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Midday Report
Midday - 1pmMidday Report - Te Pūrongo o te Poutūtanga. RNZ's midday current affairs programme, including RNZ News, business, rural and sports news, plus the long-range weather forecast and Worldwatch. Presented by Charlotte Cook.
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Featured stories
RNZ Concert for Animals - soothing sounds during fireworks
Tune in from 6pm tonight and let RNZ Concert calm the farm for people and their furry friends with music to snuggle up to on what can be a stressful night. Plus read how to look after animals at Guy Fawkes with care tips from the SPCA.
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The Kiwi who brought the White Stripes to New Zealand
4 Nov 2025Before the White Stripes became one of the biggest bands on the planet, they played a series of small shows in New Zealand due to the tenacity of promoter and musician John Baker and a small group of true believers.
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Settling The Score 2025: About Your Choices
31 Oct 2025Hundreds of people have requested their most loved classical music for broadcast on Labour Day Monday on RNZ Concert. It is going to be wonderful listening. Until then, enjoy some interesting trends drawn from those requests.
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Louisa Williamson live at Wellington Jazz Festival 2024
3 Oct 2025Saxophonist and composer Louisa Williamson and her band perform 'The Chasm Where We Fall Into Each Other' - inspired by the ancient Patuna Chasm in the Wairarapa - as part of the 2024 Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio
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Worlds of Music
Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie.
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Our Changing World
Stories about science and nature from out in the field and inside the labs across Aotearoa New Zealand. Winner 2022 New Zealand Radio Awards Best Factual Podcast - Episodic
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Nashville Babylon
The very best in Americana, alt country and blues music, hosted by Mark Rogers.
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Focus on Politics
A weekly analysis of significant political issues.
Presenters
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Kathryn Ryan
Station: National
Programme: Nine To Noon
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Mark Amery
Station: National
Programme: Culture 101
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Perlina Lau
Station: National
Programme: Culture 101
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Mihingarangi Forbes
Station: National
Programme: Waitangi Day
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Marama T-Pole
Stations: Pacific, National
Programme: News
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Alison Leonard
Station: National
Programme: News
Today’s Schedule
12:00 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 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)
4:00 PM. Checkpoint with Lisa Owen
RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme
6:00 PM. The Panel with Wallace Chapman
Live and interactive discussion, featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests (RNZ)
8:06 PM. Nights with Emile Donovan
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
8:30 PM. Midweek Mediawatch
9:45 PM. Pacific Waves
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:15 PM. The Detail
Join The Detail team as they make sense of the big stories with the country's best journalists and experts