New Zealand · All genres · October 2026

Top Podcasts in New Zealand

Top Podcasts in New Zealand today, combining the Apple Podcasts, Spotify, 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.

Combined rank Apple PodcastsSpotifyCastboxPocket Casts

1No change

The Rest Is History
Goalhanger

Apple #1 Spotify #5 Castbox #1 Pocket Casts #1

90Pulse Score out of 100
2No change

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
DOAC

Apple #5 Spotify #2 Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #21

86Pulse Score out of 100
3No change

The Joe Rogan Experience
Joe Rogan

Apple #11 Spotify #1 Castbox #15 Pocket Casts #15

79Pulse Score out of 100
4No change

Between Two Beers Podcast
Steven Holloway & Seamus Marten

Apple #8 Spotify #3 Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #48

78Pulse Score out of 100
5Up 5 from #10

The Rest Is Politics: US
Goalhanger

Apple #2 Spotify #13 Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #49

74Pulse Score out of 100
6Up 2 from #8

The Rest Is Politics
Goalhanger

Apple #3 Spotify #18 Castbox #3 Pocket Casts #14

69Pulse Score out of 100
7Down 2 from #5

Casefile True Crime
Casefile Presents

Apple #14 Spotify #4 Castbox #13 Pocket Casts #35

68Pulse Score out of 100
8Up 1 from #9

The Dom Harvey Podcast
Dom Harvey

Apple #13 Spotify #7 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts —

63Pulse Score out of 100
9Down 3 from #6

Sex.Life
ZM Podcast Network

Apple #10 Spotify #11 Castbox #8 Pocket Casts —

61Pulse Score out of 100
10Down 3 from #7

ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley
ZM Podcast Network

Apple #4 Spotify #25 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts —

61Pulse Score out of 100
11No change

The Louis Theroux Podcast
Spotify Studios

Apple #23 Spotify #8 Castbox #21 Pocket Casts #44

55Pulse Score out of 100
12Up 19 from #31

Gone By Lunchtime
The Spinoff

Apple #7 Spotify #52 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #17

49Pulse Score out of 100
13Down 1 from #12

The Poisoned Wife
The Australian

Apple #9 Spotify #42 Castbox #7 Pocket Casts —

47Pulse Score out of 100
14No change

Not For Radio
rova | Jay & Dunc

Apple #39 Spotify #9 Castbox #39 Pocket Casts —

47Pulse Score out of 100
15Down 2 from #13

The Mel Robbins Podcast
Mel Robbins

Apple #26 Spotify #15 Castbox #28 Pocket Casts —

45Pulse Score out of 100
16Up 4 from #20

The Detail
RNZ

Apple #15 Spotify #36 Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #2

44Pulse Score out of 100
17Up 2 from #19

Shameless
Shameless Media

Apple #22 Spotify #22 Castbox #19 Pocket Casts —

42Pulse Score out of 100
18Down 2 from #16

Hamish & Andy
LiSTNR

Apple #28 Spotify #20 Castbox #25 Pocket Casts #67

41Pulse Score out of 100
19Down 1 from #18

Good Hang with Amy Poehler
The Ringer

Apple #44 Spotify #14 Castbox #38 Pocket Casts #73

40Pulse Score out of 100
20Down 3 from #17

The Bakersfield Three
Casefile Presents

Apple #6 Spotify — Castbox #4 Pocket Casts —

38Pulse Score out of 100
21Up 8 from #29

No Such Thing As A Fish
No Such Thing As A Fish

Apple #16 Spotify #64 Castbox #11 Pocket Casts #6

38Pulse Score out of 100
22No change

Global News Podcast
BBC World Service

Apple #17 Spotify #51 Castbox #17 Pocket Casts #27

37Pulse Score out of 100
23No change

POSTURE TONIC by Jacinta Brown
posturetonic

Apple — Spotify #6 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

36Pulse Score out of 100
24Down 3 from #21

THE MORNING SHIFT
THE PEOPLES MEDIA CO.

