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All Night Programme
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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Featured stories
Aaron Hawkins on his favourite Dunedin venues
Tony Stamp visits Dunedin for a guided tour of some of the former mayor's favourite venues, in the second part of this four part series. Audio
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Understanding our nearshore island volcanoes
9 May 2024Our Changing World - A multi-year research project aims to find out the risks from two Bay of Plenty offshore island volcanoes: Tūhua / Mayor Island and Whakaari / White Island. Video, Audio
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Steve Albini: Nirvana, Pixies producer and indie musician dies.
9 May 2024US musician and producer Steve Albini was an instrumental and uncompromising figure in the indie scene in the 1980s and '90s, leading bands including Big Black and Shellac, and producing albums by Nirvana, The Pixies and PJ Harvey.
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Meet the Papakura tattoo artist who inks celebrities
7 May 2024Leroy Roberts is on a mission to put Māori art on the map, one tattoo at a time. Jogai Bhatt meets the artist who counts big names among his clients.
Programmes
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First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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The Panel
The Panel features a range of panellists from across the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests.
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Nights
Tune in to Nights every weekday from 8pm to midnight for a delectable buffet of creative ideas, open-minded conversations, music, musings and daily stimulation.
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Waitangi Day 2024
Waitangi Day live from Waitangi with Mihingarangi Forbes and Julian Wilcox
Presenters
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Emile Donovan
Station: National
Programme: Nights
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Mark Amery
Station: National
Programme: Culture 101
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Corin Dann
Stations: National
Programme: Morning Report
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Lisa Owen
Station: National
Programme: Checkpoint
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Jesse Mulligan
Station: National
Programme: NZ Live
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Peter McIlwaine
Station: National
Programme: All Night Programme
Today’s Schedule
12:04 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
An hour of discussion, featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests (RNZ)
7:30 PM. The Sampler
8:06 PM. Nights with Emile Donovan
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
8:15 PM. Pacific Waves
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:10 PM. Nights continues with Emile Donovan
11:04 PM. Worlds of Music
Trevor Reekie brings you Music from the world, for the world (RNZ)