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Unknown Country: Listening for the Sound of Aotearoa New Zealand
Award-winning writer, musician, and broadcaster Nick Bollinger investigates what differentiates New Zealand pop music from its overseas cousins, and what that can tell us about our identity in the 2023 Lilburn Lecture. Video, Audio
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Wonderful classical, jazz and contemporary Christmas tunes
10:51 am todayIf Christmas pop tunes have a negative impact on your goodwill to all, then we have good news. RNZ Concert's resident music fans share favourite classical, contemporary and jazz pieces to restore your Christmas spirit. Video
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Auckland basks in Indian traditional tag sports extravaganza
1 Dec 2023Thousands attend the fifth NZ Sikh Games and the first NZ Kabaddi World Cup that took place simultaneously in South Auckland last weekend.
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I know who Jack the Ripper was, says British author
29 Nov 2023In the 135 years since Jack the Ripper's brutal murder spree in London's Whitechapel, numerous individuals have been named as the culprit, now a British author, Sarah Bax Horton, believes she has finally cracked the case. Audio
Programmes
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First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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Nine To Noon
From 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…
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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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Cheesy goodness
DIY cheese, history, cheesy questions, halloumi, paneer, and more, on This Way Up.
Presenters
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Kathryn Ryan
Station: National
Programme: Nine To Noon
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Corin Dann
Stations: National
Programme: Morning Report
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Trevor Reekie
Station: National
Programme: Worlds of Music
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Justin Gregory
Station: National
Programme: Not Your Average Cricket Show
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Nicola Wright
Station: National
Programme: News
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Guyon Espiner
Station: National
Programmes: Election 2014, Red Line
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 up 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
7:06 PM. Nights
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
7:08 PM. Mr Lyttle meets Mr Big
We continue our new podcast series as we investigate one of Aotearoa's most controversial investigations and murder trials.
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
11:04 PM. Nashville Babylon
Mark Rogers offers the very best in Americana, alt country, folk soul and blues music (RNZ)