Radio New Zealand National. 2015-12-11. 00:00-23:59.

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:

11 December 2015

===12:04 AM. | All Night Programme===
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Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Health Check (BBC); 1:05 The Friday Feature - War and Words (2 of 3, RNZ); 2:05 NZ Society (RNZ); 2:30 The Sampler; 3:05 The Elusive Language of Ducks, by Judith White, read by Jane Waddell (5 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 The Why Factor (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 The Day in Parliament (RNZ)

===6:00 AM. | Morning Report===
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RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour 6:16 and 6:50 Business News 6:18 Pacific News 6:26 Rural News 6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

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06:00
Top Stories for Friday 11 December 2015
BODY:
Another huge forest fire rages out of control south of Blenheim, fire fighters plan to water bomb it from the air. Further north, a fire destroys part of a Takapuna office building and another building burns in Hastings. The government steps in to help in the battle against cyber crime. The Minister Amy Adams is with us.
Topics:
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Tags:
Duration: 30'59"

06:06
Sports News for 11 December 2015
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'09"

06:10
Large fire is burning out of control in Marlborough
BODY:
As we've been reporting on the news, a large fire is burning out of control in Marlborough.
Topics:
Regions: Marlborough
Tags: fires
Duration: 2'00"

06:12
RBNZ calls on govt to boost capital spending
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The Reserve Bank governor says the Government could loosen its purse strings and help generate a bit more much needed inflation.
Topics: politics, economy
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Tags: Reserve Bank
Duration: 2'05"

06:14
Geneva security threat raised as police hunt suspects
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Swiss authorities have raised the security threat level in and around the city of Geneva.
Topics: security
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Tags: Geneva
Duration: 3'34"

06:17
Five tertiary institutions are "high risk"
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The Government says five tertiary institutions are high financial risks. That's up from just one institution five years ago.
Topics: education
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Tags: Tertiary institutions
Duration: 3'27"

06:21
Early business news
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Our business reporter, Jonathan Mitchell, is in and as expected the Reserve Bank delivered its rate cut.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags:
Duration: 1'45"

06:26
Morning Rural News for 11 December 2015
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News from the rural and farming sector.
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Tags: rural, farming
Duration: 4'11"

06:39
New agency to dela with online threats as attacks grow
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A new central agency to combat cyber crime is being described as a huge change in the way this country deals with online threats.
Topics: internet, security
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Tags: cyber crime
Duration: 1'28"

06:49
RBNZ cuts OCR to record low 2.5%
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Economists have been quick to call time on the Reserve Bank's easing cycle, and with a couple of exceptions, see the bank on the sidelines for the forseeable future.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Reserve Bank
Duration: 1'29"

06:51
ASB says more cuts likely to be needed
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But not everyone's convinced the Reserve Bank can put its feet up.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Reserve Bank
Duration: 59"

06:52
RBNZ's Wheeler looking forward to Fed rate hike
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So the next central bank cab off the rank will be the United States Federal Reserve which has a two day policy meeting next week.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Reserve Bank
Duration: 1'03"

06:53
Rate cut unlikely to see lown-term lending rates change much
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Lending banks were quick to pass on the RBNZ's rate cut to borrowers, with floating rates being reduced by the full amount and 12 month fixed rates by a smaller margin.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Reserve Bank
Duration: 1'57"

06:55
Shell asset review not precursor to sale
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Global energy giant Shell has signalled it may be readying to cut its business interests in New Zealand, or even possibly quitting.
Topics: business
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Tags: Shell New Zealand
Duration: 2'37"

06:58
Morning markets for 11 December 2015
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Wall Street is higher after a series of losses due to low oil prices. Investors are awaiting that Federal Reserve meeting next week.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 49"

07:07
Sports News for 11 December 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Tags:
Duration: 2'13"

07:10
Firefighters battle huge forest blaze in Marlborough
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Some residents in Marlborough's Wairau Valley have abandoned their homes as firefighters from across the top of the south battle an out of control blaze.
Topics:
Regions: Marlborough
Tags: fires, Wairau Valley
Duration: 3'55"

07:15
Cause of Takapuna office building fire investigated
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Fire fighters have been working through the night to check for hot spots after a large fire badly damaged a corner of a multi-storey office building on Auckland's North Shore.
Topics:
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: fires, Takapuna
Duration: 2'20"

07:18
Govt wants public private partnership to combat cyber crime
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A new government agency to combat cyber crime is being described as a huge change in the way this country deals with online threats.
Topics: internet, security
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Tags: cyber crime
Duration: 3'14"

07:21
Cyber crime threat increasing in New Zealand
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Listening to that report is the Communications Minister Amy Adams.
Topics: internet, security
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Tags: cyber crime
Duration: 4'02"

