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Checkpoint
4-6pmCheckpoint 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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6pm - 7pm
Featured stories
New Zealand's 'Little Miss Metric'
Although she “retired” at age 10, Jeannie Preddey has a special place in New Zealand history.
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The iconic (and often quirky) sculptures of New Zealand
21 May 2025Whether a gumboot, carrot, cow or L&P bottle, these kitschy constructions dotting the country serve as landmarks and a nod to what makes the town tick.
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How micro-feminism in the workplace can support your colleagues
21 May 2025Small acts of resistance known as "micro-feminism" can help women feel empowered at work.
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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is action-packed, and quite ridiculous
20 May 2025As Tom Cruise's muscular action franchise reaches its ostensible conclusion - although let's face it: if this one does well, they'll totally come back - it's worth taking stock of the journey taken to get here.
Programmes
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Saturday Morning
Presented by Susie Ferguson and Mihingarangi Forbes. In-depth feature interviews, current affairs and news across a broad range of topics on RNZ National and online.
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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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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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Jakob
Hawkes Bay post-rock soundscape trio Jakob
Presenters
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Gianina Schwanecke
Station: National
Programme: Country Life
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Jesse Mulligan
Station: National
Programme: Afternoons
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Ingrid Hipkiss
Station: National
Programme: Morning Report
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Amanda Gillies
Station: National
Programme: The Detail
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Alison Leonard
Station: National
Programme: News
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Kadambari Gladding
Station: National
Programme: Here Now
Today’s Schedule
12:00 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
Live and interactive 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
9:30 PM. Midweek Mediawatch
9:45 PM. Pacific Waves
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:15 PM. The Detail
Join The Detail team as they make sense of the big stories with the country's best journalists and experts
11:04 PM. Music 101 Pocket edition
As we wrap up the highlights from Music 101, while serving up the latest in new music (RNZ)