Broadcasting
The Secrets of RNZ: Audio Oddities (Part 3)
The Weekend travels back in time to the pre-RNZ days in 1971 of the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation. Audio
The Secrets of RNZ: Audio Oddities (Part 2)
Radio going weird or wrong. Some bloopers, some not; all of them Audio Oddities. Although most of our on-air talent would rather forget the worst of them, behind the scenes studio operators and… Audio
The Secrets of RNZ: Audio Oddities (Part 1)
From time to time this summer we're sharing clips of radio going weird or wrong. Some bloopers, some not; all of them though Audio Oddities. Although most of our on-air talent would rather forget the… Audio
Hedley Finn - Radio Lollipop
Founder of global charity that broadcasts into children's hospital wards who is in town for Radio Lollipop's opening of its new Auckland Starship Hospital studio. Audio
Lilburn and Broadcasting
Perhaps more than any other New Zealand composer, Douglas Lilburn's career in music was influenced and supported by broadcasting. But this was mutually beneficial, and broadcasting too gained much… Audio
Spectrum's Life and Times (Part 1 of 2)
After 56 years in National Radio and 43 producing Spectrum, Jack Perkins is calling it a day. His swan song is a 2 part chat with Spectrum's co-founder, Alwyn (Hop) Owen about the life and times of… Audio, Gallery
Broadcaster Jack Perkins on his 56 years in radio
Jack Perkins began the iconic Radio NZ show Spectrum, with Alwyn Owen, in 1972, and whether or not by design it has become one of NZs most valuable libraries of oral history. Audio
Radio Punks: The Student Radio Story
Ahead of its television premiere, director Paul Casserly and Yadana Saw talk about cramming nearly 50 years of broadcasting history into an hour-long documentary. Video, Audio
A History of Student Radio - Episode Two
A four-part journey through 45 years of student radio in New Zealand. Part Two: broadcasters who would go on to become household names recall their youthful antics, and all sorts of politics. Audio
A History of Student Radio - Episode One
From the illegal homemade AM transmitters run for limited weeks of the university term, campus radio stations rapidly evolved into a beacon for music-lovers. A four-part journey through 45 years of… Audio
Different Strokes
Former Radio New Zealand newsreader producer Chris Whitta and Spiritual Outlook host Mike Gourley on how they've adapted to everyday life after their respective strokes. Audio
Geoff Robinson: retiring radio broadcaster
Morning Report presenter Geoff Robinson reflects on almost 40 years at the programme's helm, ahead of his retirement. With Kathryn Ryan. Audio
Ideas for 4 December 2011
Colin Scrimgeour or Uncle Scrim, as he was better known was a broadcaster like none other before or after him. A Methodist minister so feared by the government of the day that it jammed his broadcast… Audio
Douglas - Landscape of a New Zealand Composer - Episode 10
Legacies looks at what Douglas Lilburn left behind and recalls the composer's support and appreciation for other artists. Audio
Douglas - Landscape of a New Zealand Composer - Episode 4
In the fourth episode, Methods, we look at how Douglas Lilburn got things done. From piano lessons at an early age, through to the setting up of the Electronic Music Studio at Victoria University… Audio
Urban Disturbance in Broadcasting House
The career of BBC Radio One presenter Zane Lowe and his challenge for the title of NZ's Most Successful Broadcaster. The programme also looks back through Lowe’s diverse musical history, tracing his… Audio
Barry Jenkin - Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs featuring Barry Jenkin, a.k.a. Doctor Rock – Renegade disc jockey, record producer, former Radio with Pictures host and committed punk. Audio
The Titahi Bay radio transmitter
The Prime Minister, Michael Joseph Savage, delivers a speech at the opening of the 2YA transmitter in Wellington. He talks about the historical significance of radio technology and the significance… Audio, Gallery