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Mt Agung has deep significance for the Balinese
According to international media coverage, the main problem with Gunung Agung's eruption is that the airport is closed and tourists cannot get in or out.
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Music with Graeme Downes
Graeme Downes uses the biblical brothers Issac and Abraham, and the theme of sacrifice as his inspiration for his musical picks of the day. Graeme is a founding member of the Verlaines, songwriter… Audio
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Synlait co-founder steps down as chief executive
The chief executive of the Synlait dairy company is stepping down, 17 years after he co-founded the specialty milk producer.
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Dying woman's wish to go to the beach granted
A terminally ill woman in Australia has been granted her final wish to visit the beach.
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Lorde wins six Tuis at the New Zealand Music Awards
Sharon O'Neil, Aldous Harding, Teeks, SWIDT and Opetaia Foa'i are among the other musicians honoured at tonight's ceremony.
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Music with Graeme Downes
A look at the 14th and final studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker, released in 2016 just 19 days before his death. The critically acclaimed album was created… Audio
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Exporters welcome revamped TPP, critics have doubts
A refashioned Trans-Pacific Partnership has been met with both jubilation and trepidation in New Zealand. Audio
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Tally Ho!
The “Dunedin sound” is being celebrated by the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra this weekend. Tally Ho! 2 features music spanning 40 years of Dunedin pop music and includes many of the original artists… Audio
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Music with Graeme Downes
Graeme Downes takes a look at DSO's Tally Ho! 2 - Dunedin Sound Songs & Singers performance this weekend, featuring music from Nadia Reid, Anthonie Tonnon and The 3Ds. Graeme is a founding member of… Audio
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Music with Graeme Downes
Graeme takes a look at some of the lesser known Tom Petty covers, featuring Holly Figueora O'Reilly, Johnny Cash, Pat Green and Roger McGuinn. Graeme is a founding member of the Verlaines, songwriter… Audio
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Kids excluded from school 'crying for help'
Children with high needs, such as autism, are being denied a full and fair education due to a lack of specialised teacher training and resources, parents and educators say. Audio
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Fiji deportees to China were sex workers - source
The 77 Chinese nationals deported from Fiji by uniformed Chinese police in August were sex workers, not an online gambling fraud ring as officials claim, a source has told the ABC.
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Music with Graeme Downes
A look back at the influence of Dunedin Sound, with music from The Clean, The Verlaines and The Chills. Audio
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Whose Scrolls are they anyway?
“Where are the Silver Scrolls we deserve?” asks a story on The Wireless on Friday. This question begs another: Who are “we”, and whose Scrolls are they anyway? Nick Bollinger responds.
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Silver Scrolls: behind the music
Shayne Carter curated this year's musical performances, which, as always, involved new performers taking turns at playing covers of the finalist songs. He runs us through the performances. Video, Audio
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Graeme Aitken - Called to teaching at 15
Professor Graeme Aitken is about to step down as the Dean of Education and Social Work at The University of Auckland after more than four decades teaching both students and teachers. He's held a… Audio
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Graeme Downes and band perform 'Dirge'
Graeme Downes and band perform 'Dirge'. Video, Audio
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‘Joed Out’ by The Verlaines
We're heading for the North End. The student quarter. Stopping to take in the University, the bell towers, those beautiful stone buildings, the Leith flowing by. Grame Downes of The Verlaines lectures… Audio
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Dunedin: A Magical Musical Tour
Southern man, music fan, poet and journalist Richard Langston takes us on a personal journey through Dunedin and its music. Video, Audio
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Reserve Bank holds OCR at 1.75%
The Reserve Bank has kept its benchmark interest rate at 1.75 percent, as expected.
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Music with Graeme Downes
Graeme Downes, founding member of the Verlaines, songwriter, musicologist, senior lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of Otago, looks at some of this year's Silver Scroll finalists.
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'Weird' election advertising rules challenged
Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders are now choosing advance voting, raising questions about the effectiveness of the polling day blackout.
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Music with Graeme Downes
Graeme Downes, founding member of the Verlaines, songwriter, musicologist, senior lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of Otago, will take a look at this year's APRA Silver Scrolls… Audio
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Election jitters hold back housing market
House values are growing at their slowest in five years and may stay sluggish until after the election, QV says. Audio
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Com Com to go after utilities over maintenance spend
The Commerce Commission is cracking down on utility companies using their own maintenance teams because it suspects the practice is pushing up power bills.
