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All Night Programme
There is something for everyone in the wee small hours of a brand new day, every day, on our All Night Programme, a live-hosted programme of features, music, news and weather.
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Bad Bunny is joined by Lady Gaga in joyous Super Bowl halftime show
Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny turned the Super Bowl into a giant street party, delivering his hits on one of the world's biggest stages - and becoming the first-ever halftime show headliner to sing only in Spanish.
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Family concert: Ngā Tohu o te Taiao / The Signs of Nature
6 Feb 2026VIDEO: This all-ages concert is a journey into the wonders of the natural world and includes a musical retelling of the Māori creation story. We’ll find out about Aotearoa New Zealand’s seasonal signs of nature, and there’s a special song to sing along to with the orchestra, as well as other popular symphonic pieces.
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In concert: Muriwai
6 Feb 2026LISTEN: musicians Ariana Tikao and Bob Bickerton perform Muriwai, which refers to a confluence of two rivers. Their music is a convergence of Māori and Celtic musical traditions, through voice, taonga pūroro, and Celtic harp. Audio
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Iggy Pop and Joan Jett prove rock legends have no expiration date
30 Jan 2026Two legends of the trade - punk godfather Iggy Pop and queen of rock Joan Jett - testified to the immortal power of a hard-out tune at Spark Arena Thursday night.
Programmes
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The Mixtape
Our guest compiles a C60 and talk us through their music selections.
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Nine To Noon
From nine to noon every weekday, Kathryn Ryan talks to the people driving the news - in New Zealand and around the world. Delve beneath the headlines to find out the real story, listen to…
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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 Maggie Tweedie and Mark Williams. Weekdays from 12…
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Cheesy goodness
DIY cheese, history, cheesy questions, halloumi, paneer, and more, on This Way Up.
Presenters
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Jesse Mulligan
Station: National
Programme: Afternoons
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Alexia Russell
Station: National
Programme: The Detail
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Gwen McClure
Station: National
Programme: The Detail
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Corin Dann
Station: National
Programme: Morning Report
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Mihingarangi Forbes
Station: National
Programme: Waitangi Day
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Bonnie Harrison
Station: National
Programme: Summer Weekends
Latest audio
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Midweek - WaPocalypse now, FLOTUS film flop
11 Feb 2026Turmoil at one of the great names of US media - The Washington Post. Also: the FLOTUS film flop, the sweary hero of our Winter Olympics, an outburst of 'enshitification' Audio
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Auckland academic on Epstein files link
11 Feb 2026Brian Boyd joined Emile Donovan to talk about being in the files and the taint that comes with being associated with a figure like Epstein. Audio
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European correspondent Christian Smith
11 Feb 2026Christian dials in from Amsterdam with news from the other side of the world. Audio
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The challenges of being a centrist political party in New Zealand
11 Feb 2026University of Canterbury associate sociology professor Dr Mike Grimshaw joins Emile Donovan. Audio
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The Whip for 11 February 2026
11 Feb 2026Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Lillian Hanley, Guyon Espiner and former labour MP Poto Williams.
On the show today: Is it a levy or a… Audio
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The Panel Plus
11 Feb 2026An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: our in-house linguist Rory O'Sullivan asks: what is YOUR love language? Audio
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The Panel with Ali Jones and Allan Blackman, Part 2
11 Feb 2026In part two, Gertjan Verdickt is a senior finance lecturer at Auckland University, he reckons we should do away with Lotto and install something more akin to public bonds.
Then, the Panel talks to… Audio
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The Panel with Ali Jones and Allan Blackman, Part 1
11 Feb 2026Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Ali Jones and Allan Blackman. First up, the Salvation Army's nineteenth annual State of the Nation report says family violence is at it's… Audio
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Gore's iconic trout statue angling for an official name
11 Feb 2026Gore's famous giant brown trout statue is angling for an official name. The scuplture, made by a local artist and captured mid-leap, has proudly stood in the so called trout capital of New Zealand for… Audio
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13 year old arrested after school stabbing in UK
11 Feb 2026United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about a 13 year old boy being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a school stabbing, as well as British Prime Minister Keir… Audio
Today’s Schedule
12:00 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
Live and interactive discussion, featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests (RNZ)
7:36 PM. Feature Programming - Storylines CBC
8:06 PM. Nights with Emile Donovan
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
9:45 PM. Pacific Waves
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:15 PM. The Detail
Join The Detail team as they make sense of the big stories with the country's best journalists and experts
11:04 PM. The Mixtape
Musical guests compile a C60 (tape) and talk us through their selections
