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Books

  • An Indescribable Beauty

    Wellington, 1859, and a young German immigrant by the name of Friedrich August Krull writes a series of letters home to his mother.

  • Books on Our Changing World

    A collection of book-based Our Changing World stories.

  • Books on Saturday Morning

    Books by writers interviewed on the Saturday Morning with Kim Hill, or books discussed by Kim and a guest.

  • Books reviewed on Nine To Noon

    Books reviewed during Nine To Noon, weekdays at approximately 10:35am.

  • Grimm's Fairy Tales

    Roger Wilson reads the Grimm versions of some of the fairytales, which are kind, cruel, occasionally shocking and other times just absurd... but always entertaining! Enjoy!

  • Janet Frame Memorial Lectures

    Intended to help improve understanding of what it means to be a writer in New Zealand, the Janet Frame Memorial Lectures deliver an overview of the state of the nation’s literature from the point of view of one of its most active authors.

  • Literary Translation: Art or Echo?

    A four part New Zealand Society feature series looking at the role of the literary translator and the role of translations in society.

  • Margaret Mahy (1936–2012)

    Remembering children's author Margaret Mahy.

  • New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards

    Children reviewing New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards finalists.

  • Saturday Morning

    A magazine programme with feature interviews on current affairs, science, literature, music and more.

  • Storytime

    New Zealand stories for children.

  • Storytime Treasure Chest

    A collection of children's stories available to listen online

  • The Reading

    Readings of New Zealand novels, short stories and short dramas, adapted for radio by Radio New Zealand.

  • The Trouble Begins at Eight

    A four-part documentary series on American author Mark Twain’s 1895 lecture tour of New Zealand.

  • Writers and Readers Festivals

    Coverage of New Zealand Writers' Festivals.

  • Writing for audio drama

    Information about submitting audio drama scripts, proposals or ideas, including tips about duration, format and style.

Replay Radio

A variety of drama and music items are available for purchase through Replay Radio.

(Please note that not all audio is available due to copyright restrictions.)

Radio New Zealand Audio

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National Daily On Demand

National Weekly Audio On Demand

Concert On Demand

Music On Demand

A selection of music interviews, reviews, videos, concerts, sessions, and performances.

Documentaries, Lectures and Forums

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Podcasts & Downloads

Downloads and podcasts are available for selected programmes. Our podcast page has a complete list of feeds.

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Help on using online audio: formats, software, podcasts, downloading, and troubleshooting.

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