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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have found new evidence that people with greater optimism are more likely to achieve "exceptional longevity". Assistant Professor and Psychologist… Audio

The UK duo Iggy Pop called "The best rock n' roll band in the world" perform live in the RNZ studio, and chat to Tony Stamp. Video, Audio

Nadia Reid has just released her highly anticipated third album Out Of My Province. She joins Jesse Mulligan to discuss recording in the United States and performs some new tracks. Video, Audio

Music commentator Graeme Downes has been thinking about the number of live recordings he owns, and what makes a good live album. He shares some tunes from Tom Waits' Big Time and Glitter and Doom live… Audio

Video games, board games, e-sport, sport-sport... it's all Game Theory.  Audio

Do you zone out in conversations? Wake at 3am worrying about things? Find yourself addicted to your phone? Kerene Strochnetter has written a book entitled Crazy Busy - in which she argues that if busy… Audio

Along the South Island's rugged West Coast live a community of people whose self-sufficent way of life is being captured on film before it passes into history. Audio

In 1978, a seemingly straightforward experiment involving New Zealand rabbits discovered that kindness made the difference between a heart attack and a healthy heart. It's called the 'rabbit effect'… Audio

Last week, Jackie Miller joined the show for our Calling Home segment, where she told listeners about her lifestyle in the Liguria region of Italy. Seven days later she is living in a Covid-19 danger… Audio

Brad Wells, artistic director of Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth talks about the visionary, otherworldly production Kopernikus playing at the 2020 NZ Festival of the Arts. Audio

Singer-songwriter and piano teacher Arjuna Oakes recently released his his debut EP The Watcher. He plays us some tracks and chats to Jesse Mulligan. Video, Audio

Trevor Reekie plays an eclectic mix of trans-global music, including fusion and folk roots. This week it's live sessions recorded by RNZ at this month's Womad world music festival. Video, Audio, Gallery

Veteran Tahiti politician Flosse in last ditch efforts to rekindle career. Audio

RNZ Music is delighted to be the first to share the new live video from Wellington folk trio Ida Lune. ‘Bittersweet’ is the second single from their self-titled album, due out in April, on their own… Video

An online publication outlining safe, hygienic practices needed when undergoing the traditional tatau or tattoo hopes to see the art continue on for years. Audio

American indie rock band The Schizophonics play live in the RNZ studio. Video, Audio

Former Mockers frontman Andrew Fagan's just released a new album, Act Normal. He's in to perform with his band The People. Audio

Live radio commentary of New Zealand cricket matches appears to be over.

Media company NZME announced today that it had failed to reach an agreement with New Zealand cricket for next season's… Audio

Organisers of a festival celebrating the diversity of South Auckland want to prove its different from other cultural events in the city. Audio

There are signs of a fresh influx of West Papuans into Papua New Guinea amid a protracted conflict across the border. Audio

The interrelationship between the history of propaganda and our world of digital surveillance is discussed by Dr Ethan Plaut from the University of Auckland during the 2019 Raising the Bar night. Audio

Formed in Tokoroa in the 1970s, funk band Collision released one album in 1978 which went on to become a sought after classic. Over fourty years later they join Tony Stamp in the RNZ studio to perform… Audio

Molly Payton grew up in Auckland and two years ago moved to London. Back in the country to play her first-ever headline shows on home soil, the 18-year-old performs a live session at our Wellington… Video, Audio