Radio New Zealand National. 2015-03-03. 05:00-23:59.

A recording of Radio New Zealand National from 5am to midnight. The following rundown is sourced from the broadcaster’s website. Note some overseas/copyright restricted items may not appear in the supplied rundown:

03 March 2015

===12:04 AM. | All Night Programme===
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Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Spectrum (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (RNZ); 2:05 The New Jazz Archive: Great Jazz Cities - St Louis (5 of 8); 3:05 Wrestling with God, by Lloyd Geering (9 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 An Author's View (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

===6:00 AM. | Morning Report===
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Radio New Zealand's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including: 6:18 Pacific News 6:22 Rural News 6:27 and 8:45 Te Manu Korihi News 6:44 and 7:41 NZ Newspapers 6:47 Business News 7:42 and 8:34 Sports News 6:46 and 7:24 Traffic

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06:00
Top Stories for Tuesday 3 March 2015
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John Key clamps down on MPs' pay - Andrew Little says it musn't set a precedent for other workers. Worksafe lays charges over the fatal attack on Ashburton's Winz office and Iraqi forces mount a massive attack on Islamic State north of Baghdad.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 32'52"

06:06
Sports News for 3 March 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'01"

06:18
Pacific News for 3 March 2015
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The latest from the Pacific region.
Topics: Pacific
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'40"

06:22
Morning Rural News for 3 March 2015
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News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 4'06"

06:26
Te Manu Korihi News for 3 March 2015
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The Far North iwi, Ngati Kahu, has fronted up to politicians - telling them to pull a settlement package for four other neighbouring tribes; Auckland's tupuna maunga - or volcanic cones - are about to become alcohol and smoke-free zones; The organisers of the national kapa haka event, Te Matatini, aim to contribute at least six million dollars towards the rebuilding of Christchurch; A members' bill by the Green Party to prevent Māori land being taken under the Public Works Act could be before parliament by the end of the month.
Topics: te ao Māori
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 3'26"

06:38
Move to link MP's pay rises to the average public sector pay
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The Government's move to link MP's pay rises to the average public sector pay increase has received widespread political support.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: MPs' salaries
Duration: 1'42"

06:40
Worksafe's move to charge fellow Govt department over shooting
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A health and safety lawyer has welcomed a decision to prosecute over the fatal attack on Ashburton's Winz office.
Topics: crime, business
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Ashburton WINZ, fatal attack
Duration: 1'56"

06:42
Damages warning to employers who breach workers' privacy
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The record damages handed down to New Zealand's biggest credit union is being hailed as as a stern warning to employers who breach their workers' privacy.
Topics: law
Regions:
Tags: damages, New Zealand Credit Union
Duration: 2'22"

06:49
Terms of trade fall in December quarter
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Fickle global demand is expected to temper future gains in the country's purchasing power with the rest of the world.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: terms of trade
Duration: 2'13"

06:51
Treasury picks slight GDP hit from drought
BODY:
The Treasury is picking the drought conditions will knock economic growth slightly this year.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: economic growth
Duration: 37"

06:52
Diligent: shareholders better off
BODY:
Diligent Board Member Services says shareholders will be better off in the longer term if it uses its near 71 million US dollars in cash to fund product development or acquisitions, than if it returned capital.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: Diligent
Duration: 3'04"

06:54
PayPal stops processing payments to Mega
BODY:
Customers of Kim Dotcom's latest business venture, Mega, will find it difficult to pay for its services since PayPal will no longer process payments to the cloud storage service.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: Mega, paypal
Duration: 1'15"

06:56
Wellington Drive says 2015 might deliver a break-even result
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Stronger demand from Latin America will be crucial to Wellington Drive Technology's hopes that it can deliver a break-even result this year.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: Wellington Drive Technology
Duration: 2'14"

06:58
TVNZ's first-half profit falls 5% to $19.8m
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Television New Zealand's half-year profit has fallen due to advertising revenue.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: TVNZ
Duration: 1'14"

07:07
Sports News for 3 March 2015
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 1'46"

07:11
Labour offers cautious support on MP pay
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The Labour Party is offering limited support to the government's move linking MP's pay rises to the average public sector increase -- but is warning it mustn't impact on ordinary public servants.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: MPs' salaries
Duration: 5'36"

07:17
Former MPs defend parliamentary salaries
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Former MPs are at odds over the Prime Minister's announcement.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: MPs' salaries
Duration: 4'14"

07:21
Radio New Zealand's political editor analyses pay rise
BODY:
Listening to that has been our political editor Brent Edwards.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: MPs' salaries
Duration: 3'16"

07:25
Lawyer says NZCU being made an example of
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The record damages payout imposed on New Zealand's biggest credit union is being hailed as a stern warning to employers who breach their workers' privacy.
Topics: law, business
Regions:
Tags: damages, New Zealand Credit Union
Duration: 3'15"

07:28
Deaths and injuries at ports revealed
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Maritime New Zealand figures show three port workers have been killed and more than a hundred injured in the past four years.
Topics: transport
Regions:
Tags: accidents, Maritime New Zealand
Duration: 4'03"

07:36
WorksafeNZ 'brave' to charge Social Development
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A Health and safety lawyer says Work Safe's decision to charge the Ministry of Social Development over the death of two of its employees at its Ashburton WINZ office sends a message to other employers.
Topics: law, crime
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Work Safe, Ashburton WINZ
Duration: 3'57"

07:40
Iraq launches major assault on Isis forces in Tikrit
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The Iraqi army is launching a massive military operation to try and recapture Tikrit from Islamic State militants.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Iraq, Islamic State
Duration: 7'52"

