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The latest report from Research NZ on the impact Covid-19 is having shows that significantly fewer respondents believe we are adhering to social distancing rules, while one third of people are not… Audio

It's Trinity Sunday, and this week's selection has hymns to mark the occasion including Reginald Heber's great Trinitarian hymn Holy, holy, holy. Audio

Jazz's inherent message of social justice often gets drowned out by its appeal as entertainment. This hour we check out songs of protest by Nina Simone and Terri Lyne Carrington, John Coltrane's… Audio

Listen to all the finalists and winners of this year's APRA Jazz Composition of the Year, and Best Jazz Artist, at the NZ Music Awards. Audio

Alison Ballance has her first day at New Zealand's Antarctic station, Scott Base, and visits the historic Hillary's Hut. Video, Audio

Join us at 7.30pm for the final livestream in the Bach: Sei Solo series from the NZSO.

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin talks to Karyn Hay about reporters caught in the crossfire and others copping blowback from the upheaval in the US - and musical echoes of… Video, Audio

Decades of neglect has left the US in a state of disrepair and it is now too poor to halt economic and social decline, economic commentator Umair Haque says. Audio

Nick checks out a new album from guitarist James Sherlock and bassist Ben Hanlon. Audio

Nick checks out a new album from the Wellington octet The Jac, as well as new releases by London-based Kiwi guitarist Ashton Sellars and Wellington pianist Leonardo Coghini. Audio

The RNZ Music team is celebrating NZ Music Month with Fresh Music Daily - new music from a different Kiwi artist every day. Video

Consultant clinical virologist Dr Chris Smith returns to answer questions about the emerging science around the novel coronavirus pandemic. This week, the WHO suspends clinical trials of… Audio

Farmers in the far north have had to get their wet weather gear out this week and pruning has started on orchards and vineyards. Audio

Documents obtained by Checkpoint have revealed numerous issues and a serious lack of consultation before the launch of the Police's Armed Response teams.

The trials were launched in Counties Manukau… Video, Audio

Alison Ballance dons her extreme cold weather clothing for a trip to Antarctica - but getting to the frozen continent can take time. Audio

Join us at 7.30pm for tonight's livestream - Bach: Sei Solo from the NZSO. Video

Fereni Pepe Ete QSM established the first A’oga Amata at the EFKS church in Newtown in 1985, making a huge contribution to the preschool where the Samoan language was being taught. Audio

Wellington is dealing with failing infrastructure and pandemic problems at a time when councillors are sniping at each other and the new mayor is losing his political battles.  Audio

Nick checks out new albums from Australia-based kiwi pianist Steven Barry, and Wellington band The Troubles. Audio

A Dunedin family wants answers after a 23-year-old man tried to take his own life just 10 hours after being discharged from a psychiatric hospital during lockdown.

The man's mother says she was… Audio

A coalition of 14 aid agencies in New Zealand are welcoming the $7-million in humanitarian funding for the coronavirus pandemic that was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Audio

Join us at 7.30pm for tonight's livestream - Bach: Sei Solo from the NZSO.

A brain-damaged man who died of suspected suicide while in a secure mental health unit should not have been there, and was being treated in a way that did not help his condition, according to a report… Video, Audio

A couple of months ago people were predicting a vaccine for Covid-19 by April. Clearly that was never going to happen - and here's why.  Audio

You might not know his face, but you probably remember his voice. Māori Television’s Heta Gardiner has been one of the most memorable contributors to the daily Covid-19 briefings Audio

Nick takes a look back at the last few years of releases by local label Rattle Jazz. Audio

Nick takes a look back at the last few years of releases by local label Rattle Jazz. Audio

After sixteen years at RNZ Music, content producer and presenter Kirsten Johnstone is moving on. She joins Tony Stamp to reflect on her life and career, and play ten of her favourite songs. Video, Audio, Gallery