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1:30 PM.In an impromptu kōrero with RNZ's Tony Stamp, Tiki Taane shared his thoughts on last week's terrorist attack in his hometown of Christchurch. Read more Audio

4:14 PM.Songs with a contemplative feel dominate the Song Crush selections this week, with songs from The Cinematic Orchestra, Neneh Cherry, Scott Mulvahill and Koffee. Read more Video, Audio

7:30 PM.It's a jumbo edition of Song Crush this week as seven of RNZ Music's regular song-crushers choose their best track of the summer. Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.Ria Hall's original compositions touch on themes of love and war, revolution and change. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.NZ Music was lucky enough to record an intimate live session with Estonian experimental electronic duo Maarja Nuut & Ruum. They performed their darkly evocative track ‘The Lost Geese’. Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.The mood at Taranaki’s WOMAD world music festival is more sombre and reverent than in previous years. Read more Video

1:30 PM.The Veils' Finn Andrews has just released his debut solo album, One Piece At A Time. Ahead of an extensive nationwide tour, he sat down with Tony Stamp to discuss the album track by track. Read more Video, Audio

9:30 PM.Sona Jobarteh is the first professional female Kora virtuoso to come from a West African Griot 9storyteller/musician) family. She performed Malian love song 'Jarabi' (Beloved) live for RNZ Music ahead… Read more Video, Audio

8:15 PM.Amjad Ali Khan live at WOMAD Read more Video, Audio

7:30 PM.Jamie Smith's Mabon members talk to Kirsten Johnstone and play a song for us live at WOMAD 2019. Read more Audio

7:00 PM.On this week's Pocket Edition: a performance from local up-and-comer Emily Muli, plus chats with Aussie teen star Kian and Canada's Rhye. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.The Song Crush team this week listen to Solange’s misty eyed tribute to her hometown of Houston, and new music from Four Tet, Helado Negro, Stella Donnelly and more.   Read more Video, Audio

4:00 PM.Trevor Reekie has been a pivotal figure in the NZ music scene throughout his career, from helping discover Bic Runga and Shihad to showcasing trans-global artists on RNZ. Here Trevor shares five songs… Read more Video, Audio

3:30 PM.Global music technology company InMusic have new premises on Auckland's Karangahape Rd. CEO Jack O'Donnell and local Managing Director Morgan Donaghue discuss their plans for the industry. Read more Audio

3:05 PM.KIAN's debut song 'Waiting' has had 25 million streams. It won a nationwide song contest, and he's just been signed to the same label as Lorde, Drake, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj. Yadana Saw speaks… Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.Drs Sharon George and Deidre McKay discuss their BBC.com article 'How Streaming Music Could Be Harming The Planet'. Read more Audio

10:00 AM.RNZ Music is proud to share this exclusive live version of Finn Andrews’ song ‘One by the Venom’, from his forthcoming solo album One Piece at a Time, which is out March 15. Read more Video

12:00 PM.The music of Rhye is seductive soul, an exploration of long-term love that feels almost voyeuristic to listen to. Ahead of their Auckland Festival show, Kirsten Johnstone speaks to the man behind it… Read more Video, Audio

7:00 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition we talk to Jason Williamson from acerbic Brit duo Sleaford Mods, Tiny Ruins' Hollie Fullbrook, and Neko Case. Read more Audio

3:30 PM.Originally from Auckland, Isaiah B Brunt, a former Darling Harbour studio owner had a successful career in the studio business working with a number of key Australian artists. Read more Audio

2:40 PM.Tonight Eminem is playing Wellington's Westpac Stadium in front of what is believed to be a record crowd of 45,000. Supporting him on his Rapture tour are Australian hip hop crew Hilltop Hoods who… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.A Greyhound bus full of released prisoners; the trouble with sparklers; and a scooter crash in Zanzibar. Just some of the things that inspired lyrics on Tiny Ruins' new album Olympic Girls. Hollie… Read more Video, Audio

2:00 PM.Luke Walker from Flamingo Pier introduces their song 'Find Your Way'. Read more Audio

7:00 PM.On this week's Pocket Edition we talk to Mark Day from UK legends Happy Mondays, and host a live session from Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin. Read more Audio