Wellington Region
Euan Murdoch: NZSM Head
Recently appointed Head of the New Zealand School of Music. Audio
Lit Crawl: Rejectamenta
Rejection makes you stop in your tracks. No sooner do your eyes trace over the words: I am writing to inform you… Then your heart sinks, your eyes well with tears, the piece of paper falls to the… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 18
Minuit call it quits, Marlon Williams dissects 'Bloodletter' and 75 years of Blue Note Records with label head Don Was. Audio
Benjamin Wright: strings attached
American producer, composer and musical director who has worked with many musicians, including the new album by New Zealand singer Caii-Michelle. Audio
Shooter sentenced to eight years
A Porirua man who lured another man to go with him on a fishing trip and then shot him has been sent to prison for eight years. Audio
International Hobbit fans descend on Wellington
An international contingent of 200 fans of the Hobbit movies jetted into Wellington yesterday to be the first to watch the final episode of the film trilogy. Audio
Councillors vote to give Wellington convention centre go ahead.
A 100-million dollar convention centre near Wellington's waterfront has been given the green light. Audio
Wellington council says residents don't want supercity
A Wellington council opposing moves to merge it with the region's other councils says three out of four residents don't want a supercity either. Audio
Harcourts building to stay up
It's back to square one for a historic building in the heart of central Wellington. Audio
Bikers Bit of a Do
Scores of bikers ride their BSAs and Nortons, Indians, Harley Davidsons, Ducatis - you name it - to the Boyle Kawasaki shop in the Wellington suburb of Newtown. As well as the bikes, beards (mostly… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 17
It's an APRA Silver Scrolls Special plus Randa at the Critics' Choice Awards and baggin' bargains at the Auckland Record Collectors' Fair. Audio
Bill Morris on Davy Lowston
Writer, filmmaker, and historian Bill Morris discusses New Zealand's oldest Pakeha folk song 'Davy Lowston' at the Wellington Folk Festival 2014. Audio
Wellington Folk Festival 2014
Since 1965 Wellington's Folk Festival has been bringing together musicians and audiences to share songs, tunes, stories, and a bit of homebrew. This year they reflected on those who've been before… Audio
Flix Rose 'Like Birds'
Flix Rose performs her original song 'Like Birds' in session at the Wellington Folk Festival 2014. Audio
Ukulele Orchestra plucks international opportunities
Just returned from gigs in China and Japan, the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra are about to embark on a New Zealand tour in support of their debut album, and head to the United States in… Audio
Marieke Hardy: letters and women
Co-curator of the monthly Women of Letters occasion in Melbourne. Audio
Man on second strike avoids being jailed without parole
A gang member found guilty of murdering a man in Petone has avoided being jailed without parole despite being on his first warning under the three strikes legislation at the time the killing happened.
…TONI's - Porirua's newest home-based educators
Previously isolated, former refugees from the Burmese community are now Home Based Educators, trained by the Pacifica community in Porirua. The Pacifica and Burmese communities have teamed up under a… Audio
Embassy Theatre
Wellington film critic and cinema historian Dan Slevin looks back at 90 years of Wellington's Embassy Theatre. Audio
Jennifer Shennan: RNZB review
Review of the Royal New Zealand Ballet's A Christmas Carol. Audio