PremiumUpdatedMedia Insider: RNZ radio ratings — listenership back over 500,000; Morning Report audience risesShayne CurrieNZME Editor-at-Large·NZ Herald·24 Aug, 2026 11:10 PM5 mins to read‌Morning Report co-hosts John Campbell and Ingrid Hipkiss.Morning Report co-hosts John Campbell and Ingrid Hipkiss.RNZ has made strong gains in Auckland and overall but dropped back in Wellington and Christchurch.The number of people listening to RNZ has risen back above the important 500,000 mark following a period of major on-air changes at the public broadcaster.

And John Campbell is having a positive early