Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Drama on the Radio

Drama Programmes

The Sunday Drama - Dramatic adaptations of novels and stage plays as well as some of the finest radio drama and comedy from New Zealand and the world. (3:00 pm on Sundays)

The Book Reading - Readings from short stories and novels, fiction and non-fiction. (Weekdays at 10:45 am, on Nine to Noon)

Storytime - New Zealand stories by New Zealand authors for children from all over the world. (6:00 am to 7:00 am on Saturdays and Sundays)

Writing for Radio

The writing for radio resources are for people who are considering writing for Radio New Zealand.

Drama Stuff alert

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Information

About us

The drama department commissions new writing and seeks to work with New Zealand’s best writers. Each year, up to 30 hours of new drama and comedy more than 200 readings (one-off short stories and serialised book readings), and over 50 new children's stories are produced.

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email: DramaInfo@radionz.co.nz

Latest newsletters

DRAMA_STUFF_24_February_2010.pdf

Drama_Stuff_23_December_2009.pdf

Purchasing audio

A number of dramas and book readings are available for purchase through Replay Radio.

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