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A History of Student Radio - Episode Five
28 Jan 2026In this new bonus episode Yadana Saw looks at the challenges facing the Student Radio Network and how the stations are staying alive and relevant in an increasingly digital first, music streaming… Read more Audio
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Live: Jenny Mitchell at The Piano - 21 August 2025
4 Jan 2026Listen to award-winning singer-songwriter Jenny Mitchell performing live at the Piano in Otautahi Christchurch as part of her homecoming Forest House tour in August 2025. Read more Audio
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The Last Waltz: The Musicians We Lost in 2025
25 Dec 20252025 saw the last call for many of those we hold close to our hearts in music, both here in Aotearoa and around world. Yadana Saw and Nick Bollinger present a two-hour tribute to the musicians we lost… Read more Audio
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NZ Live: Best performances of 2025!
We're celebrating some of the best performances of the year 2025 has been a huge year for NZ Live, which celebrated its 20th anniversary with an entire month of extended birthday performances from… Read more Audio
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Essential Albums: Shona Laing - South
Shona Laing was just seventeen when she had her first national hit in 1972. Fifteen years later, she was reintroducing herself as a different kind of artist. In this episode, Nick Bollinger looks at… Read more Audio
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Essential Albums: Strawpeople - Broadcast
If any New Zealand band captured the synth-pop zeitgeist of the mid-90s it was Auckland's Strawpeople. In this episode, Nick Bollinger takes a close listen to their 1994 album Broadcast, which served… Read more Audio
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Essential Albums: Warratahs - The Only Game In Town
The Only Game In Town launched Kiwi country institution The Warratahs on a career that has spanned four decades. In this episode, Nick Bollinger revisits this debut, talks to some of the people… Read more Audio
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Essential Albums: Collision - Collision
New Zealand funk band Collision only ever made one album, but it is now regarded as an Antipodean classic of lost 70s funk. In this programme, Nick Bollinger dusts off his precious vinyl copy, and… Read more Audio
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Essential Albums: Dudley Benson - The Awakening
With his choirboy background and unusual palette of chamber instruments, Dudley Benson presented a unique artistic vision on his 2008 debut album The Awakening. Nick Bollinger talks to Benson about… Read more Audio
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NZ Live: Paige!
12 Dec 2025Time for NZ Live, and today we've got Paige in the studio. The Auckland based singer signed a record deal with Sony Music in 2019 after being championed on IG by Billie Eilish Since then, she's… Read more Audio
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NZ Live: Jordyn with a Why is in Studio A
5 Dec 2025It's time for NZ Live and today we feature an artist who's all set to provide the soundtrack to your summer; it's Jordyn with a Why. Jordyn released her debut album 'Hibiscus Moon, Love & Justice'… Read more Audio
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NZ Live: Troy Kingi
28 Nov 2025Troy Kingi joins us for NZ Live to celebrate his new album, Night Lords. Audio
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