Apple #137 Spotify #10 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

35Pulse Score out of 100
25Up 5 from #30

The Rest Is Entertainment
Goalhanger

Apple #20 Spotify #60 Castbox #23 Pocket Casts #74

33Pulse Score out of 100
26Down 1 from #25

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
Theo Von

Apple #135 Spotify #12 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

33Pulse Score out of 100
27Down 1 from #26

The Daily
The New York Times

Apple #18 Spotify #92 Castbox #18 Pocket Casts #8

33Pulse Score out of 100
28Down 13 from #15

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Newstalk ZB

Apple #21 Spotify #63 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts —

32Pulse Score out of 100
29Down 2 from #27

At Large with Toby Manhire
The Spinoff

Apple #24 Spotify #54 Castbox #20 Pocket Casts #100

32Pulse Score out of 100
30Down 2 from #28

The Romesh Ranganathan Show
Ranga Bee & Platform Media

Apple #69 Spotify #19 Castbox #66 Pocket Casts —

32Pulse Score out of 100
31Up 3 from #34

Modern Wisdom
Chris Williamson

Apple #105 Spotify #16 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

31Pulse Score out of 100
32Down 8 from #24

The Hauraki Big Show
Radio Hauraki

Apple #43 Spotify #33 Castbox #30 Pocket Casts —

30Pulse Score out of 100
33No change

Short History Of...
NOISER

Apple #48 Spotify #32 Castbox #40 Pocket Casts #65

29Pulse Score out of 100
34Up 4 from #38

Bed of Lies
The Telegraph

Apple #12 Spotify — Castbox #16 Pocket Casts —

29Pulse Score out of 100
35Up 5 from #40

On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Perfect Strangers

Apple #73 Spotify #26 Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

28Pulse Score out of 100
36Down 4 from #32

Crime Junkie
Audiochuck

Apple #96 Spotify #23 Castbox #76 Pocket Casts —

27Pulse Score out of 100
37No change

Huberman Lab
Scicomm Media

Apple #76 Spotify #29 Castbox #65 Pocket Casts #26

27Pulse Score out of 100
38Down 3 from #35

Let Her Finish
rova | Brodie Kane Media

Apple #66 Spotify #30 Castbox #62 Pocket Casts —

27Pulse Score out of 100
39No change

The Veil
Brevity Studios

Apple #54 Spotify #40 Castbox #48 Pocket Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
40Up 5 from #45

Empire: World History
Goalhanger

Apple #29 Spotify #115 Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #31

25Pulse Score out of 100
41Up 2 from #43

Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #36 Spotify #94 Castbox #32 Pocket Casts #3

25Pulse Score out of 100
42Up 2 from #44

The Rest Is Classified
Goalhanger

Apple #30 Spotify #107 Castbox #27 Pocket Casts #63

25Pulse Score out of 100
43Down 7 from #36

The Curve
The Curve Platform

Apple #111 Spotify #27 Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
44Up 19 from #63

Mystery Mondays
Bella Fiori

Apple — Spotify #17 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
45Down 4 from #41

The Shawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan

Apple #166 Spotify #24 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
46Up 10 from #56

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Armchair Umbrella

Apple #72 Spotify #39 Castbox #93 Pocket Casts #82

24Pulse Score out of 100
47Up 4 from #51

RedHanded
RedHanded

Apple #35 Spotify #86 Castbox #35 Pocket Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
48Up 2 from #50

Bear Hunt
Goalhanger

Apple #19 Spotify — Castbox #24 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
49Down 7 from #42

Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
Plosive

Apple #47 Spotify #68 Castbox #44 Pocket Casts #22

23Pulse Score out of 100
50Down 4 from #46

Cross Party Lines
Cross Party Lines

Apple #64 Spotify #45 Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
51Down 3 from #48

The Trial of Russell Brand
The Times

Apple #33 Spotify #110 Castbox #41 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
52Down 5 from #47

Making Cents
Frances Cook

Apple #41 Spotify #77 Castbox #43 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
53Up 9 from #62

Kim Hill Wants To Know
RNZ

Apple #27 Spotify #195 Castbox #37 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
54Down 5 from #49

Call Her Daddy
Alex Cooper

Apple #116 Spotify #31 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
55Up 4 from #59

TRIGGERnometry
Konstantin Kisin & Francis Foster

Apple #98 Spotify #35 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
56Down 3 from #53

