Music
Mokotron and Byllie-Jean win big at the Taites
Mokotron (Tiopira McDowell) and Byllie-Jean speak to Kara Rickard following their Taite Prize success. Audio
Award winning musician Byllie Jean
Earlier this week musician Byllie Jean won the 'Auckland Live Best Independent Debut Award' for her debut solo EP Filter. Her journey to this point started with singing in a small country church but… Audio
Working with a toddler in tow
18-month-old Charlie Munro is a climber and already knows some dog calls. His Mum, Anna, also grew up at Cravendale near Mount Somers. The photographer and physio is leasing the 450ha farm off her… Audio
Shihad: Killjoy
Shihad, New Zealand's best-known hard rock band, made ten albums during a 37-year career, but 'Killjoy' stands out amongst them. Nick Bollinger explores the reasons why in a special episode of… Audio
Ashley Jackson: 'There's a harp in just about every culture'
Water can be both a barrier and something that connects us, says world renowned harpist Ashley Jackson.
Good Friday Hymns, 18 April 2025
A selection of Good Friday hymns to mark this important date in the Christian calendar, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus. Audio
Copying scores in a digital age
Taran Plamondon talks about balancing his life as a horn player with working in music publishing. Audio
Javiyah Nikoia and The Taite Music Prize Recap
Waimirirangi sits down with Singer & Songwriter Javiyah Nikoia who has seen strong success on their musical debut Janay Recaps her experience at the 2025 Taite Music Prize including the performances… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 17 April 2025
In today's episode, the Reserve Bank's operating budget for the coming year has been slashed by about 25 per cent - we speak to Finance Minister Nicola Willis; the Commerce Commision has found… Audio
Chaka Khan serves nostalgic dance party for one night in Auckland
Someone in the Auckland audience yelled a lifelong truth to Chaka Khan: "You were the reason I put heels on!" She replied in signature sass: "Yeah, that's me, that's what I am".
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 16 April 2025
This week on Pocket Edition, Maggie Tweedie introduces us to new music from Neive Strang, Marlon Williams and The Bats Audio
Reuben Brown's busy year
Bryan Crump catches up with the 2025 New Zealand Assistant Conductor-in-Residence, Reuben Brown; which means being an assistant conductor for not one, but three orchestras. Audio
Music with Dave Wilson: Queer Men in Jazz
Music correspondent Dave Wilson looks at why queer women have been quite visible in the history of jazz, particularly among the early African American blues singers, but not so queer or gay men. Audio
Mokotron wins Taite music award
Mokotron was recognised as overall winner on Tuesday night at the Taite Awards for his recent "urban marae" album WAEREA. Mokotron spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Bus stop sonata: Is this how to solve antisocial behaviour?
Dr Samuel Mehr of Music Lab joins Emile Donovan to weigh in on whether playing classical music at bus stops will lower crime. Audio
Shower Thoughts: Why do we lose our accents when we sing?
New Zealand's own Lawrence Arabia (James Milne) joins Emile to discuss the delights and the quirks of singing with a 'Kiwi' accent. Audio
MOKOTRON takes out Taite Music Prize 2025
RNZ lifestyle reporter Jogai Bhatt joins Emile Donovan to debrief the winners from the biggest night in New Zealand independent music, the 2025 Taite Music Prize, held tonight at Q Theatre in… Audio
New music school opens to fill gap left by MAINZ closure
An iconic New Zealand music school, which trained many award-winning Kiwi artists, has been given a second life after being canned due to financial difficulties two years ago. Audio
Ashley Jackson's water music
African American harpist Ashley Jackson has made water the unifying theme of her new album. Audio