07:25
Five tertiary institutions are "high risk"
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There's been a big jump in the number of tertiary institutions the Government regards as high risk.
Topics: education
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Tags: Tertiary institutions
Duration: 1'45"

07:27
Paris talks in organised chaos
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The Climate Change Minister, Tim Groser, says the talks in Paris have reached a stage of organised chaos.
Topics: climate
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Tags: climate change, Paris
Duration: 3'56"

07:35
Interest rate cut may put squeeze on savings
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The elderly and those nearing retirement are alarmed at the latest drop in the Official Cash Rate, which they say could put the squeeze on their savings.
Topics: economy
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Tags: official cash rate, interest rates
Duration: 3'14"

07:38
Cut to the OCR and rampant property markets
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Yesterday's cut to the OCR comes amid signs Auckland's rampant property market has plateaued and investors are looking elsewhere.
Topics: housing, economy
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Tags: interest rates
Duration: 4'05"

07:42
Auck business unhappy with suggested transport levy hike
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Big business in Auckland could be faced with tens of thousands of dollars in transport levies
Topics: transport, politics
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: transport levies
Duration: 3'48"

07:48
Flag referendum voting closes today
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The country's choice of alternative flag should be known tonight after voting closes in the flag referendum.
Topics: politics
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Tags: flag referendum
Duration: 5'21"

07:53
Former Alaskan Governor's daughter dies in South Island
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A former Alaskan governor is dealing with a heartbreaking family tragedy after learning his daughter died climbing in the South Island this week.
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Tags: Nicole Leman
Duration: 3'07"

07:56
Importance of preparedness highlighted for climbers
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The death of Nicole Leman, and the rescue last night of an injured Israeli tourist who was climbing in Arthur's Pass is prompting search and rescue teams to remind climbers of the need to be prepared.
Topics: weather
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Tags: climbing, accidents
Duration: 1'49"

08:07
Sports News for 11 December 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Tags:
Duration: 2'10"

08:10
New cyber crime agency seen as huge boost in combatting crime
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A new central agency to combat cyber crime is being described as a huge change in the way this country deals with online threats.
Topics: internet, security
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Tags: cyber crime
Duration: 4'57"

08:16
No money to save dying forests - DOC
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Six weeks after a Forest and Bird video revealed Northland native forests are dying, the Department of Conservation has admitted it has no funding to save them .
Topics:
Regions: Northland
Tags: DOC, forests
Duration: 3'45"

08:20
Donald Trump's call for a ban on Muslims
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Donald Trump's call for a ban on Muslims entering the United States takes American politics into a realm unseen for many years.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Donald Trump
Duration: 5'01"

08:25
Market gets skittish over rock bottom OCR level
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The rock bottom official cash rate may be helping pay off the mortgage, but savers are suffering and the market remains skittish.
Topics: economy
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Tags: interest rates
Duration: 3'09"

08:28
Salvation Army calls for brand new toys this year for donations
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The Salvation Army is on the hunt again for Christmas toy donations - but this time brand new will do thanks very much.
Topics: life and society
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Tags: Salvation Army
Duration: 2'15"

08:30
Markets Update for 11 December 2015
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 57"

08:38
Porirua City Council urges govt to take action
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The Porirua City Council is demanding the Housing Minister take immediate action on substandard state and private rental houses in its district.
Topics: housing
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: Porirua City Council
Duration: 2'47"

08:41
Opposition says the Government beholden to junk food industry
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The Government is being accused of being beholden to the junk food industry and the opposition says the country's poorest children are paying the cost.
Topics: health
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Tags: junk food
Duration: 2'55"

08:47
Trades course targetting Maori, Pasifika hailed as success
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A trades course created in the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquakes is being hailed as a model for motivating and training young Maori and Pasifika students in Christchurch.
Topics: education
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: He Toki Pasifika Trades course
Duration: 3'34"

08:51
New vaccine against Pacific scourge
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Health authorities in the Pacific are encouraged by news of the world's first vaccine against dengue fever being approved for use in Mexico.
Topics: health, Pacific
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Tags: dengue fever
Duration: 3'43"

08:57
Golden Globe nominations unveiled
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The Hollywood awards season kicked off this morning with nominations unveiled for this year's Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles.
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Tags: Golden Globe Awards, US
Duration: 3'04"

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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: Chappy, by Patricia Grace, told by Jim Moriarty and Simon Leary (8 of 12, RNZ)

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09:08
What's to be done about Northland's dying forests?
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The Department of Conservation has admitted it can't save Northland's dying forests because it doesn't have enough money and isn't planning on asking the government for more. Six weeks ago Forest and Bird released a video showing aerial footage of ancient trees which have been reduced to skeletons by possums. Nine to Noon speaks to Joe Carr, Northland Regional Council's environmental chair.
Topics: environment
Regions: Northland
Tags: forests, DOC
Duration: 10'19"

