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NZ Live: Rita Mae
This week for NZ Live we welcome Rita Mae and her band into the RNZ studio. Last year she released her debut album, Superfeeling. She's about to release a new single, it's called Kiss The Sky. We get… Audio
Support growing to grant ecosystems 'personhood'
Biodiversity is declining at unprecedented rates, and so the hunt for new strategies to combat the impacts rages on. One idea that continues to gain traction is to grant legal rights to nature. Audio
ANZAC around the motu
RNZ reporters, Anna Sargent, and Finn Blackwell, report back after attending the Christchurch and Auckland dawn services. Audio
Veterans still waiting on support say they feel forgotten
On Anzac Day, thousands of New Zealanders will recite the words 'we will remember them' but some of the country's contemporary veterans feel they've been forgotten about, as they navigate long waiting… Audio
The Beths finalists for three awards at the upcoming AMAs
This year at the AMA's The Beths are up for three awards, the news coming in just after they performed at Coachella. Liz Stokes talks to Jesse about the amazing year they're having so far. Audio
Ben Thomas on ministers stripped of portfolios
In a surprise move this morning Prime Minister Christoper Luxon has stripped two ministers of their portfolios. Political commentator and former National Party press secretary Ben Thomas speaks to… Audio
Vera Ellen takes out the Taite Music Prize 2024
TAHI co-host Evie Orpe joins Nights to debrief one of the biggest events in independent New Zealand music. Audio
From Iron Maiden to New Plymouth: Sam Jay's sewing journey
She's been a tailor for the British police, a bridal seamstress, taxidermist, and even a set maker for the band Iron Maiden. Now, she's turning to her local community. Audio
Sports with Bryan Waddle
Nights' sport correspondent Bryan Waddle is back after a big weekend of sport and chats to Emile Donovan about the Blackcaps tour of Pakistan which got off to a terrible start, another successful… Audio
Future of NZ Ag Show in doubt
The future of the New Zealand Agricultural Show is in doubt after the Canterbury A&P Association pulled the pin on this year's event. Timothy Brown reports. Audio
Corrections knew of solitary confinement law breach
A scathing report by the prison inspectorate has found inmates in three units at Auckland jail at Paremoremo were not allowed out of their cells for the minimum requirement of an hour a day… Audio
Tauranga 'not coping' with housing crisis
Tauranga is "not coping" with the housing crisis, cited by its commission chair as the city's biggest issue. Louise Ternouth reports. Audio
Sports with Jamie Wall
RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall joins Emile Donovan to discuss how sports betting is affecting women's sports, a pivotal moment for the ailing Crusaders, and a gambling scandal involving star… Audio
Saturday Morning listener feedback
Susie Fergusons listener feedback for Saturday Morning 13th April 2024 Audio
The Panel with Julia Hartley-Moore and Johny O'Donnell (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Julia Hartley-Moore and Johny O'Donnell discuss the death of O.J. Simpson and what it's like to change career paths. THUMBNAIL: [picture… Audio
The Panel with Julia Hartley-Moore and Johny O'Donnell (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Julia Hartley-Moore and Johny O'Donnell discuss alcohol consumption stretching emergency departments thing and what free-to-air TV could look like from… Audio
The Pre-Panel for 12 April 2024
Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Sam Hollis joins to put a few kitchen myths to bed. Audio
Top Stories for Friday 12 April 2024
It's Ramere Friday the 12th of April Today on RNZ National... The rain keeps falling - it's heavy now in the top of the South Island and further north. Corrections officers barricaded themselves… Audio
Kiwi axe thrower hurtling towards World Champs
Britt Austin is one of a team of Kiwis jetting off to compete at the World Axe Throwing Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma next week, competing for a chance at a $50,000 prize pool - and axe throwing… Audio
The Panel with Zoe George and Stephen Jacobi (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Zoe George and Stephen Jacobi discuss a proposal to remove the need for consent for dwellings smaller than 60 square-metres and Olympic champions being… Audio