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The Christchurch singer-songwriter's second album is a charming, breezy outing which leans into Latin-American influences, and reveals her as a skilled and witty raconteur. Video, Audio

This week the country’s biggest arts funding agency published a plan to boost coverage of culture which has been dwindling in our media. Music reviews and writing used to be eagerly-read and… Audio

Bad Behaviour, the debut feature by New Zealand writer-director Alice Englert, explores the mother-daughter relationship of a movie stunt woman and a former actress in search of enlightenment. Stars… Video, Audio

Matthew Roche reviews Modern New Zealand Cricket Greats: From Stephen Fleming to Kane Williamson by Dylan Cleaver published by Upstart Press Audio

National will change the way speed limits are reviewed, if elected.

By mandating a cost-benefit analysis that includes travel times and economic impacts, they hope to reverse some of the recent… Audio

Samoa court rulings on seats for Women MPs underline need for reform - Academic. Audio

Tony Stamp explores the new album by retro-rockers The War on Drugs, a stripped back set of lockdown songs from Aussie wit Courtney Barnett, and trip-hop kingpin Nightmares on Wax's latest guest-heavy… Audio

The latest animated feature from the Pixar studio, screening on the Disney Plus service. Reviewed by Dan Slevin Video, Audio

Love and Monsters - in a dystopian future, can Joel fight off giant bugs and toads to find true love? Stars Dylan O'Brien (The Maze Runner). Video, Audio

The Auckland-based artist’s fourth full-length album took the prize ahead of some of New Zealand’s finest musicians including Nadia Reid, L.A.B, Tami Neilson The Beths, and last year’s winner Troy…

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin talks to Karyn Hay about a Covid campaigner getting the oxygen of publicity. Also: 'Novax' Djokovic being a sore winner, a mindblowing radio… Video, Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses the ambiguous sounds of Wellington trio Glass Vaults; Woodstock punk of The Bobby Lees; and takes a deep dive into the archives of Joni Mitchell. Audio

William Dart features songwriters on both sides of the Atlantic, from the soul-searching of Michael Chapman and M C Taylor to cute and occasionally cutting slices of life from Amy O. Video, Audio

A year ago saw the closure of Dunedin's long-running Fortune Theatre. A review has started on the state of Dunedin theatre, and in April consultants Charcoal Blue reported back on phase one, noting… Audio

Our Great Album today is Time out of Mind - Bob Dylan. Before that though, we talked to reviewer Simon Sweetman about Bob Dylan's Auckland concert last night.  Audio

As Iconic singer-songwriter and Nobel prize-winner Bob Dylan returns to New Zealand for two concerts, Nick Bollinger chooses five songs that offer a hint of what – and what not, to expect.  Video

The genre-agnostic Grammy-winning musical chameleon that is Beck sits down for a frank exploration of his humble beginnings and his musical legacy. Video, Audio

The finalists for the Taite Music Prize have been announced, and they're some of RNZ Music's favourite artists. The prize recognises outstanding creativity in an album or EP. The winner will be… Video

The NZ Festival Club saw two contrasting but self-assured performances from Māori artists on Saturday night. For those who saw both acts, it made for an affecting and exciting double bill: Teeks and…

It was a scorcher at Auckland's Laneway festival yesterday and the bands were even hotter. Video

Even A Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973 is a compilation put together by archival music specialists Light In The Attic Records. For the keen crate digger, groups with names like… Audio

American Assassin revives the old-fashioned action thriller. Starring Michael Keaton and Dylan (Maze Runner) O'Brien. Video, Audio

The music-lover, writer, and owner of second-hand record store Records Records in Dunedin left an indelible mark on New Zealand's music scene. Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses the swansong of rock'n'roll founding father Chuck Berry. Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses a stark solo set - and it's more colourful companion - from Conor Oberst. Audio

In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger discusses an album that explores the Puerto Rican heritage of Hurray For The Riff Raff's Alynda Lee Segarra; and an unexpected late-career detour into swing-era… Audio

Nick Bollinger explores an unexpected late-career detour into swing-era standards from Bob Dylan. Audio

Bruce Springsteen plays two New Zealand concerts this week. From a repertoire of hundreds of songs, Nick Bollinger picks ten that have been crucial to his career. Video

Nick Bollinger convenes a Sampler Summit to discuss the latest album from octogenarian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen. He is joined by musicians Steve Abel and Hollie Fullbrook, and broadcaster Kim… Audio

Nick Bollinger checks a fruitful collaboration between British/New Zealand band The Veils and U.S. hip-hop producer El-P. Audio