New Zealand · Genre chart · October 2026

Top News Podcasts in New Zealand

Top News Podcasts in New Zealand today, combining the Apple Podcasts, Castbox & Pocket Casts charts for New Zealand into one Pulse Score. A show that ranks well on several platforms scores higher than one that tops a single chart. YouTube does not publish a top podcasts chart for New Zealand.

1New on this chart

The Rest Is Politics: US
Goalhanger

Castbox #1

94Pulse Score out of 100
2New on this chart

The Daily
The New York Times

Castbox #2

100Pulse Score out of 100
3New on this chart

Global News Podcast
BBC World Service

Castbox #3

89Pulse Score out of 100
4New on this chart

The Rest Is Politics
Goalhanger

Castbox #4

84Pulse Score out of 100
5New on this chart

The Detail
RNZ

Castbox #5

80Pulse Score out of 100
6New on this chart

Tame and Tova
TVNZ

Castbox #6

76Pulse Score out of 100
7New on this chart

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Newstalk ZB

Castbox #7

67Pulse Score out of 100
8New on this chart

Zombie Towns: Everything I Missed
RNZ

Castbox #8

70Pulse Score out of 100
9New on this chart

Gone By Lunchtime
The Spinoff

Castbox #9

58Pulse Score out of 100
10New on this chart

Pod Save America
Pod Save America

Castbox #10

59Pulse Score out of 100
11New on this chart

The News Agents
Global

Castbox #11

51Pulse Score out of 100
12New on this chart

Today in Focus
The Guardian

Castbox #12

49Pulse Score out of 100
13New on this chart

Cross Party Lines
Cross Party Lines

Castbox #13

55Pulse Score out of 100
14New on this chart

At Large with Toby Manhire
The Spinoff

Castbox #14

52Pulse Score out of 100
15New on this chart

DSPN -RUGBY
rova | DSPN

Castbox #15

61Pulse Score out of 100
16New on this chart

TRIGGERnometry
Konstantin Kisin & Francis Foster

Castbox #16

63Pulse Score out of 100
17New on this chart

Ukraine: The Latest
The Telegraph

Castbox #17

44Pulse Score out of 100
18New on this chart

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Newstalk ZB

Castbox #18

45Pulse Score out of 100
19New on this chart

RNZ News
RNZ

Castbox #19

47Pulse Score out of 100
20New on this chart

Caucus
RNZ

Castbox #20

41Pulse Score out of 100
21New on this chart

Americast
BBC News

Castbox #21

37Pulse Score out of 100
22New on this chart

The Daily Beast Podcast
The Daily Beast, Joanna Coles

Castbox #22

46Pulse Score out of 100
23New on this chart

The Front Page
NZ Herald

Castbox #23

38Pulse Score out of 100
24New on this chart

Nine To Noon
RNZ

Castbox #24

35Pulse Score out of 100
25New on this chart

Election 2026: The Podcast
NZ Herald

Castbox #25

32Pulse Score out of 100
26New on this chart

Economist Podcasts
The Economist

Castbox #26

42Pulse Score out of 100
27New on this chart

Three Gals One Beehive
Three Gals

Castbox #27

31Pulse Score out of 100
28New on this chart

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson Network

Castbox #28

32Pulse Score out of 100
29New on this chart

Morning Report
RNZ

Castbox #29

30Pulse Score out of 100
30New on this chart

Politics NZ
RNZ

Castbox #30

30Pulse Score out of 100
31New on this chart

The Global Story
BBC World Service

Castbox #31

33Pulse Score out of 100
32New on this chart

The Leighton Smith Podcast
Newstalk ZB

Castbox #32

37Pulse Score out of 100
33New on this chart

Pivot
New York Magazine

Castbox #33

39Pulse Score out of 100
34New on this chart

The Bulwark Daily
The Bulwark

Castbox #34

29Pulse Score out of 100
35New on this chart

Duncan Garner - Editor In Chief
rova

Castbox #35

28Pulse Score out of 100
36New on this chart

Off Air with Jane & Fi
The Times

Castbox #36

29Pulse Score out of 100
37New on this chart

The Rest Is Politics: Leading
Goalhanger

Castbox #37

31Pulse Score out of 100
38New on this chart

The New Yorker Radio Hour
WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

Castbox #38

23Pulse Score out of 100
39New on this chart

If You're Listening
ABC Australia

Castbox #39

26Pulse Score out of 100
40New on this chart

Politics Weekly America
The Guardian

Castbox #40

25Pulse Score out of 100
41New on this chart

The Hoon
Bernard Hickey

Castbox #41

25Pulse Score out of 100
42New on this chart

Public Interest
Public Interest

Castbox #42

27Pulse Score out of 100
43New on this chart

Raw Politics
newsroom.co.nz

Castbox #43

22Pulse Score out of 100
44New on this chart

#BHN Big Hairy News
Big Hairy Network

Castbox #44

19Pulse Score out of 100
45New on this chart

Focus on Politics
RNZ

Castbox #45

21Pulse Score out of 100
46New on this chart

Inside Trump's Head
The Daily Beast, Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles

