20 Best New Zealand News Podcasts

1. 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 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.
rnz.co.nz
Facebook Followers 8.9KTwitter Followers 36.5KInstagram Followers 1.1K Frequency 25 episodes / day Avg Length 5 min more » Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Checkpoint

Checkpoint is RNZ's weekday drive-time news programme. Our multi-media show broadcasts on 101FM, on the RNZ website, on Youtube, Facebook and Freeview Channel 50.
rnz.co.nz
Facebook Followers 276.6KTwitter Followers 96.2KInstagram Followers 61.2K Frequency 10 episodes / day Avg Length 6 min more » Play Get Email Contact

3. Sunday Morning

News, discussion, features and ideas until midday.
rnz.co.nz
Facebook Followers 273.1KTwitter Followers 96.2KInstagram Followers 73.9K Frequency 9 episodes / week Avg Length 20 min more » Play Get Email Contact

4. Nine To Noon

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.
rnz.co.nz
Facebook Followers 280.2KTwitter Followers 96.2KInstagram Followers 73.9K Frequency 7 episodes / day Avg Length 15 min more » Play Get Email Contact

5. World & Pacific News

A bulletin of Pacific News and a sports report.
rnz.co.nz
Facebook Followers 276.6KTwitter Followers 96.2KInstagram Followers 73.9K Frequency 9 episodes / day Avg Length 9 min more » Play Get Email Contact

6. Midday Report

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.
rnz.co.nz
Facebook Followers 276.6KTwitter Followers 96.2KInstagram Followers 73.9K Frequency 7 episodes / day Avg Length 7 min more » Play Get Email Contact

7. RNZ News

Get the latest RNZ news at 7am, noon, 5pm and 10pm each day.
rnz.co.nz
Facebook Followers 276.6KTwitter Followers 96.2KInstagram Followers 73.9K Frequency 3 episodes / day Avg Length 11 min more » Play Get Email Contact

8. Business News

The latest business news from RNZ News.
rnz.co.nz
Facebook Followers 276.6KTwitter Followers 96.2KInstagram Followers 73.9K Frequency 5 episodes / day Avg Length 5 min more » Play Get Email Contact

9. Rural News

Comprehensive twice-daily coverage of rural events and people, including farming, horticulture, forestry, aquaculture, trade, research and rural politics.
rnz.co.nz
Facebook Followers 276.6KTwitter Followers 96.2KInstagram Followers 73.9K Frequency 2 episodes / day Avg Length 6 min more » Play Get Email Contact

10. #BHN Big Hairy News

Dunedin based international award winning broadcaster and former #1 rating talkback host Pat Brittenden hosts various NZ commentators, comedians, academics and news makers in a casual daily news conversation in a social and relaxed nature. #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.
podcasters.spotify.com
Facebook Followers 409Instagram Followers 497 Frequency 4 episodes / week Avg Length 46 min more » Play Get Email Contact

11. The Detail

Join The Detail team six days a week as they make sense of the big stories with the country's best journalists and experts. Produced by Newsroom for RNZ, and made possible by NZ on Air. Listen on RNZ National at 7pm Monday-Thursday during The Panel.
rnz.co.nz
Facebook Followers 1.3KTwitter Followers 1.7KInstagram Followers 73.9K Frequency 3 episodes / week Avg Length 24 min more » Play Get Email Contact

12. Cosmopolitan News and Views

Cosmopolitan News and Views introduces guests from all ages and cultures making this programme, diverse, colourful and at times controversial. This is a radio show broadcast on Free FM, an access station proudly sponsored by NZ on Air.
freefm.org.nz
Facebook Followers 13.5KTwitter Followers 676Instagram Followers 1.6K Frequency 4 episodes / week Avg Length 72 min more » Play Get Email Contact

13. The NZ Property Market Podcast

Brought to you by CoreLogic and produced by Agents TV. 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 macroeconomic factors that influence our largest asset class.
buzzsprout.com
Facebook Followers 2K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 32 min more » Play Get Email Contact

14. BusinessDesk Today

A daily news bulletin for business leaders. A round-up of the top stories from BusinessDesk's newsroom and across the NZME network.
businessdesk.co.nz
Facebook Followers 3.8KTwitter Followers 2K Frequency 21 episodes / quarter Avg Length 7 min more » Play Get Email Contact

15. Community News

Radio Southland's Community News updates you on the events, happenings, and services that are available in our local Southland community!
radiosouthland.org.nz
Facebook Followers 2.1KTwitter Followers 340 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 15 min more » Play Get Email Contact

16. The Department of Conversation with Pat Brittenden

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.
podcasts.apple.com
Facebook Followers 1.3KInstagram Followers 621 Frequency 4 episodes / year Avg Length 72 min more » Play Get Email Contact

17. Tick. Tick.

Stuff journalists Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding bring you the news, views, and quirk from New Zealand's 2020 election. (Formerly Coronavirus NZ)
interactives.stuff.co.nz
Twitter Followers 355.1KInstagram Followers 169.2K Frequency 1 episode / year Avg Length 34 min more » Play Get Email Contact

18. SWNZ Podcast

Keeping kiwi Star Wars fans up to date with news, events, and store reports, from a New Zealand perspective.
swnz.co.nz
Facebook Followers 4KTwitter Followers 503Instagram Followers 549 Frequency 3 episodes / year Avg Length 59 min more » Play Get Email Contact