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All Night Programme
There is something for everyone in the wee small hours of a brand new day, every day, on our All Night Programme, a live-hosted programme of features, music, news and weather.
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The Kiwi who brought the White Stripes to New Zealand
Before the White Stripes became one of the biggest bands on the planet, they played a series of small shows in New Zealand due to the tenacity of promoter and musician John Baker and a small group of true believers.
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Settling The Score 2025: About Your Choices
31 Oct 2025Hundreds of people have requested their most loved classical music for broadcast on Labour Day Monday on RNZ Concert. It is going to be wonderful listening. Until then, enjoy some interesting trends drawn from those requests.
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Louisa Williamson live at Wellington Jazz Festival 2024
3 Oct 2025Saxophonist and composer Louisa Williamson and her band perform 'The Chasm Where We Fall Into Each Other' - inspired by the ancient Patuna Chasm in the Wairarapa - as part of the 2024 Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio
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Soweto Gospel Choir: HOPE live at AAF
29 Sep 2025Listen to the Soweto Gospel Choir's performance 'HOPE' at the Auckland Arts Festival in 2025. The South African choir is known for its powerful blend of African gospel music, freedom songs, and international classics.
Programmes
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The Panel
The 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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On the Air - Mā runga iarere
An afternoon of music and interviews with a range of guests across the cultural spectrum that pops up during the holidays. Hosted by Kara Rickard and Mark Williams.
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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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Books on Saturday Morning
Books by writers interviewed on Saturday Morning with Kim Hill, or books discussed by Kim and a guest.
Presenters
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Jim Mora
Station: National
Programme: Sunday Morning
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Mihingarangi Forbes
Station: National
Programme: Saturday Morning
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Mark Amery
Station: National
Programme: Culture 101
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Nathan Rarere
Station: National
Programme: First Up
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Peter McIlwaine
Station: National
Programme: All Night Programme
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Phil O'Brien
Station: National
Programmes: Matinee Idle, Saturday Night, Sunday Night
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)
7:36 PM. Feature Programming
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
11:04 PM. The Mixtape
Musical guests compile a C60 (tape) and talk us through their selections (RNZ)