Radio
Mediawatch for 26 October 2014
Panic over property prices and rising rates in Auckland; political ploys with the Official Information Act - and what a review of compliance might uncover; changes at NZ's biggest radio and newspaper… Audio
Thirty-year broadcasting history could come to an end
A radio station in Tauranga, which has been broadcasting for 30 years, is at risk of closure because of the market rents it is having to pay. Village Radio is a volunteer run station which broadcasts… Audio
Host of cult podcast Hardcore History, Dan Carlin
Dan Carlin is an American political commentator, amateur historian, and podcaster. Once a professional radio host, Carlin took his work to the Internet before podcasts were popular. He now hosts two… Audio
Adam Hyde: book sprints and software
Founder of the Book Sprints process, which helps groups create books from scratch in three to five days. He is about to take up a position at the Public Library of Science in San Francisco. Audio
Gallipoli music competition calls for NZ and Aus composers
A competition run by Radio New Zealand Concert and its trans-tasman counterpart, ABC Classic, is calling for New Zealand and Australian composers to create original works for next year's Anzac day. Audio
Geoff Robinson: retiring radio broadcaster
Morning Report presenter Geoff Robinson reflects on almost 40 years at the programme's helm, ahead of his retirement. With Kathryn Ryan. Audio
Search on to id five voices from Gallipoli veterans
A search is under way to identify the voices of five Gallipoli veterans from a radio documentary recorded in 1969. Audio
Remembering Music to Schools
On Sunday 24 February The Museum of Wellington City & Sea is hosting 'Singing from the same songsheet' - an illustrated talk on the 'Music to schools' radio broadcasts in New Zealand from 1931 to… Audio
Spectrum for 2 September 2012
An affectionate look back to the 47 year-old tradition of Broadcasts to Schools, and particularly its singing lessons, which all ended in the final school term of 1979. Audio
Insight for 8 July 2012
Eric Frykberg looks back at 50 years of independent RNZ news and the challenges that lie ahead. Audio
Spectrum for 18 March 2012
Forty years ago to the day, 18 March 1972, the first Spectrum documentary was broadcast. Jack Perkins helped Alwyn Owen launch a human interest series which was designed as a counterbalance to the… Audio
Douglas - Landscape of a New Zealand Composer - Episode 4
In the fourth episode, Methods, we look at how Douglas Lilburn got things done. From piano lessons at an early age, through to the setting up of the Electronic Music Studio at Victoria University… Audio
Douglas - Landscape of a New Zealand Composer - Episode 2
Practicalities, looks at aspects of the working life of Douglas Lilburn the composer. Writing music for film, theatre and radio, and the creative partnerships with Dame Ngaio Marsh, Richard Campion… Audio
Spectrum for 17 July 2011
New Zealand was the first country in the world to anticipate the power of the new medium of radio and passed a Wireless Telegraphy Act in 1903. In July 1911, the country's first radio station, ZLW… Audio
Sound Of New Zealand: 100 Years Of Radio
Spectrum's Jack Perkins discusses the history of controversy and censorship on New Zealand radio. Audio
Sound of New Zealand: 100 Years of Radio
In the first of a series looking at the history of radio in New Zealand, Jack Perkins discusses the fear and caution engendered by this new and powerful electronic medium, and also excitement during… Audio
Urban Disturbance in Broadcasting House
The career of BBC Radio One presenter Zane Lowe and his challenge for the title of NZ's Most Successful Broadcaster. The programme also looks back through Lowe’s diverse musical history, tracing his… Audio
Barry Jenkin - Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs featuring Barry Jenkin, a.k.a. Doctor Rock – Renegade disc jockey, record producer, former Radio with Pictures host and committed punk. Audio
Public vs Private: The broad picture 1970 - 1996
Free enterprise and deregulation see the expansion of private radio and public radio is threatened. Audio
Hauraki at Sea: The beginnings of private radio
The dramatic story of the Hauraki pirates and their stormy start both ashore and at sea in the late 1960s. Audio