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The Tall Blacks begin their Basketball World Cup campaign early on Sunday morning, playing the mighty United States in Manila.

The US team is stacked with NBA stars, making them favourites to win the… Audio

ACT endures scrutiny, Shane Jones impersonates Julie Andrews and we recall 1999, while Lacklustre Luxon and Ho Hum Hipkins fail to inspire. Video, Audio

Singer, composer, front man and euphonium player Don McGlashan will be inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.  Russell Baillie, the Entertainment Editor for the NZ Listener speaks to Jesse.

The Women's World Cup 2023 attracted record crowds in the stands and on TV - both here and in Australia. It also delivered drama and off-pitch stories that livened up standard sports coverage. But… Video, Audio

All Blacks first five Richie Mo'unga has slammed the decision to overturn England captain Owen Farrell's red card for a dangerous tackle and says there seems to be "double standards" in World Rugby… Audio

Pianist Steven Osborne joins the Auckland Philharmonia and conductor Shiyeon Sung for Maurice Ravel's jazzy Piano Concerto in G bracketed by works by Russian composers Anatoly Liadov and Dmitri… Audio

Ondulation is the latest album from Tāmaki Makaurau-based composer, keyboard player and performer Alan Brown. It's inspired by – and features – an electronic instrument called the Ondomo. Audio

Today in sporting history we're getting into the football spirit, looking back at the All Whites' successful 1982 World Cup bid. It was the first time New Zealand's men's football side had qualified… Audio

England's Lionesses have claimed their spot in Sunday's Fifa World Cup Final, dispatching Australia's golden girls in Sydney, three goals to one, in brutal and clinical fashion in last night's… Audio

German violinist David Garrett doesn't confine himself to "the bubble of classical music" for inspiration. As a crossover artist, he's performed pieces by Metallica, Queen and Coldplay, alongside… Video, Audio

New jazz from Wellington band Hummucide, South African wind player Mthunzi Mvubu, and the LA-based Jacob Mann Big Band. Audio

Nicholas Joseph is the project of Nicholas Walsh, a Kirikiriroa-based singer and multi-instrumentalist  who cut his teeth as the bass player for post punk trio Vacants, and was the primary songwriter… Audio

Chevalier tells the incredible-but-true story of the "Black Mozart" Joseph Bologne - a swordsman, composer, virtuoso violinist and lover of women in the court of Marie Antoinette.  Video, Audio

Kelly joins Susie to talk about repeat sex offender Jason Trembath's latest jail term for an indecent act in front of a tourist at a McDonald's carpark. The former representative cricket player, who… Audio

England has scraped through to the quarter final of the FIFA Women's World cup following a tight game against Nigeria.

Following a nil-all score, England beat Nigeria 4-2 in a penalty shootout. In… Audio

The All Blacks 33-man squad for this year's Rugby World Cup was named last night, and there are several players who are heading to their third tournament where they will try to win back the title they… Audio

Ted Anton is a Professor of English, his new book tells the stories of people on the frontier of discovery and the policy makers trying to keep up with them. It's called Programmable Planet: The… Audio

Rock Hudson was one of the biggest heart throbs of the '50s and '60s, from the 'Golden Age of Hollywood'. Director Stephen Kijak has made a film about the film star's life. Video, Audio

It's a family with many strings to its bow - Chris Lewis, former Wimbledon finalist and world no. 1 junior player is currently in London to watch his violinist daughter, Geneva Lewis, play at the… Audio

British-Asian Roopa Panesar is one of a growing group of women who are professional sitarists. Video, Audio

Hamilton will be abuzz tomorrow, with the commencement of the New Zealand Darts Masters. Keeping his eye on the prize and the bullseye is Scottish player and two-time world champion, Peter 'the… Audio

The Silver Ferns coach is backing her side's ability to overcome the loss of star shooter Grace Nweke as they prepare for the business end of the Netball World Cup in South Africa.

The 21-year-old is… Audio

Years ago, before they'd met, Joel Tobeck's highly recognisable face attracted a kiss from Kim Hill at a Wellington theatre. The versatile 52-year-old actor and musician reunites with Kim to talk… Video, Audio

Tahini Bikini is a "collective of Wellington and Wairarapa folk" with an eclectic sound they describe as 'salad funk'. Video, Audio

Purbayan Chatterjee is a master sitar player from Mumbai. He's performing concerts in Wellington and Auckland. Audio

It's Fifa fever, and for at least one young footballer player - the World Cup buzz is as much about the referees as it is the players. Seventeen-year-old Ciara Griffin is a player and referee herself

On a day when Auckland was the focus of the biggest story in world sport and the Football Ferns ended up making history, deadly shootings a stone's throw from football teams' hotels and the fan zone… Audio