RNZ Programmes

RNZ's review of news from the last 7 days.

Kim Savage presents one hour of current affairs and news

An evening of nostalgia with your host Phil O'Brien

A news special from RNZ News

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…

A nationwide chamber music competition for young musicians and composers.

A partnership with New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music and RNZ Concert, to create high quality recordings of New Zealand orchestral works.

Each year a speaker is invited to talk on a subject of their choosing about music and New Zealand.

What do 27% of NZers all have in common? They were born overseas. Here Now is about the journeys people make to New Zealand, their identities and perspectives, all of which shape their life…

New Zealand Parliament - live streaming audio from Parliament (during sitting times) and listen-again audio from Question Time. Go to the footer of this page to find the link and…

Charlotte Wilson visits celebrated NZ visual artists in their studios, to talk about their work, their life, and their love for music.

Weekly music sessions from New Zealand performers.

100 early New Zealand Art Songs uncovered by music historian Michael Vinten, newly performed and recorded for posterity.

Thomas Goss gives an overview of the life and music of Brian Eno.

Writer, scholar, Professor Emeritus of English and broadcaster the late Marshall Walker introducing the music he loved

The story of New Zealand's most iconic band - Split Enz

Explore different facets of that modest yet evocative instrument, the standard army issue bugle.

Hosted by David Bremner

George Kay looks at Bowie’s career and music.

Thomas Goss explores how movies portray composers as lovers, heroes, spiritual figures, and even madmen.

Steve Danby introduces one of the first influential jazz figures to emerge from Europe.