RNZ Programmes

The best of each day's First Up, with Nathan Rarere. If listening at 5am is too early, then check out our favourite stories of the morning at a time that suits you.

Every Saturday after the Midday news, Julian Wilcox talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders, to artists and community advocates. Māpuna acknowledges…

Matariki Special

Kara Rickard and Tony Stamp present a five-hour music special featuring live recordings and interviews exploring the themes of Matariki with some of Aotearoa’s favourite musicians.

He Pātaka Kōrero, He matapihi ki te ao Māori. This former weekly series is now available as an online archive.

An afternoon of arts & culture

The best of Māpuna. Catch up with host Julian Wilcox and producer Tama Muru with their favourite weekly interviews with Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends, to business leaders…

A series exploring the intersection between classical and popular music hosted by Nigel Collins.

Three Northland teenagers take Māori thrash music to the world.

Join Anna Thomas as she takes a series of roadtrips with well-known Kiwis, exploring the best food, books, podcasts, and movies to enjoy on your summer break. Plus, news, interviews, and…

Inside the first pop hit factory – the Brill Building.

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament.

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.

Checkpoint with Lisa Owen is RNZ’s weekday drive-time news programme, Our people, stories and breaking news and interviews from 4-6pm.

Country Life takes you down country roads to meet ordinary people achieving their dreams. We live in a beautiful country and we'd love to show it. Have you got a great photo? Drop us…

The summer edition of RNZ National’s flagship news programme will return on 6 January from 8-9am, presented by Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira, with Paddy Gower and Alexa Cook hosting a two hour show…

Music interviews, live performances, behind the scenes, industry issues, profiles, back catalogue, undiscovered, greatest hits, tall tales and true... all from an Aotearoa perspective.

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.

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…

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

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.

News, discussion, features and ideas until midday.

An afternoon of music, interviews and live recordings with some of Aotearoa’s favourite musicians. Hosted by Kara Rickard and Mark Williams (aka MC Slave) on 23 & 24 December and 13-17…