Programmes
- 4 'til 8
- Katrina Batten presents a selection of special interest programmes.
- Access All Areas
- A backstage pass to current musical issues with seasoned industry insider Trevor Reekie, who dodges past security to get to the heart of industry trends and happenings.
- Adventures in Musicland
- Local music fanatics take us along on a personal pilgrimage to discover more about the musical roots and stories of a place, culture, or artist.
- Afternoons
- Afternoons with Jim Mora is a programme based on the daring proposition that people are capable of thinking in the afternoon as well as in the morning. This show aims to banish post-prandial torpor with lots of audience interactivity.
- 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.
- ANZAC Day
- A morning of current affairs and conversation.
- Arts on Sunday
- Arts on Sunday is literally radio with pictures... and theatre, film, comedy, books, dance, entertainment and music – all the things, in other words, that make life worth living.
- Asian Report
- A weekly report that highlights Asians in New Zealand, aimed at promoting a greater understanding of Asian New Zealanders.
- At The Movies
- A weekly topical magazine about current film releases and film related topics.
- Auckland Stories
- Short form documentaries about life in the Auckland region.
- Beale Street Caravan
- Live performances drawn from concerts recorded in the US for The Blues Foundation who are based in Memphis Tennessee.
- Best Of The Week
- Highlights from the Radio New Zealand schedule, hosted by Katrina Batten and Catriona MacLeod.
- Business News
- The latest business news from Radio New Zealand News.
- Camp A Low Hum
- Coverage of the annual boutique indie festival.
- Checkpoint
- Checkpoint is Radio New Zealand’s award-winning drive-time news programme.
- Christmas Day
- Christmas Day on Radio New Zealand National
- Country Life
- A weekly programme of issues and stories of particular concern to the rural community, and also of interest to a general audience.
- Crossing Boundaries
- A series of radio features from different parts of the world looking at subjects not often discussed at length in the media.
- Down The List
- Where does the real power in New Zealand lie? That’s right, with a bunch of bureaucrats, underlings, officials, and lowly-ranked list MPs that you and I have never heard of.
- Easter Monday
- A special programme for Easter Monday.
- Essential New Zealand Albums
- Music critic Nick Bollinger presents a selection of essential New Zealand albums adapted from his book 100 Essential New Zealand Albums, published by Awa Press.
- Extra Time
- A review of the week in sport
- Focus on Politics
- A weekly analysis of significant political issues.
- Go Solo
- Graduating actors from Toi Whakaari perform their solo shows.
- Good Friday
- A special programme for Easter.
- Great Encounters
- In-depth interviews selected from Radio New Zealand National's feature programmes during the week.
- Hidden Treasures
- Trevor Reekie takes you on a trip that seeks out musical gems from niche markets around the globe, the latest re-releases, and interesting sounds from the shallow end of the bit stream.
- Hymns For Sunday Morning
- A weekly selection of traditional and modern hymns.
- Ideas
- A weekly programme exploring a range of philosophical, social, historical and environmental ideas.
- Insight
- A weekly current affairs programme of national and international interest.
- Introducing
- Musicians have two minutes to describe themselves and their song.
- Jazz Footprints
- Exploring the full spectrum of this influential genre and its musicians.
- Kiwi Summer
- Sonia Sly and Lynn Freeman take you on a journey to every corner of New Zealand.
- Labour Day
- A day of reflection, conversation and entertainment.
- Late Edition
- The most significant news stories, news interviews and packages of the day.
- Matinee Idle
- Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris present an afternoon of music and entertainment, including a Classic Concert.
- Mediawatch
- Mediawatch looks critically at the New Zealand media - television, radio, newspapers and magazines as well as the 'new' electronic media.
- Midday Report
- Radio New Zealand news followed by business, rural and sports news, plus the long range weather forecast and Worldwatch.
- Morning Report
- The most authoritative and comprehensive coverage of local and world events to be found on morning radio happens from 6:00am to 9:00am every weekday on Radio New Zealand National.
- Music 101
- Music 101 covers the best of what’s happening here, as well as putting a New Zealand perspective on great music from the rest of the world.
- Musical Chairs
- An occasional series profiling New Zealand musicians.
- New Shorts
- Short plays by emerging writers and writers new to audio drama.
- New Year's Eve
- Join Warwick Burke for the last few hours of the year.
- New Zealand International Arts Festival 2012
- Festival related news, reviews & interviews.
- New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards
- Children reviewing New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards finalists.
