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Checkpoint
4-6pmCheckpoint 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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6pm - 7pm
Featured stories
Surf's up for Mount musician
Musician Tarik Rahim talks about his journey from working beside his father shaping surf boards in Gijón, Spain, to making a life - and music - in Mount Maunganui. Audio
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What we're watching: The Walk-In
18 Mar 2024The febrile post-Brexit environment and rise of neo Nazism in the UK is expertly captured in this taut series on TVNZ+. Graham Smith explains why it's worth a watch.
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Womad wraped up with notes of humour and solidarity
18 Mar 2024REVIEW: Baaba Maal's group's synchronicity and cohesion was captivating and their vibrant, upbeat music was the perfect end to a great weekend of music.
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How to vanquish languishing and flourish
12 Mar 2024Languishing is a lot more than just feeling meh or blah, it's the absence of a lot of the good things that go into making life meaningful, says sociologist Dr Corey Keyes. Audio
Programmes
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Country Life
Country Life takes you down country roads to meet ordinary people achieving their dreams. We live in a beautiful country and we'd love to show it. Have you got a great photo? Drop us…
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Music 101
Music interviews, live performances, behind the scenes, industry issues, profiles, back catalogue, undiscovered, greatest hits, tall tales and true... all from an Aotearoa perspective.
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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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Eyewitness
What it’s like to come face-to-face with history.
Presenters
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Kathryn Ryan
Station: National
Programme: Nine To Noon
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Lisa Owen
Station: National
Programme: Checkpoint
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Nathan Rarere
Station: National
Programme: First Up
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Charlotte Ryan
Station: National
Programme: Music 101
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Justin Gregory
Station: National
Programme: Not Your Average Cricket Show
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Jesse Mulligan
Station: National
Programme: Afternoons
Today’s Schedule
12:04 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
An hour of discussion, featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests (RNZ)
7:30 PM. The Sampler
8:06 PM. Nights with Emile Donovan
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
8:15 PM. Pacific Waves
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:10 PM. Nights continues with Emile Donovan
11:04 PM. Worlds of Music
Trevor Reekie brings you Music from the world, for the world (RNZ)