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A 24-hour recording of Radio New Zealand National. The following rundown is sourced from the broadcaster’s website. Note some overseas/copyright restricted items may not appear in the supplied rundown:

21 September 2015

===12:04 AM. | All Night Programme===
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Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 At the Movies with Simon Morris (RNZ); 1:05 Te Ahi Kaa (RNZ); 2:30 NZ Music Feature (RNZ); 3:05 The Angels Cut, by Elizabeth Knox (13 of 15, RNZ); 3:30 Science (RNZ); 5:10 War Report (RNZ)

===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 7:34 Traffic

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06:00
Top Stories for Monday 21 September 2015
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Queenstown reporter joins punters at bar for the AB match, Greece's Syriza looks set to win biggest share of votes, Teachers need to pay up before the debt collectors call - Joyce, Community stunned over death of experienced keeper, Kim Dotcom hearing to begin today, Key brushes off poll but admits changing flag a tough ask, Trust begins action to evict "squatters", and Republican candidate says Muslims unfit to be US presidents.
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Duration: 29'47"

06:06
Sports News for 21 September 2015
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'23"

06:10
Queenstown reporter joins punters at bar for the AB match
BODY:
The All Blacks have been pushed hard by Argentina in their first pool game of the 2015 World Cup. Our Queenstown reporter Peter Newport's joined other punters to watch the match at a local bar.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: RWC 2015
Duration: 2'44"

06:12
Greece's Syriza looks set to win biggest share of votes
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Voting has closed in Greece and the left wing Syriza party looks set to win the biggest share of votes, but not enough to govern alone.
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Regions:
Tags: Greece
Duration: 4'02"

06:19
Pacific News for 21 September 2015
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The latest from the Pacific region.
Topics: Pacific
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Tags:
Duration: 2'38"

06:22
Te Manu Korihi News for 21 September 2015
BODY:
Muaupoko iwi members who have claimed back the old Sailing Club building at Lake Horowhenua, plan to occupy the Rowing Club rooms this week; The national Nga Manu Kōrero speech competition will begin in Porirua today, marking 50 years since the contest began; A leading authority on Maori art and culture, Sir Hirini Moko Mead, says the art of carving and weaving is flourishing.
Topics: te ao Maori
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'53"

06:25
Morning Rural News for 21 September 2015
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News from the rural and farming sector.
Topics: rural, farming
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Tags:
Duration: 4'06"

06:42
Teachers need to pay up before the debt collectors call - Joyce
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The government is resorting to debt collectors to retrieve more than 2.5 million dollars, which was paid to teachers three years ago during the Novopay fiasco.
Topics: education, politics
Regions:
Tags: Novopay
Duration: 2'55"

06:46
The Warehouse sees big potential for new finance business
BODY:
The Warehouse is expecting big things from its new financial services business, which is expected to launch before the end of the year.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: The Warehouse
Duration: 1'30"

06:49
IRD releases discussion paper on changes to goods, services tax
BODY:
A discussion paper about possible changes to the way the goods and services tax is applied to some business services and to change the way the tax operates in practice has just been released by Inland Revenue.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: tax, IRD
Duration: 2'30"

06:51
Business confidence in capital takes a hit
BODY:
The latest survey by the city's Chamber of Commerce shows a net 13.1% of businesses expect the region's economy to improve over the next year; almost half what it was three months ago.
Topics: business, economy
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags:
Duration: 1'05"

06:53
Rakon sees strong growth ahead in the next financial year
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The technology company Rakon is banking on product design and its Chinese connections to sustain and then drive profit growth.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags:
Duration: 1'41"

06:54
Sydney correspondent Jim Parker
BODY:
Across the Tasman Australia's fifth change of prime minister in five years has raised hopes in the business community for concrete moves toward economic reform.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: Australia
Duration: 2'31"

06:58
Morning Markets for 21 September 2015
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European and US markets have fallen following the Federal Reserve's decision late last week not to raise US interest rates.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 2'40"

07:06
Sports News for 21 September 2015
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 1'43"

07:06
All Blacks face off against Argentina in first RWC match
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The All Blacks have been pushed hard by a resilient Argentinian side in their first pool game of the 2015 World Cup, joining us now from London is reporter Alex Coogan-Reeves.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: RWC 2015
Duration: 3'47"

07:10
Community stunned over death of experienced keeper
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Investigations are underway to find out how a tiger at Hamilton Zoo was able to maul an experienced keeper to death. Our correspondent Andrew McRae was following developments yesterday and is back outside Hamilton Zoo this morning.
Topics:
Regions: Waikato
Tags: Hamilton zoo
Duration: 3'25"

07:12
Zoo keeper killed by tiger leaves behind young family
BODY:
The tragic death of Samantha Kudeweh has rocked the small town of Pirongia where she lived. Nicholas van der Sande owns the local cafe, Coach House Cafe.
Topics:
Regions: Waikato
Tags: Hamilton zoo
Duration: 4'39"

07:23
Kim Dotcom hearing to begin today
BODY:
The court hearing which will decide whether Kim Dotcom will be extradited to the United States to face trial begins today. Our reporter Kate Newton has been following the case through its twists and turns and will be at today's hearing.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Kim Dotcom
Duration: 6'57"

