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New 'Star Wars' movie with Ryan Gosling set for 2027
Star Wars: Starfighter will take place five years after the events of 2019's The Rise of Skywalker, a Lucasfilm statement said.
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Dan's back just in time to share his movie picks for the long Easter weekend. Audio
Podcast Critic: audiobook recommendations
Evie Ashton has two audiobooks she swears by and she's sharing them with us: Charles & Mary Lamb's abridged Tales from Shakespeare and Elizabeth Jenkins' Jane Austen biography. Audio
NZSIS investigated former RNZ journalist
Former RNZ journalist Mick Hall complained he had been unlawfully investigated by the spy agency, after he was publicly accused of 'pushing a false Russian narrative'.
Midweek - Polk folk, trust feedback, lobbying lid-lifting
Does TV doco Polk live up to the hype - or live down to the claims of tabloid clickbait? Also - further feedback feedback on 'trust in news', new unofficial register lifts the lid on lobbying a… Audio
Stephen Scheeler
Former Facebook CEO, Stephen Scheeler, on how the Social media giant targets teens with low self esteem. Plus, his insights into Mark Zuckerberg and why he thinks "he's failed the test" when it comes… Video, Audio
Feature interview: Matt Gourley
If there's a secret lair where designs for producing popular podcasts are developed, Matt Gourley has a key. He admits to having an irresponsible number of podcasts. In fact he is the OG of… Audio
The mates behind Between Two Beers
Award winning podcasters and mates Steve Holloway and Seamus Marten love to have a yarn. In fact, they've made a career out of it with their "Between Two Beers" podcast. Audio
Television Critic: The White Lotus finale aftermath
Claire Chitham returns to review the finale of The White Lotus season 3 finale and the following controversies. Audio
RNZ launches journalism scholarship programme
The programme includes five one-off scholarships worth up to $8000 each.
RNZ celebrates 100 years - where to now for the national broadcaster?
Comment - Paul Thompson, chief executive and editor-in-chief of RNZ, takes a look at the state of journalism in 2025 and the role RNZ has in its future.
Mediawatch: Is the media trust freefall over?
Fresh figures out today show less than a third of us trust the news most of the time. But they also show the slump has stalled - and every news outlet surveyed is more trusted this year.
What were the main lessons of this year's AUT media trust survey?
RNZ and the Otago Daily Times were considered the most trustworthy news providers, and a five year decline appears to be ending.
Trust in news slump stalls, Canada pushes back
Another year - another drop in trust in the news here, according to the biggest annual survey of it. But the slump seems to have stalled and some outlets have gained trust this time round - though… Audio
Trust in news slump stalls, Canada pushes back
Another year - another drop in trust in the news here, according to the biggest annual survey of it. But the slump seems to have stalled and some outlets have gained trust this time round - though… Audio
Polk: the new doco on the gripping trial of Philip Polkinghorne
RNZ's Serena Solomon was at the screening Polk: The Trial of Philip Polkinghorne and joins Jim to discuss the hype surrounding the three-part documentary series launching tonight on TV3. Audio
Harlan Coben: reading for empathy
Known for his suspense thrillers, Harlan Coben is a #1 Sunday Times bestselling author with more than eighty million books in print worldwide, including the multi-award-winning Myron Bolitar series. Audio
Music 101: Maggie Tweedie
Maggie Tweedie, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
Podcast Critic: Sentimental Garbage and Making A Scene
Evie Ashton reviews Sentimental Garbage, a podcast hosted by Caroline O'Donoghue about all the good stuff in life: film reviews, life observations, and travel notes. Audio
TikTok releases new safety features for Kiwi kids
It comes as TikTok will present independent research at New Zealand Parliament. Audio
