Musician MĀ was born to brave a storm

Caption:MĀ (Maarire Brunning) is up for three awards, including Album of the Year, at the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards.Photo ...

What it's like playing 'The Last Post' on Anzac Day

A New Zealand Defence Force bugler who's played at Gallipoli twice says he still gets nervous to perform 'The Last Post' on ...

OMV signals end of Maui gas field this year

In a statement to RNZ, an OMV spokesperson said: "OMV confirms that the Māui gas field, which has been in operation for ...

Midday Report Essentials for Friday 24 April 2026

Chloe Swarbrick discusses state of Auckland economy; Louise Upston on why SailGP won't be returning to Auckland next; Peter Stone, Chief scientist at Sony AI speaks to Guyon Espiner; Political chat ...

The big, important task of taking care of our war memorials

Including looking after the monuments. Pam Dziwulska is a specialist architect who's been working to finish restoration work on Pukekohe War Memorial Town Hall in Auckland in time for ANZAC Day. She ...

Peter Stone, Chief scientist at Sony AI speaks to Guyon Espiner

Sony AI has unveiled a robot called Ace that can outplay elite table tennis players. It can handle wicked spins and react to shots from all over the table, using complex machinery and hundreds of ...