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A darkened TV control room with a wall of monitors showing various inputs and camera views, in the centre is a minor with a man speaking in front of a large 30 logo.

Guyon Espiner talks to some of the world's most interesting and influential people.

One guest, no edits.

Sam Neill

30 with Guyon EspinerSeason 3 / Episode 2

Good chat

Interesting people, great tales - what’s not to love?

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7 podcasts

  • A woman with short grey hair stares directly forward with a half-smile, text reads "Kim Hill Wants to Know".

    Kim Hill Wants To Know

    Kim Hill is back with intelligent, incisive and engrossing conversations.

  • Guyon Espiner on a black background, looking at camera with logo behind him

    30 with Guyon Espiner

    Go deep with one interview, no edits, just 30 minutes of compelling questions.

  • Charlotte Ryan smiles wearing bright red lipstick and a Kate Sylvester T-shirt, text reads "Music 101 Interviews". Bright blue background.

    Music 101 Interviews

    The biggest stars & best musicians answer questions you've always wanted to ask.

  • Host Julian Wilcox on a soft teal background with the title of the programme "Māpuna"

    Māpuna

    Māori throughout Aotearoa tell their stories to Julian Wilcox.

  • A thoughtful woman with short grey hair wearing headphones listens intently. The words "The Kim Hill Collection" appear on the left of frame.

    Kim Hill Collection

    Delving into the archives to bring you some of Kim Hill's best interviews.

Protecting Aotearoa's environment

Podcasts on the environment and the people fighting to protect it.

BrowseProtecting Aotearoa's environment

6 podcasts

  • A square image where the top half is the a deep blue ocean with wave lines, and the bottom half of the image is white ice with light wave lines and small penguins. The words 'Voice of the Sea Ice' appears in the middle.

    Voice of the Sea Ice

    Step out onto the ice and learn how Antarctica's future will impact us all.

  • Stylised kelp graphic ontop of dark ocean coloured background, with 'Voice of Tangaroa' on top

    Voice of Tangaroa

    Exploring the state of our oceans & the extraordinary life that calls it home.

  • A stylised photograph of a paua shell mimicking the image of 'earth' with the podcast title 'our changing world' on top.

    Our Changing World

    Stories of NZ science and nature from out in the field and inside the labs.

  • An aerial view of a dense, green forest with a stream running through it. The title "Fight for the wild" is written in large, white, hand-lettered script across the top left.

    Fight for the Wild

    Exploring the notion of a Predator Free 2050 in Aotearoa.

  • A green podcast tile featuring Kākāpō and a large title saying "Kākāpō files".

    Kākāpō Files

    A romp through the landmark, boom or bust 2019 kākāpō breeding season.

  • Moody dark blue skies with text reading "Voice of the Iceberg" above several icebergs and choppy dark water.

    Voice of the Iceberg

    Sail to Antarctica to discover the sights - & unforgettable sounds - of icebergs

Image of white ice with light wave lines in the top left and bottom right corners with small penguins walking across the ice . The words 'Voice of the Sea Ice' appears in the middle of the image.

Step out onto a frozen landscape with New Zealand researchers investigating the future of Antarctica.

New episodes Thursdays

Voice of the Sea Ice 03 | Life!

Wild Sounds: Voice of the Sea IceSeason 1 / Episode 3

Essential history listens

Dive into some of RNZ's top history podcasts

BrowseEssential history listens

6 podcasts

  • The words Untold Pacific History are written in a font reminiscent of a typewriter. In the background is a murky historic photo.

    Untold Pacific History

    A dynamic and often provocative account of NZ's relationship with the Pacific.

  • The words "Black Sheep" are displayed in a vintage font above a black sheep with a creepy red eye.

    Black Sheep

    The shady, controversial & sometimes downright villainous characters of NZ.

  • A 19th century Māori warrior stands in on a battlefield brandishing a patu and axe. Text reads "NZ Wars"

    NZ Wars Collection

    Each chapter of the New Zealand Wars podcast in one place.

  • Abstract illustration featuring an eye on a pink background. Text reads "Eye Witness" below it.

    Eyewitness

    What it’s like to come face-to-face with history.

Always on

Catch up with some of our popular regular podcasts.

BrowseAlways on

14 podcasts

  • Test reads "The detail" where the dot on the "I" is highlighted.

    The Detail

    Get the skinny on the big news with the country’s best journalists & experts.

  • An abstract heart constructed from shapes similar to rural fields seen in aerial photography sits behind the text 'Country Life'.

    Country Life

    Head out to the farms & back roads to hear the stories of rural New Zealand.

  • Podcast title 'Here Now' in front of a colourful background with overlaid shapes. A map of New Zealand is also overlaid over the coloured shapes.

    Here Now

    What do 27% of NZers all have in common? They were born overseas.

  • An illustrated motif representing people from the Pacific gathered around a sun sits behind a photographic portrait of Susana Suisuiki.

