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Radio New Zealand Limited is New Zealand's public service radio broadcaster. It is presently a Crown Entity established by the Radio New Zealand Act 1995, incorporated under the Companies Act 1993, and a designated lifeline utility under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002, Schedule A. individually-donated time and energy direct government payments or operation indirect government payments, such as radio and television licenses grants from foundations or business entities selling advertising or sponsorship public subscription or membership fees charged to all owners of TV sets or radios, regardless of whether they intend to receive... A Crown entity is a type of organisation that forms part of New Zealands state sector. ... In New Zealand, a lifeline utility is a service defined under one of the Schedules of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002. ...

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History

Radio New Zealand was established in 1975. Until that year, radio services were provided by the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC), and, before 1962, the New Zealand Broadcasting Service (NZBS). It became part of the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand (BCNZ) in 1978. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...


Following the dissolution of BCNZ in 1988, Radio New Zealand became a separate State-Owned Enterprise along with Television New Zealand. In 1995, the Radio New Zealand Commercial (RNZC) networks were privatised (legal basis being the Radio New Zealand Act (No 2) 1995 (1995 No 53)) as The Radio Company Limited. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State-Owned Enterprises in New Zealand (known as SOEs) are registered companies listed under Schedules 1 and 2 of the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986. ... A former TVNZ logo from the late 1990s A former TVNZ logo from the late 1980s and early 1990s Television New Zealand (TVNZ) is the main broadcaster of television in New Zealand. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The non-commercial New Zealand Public Radio (NZPR) were then known simply as 'Radio New Zealand' (RNZ). The changes also resulted in RNZ's removal (both its former commercial arm and the remaining public radio arm) from the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986 and it being made a Crown Entity. [1] [2] State-Owned Enterprises in New Zealand (known as SOEs) are registered companies listed under Schedules 1 and 2 of the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986. ... A Crown entity is a type of organisation that forms part of New Zealands state sector. ...


Today, Radio New Zealand Limited is a Crown Entity, governed by the Radio New Zealand Act 1995 (1995 No 52) (amended 2004), sometimes occasionally referred to as the 1995 Broadcasting Act, and both Section 60 and Schedule A of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 (2002 No 30). Sections 7(1) and 7(2) of the RNZ Act 1995 combined are the company's Charter and Principles, which Parliament is required to review every five years. A Crown entity is a type of organisation that forms part of New Zealands state sector. ... The New Zealand Parliament is the legislative body of the New Zealand government. ...


Networks

RNZ has two main national networks, National Radio, which carries news, current affairs, and arts, and Concert FM, which is dedicated to classical music and jazz. National Radio generally broadcasts on AM, but is now increasingly available on FM in major cities. RNZ's third network, AM Network, is leased to a private Christian broadcaster while it is not broadcasting parliamentary debates in the House. National Radio is a New Zealand radio network owned by Radio New Zealand. ... The Arts is a broad subdivision of culture, comprised of many expressive disciplines. ... Concert FM is a New Zealand radio network owned by Radio New Zealand. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory and marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... National Radio is a New Zealand radio network owned by Radio New Zealand. ... The AM Network is a network of radio transmitters operated by Radio New Zealand. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Christianity. ... The New Zealand Parliament is the legislative body of the New Zealand government. ...


National Radio

National Radio broadcasts in AM and FM mono terestrial transmitters based around New Zealand. National Radio is a New Zealand radio network owned by Radio New Zealand. ... Look up AM, A.M., Am, am, and a. ... The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM broadcasting, used primarily to broadcast music and speech at VHF frequencies FM synthesis, a sound-generation technique popularized by early digital synthesizers Science Femtometre (fm), an SI measure of length...


Concert FM

Concert FM broadcasts in FM stereo via terestrial transmitters based around New Zealand. Concert FM is a New Zealand radio network owned by Radio New Zealand. ... The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM broadcasting, used primarily to broadcast music and speech at VHF frequencies FM synthesis, a sound-generation technique popularized by early digital synthesizers Science Femtometre (fm), an SI measure of length...


AM Network

Shortwave Service

Radio New Zealand International broadcasts on shortwave to neighbouring countries in the Pacific from a transmitter in the North Island. A Grundig shortwave receiver Shortwave radio operates between the frequencies of 2,310 kHz and 25. ... North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ...


Internet Services

National Radio, Concert FM, the AM Network (when Parliament is sitting), and RNZI are all available as live Windows Media Audio streams. National Radio is a New Zealand radio network owned by Radio New Zealand. ... Concert FM is a New Zealand radio network owned by Radio New Zealand. ... The AM Network is a network of radio transmitters operated by Radio New Zealand. ... The New Zealand Parliament is the legislative body of the New Zealand government. ... Radio New Zealand International (RNZI) is the official international broadcasting station of New Zealand. ... Windows Media Audio (WMA) is a proprietary compressed audio file format developed by Microsoft. ...


Daily programmes broadcast on weekdays have a 7 day rolling archive of content in MP3 and Windows Media Audio. Weekly programmes (those broadcast during evenings and at the weekend) have a 4 week archive. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Windows Media Audio (WMA) is a proprietary compressed audio file format developed by Microsoft. ...


Podcasts were trialled in February 2006, and extended to include most of the programmes offered via on-demand in May 2006.


