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A brief update from the business sector. Audio

Alison Ballance eavesdrops on the songs of the world's southern-most mammal, the Weddell seal, and finds out about sea ice. Audio

The lineup for the South Island’s biggest New Year’s Eve festival has just been released and we’re giving away two double passes! Take the quiz, post your results over on our Facebook page, and you’re…

RNZ Music is proud to announce new video series NZ Hip Hop Stand Up, which is out July 23rd. Featuring Scribe, Ladi6, Church & AP and more, each episode features an influential track from Aotearoa hip… Video

Aaron Fry has found himself in managed isolation for the second time since the Covid-19 outbreak reached New Zealand. Audio

Pharmac says the perception that all it cares about is money and savings is wrong - but admits it needs to do better at communicating that to the public. In the last year, the government's drug-buying… Audio

In this episode we meet a Nepali Bhutanese woman who came to Aotearoa as a refugee and decided to get behind the wheel and break all moulds. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar Audio

Jazz to soothe your troubled soul this week- a collection of ballads and low-energy grooves, including a new EP by the Pukerua Bay-based NaM Trio. Audio

Lawyer Julia Steenson (Ngati Whatua and Waikato/Tainui) is a new Commissioner of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-Based Institutions.  Audio

Australia has a 'national emergency' of domestic abuse, says investigative journalist Jess Hill. Her six-year investigation is the subject of the award-winning book See What You Made Me Do. Audio

Performed by New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich Audio

A very kiwi TV series about the adventures of a dinosaur called Kiri and her purple friend Lou is winning hearts all over the world. Pitched at kids aged 3-7, Kiri and Lou is written and directed by… Video, Audio

Emperor penguin researchers are waiting for tagged birds to return, and an elderly radar system sheds light on a very windy part of the atmosphere. Audio

Last night Checkpoint brought the story of a family with a young disabled boy in a wheelchair who have been living in a south Auckland garage for six months because of a lack of suitable housing.

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On this week's show Mark plays birthday tunes for Kris Kristofferon, June Carter Cash and Nick Drake plus blues courtesy of Mojo Watson, Kiwi country from the Warratahs and a classic Americana cut… Audio

Chilean saxophonist Melissa Aldana remembers the visionary artist Frida Kahlo on her latest album "Visions". Audio

We feature the debut solo album from young Wellington pianist Leo Coghini. Audio

Holiday Records is New Zealand's only vinyl record pressing plant, and the first since 1987. Holiday Records has been pressing vinyl for the local and international music industry for nine months and… Audio

Ten NZ artists have created short listening experiences to connect with an audience and an emotion in isolation. Have a listen!

Alison Ballance meets a colony of Emperor penguins and their NIWA researchers, and finds out about making water on the frozen continent Audio

Auckland’s dams are half-empty and huge swathes of the country are reeling from one of the deepest droughts New Zealand has ever experienced. Climate scientists say: get used to it.

A guest at the same hotel as two women who have been confirmed to have Covid-19 says she was only tested for the virus on Wednesday despite Health Ministry protocols to the contrary. Video, Audio

Two women who arrived from the UK on 7 June were allowed out of managed isolation in Auckland to travel to Wellington on compassionate grounds whilst infected with the novel coronavirus.

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The world didn't completely stop while we were in lockdown. Here's a summary of what else happened while we were tuned to the 1pm Ashley and Jacinda show.  Audio

Bankruptcy is something to be avoided - but maybe not at all costs. Two Cents' Worth follows a woman's journey into insolvency. Audio

Keeping Scott Base warm and well-lit no matter the weather outside, and a physics experiment that eavesdrops on messages to submarines. Audio

A move to Level 1 feels great, with orchestras and ensembles around the country preparing to return to the concert hall as well as some more surprising venues.  Audio

New statistics paint an alarming picture of the impact of Covid 19 on the mental health of children and young people. Youthline says from mid March to mid April, it had a 50 per cent increase in… Audio