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The New Zealand doubles tennis player Michael Venus says it wasn't a straightforward decision to play the US Open. Audio

Getting tested every four days is making the U.S Open experience a very different one for New Zealand tennis player, Michael Venus.

Several big names have opted out of the New York tournament, which… Audio

Reports in France say the French tennis player Benoit Paire has been withdrawn from this week's US Open after testing positive for Covid-19. Audio

Writer John Bluck shares a very personal perspective on how moviegoing in New Zealand reflects our character, history and preoccupations. Audio, Gallery

New Zealand singers tenor Manase Latu and bass Samson Setu have won places on the New York Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program; it's the first time singers from Aotearoa… Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Karyn Hay on Lately. This week Colin Peacock chats to Karyn about the tricky task of keeping the focus on the victims  - and not the killer or the crimes - during… Audio

The sole Silver Ferns debutant, 20-year-old midcourter Maddy Gordon, has taken just one season to graduate from a bit part player for the Pulse, to winning back to back ANZ Premiership titles as a… Audio

Carl Bergstrom knows BS when he sees it. Jesse talks to Professor Bergstrom about how to spot it and how to combat it. His new book is Calling BS: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World. Audio

Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio

RNZ Music is proud to present the WWE-inspired new lyric video from Duedin five-piece Summer Thieves. Video

Former Samoan international Lama Tone tells Kathryn how rugby career ending injuries led him to architecture. Audio, Gallery

NZSO bass player Malcolm Struthers' passion for his instrument has turned into a stimulating new hobby, making his own basses. He describes the process of constructing two basses from scratch and… Audio

One political player made headlines this week calling in to talk radio posing as someone else - while MP Paula Bennett was handed the mic on a talk radio network for the week. Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses the country soul of Auckland singer-songwriter Milly Tabak and her band The Milltones; a compilation of local garage rock from vinyl indie label 1 To 12; and an abundance of… Audio

Love Square is the new project from former Supergroove sax player Nick Atkinson, and we’re proud to be the first to share their new track and video ‘Mercy Mercy Mercy’. Video

Coral Trimmer started playing the harmonica 85 years ago. The 90-year-old has played music in bordellos in London, to soldiers in the Middle East - and recently moved home to the Kapiti Coast. Audio

Moves are underway in some sporting codes to ensure the cultural mix of athletes on teams will be reflected in other roles, including management and coaching. Audio

Don Martin, bass player for chart-topping New Zealand band Mi-Sex has died. Mi-Sex keyboardist and founding member Murray Burns, and the band’s former manager Bob Yates pay tribute to their longtime…

To mark the 40th anniversary of Split Enz's True Colours album, Nick Bollinger calls a Sampler Summit. Guests are The Phoenix Foundation's Luke Buda, music journalist Silke Hartung and Enzology… Audio

Victoria Jones on her 5-string "Amazon" bass, made in Brazil in 2003. Audio

This year, the New Zealand String Quartet is touring the complete Beethoven String Quartets around the country. Audio

The science on transgender women in sport, from the person whose scientific work informed World Rugby's controversial new proposed policy Audio

One of the givens of the annual New Zealand International Film Festival is a strong music section. One highlight is a documentary about Seventies legends The Band called Once Were Brothers: Robbie… Video, Audio

For six weeks, nearly 90 basketball players, their coaches - and a few hard working physios - have been living together in a central Auckland hotel and completing a hectic schedule of games.

The… Audio

Fans of the board game Dungeons and Dragons are being treated to a theatre production of a game at Circa Theatre in Wellington over the next few Sundays. We were desperate to know more about it but… Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about two MPs' parting shots at the media, John 'last of the lions' Lewis' advice for journalists, a particularly… Video, Audio

The Mutes (from mars) are New Zealand’s most unique rock band, made up of talented musicians with a range of social and learning disabilities. ‘Under The Sea’ is the first single from their live mini… Video

Nick Bollinger reviews a new album from The Chicks - formerly Dixie Chicks - in which the personal is political; a four-continent collaboration under the South African banner Keleketla, and a tough… Audio

New Zealand Rugby is loathe to ban transgender athletes from the women's game despite World Rugby investigating a move to do so.

The international governing body says a review is necessary because of… Audio

Ravenswood Stud has a long history breeding the hardy English Leicester whose long curly wool has been likened to Bob Marley's dreadlocks. Fiona and John Robinson are continuing the tradition, finding… Audio