Music

Chit Chats At Whammy

A new series demystifying areas of the music industry, with experts who share their insider knowledge.

Office Vibes

A cruisy, groovy, comfy string of office jams, to get you through the working day.

Sound Advice

Sound Advice is a new series of videos, where the NZ On Air Music team chat to industry experts who give artists their advice on effectively navigating the music industry.

Musika Pasifika

Celebrate Aotearoa's finest Pacific artists with this playlist featuring bangers from Disciple Pati, Olivia Foa'i, VILLETTE, SWIDT, and Church and AP.

Final Mix

Music journalist Yadana Saw chats with local musicians and listens to their latest tracks in the ultimate testing ground: the car.

NZ Alt and Indie

Dive into this playlist of some of NZ's best alternative talent, and discover new artists and songs curated by RNZ Music's Charlotte Ryan herself.

NZ Bands Of The Myspace Era

Dive back into the world of the 2000's with a special playlist curated by indie pop royalty Yumi Zouma.

RadioActive

RadioActive is renowned for the wide variety of music that it plays to its audience of 45,000 weekly. Check out the NZ Music Show to discover up-and-coming local artists.

RadioControl

RadioControl are the people that make sure more Kiwi music gets to more ears. Give their 100% local music shows a listen on demand on their site now.

95bFM

95bFM is one of our 5 student radio stations we support that help promote NZ Music. The station is a volunteer-driven community targeted at the musically-adventurous listener.
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Kiwi Music for Kiwi Kids

A playlist of Kiwi music for kids! Put together by one of NZ's most iconic children's entertainers, the wonderful Suzy Cato.

Iconic Albums

Spin this playlist for a look back on the last 20 years of groundbreaking kiwi music.

Radio One 91FM

We're about variety. We're about diversity. We're about goodness. Our DJ's cover everything from punk-pop futurefunk to bangin' bhangra beats, catchy synth singles to cosmic soul death disco.

RDU

RDU98.5FM is the Student Radio Network station based locally in Christchurch.

Sound Check

Pre-lockdown, these artists were on the brink of something big but now, from their isolated bubbles, they are having to rethink their musical forms and get inventive.

Recently Released Music Videos

We are proud to support music video creation through the New Music Singles and New Music Projects funding schemes- the latest videos live here for your viewing pleasure!