07:34
Key brushes off poll but admits changing flag a tough ask
BODY:
The silver fern may have been flown by some All Blacks fans this morning but it seems few people want it or other options to replace the national flag. Prime Minister John Key speaks with Guyon Espiner.
Topics: identity, politics
Regions:
Tags: New Zealand Flag
Duration: 4'53"

07:39
Trust begins action to evict "squatters"
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A Taranaki trust has begun legal action to have a group, including a long-standing Black Power member, removed from Maori land in Waitara.
Topics:
Regions: Taranaki
Tags:
Duration: 3'17"

07:43
Japan victory over SA could boost sports' popularity
BODY:
The shock's barely worn off for rugby fans after Japan's jaw-dropping victory over South Africa at the Rugby World Cup.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: RWC 2015, Japan, rugby, South Africa
Duration: 4'53"

07:48
Upper Hutt residents want more information
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Some Upper Hutt residents are demanding officials be upfront with them about a convicted paedophile who has been released into the area. Catherine Hutton spoke to those who live near the school.
Topics:
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags:
Duration: 2'44"

07:51
Corrections defends release of sex offender in Upper Hutt
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Some Upper Hutt residents are demanding officials be upfront with them about a convicted paedophile who has been released into the area. The Corrections Department's Lower North Island operations director is Matire Kupenga-Wanoa.
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Regions: Wellington Region
Tags:
Duration: 4'05"

07:55
Republican candidate says Muslims unfit to be US presidents
BODY:
The Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says a Muslim would be unfit to be president of the United States -- arguing their faith is inconsistent with American principles. Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff joins Morning Report.
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Tags: USA, Ben Carson, presidential candidate
Duration: 3'39"

08:06
Sports News for 21 September 2015
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'08"

08:10
City rocked by tiger keeper mauling - Hamilton Mayor
BODY:
The death of an experienced zoo keeper mauled by a lion has rocked Hamilton Zoo and the wider community. Julie Hardaker is the Hamilton Mayor.
Topics:
Regions: Waikato
Tags: Hamilton zoo
Duration: 2'43"

08:17
Dotcom feeling confident before hearing
BODY:
Kim Dotcom's court hearing begins today to decide whether he should be extradited to face trial in the United States. His preparation for the hearing was set back by a change of lawyers at the end of last year, but Mr Dotcom told our reporter Kate Newton he's feeling confident.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Kim Dotcom, Megaupload
Duration: 4'18"

08:19
Keith Quinn's analysis of All Blacks first WC match
BODY:
New Zealand had to overcome two yellow cards and a determined Pumas side to open their World Cup campaign with a 26-16 win at Wembley Stadium. Commentator Keith Quinn watched the game earlier this morning.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: RWC 2015, rugby
Duration: 4'39"

08:24
New Australian PM Turnbull reveals Cabinet line up
BODY:
The new Australian Prime Minister has unveiled his Cabinet line up and it appears women are the winners. The Australian's Political Editor is Dennis Shanahan.
Topics:
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Tags: Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, gender, women, Australian politics
Duration: 4'09"

08:27
Council amalgamation - 'nigh on impossible'
BODY:
The president of Local Government New Zealand says it is nigh on impossible to push through council amalgamations under the current set up.
Topics:
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Tags: local government, local council, council amalgamations
Duration: 3'17"

08:31
Markets Update for 21 September 2015
BODY:
A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 54"

08:39
Victims - insanity plea killers should face parole-style system
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Victims of mentally ill people who've killed and maimed are demanding a say over when and how they should be released from psychiatric care.
Topics: law, crime
Regions:
Tags: mental health, insanity plea
Duration: 3'26"

08:43
Mental health advocate backs justice system
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Marion Blake is the chief executive of Platform Trust which provides support to mental health patients.
Topics:
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Tags: mental health, Platform Trust
Duration: 2'30"

08:48
Te Manu Korihi News for 21 September 2015
BODY:
Muaupoko iwi members who have claimed back the old Sailing Club building at Lake Horowhenua, plan to occupy the Rowing Club rooms this week; The national Nga Manu Kōrero speech competition will begin in Porirua today, marking 50 years since the contest began; A leading authority on Maori art and culture, Sir Hirini Moko Mead, says the art of carving and weaving is flourishing.
Topics: te ao Maori
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'58"

08:51
Arrival of mega cruise ship to test New Zealand ports next year
BODY:
Ports and councils are under pressure to boost their infrastructure in time for mega cruise ships bringing in tens of thousands more passengers.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: cruise ships, tourism, ports, local government
Duration: 3'44"

08:54
Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
BODY:
Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes.
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Tags: Australia
Duration: 4'19"

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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: The Phoenix Song, by John Sinclair, told by Katlyn Wong
A young violin prodigy grows up amidst the absurd and often deadly politics of mid-century China. Under the dual influences of her revolutionary parents and the White Russian intellectuals who are her tutors, she is drawn into a precarious world of ideology and espionage where music must serve not only 'the masses', but also the unpredictable whims and grand strategies of great leaders (9 of 12, RNZ)

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09:10
Anton Oliver on All Blacks first win at RWC
BODY:
The All Blacks have secured a gritty victory against Argentina, in their 2015 World Cup opener at Wembley - but were pushed hard, in front of a record breaking crowd. Former All Blacks captain Anton Oliver, watched the game in London.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: rugby, RWC 2015
Duration: 16'19"

