Media Releases

RNZ Monthly highlights: December & January

Radio news, events, and new content coming to RNZ over the summer period

Released 11:28 am on 27 November 2024
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RNZ achieves record connection with audiences 

RNZ is engaging with a record 80% of New Zealanders aged 18-plus with its content a month.* 

Released 11:04 am on 26 November 2024
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New podcast: Kim Hill wants to Know

Kim Hill is back asking questions in her inimitable style for her new podcast Kim Hill Wants to Know launching today.

Released 10:03 am on 19 November 2024
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New podcast: The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior

The story behind the Rainbow Warrior's final mission

Released 10:07 am on 13 November 2024
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Bringing arts and culture stories to New Zealanders – three new podcasts coming in 2025

A podcast taking listeners on a gallery visit with an art critic, an artist and rangatahi Māori; an exploration through New Zealand’s bold Māori art history and its intersection with societal change; and a podcast of collective voices, bringing Māori and Pasifika queer artists, academics and thinkers together to exchange ideas, are the three podcasts that have been backed to bring more arts and culture coverage to New Zealanders’ ears.

Released 2:36 pm on 1 November 2024
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Monthly highlights: November

Radio news, events, and new content coming to RNZ in November

Released 10:00 am on 22 October 2024
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RNZ rolls out independent capability in emergency (ICE) kits for communication in civil defence events

RNZ reporters from the far north to the deep south can now be completely self-sufficient in an emergency for at least 24 hours when normal power and communications are unavailable.  

Released 11:21 am on 16 October 2024
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Uncut Diamond Daniella: A powerful story of grit and determination that transformed women’s boxing

7 October 2024

Uncut Diamond Daniella is a new five-part podcast from RNZ about Māori boxer Daniella Smith (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahungunu) launching on rnz.co.nz/podcasts and on podcast apps on Thursday 10 October.

Released 9:13 am on 7 October 2024
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RNZ’s video-led current affairs programme 30 with Guyon Espiner is back

RNZ’s video-led current affairs programme 30 with Guyon Espiner is back, with the CEO of our biggest Australian Bank, Antonia Watson, in the hot seat for the first episode for season two, which launches at 3pm today. 

Released 8:58 am on 25 September 2024
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Monthly highlights: October

Radio news, events and new content coming in October

Released 8:19 am on 25 September 2024
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It's Personal with Anika Moa podcast is back

Anika Moa returns with another brilliant lineup

Released 1:57 pm on 23 September 2024
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RNZ awards contract for new internal editorial system to boost efficiency 

New Zealand’s independent public media organisation RNZ is partnering with Dalet, a leading technology and service provider for media organisations, to deliver its much-needed internal editorial systems upgrade, freeing up RNZ’s kaimahi to spend more time on what really matters – the story.

Released 11:37 am on 17 September 2024
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Reclaiming identity and cultural pride in powerful new documentary series Te Kawau ki Tai

Te Kawau ki Tai - The Story of a Waka is a new six-part documentary video series following the journey of the construction of a new waka taua for Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei named Te Kawau. The series releases on rnz.co.nz/waka and YouTube on Monday 16 September.

Released 11:30 am on 13 September 2024
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ABC signs MOU with RNZ

Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, outlining a new framework for co-productions, sharing of content domestically and on each other’s international channels.

Released 10:26 am on 12 September 2024
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Media collaboration to develop Māori language tools

Te Reo Irirangi o Te Hiku o Te Ika (Te Hiku Media), Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision have entered into a new collaboration to further develop bilingual transcription and speech recognition for te reo Māori and New Zealand English.

Released 11:00 am on 11 September 2024
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RNZ unveils new podcast section and audio player

From today, RNZ audiences will see and hear the benefits of an all-new podcast section and upgraded audio player that delivers greater functionality, making it easier than ever for audiences to enjoy RNZ’s impressive range of audio content.

Released 2:01 pm on 3 September 2024
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RNZ reaching more New Zealanders than ever

RNZ today releases new audience data that shows overall audiences are higher than ever before with 77% of New Zealanders 18-plus accessing its content a month.

Released 11:57 am on 29 August 2024
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Monthly highlights: September

Radio news, events, and new content coming to RNZ in September.

Released 11:40 am on 20 August 2024
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RNZ fires-up new Pacific transmitter

RNZ has gone live today with its new RNZ Pacific shortwave transmitter. The commissioning of the transmitter was officiated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Rt Hon Winston Peters, at RNZ House in Wellington.

Released 11:53 am on 1 August 2024
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RNZ and Sāmoa Capital Radio team up to support Sāmoan language

RNZ and Sāmoa Capital Radio will be working more closely together to serve Sāmoan speakers and language learners in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Released 12:33 pm on 25 July 2024
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