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A 15-minute window to meet your child's teacher may seem brief, but get it right and you'll get the school year off to a good start. Here's how to make the most of it. Audio
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Kiwis' 'mind-blowing' 3000km rickshaw adventure in India
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Simple and zingy weeknight dinner recipe
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Opera: It's a family affair
27 Jan 2025Rising star, tenor Jordan Fonoti-Fuimaono, has been awarded this year's Dame Malvina Major Foundation Scholarship. Audio
Programmes
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Saturday Morning
Presented by Susie Ferguson and Mihingarangi Forbes. In-depth feature interviews, current affairs and news across a broad range of topics on RNZ National and online.
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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. Winner 2022 New Zealand Radio Awards Best Factual Podcast - Episodic
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Culture 101
Perlina Lau and Mark Amery host a weekly show about creativity and culture in Aotearoa.
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Te Manu Korihi
Providing news on Māori issues, Te Manu Korihi features four times each weekday, in Radio New Zealand National's leading news programmes Morning Report and Checkpoint. A longer weekly…
Presenters
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Alexia Russell
Station: National
Programme: The Detail
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Mark Williams
Station: National
Programme: On the Air - Mā runga iarere
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Jim Mora
Station: National
Programme: Sunday Morning
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Ellie Marsden
Station: National
Programme: 8 til Late
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Louise Pagonis
Station: National
Programme: News
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Karen McCarthy
Station: National
Programme: News
Today’s Schedule
12:04 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)