09:26
Former Taranaki farmer is suing bank over loan swaps
BODY:
Angela Potroz and her family lost millions of dollars over their loan swaps when they were forced to sell three farms because of payments to the bank costing up to 120 thousand dollars a month. Lynn Freeman talks to Angela Potroz and Hamilton lawyer Victoria Whitfield who has previously advised Angela and other farmers who were burnt by the loan swaps.
Topics: business, law, farming
Regions:
Tags: loan swaps, bank loans
Duration: 20'26"

09:50
Europe Correspondent Seamus Kearney
BODY:
Seamus Kearney with the latest on the European refugee crisis.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Europe
Duration: 10'16"

10:10
Author John Nichol: former RAF lieutenant and prisoner of war
BODY:
The recent death of the last remaining dam buster, New Zealander Les Munro, highlighted the role the legendary squadron had on helping end World War Two. Les Munro flew in 21 bombing missions with Royal Air Force squadron 617, known for their bombing of the Eder and Mohne dams, which dealt a serious blow to the German war machine. The new book After the Flood: What the Dam Busters Did Next explores the dam busters other missions after the war. Its author, John Nichol is a former RAF flight lieutenant whose Tornado bomber was shot down over Iraq.
Topics: history, books, author interview
Regions:
Tags: WW2, Dam Busters, RAF
Duration: 29'29"

10:38
Book review: Where My Heart Used to Beat
BODY:
By Sebastian Faulks, reviewed by Jane Westaway and published by Hutchinson.
Topics: books
Regions:
Tags: Sebastian Faulks
Duration: 6'32"

11:05
Politics with Mike Williams and Matthew Hooton
BODY:
Political commentators Mike Williams and Matthew Hooton discuss the government's decision on Lochinvar Station, the flag debate and the latest political poll.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 22'58"

11:28
All about Eggs
BODY:
Mark Dickson is the co-owner of Taste Nature, an organic grocery store and eatery in Dunedin. He has a small market garden at Waititi and a home flock of chickens. The eggs for his shop are sourced from four different suppliers and he says they have subtle taste differences. Mark will run through recipes for a herb omelette, poached eggs and pickled eggs and he will also enlighten us on why some eggs are brown and others are white.
Topics: food
Regions: Otago
Tags: Mark Dickson, eggs, taste nature, omelette, soufflé, pickled eggs, poached eggs
Duration: 15'36"

11:49
Issues for city dwellers with Tommy Honey
BODY:
Banknotes, passports and subway maps
Topics: life and society
Regions:
Tags: design
Duration: 11'31"

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09:05 Former All Black captain Anton Oliver on the All Blacks first win at the Rugby World Cup
The All Blacks have secured a gritty victory against Argentina, in their 2015 World Cup opener at Wembley - but were pushed hard, in front of a record breaking crowd. After a shaky start, loosing captain Richie McCaw and Conrad Smith, to the sin bin in the first half, and down to just 13 men for a while, the reigning champions came from behind to beat the Pumas 26-16. Former All Blacks captain Anton Oliver, watched the game in London.
09:20 A former Taranaki farmer is suing her bank over loan swaps she says lost her family millions of dollars
A former Taranaki farmer burnt by loan swaps is pressing ahead with legal action against the ANZ bank. Angela Potroz and her family lost millions of dollars over their loan swaps when they were forced to sell three farms because of payments to the bank costing up to 120 thousand dollars a month. The loan swaps became the subject of a Commerce Commission investigation into the ANZ, ASB and Westpac banks, which resulted in them agreeing to pay out a total of 23 point 6 million ($23.6m) dollars to 256 customers. She has been considering a settlement offer from the ANZ bank but has instead opted to sue the ANZ for four million dollars. Lynn Freeman talks to Angela Potroz and Hamilton lawyer Victoria Whitfield who has previously advised Angela and other farmers who were burnt by the loan swaps.
09:45 Europe Correspondent Seamus Kearney
Seamus Kearney with the latest on the European refugee crisis.
10:05 John NIchol: former RAF flight lieutenant and prisoner of war-turned author.
The recent death of the last remaining dam buster, New Zealander Les Munro, highlighted the role the legendary squadron had on helping end World War Two. Les Munro flew in 21 bombing missions with Royal Air Force squadron 617, known for their bombing of the Eder and Mohne dams, which dealt a serious blow to the German war machine.
But a new book After the Flood: What the Dam Busters Did Next explores the dam busters other missions after the war. Its author, John Nichol is a former RAF flight lieutenant whose Tornado bomber was shot down over Iraq.
10:30 Book review: Where My Heart Used to Beat by Sebastian Faulks
Reviewed by Jane Westaway, published by Hutchinson
10:45 The Reading: The Phoenix Song by John Sinclair, told by Kat Wong (Part 9 of 12)
11:05 Politics with Mike Williams and Matthew Hooton
11:30 All about Eggs
Mark Dickson is the co-owner of Taste Nature, an organic grocery store and eatery in Dunedin. He has a small market garden at Waititi and a home flock of chickens. The eggs for his shop are sourced from four different suppliers and he says they have subtle taste differences. Mark will run through recipes for a herb omelette, poached eggs and pickled eggs and he will also enlighten us on why some eggs are brown and others are white.
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11:45 Issues for city dwellers with Tommy Honey
Banknotes, passports and subway maps