The Agenda
The Alternative Commentary Collective

Apple #40 Spotify #93 Castbox #42 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
57Down 5 from #52

Mamamia Out Loud
Mamamia Podcasts

Apple #31 Spotify #189 Castbox #26 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
58Up 35 from #93

The Ezra Klein Show
New York Times Opinion

Apple #34 Spotify #164 Castbox #53 Pocket Casts #30

21Pulse Score out of 100
59Up 7 from #66

Bad Friends
7EQUIS

Apple — Spotify #21 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
60Up 46 from #106

The Case Of
ABC Australia

Apple #25 Spotify — Castbox #31 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
61Down 3 from #58

DELVE
newsroom.co.nz

Apple #46 Spotify #100 Castbox #51 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
62Down 8 from #54

Duncan Garner - Editor In Chief
rova

Apple #94 Spotify #47 Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
63Up 2 from #65

ZOE Science & Nutrition
ZOE

Apple #45 Spotify #111 Castbox #36 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
64Down 9 from #55

Real Survival Stories
NOISER

Apple #114 Spotify #43 Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
65Down 8 from #57

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
Ballen Studios

Apple #81 Spotify #55 Castbox #60 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
66Up 6 from #72

My Therapist Ghosted Me
Global

Apple #49 Spotify #95 Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
67Down 3 from #64

DSPN -RUGBY
rova | DSPN

Apple #107 Spotify #44 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
68Up 13 from #81

STAN:A
HYBE MEDIA STUDIO

Apple — Spotify #28 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
69Down 2 from #67

The Property Academy Podcast
Opes Partners

Apple #78 Spotify #69 Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
70Down 9 from #61

RNZ News
RNZ

Apple #108 Spotify #56 Castbox #100 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
71Down 1 from #70

Caucus
RNZ

Apple #32 Spotify — Castbox #33 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
72Down 12 from #60

The Rest Is Science
Goalhanger

Apple #83 Spotify #81 Castbox #74 Pocket Casts #45

17Pulse Score out of 100
73Up 9 from #82

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Ringer

Apple #80 Spotify #79 Castbox #80 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
74Up 3 from #77

The High Performance Podcast
High Performance

Apple #87 Spotify #73 Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
75Up 19 from #94

The Book Club
Goalhanger

Apple #51 Spotify #173 Castbox #54 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
76Up 48 from #124

Pod Save America
Pod Save America

Apple #50 Spotify #182 Castbox — Pocket Casts #61

16Pulse Score out of 100
77Down 6 from #71

Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit

Apple #62 Spotify #137 Castbox #55 Pocket Casts #75

16Pulse Score out of 100
78Up 6 from #84

Today in Focus
The Guardian

Apple #60 Spotify #159 Castbox #47 Pocket Casts #42

16Pulse Score out of 100
79Down 3 from #76

Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast
Matt McCusker & Shane Gillis

Apple — Spotify #34 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
80No change

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Newstalk ZB

Apple #37 Spotify — Castbox #34 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
81Down 2 from #79

Kiwi Yarns
rova | Brodie Kane Media

Apple #129 Spotify #62 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
82New on this chart

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4

Apple #38 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts #51

15Pulse Score out of 100
83Up 36 from #119

Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee
Dr Rangan Chatterjee: GP & Author

Apple #61 Spotify #156 Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
84Down 10 from #74

The Rest Is Politics: Leading
Goalhanger

Apple #194 Spotify #57 Castbox — Pocket Casts #70

15Pulse Score out of 100
85Up 6 from #91

TON-AIR
ANTON

Apple — Spotify #37 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
86Down 3 from #83

Fin vs History
Fin Taylor & Horatio Gould

Apple #123 Spotify #70 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
87No change

Black Yoga Room
Black Yoga Room

Apple — Spotify #38 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
88Down 13 from #75

A Moment In Crime
NZ Herald

Apple #145 Spotify #65 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
89Down 20 from #69

The Ancients
History Hit

Apple #79 Spotify #136 Castbox #45 Pocket Casts #91

14Pulse Score out of 100
90Down 4 from #86

48 Hours
48 Hours

Apple #67 Spotify #170 Castbox #50 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
91Down 23 from #68

