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6pm - 7:30pmThe Panel features a range of panellists from across the opinion spectrum, together with an interesting mix of experts, leaders, and locals.
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Beyond Words: A musical commemoration
LISTEN: The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra bands together with musicians from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Australasia for a moving and unified commemoration of the Christchurch Mosque attacks.
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Murder on the Dancefloor
11 Mar 2026Choreographer Miranda Manasiadis talks about how she uses David Long's music for her latest dance work. Audio
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'Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan': Fonotī Pati Umaga brings his story to the stage
4 Mar 2026When Fonotī Pati Umaga slipped in the shower in 2005, he didn't know it would be the last day he would ever feel his legs.
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Lorde shows NZ her slick, new superstar era
12 Feb 2026Lorde's Auckland homecoming is a big 'screw you' to those who ever (wrongly) called the Kiwi a 'one hit wonder'.
Programmes
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Nashville Babylon
The very best in Americana, alt country and blues music, hosted by Mark Rogers.
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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.
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Nights
Tune in to Nights with Emile Donovan 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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The Sampler
Tony Stamp reviews the latest album releases.
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Nathan Rarere
Station: National
Programme: First Up
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Susie Ferguson
Station: National
Programme: Saturday Morning
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Wallace Chapman
Station: National
Programme: The Panel
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Amanda Gillies
Station: National
Programme: The Detail
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Phil O'Brien
Station: National
Programmes: Saturday Night, Sunday Night
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Emile Donovan
Station: National
Programme: Nights
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 guests (RNZ)
7:36 PM. No Stupid Questions with Susan Edmunds
RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds wants to demystify money and personal finance.
7:50 PM. More or Less
8:06 PM. Nights with Emile Donovan
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
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
11:06 PM. Nashville Babylon
Mark Rogers offers the very best in Americana, alt country, folk soul and blues music (RNZ)