- Nights
- Unfurling fresh ideas and sounds along with the best radio documentaries and features from here and overseas.
- Nine To Noon
- From nine to noon every weekday, Kathryn Ryan talks to the people driving the news - in New Zealand and around the world. Delve beneath the headlines to find out the real story, listen to Nine to Noon's expert commentators and reviewers and catch up with the latest lifestyle trends on this award-winning programme.
- One In Five
- The issues and experience of disability.
- Our Changing World
- Our Changing World covers topics across all scientific disciplines, natural history and environmental issues, and developments in health as well as exploring the human side of science and the personalities behind it.
- Outspoken
- Radio New Zealand’s most senior presenters and correspondents take an in-depth look at the stories that have made the headlines in 2012.
- Queen's Birthday
- Special programming for Queen's Birthday.
- Round Midnight
- Connecting the dots between jazz old and new and celebrating the work of some of the overlooked and unsung heroes of the jazz world.
- Rural News
- Comprehensive twice daily coverage of rural events and people, including farming, horticulture, forestry, aquaculture, trade, research and rural politics.
- Saturday Morning
- A magazine programme with feature interviews on current affairs, science, literature, music and more.
- Saturday Night
- A weekly programme of nostalgia and musical memories including your requests, snippets from the comedy archives and Peter's own Deep Purple selections.
- Sounds Historical
- Sounds Historical with Jim Sullivan is the programme that gives listeners their chance to learn about the colourful, dramatic, and often remarkable events and people of New Zealand's past.
- Southern Stories
- Tales of life in Te Waipounamu.
- Spectrum
- Spectrum is a long-running documentary series – it began in 1972 – which captures the essence of New Zealand through stories, landscape and people.
- Spiritual Outlook
- A seasonal interview-based programme on spiritual topics of wide ranging interest, alternating with the BBC's Heart And Soul programme.
- Storytime
- New Zealand stories for children.
- Summer Nights
- All sorts with good sports.
- Summer Noelle
- An easy blend of music, interviews and stories from all over New Zealand and across the world. It’s the perfect holiday companion whether you’re winding down at the end of the old year, or powering up for the one to come. Your daily dose of sunshine on Radio New Zealand National.
- Summer Report
- Summer Report is back for four weeks from Boxing Day to keep you informed and up to date as we celebrate the great New Zealand summer.
- Sunday Morning
- Discussion, features and ideas until midday.
- Tagata o te Moana
- Pacific Island news, issues and current affairs.
- Te Ahi Kaa
- The philosophy of Te Ahi Kaa is to reflect the diversity of Māori in the past, present and future. While bilingual in delivery, the programme incorporates Māori practices and values in its content, format and presentation.
- Te Manu Korihi
- Providing news on Māori issues, Te Manu Korihi features four times each weekday, in Radio New Zealand National's leading news programmes Morning Report (6.27am and 8.45am) and Checkpoint (5.45pm and 6.45pm).
- The Drama Hour
- The best of New Zealand’s writing, acting and directing talent.
- The Lonesome Buckwhips
- Justin Gregory investigates the phenomenon that is The Lonesome Buckwhips, through interviews with the band members, expert commentary and archival material.
- The Music Mix
- Music, talk, live sessions, and coverage of contemporary music and events.
- The Reading
- Readings of New Zealand novels, short stories and short dramas, adapted for radio by Radio New Zealand.
- The Sampler
- Nick Bollinger reviews the latest CD releases.
- The Secret Life Of
- Celebrating the music industry people who work back stage, or on the other side of the glass.
- The Week In Review
- Radio New Zealand's review of news from the last 7 days.
- This Way Up
- This Way Up is a weekly two-hour show that explores the things we use and consume.
- Waitangi Day
- Waitangi Day on Radio New Zealand National
- Wayne's Music
- Catch the sounds that shaped the decades. Songs you don't hear much anymore from the elegant 1920s, 30s & 40s... to the 1950s and swinging 60s when everything was fab, gear, and groovy!
- Windows on the World
- International public radio features and documentaries.
- Worldwatch
- International news and news reports.
- You Me... Now!
- An urban drama about Alice and her friends - their families, flatmates, loves, losses, music… and misunderstandings.
Coming Up:
- Intrepid traveller and photographer Brodie Quinn discusses his six month trek across China capturing the diversity of the landscape and the people through his lens in Asian Report
- Trevor Reekie reviews albums from Dunedin songwriter Matt Langley, Wellington's Beastwars and UK electronica pioneers Depeche Mode in The Sampler
