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The second coming of Matilda The Musical
A brand new production of Tim Minchin's awarding-winning show is returning to Auckland next year. Bryan Crump talks with director Grant Meese. Audio
Auckland Arts Festival: Force of Nature
A concert at the 2023 Auckland Arts Festival of new music by New Zealand composers. It celebrates New Zealand's wildlife. Audio
Dunedin's Dale Kerrigan fuse art school nous with blistering volume
Tony Stamp meets one of the country's most exciting bands, to discuss their boundary-breaking 2022 album The Water. Audio
The Panel with Aimie Hines and Simon Pound (Part 1)
Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Aimie Hines and Simon Pound discuss how shoppers treat supermarket staff, they debate ways to solve Auckland's ongoing congestion problem and tell us all… Audio
Singer answers the call of the Whanganui
Soprano Deborah Wai Kapohe talks with Bryan Crump about coming home to her whenua to sing in a fundraising gig for Whanganui's Sarjeant Gallery. Audio
Music feature: Jazz tours in Aotearoa in bygone days
For today's music feature we're zeroing in on a period when some of the biggest names in jazz history made their way onto our shores. There are many highlights to talk about from these decades, and… Audio
The TAHI 21st November 2023
On today’s show, we welcome back Harry and Evie from their various vacations! We discuss the drama at Newmarket carpark, get the low-down on Italian seagulls, and re-cap the League of Legends World… Audio
'It's about New Zealand creativity': Flying Nun Records looks to keep local music strong
The prominent record label Flying Nun Records is celebrating more than 40 years on the music scene and is focused on more to come. Audio
Flying Nun Records still pumping out local indie music after 40 years
Flying Nun Records has been around for over 40 years, and although it has had some ups and downs, the label has endured throughout.
The first release to gain prominence for the label was Tally Ho by… Audio
MARAUDERS | Season 4 | Trailer
Live in Amsterdam. DJ Fitchie & Joe Dukie share thoughts about the tour, road-testing songs that will feature on a new studio album. European tour finale at Cargo, London. Time to go home. Video
Unlocking the mysteries of the musical mind
It seems singing to your infant does help to calm them down, but how? Dr Sam Mehr from The Music Lab at Auckland University is trying to find out. Audio
MARAUDERS | Season 4
Live in Amsterdam. DJ Fitchie & Joe Dukie share thoughts about the tour, road-testing songs that will feature on a new studio album. European tour finale at Cargo, London. Time to go home. Video
"Everthing's gone, except the band members"
A fire gutted an Auckland sports club and took with it all the instruments of a Caribbean steelpan orchestra that also used the space. In this episode we chat to Camille Nakhid about what next for the… Audio
How 'the quiet Beatle' left such a large legacy
Novelist and playwright Phillip Norman has written a new biography about George Harrison's life, and how the Fab Four's quietest member ended up being the number one Beatle. Audio
The Beths Bethroned
This year's APRA Silver Scrolls are done and dusted. William Dart now sits back to be charmed by 2023's Scroll monarchs, The Beths. Audio
Worlds of Music 19 November, 2023
Sounds from Armenia this week with master of the duduk, Djivan Gasparyan, and from India one of the world’s foremost tabla players, Subhasis Bhattacharya. Audio
Taylor Swift postpones Rio de Janeiro show due to heat after fan's death
US singer Taylor Swift has postponed her show due to scorching heat, the day after the death of a fan who fell ill in the sweltering concert venue.
Hymns on Sunday, 19 November 2023
In 2017, Pope Francis established the World Day of the Poor. It's a Sunday set aside in the Catholic liturgical calendar to reflect on how poverty is at the very heart of the Gospel. This year's theme… Audio
Tana Tupai on making Pasifika music symphonic
The NZSO will accompany an 80-strong choir this week in a celebration of Pasifika music, combining symphony with songs from the Pacific. Audio
