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The Sampler: Sault
The latest from the UK group was released under a cloud of scandal involving unpaid debts and disgruntled former collaborators. The music is as good as ever, but it's starting to feel like Sault are… Audio
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Ben Woods from Port Noise
The annual music festival will take over Lyttleton in a few weeks, featuring a lineup of talent from around Aotearoa and Australia performing in multiple venues. One of it's founders explains the… Audio
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Laughton Kora is bringing Black Comet to Hamilton Arts Festival
Black Comet's Laughton Kora joins us from rehearsals with UB40 to share the story of how he landed on stage with the legendary UK band, the music school he's set up to nurture the next generation, and… Audio
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Laughton Kora
Black Comet's Laughton Kora joins us from rehearsals with UB40 to share the story of how he landed on stage with the legendary UK band, the music school he's set up to nurture the next generation, and… Audio
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Yumi Zouma on collaboration over distance
We caught up with Charlie and Josh from Christchurch-born band Youmi Zouma to talk about their brand new album, No love lost to kindness, the realities of being in a band when everyone lives in… Audio
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Ngāpuhi General Manager Moana Tuwhare
7 Feb 2026Moana Tuwhare reflects on a week at Waitangi which saw Te Pati Maori's internal problems again resurface. Last November she said Ngāpuhi was 'insulted' when Te Pati Maori leadership refused to… Audio
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Mapuna Feb 7 Moana Tuwhare
7 Feb 2026Moana Tuwhare reflects on a week at Waitangi which saw Te Pati Maori's internal problems again resurface. Last November she said Ngapuhi was 'insulted' when Te Pati Maori leadership refused to… Audio
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Playing Favourites with comedian Tom Sainsbury
Beloved comedian, writer and actor Tom Sainsbury joins us in the Auckland studio to play favourites - and to do a few impersonations! Video, Audio
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Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan
Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan tells the story of Fonoti Pati Umaga, former bassist for the Holidaymakers, who was left a tetraplegic after a fall. Audio
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My Cemetery Journeys - Mariana Enriquez
7 Feb 2026Mariana Enriquez's fascination with burial grounds as a teenager lead to a lifelong interest in uncovering the secrets of our final resting places. Audio
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Wellington's sewage spill disaster
7 Feb 2026What is the ecological impact of the Moa Point treatment plant spill and how does it compare to the sewage spilling into the sea in the rest of the world? Audio
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Behind Black Sheep
7 Feb 2026New Zealand's most awarded podcast, RNZ's Black Sheep is back with more real life, shady, controversial and sometimes downright villainous characters. Audio
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Jane and Jimmy Barnes
Aussie rock icon Jimmy Barnes has certainly lived a full life but he hasn't been living his best life - until now. Audio
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David Fiu: Making a noise at the Tattoo
7 Feb 2026The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is bringing its 75th anniversary show to Auckland for the very first time. Audio
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George Saunders: Life, death and what comes next
7 Feb 2026The Booker prize winner confronts the biggest issues of our time: corporate greed, the environmental consequences of progress and the question of absolution. Audio
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A Little Route 66 on State Highway 8
Mark Leishman goes on a personal journey to Burkes Pass, a place with deep family ties. A fire in the 1990s destroyed most of the Burkes Pass Hotel run by his grandparents and has been replaced by a… Audio
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Shaking it all up in a greenhouse trial
Researchers from the Bioeconomy Science Institute are investigating whether they can apply the vibrations of insects to disrupt pests in the greenhouse. Our Changing World's Claire Concannon heads… Audio
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130 years: Take a punt on the Tuapeka Mouth Ferry
The southern hemisphere's only still operational river ferry celebrates 130 years. Audio
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Rural news wrap
A wrap of what's being making headlines on the rural news desk this week Audio
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Country Life Friday 6 February 2026
Now it's time for Country Life and the team is by a river mouth in Otago learning about an unusual way to cross the water. They're also in a greenhouse in Canterbury and feeling the Americana vibe at… Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 6 February 2026
6 Feb 2026On this special Waitangi Day edition of Nashville Babylon, Mark plays some of his favourite music from Aotearoa New Zealand including tracks from Eb & Sparrow, Troy Kingi, Chris Knox and the Mutton… Audio
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The Logg Cabin: 6 February 2026
6 Feb 2026On this week's show Mark features thew finest from Aotearoa and abroad for this Waitangi Day special with tracks from Trinity Roots, Benee, The Black Seeds and The Beat, as well as a birthday shoutout… Audio
