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Watch / Listen / Read: New Zealand music icon Don McGlashan (The Mutton Birds, The Front Lawn, Blam Blam Blam) talks about how rivers, lakes, inlets, and seas have shaped him and his career as an artist in this charming Lilburn Lecture. Video, Audio

Leading the accolades for the Member of The New Zealand Order of Merit MNZM is All Blacks great Saveatama Eroni Clarke for services to the Pacific community and rugby.

There's unease and confusion in Palau over a deal the Government has made with the US to accept deportees.

In every code, from rugby to badminton, Pasifika sport fans have been spoilt for choice - throughout 2025 there was something to keep everyone interested.

Despite a high rate of domestic violence in the Marshall Islands, only a handful of women come forward to gain court offered protections against abusive partners.

First Person - In Papua New Guinea, food does not simply appear. Before it reaches the pot, food walks. It waits.It sweats. It rides on the back of a PMV.

The Tokelaun community of Atafu has embarked on a project to build connections between the atoll and its diaspora. Audio

Starlink has been ordered to withdraw its satellite services from Papua New Guinea as the government grapples over licensing.

RNZ Pacific's bulletin editor Christina Persico looks in the rearview mirror at 2025. Audio

Listen to these popular recordings of three finalists under the age of 25 performing a piano concerto of their choice with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, recorded by RNZ Concert.

Summer Hymn Requests gets off to great start this week with Charles Wesley's well-loved hymn, And can it be. Audio

One of the most recognizable lullabies, ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ has been adapted and performed by parents and professional musicians including Nicki Minaj, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, The Supremes and Louis Armstrong.

RNZ Concert celebrates New Zealander's most-loved classical music of 2025 with an encore broadcast of audience requests from 6am on New Year's Day. Find out more about your choices here.

One of the highlights of 2025, the Big Sing Finale brought together 24 top secondary school choirs, with nearly 1000 young singers gathering in Dunedin to sing their hearts out. Catch up on the performances here.

Hymns on Sunday Summer Requests starts today – throughout January you can hear listener choices. Favourite hymns in this week’s programme include Be thou my vision, Stuart Townend’s setting of Psalm 23 The Lord’s my shepherd, and Guide me, O thou great redeemer. Audio

Acclaimed Australian conductor and trumpeter Yoram Levy showcases the power and precision of the NZSO brass and percussion musicians in music to stir the soul and ignite the holiday spirit.

Celebrate Christmas Day with an ecumenical service of readings, reflections and prayers brought to you by representatives of some of Wellington's central city churches, and carols sung by Porirua choir Pacific Connection. Video, Audio

Edith Salzmann, Music Director of the Akaroa Music Festival, talks to RNZ Concert.  Audio

Porirua choir Pacific Connection caps off a stellar year with its debut album. Audio

Orchestral ornaments: Ensembles from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra perform seasonal songs including 'The Nutcracker', 'The First Noël' and 'Adorar al Niño' (Adore the Child). (VIDEO)

This music-rich, six-part audio series offers an overview of the many roles or manifestations of David Bowie's personality, as conveyed through the instant medium of rock & roll. Perfect summer listening, whatever the weather! Audio

Hear much-loved songs from The Sound of Music, The Snowman and The Polar Express as well as 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing', 'Silent Night' and 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'... A great way to celebrate the festive season. Audio

Sing along to favourite carols including Hark! The herald angels sing, O holy night, and Joy to the world. Audio

Nick Tipping celebrates Christmas with classic tracks from Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, and Bill Evans, and a new NZ Christmas album by Hawkes Bay-based David Selfe and His Elves. Audio