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All Night Programme
There is something for everyone in the wee small hours of a brand new day, every day, on our All Night Programme, a live-hosted programme of features, music, news and weather.
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Featured stories
How a kiwi was 'sucked in' to managing Guns N' Roses
Wellington-born Alan Niven managed American rock band Guns N' Roses at the peak of their career in the late 1980s, and has the stories to prove it!.
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At 82, kiwi songwriter Linn Lorkin is as joyful and jazzy as ever
11 Aug 2025After five decades performing at piano bars around the world - and a stint in an Italian jail - Linn Lorkin still loves making Auckland audiences smile.
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DJ Mu the 'producer and pulse' of Fat Freddy's Drop has died
18 Jul 2025Chris Faiumu, founder of one of Aotearoa's most successful bands, died unexpectedly this week. He leaves a rich musical legacy as a DJ, producer, and founding member of the Roots Foundation and Fat Freddy's Drop.
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The DJ bringing crowds to tears at sports games
7 Jul 2025DJ Algoodie remembers the time he played at a rugby league game and thousands of voices joined in to sing.
Programmes
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Afternoons
Jesse Mulligan presents an upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time.
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The Panel
The Panel features a range of panellists from across the opinion spectrum, together with an interesting mix of experts, leaders, and locals.
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Our Changing World
Stories about science and nature from out in the field and inside the labs across Aotearoa New Zealand. Winner 2022 New Zealand Radio Awards Best Factual Podcast - Episodic
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KiwiSaver Series
KiwiSaver with This Way Up.
Presenters
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Perlina Lau
Station: National
Programme: Culture 101
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Mihingarangi Forbes
Station: National
Programme: Saturday Morning
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Ingrid Hipkiss
Station: National
Programme: Morning Report
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Corey Fuimaono
Station: National
Programme: 8 til' Late
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Colin Peacock
Station: National
Programme: Mediawatch
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Alexa Cook
Station: National
Programme: News
Today’s Schedule
12:00 AM. All Night Programme
A selection of the best RNZ National interviews and features.
5:00 AM. First Up with Nathan Rarere
New Zealand's early morning wake-up call
6:00 AM. Morning Report with Ingrid Hipkiss and Corin Dann
RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour
9:06 AM. Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan
Current affairs and topics of interest
Noon Midday Report
RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm
1:06 PM. Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan
An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)
4:00 PM. Checkpoint with Lisa Owen
RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme
6:00 PM. The Panel with Wallace Chapman
Live and interactive discussion, featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests (RNZ)
7:30 PM. Our Changing World
8:06 PM. Nights with Emile Donovan
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
9:45 PM. Pacific Waves
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:15 PM. The Detail
Join The Detail team as they make sense of the big stories with the country's best journalists and experts
11:04 PM. Worlds of Music
Trevor Reekie brings you Music from the world, for the world (RNZ)