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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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Featured stories
Goldie work painted when he was still a teenager sells for $90k
A Goldie painting that sold for almost $90,000 at auction was painted when the iconic New Zealand artist was just 19 years old. Audio
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How a decade of Netflix has changed how we watch TV in New Zealand forever
9:02 am todayNetflix streaming came to New Zealand 10 years ago this month and how we watch television has never quite been the same.
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Why does Kate Bush mean so much to so many people?
24 Mar 2025English performer Sarah Louise Young pays tribute to the elusive and beloved singer Kate Bush in a one-woman cabaret show.
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Dark and moody - celebrating 40 years of fashion with NOM*d
24 Mar 2025A retrospective exhibition will showcase the achievements of the fashion brand known for its vintage-inspired and avant-garde styles.
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 Kara Rickard and Mark Williams.
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The Panel
The Panel features a range of panellists from across the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests.
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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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Kaimoana
How to select fish and the best ways to prepare shellfish and other kaimoana.
Presenters
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Ellie Marsden
Station: National
Programme: 8 til Late
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Gianina Schwanecke
Station: National
Programme: Country Life
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Corin Dann
Station: National
Programme: Morning Report
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Alexia Russell
Station: National
Programme: The Detail
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Alison Leonard
Station: National
Programme: News
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Sarah Bradley
Station: National
Programme: News
Popular audio
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Robert Macfarlane goes Underland
28 Sep 2019Nature and travel writer Robert Macfarlane grew up in coal country, just next to limestone country. What was underground defined what was up above for him from a very young age. His new book Underland… Audio
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Going off antidepressants - take time to quit
9 Jul 2019What happens when it's time to stop taking antidepressants? In a significant shift in position, in the last few months the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the UK now accepts that it has not paid… Audio
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New debt free equity release product for retirees
24 Jun 2024A new home equity release product is promising a debt free, income solution for the over 70s - so what are the fish hooks? Audio
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Vincent Covello: risk, crisis and communication
20 Aug 2016Kim Hill talks to Dr Vincent Covello, founder and director of the Center for Risk Communication in New York, who has worked as a researcher, teacher and consultant advising over 500 government… Audio
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Critter of the Week: Fred the Thread
11 Nov 2016Today Nicola Toki, DoC's endangered species ambassador, presents a mystery moth that grows from what is thought to be the world's skinniest caterpillar. Audio, Gallery
Today’s Schedule
12:04 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
An hour of discussion, featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests (RNZ)
7:06 PM. The Detail
Join The Detail team as they make sense of the big stories with the country's best journalists and experts
7:30 PM. The Sampler
8:06 PM. Nights with Emile Donovan
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
8:15 PM. Pacific Waves
8:30 PM. Nights Continues
Including tonight's quiz
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:15 PM. Nights Continues with Emile Donovan
11:04 PM. Worlds of Music
Trevor Reekie brings you Music from the world, for the world (RNZ)
