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There is something for everyone in the wee small hours of a brand new day, every day, on our All Night Programme, a live-hosted programme of features, music, news and weather.
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Beyond Words: A musical commemoration
LISTEN: The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra bands together with musicians from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Australasia for a moving and unified commemoration of the Christchurch Mosque attacks.
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Murder on the Dancefloor
11 Mar 2026Choreographer Miranda Manasiadis talks about how she uses David Long's music for her latest dance work. Audio
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'Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan': Fonotī Pati Umaga brings his story to the stage
4 Mar 2026When Fonotī Pati Umaga slipped in the shower in 2005, he didn't know it would be the last day he would ever feel his legs.
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Lorde shows NZ her slick, new superstar era
12 Feb 2026Lorde's Auckland homecoming is a big 'screw you' to those who ever (wrongly) called the Kiwi a 'one hit wonder'.
Programmes
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Music 101
Music interviews, live performances, behind the scenes, industry issues, profiles, back catalogue, undiscovered, greatest hits, tall tales and true... all from an Aotearoa perspective.
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RNZ Music
A collection of music stories and performances from across RNZ
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Checkpoint
Checkpoint with Lisa Owen is RNZ’s weekday drive-time news programme, Our people, stories and breaking news and interviews from 4-6pm.
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The Backyard Bee Team
From the This Way Up Suburban Home Food Production Initiative (TWUSHFPI for short).
Presenters
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Ingrid Hipkiss
Station: National
Programme: Morning Report
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Wallace Chapman
Station: National
Programme: The Panel
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Jim Mora
Station: National
Programme: Sunday Morning
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Trevor Reekie
Station: National
Programme: Worlds of Music
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Peter McIlwaine
Station: National
Programme: All Night Programme
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Guyon Espiner
Station: National
Programme: Midday Report
Latest audio
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Actor to auctioneer: Daniel Pengelly’s second act
15 Mar 2026Daniel Pengelly spent more than twenty years in theatre as a performer, director, and former artistic director of both The Court Theatre and Centrepoint Theatre before finding a new home in the… Audio
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Psychologist and painter Rachael Mayne
15 Mar 2026After 15 years as a psychologist, Rachael Mayne decided it was time to take a break and pursue her painting full time. What started out as an escape and hobby has become a second career. Audio
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The Big Screen with Kate Rodger
15 Mar 2026Film critic Kate Rodger joins Culture 101 to discuss Oscar predictions and the NZ documentary smashing the box office. Audio
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The man behind the biggest animated films of the last century
15 Mar 2026For the past 30 years, Kyle Balda has been involved and behind some of the most successful animated films of the century. Audio
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Thirty-Six questions that lead to love inspires theatre show
15 Mar 2026Thirty-Six is a new play inspired by the viral New York Times article about the 36 questions designed to lead to love. Audio
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Fast Favourites: Ockham Book Awards Judge, Craig Cliff
15 Mar 2026Craig Cliff is a novelist, short story writer and reviewer based in Otepoti Dunedin, and this year's Fiction category convenor of judges for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Audio
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What’s My Book About: Ian Gill
15 Mar 2026Manila-based NZ author Ian Gill set out to find out more about his mother's remarkable life and the result is Searching for Billie. Audio
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Is getting a university degree worth the money?
Is getting a degree value for money, or can you earn more without one? Audio
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Useful Science with Bonnie Harrison
15 Mar 2026Bonnie Harrison is here guiding us through the latest weird and useful headlines from the world of science. Audio
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The Kiwi who lent his voice to Bohemian Rhapsody
15 Mar 2026Marking its 50th anniversary this year, Queen's six-minute mock opera 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is widely considered a landmark in music history. Audio
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The secret to keeping secrets
15 Mar 2026Secrets can be a burden - especially when they flash back into our minds when we least expect. Audio
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Update from Kiwi Jason Doyle in Dubai
Jason Doyle is a Kiwi teacher living in Dubai. He joins Jim to share his experience living in the UAE amid attacks from Iran, with no immediate end in sight. Audio
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 guests (RNZ)
7:36 PM. No Stupid Questions with Susan Edmunds
RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds wants to demystify money and personal finance.
7:50 PM. More or Less
8:06 PM. Nights with Emile Donovan
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
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
11:06 PM. Nashville Babylon
Mark Rogers offers the very best in Americana, alt country, folk soul and blues music (RNZ)
