RNZ vs Kingston Highlights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RNZ
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.
- Breaking news alerts and live coverage
- Live streaming of all RNZ radio stations
- On-demand programmes, podcasts, and series
- Play queue for listening later or offline
- Offline listening without internet access
- Personalization with favorites and bookmarks
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RNZ (Radio New Zealand) is New Zealand’s 100% ad-free, multimedia public broadcaster. Follow the latest breaking news, listen live to your favourite RNZ radio stations, programmes and podcasts and enjoy video or audio on demand - anytime, anywhere with the new RNZ app for iPhone. The all-new app is clear and simple to use, with bookmarking, favourites, sharing and options to personalise your experience – including a great new play queue and player. New features and highlights: • Get breaking news alerts, video and live coverage on a homepage news feed • Listen live to all RNZ’s radio stations – National, Pacific and Concert - plus the latest RNZ news bulletins, live blogs and live-streamed video • All-new build eliminates crashes and bugs and ensures audio play reliability • Live streaming sounds better than ever • New design is clear and simple to use • Easily discover all RNZ’s great programmes, podcasts and series, in their entirety • Add whole programmes, podcasts or individual audio items to your play queue for listening later or downloading for offline use • Favourite or bookmark to ‘My RNZ’ and easily find and listen to the latest content from all your favourite radio programmes • Listen offline without internet access The app was designed and developed in partnership with Alphero. If you have any feedback, a feature request, or wish to report an issue, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us at appproject@radionz.co.nz.
Kingston Highlights
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Kingston High School has had a student-run newspaper since its earliest days. The Highlights app is the latest incarnation of this long tradition.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Kingston Highlights at every 6 weeks against RNZ's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RNZ ships an update every 3 months, Kingston Highlights every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RNZ | Kingston Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Radio New Zealand | Zelacom Electronic Publishing, LLC |
Bugs and requests
RNZ
Reported bugs
12 issues- App stops playing audio when screen locks
- Crashes on iPhone 14 with iOS 18.5
- HomePod connection drops after seconds
- News items fail to open randomly
- Swipe-to-go-back navigation broken
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- App cuts out mid-playback
- Buffering and stopping issues
- Dark mode renders graph legends unreadable
- iPad display shows narrow phone-sized view
- News articles stuck on stale cached versions
- Playback jumps back/forward during live streams
- App hangs when opening news items
Requested features
13 requests- Dynamic Type/adjustable font size support
- Image zoom functionality in articles
- iPad-optimized app version
- Granular notification settings (sports, crime, regional)
- Sleep timer feature
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- Skip forward/backward 30-second buttons
- Home button on every page
- Widget for breaking news
- Better CarPlay functionality
- Direct speaker/Sonos integration
- Program schedule display in app
- Offline access to downloaded content
- Siri voice command support
Kingston Highlights
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RNZ
No in-app purchases
Kingston Highlights
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is RNZ free?
Is Kingston Highlights free?
Do RNZ or Kingston Highlights have ads?
Which is updated more often, RNZ or Kingston Highlights?
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