Media Releases
Monthly highlights: November
Released at 10:00 am on 22 October 2024
22 October
America Decides - The US Presidental Election from a New Zealand perspective
RNZ will be providing comprehensive coverage including features, analysis and live updates on rnz.co.nz and on RNZ National. Corin Dann will be live on the ground, reporting into Morning Report and contributing video and audio stories each day. Keep up with the news as votes are counted with Lisa Owen hosting a Checkpoint Election special on RNZ National from 4-8pm on 6 November, with live results and correspondents live from key states.
Radio news
Concert for Animals on Guy Fawkes
Science shows that music can have a calming effect on animals as well as humans, and this Guy Fawkes night RNZ Concert will provide a sanctuary and musical distraction for our furry friends and their people. The evening’s music will feature compositions especially selected for pets and their owners, in collaboration with SPCA. Concert for Animals will also be played to animals in care at SPCA shelters around the country.
Tuesday 5 November, 6pm-midnight
On radio on RNZ Concert or streaming at rnz.co.nz/concert or on the RNZ App
Culture 101 live at Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua
Culture 101 hosts Perlina Lau and Mark Amery will be live from Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua in Whanganui on Sunday 10 November for their gallery re-opening. Sarjeant Gallery underwent a five-year redevelopment including an impressive new wing and restoration of one of New Zealand’s most iconic historic buildings.
Live on RNZ National from midday till 4pm, Sunday 10 November.
New content out this week
Hori on a Hīkoi – Ngā Porokāte
Visual podcast | Wednesday 23 October
History
Ōtaki artist Hori is back with his co-conspirator Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes on the next part of his hīkoi: Hori on a Hikoi - Ngā Porokāte - a visual podcast which sees the pair traverse the political landscape of Aotearoa today, exploring topics with influential political figures and voices within te ao Māori, including Eru Kapa-Kingi, Tākuta Ferris and Veronica Tawhai. They aim to dissect the complexities in both the kawanatanga (governance) and rangatiratanga (chieftainship) arenas, fostering a deeper understanding of the issues that both divide and unite people in Aotearoa today.
Released weekly on rnz.co.nz/series, YouTube and Spotify video from Wednesday 23 October. Made with support from Te Māngai Pāho.
New content in November
Thrift
Podcast | Tuesday 5 November
Society, Tips & Tricks
Thrift is back for season three with more top tips to help stretch funds out a little further. Host Katy Gosset will look at topics such as how much clothes really cost us, foraged foods, and how often clothes should be washed. The season also delves into mindful fashion, financial literacy for the whole family and a few thrifty tips to help cruise through Christmas stress free.
Available weekly from Tuesday 5 November on rnz.co.nz/thrift, and on podcast platforms. Also airing on RNZ National every Tuesday at 3.30pm.
Listen to season one and two now on rnz.co.nz/thrift, and on podcast platforms.
The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior
Podcast | Wednesday 13 November
Environmental, Investigative
The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior is a six-part podcast hosted by James Nokise, thoroughly exploring the final journey of Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior and the fallout - scientifically, politically, and socially - from the nuclear tests at the Pacific Proving Grounds in the Marshall Islands, home to the people of Rongelap Atoll.
Produced in collaboration with ABC Radio Australia.
The first two episodes will be released on Wednesday 13 November, with the remaining episodes released weekly on rnz.co.nz/podcasts and on podcast platforms. Also airing on RNZ National, every Sunday at 7am from 17 November.
Kim Hill Wants to Know
Podcast | Tuesday 19 November
Current affairs
Kim Hill is back asking questions in her inimitable style for her new podcast Kim Hill Wants to Know. Each podcast features a long-form interview with notable guests from across the globe including maverick New Yorker reporter Jon Lee Anderson, political philosopher Ingrid Robeyns making the case to limit extreme wealth, bestselling writer Malcolm Gladwell and multi award-winning historian William Dalrymple.
Launching on Tuesday 19 November on rnz.co.nz/podcasts and on podcast apps and broadcasting on RNZ National on Sundays at 7pm.
Featured
Loading Docs 2024
Short documentary series | Out now
Variety of genres
Loading Docs is a series of short documentaries telling bold, creative, and unforgettable New Zealand stories. The 2024 collection brings quirky, fascinating, and deeply human stories – from high-stakes urban wildlife competitions to heart-pounding battles to protect ancient trees. Each 10-minute film takes the viewer into the heart of Aotearoa. Loading Docs is a Notable Pictures initiative made primarily with support from NZ On Air, along with support from Te Māngai Pāho and The New Zealand Film Commission.
Watch all six Loading Docs 2024 now on rnz.co.nz/loading.
Uncut Diamond Daniella
Podcast | Out now
Sports, Society & Culture
Uncut Diamond Daniella is a new five-part podcast about Daniella Smith – the most famous New Zealand sportswoman – you’ve probably never heard of. Daniella's a single mum from Kaikohe who rose to become IBF welterweight boxing champion of the world at the age of 38. She tells her own story of pure grit, where fighting in the ring was only part of the struggle. Daniella also had to overcome isolation and discrimination, poverty and disdain to make this implausible dream come true. Legends Monty Beatham, Shane Cameron and Mea Motu join her in the ring to tell this tale – about the liberation of women’s boxing - by a woman who loves to fight.
Out now on rnz.co.nz/daniella and on podcast platforms. Played on RNZ National weekly every Sunday at 7am.
Hīkoi Speaking Our Truth
Documentary | Out now
History, Society & Culture
Hīkoi Speaking Our Truth is a new documentary that seeks to understand the events on 18 October 2004 around the passing of the Foreshore and Seabed Act – a piece of legislation still causing shockwaves 20 years on. The Act effectively locked out any Māori claims to customary rights or title and vested ownership of the whole seabed and foreshore to the Crown, except that owned by private individuals. The documentary is told through the voice of Tāmati Rimene-Sproat as he explores the political and cultural environment of the day; uncovers the stories, memories and motivations of key players within the hīkoi, examining the fallout and repercussions of that Act.
Hīkoi Speaking Our Truth is out now on rnz.co.nz and the RNZ YouTube channel. Made with support from Te Māngai Pāho.
