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1pm - 4pmJesse Mulligan presents an upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time.
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Featured stories
At The Movies: The Old Oak
The Old Oak is 87-year-old director Ken Loach's latest film about a clash of cultures in a northern English village, it's one of the best films of the year, writes Dan Slevin. Audio
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Review: End Times by Rebecca Priestley
10:19 am todayRebecca Priestley’s new memoir explores the complications of living in a world under threat across two parallel timelines, writes Sam Finnemore.
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‘Although we're brilliant at killing, we're even better at breeding’
3 Dec 2023Three decades after the publication of global best-seller Birdsong, British author Sebastian Faulks is back with a new book inspired by a tweet. Audio
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Christchurch school's Stairway to Heaven cover goes viral
4 Dec 2023St Andrew's College included the classic Led Zeppelin rock song as part of a prizegiving ceremony on 26 November, which led to a flood of requests for the footage, and it has now been viewed more than 150,000 times. Video, Audio
Programmes
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Nashville Babylon
The very best in Americana, alt country and blues music, hosted by Mark Rogers.
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Nights
Tune in as Mark Leishman and the Nights team takes you abroad and helps you find out what’s happening at home - Let us know what's what’s happening in your world!
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Checkpoint
Checkpoint is RNZ’s weekday drive-time news programme. Our multi-media show broadcasts on 101FM, on the RNZ website, on Youtube, Facebook and Freeview Channel 50. Hosted by Lisa Owen.
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Ears and Hearing
This Way Up explores ear health and issues related to hearing.
Presenters
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Justin Gregory
Station: National
Programme: Not Your Average Cricket Show
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Nathan Rarere
Station: National
Programme: First Up
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Sally Round
Stations: National
Programme: Country Life
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Jim Mora
Station: National
Programme: Sunday Morning
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Tony Stamp
Station: National
Programme: The Sampler
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Vicki McKay
Station: National
Programme: All Night Programme
Today’s Schedule
12:04 AM. All Night Programme
A selection of the best RNZ National interviews and features.
5:00 AM. First Up with Nathan Rarere
New Zealand's early morning wake-up call
6:00 AM. Morning Report with Ingrid Hipkiss and Corin Dann
RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half hour.
9:06 AM. Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan
Current affairs and topics of interest
Noon Midday Report
RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm
1:06 PM. Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan
An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)
3:45 PM. The Panel with Wallace Chapman
An hour of discussion, featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests (RNZ)
5:00 PM. Checkpoint with Lisa Owen
RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme
6:30 PM. Trending Now
Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line including The Detail https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail
7:06 PM. Nights
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
11:04 PM. The Mixtape
Musical guests compile a C60 (tape) and talk us through their selections. (RNZ)