Wellington
Encore - TRAD: Årepolskan (Swedish fiddle tune)
Pekka Kuusisto (violin/vocals)
Recorded 9 October 2025, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
VIVALDI: The Four Seasons
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with Pekka Kuusisto (violin/director).
Recorded 9 October 2025, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
Louise FARRENC: Symphony No 3 in G minor
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pekka Kuusisto.
Recorded 9 October 2025, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
Tory Whanau takes aim at critics in final speech as Mayor
The outgoing Wellington mayor has taken aim at her critics in and outside the council in her final speech today. In her last three years in the hot seat, Tory Whanau has been outspoken about her own… Audio
Around the motu: Tom Hunt in Wellington
Eviction coming for Miramar's Chocolate Fish cafe and Andrew Little's position in the mayoral race as local election voting comes to an end. Audio
Petone train station closed, as police respond to incident
Hutt Valley Line services may be affected for several hours, and commuters should check the Metlink app or website for updates.
The City to Sea Bridge and legacy of architect Rewi Thompson
The fate of the bridge described as a turning point for Māori architecture has swung back and forth over the past few months. Audio
Wellington City Council approves waterfront land lease for Pasifika cultural centre
Sixteen councillors voted to approve the transfer of waterfront land to the Fale Malae Trust for a new Pasifika cultural centre.
A thread runs through it
Huhana Smith grows fruit and harakeke at Kuku, north of Wellington. Standing on the shoulders of her ancestors, she's growing healthy food and, potentially, a sustainable fashion industry.
Moment of calm: Ruru in the Rain.
Few things are more calming in the evening than the sound of a Ruru calling - unless you're on its menu. Audio
NZSO - Til Time Shall End
Multi-Grammy Award winner Giancarlo Guerrero conducts the NZSO in two post-war American works, Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No 2, The Age of Anxiety with pianist Joyce Yang, and Aaron Copland’s… Audio
NZSO - Jubilation
James Judd conducts the NZSO in an uplifting programme that invites us to question the range of emotions lurking beneath the music’s smiling surface.
Recorded 30 May 2024 at the Michael Fowler… Audio
What now for public art icon Wellington's City to Sea Bridge?
This week a group opposing the Wellington City Council's decision to demolish the capital's city to sea bridge, The Wellington Civic Trust, lost a Judicial Review. The group say they don't have the… Audio
Decades of living a lie - being lesbian before the 90s
In the 1990s, Lois Cox interviewed lesbian women about their lives in Wellington. Some 25 years later, those stories have been published.
Stories of sexuality as the closet door opened
In the 1990s, Lois Cox interviewed lesbian women about their lives in Wellington. Some 25 years later, those stories have been published. Audio
NZSO Immerse Festival 2023 – Beethoven 5
André de Ridder conducts the NZSO in two of Beethoven’s most dramatic works written around the same time, both in C minor - his trailblazing Fifth Symphony and the Coriolan Overture. In between you… Audio
For the love of Wellington
Despite the scandals and leaky pipes, Wellingtonians want the rest of the nation to know that their city is still unbeatable Audio
Largest-ever import of liquid ecstasy seized at border
An estimated 1950 litres of GBL with a street value of $14 million was intercepted after a joint six-month investigation.
NZSO Immerse Festival 2023 – Blues Symphony
André de Ridder conducts the NZSO in George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and legendary jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis’ acclaimed Blues Symphony plus a work by Bryce Dessner.
Recorded at the Michael… Audio
