health workers at the frontline of fighting terrible rates of cervical cancer among Māori say a new, easier test, will save lives but isn't a one-stop fix.

The government will introduce a type of… Audio

May is NZ Music Month, Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa! RNZ Music is proud to present our new series of live sessions with some of Aotearoa's best. Made with support from NZ on Air. Video, Audio

The Phoenix Foundation played Auckland's Powerstation as part of the band's first nationwide tour in 5 years. Their dynamic performance featured new songs from their latest celebrated album Friend… Audio

Thirty years ago Catherine King and Wayne Adams started a project to build their dream home - a floating complex off the coast of western Canada which they have dubbed Freedom Cove. What they created… Audio

Celebrating Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa NZ Music Month Enjoy 30 minutes of some of the best live performances from local artists. Audio