New Zealand banknotes (Series 7), Fonts in Use
Norway's new banknotes are a beautifully pixelated blur, The Verge
Do You Want Your Subway Map to Look Pretty, or to Reflect Reality?, CityLab
Geographically correct map of London’s Tube
Paris Metro Map
Designer Massimo Vignelli Revisits and Defends His Iconic 1972 New York City Subway Map, Open Culture.com:
Current New York subway map

===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 21 September 2015
BODY:
Fonterra is cutting even more jobs than previously signalled and the number of people wanting to live in New Zealand long-term continues to hit new highs.
Topics:
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Tags:
Duration: 14'53"

12:17
Consumer confidence slides to lowest level in three years.
BODY:
Consumer confidence is at its lowest level in three years.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: consumer confidence
Duration: 1'51"

12:19
Migrating to and visiting numbers at record levels
BODY:
The number of people migrating to and visiting New Zealand remains at record levels.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: migration, visitors
Duration: 56"

12:20
Visitor arrivals to New Zealand rose 7 percent
BODY:
Separately, visitor arrivals to New Zealand rose 7 percent to nearly 203-thousand in August, led by holidaymakers from China.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: visitors, China
Duration: 21"

12:20
Auckland's job market outpaces the rest of New Zealand
BODY:
The job market is flattening out in many parts of the country, except Auckland, according to the latest employment report from online recruitment site, SEEK.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: jobs
Duration: 1'22"

12:21
MTF takeover tussle may be in the offing
BODY:
A potential takeover tussle for the car industry finance company, MTF, may be in the making.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: MTF
Duration: 44"

12:23
Midday Markets for 21 September 2015
BODY:
For the latest from the markets we're joined by Melika King at Craigs Investment Partners
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 2'32"

12:26
Midday Sports News for 21 September 2015
BODY:
The All Blacks coach, Steve Hansen, has labelled the two yellow cards to senior players in today's Rugby World Cup pool match against Argentina as "pretty dumb".
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'33"

12:35
Midday Rural News for 21 September 2015
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News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 8'34"

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===1:06 PM. | Jesse Mulligan, 1–4pm===
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An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

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13:10
First song - Red
BODY:
'Red' by Annah Mac.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 4'17"

13:14
Turning Symonds Street 'Green' - Dushko Bogunovich
BODY:
Auckland's Uptown Business Association has put together a conceptual design, aimed at freeing up one of the cities main traffic bottlenecks. The idea is to create a 'green' pedestrianised zone at Upper Symonds St. The association says it will be talking with Auckland Council about the idea. And its aim is start a conversation about how, what it calls a 'forgotten part of Auckland', could be used. Dushko Bogunovich is a professor of Urban Design at Unitec.
Topics:
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Auckland's Uptown Business Association, Dushko Bogunovich
Duration: 9'05"

13:24
Japan Rugby - Mike Rehu
BODY:
The international press are calling it a 'MIRACLE'. That's because upsets like the one Japan pulled off over South Africa at the weekend aren't really supposed to happen in Rugby Union. It led the Springboks coach to apologise to a nation for the failings of his team. So how suprised should we be that Japan beat South Africa 34/32 in pool play at the Rugby World Cup?
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: RWC 2015
Duration: 9'24"

13:33
Paper Boat - Alex Mitcalfe Wilson
BODY:
Paper Boat is a new film essay. It's a 30 minute film, that follows the journey a book follows when it is published today. It looks at how writers, editors, designers, printers, binders, booksellers, and librarians are expanding the possibilities of writing and publishing. Alex Mitcalfe Wilson is the director.
Topics: arts
Regions:
Tags: film, Paper Boat
Duration: 9'31"

13:43
Favourite album
BODY:
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On. Chosen by Jeff Howell.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 16'33"

14:13
TV review - Alex Casey
BODY:
'Mr Robot', one of the most talked about new shows of 2015. 'Song From the Inside' the third and final season of the Maori TV documentary.
Topics: media
Regions:
Tags: television
Duration: 10'17"

14:22
New Music - Kate Robertson
BODY:
Our music review is Kate Robertson in our Wellington Studio with tracks from Disclosure, Chvches and Kacey Musgraves and Willie Nelson
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: Alex Casey
Duration: 26'07"

14:43
Books - Pip Adam
BODY:
R.H.I. by Tim Corballis, Victoria University Press. 'We Are Many: Reflections on Movement Strategy from Occupation to Liberation', edited by: Kate Khatib, Margaret Killjoy, Mike McGuire, AK Press.
Topics: books
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 9'12"

14:52
Concerts & Gigs - Paul Simei-Barton
BODY:
'Cats' a West End revival of the show that opened in 1981 and ran for over twenty years in London/New York/Sydney.
Topics: arts
Regions:
Tags: theatre
Duration: 3'58"

15:08
Feature interview - Susan Casey
BODY:
Playful, intelligent and social; dolphins have been described as an aquatic mirror of mankind. Author Susan Casey explores the myths and the magic of dolphins in her new book, Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins. The book details everything from moving accounts of dolphins interacting with people to the bizarre community in the 1950's who worshiped dolphins It also details the very real modern threats from human activity to this most beloved creature from under the sea.
Topics: author interview
Regions:
Tags: dolphins, Susan Casey
Duration: 22'37"

