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How do I get the most out of my 15-minute meet-the-teacher?
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
29 Jan 2025"Honking is a vibe like if you don't answer with your honk, you're not part of the cool kids. And if you can fit in a gap, it's yours to take." Audio
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Simple and zingy weeknight dinner recipe
29 Jan 2025If you grab a store-bought rottiserie chicken, this recipe by Easy Eat's Kelly Gibney can be made easily in 15 minutes.
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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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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 Kara Rickard and Mark Williams.
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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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Checkpoint
Checkpoint with Lisa Owen is RNZ’s weekday drive-time news programme, Our people, stories and breaking news and interviews from 4-6pm.
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Sunday Night
An evening of nostalgia with your host Phil O'Brien
Presenters
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Nathan Rarere
Station: National
Programme: First Up
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Kara Rickard
Station: National
Programme: On the Air - Mā runga iarere
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Corey Fuimaono
Station: National
Programme: Various - Alternate presenter
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Lisa Owen
Station: National
Programme: Checkpoint
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Anna Thomas
Station: National
Programme: News
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Maggie Tweedie
Station: National
Programme: Music 101 Pocket Edition
Popular audio
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Robert Macfarlane goes Underland
28 Sep 2019Nature and travel writer Robert Macfarlane grew up in coal country, just next to limestone country. What was underground defined what was up above for him from a very young age. His new book Underland… Audio
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How to tell if your preschooler is autistic
A first of its kind one-to-one support programme for pre-school children showing signs of autism is about to be trialed in Wellington, with aspirations of going nationwide. Professor Josie Barbaro… Audio
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Short Story Competition winner: Love Like Lemons by Sam Reese
5 Dec 2023A man is puzzled by the new lodger that has moved in with him and his wife. In trying to build a picture of the mysterious lodger, the man is confronted with a bitter incident from the past and comes… Audio
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Why you should try forest bathing
2 May 2023Take a walk in the forest, and relax. Forest bathing 101 with Dr Geoffrey Handsfield. Audio
Latest audio
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Did the weird diet fads have it right?
Who remembers the grapefruit diet or the cottage cheese diet? Audio
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The Sunday Morning Quiz with Jack Waley-Cohen
Our quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back for another Sunday Morning quiz. Audio
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Are microplastics behind a raft of unexplained cancers?
8:12 am todayA group of researchers recently published a major scientific review into how microplastic exposure can affect our digestive, reproductive, and respiratory systems. Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 1 February 2025
1 Feb 2025On this week's show there's classic blues from Jimmy Reed, Etta James covers Bob Dylan, a preview of M Ward's forthcoming tour dates plus a birthday tune for Graham Nash. Audio
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The Mixtape - DJ, engineer and promoter Leesa Tilley
1 Feb 2025Leesa Tilley is a musical polymath who launched and managed the first four years of the Ragamuffin Music Festival as a promoter. Over the years, she has organised and presented numerous events, worked… Video, Audio
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The Mixtape - DJ, engineer and promoter Leesa Tilley
1 Feb 2025Leesa Tilley is a musical polymath who launched and managed the first four years of the Ragamuffin Music Festival as a promoter. Over the years, she has organised and presented numerous events, worked… Video, Audio
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Elliot & Vincent drop in ahead of Laneway
Elliot & Vincent (Elliot Finn and Vincent Cherry) join us in the Music 101 studio ahead of their Laneway set next week. The two piece rock 'n' roll band have been turning heads with their ability to… Audio
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Humanhood by The Weather Station
1 Feb 2025The music on Tamara Lindeman's latest is as tangled and windswept as her inner monologue, but it's always beautiful. Audio
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Humanhood by The Weather Station
1 Feb 2025The music on Tamara Lindeman's latest is as tangled and windswept as her inner monologue, but it's always beautiful. Audio
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Alien Weaponry on new doco and taking te reo to the biggest metal festivals
A new documentary about maori metal band Alien Weaponry will be released in cinemas this Waitangi Day. Alien Weaponry: Kua Tupu Te Ara follows brothers Henry and Lewis Te Reiwhati de Jong as teens… Video, Audio
Today’s Schedule
12:04 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 and Mark Amery host 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. The Sunday Sampler
Tony Stamp reviews the latest album releases
5:00 PM. The World at Five
A roundup of today's news and sport.
5:10 PM. Feature Programming
6:06 PM. The Hui
7:06 PM. In Conversation
8:06 PM. The Sunday Night Retro Show with Phil O'Brien
An evening of music and memories (RNZ)
11:06 PM. Inside Out
Jazz with Nick Tipping
