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Nine To Noon
9am - MiddayFrom nine to noon every weekday, Kathryn Ryan talks to the people driving the news - in New Zealand and around the world. Delve beneath the headlines to find out the real story, listen to Nine to Noon's expert commentators and reviewers and catch up with the latest lifestyle trends on this award-winning programme.
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Midday Report
Midday - 1pm
Featured stories
How a Māori legend won NZ's top book award
Whiti Hereaka received the top prize at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards this week for her novel Kurangaituku. Audio
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David Wilson on oiling the democratic machine
15 May 2022David Wilson is the Clerk of New Zealand’s House of Representatives. As he begins another seven-year "stretch in the big house", Phil Smith chats to him about his job. Audio
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Theia shares stunning new project Te Kaahu
Known for her bold art-pop songs which have seen her amass fans around the globe, Theia has a new reo Māori project Te Kaahu (‘the hawk’), which pays homage to her late grandmother as she tells Kim Hill. Video, Audio
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Fighting the 'rising tide' of hate speech and misinformation
15 May 2022Mediawatch - Could the government re-jig of content regulations compromise media freedom? Audio
Programmes
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Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan
Jesse hosts 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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First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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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...
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Spices
Spices on This Way Up with Alison Sandle.
Presenters
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Tim Watkin
Station: National
Programme: NZ Wars: Stories of Waitara
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Kim Hill
Station: National
Programme: Saturday Morning
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Kathryn Ryan
Station: National
Programme: Nine To Noon
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Nick Tipping
Stations: Concert
Programme: Inside Out
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Simon Morris
Station: National
Programme: Standing Room Only
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Colin Peacock
Station: National
Programmes: Mediawatch, Anzac Day, Labour Day
Today’s Schedule
12:04 AM. All Night Programme
A selection of the best RNZ National interviews, features, music and drama
New Zealand's early morning wake-up call
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, 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 Māni Dunlop
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 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. Worlds of Music
Trevor Reekie brings you Music from the world, for the world (RNZ)