Schedules for 20 - 26 December, 2025
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Saturday 20 December 2025
12:00 AM. All Night Programme
A selection of the best RNZ National interviews and features.
6:00 AM. Country Life
Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand (RNZ)
12:10 PM. Māpuna with Julian Wilcox
Julian talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends to business leaders, to artists and community advocates.
1:06 PM. Music 101
The best songs, music-related stories, interviews, live music, industry news and music documentaries from New Zealand and the world
5:00 PM. The World at Five
A roundup of today's news and sport (RNZ)
5:10 PM. Focus on Politics
5:30 PM. Tagata O Te Moana
A weekly Pacific magazine programme features New Zealand and regional Pacific news, issues, information and music.
6:06 PM. Nashville Babylon
Mark Rogers offers the very best in Americana, alt country, folk, soul and blues music (RNZ)
7:06 PM. Saturday Night with Phil O'Brien
An evening of requests, nostalgia and musical memories (RNZ)
Sunday 21 December 2025
12:00 AM. All Night Programme
A selection of the best RNZ National interviews and features
6:00 AM. Storytime (RNZ)
7:00 AM. RNZ's Podcast Hour
8:00 AM. Sunday Morning with Jim Mora
A fresh attitude on current affairs, the news behind the news, in-depth documentaries, sport from the outfield, politics from the insiders.
9:06 AM. Mediawatch
Critical examination and analysis of recent performance and trends in New Zealand's news media (RNZ)
12:12 PM. Culture 101
Perlina Lau hosts a weekly show about creativity and culture in Aotearoa.
1:30 PM. At the Movies (RNZ)
A weekly topical magazine programme about current film releases and film-related topics (RNZ)
2:06 PM. Culture 101 Continues
3:05 PM. Drama (RNZ)
Highlighting radio playwriting and performance (RNZ)
4:06 PM. Feature Programming
5:00 PM. The World at Five
A roundup of today's news and sport.
5:10 PM. Feature Programming
5:45 PM. Here Now
6:10 PM. Feature Programming
7:06 PM. Feature Programming - Nark
8:06 PM. The Sunday Night Retro Show with Phil O'Brien
An evening of music and memories (RNZ)
10:10 PM. Mediawatch
11:06 PM. Inside Out
Jazz with Nick Tipping
Monday 22 December 2025
12:00 AM. All Night Programme
6:00 AM. Feature Programming
BBC's The Documentary.
7:10 AM. The Best of the Detail
A selection of the best Detail episodes from 2025
8:10 AM. BBC Witness History
Witness History takes you back to moments which have shaped our world.
8:30 AM. The Best of 30 with Guyon Espiner
An in-depth interview show featuring some of the most interesting and influential people in our world.
9:06 AM. Nine to Noon with Bryan Crump
Morning chat and topics of interest
Noon Feature Programming
CBC’s Storylines
5:00 PM. RNZ 100
Exploring 100 years of Aotearoa's history through RNZ's audio archive. Hosted by Mike McRoberts
6:00 PM. Feature Programming
BBC's the Conversation
9:15 PM. BBC Crowd Science
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:15 PM. Feature Programming
Kiwi Sporting History
11:06 PM. Nashville Babylon
Mark Rogers offers the very best in Americana, alt country, folk soul and blues music (RNZ)
Tuesday 23 December 2025
12:00 AM. All Night Programme
A selection of the best RNZ National interviews and features.
6:00 AM. Feature Programming
BBC's The Documentary.
8:10 AM. BBC Witness History
Witness History takes you back to moments which have shaped our world.
8:30 AM. The Best of 30 with Guyon Espiner
An in-depth interview show featuring some of the most interesting and influential people in our world.
9:06 AM. Nine to Noon with Bryan Crump
Morning chat and topics of interest
Noon Feature Programming
CBS Storylines
5:00 PM. Kelly Tarlton's Final Treasure Hunt
40 years after the untimely death of Kelly Tarlton, a team made up of friends, family and marine enthusiasts embark upon an adventure to complete one of his final expeditions. (RNZ)
6:00 PM. Feature Programming
7:30 PM. Our Changing World
9:15 PM. BBC Crowd Science
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:15 PM. Feature Programming - Kiwi Sporting History
11:04 PM. Worlds of Music
Trevor Reekie brings you Music from the world, for the world (RNZ)
Wednesday 24 December 2025
12:00 AM. All Night Programme
A selection of the best RNZ National interviews and features.
6:00 AM. Feature Programming
7:10 AM. The Best of the Detail
A selection of the best Detail episodes from 2025
8:10 AM. BBC Witness History
Witness History takes you back to moments which have shaped our world.
8:30 AM. The Best of 30 with Guyon Espiner
An in-depth interview show featuring some of the most interesting and influential people in our world.
9:06 AM. Nine to Noon with Bryan Crump
Morning chat and topics of interest
Noon Feature Programming
CBS Storylines
5:00 PM. Hi Viz Manaaki: Māori Wardens
A Māori and a migrant explore the heart, history and future of Māori Wardens - Aotearoa's hi viz kaitiaki of aroha, manaaki, and mana motuhake.
6:00 PM. Feature Programming
BBC's The Conversation
9:15 PM. BBC Crowd Science
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:15 PM. Feature Programming - Kiwi Sporting History
11:04 PM. Music Feature
Thursday 25 December 2025
12:00 AM. All Night Programme
A selection of the best RNZ National interviews and features.
6:00 AM. Storytime (RNZ)
7:00 AM. Christmas Day church service 2025
An ecumenical service led by ministers from central city churches in Wellington. Featuring carols from Pacific Connection choir.
8:00 AM. He Korokoro Tui
A selection of festive waiata.
9:00 AM. Brooke Fraser and the APO
10:00 AM. Nashville Babylon Xmas Special
11:00 AM. The Best of NZ Live 2025
Noon Documentary BBC
1:00 PM. Wallace Chapmans Christmas Cracker
Join Wallace and friends for a variety of Christmas carols.
2:00 PM. Christmas Stories
3:00 PM. In Memorium
A look back at all the great artists we lost in 2025 to celebrate their lives and music.
5:00 PM. Live Concert
6:00 PM. The King's Message
6:15 PM. Feature Programming
Food Chain BBC
7:00 PM. He Korokoro Tui
8:10 PM. Blue Smoke Christmas
9:00 PM. Brooke Fraser and the APO
10:00 PM. In Memorium
11:00 PM. Christmas Day church service 2025
Friday 26 December 2025
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
8:10 AM. BBC Witness History
Witness History takes you back to moments which have shaped our world.
8:30 AM. The Best of 30 with Guyon Espiner
An in-depth interview show featuring some of the most interesting and influential people in our world.
Noon Matinee Idle
Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris present an afternoon of music and entertainment.
5:00 PM. Feature Programming - Storylines
6:00 PM. Feature Programming
BBC's The Conversation
7:10 PM. The Best of the Detail
A selection of the best Detail episodes from 2025.
9:15 PM. BBC Crowd Science
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:15 PM. Feature Programming - Kiwi Sporting History
11:06 PM. The Logg Cabin
Join Mark Williams at the Logg Cabin for the finest tunes across the soul spectrum from Aotearoa and beyond.
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