07:48
Key ignoring meetings with Islamic organisation
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Muslim leaders in New Zealand say the government should listen to them or risk making some muslims more militant.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: Muslim leaders, Federation of Islamic Associations
Duration: 2'35"

07:51
Murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov
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Russian critics of President Vladimir Putin say the murder of a leading opposition leader leaves them fearful the country can ever return to normal political life.
Topics:
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Tags: Russia, Boris Nemtsov
Duration: 4'26"

07:57
Discovery of bodies at Tasman Glacier nothing unusual
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Police say low snow falls last winter and this summer's warm temperatures are probably the reason Aoraki Mount Cook has begun giving up its secrets.
Topics: sport, history
Regions:
Tags: Tasman Glacier, dead climbers
Duration: 2'18"

08:07
Sports News for 3 March 2015
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'17"

08:11
Government to change law to stop MP pay hikes
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The Labour Party leader, Andrew Little, says the Government should cap the pay of public sector chief executives.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: MPs' salaries
Duration: 2'49"

08:14
NZCU privacy breach damages 'almost' precedent setting for NZ
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A privacy lawyer is warning companies not to make light of their privacy policies in the wake of the Facebook cake case.
Topics: law, business
Regions:
Tags: privacy policies, New Zealand Credit Union
Duration: 4'54"

08:20
Texts reveal debt between Shalvin Prasad and his accused killer
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Text messages have revealed in court how a man accused of burning his friend to death owed him money, but instead would fob him off or ask for more.
Topics: crime
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Shalvin Prasad
Duration: 2'48"

08:23
Labour won't rule out deal in Northland byelection
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The Labour Party won't rule out a deal with New Zealand First in the upcoming Northland by election.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: Northland by election
Duration: 3'48"

08:27
New group seeks to provide view of disabled on euthanasia
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A new group representing disabled people says they feel threatened and unvalued by growing calls to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide.
Topics: health
Regions:
Tags: Not Dead Yet Aotearoa
Duration: 4'12"

08:31
Markets Update for 3 March 2015
BODY:
A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 1'01"

08:36
ACC overhauls sexual abuse care service
BODY:
The ACC has overhauled its sensitive claims service, with the Minister for ACC admitting that the Corporation made big mistakes in the way it dealt with victims of sexual assaults.
Topics: law, crime, health
Regions:
Tags: sensitive claims service, ACC
Duration: 3'06"

08:40
Maritime Union calls for port industry review
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Three port workers have been killed and more than a hundred injured in the past four years, leading union officials to say not enough has been done to ensure their members' safety.
Topics: transport, law, business
Regions:
Tags: port deaths, health and safety incidents
Duration: 3'28"

08:43
Supercity submissions now closed
BODY:
More than five-thousand submissions have been made on a controversial plan to create a Supercity in the Greater Wellington region.
Topics: politics
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: supercity
Duration: 4'26"

08:48
Te Manu Korihi News for 3 March 2015
BODY:
The Far North iwi, Ngati Kahu, has fronted up to politicians - telling them to pull a settlement package for four other neighbouring tribes; Auckland's tupuna maunga - or volcanic cones - are about to become alcohol and smoke-free zones; A members' bill by the Green Party to prevent Māori land being taken under the Public Works Act could be before parliament by the end of the month; The organisers of the national kapa haka event, Te Matatini, aim to contribute at least six million dollars towards the rebuilding of Christchurch.
Topics: te ao Māori
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 3'27"

08:52
Forensics expert gives evidence on murder weapon
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A British forensics expert has told the High Court that without a murder weapon, it isn't conclusive paint flakes found in the hair of Christine and Amber Lundy came from Mark Lundy's tools.
Topics: crime
Regions:
Tags: Mark Lundy
Duration: 3'23"

08:55
Dam Buster to sell medals for memorial
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One of only two New Zealanders to take part in the famous Dam Busters raid during the Second World War is to auction his decorations and medals to raise money for the upkeep of a memorial to his comrades in Bomber Command.
Topics: history, defence force
Regions:
Tags: Dam Busters, Bomber Command
Duration: 3'15"

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===9:06 AM. | Nine To Noon===
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Current affairs and topics of interest, including: 10:45 The Reading: Fainting and the Fat Man, by Vincent O'Sullivan, read by David McPhail (F, RNZ)

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09:08
Fighting for the Right to Die
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Lecretia Seales is dying of a brain tumour, and is lobbying the government to reform the laws on assisted dying. The 41-year-old Wellington senior public lawyer was diagnosed with cancer in 2011 and is having palliative chemotherapy. She believes it is a fundamental human right that she should be able to say goodbye to her husband and family at a time of her choosing and while she remains fully conscious.
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Lecretia Seales is dying of a brain tumour, and is lobbying the government to reform the laws on assisted dying.
The 41-year-old Wellington senior public lawyer was diagnosed with cancer in 2011 and is having palliative chemotherapy.
She believes it is a fundamental human right that she should be able to say goodbye to her husband and family at a time of her choosing and while she remains fully conscious.
If I had this right, I wouldn’t be going out tomorrow and exercising it, but it would be comforting to know I had that right.

Her husband, Matt, supports her, as do many New Zealanders, according to a Horizon poll in 2012. Respondents were asked if they supported a law change to allow mentally competent adults to receive medical assistance to die if they have a terminal illness or an irreversible physical or mental condition that renders their life unbearable.
Sixty-three percent of respondents were in favour. 65 percent said they knew or had known someone in that position. 12 percent were opposed to law reform, with 25 percent neutral or unsure.
Former Labour MP Maryan Street had been trying to change the law with her End of Life Choice Bill, but the bill she introduced was withdrawn from the ballot late last year.
Ms Seales believes there is widespread public support for law reform, and she wants Members of Parliament to have the courage to address the question.
The public response to me has been overwhelmingly positive. There’s been the odd letter that thought it was a bad idea, but on the whole it’s been hugely positive. The politicians being shy on this issue are not up with public opinion.