15:30
Is learning Mandarin an economic necessity?
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Will speaking Mandarin be a future economic necessity for New Zealanders? Do New Zealanders need to bridge the cultural and linguistic knowledge gap between China and New Zealand? Is there an economic need to have more New Zealanders communicating with and understanding China in a cultural context? The Principal of Wellington East Girls College says it's time to shift our gaze traditionally from the U.K. to Asia. Her school is encouraging students to think about Asia for future employment and career prospects. Lynda Chanwai-Earle attends the launch of the inaugural New Zealand Chinese Language Week at the college to learn more.
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Will speaking Mandarin be economic necessity for New Zealanders in the future? Do New Zealanders need to bridge the cultural and linguistic knowledge gap between China and New Zealand? Is there an economic need to have more New Zealanders communicating with and understanding China in a cultural context?
The Principal of Wellington East Girls College says it's time to shift our gaze from the UK to Asia. Her school is encouraging students to think about Asia for future employment and career prospects.
Lynda Chanwai-Earle attends the launch of the inaugural New Zealand Chinese Language Week at the college to learn more.
By Lynda Chanwai-Earle
"For every million dollars of exports we’ve got 63 students studying French and only 2 studying Chinese. We have to lift these numbers up – we have to lift up our Chinese studies" – Patrick English, Executive Director of the NZ China Council

Year 13 student Lucy Prestidge from Wellington East Girls College gave a very impressive speech entirely in Mandarin, translated by fellow student Isla, to a captive audience including the Minister of Education, the honourable Hekia Parata and the Charge d'affaires from the Chinese Embassy, Mr Fang Qui.
The occasion – the official launch of the inaugural Chinese Language Week on September 7 this year. Over 100 people attended the launch, including New Zealand China Council Chief Executive Patrick English, Education Counselor Chen Yue and Commercial Counselor Zhang Fan from the Chinese Embassy, as well as the Principal, Chinese language teachers and over 100 Chinese language students from Wellington East Girls' College.
So is learning Mandarin a future economic necessity for New Zealanders? Enjoying the festivities of the launch, Executive Director of the NZ China Council, Patrick English tells me that even with the economic downturn China is our 2nd largest trading partner – so yes.
“There are 24,000 students studying Chinese at Primary level in NZ – but this number drops by secondary – so we have to have those increased numbers to flow through to university – so we have to keep at it and start them young. Chinese are a large percentage of our own population in New Zealand. It’s something for our students can learn – being able to speak Mandarin will contribute to future employment.
"You make it fun! I started learning Chinese when I was 30 and the brain’s too slow."

The New Zealand Chinese Language Week (NZCLW) is a Kiwi-driven initiative that aims to increase Chinese language learning in New Zealand. The initiative is the first of its kind in any Western country and emerged in the context of a rapidly strengthening relationship between New Zealand and China.
Minister of Education Hekia Parata announced the official launch of the New Zealand Chinese Language Week, noting that the New Zealand Government had invested NZ$10 million to support Asian language promotion.
Chinese language courses had become the fastest-growing foreign language program throughout New Zealand primary schools. The New Zealand Chinese Language Week was the product of the advanced state of New Zealand-China bilateral relations and would further advance the exchanges between the two countries and strengthen cooperation in various sectors.
The cultural activities at the launch were organised by over 100 excited Chinese language students from the school and included calligraphy, tea art and paper cutting – and Chinese dance, with Minister Parata joining the students to dance to the Chinese pop song Little Apple.
Minister Parata tells me that she is really excited about giving students the opportunity to learn a second or third language across the country.
"New Zealand is building a very strong relationship with China it’s a very important part to our trade and economy. These students are learning about the culture ... Mandarin language creates career opportunities are really important" - Minister of Education Hekia Parata

So what does China think about our need to learn Mandarin?
Charge d'affaires at the Chinese Embassy Mr Fang Qui tells me it’s not just about trade or closer economic ties. For Mr Fang it’s critically about people to people connection.
"It’s very important for us to understand each others culture, to bring the hearts of our two people closer. It’s especially important to start from very young students; language is a bridge to bring our future generations closer" - Mr Fang Qui

Mr Fang noted that China and New Zealand had created many 'firsts' in China's bilateral relations with developed countries. The New Zealand Chinese Language Week would be the first nationwide Chinese language week initiated by a nongovernmental organisation in a western country.
And regarding our economic future, ambassadors like Year 13 student Lucy Prestidge are keen to learn more Chinese to expand their career horizons.
"I’m going to Otago University next year where I’m going to continue to studying Chinese. I don’t have concrete plans for what career exactly but I definitely want to be involved in languages – translation, interpretation. There are so many opportunities in the business world for China and New Zealand, as well" - Year 13 student Lucy Prestidge

So it seems that there are clear economic benefits for all young New Zealanders to embrace Chinese. The students are learning Chinese at the school under the guidance of teacher Karen Hu. Karen explains that her students initiated and ran the cultural activities themselves. “My students came up with all the ideas and made everything happen, the show, the dance and did dumplings for lunch today. They’re ear 9 to year 13, I’m really proud of them.”
And her star pupil Lucy Prestidge? “It's going to open up so many opportunities for her. For those young people – Chinese is still not being learned [in NZ] as much as other foreign languages, so this will help.”
Will learning Mandarin become compulsory one day? Principal of Wellington East Girl’s College, Sally Haughton sees this as a matter of adapting, of becoming culturally pluralistic.“We haven’t thought about it being compulsory, but we call it shifting the gaze from traditional places like the UK and Europe. We want our girls to imagine themselves with futures and lives in Asia, to be equipped to see their lives in Asia.”
"It’s a very important discourse – the idea that the 21st Century really belongs to China and that it’s a shift from former global partners" - Sally Haughton, principal of Wellington East Girl’s College

