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We're back at Nga Toanga Sound and Vision with the second part on our feature about bringing old commercials back into the limelight. On its new Sellebration online webpage, there are around 300 New… Audio

Eighty years ago if you had tuned in to the radio in New Zealand you would have been hearing something pretty new - advertising on the radio. It began in 1936 when the government-owned Commercial… Audio

This month marks 56 years since the first television commercial was screened in New Zealand. To celebrate that event - if "celebrate" is the right word! - Nga Taonga Sound & Vision has selected… Audio

Jon Toogood has called Melbourne home for the last 18 years, and it's here that he's readying his forthcoming Solo & Acoustic tour, a nine-date run that will see the Shihad frontman reduce and refine… Audio

Radio Active, a Wellington independent radio station which has long been a champion of local music, has announced that it will be able to remain broadcasting, despite the company having gone into… Audio

Simple radio technology - previously used to track kiwis in the wild - is helping tackle the problem of people with dementia getting disoriented and lost. Audio, Gallery

The importance of small boat safety in the region is being reiterated by the Pacific Community (SPC) after the successful rescue of two fishermen in Tuvalu. Audio

The National University of Samoa is expanding the Media and Journalism course to a Bachelor's degree in 2018. The journalism course started as a certificate programme, then was upgraded to a diploma… Audio

Tributes are bgin paid to Roger Hau'ofa, a veteran radio broadcaster described as the voice of Papua New Guinea's political, social and economic consciousness, who has passed away. Audio

: Samoa's police chief has been exonerated of a large raft of charges but wwill he return to work? Audio

Last week news broke that the company that runs Wellington's pioneering independent radio station Radio Active has gone into liquidation. A panel of independent radio champions talk about the… Audio

To celebrate World Radio Day, former presenter of Saturday Nights on RNZ National and Cadenza on RNZ Concert, Peter Fry presents his own music selections with frequent interruptions from David… Audio

Today is World Radio Day, and to celebrate it, Celeste Oram has composed a new piece to pay homage to the humble radio. Her new work, which involves a large number of battery-powered radios, has been… Audio

Wellington’s stalwart alternative radio station, Radio Active, faces closure and could be off air by next month. Audio

To mark World Radio Day, former RNZ presenter and music lover Chris Whitta co-presents the 11-12 hour of Weekday Classics with Clarissa Dunn. Chris talks about his love of radio and shares some… Audio

Tonga's government has given the Tonga Broadcasting Commission a 91-thousand US dollar cash injection in a move which is set to boost its signal throughout the outer islands. Audio

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has ended its shortwave service to the region today saying it's not viable and too expensive to maintain. Audio

Approximately 7000 people across 3 provinces are reported to have been affected by earthquakes in the Solomon Islands. Audio

A New Zealand poet reminisces on his boyhood in Niue and explores his Cook Islands' heritage in a new poetry collection. Audio

There is upset around the Pacific at plans by the Australia Broadcasting Corporation to drop its shortwave radio services. Audio

Tonga's sole woman MP is putting forward a private bill to reserve seats for women in Parliament. Audio