Featured Music Stories
Hymns on Sunday, 15 December 2024
Rejoice! It's Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday in Advent (Gaudete is 'rejoice' in Latin). Hymns include Tell out my soul, and New Zealand carols From Pastures Green and Pohutukawa Carol. Audio
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From the Marae to Moana
12 Dec 2024Pere Wihongi, music director of the Te Reo Māori version of the Disney movie Moana 2, on how Te Reo has shaped her musical life. Video, Audio
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Summertime, and the strumming is easy
11 Dec 2024Co-director Dominique Blatti looks forward to next month's Classical Guitar Summer School in Nelson. Video, Audio
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Christmas down under
10 Dec 2024English choral conductor Stephen Layton embraces the heat for a southern hemisphere Christmas. Audio
RNZ Concert
RNZ Concert is New Zealand’s fine music network. Concert promotes New Zealand music and composition and features live broadcasts of concerts and recitals, as well as international content from other public radio broadcasters, podcasts, and on-demand programmes.
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RNZ Concert: Summer Season Highlights
20 Dec 2024RNZ Concert sounds good this summer. Here are some of our holiday highlights for you to enjoy on the radio or online in coming days.
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William Dart bows out after 45 years of New Horizons
14 Dec 2024In 1980, William Dart was asked to host a 10-part music series, which went on to become a decades-long institution on RNZ. He talks with Bryan Crump about the show.
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New Horizons: Looking Back
15 Dec 2024With just two programmes of New Horizons to go, it's time for reflection this week as William Dart dips back into the archives for treasured moments with Chris Knox, Mahinaarangi Tocker, and Charlotte Yates. Audio
Featured Music Programmes
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Hymns on Sunday, 22 December 2024
about 12 hours agoCarols for the Fourth Sunday in Advent include Poverty Carol, It came upon a midnight clear, and New Zealand hymn writer Shirley Murray’s Star-child,… Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 15 December 2024
15 Dec 2024Rejoice! It's Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday in Advent (Gaudete is 'rejoice' in Latin). Hymns include Tell out my soul, and New Zealand carols From Pastures… Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 8 December 2024
8 Dec 2024Hymns for the Second Sunday of Advent include Shirley Murray's Look toward Christmas! and Hail to the Lord's anointed. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 1 December 2024
1 Dec 2024The season of Advent begins today – a time of waiting and expectation leading up to Christmas. Sing along to favourite Advent hymns including O come, Emmanuel a… Audio
Recent Music Stories
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The Sampler's favourite singles of 2024
11 minutes agoTony Stamp looks back at some of his favourite singles of 2024, including te reo Māori hip-hop, Aussie punk rock, and quite a lot of Americana.
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The Mixtape chats of 2024 you don't want to miss
40 minutes agoThe Music 101 team have gathered some of the wonderful chats of 2024 you don't want to miss. You can find a link to the whole Mixtape for each guest below, or visit the RNZ Mixtape podcast to listen… Audio
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Small Changes by Michael Kiwanuka
3:40 pm todayThe fourth album by the British hitmaker continues his run of affable, occasionally poignant soul-rock jams. Audio
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Why Singing in the Shower is your Superpower
A new book offers a practical guide to singing in the shower. It plunges into questions ranging from 'Why do I sound so good in my shower?' to 'How can singing in the shower help me overcome anxiety… Audio
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Joan as Police Woman: On writing songs to process big feelings
Ahead of her 'Joan As Police Woman' shows in New Zealand next May 2025, Joan Wasser jumps on the phone from her home in Brooklyn to talk about how songwriting helped make sense of falling in love on… Audio
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Christmas classics with Antonia Bennett
11:47 am todayJazz songstress Antonia Bennett, the late Tony Bennett's daughter, has just released new holiday classics Christmas album "Happy Holidays, With Love". Audio
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Joy to the world: Dementia patients serve up Christmas spirit
9:24 am todayResidents of two Auckland dementia facilities bring classic carols to life on The Selwyn Foundation Christmas Album. Audio
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The perfect summer roadtrip songs
7:43 am todayHere's what the music brains of RNZ came up with for the perfect summer roadie playlist. Video
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STRAUSS: Morgen! Op 27/4
20 Dec 2024Jian Liu (piano) Recorded by RNZ Concert in Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre, 22 July, 2023 Audio
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Under-18s barred from Auckland's Laneway Festival despite already buying tickets
20 Dec 2024An application to admit younger patrons has been rejected.
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RNZ Concert: Summer Season
20 Dec 2024RNZ Concert sounds good this summer. Here are some of our holiday season highlights for you to enjoy on the radio or online in coming days.
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Jeremy Taylor's picks of the best music of 2024
20 Dec 2024Slowboat Records' Jeremy Taylor looks back on what he's been listening to this year, and shares his favourite tracks of 2024, including The The, Charli XCX, Nala Sinephro, Kim Deal and The Cure. Audio
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Jaedyn Randell: star of Moana 2 and The Voice
20 Dec 2024For many tamariki their first viewing of Moana 2 will be in te reo - and when they hear the main character talking and singing, they will hear the voice of Jaedyn Randell. Audio
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Deck the halls: Aged care residents record a Christmas album
20 Dec 2024The power of music has been demonstrated in a special Christmas project involving residents at two aged care facilities in Auckland. Audio
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The best NZ albums of 2024
20 Dec 2024From Pacific dub to knotty guitars, Tony Stamp looks back at a year of musical offerings from Aotearoa. Video
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The Kiwi musician taking Chinese social media by storm
Levi Patel made a video about his visit to a small Chinese city, set to his new single 'Gravity'. The next day, he awoke to his notifications blowing up. Audio
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Last Show of 2024
Today's show is a fun one! It's the last show of 2024 and it's clear the team are mentally on holiday, some of us (Harry) have already received Christmas prezzies and some of us haven't even started… Audio
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The best international albums of 2024
19 Dec 2024Tony Stamp looks back at a year of musical offerings from the UK and North America. From industrial disco to affable country, these were 10 of the year's best. Video
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Feature interview: New Zealand Christmas Songs
75 years ago, New Zealand musicians started composing our own Christmas carols and making Christmas dreams come true for some of the singers tapped to record them. Audio
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Bookmarks with Bill Hastings
18 Dec 2024Bill has been a judge since 2010, but then he's had a number of interesting jobs over the years. Audio
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Music Critic: Te Kaahu and RipShip
Rachel Ashby reviews and plays some new local music. I Roto I Te Po, I Roto I Te Ao by Te Kaahu and New Mexico by RipShip. Audio
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Music feature: the songs that got us through 2024
17 Dec 2024Today, we're doing something a bit special for our music feature. We asked you what song was special to you, or helped you through a difficult time this year. Audio
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End Of Year Picks & Ella Stewart
On the show today the team is clearly hungry as Janay fills us in on her weekend of tasty kai in the North Island, Te Ao Maori Long Form Journalist and friend of the show Ella Stewart is back and… Audio
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McDonald's 'Make it Click' song gets remixed
An old classic road safety tune has been revamped with an upbeat twist for the summer festival season. Luke Rive from McDonald's spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
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