Nz Music Month

New Zealand Music Month is upon us and William Dart is airing a selection of music from Aotearoa that has given him special pleasure ... from Nathan Haines and Eve de Castro-Robinson, to Pickle… Audio

Wallace and panellists discuss the end of NZ Music Month with former lead singer of Coonut Rough, Andrew McLennan. Audio

This week for NZ Music Month Ian Chapman revisits two of Christchurch's favourite and most flamboyant bands from the 1970s: Ragnarok and Odyssey.  Audio

This week, for New Zealand Music Month, Ian Chapman celebrates one of New Zealand's most loved but shortest-lived bands from the mid-1970s: Alastair Riddell's Space Waltz. From a #1 smash hit, 'Out On… Audio

What's your favourite piece of New Zealand music? A bunch of musically-minded Kiwis with very different tastes share their top tunes.

William Dart takes a roam around some treasured byways of our country's music, featuring songs by Garner Wayne, Morgan Clarke, Levity Beet, Anika Moa, Hirini Melbourne and others. Audio

RNZ music journalist Kirsten Johnstone joins Kathryn to talk about the winner of this year's Taite Prize, which was announced last night - Troy Kingi. She'll also play some selections to celebrate NZ… Audio

With New Zealand radio stations now happy to play around 15 - 20 percent Kiwi artists, is it still necessary to have New Zealand Music Month?  Audio

New Zealand Music Month has been running for 17 years. Alex Behan asks the people who were there from the start to tell its story: how it began, what it's achieved and where it's going next. Video, Audio

Hocken librarians Amanda Mills and Katherine Milburn discuss historic music posters in the Hocken Collections ahead of a talk on the subject at the Dunedin Public Art Galley on 16 May as part of NZ… Audio

The slogan for NZ Music month this year is 'Discover New'. The RNZ Music crew bring this kaupapa to their mixtape, with some brand new exciting finds, and some old favourites too.  Video, Audio

Hayley Theyers is the photographer behind Musicians of Aotearoa – a series of portraits as posters featuring some of our best if not best-known musicians. She plays us some of her favourite NZ songs.

Equalise My Vocals aims to address issues brought to the surface by a story published last year by The Spinoff, outlining serious allegations of grooming and sexual predation in the local music… Video, Audio

Here's a list of fun and useful things you can do to get behind Kiwi music during New Zealand Music Month... and beyond! Video