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Keep your ears out for a "flutey" and melancholic birdcall if you're heading for the Heaphy Track this summer. A bird recorded by three trampers on 29 December may have been made by the possibly… Video, Audio

Tony Stamp looks back at some of his favourite international albums of 2021, including UK soul, Scottish post-rock, American folk songs about movies, and more. Audio

Author and historian Hampton Sides' latest book, The Exotic: Intrigue and Cultural Ruin in the Age of Imperialism, tells the remarkable story of Mai, a central figure in the story of Captain James… Audio

We received hundreds of suggestions of classical music you'd love to share with the rest of New Zealand on RNZ Concert. Here are some of the stories which inspired those choices. Video, Audio

Tony Stamp peruses a dancefloor stonker from tropical, Waiheke by-way-of Hackney Wick dance trio Flamingo Pier, the debut album by icy Auckland singer-songwriter Louisa Nicklin, and a sparse, soothing… Audio

Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie Audio

Tony Stamp checks out the latest from Rwanda-NZ rapper Raiza Biza, Christian indie strummer Julien Baker, and a collection of seventies Nigerian funk curated by the resourceful record label Analog… Audio

Access to gender affirming medical services differs from region to region. And healthcare professionals say it's harming transgender and gender diverse New Zealanders.

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

LA-based journalist and writer Anna Rankin shares her epic list of favourite songs, books, podcasts, movies and TV shows with us. Audio

On this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a couple of slip-ups at the Herald, a run-in between Magic Talk and the WHO and another 1pm press conference question that… Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews a new album from The Chicks - formerly Dixie Chicks - in which the personal is political; a four-continent collaboration under the South African banner Keleketla, and a tough… Audio

Elizabeth Kerr reviews yesterday evening's all-Beethoven concert by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Video

Nick Bollinger reviews the latest incarnation of a centuries-old New Orleans carnival tradition from The 79rs Gang, and some of the last recordings by the late African drumming genius Tony Allen Audio

The documentary film Influence lifts the lid on how one of the world’s biggest PR companies - Bell Pottinger - destroyed itself when its unethical conduct in South Africa was exposed. Mediawatch asks… Video, Audio

Author and 'veteran worrier' Mark O'Connell has criss-crossed the globe to meet people preparing for the end of the world.  Audio

The life of a disabled boy is being put at risk because his family is forced to live in a cold garage due to a lack of appropriate housing, a south Auckland social worker says.

Seven-year-old… Video, Audio

NZME’s bold bid to buy its biggest rival for $1 foundered in the High Court this week. But Stuff - our biggest publisher of news - is still on the block along with the nation’s most popular magazines… Audio

Lockdown has been an extended period of reflection for New Zealand's team of 5 million. So what have we learned about ourselves and how we want to live our lives? RNZ In Depth reporter Teresa Cowie…

Over the past twenty years there has been a bumper crop of memorable and beautiful local albums that have found notable success. We are proud to offer you our top 21 albums of the twenty-first century… Audio

He's been described as "the father of New Zealand composition" Douglas Lilburn was a composer, conductor, critic and teacher whose work earned him our highest award - the Order of New Zealand. Video, Audio

William Dart goes globe-trotting, sampling ska from Melbourne, the almost indescribable Korean band SsingSsing, punk from Russia, and ending up in Scotland for folk-singer Karine Polwart's gorgeous… Video, Audio

People point the finger at politicians, platforms and the news media for the spread of fake news and misinformation, but an expert tells Mediawatch the PR industry’s role usually goes under the radar… Video, Audio

New Zealand's demand for meth is rampant - and organised crime gangs are stepping up their efforts to get it into the country. Audio

Newsroom's Bernard Hickey explains the latest OCR drop, what it means, and predicts its direction a year out.  Audio

In November 1948, Invercargill doctor Geoffrey Orbell discovered two pair of South Island takahē living in a high valley in the Murchison Mountains of Fiordland. Video, Audio, Gallery

Clarissa Dunn takes you behind the scenes at the Michael Hill International Violin Competition 2019.

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Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock is in New Zealand this week to open the Wellington Jazz Festival. He talks to Jim Mora about what led him to music in the first place, what he's most proud of, and why some… Video, Audio

Franz Josef and Fox Glacier locals will be heaving a big sigh of relief tomorrow when the Waiho Bridge finally reopens - more than two weeks after it was swept away by floodwaters. Video, Audio

A new orchestral work by Wawrick Blair comes with the explicit instruction from its composer “no conductor”. Instead, each player is asked to play each note to their own interpretation of when it… Audio