ListenerListenerCultureHighly strung and ropeable: Our female rugby greats bound togetherTop rugby players to be tied together in living sculpture performance.26 Mar 11:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureBattleground bylines: Kiwi women war reporters rememberedForget images of tough-guy male war writers; two of our best were women.26 Mar 04:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureArtist Sandro Kopp: “I have no idea how people who don’t paint deal with difficult situations in life”Sandro Kopp opens his first solo exhibition at home in NZ in more than a decade.18 Mar 03:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureWhy I made: I went to buy wool for a hat and ended up knitting a human skeletonSculptor Michele Beevors makes life-sized sculptures of skeletal animals knitted in yarn.13 Mar 05:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureClassical: Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater retains its magicThree centuries on, Stabat Mater still evokes shivers of delight.12 Mar 03:30 AM
ListenerListenerCultureThe Bigger Picture: Dame Kiri on the cusp of stardomDame Kiri Te Kanawa has turned 80, but in 1966 she was beginning her international career.09 Mar 09:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureWorld-renowned quartet: "It just seems natural that we're coming to your country so we should play your music"Kiwi music to feature when The Brodsky Quartet tours NZ.07 Mar 03:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureWhy I made: Sculptor Brett Graham on war memorials and making colossal artBrett Graham: "Objects tell stories, narratives are important in indigenous art."28 Feb 05:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureIn the words of wāhine: Women composers and poets combine for intense listening experienceSome 21 women composers of Aotearoa set words by our female poets.28 Feb 03:30 AM
ListenerListenerCulturePain in the arts: Critiquing the creative funding carve upFunding is still a long, hard battle for any kind of artist in Aotearoa.26 Feb 04:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureClassical: New radio host in the right place at the right timeScotsman Andrew Clark makes his mark on RNZ Concert's Mornings.22 Feb 03:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureWhy I made: The Kiwi choreographer who might be more Jackson Pollock than Michael JacksonBlack Grace founder Neil Ieremia on branching into other art forms.21 Feb 05:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureThe Kiwi expat painting the Waikato WarArtist Richard Lewer is confronting the brutal history he was wasn’t taught in school.20 Feb 04:30 PM
ListenerListenerCultureBehind the photo: The reality of photographing concertsNZ photographer on capturing concert shots that go global.20 Feb 05:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureThe Christchurch mosque attacks remembered in major musical workNZSO's music memorial marks the 5th anniversary of the Christchurch mosque attacks.20 Feb 03:30 AM
ListenerListenerCultureIn the key of A&E: The conductor who turned her back on a medical careerMinistering to patients and taking the temperature of an orchestra isn't so different.15 Feb 03:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureMark your diaries: Treats are in store for lovers of opera, chamber and baroque musicThe last in our series looking at the best classical music 2024 has to offer.08 Feb 03:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureArt in high places: Enriching Central Otago’s cultural sceneNZ's latest sculpture park is high in the Queensberry Hills.06 Feb 11:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureHec Busby: Remembering the Northland kaumatua’s knighthood at the Waitangi Treaty GroundsThe kaumātua hoped for “no fuss” when he accepted his knighthood in 2019.06 Feb 05:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureSquawk-back radio: RNZ bird call turns 50RNZ National listeners need have no fear that the station’s bird call is on the out.05 Feb 04:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureThe Bigger Picture: Selwyn Muru, 1937-2024Selwyn Muru was among a generation of influential contemporary Māori artists.03 Feb 11:30 PM
ListenerListenerCultureReframing an era: Were celebrated Pākehā portrait painters guilty of exploiting Māori?Their subjects didn’t think so, and nor do the tangata whenua of today.03 Feb 11:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureThe Bigger Picture: Napier’s iconic art deco, born from disasterFebruary 3 marks the 93rd anniversary of the Napier Earthquake.01 Feb 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCulturePodium positions: Wellington and Christchurch in for orchestral treatsMore classical music worth hearing in 2024.01 Feb 03:30 AM
ListenerListenerCultureSaturday Susie: Kim Hill’s RNZ replacement confirmedSusie Ferguson takes on one of the biggest jobs in radio, but she may not do it alone.30 Jan 05:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureSelwyn Muru: From contemporary Māori art pioneer to multimedia forceMāori artist and broadcaster Selwyn Muru died this week, peacefully surrounded by whānau.26 Jan 06:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureClassical austerity: Auckland Philharmonia has stellar concerts planned despite budget constraintsThe APO is no more - long live the Auckland Philharmonia.23 Jan 03:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureStars come out to play in NZ Symphony Orchestra's 2024 concertsThe NZ Symphony Orchestra offers some out-of-the-ordinary concerts this year.18 Jan 03:30 AM
ListenerListenerCultureLittle at large: Jaws seriously - how sharks took a bite out of popular cultureSharks were once described as a fact of life not a source of terror, so what changed?17 Jan 11:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureNelson to host one of the world’s most-lauded string quartetsSnaring one of the world’s most-celebrated string quartets is a coup.11 Jan 03:30 AM
ListenerListenerCultureRichard Betts: Classical music that got me through 2023The tracks that made 2023 a better year for Richard Betts.07 Jan 03:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureHad enough Hallelujah Chorus? Try these seasonal classics insteadLesser known seasonal favourites make for more varied listening.14 Dec 03:30 AM
ListenerListenerCultureClassical: Student’s surprise win music to her earsWanting a second opinion on a choral waiata led to a prize.07 Dec 03:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureOne last time - in the studio for Kim Hill’s final showEx-Saturday Morning producer Chris Bourke on Kim Hill's memorable moments.01 Dec 07:00 PM