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Sunday Night
8 - 10pmAn evening of nostalgia with your host Phil O'Brien
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Feature Programming Oopsie NZ
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Featured stories
Summer encore: Bodies of Water - Don McGlashan
Watch / Listen / Read: New Zealand music icon Don McGlashan (The Mutton Birds, The Front Lawn, Blam Blam Blam) talks about how rivers, lakes, inlets, and seas have shaped him and his career as an artist in this charming Lilburn Lecture. Video, Audio
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The story behind ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’
1 Jan 2026One of the most recognizable lullabies, ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ has been adapted and performed by parents and professional musicians including Nicki Minaj, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, The Supremes and Louis Armstrong.
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Summer encore: The Big Sing Finale
29 Dec 2025One of the highlights of 2025, the Big Sing Finale brought together 24 top secondary school choirs, with nearly 1000 young singers gathering in Dunedin to sing their hearts out. Catch up on the performances here.
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Christmas Day Church Service
25 Dec 2025Celebrate Christmas Day with an ecumenical service of readings, reflections and prayers brought to you by representatives of some of Wellington's central city churches, and carols sung by Porirua choir Pacific Connection. Video, Audio
Programmes
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Checkpoint
Checkpoint with Lisa Owen is RNZ’s weekday drive-time news programme, Our people, stories and breaking news and interviews from 4-6pm.
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Nights
Tune in to Nights with Emile Donovan every weekday from 8pm to midnight for a delectable buffet of creative ideas, open-minded conversations, music, musings and daily stimulation.
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Worlds of Music
Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie.
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Labour Day
Susana Lei'ataua hosts a morning of conversation, diversion, music and reflection on the world of work for people enjoying their day off -- and to help those at work get through the day.
Presenters
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Corin Dann
Station: National
Programme: Morning Report
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Sharon Brettkelly
Station: National
Programme: The Detail
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Perlina Lau
Station: National
Programme: Culture 101
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Trevor Reekie
Station: National
Programme: WOMAD Festival Taranaki
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Marama T-Pole
Stations: Pacific, National
Programme: News
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Susana Lei'ataua
Station: National
Programmes: News, Summer Weekends, Waitangi Day
Today’s Schedule
12:00 AM. All Night Programme
A selection of the best RNZ National interviews and features
6:00 AM. Storytime (RNZ)
7:00 AM. The Best of Sunday Morning with Jim Mora
Another listen to some of Jim greatest moments of 2025.
9:00 AM. Summer Weekends
With Emile Donovan and Bonnie Harrison
12:10 PM. Witi Under Water
Whale Rider creator Witi Ihimaera throws himself in the deep end of a full-immersion Māori language course
1:06 PM. The Best of Culture 101
A selection of the best interviews from Culture 101 from 2025
2:06 PM. In Concert Louis Baker
3:05 PM. Drama (RNZ)
4:06 PM. Feature Programming ENZology
The story of New Zealand's most iconic band - Split Enz.
5:10 PM. Feature Programming The Arts Hour
7:06 PM. Feature Programming Oopsie NZ
Lewis Tennant explores 5 New Zealand ventures that didn't quite go to plan.
8:06 PM. The Sunday Night Retro Show
An evening of music and memories (RNZ)
11:06 PM. The Best of Inside Out
Jazz with Nick Tipping