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8:00pm - 12:00am (midnight)Tune in to Nights with Emile Donovan every weekday from 8pm to midnight for a delectable buffet of creative ideas, open-minded conversations, music, musings and daily stimulation.
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Featured stories
Lorde shows NZ her slick, new superstar era
Lorde's Auckland homecoming is a big 'screw you' to those who ever (wrongly) called the Kiwi a 'one hit wonder'.
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Bad Bunny is joined by Lady Gaga in joyous Super Bowl halftime show
9 Feb 2026Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny turned the Super Bowl into a giant street party, delivering his hits on one of the world's biggest stages - and becoming the first-ever halftime show headliner to sing only in Spanish.
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Family concert: Ngā Tohu o te Taiao / The Signs of Nature
6 Feb 2026VIDEO: This all-ages concert is a journey into the wonders of the natural world and includes a musical retelling of the Māori creation story. We’ll find out about Aotearoa New Zealand’s seasonal signs of nature, and there’s a special song to sing along to with the orchestra, as well as other popular symphonic pieces.
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In concert: Muriwai
6 Feb 2026LISTEN: musicians Ariana Tikao and Bob Bickerton perform Muriwai, which refers to a confluence of two rivers. Their music is a convergence of Māori and Celtic musical traditions, through voice, taonga pūroro, and Celtic harp. Audio
Programmes
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First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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Our Changing World
Stories about science and nature from out in the field and inside the labs across Aotearoa New Zealand.
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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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The Best of Saturday Morning 2014
Kim Hill and producer Mark Cubey present their best stories from 2014.
Presenters
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Maggie Tweedie
Station: National
Programme: On the Air - Mā runga iarere
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Jesse Mulligan
Station: National
Programme: Afternoons
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Sharon Brettkelly
Station: National
Programme: The Detail
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Jim Mora
Station: National
Programme: Sunday Morning
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Julian Wilcox
Station: National
Programme: Waitangi Day
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Sarah Bradley
Station: National
Programme: News
Latest audio
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House burping - social media trend or healthy habit?
about 1 hour agoDr. Vikram Niranjan joins Emile Donovan to discuss whether the trend actually makes a home healthier, Audio
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The legacy of architect Pip Cheshire
about 1 hour agoProfessor Andrew Barrie from the University of Auckland's School of Architecture & Planning joins Emile Donovan. Audio
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Latest on the wild weather
8:10 pm todayWe talk to Tairāwhiti Civil Defence controller Ben Green and Met Service Meteorologist, John Law for the latest. Audio
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Central Otago fruitgrower's cherry pick
A look at how Clyde Orchard's recent cherry and stonefruit harvest has gone and a tour of a new purpose built accommodation for its RSE workers. Audio
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Growing a farmer - Archie's life as a Pamu apprentice
Archie and Mickey are a team. Archie's 17 and an apprentice to Mickey, champion shearer and Pamu farm manager on King Country sheep and beef farm Te Wharua. We head out mustering and Archie shows how… Audio
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New study into growing crops under solar panels
Growing crops alongside solar farming is a new field for New Zealand, so researchers here have been analysing studies of these sorts of systems around the world. Dr Pieter-Willem Hendriks from the… Audio
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Rural News Wrap
A look at what's been making headlines on the rural news desk this week. Audio
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A yarn on the farm with beef farmer Craig Pickens
A little bit of luck as well as good management is behind our guest's entry into the roaring beef market. Craig Pickens has been farming in King Country since 2005 and his present farm, Waimiha, has… Audio
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The Panel with Holly Bennett and Richard Pamatatau, Part 2
6:30 pm todayIn part two, the last piece of nuclear arms control still in place between the US and Russia has now lapsed. Nuclear weapons testing may be restarted as a result - is this something we want to see… Audio
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Focus on Politics for Friday 13 February 2026
6:30 pm todayWhen is a tax not a tax? That question derailed this week's gas announcement, as ministers scrambled to explain a new levy despite having promised "no new taxes". RNZ's acting political editor Craig… Audio
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The Panel with Holly Bennett and Richard Pamatatau, Part 1
6:00 pm todayTonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Holly Bennett and Richard Pamatatau. First up, Clifton Motor Camp in Hawke's Bay is evacuated due to the extreme risk of major landslide… Audio
Today’s Schedule
12:00 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
Live and interactive discussion, featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum, together with expert guests (RNZ)
7:06 PM. Country Life
The Country life team take you all over the motu to hear the extraordinary stories of every day rural New Zealand
8:06 PM. Nights with Emile Donovan
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
8:30 PM. Short Cuts with Dan Slevin
Film and Television Review
9:06 PM. Nights with Emile Donovan continues
9:25 PM. Out Lately with Finn Johansson
New Music reviews
9:45 PM. Pacific Waves
10:00 PM. News at Ten
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:15 PM. The Detail
Join The Detail team as they make sense of the big stories with the country's best journalists and experts
11:06 PM. The logg Cabin
Join Mark Williams at the Logg Cabin for the finest of tunes across Aotearoa and beyond
