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Mana Moana - Songs of the Pacific
LISTEN: Signature Choir and the NZSO perform songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands - popular songs of love, of faith, of Pasifika pride, songs that will bring a tear to your eyes, and make you want to move. Audio
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Don McGlashan: 'All we can do is keep our tools sharp'
1 Dec 2025Celebrated New Zealand musician and song writer Don McGlashan talks about the impact that bodies of water have on his music and life as an artist.
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Joan Jett was told "Girls don't play electric guitar"
1 Dec 2025Undeterred, with The Runaways and then Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Jett went on the release 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll', 'Crimson and Clover' and 'I Hate Myself for Loving You' - a series of worldwide smash hits.
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Pixies deliver polished walk down unconventional memory lane
25 Nov 2025Fans soaked up the nostalgia of hearing 1990 album, Bossanova, followed by 1991’s Trompe le Monde in full on a glorious weekend of music in Auckland.
Programmes
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Culture 101
Perlina Lau hosts a weekly show about creativity and culture in Aotearoa.
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Nashville Babylon
The very best in Americana, alt country and blues music, hosted by Mark Rogers.
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8 'til Late
Join Corey Fuimaono and Ellie Marsden as they explore all things weird and wonderful. Throwback tracks, absurd chats and so much more.
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Home Brewing
Stu McKinlay teaches us how to make our own beer
Presenters
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Duncan Smith
Station: National
Programme: Country Life
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Perlina Lau
Station: National
Programme: Culture 101
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Susie Ferguson
Station: National
Programme: Saturday Morning
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Jesse Mulligan
Station: National
Programme: Afternoons
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Marama T-Pole
Stations: Pacific
Programme: News
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Colin Peacock
Station: National
Programme: Mediawatch
Popular audio
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Māori likely first humans to see Antarctica - study
9 Jun 2021A new study has concluded that Māori were likely the first humans to set eyes on Antartic waters and even the continent itself.
Researchers from Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi… Audio
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The Schizophonics perform live
22 May 2019Direct from San Diego, the rock band The Schizophonics are live in our Auckland studio. They're known for their explosive and frenzied live performances. Pat Beers is the lead singer and guitarist… Audio
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Peter O'Connor - the arts in healing
25 Dec 2016Catriona speaks with Professor Peter O'Connor, an internationally recognised expert in theatre and drama education who believes the arts can provide people with a way to deal with traumatic and… Audio
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Tips for working from home
26 Mar 2020Dr Sarb Johal is a specialist in the psychology of disaster recovery and pandemics. He's been thinking about ways to make working from home work for you, and has come up with 9 key points. Audio
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Minimising the risk of suicide - what can parents do?
2 Nov 2017Education consultant Nathan Mikaere-Wallis discusses New Zealand's high youth suicide rate and what parents can do to minimise risk. Audio
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The Panel Plus
7:10 pm todayAn extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then, resident linguist Rory O'Sullivan brings along the latest news in language… Audio
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...Gone
7:00 pm todayIn the very last At The Movies, Simon Morris looks back on 24 years of movies - a quarter century that started with the first Lord Of The Rings, and an Oscar for Russell Crowe, and ended with two of… Audio
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The Panel with Nalini Baruch and Richard Pamatatau, Part 2
6:35 pm todayIn part two, RIP to the short-lived Road Cone Hotline, which will shut down before Christmas. Newsroom journalist and road cone correspondent for The Panel, Fox Meyers joins the show. Then… Audio
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The Panel with Nalini Baruch and Richard Pamatatau, Part 1
6:10 pm todayTonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Nalini Baruch and Richard Pamatatau. First up, the stories of bravery surrounding the Bondi terror attack are still coming through. One… Audio
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BBC vows to defend itself in Trump defamation case
5:47 pm todayUK correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the BBC vowing to defend itself in defamation lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump, as well as a warning being issued for some… Audio
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Evening business for 17 December 2025
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Black Caps miss out on major money at IPL auction
5:31 pm todayThe Black Caps missed out on the major money at last night's annual IPL auction. A total of eight kiwis were picked up by franchises, joining the other four already contracted to teams. Sports… Audio
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Cuts to disability transport scheme will cost those who can least afford it
5:23 pm todayCuts to a government transport subsidy scheme for disabled people will cost people who can least afford it and shrink their lives, according to a disability support service. The Transport and… Audio
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Auckland's hidden homeless living in cars, abandoned buildings
5:15 pm todayIsolated, lonely and far from support network, that's what people who are homeless say it's like living in Auckland's suburbs. An Auckland Council audit found over 400 people were living without… Audio
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TV advertising company convicted of misleading customers
5:08 pm todayA store selling well known brands through infomercials has been found guilty of falsifying customer product reviews; getting staff who had ever used the goods to pen positive write ups. The TV shop… 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 phone guests (RNZ)
8:06 PM. Nights with Emile Donovan
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
8:30 PM. Midweek Mediawatch
9:06 PM. Nights with Emile Donovan continues
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
