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Although she “retired” at age 10, Jeannie Preddey has a special place in New Zealand history.

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12:00 AM. All Night Programme

A selection of the best RNZ National interviews and features

6:00 AM. Storytime (RNZ)

7:00 AM. RNZ's Podcast Hour

8:00 AM. Sunday Morning with Paddy Gower

A fresh attitude on current affairs, the news behind the news, in-depth documentaries, sport from the outfield, politics from the insiders.

9:06 AM. Mediawatch

Critical examination and analysis of recent performance and trends in New Zealand's news media (RNZ)

12:12 PM. Culture 101

Perlina Lau and Mark Amery host a weekly show about creativity and culture in Aotearoa.

1:30 PM. At the Movies (RNZ)

A weekly topical magazine programme about current film releases and film-related topics (RNZ)

3:05 PM. Drama (RNZ)

Highlighting radio playwriting and performance (RNZ)

4:06 PM. The Sunday Sampler

Tony Stamp reviews the latest album releases

5:00 PM. The World at Five

A roundup of today's news and sport.

5:10 PM. Feature Programming

6:45 PM. Here Now

7:06 PM. Feature Programming

8:06 PM. The Sunday Night Retro Show with Phil O'Brien

An evening of music and memories (RNZ)

10:10 PM. Mediawatch

11:06 PM. Inside Out

Jazz with Nick Tipping

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