Features

The grandson of hill country blues legend R.L Burnside, Cedric Burnside grew up immersed in the music and the history of the blues. He speaks to Elliott Childs about his music and life in Marshall County, Mississippi. Video, Audio

William Dart finds some surprises when singer Norah Jones pairs up with the electronic Svengali, Doveman, and Bruce Hornsby veers from the middle of the road to play Bach and delivers it dark with his own songs. Video, Audio

Six months after New Caledonia voted against independence from France, this weekend's provincial elections will offer a new opportunity to test the same question.

Author Paul Mason says the world is being ripped to shreds by an alliance of ethnic nationalists, women-haters and authoritarian leaders who are harnessing the power of machines and algorithms to do so. Audio

A cryptocurrency company being investigated by Samoan authorities for alleged money laundering is denying it has any official presence in the country.

Back when music only came out on vinyl, an album's liner notes gave us a plethora of extra information: lyrics, images...a bit of a backstory. In the digital age has something valuable been lost? Audio

Liverpool and Spurs seemed doomed, then the football gods struck, writes Max Towle. Video

The former president of Nauru, Sprent Dabwido, has died in Australia. He was 46.

The words of Roald Dahl are being given an orchestral twist by the APO this weekend. Revolting Rhymes and songs from Matilda will be performed by Elise McCann. She answers a few questions about adding music to the magic of Dahl.

Nominations are open for this year's Music Teacher of the Year Award. The inaugural winner was Elizabeth Sneyd of 'Virtuoso Strings'.

The Kea Conservation Trust is working with South Island communities to better understand kea and find ways to keep them out of trouble. Audio

Auckland country singer songwriter Kendall Elise has just released her debut album, Red Earth, which features the track ‘Kirks Bush’. RNZ Music is proud to be the first to share the song’s brand new video.

Auckland country singer songwriter Kendall Elise has just released her debut album, Red Earth, which features the track ‘Kirks Bush’. RNZ Music is proud to be the first to share the song’s brand new video.

African Swine Fever has slid under the radar in the west, but it's about to have a huge impact on pork prices around the world.  Audio

Dan Slevin recommends John Reid’s superb history of Pacific Films and John O’Shea, Whatever It Takes.

A previously unknown recording of the song that kicked off the New Zealand recording industry has just been discovered, and it's four years older than the famous Pixie Williams / TANZA hit. Audio

Opinion - The government wants to call the vote on legalising marijuana a binding referendum but it isn't a binding referendum, explains Graeme Edgeler.

Envy, greed and gluttony are three of the Seven Deadly Sins and like everything else in this world, they find their expression in music.

In the Te Rapa district of Hamilton, Fonterra tanker drivers know that every evening their biggest fan will be waiting for them on a dairy farm on Reid Road. Video, Audio

The grandson of hill country blues legend R.L Burnside, Cedric Burnside grew up immersed in the music and the history of the blues. He speaks to Elliott Childs about his music and life in Marshall County, Mississippi. Video, Audio

It's one of the world's most endangered languages but the people from the Fijian dependency of Rotuma living in New Zealand are trying hard to keep the language alive with classes and the second ever Rotuman Language Week. Video

Markus Zusak's latest book, Bridge of Clay, the story of five brothers growing up unsupervised in Sydney's suburbs, is a project he wrestled with for more than ten years, he told Jim Mora. Audio

A photographic exhibition telling the story of the development of the Virtuoso Strings orchestra just opened at Pataka gallery in Porirua.

Israel Folau's future in Australian rugby is looking increasingly grim after a independent panel determined that the Wallabies superstar committed a "high level" breach of his contract.