Music
Music feature: We put the spotlight on Bjork
Bee Trudgeon currently writes for Audioculture Iwi Waiata and Muzic NZ. She was working for 'RipItUp' magazine back in 1995 when Post came out and interviewed Bjork for this album. Bee chats to Jesse.
…Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 25 November 2025
Opposition leader, Chris Hipkins spoke to Morning Report; An aviation commentator says Air New Zealand staff going on strike could have a severe impact throughout Oceania; About 70% of the 50,000 plus… Audio
Jimmy Cliff, reggae music pioneer, dies at 81
The anti-establishment bent of Cliff's music gave a voice not only to the hardships faced by Jamaicans, but to the spirit and joy that persevered in spite of poverty and oppression.
Metallica gets Auckland rocking with visitor spend
Metallica thrilled tens of thousands of fans at Eden Park the weekend - generating more than an estimated 5-million-dollars for Auckland's economy. Audio
Elaine Kidd: the story comes first
British stage director Elaine Kidd talks about her work to bring out the actor in some of New Zealand's up-and-coming singers. Audio
Review: Pixies deliver polished walk down unconventional memory lane
Fans soaked up nostalgia of hearing Bossanova and Trompe le Monde in full on a glorious weekend of music in Auckland.
Lilburn Lecture 2025: Bodies of Water - Don McGlashan
In his 2025 Lilburn Lecture, New Zealand music icon Don McGlashan talks about how bodies of water have shaped him as an artist and person. Video, Audio
Worlds of Music 23 November, 2025
Music from the world, for the world — featuring Ane Brun, Ali Farka Touré, Dom La Nena, and master flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía. Audio
'Sorry about whole Covid thing': Tool apologise with catalogue deep-dive in Auckland
Review: The US progressive rock unit opened their New Zealand tour with an enthralling two-hour show that included a few classics.
New album revives endangered Pacific languages
Musicians from around the Pacific have joined together for a groundbreaking initiative to rescue some of the region's most endangered languages. Audio
Opera superstar DiDonato says music has power to heal
One of the biggest names in opera lands in New Zealand for two concerts and two of her world-famous masterclasses.
Hymns on Sunday, 23 November 2025
Marking Christ the King Sunday this week with hymns including Crown him with many crowns and Rejoice, the Lord is King. Audio
Nashville Babylon: 22 November 2025
On this week's show there's soul from Aretha Franklin and James Brown, a live track from Dr Feelgood, country courtesy of Johnny Cash plus reggae from Jah Lion. Audio
The Mixtape: Harry Ricketts
Harry Ricketts is a Wellington-based poet and educator who recently published his eleventh volume of poetry. In In this episode of The Mixtape he plays some of his favourite records and talks to Nick… Audio
French For Rabbits' Brooke Singer
As well as fronting her own acclaimed band, the singer-songwriter runs Home Alone Records, fostering acts who live and create out of Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Audio
Sam from Phoenix Foundation
Another iconic Wellington band are also celebrating a 20th anniversary. Their album Pegasus was nominated alongside BOATS for Album of the Year at the 2005 NZ Music Awards. Audio
Joan Jett was told girls didn't play electric guitar
"What do you mean I'm not allowed," responded the rock and roll legend.
Nick Bollinger on Wellington's history of jam bands
RNZ's resident music historian talks us through a key component of the local music scene. Audio
Ladi6 and Louis Baker
Two musicians with their own connections to Freddy's pop by to talk about their history with the band, as well as their new and upcoming projects. Audio
Curator Ian Wards
In 2005, Wellington Museum senior curator Ian Wards bought BOATS on CD. Now, two decades later, he's put together an exhibition based around the band's foundations, and the making and production of… Audio