    Pacific Waves

    Delving deeper into the major Pacific stories each week

  • A grey and blue hypnotising illustration on the background with a large title saying "Mediawatch" and words "weekly since 2001" above the title.

    Mediawatch

    A critical look at the New Zealand media.

  • A podcast cover for "At the Movies" with an abstract cinema screen with a big title.

    At The Movies

    Wondering what movies are worth it? We review the latest releases for you.

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    The TAHI Podcast

    Music, culture and laughs coming to you every Tuesday & Thursday.

  • A cheerful woman (Suzy Cato) smiles at the viewer wearing glasses and an orange top. Text reads "Suzy and friends" and has a smile shape underneath.

    Suzy & Friends

    Join Suzy & Friends for a weekly slice of a kiwi kid’s life!

  • A stylised photograph of a paua shell mimicking the image of 'earth' with the podcast title 'our changing world' on top.

    Our Changing World

    Stories of NZ science and nature from out in the field and inside the labs.

  • Birds-eye-view of an illustrated black vinyl record with a yellow centre and red tonearm, on a blue insert and a red background. The text 'Sampler' reads in white on the right hand side from bottom to top.

    The Sampler

    Deep dives and interviews on new albums and beyond.

  • A minimalist design with vertical bars in blue, yellow, gray, green, red, and orange arranged in varying heights to resemble a bar chart. The title is in bold, black text below the bars.

    Focus on Politics

    The big political issues unpacked every week.

  • Podcast Title 'The House' set in a bold font on an outside wall, with a image of the parliament house seen through a window

    The House

    Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament.

  • Hand-drawn doodles on a light background. The title is written in a blue, playful font in the center. Around the title are various doodles, including children, a house, a kiwi bird, and an elderly couple. There is also a red heart, a blue car, and stars scattered around the cover.

    It Takes A Village

    Practical, expert advice on how to tackle the challenges of modern parenting.

  • A podcast cover for "Nine to noon politics" with the title on a yellow background. Inside of the letter "O" there is a small picture of the Parlament bulding.

    Nine To Noon Politics

    Head-to-head, top commentators pick over the week in politics.

A group of four young presenters smile. Text read "The TAHI"

The TAHI team keeping you in the loop on pop culture in Aotearoa

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  • Summer roadie listens

    Load up these top RNZ podcasts for your summer road trip listening pleasure.

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    6 podcasts /  340 episodes
    A family gathered on a tropical island, looking towards an orange mushroom cloud at sea.
    An illustration of a cassette tape in yellow with two blue spools on a cyan background. The words "The Mixtape" appear in the corner and top.
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    Mist shrouded bush covered hills fill the background, in front the text reads "Deer Wars" is a font reminiscent of Westerns along with a pair of crossed antlers

  • Winter bingeables

    Dive into some of our most popular and award-winning podcasts.

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    9 podcasts /  1417 episodes
    Title "Nellie's Baby" overtop old photographs and a dark hallway
    Mist shrouded bush covered hills fill the background, in front the text reads "Deer Wars" is a font reminiscent of Westerns along with a pair of crossed antlers
    A large open eye in black and white appears between a family photo with the eyes blacked out and an old audio recorder on the left, and the NZ parliament building on the right. Below are documents with stamps and images. Bold text in the centre reads 'The Service'.
    A podcast cover for "The Elephant in the Bedroom" with the tagline "sex. love. race." features a teal background with a repeating pattern of semi-circles. The title is in white and orange text at the top. Below the title are two hosts: a man in a colorful floral shirt and a woman in a beige top.

  • Back on air

    Hop back into our news and current affairs podcasts

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    8 podcasts /  5115 episodes
    Test reads "The detail" where the dot on the "I" is highlighted.
    Podcast title 'Here Now' in front of a colourful background with overlaid shapes. A map of New Zealand is also overlaid over the coloured shapes.
    A stylised photograph of a paua shell mimicking the image of 'earth' with the podcast title 'our changing world' on top.
    A grey and blue hypnotising illustration on the background with a large title saying "Mediawatch" and words "weekly since 2001" above the title.

  • RNZ recommends

    Great movies and music selected by our cultural critics Simon Morris, Tony Stamp and Nick Bollinger.

    Selection includes

    3 podcasts /  1431 episodes
    Birds-eye-view of an illustrated black vinyl record with a yellow centre and red tonearm, on a blue insert and a red background. The text 'Sampler' reads in white on the right hand side from bottom to top.
    A podcast cover for "At the Movies" with an abstract cinema screen with a big title.
    A vintage CD featuring Nick Bollinger's album on a blue background. The text says "Esseential New Zealand Albums"

  • True crime

    It's time for crime - delve into some of our darker stories.

