Media Releases

RNZ and Indian Newslink Announce Content Partnership

RNZ has announced a content-sharing agreement with the Auckland-based publisher Indian Newslink.

Released 1:41 pm on 8 January 2018
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Strong Audiences Across Multiple Platforms for RNZ

Radio listenership remains a key factor in the RNZ success story as the public broadcaster broadens its appeal and delivers more services to more people across multiple media platforms.

Released 1:30 pm on 14 December 2017
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John Campbell – International Presenter of the Year

RNZ National’s Checkpoint presenter, John Campbell, has won the 2017 AIB International Presenter of the Year Award in London.

Released 8:21 am on 3 November 2017
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What Are You Supposed to Be? RNZ Launches Audio-Visual Children’s Content

In a first-ever three-way creative collaboration with a major publisher, and an international children’s author and illustrator, RNZ’s Treasure Chest enters the amazing world of animated books for children with an absolutely irresistible moving book.

Released 9:59 am on 31 October 2017
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RNZ launches the New Zealand Wars project - Stories of Ruapekapeka

Just five years after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi relationships between Māori and the British government had turned sour. The world’s then-biggest superpower was about to take aim at one of the most sophisticated military installations it had ever tackled, anywhere in the world.

Released 9:21 am on 26 October 2017
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RNZ Rides the Radio Wave - 691,600 New Zealanders now tune to RNZ

Over 691,000 people are now tuning in to RNZ’s radio stations in an average week – the highest figure ever recorded.

Released 1:01 pm on 5 October 2017
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International Recognition for RNZ’s Multimedia Journalism

RNZ has been shortlisted alongside some of the world’s leading broadcasters and news organisations in the prestigious Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) awards announced in the UK. An international panel of judges has recognised RNZ’s multimedia excellence in audio, video, and presentation categories.

Released 1:37 pm on 26 September 2017
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RNZ Breaks New Ground With ‘Election17’

RNZ brings a completely new focus to this year’s election coverage.

Released 8:31 am on 22 August 2017
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RNZ Audiences Continue to Grow

RNZ’s audience growth continues to strengthen reaching more New Zealanders than before on the back of another strong radio survey and growing online audiences.

Released 12:59 pm on 13 July 2017
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Henare te Ua – RNZ Māori Journalism Internship Te Karahipi a Henare te Ua

Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Tuhourangi, Ngāti Tuwharetoa) is the recipient of the inaugural Henare te Ua Māori Journalism Internship established earlier this year by Radio New Zealand to support Te reo Māori and foster Māori journalism.

Released 11:55 am on 10 July 2017
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Dynamic Innovation from RNZ attracts International Interest

“Vox Populi” – the voice of the people – takes on a whole new meaning next week as the latest version of RNZ’s digital innovation VoxPop is launched.

Released 3:53 pm on 30 June 2017
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'53 Years and I've Loved Every Minute' - Lloyd Scott

Veteran broadcaster Lloyd Scott has announced that he is leaving Radio New Zealand in August after a career spanning more than 53 years. He has spent the last 13 years as one of RNZ National’s regular overnight hosts.

Released 3:37 pm on 21 June 2017
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Muslim Post-9/11 Series Wins Gold for RNZ in New York

The Radio New Zealand podcast series Public Enemy has won a gold award for excellence for its presenter, Mohamed Hassan, at the prestigious New York Festival Radio Awards announced in Manhattan today. RNZ National’s Saturday Morning host, Kim Hill, also received a gold award for Best Radio Personality.

Released 1:04 pm on 20 June 2017
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Canon Media Awards Recognise RNZ Journalism

RNZ's excellence in journalism was recognised at the Canon Media Awards announced in Auckland on Friday evening.

Released 11:44 am on 21 May 2017
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Record Audiences for RNZ after latest Radio Survey

RNZ is reaching more New Zealanders than before on the back of a strong radio survey and growing online audiences.

Released 1:00 pm on 11 May 2017
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The 9th Floor - Former Prime Ministers talk to Guyon Espiner

What is it like to run the country? What does it mean to make a ‘captain’s call’?
And what does leadership look like from the 9th floor of the Beehive?

Released 9:35 am on 4 April 2017
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RNZ’s Checkpoint programme celebrates 50 years on air

RNZ’s Checkpoint programme celebrates 50 years on air next week. First broadcast on 3^rd April 1967, it is the longest-running news and current affairs programme on radio or television in New Zealand.

Released 11:02 am on 31 March 2017
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Surviving 7.8 - Phil Pennington

‘Yes, Wellington, we are undergoing a fairly dense earthquake at the moment…this is long and rolling and getting worse…’ *

Just after midnight on November 14th, last year, the world’s second most powerful quake of 2016 struck under the North Canterbury hills.

Released 8:44 am on 28 February 2017
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RNZI Remains the Essential Voice of the Pacific

Radio New Zealand International (RNZI) continues to serve people across the Pacific region, delivering essential day to day news and information and providing a vital lifeline in times of natural disaster.

Released 8:54 am on 13 February 2017
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RNZ – Henare te Ua Māori Journalism Internship Te Karahipi a Henare te Ua

Radio New Zealand has announced the establishment of a significant new training and development programme to support Te Reo Māori and foster Māori journalism.
 

Released 8:58 am on 9 February 2017
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