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Sesame Street's long history of great music carries on

25 Aug 2025

Since the kids' puppet show first aired in 1969, its sophisticated songs have lived rent-free in many a brain. The songs delivered little shots of pure joy into our lives....and continue to comfort and delight the young people we cherish today.

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  • Midweek - TVNZ starts charging, RNZ gains listeners

    media
    27 Aug 2025

    TVNZ launches its first paid-for product, NZME announces a $400k loss and the composition of its new editorial board - and RNZ's listenership snakes upward for the first time since 2022. Audio

  • Finding beauty in the fakes and forgeries

    rural arts
    27 Aug 2025

    Every two years, a gallery in Mangaweka holds a competition for who can create the best forgery artworks: practices otherwise frowned upon in the art world. Audio

  • Space with Ezzy Pearson

    science space
    27 Aug 2025

    Ezzy Pearson is an expert in all things space, with more than a decade of experience in science journalism, including as Features Editor of BBC’s Sky at Night magazine. Audio

  • Wayne Brown skips first mayoral debate

    politics local council
    27 Aug 2025

    NZ Herald senior writer Simon Wilson was moderating the debate and joins Emile Donovan to discuss. Audio

  • The Whip for 27 August 2025

    27 Aug 2025

    It's another hit of the most insightful and sharp 30 minutes in political analysis. Tonight Wallace is joined by RNZ's Mihingarangi Forbes, Stuff's national editor Andrea Vance and former national… Audio

  • Not From Around Here

    movies
    27 Aug 2025

    Simon Morris wonders what you gain, or lose, when you cast a film with people who have to do an accent? This week he looks at three films set in America, but starring English, Australian and Irish… Audio

  • Review : The Naked Gun

    movies
    27 Aug 2025

    The Naked Gun sees Liam Neeson take the role of Leslie Nielson in the remake of the Eighties cop spoof. Co-starring Pamela Anderson, it's written and directed by Akiva Schaffer (Saturday Night Live)… Audio

  • Review : Night Always Comes

    movies
    27 Aug 2025

    Night Always Comes sees Vanessa Kirby (The Fantastic Four) as a struggling woman who desperately needs $25 thousand to buy her flat. She just has 12 hours to pull it off. A Netflix thriller, it's… Audio

  • Review : Relay

    movies
    27 Aug 2025

    Relay is a thriller in which a modern Robin Hood uses primitive technology to dodge detection by high-tech bad guys. Directed by David Mackenzie (Hell Or High Water) it stars Riz Ahmed (The Sound Of… Audio

  • The Panel Plus for 27 August 2025

    27 Aug 2025

    An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: locals in the Auckland suburb of Beachlands are upset that a group of pohutukawa… Audio

  • The Panel with Kathryn Graham and Mark Knoff-Thomas Part 2

    27 Aug 2025

    In part two, the Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance is up in arms about a $237,561 council spend on fairy lights. Then, the notorious Waipawa duck is set to make an appearance at Spring Fling, an annual… Audio

  • The Panel with Kathryn Graham and Mark Knoff-Thomas Part 1

    27 Aug 2025

    Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Kathryn Graham and Mark Knoff-Thomas. First up, economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis announced new changes to increase grocery… Audio

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RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

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10:15 PM. The Detail

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11:04 PM. The Mixtape

Musical guests compile a C60 (tape) and talk us through their selections (RNZ)

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