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RNZ Music is excited to share this special live performance of traditional Māori Catholic hymn ‘Ka Waiata ki a Maria’. The performance is part of an hour-long show by 21 UK-based New Zealand singers… Video

New Zealander Chris Liddell  kept a low profile during his time on Trump’s team in the White House over the past four years. But last weekend TVNZ aired an hour-long chat with the man who’s now… Audio

Dan Slevin reviews Netflix’s hottest new mini-series. Video

National Party leader Judith Collins revealed her front bench picks from its shrunken caucus this week. She elevated Dr Shane Reti to be her deputy - and his drinking habits were leading the bulletins… Audio

Humanity stands at a fork in the road when it comes to dealing with the climate emergency - and failure to act risks catastrophe. Climate scientist and conservationist Professor Tim Flannery doesn't… Audio

Twenty-three year old Heather Gee-Taylor is one of New Zealand's youngest local body politicians and a charolais cattle breeder to boot. Audio

The Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says his country is taking a precautionary approach as it opens up to companies for seabed mineral exploration in parts of its territory. Audio

South Island musician Jenny Mitchell has just released the final track from her live, visual EP The Grainstore Sessions. ‘So Far’ is a poignant and heartwarming song about how it feels to leave the… Video

Professor Kurt Krause, who holds the chair in Biochemisty at the University of Otago, joins The Panel. Audio

Join us to travel back in time to the 1980s to explore that era's thriving music scene in Auckland with Simon Grigg. Audio

Sam Tietjen trained in mechanical engineering but has come back to the family orchard and is now overseeing the planting of 2000 avocado trees. Audio

RNZ’s Political Editor Jane Patterson discusses the new landscape since Labour's landslide victory on Saturday night, winning an outright majority - the first time this has been achieved under MMP… Audio

 Wellington Central can lay claim to the most bizarre electorate battle in New Zealand's history - in which the leading candidate was imprisoned and continued to campaign from jail. Audio

The man who defrauded a charitable trust linked to the Māori king to pay for weight loss surgery has avoided jail and been sentenced to home detention. Rangi Whakaruru was the king's trusted private… Audio

This week's critter of the week is the Falla's Skink which is is one of our largest and most robust skinks. Audio

From bad boys of Tango to Ethiopian Soul queens and everything in-between, RNZ’s Worlds of Music has been showcasing global sounds since 2016. Video

RNZ Music is delighted to present ‘Tonight We Could Go Out Dancing (As If It’s The Last)’. It’s the third release from King Sweeties, the new project from Bic Runga and Cass Basil of Tiny Ruins. Video

Nineteen iconic phoenix palms in Matamata might be getting the chop. Residents are not happy about the decision, but the local council says they are poisonous and need to come down. Jo McCaroll from… Audio

New Zealand singer/songwriter Harper Finn (son of Tim) released a brand new song and video on Friday. ’Dance Away These Days’ channels the frustration of lockdown and invites you to ‘lose yourself in… Video

Performed at the Final of the 2020 NZ Junior Piano Competition, Lewis Eady Showroom, 4 October 2020. Audio

Tony Stamp talked to Belgian Drum n Bass musician Netsky and 23-year-old Kiwi producer Montell2099 about how their new collaboration came together across several different continents. Video, Audio

Mez and Mahlete Tekeste only envisioned the protest march to be themselves and their close circle of friends. Within 24 hours, their flyer had been shared by some of the biggest names in NZ. Video

The blame game continues in Super Rugby - with South Africa saying responsibility for its planned move to Europe lies squarely with New Zealand. New Zealand Rugby, though, says South Africa's been… Audio

The New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson says the Sanzar parties agreed to find alternative competitions for 2020 and 2021, and NZR was not surprised by South Africa's decision to pull… Audio

The Labour Party promised to reduce homelessness, boost state housing stock and build thousands of homes during its first term.

But with a record high waitlist for social housing and the creation of… Audio