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Thrift returns with smart tips to get the best from your money

Latest releases

Listen in to the latest releases from RNZ’s podcast team.

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5 podcasts

Protecting Aotearoa's environment

Podcasts on the environment and the people fighting to protect it.

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6 podcasts

  • A square image where the top half is the a deep blue ocean with wave lines, and the bottom half of the image is white ice with light wave lines and small penguins. The words 'Voice of the Sea Ice' appears in the middle.

    Voice of the Sea Ice

    Step out onto the ice and learn how Antarctica's future will impact us all.

  • Stylised kelp graphic ontop of dark ocean coloured background, with 'Voice of Tangaroa' on top

    Voice of Tangaroa

    Exploring the state of our oceans & the extraordinary life that calls it home.

  • A stylised photograph of a paua shell mimicking the image of 'earth' with the podcast title 'our changing world' on top.

    Our Changing World

    Stories of NZ science and nature from out in the field and inside the labs.

  • A green podcast tile featuring Kākāpō and a large title saying "Kākāpō files".

    Kākāpō Files

    A romp through the landmark, boom or bust 2019 kākāpō breeding season.

  • Moody dark blue skies with text reading "Voice of the Iceberg" above several icebergs and choppy dark water.

    Voice of the Iceberg

    Sail to Antarctica to discover the sights - & unforgettable sounds - of icebergs

A darkened TV control room with a wall of monitors showing various inputs and camera views, in the centre is a minor with a man speaking in front of a large 30 logo.

Guyon Espiner talks to some of the world's most interesting and influential people.

One guest, no edits.

Stephen Scheeler

30 with Guyon EspinerSeason 3 / Episode 4

Back on air

Hop back into our news and current affairs podcasts

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8 podcasts

  • Test reads "The detail" where the dot on the "I" is highlighted.

    The Detail

    Get the skinny on the big news with the country’s best journalists & experts.

  • Podcast title 'Here Now' in front of a colourful background with overlaid shapes. A map of New Zealand is also overlaid over the coloured shapes.

    Here Now

    What do 27% of NZers all have in common? They were born overseas.

  • A stylised photograph of a paua shell mimicking the image of 'earth' with the podcast title 'our changing world' on top.

    Our Changing World

    Stories of NZ science and nature from out in the field and inside the labs.

  • A grey and blue hypnotising illustration on the background with a large title saying "Mediawatch" and words "weekly since 2001" above the title.

    Mediawatch

    A critical look at the New Zealand media.

  • An abstract heart constructed from shapes similar to rural fields seen in aerial photography sits behind the text 'Country Life'.

    Country Life

    Head out to the farms & back roads to hear the stories of rural New Zealand.

  • Podcast Title 'The House' set in a bold font on an outside wall, with a image of the parliament house seen through a window

    The House

    Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament.

Essential history listens

Dive into some of RNZ's top history podcasts

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6 podcasts

Good chat

Interesting people, great tales - what’s not to love?

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7 podcasts

A black-and-white collage of headshots of Māori people. The text reads "The Stolen Children of Aotearoa"

A gang whānau speak out about the abuse they experienced as children in Aotearoa’s state-care system.

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    The Sampler

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    The Detail

  • What 13-year-olds feel about school, teachers and friendships

    It Takes A Village

  • Helping New Zealand’s understated orchids

    Our Changing World

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    Wild Sounds: Voice of TangaroaSeason undefined / Episode 2

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    Mediawatch

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