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Wellington sax player Frank Talbot's new album 'Mundane Life Updates' takes its inspiration from everyday events.  Audio

Silk Cut is a project which began taking form in 2020. With the band's assistance, Andrew's creative smarts aim squarely at the sonic epiphanies of early nineties shoe gaze and indie guitar rock… Audio

Te Matatini - Our national kapa haka competition has been held at Eden Park this week attracting teams from throughout Aotearoa. The finals are being held this afternoon - Shannon Haunui - Thompson… Audio

Tony Stamp assesses new records from futurist RnB star Kelela, veteran indie rockers Yo La Tengo, and a collaboration between Senegal and Sweden called Wau Wau Collectif. Audio

90’s alternative indie band PAVEMENT are returning to NZ to perform 2 headline shows as part of their 2nd reunion tour - their first show in over a decade  Audio

Mataia Keepa, an award winning performer, and kapahaka commentator, from Te Arawa. Audio

Dr Te Rita Papesch is one of the true icons of kapa haka and was a foundation member of Te Whare Wànanga o Waikato established in 1978. In 1979, at the Nationals in Gisborne, she was the first… Audio

Over four days thousands of people have been treated to the best kapa haka competition in the world with the winner to be decided later today from a group of 45 teams. RNZ National's team has been… Audio

Kim Hill reads listener feedback for 25 February 2023. Audio

Between the 1920s and 1960s many Aboriginal people from Australia's great Western Desert and Kimberley regions were removed from their country and forced into hard labour on livestock stations… Audio

Protest photographer John Miller (Ngapuhi) has made a career capturing some of the most politically charged moments in our history. Audio

Since we last heard from gardener and The Edible Backyard author Kath Irvine, she's uprooted and hit the road in a 12 metre long house truck. She's got some some tips on how to revive soil ravaged by… Audio

While somewhat bound politically by Labour's promise of no new taxes this term, Finance Minister Grant Robertson is keeping all options open in his search for a way to fund the recovery from Cyclone… Audio

This year marks the centenary of the death of one of Aotearoa's most loved writers, Katherine Mansfield. British author Claire Harman's biography All Sorts of Lives: Katherine Mansfield and the art of… Audio

The Rural Support Trust is planning support hubs in remote places for those farmers and growers impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio

Eve (not her real name) is one of 19 dancers fired from a Wellington strip club and now campaigning for better working conditions in the adult entertainment industry. Audio

It's finals day at Eden Park. Over the last three days, 45 of the country's top kapa haka ropu have been performing. Now the twelve finalists battle it out. Audio

Recent extreme flooding events have bought the need for managed retreat into sharp focus. We will have no choice but to move tens of thousands of people out of harm's way over the coming decades… Audio