Weekly Schedule

Every Tuesday

This schedule is in NZ Time.

  • 12:00 AM. Pacific Regional News

  • 12:08 AM. Tagata o te Moana

    A weekly Pacific magazine programme features New Zealand and regional Pacific news, issues, information and music. This programme is also simulcast domestically on RNZ National.

  • 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 National

    Relay of RNZ National

  • 1:28 AM. ABC Wantok

      News and current affairs from the Pacific in local languages

  • 2:00 AM. Pacific Regional News

  • 2:08 AM. Pacific Waves

    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. Pacific Waves

    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. Pacific Regional News

  • 6:10 AM. News in Cook Island Maori

  • 7:00 AM. World , Pacific & Sports News

  • 7:10 AM. Pacific Waves

    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.

  • 8:10 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. Sports News

  • 9:10 AM. Pacific Waves

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

  • 10:00 AM. World , Pacific & Sports News

  • 10:10 AM. Melanesian Update

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

  • 11:00 AM. World and Pacific News

  • 11:10 AM. The Wantok Program

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

     

  • Noon RNZ News

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

  • 1:00 PM. RNZ News

  • 2:00 PM. Pacific Regional News

    The latest Pacific regional news.

  • 2:08 PM. Pacific Waves

  • 3:00 PM. RNZ National

    Relay of RNZ National, including news on the hour.

  • 4:00 PM. Pacific Regional News

  • 4:08 PM. Pacific Waves

    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 PM. Checkpoint

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

  • 7:00 PM. BBC Newsday

    Live news, business and sport from around the world

  • 8:00 PM. Pacific Regional News

  • 8:08 PM. Pacific Waves

    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

    Melanesian Update includes Pidgin News from Koroi Hawkins followed by BuzzFM News from our partners in Port Vila, Vanuatu.

  • 9:00 PM. ABC 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.

  • 9:35 PM. RNZ National

  • 11:00 PM. Lately

    Lately is 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