Media
Tenzing Norgay movie to be filmed at Aoraki/Mount Cook
The movie is about Sherpa Tenzing Norgay's world-first summit of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary.
Students hope prisoners' newsletter 'removes some stigma'
The new publication is being delivered to inmates at prisons in Canterbury.
Podcast Critic: 'Lost Boys' & 'Bush Deep!'
RNZ newsreader reviews Lost Boys and Bush Deep! Audio
Midweek - LA aggro, advocacy ads, David v media
Coverage of the aggro in LA; media feel the heat from advocacy ads, why David Seymour snubs Morning Report, the controversy created by dangerous combat-type cash prize contests Audio
Sonia Gray on her mind altering mental health journey
Broadcaster Sonia Gray has been on a journey to find out if psychedelics could be the answer to New Zealand's ongoing addiction and mental health crisis. Audio
Dame Julie Christie
Has reality TV crashed and burned in New Zealand? Reality Queen, Dame Julie Christie, on our troubled TV industry and the pros and cons of offering tax breaks for films made downunder. Video, Audio
Television Critic: Caitlin Cherry
Caitlin has been watching Sirens (Netflix) and Murderbot (Apple TV) and tells us what she thinks. Audio
Does the underground still exist? A conversation with Samuel Te Kani
Does an underground still exist? Or is it just one more consumer choice in an ever growing banquet of ticketed events? Testing this may be Tamaki Makarau's biennial Festival of Live Arts (FOLA), at… Audio
Regional Wrap: Titirangi with filmmaker Robin Kewell
Each week Culture 101 puts the spotlight on a different part of the country and we're going a bit more suburban this week to West Auckland - and the suburb of Titirangi. Close to the Waitakere Ranges… Audio
New digital whodunnit series spotlights epidemic of image-based abuse
A new digital whodunnit comedy series puts the spotlight on the dangers and growing epidemic of image-based abuse and bullying. Inspired by millennial television shows like Gossip Girl, The Sender is… Audio
Best Song Eva: Robyn Malcolm
Robyn joins Jim to talk about the new Netflix series she stars in and shares her 'Best Song Eva'. Audio
Stuff twins up with Trade Me, NZME top table change
The same day Stuff twinned up with Trade Me, its big rival NZME overhauled its board and ushered in a self-described 'agitator' from overseas. But both are banking on profitable property platforms at… Audio
Mediawatch: Who calls the shots after change at the top?
Two big media players made huge moves on the same day as Stuff twinned with Trade Me while NZME shook up its boardroom.
Rob Sarkies: Pike River
Director Rob Sarkies' new film Pike River tells the story of the fight for justice after one of the worst mining disasters in New Zealand's history. Audio
Film Review: The Surfer & Mountainhead
Film reviewer Dom Corry shares is take on new Nicolas Cage thriller 'The Surfer' & 'Mountainhead' a new comedy from Succession creater Jesse Armstrong. Audio
RNZ among Radio and Podcast Award winners
RNZ's news and podcasts were prominent among the winners at this year's Radio and Podcast Awards.
Podcast Critic
Regular Afternoons podcast critic Alan Doak has been listening to Instant Genius by the folk that make BBC Science Focus Magazine and The Economics of Everyday Things hosted by journalist Zachary… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 5 June 2025
In today's episode, questions are being raised about why the Prime Minister's office did not know that a senior press secretary was investigated by police last year, it's a worrying time for residents… Audio
Former PM Dame Jacinda Ardern back in spotlight with release of new book
Former prime minister Dame Jacinda Ardern has put herself back in the media spotlight this week - giving a string of interviews - here and overseas to promote her new memoir. AUT Communications School… Audio
Rebellion and Innovation
This episode traces the bold ideas and brave voices that have shaped Aotearoa, from world-first inventions like the electric fence to the acts of defiance that challenged the status quo.