Prime Minister John Key has said he supports voluntary euthanasia under limited circumstances, and believes a member's bill before parliament is the right way to debate the issue, but believes Ms Street’s bill went too far.
Opponents of voluntary euthanasia say any law on assisted dying would send the wrong signal to society’s most vulnerable, and the “right to die” could easily morph into a “duty to die”.
There are assisted dying laws in the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland and several states in the United States.
Twelve years ago, former New Zealand First MP Peter Brown’s "Death with Dignity” bill was narrowly defeated 60-58 in its first reading in parliament.
Lecretia Seales talks to Kathryn Ryan about her fight for law reform.
Topics: health, politics
Regions:
Tags: assisted dying
Duration: 24'03"

09:35
AgResearch plans to build a seed bank
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Government scientists are proposing building a new seed bank to protect New Zealand agriculture for the effects of climate chance. Dr Kioumars Ghamkhar is the director of the Margot Forde Forage Germplasm Centre at AgResearch's Grasslands facility near Palmerston North.
Topics: rural, science
Regions: Manawatu
Tags: seed bank, climate change
Duration: 11'50"

09:48
Our final cross with our long time US correspondent, Jack Hitt
BODY:
The current shambolic state of US politics and how it has not changed much from the old days.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: USA
Duration: 12'10"

10:14
A forty-year search for a childhood bully
BODY:
Allen Kurzweil is a New York author and journalist who looked into what became of his childhood bully and discovered that his tormentor went on to be involved in a complicated, multi-million dollar scam where deception, manipulation and bullying were used to fleece money from its victims.
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Allen Kurzweil is a New York author and journalist who's early life was negatively affected by a school bully.
Looking for closure as an adult he tracked down the boy who had tormented him, and discovered a complicated, multi-million dollar scam where deception, manipulation and bullying were used to fleece money from its victims.
Allen Kurzweil tells Kathryn Ryan his story.
Topics: author interview
Regions:
Tags: bullying
Duration: 30'32"

11:06
Book review: 'The Anchoress' by Robyn Cadwallader
BODY:
Reviewed by Lisa Finucane. Published by HarperCollins Australia.
Topics: books
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 5'19"

11:11
Business commentator Rod Oram
BODY:
Rod Oram has a wrap-up of the results season; an historic regulatory action in the US affecting the internet; and Irving Kahn, a legend of Wall Street, who has just died at 109 years old.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 13'28"

11:28
Are mushrooms the next plastics?
BODY:
Ecovative mushroom products in New York is replacing plastic and styrofoam packaging materials with alternatives made from agricultural waste and the self-assembling glue in mushrooms - mycelium. The products are bio-degradable, non-toxic and cost competitive. Ecovative has won numerous awards, including World Economic Forum recognition as a Tech Pioneer and is partnering with Fortune 500 firms like 3M and Sealed Air. Last month Forbes included Ecovative's founders among 30 leaders under the age of 30 who are Moving the World.
Topics: science, business, technology
Regions:
Tags: Packaging, mycellium, mushrooms
Duration: 16'42"

11:45
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
BODY:
Gavin Ellis discusses the new Prime News; and the latest circulation figures.
Topics: media
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 14'14"

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09:05 Fighting for the Right to Die
Lecretia Seales is dying of a brain tumour, and is lobbying the government to reform the laws on assisted dying. The 41-year-old Wellington senior public lawyer was diagnosed with cancer in 2011 and is having palliative chemotherapy. She believes it is a fundamental human right that she should be able to say goodbye to her husband and family at a time of her choosing and while she remains fully conscious.
09:20 AgResearch plans to build a seed bank as a safeguard against disease and climate change
Government scientists are proposing building a new seed bank to protect New Zealand agriculture for the effects of climate chance.
Dr Kioumars Ghamkhar is the director of the Margot Forde Forage Germplasm Centre at AgResearch's Grasslands facility near Palmerston North.
09:45 Our final cross with our long time US correspondent, Jack Hitt
10:05 A forty-year search for a childhood bully
Allen Kurzweil is a New York author and journalist who looked into what became of his childhood bully and discovered that his tormentor went on to be involved in a complicated, multi-million dollar scam where deception, manipulation and bullying were used to fleece money from its victims.
10:35 Book review: 'The Anchoress' by Robyn Cadwallader
Reviewed by Lisa Finucane. Published by HarperCollins Australia.
10:45 The Reading: 'Fainting and the Fat Man' by Vincent O'Sullivan
A story from the short story collection 'The Families'. Read by David McPhail (Part 2 of 2, RNZ)
11:05 Business commentator Rod Oram
Rod Oram has a wrap-up of the results season; an historic regulatory action in the US affecting the internet; and Irving Kahn, a legend of Wall Street, who has just died at 109 years old.
11:20 Are mushrooms the next plastics?
Ecovative mushroom products in New York is replacing plastic and styrofoam packaging materials with alternatives made from agricultural waste and the self-assembling glue in mushrooms - mycelium. The products are bio-degradable, non-toxic and cost competitive. Ecovative has won numerous awards, including World Economic Forum recognition as a Tech Pioneer and is partnering with Fortune 500 firms like 3M and Sealed Air. Last month Forbes included Ecovative's founders among 30 leaders under the age of 30 who are Moving the World.
11:45 Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin Ellis discusses the new Prime News; and the latest circulation figures.

