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Saturday Morning
7am - MiddayPresented by Susie Ferguson and Mihingarangi Forbes. In-depth feature interviews, current affairs and news across a broad range of topics on RNZ National and online.
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Māpuna
12.10pm – 1pm
Featured stories
Don McGlashan: 'All we can do is keep our tools sharp'
Celebrated New Zealand musician and song writer Don McGlashan talks about the impact that bodies of water have on his music and life as an artist.
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Joan Jett was told "Girls don't play electric guitar"
1 Dec 2025Undeterred, with The Runaways and then Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Jett went on the release 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll', 'Crimson and Clover' and 'I Hate Myself for Loving You' - a series of worldwide smash hits.
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Pixies deliver polished walk down unconventional memory lane
25 Nov 2025Fans soaked up the nostalgia of hearing 1990 album, Bossanova, followed by 1991’s Trompe le Monde in full on a glorious weekend of music in Auckland.
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Tool dives into back catalogue for return to New Zealand
24 Nov 2025The US progressive rock band's New Zealand dates offered an enthralling two-hour show that included a few classics, and a tribute to Ozzy Ozbourne.
Programmes
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Morning Report
RNZ National’s flagship news programme known for breaking news stories, incisive interviews with politicians across the political spectrum and newsmakers and commentators from Aotearoa and…
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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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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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Focus on Politics
A weekly analysis of significant political issues.
Presenters
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Corin Dann
Station: National
Programme: Morning Report
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Jim Mora
Station: National
Programme: Sunday Morning
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Gwen McClure
Station: National
Programme: The Detail
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Susie Ferguson
Station: National
Programme: Saturday Morning
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Phil O'Brien
Station: National
Programmes: Matinee Idle, Saturday Night, Sunday Night
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Kadambari Gladding
Station: National
Programme: Here Now
Today’s Schedule
12:00 AM. All Night Programme
A selection of the best RNZ National interviews and features.
6:00 AM. Country Life
Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand (RNZ)
12:10 PM. Māpuna with Julian Wilcox
Julian talks to Māori throughout Aotearoa, from sports legends to business leaders, to artists and community advocates.
1:06 PM. Music 101
The best songs, music-related stories, interviews, live music, industry news and music documentaries from New Zealand and the world
5:00 PM. The World at Five
A roundup of today's news and sport (RNZ)
5:10 PM. Focus on Politics
5:30 PM. Tagata O Te Moana
A weekly Pacific magazine programme features New Zealand and regional Pacific news, issues, information and music.
6:06 PM. Nashville Babylon
Mark Rogers offers the very best in Americana, alt country, folk, soul and blues music (RNZ)
7:06 PM. Saturday Night with Phil O'Brien
An evening of requests, nostalgia and musical memories (RNZ)