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Pluto reflect on Pipeline Under the Ocean
Band members Mike Hall and Milan Borich say listening to the 20-year-old double-platinum record takes them right back to a slightly turbulent, but joyful time.
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Despised Auschwitz marching band gave some hope of life
6 Nov 2025A group of women prisoners in Auschwitz Concentration Camp were formed into a notorious marching band. They played as inmates got off the trains, marched for roll call, and as ash from the crematoriums rained down.
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The Kiwi who brought the White Stripes to New Zealand
4 Nov 2025Before the White Stripes became one of the biggest bands on the planet, they played a series of small shows in New Zealand due to the tenacity of promoter and musician John Baker and a small group of true believers.
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Settling The Score 2025: About Your Choices
31 Oct 2025Hundreds of people have requested their most loved classical music for broadcast on Labour Day Monday on RNZ Concert. It is going to be wonderful listening. Until then, enjoy some interesting trends drawn from those requests.
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Worlds of Music
Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie.
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Sunday Morning
News, discussion, features and ideas until midday.
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Nights
Tune in to Nights with Emile Donovan every weekday from 8pm to midnight for a delectable buffet of creative ideas, open-minded conversations, music, musings and daily stimulation.
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Labour Day
Susana Lei'ataua hosts a morning of conversation, diversion, music and reflection on the world of work for people enjoying their day off -- and to help those at work get through the day.
Presenters
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Davina Zimmer
Station: National
Programme: The Detail
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Mark Amery
Station: National
Programme: Culture 101
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Gianina Schwanecke
Station: National
Programme: Country Life
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Amanda Gillies
Station: National
Programme: The Detail
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Mark Leishman
Station: National
Programmes: Various - Alternate presenter, News
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Nicola Wright
Station: National
Programme: News
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Māori likely first humans to see Antarctica - study
9 Jun 2021A new study has concluded that Māori were likely the first humans to set eyes on Antartic waters and even the continent itself.
Researchers from Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi… Audio
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From Party Drug to Anti-Addiction Treatment
28 Aug 2014Compounds made from a hallucinogenic party drug called Salvia divinorum could be the basis of new anti-addiction treatments Audio
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St Andrews college showstopper brings the house down at prizegiving
4 Dec 2023The end of year school prize giving is known to send a shiver up the spine of a few parents. A couple of bum numbing hours...waiting if you are lucky to clap your child onto stage, full of pride and… Video, Audio
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Marie Ross: why I love the clarinet
24 Sep 2019Marie Ross wanted to play the saxophone when she was eleven, but the youth orchestra didn't need saxophones, so a teacher suggested she played the clarinet instead. And she fell in love. Audio, Gallery
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Tips for working from home
26 Mar 2020Dr Sarb Johal is a specialist in the psychology of disaster recovery and pandemics. He's been thinking about ways to make working from home work for you, and has come up with 9 key points. Audio
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Worlds of Music 16 November 2025
16 Nov 2025Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
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Could this be this country’s finest map?
16 Nov 2025There is much joy to be had poring over a great map. And this particular map may be the finest in New Zealand to pore over of them all. It's a map of Wellington city first made in 1891 by surveyor… Audio
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Rose of Tralee Keely O’Grady dances her way to Christmas
16 Nov 2025Christchurch's Keely O'Grady and Mitchell O'Hara join Culture 101 to discuss the Irish dance show A Celtic Christmas. Audio
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Niels Meyer-Westfield on painting NZ bird feathers
16 Nov 2025Nature artist, Niels Meyer-Westfeld joins Culture 101 to talk about his new book Feathers of Aotearoa: an illustrated journal. Audio
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Regional Wrap: Te Whare Taonga o Kawhia - Kawhia Museum
Regional Wrap: Te Whare Taonga o Kāwhia - Kāwhia Museum. Audio
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In a first NZ artist Yvonne Todd turns to AI
16 Nov 2025One of New Zealand's leading photographers and artists, Yvonne Todd has announced she is now only working in AI. We believe as a professional in Aotearoa, she may be among the first. Audio
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Poet Tusiata Avia on "the most challenging book I've written"
16 Nov 2025A year ago, on Culture 101 we played a recording of Tusiata Avia reading a commissioned poem for the 2024 Arts Foundation's Laureate Awards. It was entitled 'I'm writing you a poem about art'. In it… Audio
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From Nude Tuesday to Educators: Jackie Van Beek
16 Nov 2025Jackie van Beek joins us on Culture 101 to talk about season four of Educators and share some her cultural favourites. Audio
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Is revenge the world’s deadliest addiction?
Alcohol, drugs, gambling, and sex are common addictions but a lecturer in psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine says revenge is the deadliest drug of all. Audio
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My Latest Track: Karra Rhodes
16 Nov 2025Emerging Christchurch-based, Scottish-born singer-songwriter Karra Rhodes joins Jim to discuss her debut album and single by the same name, Hometown Therapy. Audio
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Useful Science with Bonnie Harrison
16 Nov 2025Bonnie Harrison is here guiding us through the latest weird and useful headlines from the world of science. Audio
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Harry Enfield and No Chums
16 Nov 2025English comedian Harry Enfield is visiting New Zealand with his Harry Enfield And No Chums comedy show. Audio
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12:00 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)
4:00 PM. Checkpoint with Lisa Owen
RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme
6:00 PM. The Panel with Wallace Chapman
Live and interactive discussion, featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum, together with expert guests (RNZ)
7:36 PM. No Stupid Questions with Susan Edmunds
RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds wants to demystify money and personal finance.
7:50 PM. More or Less
8:06 PM. Nights with Emile Donovan
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
9:45 PM. Pacific Waves
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:15 PM. The Detail
Join The Detail team as they make sense of the big stories with the country's best journalists and experts
11:06 PM. Nashville Babylon
Mark Rogers offers the very best in Americana, alt country, folk soul and blues music (RNZ)