Topics: education, language, identity, life and society
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: China, Asia, cultural practices, migrants.
Duration: 9'54"

15:46
The Panel pre-show for 21 September 2015
BODY:
What the world is talking about. With Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Zoe George.
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Duration: 13'32"

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1:10 First song
Annah Mac - 'Red'
1:20 Turning Symonds Street 'Green' - Dushko Bogunovich
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Auckland's Uptown Business Association has put together a conceptual design, aimed at freeing up one of the cities main traffic bottlenecks. The idea is to create a 'green' pedestrianised zone at Upper Symonds St. The association says it will be talking with Auckland Council about the idea. And its aim is start a conversation about how, what it calls a 'forgotten part of Auckland', could be used. Dushko Bogunovich is a professor of Urban Design at Unitec.
1.27 Japan Rugby - Mike Rehu
The international press are calling it a 'MIRACLE'. That's because upsets like the one Japan pulled off over South Africa at the weekend aren't really supposed to happen in Rugby Union. It led the Springboks coach to apologise to a nation for the failings of his team. So how suprised should we be that Japan beat South Africa 34/32 in pool play at the Rugby World Cup?
1.34 Paper Boat - Alex Mitcalfe Wilson
Paper Boat is a new film essay. It's a 30 minute film, that follows the journey a book follows when it is published today. It looks at how writers, editors, designers, printers, binders, booksellers, and librarians are expanding the possibilities of writing and publishing. Alex Mitcalfe Wilson is the director.
1:40 Favourite album
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
2:10 The Critics
TV review - Alex Casey
New Music - Kate Robertson
Books - Pip Adam
Concerts & Gigs - Paul Simei-Barton
3:10 Feature interview - Susan Casey
Playful, intelligent and social; dolphins have been described as an aquatic mirror of mankind. Author Susan Casey explores the myths and the magic of dolphins in her new book, Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins. The book details everything from moving accounts of dolphins interacting with people to the bizarre community in the 1950's who worshiped dolphins It also details the very real modern threats from human activity to this most beloved creature from under the sea.
3:35 Voices - Lynda Chanwai-Earle
Is learning Mandarin becoming an economic necessity for New Zealanders? The Principal of Wellington East Girls College says it's time to shift our gaze. Lynda Chanwai-Earle attends the launch of New Zealand's inaugural Chinese Language Week to learn more.
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show
What the world is talking about. With Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Zoe George.

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Jesse Mulligan 1-4pm
Monday 21 Sept
OPENING SONG:
ARTIST: Annah Mac
TITLE: Red
COMP: Annah Mac
ALBUM: (SINGLE)
LABEL: Big House Records
FAVOURITE ALBUM:
ARTIST: Marvin Gaye
TITLE: What's Going On
COMP: Benson, Cleveland, Gaye
ALBUM: What's Going On
LABEL: MOTOWN 440064
ARTIST: Marvin Gaye
TITLE: Mercy Mercy Me
COMP: Gaye
ALBUM: What's Going On
LABEL: MOTOWN 440064
ARTIST: Marvin Gaye
TITLE: Inner City Blues
COMP: Gaye, Nyx, Nyx
ALBUM: What's Going On
LABEL: MOTOWN 440064
THE CRITICS:
ARTIST: Disclosure
TITLE: Jaded
COMP: Howard Lawrence and Guy Lawrence
ALBUM: Caracal
LABEL: Island Records
ARTIST: Kacey Musgraves and Willie Nelson
TITLE: Are You Sure
COMP: Willie Nelson
ALBUM: Pageant Material
LABEL: MERCURY 472350
PANEL:
ARTIST: Elton John
TITLE: Friends
COMP: John, Taupin
ALBUM: The Country Bears
LABEL: WALTDISNEY 335932

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

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

=AUDIO=

15:46
The Panel pre-show for 21 September 2015
BODY:
What the world is talking about. With Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Zoe George.
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Duration: 13'32"

16:03
The Panel with Tony Doe and Josie Pagani (Part 1)
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What the Panelists Tony Doe and Josie Pagani have been up to. There's a petition to spare the Hamilton Zoo tiger which killed his keeper Sam Kudeweh. Yellow cards and accusations of cheating. Sports writer Mark Reason talks about the ABs first World Cup match. NZ First leader Winston Peters is touting the idea of a job share set up for the opposition.
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Duration: 22'33"

16:05
The Panel with Tony Doe and Josie Pagani (Part 2)
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Are individuals the sum of all sorts of parts? What the Panelists Tony Doe and Josie Pagani have been thinking about. NZ First's Ron Mark thinks the Prime Minister would be better changing the first referendum to a yes/no question. TNZ op journalists for the chopping block at NZME. Former Herald columnist Dita di Boni talks about the changes and those falling by the wayside.
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Duration: 27'07"

16:07
Panel Intro
BODY:
What the Panelists Tony Doe and Josie Pagani have been up to.
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Duration: 2'47"

16:10
Killer tiger
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There's a petition to spare the Hamilton Zoo tiger which killed his keeper Sam Kudeweh.
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Regions: Waikato
Tags: Oz the tiger, Hamilton zoo
Duration: 3'33"