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Artist: Beth Orton
Song: Dawn Chorus
Composer: Orton
Album: Sugaring Season
Label: ANTI 787118
Time: 9.30am
Artist: Etta James
Song: Tell Mama
Composer: Carter, Daniel, Terrell
Album: At Last!
Label: CHESS 329367
Time: 10.10am
Artist: Eddi Reader
Song: Dandelion
Composer: Reader
Album: Love is the Way
Label: ROUGH TRADE 700454
Time: 10.25am
Artist: Matt Langley
Song: Told You So
Composer: Langley
Album: Virginia Avenue
Label: MATTLANGLEY 830445
Time: 11.25am

===Noon | Midday Report===
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Radio New Zealand news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including: 12:16 Business News 12:26 Sport 12:34 Rural News 12:43 Worldwatch

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12:00
Midday News for 3 March 2015
BODY:
A claim criticism of tourist drivers is getting out of control and opposition parties call for pay increases for public sector chief executives to be reined in.
Topics:
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Tags:
Duration: 15'15"

12:17
S&P affirms TSB Bank's "BBB+" rating
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The international ratings agency, Standard & Poor's, has affirmed TSB Bank's credit rating at triple-B-plus.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: TSB
Duration: 1'25"

12:19
Review aims to improve financial advice and services laws
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The government is reviewing the laws governing financial advice and services to ensure consumers are getting what they need to make good investment decisions.
Topics: economy, business
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 1'26"

12:20
TVNZ responds to online competition
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Television New Zealand says it's responding to increasing competition for Internet-based-television viewers, by giving them quick and easy access to what they want to watch.
Topics: business, media
Regions:
Tags: TVNZ
Duration: 1'45"

12:24
Midday Markets for 3 March 2015
BODY:
For the latest from the markets we're joined by Angus Marks at First NZ Capital.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 2'06"

12:26
Midday Sports News for 3 March 2015
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The former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has called on the sport's international governing body to re-think plans to cut the number of teams at the next tournament and Irish captain William Porterfield says his team's bowlers won't be intimidated by the Proteas powerful batting lineup.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 3'01"

12:35
Midday Rural News for 3 March 2015
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News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 7'18"

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===1:06 PM. | Afternoons===
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Information and debate, people and places around NZ

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13:10
Your Song - You've Got A Friend
BODY:
Neil Bruce of Hamilton has chosen "You've Got a Friend" by James Taylor.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: James Taylor
Duration: 13'15"

13:22
TV review with Phil Wallington
BODY:
Phil Wallington on Nigel Latta's new show and the Kardashians' latest deal.
Topics: media
Regions:
Tags: television
Duration: 10'53"

13:33
Book review with Vanda Symon
BODY:
Vanda Symon on the longlist for the Ngaio Marsh Award.
Topics: books
Regions:
Tags: Ngaio Marsh Award
Duration: 8'41"

13:43
Music review with Colin Morris
BODY:
Colin Morris with music from Pops Staples and The Mavericks.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: Staple Singers, Pop Staples, The Mavericks
Duration: 12'51"

13:54
Web review with Daniela Maoate-Cox
BODY:
Daniela Maoate-Cox reviewing virtual banking tools, IT charity Hackathon and Snapchat Discover.
Topics: technology, media
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 5'36"

14:10
Underwater Volcano Research - Cornel de Ronde
BODY:
Scientists head off from Auckland today on an 18-day voyage to investigate sea-floor volcanoes near Raoul Island - it's the first time they've inspected them so closely. We speak to Dr Cornel deRonde from GNS.
Topics: science
Regions:
Tags: sea-floor volcanoes
Duration: 8'49"

14:20
The King Of Swords - Dave Hannay
BODY:
Sometimes it takes a leap of faith to go it alone and start up your own business - and other times all it might take is a twenty-foot shipping container filled with thousands of swords, daggers and knives, that was the case for our guest, Napier man Dave Hannay, who for the past nine years has been running King of Swords on Hasting Street.
EXTENDED BODY:
Sometimes it takes a leap of faith to go it alone and start up your own business - and other times all it might take is a twenty-foot shipping container filled with thousands of swords, daggers and knives, that was the case for our guest, Napier man Dave Hannay, who for the past nine years has been running King of Swords on Hasting Street.
Topics:
Regions: Hawkes Bay
Tags: swords, King of Swords
Duration: 11'52"

14:45
Feature album - Sigh No More
BODY:
British band Mumford and Sons are going electric with their new album due in May, but today we feature their signature folk rock-sound from their debut album "Sigh No More".
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: Mumford And Sons
Duration: 12'20"

15:10
Jane Wilde
BODY:
For 30 years, Jane Wilde says she remained in the shadows while her famous husband devoted himself to fame, success and thoughts of the universe. She started caring for professor Stephen Hawking when he was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease at age 22 until they divorced. Their marriage is the basis of the movie, The Theory of Everything. The screenplay for the film was written by New Zealander Anthony McCarten and is based on Jane Wilde Hawking's memoir about her years with Stephen Hawking. Now she's updated her original memoir in a new book called Travelling to Infinity: The True Story Behind the Theory of Everything that gives her account of their marriage, the painful divorce and recent reconciliation.
EXTENDED BODY:
For 30 years, Jane Wilde says she remained in the shadows while her famous husband devoted himself to fame, success and thoughts of the universe.
She started caring for professor Stephen Hawking when he was diagnosed with Motor Nueron Disease at age 22 until they divorced.

