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Silhouetted figures, including a flag bearer and a young person sounding a pūtātara (conch shell trumpet), walk along a ridge against a deep red sunset. The title reads: "Pūtātara: Revolutions in Māori Art" in golden yellow and red.

Pūtātara: Revolutions in Māori Art

From the Creative NZ, NZ On Air and RNZ arts and culture co-fund

Podcasts on arts and culture in Aotearoa

New and evergreen podcasts highlighting aspects of arts and culture in Aotearoa

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13 podcasts

  • Image of Kura Turuwhenua, Brett Graham and Ngahuia Te Awekotuku smiling with te reo Maori word "Tukua" in neon blue behind them.

    TUKUA

    Exploring an intergenerational response to arts and cultural events.

  • On a pink-and-white checkered background is a circular blue logo with text reading: "Orators Anonymous."

    Orators Anonymous

    A Māori Pasifika queer-coded podcast covering pop culture and more.

  • Podcast title 'Here Now' in front of a colourful background with overlaid shapes. A map of New Zealand is also overlaid over the coloured shapes.

    Here Now

    New episode

    What do 27% of NZers all have in common? They were born overseas.

  • A podcast cover for "At the Movies" with an abstract cinema screen with a big title.

    At The Movies

    New episode

    Wondering what movies are worth it? We review the latest releases for you.

  • An illustration of a cassette tape in yellow with two blue spools on a cyan background. The words "The Mixtape" appear in the corner and top.

    The Mixtape

    Our guest compiles a C60 and talk us through their music selections.

  • Birds-eye-view of an illustrated black vinyl record with a yellow centre and red tonearm, on a blue insert and a red background. The text 'Sampler' reads in white on the right hand side from bottom to top.

    The Sampler

    Deep dives and interviews on new albums and beyond.

  • Cover image in teal and seafoam green tones featuring the text 'The Playhouse' in bold black serif font, with 'Audio Collection' in smaller uppercase text above. Stylized vertical book spines in varying green hues line the right edge of the image.

    The Play House

    Listen here for RNZ's collection of plays, dramas and comedies

  • A podcast cover with a bright blue background, featuring vintage vinyl records with a scratched-out song (physically scratched on the vinyl surface) and scratched-out labels, and the title Not for Broadcast.

    Not For Broadcast

    Exclusive

    Not For Broadcast tells the story of New Zealand’s banned songs.

  • Cover image in deep blue and periwinkle tones featuring the text 'Short Story Stack' in bold white serif font, with 'Audiobook Collection' in smaller text above. Stylized vertical book spines line the right side of the image.

    Short Story Stack

    A stack of short stories by independent and published writers from all over NZ.

Back on air

Hop back into our news and current affairs podcasts online and on RNZ National

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  • Test reads "The detail" where the dot on the "I" is highlighted.

    The Detail

    New episode

    The big news explained, by the country's best journalists and experts.

  • Podcast title 'Here Now' in front of a colourful background with overlaid shapes. A map of New Zealand is also overlaid over the coloured shapes.

    Here Now

    New episode

    What do 27% of NZers all have in common? They were born overseas.

  • A stylised photograph of a paua shell mimicking the image of 'earth' with the podcast title 'our changing world' on top.

    Our Changing World

    New episode

    Stories of NZ science and nature from out in the field and inside the labs.

  • An illustrated motif representing people from the Pacific gathered around a sun sits behind a photographic portrait of Susana Suisuiki.

    Pacific Waves

    New episode

    Delving deeper into the major Pacific stories each week

  • An abstract heart constructed from shapes similar to rural fields seen in aerial photography sits behind the text 'Country Life'.

    Country Life

    New episode

    Head out to the farms & back roads to hear the stories of rural New Zealand.

  • A grey and blue hypnotising illustration on the background with a large title saying "Mediawatch" and words "weekly since 2001" above the title.

    Mediawatch

    New episode

    A critical look at the New Zealand media.

  • A minimalist design with vertical bars in blue, yellow, gray, green, red, and orange arranged in varying heights to resemble a bar chart. The title is in bold, black text below the bars.

    Focus on Politics

    New episode

    The big political issues unpacked every week.

  • Podcast Title 'The House' set in a bold font on an outside wall, with a image of the parliament house seen through a window

    The House

    New episode

    Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament.

  • A podcast cover for "Nine to noon politics" with the title on a yellow background. Inside of the letter "O" there is a small picture of the Parlament bulding.

    Nine To Noon Politics

    New episode

    Head-to-head, top commentators pick over the week in politics.

