Song

It's been 50 years since Les Crane hit the top of the NZ music charts with Desiderata. Professor of Psychology at Victoria University, Marc Wilson offers his take on how good the advice is in the… Audio

Will King, KiHei Lee, Chrstine Lee, Cecile McNeill and Dominic Lee at the Wakatipu Music Festival. Audio

We've all seen the incredibly positive social impacts of people taking to their balconies, windows, and rooftops to sing to one another during the pandemic. But there are health benefits to singing as… Audio

It's nothing new to see Christmas songs entering the music charts at this time of the year, but a UK company recently recorded a world first with the release of 'Raise the Woof' - a Christmas song… Video, Audio

Country singer Maria Dallas is perhaps best known for 'Tumblin' Down', but it was her track 'Pinocchio' that became a number one hit. June Fraser was one of three co-writers for the song, but she… Video, Audio

New research looking at the elaborate sounds produced by humpback whales is providing fresh insights into whale vocalization. It's found that while humpback whales pass down calls through generations… Audio, Gallery

The wealth of New Zealand poetry has been a rich source of inspiration for New Zealand composers since the 1940s. Video