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    7 podcasts /  166 episodes
    A dark green background with stars, the title "Gone Fishing" in bold letters with a red target overlay, and the tagline 'Mayhem. Murder... Maybe.' Below, a winding road with a red car and silhouetted trees.
    Promotional image for the 'Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big' podcast. A moody black and white landscape is mirrored vertically and horizontally, creating a rorschach like effect with the name of the podcast in a vibrant green overlaid.
    An illustrated portrait of Peter Ellis that looks distorted by glass. A bold 'CONVICTION' sits on top.
    A silhouetted figure stands in the "O" of the word "Lost". Clouds are in the top of the image and the ground is made up of a newspaper headline about a disappearance.

  • Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori

    It's Māori language week so why not get inspired and give these gems from the archive a listen?

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    6 podcasts /  102 episodes
    Text in speech bubbles reads "Kīwaha Key Phrases in Māori".
    A brightly colours grid of squares where some of the squares include the faces of the five hosts of Whakamāori
    A soft, greenish background with a subtle, abstract design in the middle. The word 'Matangireia' is written in an elegant, cursive font across the center of the image. The overall design has a calm and sophisticated feel.
    Host Julian Wilcox on a soft teal background with the title of the programme "Māpuna"

  • Listen while you walk

    Daylight saving is here - time to top up the vitamin D and enjoy some summer-strolling listening.

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    7 podcasts /  198 episodes
    Mist shrouded bush covered hills fill the background, in front the text reads "Deer Wars" is a font reminiscent of Westerns along with a pair of crossed antlers
    A podcast cover for "Flying Nun Records" featuring the years 1981 and 2021. The title is in bold, stylized orange text at the top. The central image shows several illustrated nuns in brown robes, depicted as if they are flying, against a peach background. The words "Flying Nun" are flanked by the years 1981 on the left and 2021 on the right, both in vertical orientation.
    Abstract illustration featuring an eye on a pink background. Text reads "Eye Witness" below it.
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  • All things music

    Tune in to RNZ's musical content.

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    11 podcasts /  635 episodes
    Charlotte Ryan smiles wearing bright red lipstick and a Kate Sylvester T-shirt, text reads "Music 101 Interviews". Bright blue background.
    Birds-eye-view of an illustrated black vinyl record with a yellow centre and red tonearm, on a blue insert and a red background. The text 'Sampler' reads in white on the right hand side from bottom to top.
    An illustration of a bright and colourful microphone with a light blue circle behind it placed on a blue background. The words "Musical Chairs" placed at a 90-degree angle relative to each other.
    A podcast cover for "The Blerta Years" with a black and white photo of a group of musisians, standing in front of a wall. It has blue top and bottom margins.

  • In the know

    Stay up to date with our news, politics and current affairs podcasts

    Selection includes

    7 podcasts /  4476 episodes
    Test reads "The detail" where the dot on the "I" is highlighted.
    A minimalist design with vertical bars in blue, yellow, gray, green, red, and orange arranged in varying heights to resemble a bar chart. The title is in bold, black text below the bars.
    A grey and blue hypnotising illustration on the background with a large title saying "Mediawatch" and words "weekly since 2001" above the title.
    An illustrated motif representing people from the Pacific gathered around a sun sits behind a photographic portrait of Susana Suisuiki.

  • Latest releases

    Listen in to the latest releases from RNZ’s podcast team.

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    11 podcasts /  218 episodes
    A woman with short grey hair stares directly forward with a half-smile, text reads "Kim Hill Wants to Know".
    The title of the programme "Nau Mai Town" in the style of iconic New Zealand road signs
    A family gathered on a tropical island, looking towards an orange mushroom cloud at sea.
    A vintage CD featuring Nick Bollinger's album on a blue background. The text says "Esseential New Zealand Albums"

  • New in 2024

    Settle back and delve into some of the podcasts we released last year.

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    14 podcasts /  229 episodes
    An abstract triangular pattern in forest greens. Text reads: "Te Oho Ake"
    The name of the podcast - Thrift, decorated with stack of coins and a plant
    Title "Nellie's Baby" overtop old photographs and a dark hallway
    A side on head-and-shoulders photo of Anika Moa on a dark grey background. The podcast title ‘Its Personal’ Is written over top in bright yellow and ‘with Anika Moa’ in white underneath.

  • Spring flings

    Why not spring into some classic podcasts from the RNZ archive?

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    5 podcasts /  1353 episodes
    a stylized illustration of a person with pink hair and yellow skin. The person is depicted with body hair on their arms and legs, embracing natural body hair. The title "HAIR and LOATHING" is prominently displayed in the centre, with the letters made up of different hair textures and colours.
    An abstract heart constructed from shapes similar to rural fields seen in aerial photography sits behind the text 'Country Life'.
    A podcast cover for "The Elephant in the Bedroom" with the tagline "sex. love. race." features a teal background with a repeating pattern of semi-circles. The title is in white and orange text at the top. Below the title are two hosts: a man in a colorful floral shirt and a woman in a beige top.
    A light green textured background featuring the words 'FROM ZERO' in white capital letters. Scattered around the text are colourful circular shapes with imprints, including smiley faces and hearts. The shapes are in various colours such as pink, white, green, teal, and orange.

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