Their marriage is the basis of the movie The Theory of Everything. The screenplay for the film was written by New Zealander Anthony McCarten and is based on Jane Wilde Hawking's memoir about her years with Stephen Hawking.
Now she's updated her original memoir in a new book called Travelling to Infinity: The True Story Behind the Theory of Everything that gives her account of their marriage, the painful divorce and recent reconciliation.
Jane Wilde Hawking talks to Noelle McCarthy.
Topics: author interview
Regions:
Tags: Jane Wilde, Stephen Hawking, The Theory of Everything
Duration: 25'00"

15:45
The Panel pre-show for 3 March 2015
BODY:
Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
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Duration: 14'16"

21:06
Tracking Rig Sharks
BODY:
Shark researcher Warrick Lyon has developed his own GPS tracking system so he can follow rig sharks in the murky waters of Pauatahanui Inlet
EXTENDED BODY:
By Alison Ballance
Tracking rig sharks in Pauatahanui Inlet is proving to be a difficult job at the best of times for shark researcher Warrick Lyon, let alone when the electronic tags keep getting ‘stolen’ off the sharks. I joined Warrick on a recent research trip into the estuary, and although it was only 8am he had already had an eventful morning.
“A fisherman caught my shark!” he told me as he picked me up from the boat ramp. “It was towing a GPS transmitter that tells me the location of the shark; the transmitter floats on the surface and there’s a 6-metre long nylon tether down to the shark. So the shark swims along the seafloor and that’s where they like to be, and the tag floats on the surface, and it was the tether between the two that the fisherman caught.”

To make matters worse, Warrick was actually talking to the fishers at the time!
As he describes in his Shark Tracker blog, the chances of this happening are incredibly small: ‘I’m guessing that there are between several hundred to several thousand rig sharks in Porirua Harbour during the spring and summer, so what are the chances that the ONE I have tagged gets caught? I’ll do some simple math for you it’s between 0.00002% and 0.000005%, that’s a pretty low. What made it even more unlikely was that I was talking to the fishers at the time, telling them about my research, and if they ever caught one of my tagged sharks could they please return the tag to me. Then one of them caught my rig shark.’
Warrick is a technician at NIWA and is carrying out research into rig sharks for a PhD at the University of Auckland. The first stage of his research is to find out how adult rig use Pauatahanui Inlet during the warmer summer months when they use the estuary as a breeding ground. To do this he has worked with NIWA’s Peter De Joux to develop an innovative electronic tracking system, which uses GPS and allows him to track individual sharks in real time. A system of routers around the estuary act as a smart network that transmit the location of the tag to a base computer sited in Mana, overlooking the estuary. GPS cannot transmit through water, yet rig sharks spend their lives on the bottom of the estuary looking for the mud crabs that make up most of their diet. The solution was to allow the tag to float on the surface. The tag transmits every 30-seconds, which provides a very detailed picture of what the sharks are doing.
Warrick’s research builds on previous work which has investigated the importance of Pauatahanui Inlet as a rig breeding ground. As part of this research NIWA’s Malcolm Francis used acoustic tags to study the broad-scale movement of juvenile rig in the estuary.
Rig is also known as spotted dogfish or spotted smoothhound. It is called gummy shark in Australia, and is commonly used in fish and chips under the name lemonfish.
Our Changing World has previously joined Malcolm Francis as he took genetic samples from rig in Pauatahanui Inlet to find out how the species is related to Australian gummy sharks.
You can follow Warrick's research on his blog, Facebook page or on Twitter.
SEAWEEK
Seaweek 2015 runs until 8 March. The theme this year is ‘Look beneath the surface – Papatai ō roto – Papatai ō raro’. There are events taking place around the country, and you can find more details on the Seaweek website.
TRACKING RIG SHARKS AUDIO:
Topics: environment, technology
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Tags: rig, sharks, spotted dogfish, GPS, electronic tagging, animal tracking, estuary
Duration: 15'16"

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1:10 Your Song
You've Got A Friend - James Taylor. Chosen by Neil Bruce of Hamilton
1:20 The Critics
1. TV review - Phil Wallington
2. Books - Vanda Symon
3 Music - Colin Morris
4. Web - Daniela Maoate-Cox
2:10 Underwater Volcano Research - Cornel deRonde
Scientists head off from Auckland today on an 18-day voyage to investigate sea-floor volcanoes near Raoul Island - it's the first time they've inspected them so closely. We speak to Dr Cornel deRonde from GNS
2:20 The King Of Swords - Dave Hannay
Sometimes it takes a leap of faith to go it alone and start up your own business - and other times all it might take is a twenty-foot shipping container filled with thousands of swords, daggers and knives
That was the case for our guest, Napier man Dave Hannay, who for the past nine years has been running King of Swords on Hasting Street
2:30 NZ Reading - Something to Look Forward To by Victoria Feltham. (Read by Denise O'Connell)
Inspired by a women's magazine, the narrator gives her lover an ultimatum ... choose between your wife or me
2:45 Feature album
Sigh No More. Mumford and Sons
3:10 Feature interview - Jane Wilde
For 30 years, Jane Wilde says she remained in the shadows while her famous husband devoted himself to fame, success and thoughts of the universe. She started caring for professor Stephen Hawking when he was diagnosed with Motor Nueron Disease at age 22 until they divorced. Their marriage is the basis of the movie, The Theory of Everything. The screenplay for the film was written by New Zealander Anthony McCarten and is based on Jane Wilde Hawking's memoir about her years with Stephen Hawking. Now she's updated her original memoir in a new book called.. Travelling to Infinity: The True Story Behind the Theory of Everything that gives her account of their marriage, the painful divorce and recent reconciliation
3:35 Our Changing World - Alison Ballance
To mark Seaweek we're looking beneath the surface of Wellington's Pauatahanui Inlet with NIWA's Warrick Lyon. Alison joins Warrick out on the water to find out about the innovative electronic tracking system he has developed so he can follow the movements of rig sharks - and she hears about 'stolen' tags and other tales of sharky woe
Stories from Our Changing World.
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show
With Jim Mora, Zara Potts, Josie Pagani and Tony Doe
AFTERNOONS/PANEL MUSIC DETAILS
Tuesday 3 March
YOUR SONG:
ARTIST: James Taylor
TITLE: You've Got A Freind
COMP: Carole King
ALBUM: Five Live
LABEL: Columbia 115329

