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Todd Zaner
Todd Zaner is a Kiwi, but was born at a hospital on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.
He’s been involved in broadcasting since the 1980s, starting out in the Capital’s student radio station Radio Active and Access Radio Wellington and working for a number of commercial stations including Radio Windy, Radio BOP, Radio Wairarapa, and 2XX, Beach FM and Coast Access Radio on the Kapiti Coast.
Todd has worked for RNZ since 2021, filling a variety of roles utilising his rich radio experience. You’ll hear him hosting or newsreading on RNZ National, and he’s also worked as a scheduler, placing programmes in RNZ’s on air format.
Todd says he enjoys informing, entertaining, and delivering an on-air show which he has developed.
He is also a news and sport junkie, having played cricket to a low level. He passes his time enjoying sport, walking and collecting old radio jingles, and has been known to enjoy trivia and pub quizzes.
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Search results for Todd Zaner
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Thomas Stazyk's hobby: Model ship building
1 Oct 2024RNZ Nights listener Thomas Stazyk is skilled at the art of model ship building, and spends many hours on his hobby, while listening to the radio of course. He is taking a break to tell Todd Zaner… Audio
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The joy of Bollywood dancing
1 Oct 2024Richa Chandra is a self-taught, now pro, full-time Bollywood dancer, choreographer, and teacher boasting over 300,000 YouTube subscribers. She says she's seen the Bollywood dance form explode in… Audio
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New initiative launches to remove tattoos applied during cancer treatment
1 Oct 2024In radiation therapy, cancer patients often get tattoos marked on their body to help guide radiation beams. But these tattoos are permanent, and can cost thousands to remove. Audio
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Heads up: Look out for kākā in the roof, DOC say
1 Oct 2024Wellingtonians are being asked to check their check their homes' eaves and attics to ensure there are no feathery squatters like kākā this breeding season. Audio
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Politics by Night with Thomas Coughlan
The deputy political editor of the New Zealand Herald looks at the government's renewed focus on infrastructure, the fallout from the decision to pause the new hospital build in Dunedin and Prime… Audio
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Shower Thoughts: Why does our hair go grey?
Todd Zaner chats to Nigel Russell a certified trichologist with over forty years of experience in the hairdressing industry. Audio
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Post-Punk with Todd Zaner
RNZ's very own Todd Zaner shares his love of post-punk. Audio
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Morning Report Essentials for Monday 26 August
On today's episode, Lydia Ko has won the Women's Open Championship on Monday morning at the home of golf, St Andrews in Scotland, the Government has announced changes to their proposed fast-track… Audio
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Commuter train on Kāpiti line hit by rockfall
26 Aug 2024A commuter train on the Kāpiti line has been hit by rockfall between Paikākāriki and Pukerua Bay. RNZ's Todd Zaner was on the carriage that was struck, and he spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
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A history of New Zealand housing affordability
What has changed in New Zealand society, that the once-affordable 'quarter acre dream' is now so far away for such a sizeable part of the population? Audio
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Martin Phillips remembered as a champion for hepatitis C sufferers
Tuari Potiki, the chair of the NZ Drug Foundation and the first Māori chairperson of New Zealand Needle Exchange, reflects on musician Martin Phillipps' legacy. Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - AI, the IOC & an AGM
7 Aug 2024Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Nights. This week Colin Peacock talked to Todd Zaner about reactions to the revelation the Herald used artificial intelligence to write… Audio
