Access New Zealand's public broadcaster's news, radio stations, podcasts, and on-demand video and audio content. Enjoy a user-friendly interface with features like bookmarking, favorites, and a play queue for personalized listening. Listen live or offline, and receive breaking news alerts.
What We Love
- 📰 High-quality, ad-free news content
- 🌙 Dark mode implementation (recently added)
- 🎙️ Excellent radio streaming and podcasts
- 🆓 Free access to comprehensive news
- 📱 Generally user-friendly interface
- 🔕 Customizable notification controls
- 🌍 Good international news coverage
- 💾 Ability to save and download content
Room to Improve
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes frequently
- 📏 Text size too small, poor accessibility
- 🔊 Audio playback stops when app backgrounded
- 📱 Not optimized for iPad (phone-sized view)
- 🔗 Many articles redirect to external browser
- 🔔 Excessive 'breaking news' notifications despite filters
- 🖼️ Dark mode breaks image/graph readability
- ⚠️ HomePod connection drops
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🧭 Confusing navigation and layout
- ⏱️ Slow load times
- 🔄 App requires frequent reinstalls to function