THE CRITICS:
ARTIST: The Mavericks
TITLE: Nitty Gritty
COMP: Doug Sahm
ALBUM: Mono
LABEL: Universal

ARTIST: Pops Staples
TITLE: Gotta Serve Somebody
COMP: Bob Dylan
ALBUM: Don't Lose This
LABEL: Warner

FEATURE ALBUM:
ARTIST: Mumford And Sons
TITLE: Little Lion Man
COMP: Mumford And Sons
ALBUM: Sigh No More
LABEL: DEWPROCESS 900022

ARTIST: Mumford And Sons
TITLE: The Cave
COMP: Mumford And Sons
ALBUM: Sigh No More
LABEL: DEWPROCESS 900022

ARTIST: Mumford And Sons
TITLE: Winter Winds
COMP: Mumford And Sons
ALBUM: Sigh No More
LABEL: DEWPROCESS 900022

PANEL HALF TIME:
ARTIST: The Kinks
TITLE: Dead End Street
COMP: Ray Davies
ALBUM: Face To Face
LABEL: Sanctuary 492028

===4:06 PM. | The Panel===
=DESCRIPTION=

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)

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15:45
The Panel pre-show for 3 March 2015
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Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
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Duration: 14'16"

16:07
The Panel with Josie Pagani and Tony Doe (Part 1)
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Topics - Child Support iT system to cost an estimated $30 million, The latest case of key snatching was by a man who says he's grabbed keys of tourist drivers before. The victims of the Ashburton WINZ shootings could get compensation.
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Duration: 24'20"

16:08
The Panel with Josie Pagani and Tony Doe (Part 2)
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Topics - How much belt tightening, lack of pay rises, and rates increases can people take? A temporary exhibition on WW1 in Wellington could become a permanent fixture, as the Conflict Museum. The possibility of MPs refusing to take a payrise has the PSA worried it could provide the government with ammo to thwart pay negotiations.
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Duration: 25'41"

16:10
Panel introduction
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What the panelists Tony Doe and Josie Pagani have been up to.
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Duration: 4'10"

16:13
Child Support IT system to cost $163m
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The cost of implementing a new child support system has gone up from an estimated $30 million to $163 million. Ben Gracewood of ben.geek.nz joins the Panel to discuss yet another public sector iT budget blow-out.
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Duration: 10'11"

16:17
Car Key Snatch
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The latest case of key snatching was by a man who says he's grabbed keys of tourist drivers before.
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Duration: 5'37"

16:33
Financial Breaking Point
BODY:
How much belt tightening, lack of pay rises, and rates increases can people take?
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Tags: rates, income, finance
Duration: 9'15"

16:43
Conflict Museum
BODY:
A temporary exhibition on WW1 in Wellington could become a permanent fixture, as the Conflict Museum. Do the panelists think we need another war museum? They talk to the chair of the National Army Museum Board of Trustees Matthew Beattie.
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Tags: WW1, museum
Duration: 6'38"

16:49
Panel says
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What's on the minds of panelists Tony Doe and Josie Pagani.
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Duration: 6'04"

16:57
Payrise Refusal by MPs
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The possibility of MPs refusing to take a payrise has the PSA worried it could provide the government with ammo to thwart pay negotiations.
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Duration: 3'15"

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===5:00 PM. | Checkpoint===
=DESCRIPTION=

Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme, including
12:16 Today In Parliament

=AUDIO=

17:00
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 3 March 2015
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Don't take car keys, says PM, I'd do it again, says man, A landmark decision on pay for respite carers, Labour wants Revenue Minister to front on IT system costs, Fuel racket thief warned for trying to manipulate court, Recycling truck driver stuck in hydraulics, Scientist says central nervous sytem tissue found in Lundy shirt sample and Tony Abbott is sending 300 more troops to Iraq.
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Duration: 30'51"

17:08
Don't take car keys, says PM, I'd do it again, says man
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John Key has waded into the row over people grabbing tourists' car keys, saying don't do it - but a Dunedin man's replied saying he had no choice and would do it again.
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Tags: tourist drivers
Duration: 2'55"

17:11
Dunedin driver says he'll take keys off tourist drivers again
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Robert Penman and his wife Trish came around a corner in an 80 k zone on the Otago Peninsula at the weekend to find two Asian tourists parked in the middle of the road so they could get out and take photos.
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Tags: tourist drivers
Duration: 3'53"

17:14
A landmark decision on pay for respite carers
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Tens of thousands of aged care respite workers have won the right to the minimum wage and holidays in a landmark ruling by the Employment Court.
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Tags: respite workers, wages, employment court
Duration: 4'12"

17:17
A father's search for his son who was burnt to death
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Shalvin Prasad's father has told a court how he searched around Auckland in vain just hours before his son's burnt body was discovered in a patch of scrub.
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Duration: 3'38"

