20 Best New Zealand News Podcasts

1. RNZ News

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Get the latest RNZ news at 7am, noon, 5pm and 10pm each day.
Ranking #11 in Apple Charts (NZ)
Producer/Network RNZ News
Email ****@rnz.co.nz
Location New Zealand
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 41Facebook 457KTwitter 91.8KInstagram 152.3K Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Morning Report

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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 around the world. There's a lot to talk about in the mornings and Morning Report is covering the stories that matter to the people of Aotearoa.MORE Ranking #13 in Apple Charts (NZ)
Producer/Network RNZ Radio
Email ****@rnz.co.nz
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 147Facebook 10.6K Avg Length 7 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

3. Nine To Noon

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From nine to noon every weekday, Kathryn Ryan talks to the people driving the news - in New Zealand and around the world. Delve beneath the headlines to find out the real story, listen to Nine to Noon's expert commentators and reviewers and catch up with the latest lifestyle trends on this award-winning programme.MORE Ranking #16 in Apple Charts (NZ)
Producer/Network RNZ Radio
Email ****@rnz.co.nz
Location Greater Wellington
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 385Twitter 91.8KInstagram 152.3K Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

4. Sunday Morning

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News, discussion, features and ideas until midday.
Ranking #46 in Apple Charts (NZ)
Host Jim Mora
Producer/Network RNZ Radio
Email ****@rnz.co.nz
Location New Zealand
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 326Facebook 457KTwitter 91.8KInstagram 152.3K Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

5. Checkpoint

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Checkpoint with Lisa Owen is RNZ's weekday drive-time news programme, Our people, stories and breaking news and interviews from 4-6pm.
Ranking #50 in Apple Charts (NZ)
Producer/Network RNZ Radio
Email ****@rnz.co.nz
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 80Facebook 457K Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

6. #BHN Big Hairy News

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Award winning podcasters Pat and Chewie host a news commentary show that is broadcast weekdaysBig Hairy News, or #BHN, gives the space needed to cover off the stories covered rather than the two and a half minutes the mainstream media gives guests between weather and the next ad break.MORE Ranking #51 in Apple Charts (NZ)
Hosts Pat Brittenden, Mike Chewie Bennett
Producer/Network Blindfish Media
Email ****@blindfish.media
Location Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 82Facebook 6.8KInstagram 1.1K Avg Length 108 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

7. Midday Report

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Midday Report - Te Pūrongo o te Poutūtanga. RNZ's midday current affairs programme, including RNZ News, business, rural and sports news, plus the long-range weather forecast and Worldwatch. Presented by Charlotte Cook, with Lauren Crimp hosting from 8-19 December.MORE Ranking #95 in Apple Charts (NZ)
Host Charlotte Cook
Producer/Network RNZ Radio
Email ****@rnz.co.nz
Location New Zealand
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 457KTwitter 91.8KInstagram 152.3K Avg Length 9 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

8. Tick. Tick.

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Stuff journalists Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding bring you the news, views and quirk from New Zealand's 2020 election. (Formerly Coronavirus NZ)
Hosts Eugene Bingham, Adam Dudding
Producer/Network Stuff
Email ****@stuff.co.nz
Location New Zealand
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12Facebook 956.1KTwitter 328.4KInstagram 317.1K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. The NZ Property Market Podcast

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Brought to you by cotality, formerly CoreLogic. Each week co-hosts Nick Goodall and Kelvin Davidson will bring you all the latest news, stats and insight to keep you up to date with everything to do with the NZ residential property market. Including sales volumes, house price indices, buyer activity, interest rates, loan-to-value ratio restrictions and all of the macro economic factors that influence our largest asset class. Contact us on twitter @NickGoodall_CL or @KDavidson_CLMORE Hosts Nick Goodall, Kelvin Davidson
Producer/Network CoreLogic NZ
Email ****@corelogic.co.nz
Location Greater Wellington, New Zealand
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12Facebook 3.6K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. World & Pacific News

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A bulletin of Pacific News and a sports report.
Producer/Network RNZ News
Email ****@rnz.co.nz
Location New Zealand
Estimated listeners
Facebook 457KTwitter 91.8KInstagram 152.3K Avg Length 8 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

11. Rural News

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Comprehensive twice-daily coverage of rural events and people, including farming, horticulture, forestry, aquaculture, trade, research and rural politics.
Email ****@rnz.co.nz
Location Greater Wellington, New Zealand
Estimated listeners
Facebook 457KTwitter 91.8KInstagram 152.3K Avg Length 5 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

12. Business News

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The latest business news from RNZ News.
Email ****@rnz.co.nz
Location New Zealand
Estimated listeners
Facebook 457KTwitter 91.8KInstagram 152.3K Avg Length 5 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

13. SWNZ Podcast

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Keeping kiwi Star Wars fans up to date with news, events, and store reports, from a New Zealand perspective.
Producer/Network SWNZ Podcast
Email ****@swnz.co.nz
Location New Zealand
Estimated listeners
Facebook 4KTwitter 503Instagram 542 Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. The Department of Conversation with Pat Brittenden

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We love news and politics and we spend time talking not only to the people who make the news about politics, but the people who tell the news about politics, people who form the opinions of others around politics and those who teach and educate about news and politics as well. That's right, we love to talk news and politics here in #theDOCNZMORE Producer/Network Blindfish Media
Email ****@neonmammals.com
Location New Zealand
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 1.9KInstagram 1.1K Avg Length 71 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

15. BusinessDesk Today

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A daily news bulletin for business leaders. A round-up of the top stories from BusinessDesk's newsroom and across the NZME network.
Producer/Network BusinessDesk
Email ****@nzme.co.nz
Location New Zealand
Estimated listeners
Facebook 11.4KTwitter 2.2K Avg Length 7 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

16. Community News

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Radio Southland's Community News updates you on the events, happenings, and services that are available in our local Southland community!
Email ****@radiosouthland.org.nz
Location Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Estimated listeners
Facebook 2.5KTwitter 342 Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact