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Louisa Williamson live at Wellington Jazz Festival 2024
Saxophonist and composer Louisa Williamson and her band perform 'The Chasm Where We Fall Into Each Other' - inspired by the ancient Patuna Chasm in the Wairarapa - as part of the 2024 Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio
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Soweto Gospel Choir: HOPE live at AAF
29 Sep 2025Listen to the Soweto Gospel Choir's performance 'HOPE' at the Auckland Arts Festival in 2025. The South African choir is known for its powerful blend of African gospel music, freedom songs, and international classics.
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Pūmanawa - a celebration of kapa haka
19 Sep 2025Pūmanawa embodies the ideals of legacy, talent and dedication to a centuries-old way of celebration as four kapa sing and haka with full voices, fierce wairua (spirit) and boundless energy. Listen online now.
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Vale, Tommy Ferguson
10 Jun 2006After jumping ship in the late 1950s, Glaswegian Tommy Ferguson won himself a place in the New Zealand music scene. An exuberant showman and crowd-pleaser, he was one of the most colourful characters in New Zealand rock. Audio
Programmes
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On the Air - Mā runga iarere
An afternoon of music and interviews with a range of guests across the cultural spectrum that pops up during the holidays. Hosted by Kara Rickard and Mark Williams.
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Country Life
Country Life takes you down country roads to meet ordinary people achieving their dreams. We live in a beautiful country and we'd love to show it. Have you got a great photo? Drop us…
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Our Changing World
Stories about science and nature from out in the field and inside the labs across Aotearoa New Zealand. Winner 2022 New Zealand Radio Awards Best Factual Podcast - Episodic
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Spectrum
An iconic documentary series which captured the essence of New Zealand from 1972 to 2016.
Presenters
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Susie Ferguson
Station: National
Programme: Saturday Morning
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Gianina Schwanecke
Station: National
Programme: Country Life
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Gwen McClure
Station: National
Programme: The Detail
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Emile Donovan
Station: National
Programme: Nights
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Julian Wilcox
Station: National
Programme: Waitangi Day
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Mark Leishman
Station: National
Programme: News
Today’s Schedule
12:00 AM. All Night Programme
A selection of the best RNZ National interviews and features.
6:00 AM. Country Life
Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand (RNZ)
12:10 PM. Māpuna with Julian Wilcox
Julian talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends to business leaders, to artists and community advocates.
1:06 PM. Music 101
The best songs, music-related stories, interviews, live music, industry news and music documentaries from New Zealand and the world
5:00 PM. The World at Five
A roundup of today's news and sport (RNZ)
5:10 PM. Focus on Politics
5:30 PM. Tagata O Te Moana
A weekly Pacific magazine programme features New Zealand and regional Pacific news, issues, information and music.
6:06 PM. Nashville Babylon
Mark Rogers offers the very best in Americana, alt country, folk, soul and blues music (RNZ)
7:06 PM. Saturday Night with Phil O'Brien
An evening of requests, nostalgia and musical memories (RNZ)