Podcasts & Series
Featured series
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Sports History NZ
Jesse Mulligan talks to athletes, administrators and journalists about major moments in New Zealand sport.
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Music 101 Interviews
The biggest stars. The best musicians. Local NZ talent and global chart-toppers. They all talk to Charlotte Ryan on Music 101 Interviews, sharing their stories from the road and the studio…
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NZ Wars: Stories of Tauranga Moana
NEW. The fifth chapter of this series recounts the events that unfolded in the Bay of Plenty and their far-reaching consequences for future generations. Made with the support of NZ On Air.
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30 with Guyon Espiner
30 with Guyon Espiner is an in-depth interview show featuring some of the most interesting and influential people in our world.
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Our Changing World
Stories about science and nature from out in the field and inside the labs across Aotearoa New Zealand. Winner 2022 New Zealand Radio Awards Best Factual Podcast - Episodic
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Here Now
What do 27% of NZers all have in common? They were born overseas. Here Now is about the journeys people make to New Zealand, their identities and perspectives, all of which shape their life…
All podcasts & series
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RNZ News
Get the latest RNZ news at 7am, noon, 5pm and 10pm each day.
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Widescreen
RNZ’s online guide to what’s playing on our screens — with Dan Slevin.
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Nine To Noon Politics
Our commentators make sense of the week in politics
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The Detail
Join The Detail team six days a week as they make sense of the big stories with the country’s best journalists and experts. Produced by Newsroom for RNZ, and made possible by NZ on Air.…
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Sci Fi / Sci Fact
Experts from the MacDiarmid Institute take an idea from fiction and see how it stands up to scientific scrutiny.
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Suzy & Friends
Join Suzy & Friends for a weekly slice of a Kiwi kid’s life! Kids share their thoughts, talents, and tales; and hosts Suzy Cato and Trevor Plant share songs, stories, and silliness; and…
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Music 101 Interviews
The biggest stars. The best musicians. Local NZ talent and global chart-toppers. They all talk to Charlotte Ryan on Music 101 Interviews, sharing their stories from the road and the studio…
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Thrift
Thrift is an upbeat new podcast that offers wise ways to beat the cost of living crisis and get the best from your money. Hosted by award winning journalist , Katy Gosset, it's the place to…
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The TAHI
Music, culture and laughs coming to you every Tuesday & Thursday. Evie and So’omalo catch up with your favourite local creatives and newsmakers, keeping you in the know on the goings-on in…
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It Takes A Village
Nine to Noon's Kathryn Ryan presents interviews to help navigate modern family life
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Sports History NZ
Jesse Mulligan talks to athletes, administrators and journalists about major moments in New Zealand sport.
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30 with Guyon Espiner
30 with Guyon Espiner is an in-depth interview show featuring some of the most interesting and influential people in our world.
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Your Money With Mary Holm
Investment author and columnist Mary Holm talks to Jesse Mulligan every fortnight about her top tips for how to make your money work.
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Mata with Mihingarangi Forbes
FORTNIGHTLY. The latest in politics with a range of Māori commentators and newsmakers. Produced for RNZ by Aotearoa Media Collective. Made with the support of NZ On Air & TMP.
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NZ Wars: Stories of Tauranga Moana
NEW. The fifth chapter of this series recounts the events that unfolded in the Bay of Plenty and their far-reaching consequences for future generations. Made with the support of NZ On Air.
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All Blacks at War
ANZAC DAY | APRIL 25. Former All Black Andrew Mehrtens, MNZM shares the story of the 13 All Blacks killed in WWI.
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Voice of Tangaroa
Voice of Tangaroa is a collaboration between RNZ's award-winning science podcast Our Changing World & New Zealand Geographic, exploring the state of our oceans & the extraordinary variety of…
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Untold Pacific History
NEW. A dynamic and often provocative account of NZ's relationship with the Pacific. Made with the support of NZ On Air.
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It's Personal with Anika Moa
Anika Moa gets personal with a range of interesting guests in this frank and funny podcast series. Watch on YouTube, rnz.co.nz or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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Nellie's Baby
Kirsty Johnston follows Sarah as she hunts for her biological mother, who turns out to have been an institutionalised mental health patient in Porirua Hospital. And that's only the start of…
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Black Sheep
2023 NZ PODCAST AWARDS - PODCAST OF THE YEAR (GOLD) The shady, controversial and sometimes downright villainous characters of New Zealand history, presented by William Ray.
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Best of Storytime RNZ
The latest and greatest children's stories and songs from New Zealand. Ngā pūrākau me ngā waiata nā Aotearoa.
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Katchafire: Legacy
The story of the Māori band Katchafire, as they struggle to find their way through volatile creative differences and a changing music landscape. Made with the support of NZ On Air.
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Healthy or Hoax
Stacey Morrison looks at the latest food & fitness trends to discover what's good for you and what's gobbledygook. In short: Do they work?
Radio Podcasts
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World & Pacific News
A bulletin of Pacific News and a sports report.
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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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Afternoons
Jesse Mulligan presents an upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time.
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Midday Report
Midday Report - Te Pūrongo o te Poutūtanga. RNZ's midday current affairs programme, including RNZ News, business, rural and sports news, plus the long-range weather forecast and Worldwatch…
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Morning Report
RNZ National’s flagship news programme known for breaking news stories, incisive interviews with politicians across the political spectrum and newsmakers and commentators from Aotearoa and…
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Nine To Noon
From nine to noon every weekday, Kathryn Ryan talks to the people driving the news - in New Zealand and around the world. Delve beneath the headlines to find out the real story, listen to…