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This festival was created to give early-career NZ musicians a performance opportunity during COVID. In this concert you’ll hear music by violinist Hazuki Katsukawa, viola player Zephyr Wills, and… Audio

A kiwi gamer says he's spent around $16,000 on loot boxes, or virtual treasure chests, in online video games. Games like Counter-strike and FIFA, now EA FC, allow players to spend real money to open… Audio

Peter Adams, a stalwart of the Dunedin music scene, is retiring as Music Professor at Otago University after more than 30 years with the institution. Audio

Award-winning writer, musician, and broadcaster Nick Bollinger delves into diverse corners of Aotearoa's musical past and present to investigate what it is that differentiates New Zealand pop music… Video, Audio

Wellingtonian Dave Wilson's new album Ephemeral deals with the nature and shape of relationships. Audio

David Bowie's Serious Moonlight concert at Western Springs, took place almost 40 years ago - and still stands as one of the country's largest music events, with a crowd of well over 80,000. Otago… Video, Audio

Zimbabwe-born saxophone player Thabani Gapara is embracing the opportunities afforded him by his adopted homeland. Audio

This 2014 film is one the most uplifting and positive sports movies of all time, according to Dan Slevin. Video

A concert at the 2023 Auckland Arts Festival of new music by New Zealand composers. It celebrates New Zealand's wildlife.  Audio

Tony Stamp meets one of the country's most exciting bands, to discuss their boundary-breaking 2022 album The Water. Audio

Flying Nun Records has been around for over 40 years, and although it has had some ups and downs, the label has endured throughout.

The first release to gain prominence for the label was Tally Ho by… Audio

John Robinson from the Australian folk fusion quartet Equus talks with Bryan Crump ahead of their appearance at next year's WOMAD festival. Video, Audio

Jeremy Fitzsimons has left the city but kept his city job – playing percussion. He speaks to Bryan Crump about moving to the family farm while continuing to work as a musician. Audio

This week Trevor plays music from virtuoso oud player Rahim AlHaj and internationally renowned harpist Catrin Finch. Audio

For the very first time in Aotearoa New Zealand, world-renowned violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter joins forces with the NZSO. Video, Audio

With National's potential partners ACT and NZ First finally getting together in Wellington this week, a sense of momentum is building for the trio to form a government. 

Labour's Chris… Audio

Thirty years after she founded it, it looks like Debbie Rawson's quartet Saxcess has lived up to its name. Audio

Baritone Julien Van Mellaerts convinces Bryan Crump he can't afford to miss Orchestra Wellington's performance of Berg's opera Wozzeck, in which Van Mellaerts will be singing the title role. Audio

A New documentary Every Word Counts sheds a light on the intensity of competitive Scrabble and is out today on The Spinoff. Director and competitive Scrabble player Alexander Gander speaks to Jesse. Audio

New Zealand tennis player Erin Routliffe's winning run at the WTA Finals in Mexico has come to an end.

Bridgette Tunnicliffe has sports. Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Nick checks out Sicilian bass player Giuseppe Millaci and his album 'The Endless Way'; music from NZ guitarist Honey Boulton; and classics from the Jazz Messengers and John Coltrane. Audio

Argentinian football legend Lionel Messi has won a record eighth Ballon d'Or for world player of the year.

Stephen Hewson has sports. Audio

New Zealand's best and brightest gamers are gearing up for the Global Esports championships. The Women's DOTA 2 team and an E Football player qualified for the games in Saudi Arabia where they'll… Video, Audio

All Blacks loose forward Ardie Savea has been named the men's rugby world player of the year.

Stephen Hewson has sports. Audio

Esports players say their sport is more than just time on the couch with a joystick – we have a national team, and it’s heading to global games at the end of the year. Audio

Matthew Hyde, lead singer of Kiwi metal band Beastwars, tells Music 101 how nurse training and snowboarding have helped him learn to relax.  Audio

Tony Stamp reviews a Mongolian/ German/ Brazilian jazz cocktail. Video, Audio

Veteran Taranaki rugby player Kevin 'Smiley' Barrett has three sons playing in the Rugby World Cup final against the Springboks tomorrow. So how is he, and mum Robyn feeling ahead of Jordie, Beauden… Audio