16:14
RWC with Mark Reason
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Yellow cards and accusations of cheating. Sports writer Mark Reason talks about the ABs first World Cup match.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: Mark Reason, RWC, rugby
Duration: 11'26"

16:25
Dotcom extradition hearing begins
BODY:
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has appeared in court again today in the latest chapter in his copyright saga.
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Tags: Kim Dotcom, copyright, extradition
Duration: 2'09"

16:28
Job share opposition leader
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NZ First leader Winston Peters is touting the idea of a job share set up for the opposition.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: Winston Peters
Duration: 2'16"

16:35
Twin share
BODY:
Are individuals the sum of all sorts of parts?
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Duration: 4'49"

16:38
Panel Says
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What the Panelists Tony Doe and Josie Pagani have been thinking about.
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Duration: 9'26"

16:48
Flag - yes/no?
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NZ First's Ron Mark thinks the Prime Minister would be better changing the first referendum to a yes/no question.
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Duration: 5'07"

16:53
Top journalists for the chopping block
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Top journalists for the chopping block at NZME. Former Herald columnist Dita di Boni talks about the changes and those falling by the wayside.
Topics: media
Regions:
Tags: journalists, NZME
Duration: 7'20"

=SHOW NOTES=

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

Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme

=AUDIO=

17:00
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 21 September 2015
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Cutting jobs at Fonterra and Ag Research and a Native Council in Northland issuing Maori Passports, permits, consents and qualifications.
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Duration: 21'22"

17:08
Job cuts at the forefront of exporting and research
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AgResearch is refusing to say more until after it briefs staff this week.
Topics: farming, business
Regions:
Tags: AgResearch, Fonterra
Duration: 6'59"

17:15
Rain eases in Gisborne, communities still cut off
BODY:
The small township of Te Karaka, west of Gisborne, is still cut off this evening after heavy rain and extensive flooding forced the closure of State Highway 2.
Topics: weather
Regions: East Coast
Tags: floods
Duration: 5'01"

17:20
Dover Samuels calls out the Govt over the power of Tribunal
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A Northland group is issuing Māori Passports, permits, consents and qualifications. Regional Council Maori Advisory board Chariman, Dover Samuels says this is creating daily problems for the Northland regional Council. Our Maori Issues Correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes reports.
Topics: politics, te ao Maori
Regions: Northland
Tags: Maori Passports
Duration: 3'29"

17:24
Woman awaiting deportation in Darwin appeals to John Key
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A woman awaiting deportation to New Zealand from Darwin says she's been sexually harrassed by a Serco officer and is appealing to John Key for help.
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Regions:
Tags: Australia, deportation
Duration: 5'32"

17:34
Today's market update
BODY:
Consumer confidence is at its lowest level in three years. The Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index fell 7 points to 106, in the three months to September.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 2'07"

17:36
Game of Thrones cleans up at th Emmys
BODY:
Game of Thrones has won a record 12 Emmys in Los Angeles this afternoon.
Topics: arts
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Tags: television, Emmys
Duration: 2'18"

17:38
Oz the tiger will not be euthanised
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The Sumatran Tiger that mauled a Hamilton Zoo keeper to death won't be put down.
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Regions: Waikato
Tags: Tiger, Hamilton zoo
Duration: 2'43"

17:44
Woman left with permanent eye damage
BODY:
A woman has permanent eye damage after a trainee doctor mistakenly allowed a tool he was using to touch a vital part of her inner eye.
Topics: health
Regions:
Tags: Disability Commissioner, injury
Duration: 3'22"

17:49
Kim Dotcom is back in court
BODY:
Lawyers for Kim Dotcom and the Crown are at loggerheads over whether an extradition hearing for Mr Dotcom and his three co-accused should even go ahead.
Topics: law, crime
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Kim Dotcom, extradition hearing
Duration: 4'15"

17:53
All Blacks survive first World Cup encounter
BODY:
The All Blacks have survived their first match of the Rugby World Cup, beating Argentina 26-16 at Wembley Stadium in London.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: RWC, rugby
Duration: 2'45"

17:56
Maori Party is being accused of pushing an agenda
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The Maori Party is being accused of pushing an agenda for Maori land reforms through a new bill introduced to the house.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Duration: 3'03"

18:07
Sports News for 21 September 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 3'09"

18:14
Labour on job cuts
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Labour's spokesperson for economic development David Clark is with us.
Topics: science, politics
Regions:
Tags: AgResearch, jobs
Duration: 3'38"

18:20
Job cuts at AgResearch 'disastrous' - critic
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More scientists are to be laid off at Crown institute AgResearch but the Government says it's just getting itself down to the right size.
Topics: science, politics
Regions:
Tags: AgResearch, jobs
Duration: 5'40"

18:21
Dunedin council pulls out of online voting trial
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The Dunedin city council has withdrawn from next year's online voting trial after a debate lasting three-and-a-half hours.
Topics: politics
Regions: Otago
Tags: online voting
Duration: 4'24"

18:26
"Climate change refugee" on a flight out of NZ this week
BODY:
The man at the centre of a deportation battle has been told he's booked on a flight out of New Zealand on Wednesday.
Topics: refugees and migrants
Regions:
Tags: Ioane Teitiota
Duration: 2'54"