  • A podcast cover for "At the Movies" with an abstract cinema screen with a big title.

    At The Movies

    New episode

    Wondering what movies are worth it? We review the latest releases for you.

Collage of historical black-and-white photographs arranged around the title ‘Black Sheep’, including portraits of men and women and images of people on horseback, set against a textured beige background.

The shady, controversial and sometimes downright villainous characters of NZ history

Defective: the story of Dr Theodore Gray

Black SheepSeason 9 / Episode 5

Latest Releases

Listen in to the new podcasts from RNZ’s podcast team

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Award Winners & Chart Toppers

Check out the RNZ podcasts that won big at the 2025 NZ Podcast Awards, or featured on Apple Podcasts top charts of the year

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8 podcasts

  • Test reads "The detail" where the dot on the "I" is highlighted.

    The Detail

    New episode

    Winner of Best Current Affairs Podcast at the 2025 NZ Podcast Awards

  • A grayscale illustration with a central depiction of an iceberg and a ship's bow featuring a spiral eye design. The background is filled with radiating lines and question marks. The names 'TIM BATT' and 'CARLO RITCHIE' are written in large black letters curved around the top of the image. The text 'DID TITANIC SINK?' is prominently displayed in large, green, textured capital letters at the bottom of the image. The overall design has a vintage, mysterious feel.

    Did Titanic Sink?

    Silver Winner of Best Comedy and Best Fiction at the 2025 NZ Podcast Awards

  • Witi Ihimaera looks up. Behind him and going over his shoulders is a graphic of water. Centered at the bottom is text that reads: "Witi Underwater."

    Witi Underwater

    Bronze Winner of Best Radio Podcast at the 2025 NZ Podcast Awards

  • A woman with short grey hair stares directly forward with a half-smile, text reads "Kim Hill Wants to Know".

    Kim Hill Wants To Know

    Award-winning

    Featured in the Apple Podcasts Top New Shows, Most Followed Shows, Top Society & Culture charts for 2025

  • Image of a smiling woman with her hands raised in the air in a "praising" style. The words "The Lodge" appear above her hands. Her eyes are covered with a teared page rip across her face and across the image below. There are mountains in the distance behind her. The image is in a purple wash.

    The Lodge

    Award-winning

    Featured in the Apple Podcasts Top New Shows, Top Series and Top Episodes charts for 2025

  • Black and white grainy image of Ross Appelgren (left hand side) and Darcy Te Hira (right handside) with their faces partially obscured by the end of the image. Prison bars appear behind then, with the word 'Nark' in all caps in white with a black strip behind the words.

    Nark

    Featured in Spotify Charts for Best True Crime of 2025

Protecting Aotearoa's environment

Podcasts on the environment and the people fighting to protect it.

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9 podcasts

  • A stylised photograph of a paua shell mimicking the image of 'earth' with the podcast title 'our changing world' on top.

    Our Changing World

    New episode

    Stories of NZ science and nature from out in the field and inside the labs.

  • A centred image of Hillary Hut in the New Zealand Antarctic station of Scott Base. The hut is named in honour of Sir Edmund Hillary and was a kitset erected in 1957. It was recently repainted in its original colours of yellow and orange. Mountains can be seen in the background and 'Voices from Antarctica' text sits above against blue sky.

    Voices from Antarctica

    Alison Ballance finds out what it takes to live in and do science in Antarctica.

  • Stylised kelp graphic ontop of dark ocean coloured background, with 'Voice of Tangaroa' on top

    Voice of Tangaroa

    Exploring the state of our oceans & the extraordinary life that calls it home.

  • A square image where the top half is the a deep blue ocean with wave lines, and the bottom half of the image is white ice with light wave lines and small penguins. The words 'Voice of the Sea Ice' appears in the middle.

    Voice of the Sea Ice

    Step out onto the ice and learn how Antarctica's future will impact us all.

  • A bright green podcast tile featuring Kākāpō and a large title saying "Kākāpō files 2".

    Kākāpō Files II

    New episode

    Following the next breeding season of the world’s favourite parrot.

  • Moody dark blue skies with text reading "Voice of the Iceberg" above several icebergs and choppy dark water.

    Voice of the Iceberg

    Sail to Antarctica to discover the sights - & unforgettable sounds - of icebergs

An image featuring a kākāpō is sitting on a branch.

Following the next breeding season of the world's favourite parrot

Kākāpō Files is back with season 2

Kākāpō Files II 11 | Kākāpō Baby Boom

Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files IISeason 7 / Episode 11

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