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Beloved Wellington six-piece The Phoenix Foundation have released brand new track ‘Hounds of Hell’ featuring Nadia Reid, and announced they’ll release their seventh studio album Friend Ship on October… Video

RNZ Music was lucky enough to shoot a series of amazing live sessions at Neil Finn's Roundhead Studios. We captured performances from Kiwi/Persian rapper CHAII, country powerhouse Tami Neilson… Video

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Hayden Donnell speaks with Karyn about Jonathan Swan's interview with President Trump that's been shared far and wide around the world; a tip from… Audio

Award-winning Northland musician Troy Kingi has today released new track ‘All Your Ships Have Sailed’, the first single from his new record The Ghost of Freddie Caesar, which is due out on Friday… Video

An international law professor says New Zealand needs to watch China's response after suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong.

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters made the announcement… Audio

Warren Maxwell of Trinity Roots and genre-bending Northland musician Troy Kingi catch up to have a kōrero and perform poignant covers of one another's songs. Video

The inner-city Auckland Central seat will be a fierce battleground this election, after the departure of the National Party's former deputy leader, Nikki Kaye.

Kaye announced her decision to leave… Audio

Genre-bending Persian/New Zealand rapper CHAII has today released her debut EP Lightswitch. It’s a six-track visual EP showcasing sounds and footage from Oman to California. Video

A witness to the latest border bungle says the absconder just walked out a through a gap in the fence, apparently unfazed that he could be caught.

The government's now undertaking a rapid review to… Audio

Hollie Fullbrook of Tiny Ruins and her friend, American singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten, caught via video chat to have a yarn and play a couple of gorgeous covers of one another's songs. Video

Local teen producer Jawsh 685 speaks to Music 101's Charlotte Ryan about the success of his song 'Laxed (Siren Beat)' and his collaboration with global superstar Jason Derulo. Video, Audio

Join Fat Freddy’s Drop’s Joe Lindsay as he hosts a special livestream from Wellington  arts centre Toi Pōneke. Tune in from 7pm this Saturday to see original art being created live, along with music…

Liz Stokes of The Beths and alt-pop artist Chelsea Jade reminisce about busking together, discuss what advice they’d give to their 15-year-old selves, and perform beautiful covers of one another’s… Video

The mayor of Kaikōura says $1.5 million of funding to support Whale Watch Kaikōura is fantastic news for the town. 

Making the announcement yesterday, Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis said the company… Audio

The mayor of Kaikōura is welcoming new money for his town today, but says more will be needed if it is going to bounce back from the fallout from Covid-19.

The Prime Minister and Tourism Minister… Video, Audio

A $1.5 million government grant for Whale Watch Kaikōura could bring more than $20 million into the beleaguered town.

About 90 percent of the tour company's revenue comes from international visitors… Audio

Auckland pop sensation Benee has performed her track ‘Supalonely’ live on one of America’s highest rating late-night shows, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Video

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has not confirmed or denied having signed off on embassy break-ins while she was in power between 1999 and 2008.

In an interview for The Service, a new RNZ podcast… Video, Audio

The Sydney Opera House just released this wonderful vid of Nick Cave and Warren Ellis (of the Bad Seeds) performing ‘Push The Sky Away’ with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonia Choirs. Video

New research just funded will investigate the effects of interrupting binge-watching television with short bouts of activity and how that effects blood sugar levels and sleep. Audio

Kiwi musicians Nadia Reid and Reb Fountain meet up to play covers of each other’s songs, and have a good old yarn. It’s part of new Creative New Zealand-funded series Under Cover: Artists in Isolation… Video

Like the rest of New Zealand, musicians Marlon Williams and Finn Andrews (The Veils) are in lockdown. They caught up via video chat to perform covers of one another’s songs, talk about their punk… Video

The untold stories of WWII Native Wireless Operators as a video documentary and accompanying podcast. Video, Audio