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US folk artist Matthew Bean aka Sneaky Bones is back in New Zealand for a third time, performing live for the first time since 2019. He'll be playing a string of North Island centres starting later… Audio

RNZ Concert is putting the word out about a survey they're conducting to gather feedback on the music they play. Host of The Works and Inside Out, Nick Tipping talks to Jesse about their survey. Audio

We head straight to the UK where our correspondent Ellie Jay is standing by from London. Audio

The Kiwi Ferns can make it a triumphant double for New Zealand women's sports teams when they play Australia's "Jillaroos" in the final of the Rugby League World Cup.

A week after the Black Ferns… Audio

When the fulltime whistle blows in a football match in Wellington on Sunday, the score could be in the thousands.

Twenty-eight people are attempting to set a Guinness World Record for the longest… Audio

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have now discovered that bumblebees love to play ball games, and as with humans, young bumblebees like to play more than older ones do. Audio

Film director and producer Dame Gaylene Preston has been an inspirational and groundbreaking force in New Zealand culture for more than four decades. Dame Gaylene joins us to play some favourite… Audio

The Labour Party is playing down its sharp drop in support in the latest political poll, saying the result should be taken with a "grain of salt".

The Newshub Reid Research poll has Labour sitting… Audio

The Black Caps have topped their group at the T20 World Cup in Australia, and will play Pakistan on Wednesday night in Sydney for a place in the final. New Zealand beat Ireland by 35 runs on Friday… Audio

Australian installation artist and sculptor Emily Floyd is about to reveal to Dunedinites an exhibition about the history of childcare that she's created since coming to the city on a research visit… Audio, Gallery

"Mr Organ is a black hole and I've fallen in," quips journalist and filmmaker David Farrier midway through his latest feature documentary, as he plays a bizarre cat and mouse game with the titular and… Video, Audio

According to the World Health Organisation, children under 5 need 180 minutes of physical activity every day. To help early childhood teachers give pre-schoolers the physical activity they need to… Audio

New Zealand has had some big ambitions in the Pacific and mixed relations with our neighbours. Video, Audio

Why isn’t New Zealand part of Australia? | The Aotearoa History Show | RNZ

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The Black Ferns will play France in the semifinals of the women's Rugby World Cup after a dominant victory over Wales on Saturday night.

A big crowd turned out in Whangarei to watch the team's 55-3… Audio

California’s cult guitar hero Ty Segall is headed our way at long last!

The prolific psych rocker is bringing his supersonic sound machine to Aotearoa this summer, accompanied by his Freedom Band.

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Former lead singer of band Eb and Sparrow, Lamb's dreamy sound has been explained as somewhere between Nina Simone and Gillian Welch, with a glimmer of Catpower. She is about to commence a… Video, Audio

Marine mammals were a source of food and clothing for Māori and Moriori, and valuable oil for Europeans. Hunting them brought cultures together, made fortunes and cost lives but today it's saving them… Video, Audio

These are the wars that cost more lives than any other in our history. Stretched over more than a decade & the entire country, these conflicts changed Māori warfare & much of what came next.

Moriori are the original people of Rēkohu (aka Chatham Island or Wharekauri) & they have a tragic and inspiring story. Unfortunately, that story's often been twisted into, well, utter rubbish. Video, Audio

In 1841 a few tiny islands of Pākehā settlement existed in an ocean of Māori land. Today, that picture has reversed & Māori own a fraction of Aotearoa. A big part of the reason? The Native Land Court.

Playing sound while you are sleeping could help to strengthen some memories, while weakening others according to new research from the University of York.  Audio

The discovery of gold drew tens of thousands to New Zealand in search of fortune. It was a hard life, but diggers brought mateship, fashion & egalitarian ideas that changed the country forever. Video, Audio

The 1950s saw an explosion of youth culture. “Bodgies and widgies' ' tearing round on motorbikes & hanging out in milk bars scandalised many Kiwi adults. Was “the teenager” invented in the 1950s? And… Video, Audio