Material is only made available where sufficient copyright clearances exist to do so. Copyright symbol. ...


The current version of the site (as at 2006) was launched in October 2005. Earlier versions of the site had limited content, and no streaming.


News and Current Affairs

The broadcaster’s flagship news programme ‘Morning Report, airs weekday mornings between 6am and 9am. The programme is presented by Sean Plunket and Geoff Robinson. Half hourly bulletins are read by award-winning news reader Nicola Wright. ‘Morning Report’ provides comprehensive coverage of national and international news, with reports from an experienced team of reporters and specialist correspondents. It won ‘Best News Programme’ at the Qantas Media Awards in 2005. The programme has in-depth bulletins of rural, sports, Maori and business news, and news from around the Pacific. For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ...


National Radio’s award-winning drive-time news programme ‘Checkpoint’ airs from 5pm-7pm, Monday-Friday. It is presented by experienced journalist Mary Wilson. The programme is a comprehensive round-up of the day’s national and international news. There have been several well-known people named Mary Wilson, including: Mary Wilson (poet) Mary Wilson (singer) (not to be confused with Mari Wilson and Meri Wilson, both singers) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


Radio New Zealand's news centre is located in the country's capital, Wellington. The broadcaster also has newsrooms in Whangarei, Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Hawkes Bay, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown. It operates a press gallery in the Beehive, the country's Parliament. Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara or Poneke in Māori) is the capital of New Zealand, the countrys second largest urban area and the most populous national capital in Oceania. ... Whangarei (the initial consonant is often pronounced F as in fong-a-ray) is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. ... The Auckland Metropolitan Area, or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... // Hamilton is the surname of a renowned family from the Scottish Lowlands that has given its name to the town of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, the Dukedom of Hamilton, and many people and places, the largest of which is the Canadian city of Hamilton, Ontario. ... Tauranga (population 107,706 — 2006 census) is the largest city of the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. ... New Plymouth is the port and main city in the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Palmerston North is a city in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Hawkes Bay is a region of New Zealand. ... A view of Nelson from the Centre of New Zealand Whakatu/Nelson stands on the southern corner of Tasman Bay in Te Tau Ihu O Te Waka O Maui (the northern end of the South Island), Aotearoa (New Zealand) and is the administrative centre for Nelson Province. ... Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the third largest city in the country. ... Dunedin (Ōtepoti in Maori) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, located in coastal Otago. ... Queenstown is the name of several places in the world including: Queenstown, Ireland is the former name of Cobh, Ireland. ... The Beehive, Wellington The Beehive is the common name for the Executive Wing of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings, located at the corner of Molesworth Street and Lambton Quay, Wellington. ...


RNZ News has a team of correspondents, breaking stories and filing reports for news bulletins and programmes. They are: Business Editor – Patrick O'Meara. Health Correspondent – Karen Brown. Parliamentary Chief Reporter – Clare Pasley. Political Editor – Brent Edwards. Education Correspondent - Gael Woods. Pacific Issues Correspondent - Richard Pamatatau.    This article is a stub. ...


Call Signs

Until the 1980s, RNZ stations used a series of call signs, consisting of a single digit and two letters. The digits 1 to 4 identified the region in which the station was broadcasting:

The first letter defined the type of station such as commercial, non commercial or privately owned. North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ... A view of Nelson from the Centre of New Zealand Whakatu/Nelson stands on the southern corner of Tasman Bay in Te Tau Ihu O Te Waka O Maui (the northern end of the South Island), Aotearoa (New Zealand) and is the administrative centre for Nelson Province. ... The South Island The South Island is one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. ... Timaru is a major port city in south Canterbury, New Zealand, located 160 kilometres south of Christchurch and about 200 kilometres north of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific coast of the South Island. ...

  • X = Privately owned station
  • Y = Non Commercial Station (National Radio and Concert Programme)
  • Z = Commercial Station

The largest city in each region was assigned a ZB station this was 1ZB Auckland, 2ZB Wellington, 3ZB Christchurch and 4ZB Dunedin. The second largest city was assigned a ZA station such as 2ZA in Palmerston North and 4ZA in Invercargill. All other towns and cities the final letter was assigned from the town or city name such as 4ZG in Gore and 1ZH in Hamilton. The callsign ZM was used with 1ZM Auckland, 2ZM Wellington and 3ZM Christchurch as a callsign for Radio New Zealand's commercial music stations now known as ZM. Most of the ZB, ZA and other stations have now been rebranded as Classic Hits or Newstalk ZB. Palmerston North is a city in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Invercargill is the southern-most and western-most city in New Zealand, and one of the southern-most settlements in the world. ... ZM, or ZMFM is a radio network. ... Classic Hits is an Adult Contemporary music radio network broadcasting in 26 markets throughout New Zealand. ... Newstalk ZB is a nationwide New Zealand talkback radio network operated by The Radio Network of New Zealand (TRN). ...


1YA, 2YK, 3AQ, 4YA were the first stations operating in the country's four main cities.


See also

This is a list of radio networks and radio stations operating in New Zealand. ... Public broadcasting in New Zealand has undergone many changes since radio broadcasts first commenced in the 1920s. ... Freeview logo Freeview is an operator of free digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom, using the DVB-T standard. ...

External links

  • Radio New Zealand
  • Radio New Zealand International


 

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