New Year
Kiwi Indians celebrate harvest and new year festivals
Diverse communities nationwide mark Sikh Baisakhi, Telugu Ugadi and Malayali Vishu.
New Year Honours list 2024: The 151 recipients
Screen and stage fixture Ian Mune is one of five new knights and dames appointed.
Exploring India's diverse new year celebrations beyond January
The subcontinent - home to more than 1 billion people - is also the home of multiple new year festivals throughout the year.
Festive treats from RNZ Concert
Here are season’s greetings and wonderful festive music for Christmas and the New Year from RNZ Concert.
Poll: Covid disrupts two thirds of Kiwis' holiday plans
Kiwis are going to be having their summer holidays - many of them in other areas - regardless of Covid-19. That's one of the key findings from the latest survey conducted by Research New Zealand… Audio
Poll: Only 43% of Kiwis regard Matariki as an important holiday
Matariki will be celebrated on June 24 next year. While most people are happy for any excuse to take a day off work, a new poll from Research New Zealand shows that less than half of us rate the day… Audio
Matariki - Tupuārangi
And we are still in the Tangaroa lunar phase - marking the period of celebrating Matariki and we continue with our whetu explanation.
Tupuārangi
Ngaruru te waokū, matomato te waokū, māpuapua te… Audio
Pohutukawa and Matariki
And today markes the rise of Matariki and every day this week we will be giving you a quick explanation of the nine stars in the cluster.
We start with Pohutukawa and Matariki -
Tērā a Pōhutukawa… Audio
Off the grid: Life on Great Barrier Island during lockdown
Third generation Great Barrier Island resident Tom Daly is living off-the-grid with his wife Beth and three children under six -- Beau (6), Finn (4), Hucks (2). He talks to Jim about how they are all… Audio
Ill-equipped isolators place strain on Great Barrier Island
Great Barrier Island sounds like the ideal place to isolate during the lockdown but resident Tom Daly, who lives there with his wife and three kids, says some people have arrived on the island… Audio
Refugees and the Kiwi summer holidays
In this episode of Voices; we find out how some of our newest refugees feel about Christmas, New Years and the Kiwi summer holidays. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu. Audio
Record numbers expected for New Year's Eve parties
Two of New Zealand's most popular New Year music festivals have sold out, with record numbers ahead of tonight's New Year's Eve parties.
Queenstown Lakes expecting busiest New Year yet
Queenstown Lakes district geared up for a full house on New Years Eve. Audio
Terror alert for New Year celebrations
Security is being stepped up in major European cities ahead of New Year celebrations, with officials wary of possible terror plots.
Spiritual Outlook for 22 March 2015
On Spiritual Outlook: celebrating Nowruz or Persian New Year. Audio