17:20
Labour wants Revenue Minister to front on IT system costs
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Labour is challenging the Revenue Minister to explain how the IT costs for a new child support payment system have ballooned from $30 million to $163 million in just four years.
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Tags: child support payment system
Duration: 2'23"

17:22
Fuel racket thief warned for trying to manipulate court
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A man who stole thirty thousand litres of fuel to sell at his own Dunedin service station has been warned he will imprisoned unless he comes up with 38 thousand dollars for his victim.
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Regions: Otago
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Duration: 3'48"

17:26
Life sentence of grief for driveway death family
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A man who was discharged without conviction for running over his great-nephew says it doesn't matter what sentence he was given, as he's already serving a life sentence filled with grief.
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Duration: 2'24"

17:28
Recycling truck driver stuck in hydraulics
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Envirowaste say it's mystified about how one of its drivers got stuck in the hydraulics of a glass recycling truck in Wellington this morning, but they won't be taking their trucks off the road.
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Duration: 3'44"

17:36
Evening Business for 3 March 2015
BODY:
News from the business sector including a market report.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 2'22"

17:40
Aunty says there should be a conviction
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The aunty of a boy who was runover in a driveway by his great-uncle says there should have been a conviction.
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Duration: 4'17"

17:44
Scientist says central nervous sytem tissue found in shirt
BODY:
A Dutch scientist has told a jury there's a better than even chance that DNA from Mark Lundy's shirt contained central nervous system tissue.
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Tags: Mark Lundy
Duration: 3'17"

17:48
Tony Abbott is sending 300 more troops to Iraq
BODY:
Australia is significantly increasing its contingent of troops training local forces in Iraq.
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Tags: Australia, Iraq
Duration: 3'52"

17:50
Māori inspector serious about change
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One of the country's new Māori inspectors says the police are serious about addressing the problem of tangata whenua and Pasifika people being over-represented in prosecution rate figures.
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Duration: 2'52"

17:55
Tensions over Israeli Prime Minister's speech in US
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On the eve of a landmark speech to the US Congress, the Israeli prime minister has declared that a US-Iran deal on curtailing Tehran's nuclear ambitions "could threaten the survival of Israel."
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Tags: Israel, USA, Iran
Duration: 4'40"

18:08
Sports News for 3 March 2015
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 3'21"

18:12
Prime Minister gets into the row over people grabbing car keys
BODY:
The Prime Minister is telling people not to grab tourists' car keys and instead call the police, or something 'terrible' might happen - but a Dunedin man's responded by saying he would do it again.
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Tags: tourist drivers
Duration: 4'03"

18:20
Landmark respite care ruling
BODY:
The woman who's won a landmark Employment Court ruling, paving the way for tens of thousands of respite care workers to be paid the minimum wage says it's a relief to see the explotation of women workers put right.
Topics: law
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Tags: employment court, respite workers, care workers
Duration: 4'13"

18:25
Teina Pora to find out result of Privy Council appeal tonight
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Teina Pora will find out the result of his appeal bid to the Privy Council in London tonight.
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Duration: 2'17"

18:34
Netanyahu due to speak to US congress
BODY:
On the eve of a landmark speech to the US Congress, the Israeli prime minister has declared that a US-Iran deal on curtailing Tehran's nuclear ambitions "could threaten the survival of Israel."
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Tags: Israel, USA, Iran
Duration: 5'29"

18:40
Woman whose father was a victim speaks out on foreign drivers
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Snatching tourists' car keys - John Key is saying don't do it, and the police hint they might charge you if you do.
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Tags: tourist drivers
Duration: 3'08"

18:42
Opposition parties want pay reined in for public sector CEs
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Opposition parties are calling on the Government to rein in pay increases for public sector chief executives as well as for MPs.
Topics: law, politics
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Tags: pay increases
Duration: 3'00"

18:45
EQC picks holes in case against it
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A lawyer for the Earthquake Commission has told the High Court there are major holes in the case brought by a Christchurch couple to have their home rebuilt.
Topics: Canterbury earthquakes
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Tags: eqc
Duration: 2'43"

18:49
Te Manu Korihi News for 3 March 2015
BODY:
A youth law advocacy group is questioning how much influence a dozen new Māori inspectors will have to help reduce the prosecution rate for Māori, who are over represented in the justice system; Tangata whenua at Marsden Point say their old people remember times when pipi on Mair Bank died back - but never to the present disastrous levels; The Porirua-based tribe Ngati Toa has been called in to examine the discovery of a midden during earthworks for an office site for the Transmission Gully roading project north of Wellington; The latest charter school has officially opened.
Topics: te ao Māori
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Duration: 3'10"

18:52
US struggles with Bosnian war criminal migrants
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The United States is struggling to deal with the legacy of its own slack checking of Bosnian immigrants that seems to have let scores of war criminals into the country.
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Duration: 5'00"

=SHOW NOTES=

===7:06 PM. | Nights===
=DESCRIPTION=

Entertainment and information, including: 7:30 The Sampler: A weekly review and analysis of new CD releases (RNZ) 8:13 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries

=AUDIO=

19:10
Our Own Odysseys - Mexican Misadventures
BODY:
Seasoned Whanganui traveller Deb Frederikse recalls her time in Mexico from a funeral in the capital city, to the Copper Canyon Railway with a malfunctioning locomotive, plus the return midnight bus trip to the US border while suffering swine flu.
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Tags: Mexico, travel, swine flu, politics, Copper Canyon railway
Duration: 18'36"