Castbox #46

21Pulse Score out of 100
47New on this chart

Newshour
BBC World Service

Castbox #47

35Pulse Score out of 100
48New on this chart

Newscast
BBC News

Castbox #48

25Pulse Score out of 100
49New on this chart

The Story
The Times

Castbox #49

22Pulse Score out of 100
50New on this chart

Politics Weekly UK
The Guardian

Castbox #50

23Pulse Score out of 100
51New on this chart

Deadline: White House
Nicolle Wallace, MS NOW

Castbox #51

18Pulse Score out of 100
52New on this chart

The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist

Castbox #52

20Pulse Score out of 100
53New on this chart

Iran: The Latest
The Telegraph

Castbox #53

19Pulse Score out of 100
54New on this chart

Mediawatch
RNZ

Castbox #54

52Pulse Score out of 100
55New on this chart

The Political Scene | The New Yorker
The New Yorker

Castbox #55

22Pulse Score out of 100
56New on this chart

Serial
Serial Productions & The New York Times

Castbox #56

22Pulse Score out of 100
57New on this chart

The Country
NZME

Castbox #57

19Pulse Score out of 100
58New on this chart

IHIP News
Jennifer Welch & Angie Sullivan

Castbox #58

19Pulse Score out of 100
59New on this chart

Today, Explained
Vox

Castbox #59

26Pulse Score out of 100
60New on this chart

The Megyn Kelly Show
SiriusXM

Castbox #60

16Pulse Score out of 100
61New on this chart

The Teacher's Pet
The Australian

Castbox #61

19Pulse Score out of 100
62New on this chart

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Network

Castbox #62

27Pulse Score out of 100
63New on this chart

Candace
Candace Owens

Castbox #63

18Pulse Score out of 100
64New on this chart

Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast
Glenn Diesen

Castbox #64

17Pulse Score out of 100
65New on this chart

The Daily T
The Telegraph

Castbox #65

17Pulse Score out of 100
66New on this chart

The Rachel Maddow Show
Rachel Maddow, MS NOW

Castbox #66

18Pulse Score out of 100
67New on this chart

Pod Save the World
Pod Save the World

Castbox #67

16Pulse Score out of 100
68New on this chart

Full Story
The Guardian

Castbox #68

18Pulse Score out of 100
69New on this chart

Weekend
The Guardian

Castbox #69

20Pulse Score out of 100
70New on this chart

The Journal.
The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

Castbox #70

17Pulse Score out of 100
71New on this chart

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

Castbox #71

16Pulse Score out of 100
72New on this chart

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Vox Media Podcast Network

Castbox #72

13Pulse Score out of 100
73New on this chart

Russell Brand: On Trial
Sky News

Castbox #73
74New on this chart

The NBR Podcast
NBR - National Business Review

Castbox #74

12Pulse Score out of 100
75New on this chart

The NPR Politics Podcast
NPR

Castbox #75

17Pulse Score out of 100
76New on this chart

Bulwark Takes
The Bulwark

Castbox #76

27Pulse Score out of 100
77New on this chart

Judging Freedom
Judge Napolitano

Castbox #77

14Pulse Score out of 100
78New on this chart

Interesting Times
New York Times Opinion

Castbox #78

15Pulse Score out of 100
79New on this chart

Anderson Cooper 360
CNN Podcasts

Castbox #79

13Pulse Score out of 100
80New on this chart

Sunday Morning
RNZ

Castbox #80

70Pulse Score out of 100
81New on this chart

The Headlines
The New York Times

Castbox #81

12Pulse Score out of 100
82New on this chart

The News Agents - USA
Global

Castbox #82

14Pulse Score out of 100
83New on this chart

The Duran Podcast
The Duran

Castbox #83

13Pulse Score out of 100
84New on this chart

Checkpoint
RNZ

Castbox #84

15Pulse Score out of 100
85New on this chart

The Weekend Collective
Newstalk ZB

Castbox #85

13Pulse Score out of 100
86New on this chart

Quite right!
The Spectator

Castbox #86

14Pulse Score out of 100
87New on this chart

FT News Briefing
Financial Times

Castbox #87

12Pulse Score out of 100
88New on this chart

Morning Joe
Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, MS NOW, Willie Geist

Castbox #88

10Pulse Score out of 100
89New on this chart

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Daily Wire

Castbox #89

14Pulse Score out of 100
90New on this chart

All In with Chris Hayes
MS NOW, Chris Hayes

Castbox #90

10Pulse Score out of 100
91New on this chart

Top Comment
BBC

Castbox #91

13Pulse Score out of 100
92New on this chart

Marcus Lush Nights
Newstalk ZB

Castbox #92

13Pulse Score out of 100
93New on this chart

Lovett or Leave It
Lovett or Leave It

Castbox #93

15Pulse Score out of 100
94New on this chart

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
MS NOW, Jen Psaki

Castbox #94

14Pulse Score out of 100
95New on this chart

Background Briefing
ABC Australia

Castbox #95

12Pulse Score out of 100
96New on this chart

Both Sides Now
Both Sides Now

Castbox #96

20Pulse Score out of 100
97New on this chart

James O'Brien - The Whole Show
Global

Castbox #97

12Pulse Score out of 100
98New on this chart

The Inquiry
BBC World Service

Castbox #98

12Pulse Score out of 100
99New on this chart

The spiked podcast
The spiked podcast

Castbox #99

11Pulse Score out of 100
100New on this chart

Six O'Clock News
BBC Radio 4

Castbox #100

14Pulse Score out of 100

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