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Last year Phil Elverum, who records as Mount Eerie, released one of the most starkly personal documents of grief ever put on disc. Now there's a sequel. Nick Bollinger listens.

Veteran R&B singer Bettye Lavette holds a dozen Bob Dylan songs up to her soulful scrutiny. Nick Bollinger discusses.

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger discusses the starkly personal document of grief that is the latest album from Mount Errie; a set of Bob Dylan songs held up to soulful scrutiny by Bettye…

Former player Kevin Braswell is to take over as the Breakers new head coach.

The international chemical weapons watchdog has confirmed the UK's analysis of the type of nerve agent used in the Russian ex-spy poisoning.

The Taranaki community feels let down by the government's announcement that it will not grant new deep-sea oil and gas exploration permits, a business leader says.

New Zealand has a big chance to medal in the mountain bike cross country this afternoon.

After getting slammed by a tornado yesterday, a crew of farmers, tradesmen, factory workers and even bankers turned up to help with the clean up.

Some of the country's most heroic rescues of 2017 have been recognised at an annual awards ceremony in Wellington.

Nick Bollinger lends an ear to the Trump-era country of Courtney Marie Andrews.

On the fourth album from Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Ruban Neilson combines dystopian visions with a complex musical imagination. Nick Bollinger listens.

Balmorhea's music has been labelled post-rock but Elliott Childs hears Americana in their recent second album.

Nick Bollinger discusses the dystopian visions and musical imagination of Ruban Neilson's Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and takes a tour of forgotten America with Courtney Marie Andrews, while Elliott…

What's the best way to win a Commonwealth Games medal? Train hard, sweat blood and tears and sacrifice everything in the purusit of success? Not neccessarily.