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Monday to FridayNew Zealand's most listened to morning news show, featuring comprehensive coverage of local and world events from 6:00am to 9:00am every weekday on RNZ National.
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How are cassettes still a thing?
Intrigued by the recent rise in cassette tape sales, Tony Stamp investigates what's behind it. Audio
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'Pigs are intelligent and amusing and always a challenge!'
Ian Jackson, also known around South Canterbury as Lord Havoc, is serious about swine. Audio
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Losing citizenship: What you need to know
31 Jul 2021How can someone lose NZ citizenship? And what sort of thing do you have to do for that to happen? Leith Huffadine clears it up.
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‘Hussy’ OK says BSA (*in context)
1 Aug 2021Mike Hosking calling Meghan Markle “a hussy” on live radio has been ruled not a breach of New Zealand broadcasting standards. Audio
Programmes
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Lately
Lately with Karyn Hay is a late night radio show on RNZ National, with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories.
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Our Changing World
Getting out in the field and the lab to bring you New Zealand stories about science, nature and the environment.
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Standing Room Only
Standing Room Only is literally radio with pictures... and arts, theatre, film, comedy, books, dance, entertainment, pop culture, and music – all the things, in other words, that make life…
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Friendly Foraging
Johanna Knox takes This Way Up on the hunt for tasty, nutritious, free food in urban New Zealand.
Presenters
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Sonia Yee
Station: National
Programme: Eyewitness
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Tim Watkin
Station: National
Programme: NZ Wars: Stories of Waitara
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Jim Mora
Station: National
Programme: The Shape of the Media
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William Dart
Stations: Concert
Programme: New Horizons
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Simon Morris
Station: National
Programmes: At The Movies, Matinee Idle
Popular audio
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Joan Armatrading: still striving for the perfect song 50 years on
31 Jul 2021After 50 years in the business Joan Armatrading is still making music that pushes the envelope. At age 70 she says she's still trying to write that "definitive song" - the song that will make her put… Video, Audio
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NZNO responds to DHBs taking nurses to employment court
The DHBs are taking nurses to the Employment Court, accusing them of not doing enough to guarantee safe staffing levels during a planned strike this month.
Nurses have formally declared they will… Audio
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DHB spokesperson on taking nurses to the Employment Court
The DHBs are taking nurses to the Employment Court, accusing them of not doing enough to guarantee safe staffing levels during a planned strike this month.
Nurses have formally declared they will… Audio
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Political commentators Morten & Te Pou - the latest poll
2 Aug 2021Brigitte, Shane and Kathryn look at the latest Reid Research poll which has seen a near 10 percentage point drop in support for Labour and the highest-ever rating for ACT. Also, the expectations over… Audio
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Matt Brown: the barber helping break cycles of violence
31 Jul 2021Barber Mataio (Matt) Faafetai Malietoa Brown offers men not just a haircut, but a safe space to talk without judgement. In his book She is Not Your Rehab, co-authored with his wife Sarah, he shares… Audio
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Early Business News for 5 August 2021
A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 5 August 2021
A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Queen Charlotte Track closed until damage assessed
19 minutes agoThe Queen Charlotte Track in the Marlborough Sounds remains closed after heavy rain caused slips, windfalls and washed away a bridge, leaving some sections impassable. A Department of Conservation… Audio
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Covid-19: Overseas Kiwis launch petition to reform MIQ
25 minutes agoA group of New Zealanders living overseas has launched a petition to reform the Managed Isolation and Quarantine booking system, increase capacity, and consider alternatives for returnees who are… Audio
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Tom Walsh's dad expecting kisses from wife for shotput medal
42 minutes agoPeter Walsh is hoping for two kisses from his wife Karen today when son Tom takes centrespot in the shotput throwing circle. There were bleary eyes across New Zealand after red flags were raised on… Audio
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Employers need to pay living wage to avoid labour shortages
about 1 hour agoAfter his government allowed RSE workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu into the country without going through MIQ to make up for staff shortages, Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says the… Audio
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Fiji Covid-19 cases continue to surge, no lockdown
5:32 am todayWe cross to Fiji now where they have recorded a further 1187 cases and 11 more deaths reported yesterday. Joining Nathan Rarere is our Fiji correspondent Lice Movono. Audio
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LDR King Country: air pollution controls in Te Kuiti
5:21 am todayAs we do every week, we catch up with the fine folk from the Local Democracy Reporting Programme to hear news from parts of New Zealand that sometimes get overlooked by the big news outlets. This… Audio
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Kiwi Shane McLeod in hunt for medal as coach of Belgium hockey
Not all New Zealanders in Tokyo are with the New Zealand team - many are plying their trades elsewhere. Kiwi Shane McLeod is the head coach of Belgium's mens hockey team, a role that he also held at… Audio
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A train carriage, a chocolate bar, a guitar and...a lawn mower.
5:00 am todayA train carriage, a chocolate bar, a guitar and...a lawn mower, just some of the components involved in the making of one of New Zealand's most iconic ads - The Great Crunchie Train Robbery. In this… Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch
4 Aug 2021Hayden Donnell has the details on why late last week Sky News Australia was suspended from YouTube over Covid misinformation. They also discuss BSA breaches, RNZ bans and a review of Mediaworks. Audio
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Heartbreak for Olympic's cycling but a strong day for kayaking
4 Aug 2021Sports reporter joins Clay Wilson joins the show from the weightlifting where David Liti's competition begins at ten to eleven. Karyn catches up on the latest heartbreaking news from the men's pursuit… Audio
Today’s Schedule
12:04 AM. All Night Programme
A selection of the best RNZ National interviews, features, music and drama
5:00 AM. First Up with Nathan Rarere
New Zealand's early morning wake-up call
6:00 AM. Morning Report
RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews and bulletins on the hour and half-hour with Susie Ferguson and Corin Dann
9:06 AM. Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan
Current affairs and topics of interest
Noon Midday Report with Mani Dunlop
RNZ news, followed by updates and reports
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 with Bryan Crump
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:15 PM. Lately with Karyn Hay
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 (RNZ
11:04 PM. Music 101 Pocket Edition
Yadana Saw wraps up the highlights from Music 101, while serving up the latest in music (RNZ)