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Christmas Day Church Service
Celebrate Christmas Day with an ecumenical service of readings, reflections and prayers brought to you by representatives of some of Wellington's central city churches, and carols sung by Porirua choir Pacific Connection. Video, Audio
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David Bowie: The Odyssey of a Changeling
29 Dec 2013This music-rich, six-part audio series offers an overview of the many roles or manifestations of David Bowie's personality, as conveyed through the instant medium of rock & roll. Perfect summer listening, whatever the weather! Audio
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Christmas Pops with the NZSO
18 Dec 2023Hear much-loved songs from The Sound of Music, The Snowman and The Polar Express as well as 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing', 'Silent Night' and 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'... A great way to celebrate the festive season. Audio
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The best music of 2025
20 Dec 2025How to choose favourites from the millions of songs, albums and musical experiences of the past year? RNZ's music experts do their best to narrow it down.
Programmes
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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 Maggie Tweedie and Mark Williams. Weekdays from 12…
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Our Changing World
Stories about science and nature from out in the field and inside the labs across Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Morning Report
RNZ National’s flagship news programme known for breaking news stories, incisive interviews with politicians across the political spectrum and newsmakers and commentators from Aotearoa and…
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Mediawatch
There's never a shortage of opinions on the media - but Mediawatch looks at it all in detail twice a week, accompanied by to-the-point interviews and analysis. Mediawatch is a must-listen…
Presenters
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Jim Mora
Station: National
Programme: Sunday Morning
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Gwen McClure
Station: National
Programme: The Detail
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Corin Dann
Station: National
Programme: Morning Report
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Emile Donovan
Station: National
Programme: Nights
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Peter McIlwaine
Station: National
Programme: All Night Programme
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Karen McCarthy
Station: National
Programme: News
Today’s Schedule
12:00 AM. All Night Programme
A selection of the best RNZ National interviews and features.
6:00 AM. Storytime (RNZ)
7:10 AM. The Best of the Detail
A selection of the best Detail episodes from 2025
8:00 AM. The Best of Sunday Morning with Jim Mora
Another listen to some of Jim greatest moments of 2025.
11:05 AM. Ted Talk
12:12 PM. The Best of Culture 101
A selection of the best interviews from Culture 101 from 2025
3:05 PM. Drama (RNZ)
Highlighting radio playwriting and performance (RNZ)
4:06 PM. Feature Programming: ENZology
The story of New Zealand's most iconic band - Split Enz.
5:10 PM. Feature Programming: The Arts Hour
7:06 PM. Feature Programming: Oopsie NZ
Lewis Tennant explores 5 New Zealand ventures that didn't quite go to plan.
8:06 PM. The Sunday Night Retro Show
An evening of music and memories (RNZ)
11:06 PM. The Best of Inside Out
Jazz with Nick Tipping