18:34
Claims World Cup is rigged against lower ranked teams
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Japan may have pulled off the biggest upset in World Rugby history but its chances of making the quarterfinals are impeded by its schedule.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: RWC, Japan
Duration: 4'01"

18:38
Te Papa sheds events staff and it
BODY:
New Zealand's National Museum Te Papa has shed nearly half its events and education staff.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: Te Papa, jobs
Duration: 2'56"

18:44
Maori and Pacific Island men taking gangster stories to Oz
BODY:
Maori and Pacific Island young men visiting this country from Australia are taking gangster stories back with them and making the street gangs there worse.
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Tags: gangs, Australia
Duration: 4'20"

18:49
Te Manu Korihi News for 21 September 2015
BODY:
Waikato Tainui says it is considering buying the Waikato assets of Solid Energy; The Maori Party is being accused of pushing an agenda for Maori land reforms through a new bill introduced to the house; A past winner of the national Maori speech competition recalls that it was the only forum where rangatahi during his time could make their voice heard.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Duration: 3'25"

=SHOW NOTES=

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

Entertainment and information, including: 7:30 Best of Upbeat: Selected Eva Radich exchanges with personalities from the world of music and the arts (RNZ) 8:13 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries 9:30 Insight: An award-winning documentary programme providing comprehensive coverage of national and international current affairs (RNZ)

=AUDIO=

19:10
Bonnie Howland - Mascara for Sight
BODY:
Founder of Indigo and Iris, a project that aims to provide funds for returning eyesight. The first product is an organic mascara and all profits will go to treat preventable blindness in the Pacific Islands.
EXTENDED BODY:
Bonnie Howland is the founder of Indigo and Iris: a project that aims to provide treatments for returning sight. Bonnie is creating a New Zealand-made, organic mascara of which all profit will help Pacific Islanders have their blindness treated.

Topics: health, Pacific
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: Inspiring Stories, makeup, startups, Indigo and Iris, Mascara for Sight
Duration: 16'33"

20:40
Botany - Kauri dieback
BODY:
Auckland Botanical Gardens curator Bec Stanley on the chlorophyll-filled bio-mass that photosynthesises around us. This time Bec tackles the kauri dieback disease.
EXTENDED BODY:
Auckland Botanical Gardens curator Bec Stanley on the chlorophyll-filled bio-mass that photosynthesises around us. This time Bec tackles the kauri dieback disease.
Topics: science, environment
Regions:
Tags: botany, plants, kauri dieback, kauri
Duration: 15'40"

20:59
Conundrum Clue 1
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Conundrum clue 1.
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Duration: 20"

21:10
Sahar Amer - Wearing a Veil
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Chair of the Department of Arabic Language and Cultures at the University of Sydney and the author of 'What is Veiling?'
Topics: life and society, spiritual practices, inequality
Regions:
Tags: Australia, Islam, Syria, veil
Duration: 24'17"

21:59
Conundrum Clue 2
BODY:
Conundrum clue 2.
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Duration: 06"

=SHOW NOTES=

7:10 Bonnie Howland - Mascara for Sight
Bonnie Howland is the founder of Indigo and Iris: a project that aims to provide treatments for returning sight. Bonnie is creating a New Zealand-made, organic mascara of which all profit will help Pacific Islanders have their blindness treated.
7:35 Upbeat Feature
Phil Dadson talks to Eva Radich about how he makes art out of noise.
8:10 Windows on the World - Life Changers (Part 3)
In a 4-nation trip across Africa, Hugh Sykes travels to Zanzibar, where he reports on religious tensions at play, and to South Africa where he finds schools still overcrowded and under-equipped - a lingering shadow of the Apartheid education system...and a growing business elite with a taste for fine wines. He also hears of the increasing influence of China across the region.
Visit the Windows on the World web page to find links to these documentaries.
8:40 Botany - Kauri dieback
Auckland Botanical Gardens curator Bec Stanley on the chlorophyll-filled bio-mass that photosynthesises around us. This time Bec tackles the kauri dieback disease.
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9:10 Wearing a Veil
Professor Sahar Amer is the chair of the department of Arabic language and cultures at The University of Sydney and the author of What is Veiling?. Sahar talks to Bryan about the many reasons women wear a veil, because women behind a veil are not necessarily passive members of a patriarchal society.
9:30 Insight - Taxing the Digital Age
The government wants to soak up the tax that's leaking out of online sales. Digital downloads and services are first in line to be hit with GST, with cheaper goods bought over the internet to be tackled next. But Philippa Tolley asks, is there a system that won't cost more than the tax collected? And what about the multi-national online players, should they be paying their fair share of company tax in New Zealand?
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 Beale Street Caravan
The Stax Academy isn't your typical high school music program. Recent graduates received mentoring from luminaries like Steve Cropper, Booker T, and Kirk Whalum, performed in concert with Stevie Wonder, and gave the Obama family a private concert at The White House. This week we hear a group of recent alumni in a recording we captured at historic Royal Studios. Also joining us is acapella group ArtistikApproach, and David Less continues his series, The Memphis Beat. (PRX)
See the Full-Time Blues Radio website for this programme

===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. | Beale Street Caravan===
=DESCRIPTION=

David Knowles introduces the Memphis-based radio show with an international reputation for its location recordings of blues musicians live in concert (8 of 13, BSC)