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The very best in Americana, alt country and blues music, hosted by Mark Rogers.
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What we're watching: Odd Taxi
Run out of stuff to watch? Join us as we excavate the streamers' back catalogues for the shows we might have missed. This week: Odd Taxi.
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At The Movies: Civil War
17 Apr 2024Civil War imagines a future America torn apart by another civil war, and the people who have to cover the story. Written by Alex Garland and starring Kirsten Dunst, it's a tight, character-driven, no-fingernails-left exciting film, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio
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Easy Eats: Sam Parish's sizzling steak fajitas
17 Apr 2024Not sure what to eat tonight? Christchurch-based chef, author and busy mum Sam Parish knows the feeling. She shares a simple and super-tasty recipe for sizzling steak fajitas that the whole whānau will love.
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'He was a bomb that was waiting to explode'
14 Apr 2024Scoop, a new film starring Gillian Anderson, Rufus Sewell and Billie Piper, is a dramatisation of the events that led to Prince Andrew's disastrous Newsnight interview. Sam McCallister, played by Piper, tells Jim Mora it was an “extraordinary experience”. Video, Audio
Programmes
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The Mixtape
Our guest compiles a C60 and talk us through their music selections.
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Musical Chairs
New Zealand musicians in their own words.
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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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Flying Nun Records
Starting in Christchurch in 1981, Flying Nun documented a significant body of NZ music, and is still going today. This is its story from 1980-2002.
Presenters
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Charlotte Ryan
Station: National
Programme: Music 101
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Kathryn Ryan
Station: National
Programme: Nine To Noon
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Tim Watkin
Station: National
Programme: NZ Wars: Stories of Waitara
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Perlina Lau
Station: National
Programme: Culture 101
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Charlotte Cook
Station: National
Programme: Midday Report
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Colin Peacock
Station: National
Programme: Mediawatch
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12:04 AM. All Night Programme
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6:08 AM. Storytime (RNZ)
7:08 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)