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Rocket Man & Piano Man: Life on the road as a tribute act
Wellington musicians Cam and Sam have travelled up and down the country with their tribute act, Elton John vs. Billy Joel, clocking over 7000 kilometres in 2023. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 29 August 2024
On today's episode, the Green Party has agreed to delay its meeting on whether to invoke the waka-jumping law to remove former MP Darleen Tana from Parliament, the drivers of petrol cars could start… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 28 August 2024
On today's episode, main roads are closed as rivers and streams around the lower North Island rise, with rain hammering parts of the country, a commuter train on the Kapiti line was hit by rockfall… Audio
MMA fighter Janay Harding joins RNZ's TAHI podcast
"I'm a yapper ... might as well make that my job," she told new co-host So'omālō Iteni Schwalger. Audio
Sports with Bryan Waddle
Nights' sports correspondent Bryan Waddle joins Emile Donovan to discuss Lydia Ko's shining month, the All Blacks' coaching strife, new rules for rugby's National Provincial Championship, and the… Audio
Who deserves New Zealand's highest sporting honour?
Kiwi athletes have triumphed across multiple sports, which gives the judges for the next Halberg Awards the unenviable task of deciding who takes home the country's top sports prize - the Supreme… Video, Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 26 August 2024
On today's episode, main roads are closed as rivers and streams around the lower North Island rise, with rain hammering parts of the country, a commuter train on the Kapiti line was hit by rockfall… Audio
New cast of Celebrity Treasure Island revealed - who's top of the class?
A bunch of broadcasters, actors, politicans and athletes have been revealed for the next season of the reality TV show. Former castaway Perlina Lau picks her tops, threats and dark horses of the…
If your dog goes missing, don't try to find it - expert
After decades of searching for people lost in the wilderness, Don Schwass has become NZ's go-to dog tracker. Audio
First Up - The Podcast, Friday 23rd of August 2024
First Up - The Podcast for Friday 23rd of August 2024 Audio
RNZ's Katie Kenny has a close look at mPox
RNZ's Katie Kenny has a close look at mPox as a new variant of the disease forces the WHO to declare a global emergency Audio
Disney just killed the most expensive Star Wars series ever - what went wrong?
It was supposed to offer a new hope. Instead, it offered a weekly dose of cringe and nonsense. This week it was cancelled.
Daniel Handler and the power of the 'transcribed consciousness' of literature
Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket's, latest book is a celebration of his life-long love of books and words. Audio
Nau Mai Town
This week on Nau Mai Town, RNZ's podcast about Aotearoa place names, Justine Murray is in Taumarunui to find out what the name means. There's one version she's heard of and it's about a dying chief… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 22 August 2024
On today's episode, the ash warning for aircraft flying in and out of Rotorua and Tauranga airports may remain in place for at least the next 18 hours, the Early Childhood Council is warning that… Audio
Lake Hāwea Conservationists call for long term solution for worsening energy crisis
Lake Hāwea Conservationists say they will take one for the team if generators need to draw down the lake to keep the lights on, but they are want long term solutions to the worsening energy crisis… Audio
'It's hot as hell in here' - Aunties go wild for Jason Momoa in Auckland
Review: I wasn't sure what kind of crowd would show up - would it be DC fans wanting to see Aquaman? Metalheads just there for the music? Or excitable aunties, just hoping for a glimpse of a certified…
Public risk threshold that kept autistic man locked up questioned
Supreme Court justices have questioned the public risk threshold that has kept an autistic and intellectually disabled man locked up in a secure facility for 18 years. Anusha Bradley reports. Audio
Thousands attend Koroneihana celebrations
Waikato Tainui hosted at least 10,000 people throughout Koroneihana celebrations at Tuurangawaewae Marae in Ngaaruawaahia. Maori News Editor Taiha Molyneux was there. Audio
Electricity Retailers' Association on electricity shortages
Winstone Pulp International announced on Tuesday it will shut down its Tangiwai and Karioi sawmills amid skyrocketing power prices, causing more than 200 job losses. Electricity Retailers' Association… Audio