The Hauraki Breakfast Podcast
Radio Hauraki

Apple #77 Spotify #135 Castbox #63 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
92Up 20 from #112

The News Agents
Global

Apple #42 Spotify — Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
93Down 20 from #73

Dateline NBC
NBC News

Apple #74 Spotify #152 Castbox #52 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
94Down 4 from #90

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson Network

Apple — Spotify #41 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
95Down 17 from #78

Keep The Change
nextAdvisory

Apple #170 Spotify #66 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
96Down 11 from #85

Morbid
Ash Kelley & Alaina Urquhart

Apple #131 Spotify #78 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
97Up 3 from #100

Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe
Keep It Light Media / Spotify Studios

Apple #112 Spotify #99 Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
98Down 9 from #89

Grey Areas with Petra Bagust
rova | Love It Media

Apple #120 Spotify #91 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
99Up 80 from #179

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Pushkin Industries

Apple #55 Spotify — Castbox #85 Pocket Casts #13

13Pulse Score out of 100
100Up 15 from #115

In Our Time
BBC Radio 4

Apple #53 Spotify — Castbox #49 Pocket Casts #34

13Pulse Score out of 100

Show 101–200Showing 101–200

101Down 5 from #96

Happy Hour with Lucy & Nikki
Lucy & Nikki

Apple — Spotify #46 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
102Up 21 from #123

99% Invisible
Roman Mars

Apple #63 Spotify — Castbox #58 Pocket Casts #4

12Pulse Score out of 100
103Down 11 from #92

Life Uncut
LiSTNR

Apple #110 Spotify #108 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
104Down 5 from #99

Smosh Reads Reddit Stories
Smosh

Apple — Spotify #48 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
105Up 49 from #154

Hot Smart Rich with Maggie Sellers Reum
Hot Smart Rich

Apple — Spotify #49 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
106New on this chart

Machine Gods
NPR

Apple #52 Spotify — Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
107Down 3 from #104

The Inspired Unemployed
LiSTNR

Apple — Spotify #50 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
108No change

The Daily Beast Podcast
The Daily Beast, Joanna Coles

Apple #141 Spotify #98 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
109New on this chart

All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
All-In Podcast, LLC

Apple #92 Spotify #166 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
110New on this chart

Saturday Morning
RNZ

Apple #56 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts #53

11Pulse Score out of 100
111Down 4 from #107

We Mean Well
Excuse me Señorita

Apple — Spotify #53 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
112Down 14 from #98

SmartLess
Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett

Apple #117 Spotify #141 Castbox — Pocket Casts #55

11Pulse Score out of 100
113Down 18 from #95

Tame and Tova
TVNZ

Apple #109 Spotify #149 Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
114Up 3 from #117

Unravel
ABC Australia

Apple #57 Spotify — Castbox #59 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
115Down 12 from #103

Bear Brook
NHPR

Apple #58 Spotify — Castbox #46 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
116Down 15 from #101

Toni and Ryan
Toni Lodge and Ryan Jon

Apple #152 Spotify #105 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
117Down 7 from #110

Betrayal Season 6
iHeartPodcasts | Glass Podcasts

Apple #59 Spotify — Castbox #57 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
118Down 13 from #105

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

Apple #115 Spotify #154 Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
119Down 17 from #102

Ukraine: The Latest
The Telegraph

Apple #100 Spotify #172 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
120Up 2 from #122

The Rest Is Football
Goalhanger

Apple #143 Spotify #119 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
121Down 3 from #118

Sportscafe
Sportscafe Media

Apple — Spotify #58 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
122Up 8 from #130

JOURNEY with JOHNNY
JOHNNY

Apple — Spotify #59 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
123Up 69 from #192

You're Dead to Me
BBC Radio 4

Apple #71 Spotify — Castbox #84 Pocket Casts #24

10Pulse Score out of 100
124Up 7 from #131

P1 with Matt and Tommy
Stak

Apple #148 Spotify #127 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
125Down 9 from #116

Rehab Science: Move Better
Dr. Tom Walters

Apple — Spotify #61 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
126Up 2 from #128

The Trial
The Crime Desk

Apple #121 Spotify #168 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
127New on this chart

Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth / Plain Jaine Media

Apple #68 Spotify — Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
128New on this chart

