Schedules for 3 - 9 January, 2026
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Saturday 3 January 2026
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)
7:00 AM. The Best of Saturday Morning
12:10 PM. The Best of Māpuna with Julian Wilcox
Julian talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends to business leaders, to artists and community advocates.
1:06 PM. The Best of Music 101
The best songs, music-related stories, interviews, live music, industry news and music documentaries from New Zealand and the world
3:06 PM. Not for Broadcast
Nick Bollinger tells the story of New Zealand's censored songs.
3:30 PM. Essential NZ Albums
Strawpeople Broadcast
4:06 PM. Best of the Mixtape
5:06 PM. The Logg Cabin
6:06 PM. Nashville Babylon
Mark Rogers offers the very best in Americana, alt country, folk, soul and blues music (RNZ)
8:06 PM. Saturday Night with Todd Zaner
An evening of requests, nostalgia and musical memories (RNZ)
Sunday 4 January 2026
12:00 AM. All Night Programme
A selection of the best RNZ National interviews and features
6:00 AM. Storytime (RNZ)
7:10 AM. The Best of the Detail
A selection of the best Detail episodes from 2025
8:00 AM. The Best of Sunday Morning with Jim Mora
Another listen to some of Jim greatest moments of 2025.
11:05 AM. Ted Talk
12:10 PM. Witi Under Water
Whale Rider creator Witi Ihimaera throws himself in the deep end of a full-immersion Māori language course
1:10 PM. Writers Write, Actors Read
2:06 PM. The Best of Culture 101
A selection of the best interviews from Culture 101 from 2025
3:05 PM. Drama (RNZ)
Highlighting radio playwriting and performance (RNZ)
4:06 PM. Feature Programming ENZology
The story of New Zealand's most iconic band - Split Enz.
5:10 PM. Feature Programming The Arts Hour
7:06 PM. Feature Programming Oopsie
Lewis Tennant explores 5 New Zealand ventures that didn't quite go to plan.
8:06 PM. The Sunday Night Retro Show
An evening of music and memories (RNZ)
11:06 PM. The Best of Inside Out
Jazz with Nick Tipping
Monday 5 January 2026
12:00 AM. All Night Programme
A selection of the best RNZ National interviews and features.
6:10 AM. The Best of the Detail
A selection of the best Detail episodes from 2025
6:50 AM. BBC Witness History
Witness History takes you back to moments which have shaped our world.
7:10 AM. The Best of Context
Guyon Espiner & Corin Dann explore the backstory to today's front page.
8:00 AM. Morning Report Summer Edition
Presented by Melissa Chan Green
9:06 AM. Summer Times with Anna Thomas
Noon Matinee Idle
Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris present an afternoon of music and entertainment.
5:00 PM. RNZ 100
Exploring 100 years of Aotearoa's history through RNZ's audio archive. Hosted by Mike McRoberts
6:00 PM. Feature Programming
BBC's The Conversation
7:10 PM. The Best of the Detail
A selection of the best Detail episodes from 2025
8:15 PM. Writers Write, Actors Read
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:06 PM. Nashville Babylon
Mark Rogers offers the very best in Americana, alt country, folk soul and blues music (RNZ)
Tuesday 6 January 2026
12:00 AM. All Night Programme
A selection of the best RNZ National interviews and features.
6:10 AM. The Best of the Detail
A selection of the best Detail episodes from 2025
6:50 AM. BBC Witness History
Witness History takes you back to moments which have shaped our world.
7:10 AM. The Best of Context
Guyon Espiner & Corin Dann explore the backstory to today's front page
8:00 AM. Morning Report Summer Edition
Presented by Melissa Chan Green
9:06 AM. Summer Times with Anna Thomas
Noon Matinee Idle
Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris present an afternoon of music and entertainment.
5:00 PM. Kelly Tarlton's Final Treasure Hunt
40 years after the untimely death of Kelly Tarlton, a team made up of friends, family and marine enthusiasts embark upon an adventure to complete one of his final expeditions. (RNZ)
6:00 PM. Feature Programming
BBC's The Conversation
7:10 PM. The Best of the Detail
A selection of the best Detail episodes from 2025
7:30 PM. Our Changing World
8:15 PM. Writers Write, Actors Read
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:15 PM. Feature Programming - BBC Doc
11:04 PM. Worlds of Music
Trevor Reekie brings you Music from the world, for the world (RNZ)
Wednesday 7 January 2026
12:00 AM. All Night Programme
A selection of the best RNZ National interviews and features.
6:10 AM. The Best of the Detail
A selection of the best Detail episodes from 2025
6:50 AM. BBC Witness History
Witness History takes you back to moments which have shaped our world.
7:10 AM. The Best of Context
Guyon Espiner & Corin Dann explore the backstory to today's front page
8:00 AM. Morning Report Summer Edition
Presented by Melissa Chan Green
9:06 AM. Summer Times with Anna Thomas
5:00 PM. Hi Viz Manaaki: Māori Wardens
A Māori and a migrant explore the heart, history and future of Māori Wardens - Aotearoa's hi viz kaitiaki of aroha, manaaki, and mana motuhake.
6:00 PM. Feature Programming
BBC's The Conversation
7:10 PM. The Best of the Detail
A selection of the best Detail episodes from 2025
8:15 PM. Writers Write, Actors Read
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:15 PM. Feature Programming BBC Doc
11:06 PM. Feature Programming ENZology
The story of New Zealand's most iconic band Split Enz.
Thursday 8 January 2026
12:00 AM. All Night Programme
A selection of the best RNZ National interviews and features.
6:10 AM. The Best of the Detail
A selection of the best Detail episodes from 2025
6:50 AM. BBC Witness History
Witness History takes you back to moments which have shaped our world.
7:10 AM. The Best of Context
Guyon Espiner & Corin Dann explore the backstory to today's front page
8:00 AM. Morning Report Summer Edition
Presented by Melissa Chan Green
9:06 AM. Summer Times with Anna Thomas
Noon Matinee Idle
Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris present an afternoon of music and entertainment.
5:00 PM. The Lodge
In a world obsessed with wellbeing - would you put your health in the hands of a cult?
6:00 PM. Feature Programming
BBC's The Conversation
7:10 PM. The Best of the Detail
A selection of the best Detail episodes from 2025
8:15 PM. Writers Write, Actors Read
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:15 PM. Feature Programming - BBC Doc
11:04 PM. RNZ Mixtape
Friday 9 January 2026
12:00 AM. All Night Programme
A selection of the best RNZ National interviews and features.
6:10 AM. The Best of the Detail
A selection of the best Detail episodes from 2025
6:50 AM. BBC Witness History
Witness History takes you back to moments which have shaped our world.
7:10 AM. The Best of Context
Guyon Espiner & Corin Dann explore the backstory to today's front page
8:00 AM. Morning Report Summer Edition
Presented by Melissa Chan Green
9:06 AM. Summer Times with Anna Thomas
Noon Matinee Idle
Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris present an afternoon of music and entertainment.
5:00 PM. The Lodge
In a world obsessed with wellbeing would you put your health in the hands of a cult?
6:00 PM. Feature Programming
BBC's The Conversation
7:10 PM. The Best of Country Life
9:05 PM. Needle Drop with Chris Tubbs
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:15 PM. Feature Programming - BBC Doc
11:06 PM. The Logg Cabin
Join Mark Williams at the Logg Cabin for the finest tunes across the soul spectrum from Aotearoa and beyond.
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