Roger Marbeck

Today’s RNZ Mixtape guest is Roger Marbeck who runs Marbeck’s record store in Auckland with both passion and a love for all genres of music including Classical, jazz, pop and roots music. Audio

The first cruise ship to visit New Zealand in 29 months glided into the Waitemata Harbour earlier this month. 25 more of the floating hotels are scheduled to arrive before the end of the year… Audio

Retailers across Auckland washed their store front windows, dusted off their tills and welcomed in the public yesterday. After 12 long weeks of lockdown, Aucklanders were able to head out for a bit of… Audio

Auckland's lockdown will cause barely a ripple to the economy if restrictions can ease at midnight on Wednesday.

That's the take of ASB bank who say any spending freeze this week can be caught up on… Audio

Customer-starved Auckland businesses say they are bewildered by the government's upbeat economic analysis.

Treasury's latest measure of card spend and traffic volumes in the city suggest activity has… Audio

Some Auckland businesses think a relatively rosy economic report from the government doesn't accurately reflect the dire situation in the central city.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the latest… Audio

The country's newest upmarket shopping mall is giving some shops a rent holiday to help soften Covid-19's economic blow.

Commercial Bay - a $1 billion dollar development with more than 120 shops -… Audio

A record store owner in Auckland's Queen Street says the city's central shopping district has been forced to adapt quickly to the economic rigours of Covid-19. Marbecks Record Store opened in 1934 and… Audio

Vinyl, a format that was believed by some to have died decades ago, is now on the verge of outselling CDs for the first time since the mid-1980s. Roger Marbeck is with us to discuss.  Audio

Cassette tapes are apparently making a comeback, with tapes still being made and musicians releasing music on the outdated format. It's only making a few bucks in New Zealand so far.  Audio