Features

2018 has been another bumper year for New Zealand music. Some of the RNZ Music crew (Kirsten Johnstone, Tony Stamp, Nick Bollinger, Alex Behan, and Yadana Saw) play and discuss some of their favourite songs from Aotearoa Video, Audio

Dragon was a New Zealand band that lived life in the fast lane of Australian rock'n'roll. The 1976 album Sunshine tells a slice of the story. Nick Bollinger discusses the disc in detail. Audio

Best of 2018 - In October the In Depth team's Kate Newton asked why it is, in era that needs critical thinkers more than ever, that students are turning away from the humanities.

RNZ Music's Kirsten Johnstone runs us through the best music podcasts for both music discovery and music deep-dives!

New Zealand's music scene was born on beer-stained stages and smoky back rooms, and a new book by Joanna Mathers aims to document some of the culture, sounds, violence and vivacity of the venues that were so central to it. Audio

Melody Thomas (Bang!) and Tony Stamp (Music101) explore the themes and iconic characters of popular culture.

When was Lilburn's landmark song-cycle Sings Harry actually first performed? A few years ago, Peter Mechen asked the late Donald Munro to shed some light on the mystery, and also talked with other interpreters of the work.

I want to say that at various points in your marriage, may it last forever," says the essayist Ada Calhoun in her latest book, "You will look at this person and feel only rage." Audio

New Zealand pianist Richard Farrell was enjoying a successful international career when he was killed in a car crash, aged 31. You can playlist this series by Peter Mechen looking at Farrell's life and recorded legacy.

Ralph Breaks the Internet contains fun – and life-lessons – for every generation in your family, writes Dan Slevin.

Ravinder Hunia looks at just how much pressure the offspring of top flight athletes come under to succeed and asks how they cope with it all.

Tami Neilson, Bic Runga, Nadia Reid, Julia Deans and Ria Hall are among more than 20 female artists who’ll be performing across three cities as part of the Milk & Honey festival in March.

On tonight's show we have Nashville Babylon's annual reggae special featuring classics from Desmond Dekker, the Gladiators, Don Drummond, Junior Murvin and Lee 'Scratch' Perry. Audio

Papua New Guinea's capital city is set to experience a new campaign to deter petty crime.

Lively up yourself with Nashville Babylon's annual reggae special featuring classics from Desmond Dekker, the Gladiators, Don Drummond, Junior Murvin and Lee 'Scratch' Perry. Audio

Nick Bollinger lends an ear to the science-fiction, folk and electronica of Jane Weaver. Audio

They say procrastination is the thief of time, but is there anything we can do to tackle this human frailty? An American academic says first we must accept that the odds are stacked against us. Audio

Film aficionado and journalist Kim Choe reviews four new movies – including contenders for the big awards of 2019 – and previews some coming up. Video, Audio

Wellington cook Laura Vincent likes her dairy-free dishes as 'buttery' as possible. She shares recipes for toasted sunflower seed and garlic dip, black salted caramel ripple ice cream, and almond butter toffee. Audio

The Marshall Islands and Taiwan have signed a deal to promote Austronesian languages and culture.

Guam has marked a milestone with its first woman governor, Lourdes Leon Guerrero, having taken the oath of office.

DJ Mu of Fat Freddys Drop digs into his vinyl bag of party faves and lifelong loves for his C60 selections for the M101 Mixtape Audio

Ten articles exploring language, diversity, sport, how we're earning and how we're ageing.

Host of The Podcast Hour Richard Scott shares some of his favourite shows of 2018. Audio