Weekly Schedule

Every Wednesday

This schedule is in NZ Time.

• 12:00 AM. Pacific Regional News

• 12:08 AM. Dateline Pacific

  A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news.

• 12:28 AM. Melanesian Update

  The latest news in Solomon Islands Pidgin (Tok Pisin) , followed by BuzzFM News from our partners in Port Vila, Vanuatu.

• 1:00 AM. RNZ News

  Relay of RNZ National, including news on the hour.

• 1:27 AM. ABC Wantok in Pidgin

  News and current affairs from the Pacific in local languages

• 1:28 AM. The Wantok Program

  A 30 minutes of news and current affairs from ABC Australia from Monday to Friday in Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin, Solomon Islands Pijin and Vanuatu Bislama pidgin languages.

• 2:00 AM. Pacific Regional News

• 2:08 AM. Dateline Pacific

  A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news.

• 3:00 AM. RNZ National

  Relay of RNZ National, including news on the hour.

• 5:00 AM. Pacific Regional News

• 5:08 AM. Dateline Pacific

  A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news.

• 6:00 AM. World & Pacific News

• 6:10 AM. News in Cook Island Maori

• 7:00 AM. World & Pacific News

• 7:10 AM. Sports News

• 7:15 AM. Dateline Pacific

  A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news.

• 7:40 AM. News in Samoan

• 7:52 AM. News in Niuean

• 8:00 AM. World and Pacific News and Sports Update

  A bulletin of Pacific News and a sports report.

• 8:00 AM. Pacific Regional News

• 8:10 AM. Morning Report

  The most authoritative and comprehensive coverage of New Zealand and world events to be found on morning radio.

• 8:40 AM. News In Tongan

• 9:00 AM. World and Pacific News

• 9:08 AM. Dateline Pacific

  A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news.

• 9:08 AM. Sports News

• 10:00 AM. World and Pacific News

• 10:08 AM. Sports News

• 10:35 AM. News about New Zealand

• 10:40 AM. Sports Talk

  With RNZI sports journalist Vinnie Wylie.

• 11:00 AM. World and Pacific News

• 11:08 AM. Sports News

• 11:10 AM. The Wantok Program

  30 minutes of news and current affairs from ABC Australia from Monday to Friday in Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin, Solomon Islands Pijin and Vanuatu Bislama pidgin languages.

• Noon Midday Report

  Radio New Zealand news followed by business, rural and sports news, plus the long-range weather forecast and Worldwatch.

• 1:00 PM. RNZ National

  Relay of RNZ National, including news on the hour.

• 2:00 PM. Pacific Regional News

  The latest Pacific regional news.

• 2:08 PM. Dateline Pacific

• 3:00 PM. BBC Newsday

  Live news, business and sport from around the world

• 4:00 PM. Pacific Regional News

• 4:08 PM. Dateline Pacific

  A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news.

• 4:30 PM. Tradewinds

  Tradewinds reviews the week’s top business stories from the Pacific region.

• 6:00 PM. Checkpoint

  Checkpoint is Radio New Zealand’s award-winning drive-time news programme.

• 7:00 PM. RNZ National

  Relay of RNZ National, including news on the hour.

• 8:00 PM. Pacific News & Dateline Pacific

  The latest Pacific regional news, plus Dateline - a daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news.

• 8:28 PM. Melanesian Update

  The latest news in Solomon Islands Pidgin (Tok Pisin) , followed by BuzzFM News from our partners in Port Vila, Vanuatu.

• 9:00 PM. RNZ National

  Relay of RNZ National, including news on the hour.

• 10:00 PM. Lately

  Lately with Karyn Hay ia  a late night radio show, with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories

• 11:00 PM. RNZ News

• 11:28 PM. The Wantok Program

  30 minutes of news and current affairs from ABC Australia from Monday to Friday in Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin, Solomon Islands Pijin and Vanuatu Bislama pidgin languages.