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British indie rock band Porridge Radio, has received high praise for her raw honest songwriting, earning the band a Mercury Prize nomination in 2020. Their new album is no different, as frontperson… Audio

Music critic and commentator, Elizabeth Kerr speaks about the role of music critic in the Aotearoa arts ecosystem. She recalls feisty New Zealand music writers from last century, outlines her own… Video, Audio

The Mighty Aotearoa Alternative Awards, the biggest night of the year for student radio, are being held tomorrow night in Ōtautahi, Christchurch. Audio

Our guest on the RNZ Mixtape is Kristina Simons, aka DJ Tina Turntables. She started her career in music television, working at Juice TV, Max TV and Alt TV and continued to work in entertainment media… Audio

A long time fascination with radios that has given rise to a museum, specifically Whanganui Vintage Radio Museum. Graham Hawtree's dedication to buying, repairing, and revitalising old radios has seen… Audio

Alternative radio station RDU had its transmission tower on Marley's Hill burnt to a crisp in the 650-hectare fire. Audio

The summer science series kicks off with an episode from award-winning podcast Black Sheep, about a backyard inventor called Victor Penny who sparked sensational headlines about death ray… Audio

The stars of the New Zealand music scene are coming out next Wednesday night in a fundraising concert to save beloved student radio station 95bFM. Shihad, Marlon Williams, Voom, Tiny Ruins and more… Audio

Once the juggernaut of student radio, Auckland's 95bFM is resorting to a fundraising concert to try to clear debt in an age when every commercial station is struggling for funds.   Audio

This mystery series from Pito Productions revolves around the disappearance of a young woman Mihi, bringing together her three estranged cousins together to try and piece together what happened to…

M. Ward, a musician from Portland, Oregon released his 12th studio album SUPERNATURAL THING last month. Charlotte Ryan spoke to M Ward about the album, collaborations and a shared love of radio. Video, Audio

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

Canterbury Mountain Radio Service is due to close after nearly 60 years due to funding shortfalls and changing technology. Ian Gardiner has been involved with the station for decades, and talks to… Audio

Old-fashioned AM radio was an information lifeline for many during Cyclone Gabrielle when other sources wilted without power. Now a little-known arrangement that puts proceedings of Parliament on the… Audio

The AM radio network that has been a lifeline during Cyclone Gabrielle faces losing most of the government funding that keeps it running.  

But its operator, RNZ, says the AM network must be kept… Audio

After years of trimming budgets and doing things on-the-cheap to make ends meet Parliament’s secretariat has hit the budget wall and plans to end radio broadcasts. It’s a symptom of MP's fear of… Audio

Old-fashioned transistor radios have been flying off the shelves in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. Jim Mayo is the owner of the Mayo Group, which supplies audio visual equipment to stores all across… Audio

Cyclone Gabrielle buried homes and took lives, including those of rescuers, this week. But as it bore down on the country, front-rank hosts at Newstalk ZB played down the danger it posed… Audio

For almost 60 years the Canterbury Mountain Radio Service has provided a lifeline to trampers and hunters in some of the most remote parts of the South Island. But later this year the service will… Audio