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First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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Morning Report
6am - 9am
Featured stories
Taite Music Prize winner Vera Ellen's new EP is 'prickly, unpolished and heart-rending'
The Taite Prize award-winner's new EP is a collection of home recordings, raw with emotion and low in fidelity, her phenomenal songwriting chops fully intact, writes Tony Stamp. Video, Audio
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At The Movies: The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
15 May 2024Wētā Digital's animation is the best thing about this latest reboot of the ape-based franchise, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio
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Myron Bolitar is back on the case in Harlan Coben's latest
13 May 2024Harlan Coben has reprised his character Myron Bolitar in his latest book Think Twice. The time was right, he tells Jesse Mulligan. Audio
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City couple's mushroom venture sprouts from pandemic
3 May 2024On the rural outskirts of Taupō a young couple have started a mushroom venture far removed from their previous life in Auckland.. Audio
Programmes
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First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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Sunday Morning
News, discussion, features and ideas until midday.
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Nashville Babylon
The very best in Americana, alt country and blues music, hosted by Mark Rogers.
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The Weekend
Be entertained on Saturday and Sunday mornings throughout the summer break, with great interviews and music from 8am till noon. Email us at: theweekend@rnz.co.nz
Presenters
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Kathryn Ryan
Station: National
Programme: Nine To Noon
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Sally Round
Stations: National
Programme: Country Life
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Trevor Reekie
Station: National
Programme: Worlds of Music
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Corin Dann
Stations: National
Programme: Morning Report
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Simon Morris
Station: National
Programmes: At The Movies, Matinee Idle, Standing Room Only
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Jim Mora
Station: National
Programme: The Shape of the Media
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)
8:06 PM. Nights with Emile Donovan
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
8:15 PM. Pacific Waves
8:30 PM. It's Personal with Anika Moa
Final episode
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. Nashville Babylon
Mark Rogers offers the very best in Americana, alt country, folk soul and blues music (RNZ)