Death of an Artist
Pushkin Industries

Apple #65 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
129Up 38 from #167

The Front Page
NZ Herald

Apple #70 Spotify — Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
130Down 42 from #88

Levels with Willie Mason & Justin Horo
Levels Network

Apple — Spotify #67 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
131Down 2 from #129

The Imperfects
Hugh van Cuylenburg, Ryan Shelton & Josh van Cuylenburg

Apple #151 Spotify #153 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
132Down 5 from #127

Begin Again with Davina McCall
Begin Again

Apple #190 Spotify #131 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
133Up 15 from #148

Heart
Apple TV / Plan B / Blanchard House

Apple #75 Spotify — Castbox #78 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
134Down 2 from #132

Two Hot Takes
Morgan Absher

Apple — Spotify #71 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
135Up 2 from #137

The Montoyas
The Montoyas Podcast

Apple — Spotify #72 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
136Down 2 from #134

20/20
ABC News

Apple #139 Spotify #188 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
137Up 2 from #139

The Tim Dillon Show
The Tim Dillon Show

Apple — Spotify #74 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
138Down 3 from #135

Rotten Mango
Stephanie Soo

Apple — Spotify #75 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
139Down 26 from #113

In The Dark
The New Yorker

Apple #85 Spotify — Castbox #82 Pocket Casts #84

8Pulse Score out of 100
140Down 19 from #121

ill-advised by Bill Nighy
EYEPOD Studios

Apple #82 Spotify — Castbox #56 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
141No change

Steph & Laura
Shameless Media

Apple — Spotify #76 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
142Down 31 from #111

Nine To Noon
RNZ

Apple #91 Spotify — Castbox #61 Pocket Casts #88

8Pulse Score out of 100
143Down 29 from #114

The Room
Shameless Media

Apple #198 Spotify #155 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
144Up 21 from #165

What a Lad
Presented by Betcha

Apple — Spotify #80 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
145Up 31 from #176

Criminal
Vox Media Podcast Network

Apple #93 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts #28

8Pulse Score out of 100
146Up 3 from #149

True Crime Stories
True Crime Stories

Apple — Spotify #82 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
147Up 4 from #151

Alpha Blokes Podcast
Alpha Blokes Project

Apple — Spotify #83 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
148Up 2 from #150

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk
Goalhanger

Apple #88 Spotify — Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
149Down 11 from #138

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #89 Spotify — Castbox #73 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
150Up 18 from #168

The Leighton Smith Podcast
Newstalk ZB

Apple #84 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
151Up 4 from #155

The Fellas
The Fellas Studios

Apple — Spotify #84 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
152Down 7 from #145

The Zach Lowe Show
The Ringer

Apple #186 Spotify #184 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
153Up 8 from #161

Q+A with Jack Tame
Q+A with Jack Tame

Apple — Spotify #85 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
154Down 12 from #142

Love Trapped
iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts

Apple #90 Spotify — Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
155Up 14 from #169

The Documentary Podcast
BBC World Service

Apple #104 Spotify — Castbox #79 Pocket Casts #36

8Pulse Score out of 100
156Down 23 from #133

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?
BBC Sounds

Apple #86 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
157Up 9 from #166

Cheques and Balances
Cheques and Balances

Apple — Spotify #87 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
158Down 2 from #156

Let's Find Out
Let's Find Out

Apple — Spotify #88 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
159Down 7 from #152

Conversations
ABC Australia

Apple #95 Spotify — Castbox #70 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
160Up 3 from #163

Not For Radio (Sniper Elite)
rova | Jay & Dunc

Apple — Spotify #89 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
161Down 4 from #157

Boring History For Sleep | Gentle Storytelling And Ambient Sounds (Official)
HistoryAndSleepOfficial

Apple — Spotify #90 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
162New on this chart

Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Apple #128 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts #5

7Pulse Score out of 100
163Down 17 from #146

Careless | Tortoise Investigates
The Observer

Apple #97 Spotify — Castbox #77 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
164Down 28 from #136

The Infinite Monkey Cage
BBC Radio 4

Apple #122 Spotify — Castbox #95 Pocket Casts #19

7Pulse Score out of 100
165Down 68 from #97

Morning Report
RNZ

Apple #102 Spotify — Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
166Up 6 from #172