20:44
New Zealand History
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A lucky guy whose job is also his hobby, Gavin McLean is a senior historian for the Ministry for Culture and Heritage... the history of cruising (on ships).
Topics: history, life and society, transport
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Tags: cruises, cruise ships, cruise liners, cruising, ports
Duration: 14'11"

20:59
Conundrum Clue 3
BODY:
Listen on Friday for the answer.
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Duration: 15"

21:59
Conundrum Clue 4
BODY:
Listen on Friday for the answer.
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Duration: 21"

=SHOW NOTES=

7:10 Our Own Odysseys - Mexican Misadventures
Seasoned Whanganui traveller Deb Frederikse recalls her time in Mexico from a funeral in the capital city, to the Copper Canyon Railway with a malfunctioning locomotive, plus the return midnight bus trip to the US border while suffering swine flu.
7:30 The Sampler

=SHOW NOTES=

=AUDIO=

19:30
The Sampler for 3 March 2015
BODY:
Nick Bollinger reviews an unusually concept-free set from The Decemberists; the last recordings of the late Pops Staples; and talks to guitar hero and Womad headliner Richard Thompson.
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Richard Thompson. Photo supplied.
Nick Bollinger reviews an unusually concept-free set from The Decemberists; the last recordings of the late Pops Staples; and talks to guitar hero and Womad headliner Richard Thompson.
Topics: music
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Tags: WOMAD, music review, Richard Thompson, Pops Staples, The Decemberists
Duration: 28'20"

19:35
What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World by The Decemberists
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Nick Bollinger reviews an unusually concept-free set from The Decemberists.
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Nick Bollinger reviews an unusually concept-free set from The Decemberists.
With their reputation for extended song cycles like The Crane Wife and The Hazards Of Love, The Decemberists’ first album in four years surprises for its lack of an overarching storyline or consistent musical style. But after an 80s soul blast and a 60s pop pastiche, things settle into a familiar folk-rock mode for a bunch of concise personal songs like “12/17/12”, in which frontman Colin Meloy addresses the dilemma of bringing a new child into a violent and terrifying world, and funnier ones like ‘The Singer Addresses His Audience’ or the uncharacteristically lusty ‘Philomena’.
Songs Featured: The Singer Addresses His Audience, Cavalry Captain, Philomena, Make You Better, Carolina Low, Lake Song, A Beginning Song
Listen to more from The Sampler here
Topics: music
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Tags: music review
Duration: 7'58"

19:45
Don't Lose This by Pops Staples
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Nick Bollinger reviews the last recordings of the late Pops Staples.
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Nick Bollinger reviews the last recordings of the late Pops Staples.
Were he still alive, Roebuck Staples, affectionately known as ‘Pops’, would have turned one hundred last December. He died in 2000, just a week shy of his 86th birthday. But not long before his death he recorded the collection of bluesy gospel songs that make up Don’t Lose This, which was seen through to completion by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy. And if it is hardly the essential Staples album, it does show how effortlessly consistent he was, maintaining the same aching ease from his earliest recordings to his last.
Songs Featured: The Lady’s Letter, Better Home, No News Is Good News, Gotta Serve Somebody, Gotta Serve Somebody
Listen to more from The Sampler here
Topics: music
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Tags: stax, Mavis Staples
Duration: 5'51"

19:45
Electric by Richard Thompson
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Nick Bollinger talks to guitar hero and WOMAD 2015 headliner Richard Thompson.
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Nick Bollinger talks to guitar hero and WOMAD 2015 headliner Richard Thompson.
As a teenager Richard Thompson was a founder member of London-based band Fairport Convention. More than forty years on, this singer, songwriter and guitar hero he is revered for his unique blend of English and Celtic folk elements in a distinctive and original style. Equally adept at acoustic and electric guitar, he has continued to play both ferociously original rock music and develop as a singer-songwriter with a uniquely pointed pen.
Songs Featured: Stuck On The Treadmill, The Snow Goose, Stony Ground, My Enemy, Salford Sunday, That’s Enough
Listen to more from The Sampler here
Topics: music
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Tags: Womad 2015
Duration: 14'34"

7:30 The Sampler
A weekly review and analysis of new CD releases.
8:10 Windows on the World
International public radio documentaries - visit the Windows on the World web page to find links to these documentaries.
8:40 New Zealand History
A lucky guy whose job is also his hobby, Gavin McLean is a senior historian for the Ministry for Culture and Heritage... the history of cruising (on ships).
9:06 The Tuesday Feature: A Place to Live for the Life Worth Having
A discussion from a Whanganui forum examining the links between economic and environmental health in NZ, especially in the regions and smaller centres (RNZ)
10:00 Late Edition
A review of the news from Morning Report, Nine to Noon, Afternoons and Checkpoint. Also hear the latest news from around the Pacific on Radio New Zealand International's Dateline Pacific.
11:06 The Shed
Award winning former British broadcaster Mark Coles presents his pick of the best new music releases and demos from around the planet. A glorious mix of brand new sounds from all over the world, real conversations with music makers and tales of everyday life as seen from an English garden shed (10 of 13, MCM)

===9:06 PM. | The Life Worth Having===
=DESCRIPTION=

The Tuesday Feature
Here and Not Elsewhere: A panel discussion on what role location plays in the nature and philosophy of successful small town NZ businesses (F, RNZ)

===10:00 PM. | Late Edition===
=DESCRIPTION=

Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

===11:06 PM. | None (National)===
=DESCRIPTION=

Award winning former British broadcaster Mark Coles presents his pick of the best new music releases and demos from around the planet. A glorious mix of brand new sounds from all over the world, real conversations with music makers and tales of everyday life as seen from an English garden shed (10 of 13, MCM)