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Nick Bollinger assesses a lost piece of 70s pub-pop from Wellington's The Heartbreakers - and not Tom Petty's band.

Nick Bollinger tunes into two-man band, and ex-Supergroove horn section, Hopetoun Brown, aka Nick Atkinson and Tim Stewart.

For Boarding House Reach, Jack White goes heavy on the funk and synthesisers, but has he over-reached himself? Nick Bollinger takes a critical listen.

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger discusses the funk and synth leanings of Jack White's latest solo set; a new album from Auckland duo - and sometime Supergroove horn section - Hopetoun Brown…

Nick Pyke reflects on two decades at the helm of the Foundation for Arable Research in Christchurch. The outgoing chief executive talks about the evolution of cropping, the challenges he has faced and…

Transition and Animal Health with Paul Dettloff, Outgoing FAR CEO Nick Pyke, Lambs Lively, 175 Years Since Cattle Came to Town and the Regional Wrap.

Yulia Skripal, the daughter of ex-spy Sergei Skripal, is improving rapidly and no longer in a critical condition, says the hospital treating her.

How do Eliza McCartney and her fellow pole vaulters propel themselves nearly five metres into the air, weakling reporter Kate Newton wonders? Video

Wellington band Eb and Sparrow peer into some dark corners but also find places of comfort and hope on their third album. Nick Bollinger has a listen.

Nick Bollinger discusses the bloody, gutsy songs of 20-year-old Sophie Allison, otherwise known as Soccer Mommy.

Johnny Dowd sings a few family favourites - as you've never heard them before. Nick Bollinger wonders whether it was worth the risk.

Nick Bollinger delves into the life-and-death matters of Zola Jesus's Okovi.

Nick Bollinger discusses a dark but hopeful third album from Wellington's Eb and Sparrow; the blood-and-gutsy songs of 20-year-old Sophie Allison, otherwise known as Soccer Mommy; the life-and-death…

The Warriors have heaped more misery on Canberra, with a stunning final minute field goal from Shaun Johnson securing a famous 20-19 win.