The Basement Yard
Santagato Studios

Apple — Spotify #96 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
167Up 16 from #183

Swag on the Beat
Swag on the Beat

Apple — Spotify #97 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
168Down 25 from #143

Football Weekly
The Guardian

Apple #106 Spotify — Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
169Down 11 from #158

The Dropout
ABC News

Apple #99 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
170New on this chart

Americast
BBC News

Apple #101 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
171Down 12 from #159

Nourish Move Love Home Workouts
Lindsey Bomgren

Apple — Spotify #101 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
172Up 16 from #188

Lex Fridman Podcast
Lex Fridman

Apple — Spotify #116 Castbox — Pocket Casts #39

7Pulse Score out of 100
173Up 1 from #174

Daze of Our Lives
The Hits

Apple — Spotify #102 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
174New on this chart

Radiolab
WNYC Studios

Apple #140 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts #9

7Pulse Score out of 100
175Up 12 from #187

British Scandal
Audible

Apple #103 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
176Up 8 from #184

ShxtsNGigs
shxtsngigs

Apple — Spotify #103 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
177Up 3 from #180

Backstage with Cooper & Matty Johns
JOHNS MEDIA

Apple — Spotify #104 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
178New on this chart

Serial
Serial Productions & The New York Times

Apple #144 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts #10

6Pulse Score out of 100
179Down 1 from #178

Guided Sleep Meditation & Sleep Hypnosis from Sleep Cove
Sleep Hypnosis, Meditations and Bedtime Stories

Apple — Spotify #106 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
180Down 18 from #162

Yoga with Kassandra
Kassandra Reinhardt

Apple — Spotify #109 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
181Down 21 from #160

Economist Podcasts
The Economist

Apple #119 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts #72

6Pulse Score out of 100
182Down 9 from #173

Science Vs
Spotify Studios

Apple — Spotify #139 Castbox — Pocket Casts #18

6Pulse Score out of 100
183Up 3 from #186

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Apple — Spotify #112 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
184Down 20 from #164

This American Life
This American Life

Apple #165 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts #7

6Pulse Score out of 100
185New on this chart

Election 2026: The Podcast
NZ Herald

Apple #113 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
186Down 1 from #185

Financial Audit
Caleb Hammer

Apple — Spotify #113 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
187Up 2 from #189

Bloke In A Bar
Denan Kemp

Apple — Spotify #114 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
188Down 79 from #109

Politics NZ
RNZ

Apple — Spotify #117 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
189New on this chart

Planet Money
NPR

Apple #163 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts #11

6Pulse Score out of 100
190New on this chart

The Reality Machine
RNZ

Apple #118 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
191Down 16 from #175

Candace
Candace Owens

Apple — Spotify #118 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
192Down 1 from #191

Piers Morgan Uncensored
Piers Morgan Uncensored

Apple — Spotify #120 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
193New on this chart

Restricted Radio
Twilight Rex

Apple — Spotify #121 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
194Up 2 from #196

The Mindset Mentor
Rob Dial

Apple — Spotify #122 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
195Down 1 from #194

Petty POV with Charlotte Dobre
Jellysmack

Apple — Spotify #123 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
196New on this chart

Pivot
New York Magazine

Apple #124 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
197New on this chart

Johnny Harris
Johnny Harris

Apple — Spotify #124 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
198Down 5 from #193

GUILT
Brevity Studios

Apple #125 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
199Down 73 from #126

The Morning Rumble
rova | The Rock

Apple — Spotify #125 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
200Down 10 from #190

Crimes NZ
RNZ

Apple #126 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 podcast in New Zealand right now?

The Rest Is History by Goalhanger is the No. 1 podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 31, 2026 (#1 on Apple Podcasts, #5 on Spotify, #1 on Castbox, #1 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are The Rest Is History, The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett and The Joe Rogan Experience. The chart updates every day, so check back to see who's climbing.

How is this ranking calculated?

We combine each show's position on the Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox & Pocket Casts charts into a single Pulse Score from 1 to 100. Shows that rank well on several platforms score higher than shows that top just one. Read the full methodology.

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