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Enjoy a celebration of The Beatles, in A Strange Days Night, Fab Four songs performed by an array of local artists live at The Auckland Town Hall.

Around three hundred people on Papua New Guinea's Duke of York group are without homes after their houses were destroyed in last week's magnitude 7.5 earthquake. The quake has affected thousands in… Audio

Our guest for NZ Live today is Bailey Wiley! She's just released a new self titled EP and is about to go on tour but she's made time to bring a pile of people and equipment into the Auckland studio to… Audio

The 2019 Pacific Music Awards take place tonight at Manukau's Vodafone Event Centre. Finalists include Tomorrow People, Kings, Adeaze and SWIDT. The late Tongan Monarch, Queen Sālote Tupou lll will… Video

The next time you're walking along Queen Street in downtown Auckland, cast your eyes to the Town Hall. There's an extraordinary gift of love adorning one of the city's historic buildings - and… Audio

The inaugural Pacific People's Housing Forum was launched in Auckland last week. Discussions centred on the housing challenges and needs of the island communities in NZ and around the region. Audio

Direct from San Diego, the rock band The Schizophonics are live in our Auckland studio. They're known for their explosive and frenzied live performances. Pat Beers is the lead singer and guitarist… Audio

The local government of Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands has bought hundreds of acres of land in Hawaii as a climate change bolt-hole. Audio

Samoan-New Zealand artist Edith Amituana'i has become the first Pasifika woman to hold a solo exhibition at Wellington's Adam Art Gallery. Audio

Live Australian election Insight special hosted by Philippa Tolley Audio

New Zealand musician Neil MacLeod is with us today for NZ Live. He's a singer/guitarist and he's got a couple of mates with him in the Wellington studio. Audio

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has praised Fiji for "standing up for the planet. Audio

Facebook has unveiled new live-streaming restrictions on the eve of the Christchurch Call summit in Paris. Technology commentator Paul Spain joins Checkpoint host Lisa Owen in the studio to discuss… Video, Audio

This week is Rotuma Language Week and hundreds of Rotumans from around New Zealand are gathering in Auckland to celebrate their language and culture. On Monday May 13, the islanders commemorated… Audio

New Zealand has a passionate community of live music photographers, many of whom are showing their work as part of an exhibition called 'From The Pit'. We asked them to share their favourite... or not… Audio

Last week we brought you the story of how dairy giant Fonterra changed their entire milk tanker schedule in Te Rapa district so that their number one fan could go to bed on time. This morning, Andy's… Video, Audio

Over the past twenty years, US stand-up comedian, actor, and writer Josh Wolf has been honing his skills as a funny man and as a father. In the early days of perfecting his live comedy he wrote a… Audio

The Mayor of Wellington, Justin Lester, has announced the establishment of a wet house for homeless alcoholics will not go ahead. He says supported living units would be created, instead, which he… Audio

Indyah Madsen is only 17 but is just releasing her debut single - and it's getting some great reviews - so we invited her on to perform it. Audio

Rodney and Gareth from Goodshirt join RNZ's Tony Stamp to chat about their appearance on Prime TV's Anthems, and play a few of their classic tunes. Audio

Guitar and drum duo Skinny Hobos bring straight down the barrel rock and roll to the RNZ Studio. They speak to Yadana Saw about taking their big drums and big riffs to the provinces. Video, Audio

Enjoy the energetic indie-pop brilliance of The Beths, recorded live by RNZ Music. Video, Audio

This week we have rising country and folk singer Kendall Elise who has just released her debut album, Red Earth. She performs live in our Auckland studio with her band. Audio

Wellington City Council has been making a song and dance about its living wage status, but now it's emerged some of its staff are actually on minimum wage. Audio