09:18
How to stop workplace discrimination with 'blind auditions'
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Gapjumpers is using software to remove the unconcious biases which stop people getting a fair go at finding work. It conducts blind auditions in hiring whereby potential employees are vetted from an anonymous pool. One of Gapjumpers founders is Petar Vujosevic.
Topics: economy
Regions:
Tags: employment
Duration: 9'52"

09:28
Why Macy Gray wants climate change action
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If you think your Christmas wish list may be too much for Santa to handle - you should hear Macy Gray's.The multi award winning R&B singer-songwriter has a new song out - which is about more than just spreading Christmas cheer. Her updated version of "All I Want for Christmas" replaces yuletide materialism with a desire for things like gun control, and action on climate change, and asks whether Donald Trump is really qualified ?
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If you think your Christmas wish list may be too much for Santa to handle - you should listen to Macy Gracy's.
The multi American award-winning R&B singer-songwriter has a new song out and it's about more than just spreading Christmas cheer.
Her updated version of "All I Want for Christmas" replaces yuletide materialism with a desire for things like gun control and action on climate change.
Gray, who is coming to New Zealand in February for the Raggamuffin festival, told Nine to Noon today that she wrote the song because the political climate "is really harsh right now".
The song - which has been reviewed in Time and Rolling Stone and on The Huffington Post - asks for free healthcare, gun control, tolerance for immigrants, action to combat climate change, and also questions whether Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is qualified to lead the United States.
Gray said as an artist she could not fail to think about and be inspired by what was happening in the news and politics. If artists were not writing about such things, she said, it must be because they were forcing themselves not to.
"Talking about politics in songs isn't all that cool - it isn't very popular, but as an artist you have to reflect the times. If you don't you're doing it on purpose, there's just no way to get around it."
Listen to Macy Gray on Nine to Noon:
She has had "crazy" negative backlash, especially for calling for gun control and for criticising Mr Trump.
A lot of Mr Trump's fans were upset by the song, she said. "He definitely has some fanatical following going on, that's for sure".
"I'm trying to get people to want bigger things, to not focus so much on material things and just understand that the world needs everybody to pitch in at this point. You can put everything on [US president Barack Obama but he's one dude, he can't fix everything - it's like a football team, everybody has to play."
Gray told Nine to Noon she was influenced by the jazz singer Billie Holiday. "I liked her, especially because you could understand every single word she says ... a lot of singers put more focus on showing you how big their pipes are and what kind of range they have.
"She seems to just want to make sure you understood what she had to say, and that struck me so hardcore."
Although she loved making music, Gray was also interested in doing more film work, she said - she has a role in the new film Where Children Play.
Gray will perform at Auckland's Trust Arena on Saturday 20 February for Raggamuffin IX festival. The festival also features UB40, The Game, Maxi Priest and Savage.

Topics: arts, media, life and society
Regions:
Tags: R & B, Raggamuffin Festival, Macy Gray
Duration: 20'20"

09:50
Pacific correspondent Micheal Field
BODY:
Mike Field reports on the Western and Central Pacific tuna commission talks, which have ended in failure.
Topics: Pacific
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Tags:
Duration: 10'06"

10:07
Salima Ikram: The Animal Mummy Project
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Professor Salima Ikram is the world's leading expert on animal mummies and founder of the Animal Mummy project at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. She is the author of several books on Egyptian archaeology and is a leading scholars in Egyptian funerary archaeology. She says despite the fact that animal mummies were not valued as artifacts, many have survived, which teaches us a huge amount about the culture and environment of ancient Egypt. She even teaches people how to mummify animals.
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The Egyptian practice of mummifying has long fascinated us. There have been stories of mummies' curses since Victorian times and the concept of the mummy coming to life has spawned many horror films but the ancient Egyptians didn't just mummify humans, they did the same to animals.
Professor Salima Ikram is the world's leading expert on animal mummies and founder of the Animal Mummy project at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
She says the ancient Egyptians had a very interesting relationship with animals.
"Some animals were supposed to be the manifestations of gods so the idea was that the spirit of the god would enter into that particular animal. During that animal's lifetime it would be revered and then upon its death it would be mummified and the spirit would move into the body of another animal."
She says despite the fact that animal mummies were not valued as artifacts, many have survived, which teaches us a huge amount about the culture and environment of ancient Egypt.
Professor Ikram also teaches people how to mummify animals.
Topics: science
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Tags: archaology, ancient Egypt, animals
Duration: 31'11"

10:38
Book review: New Zealand Photography Collected
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New Zealand Photography Collected, by Athol McCredie. Reviewed by Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books, published by Te Papa Press, linen bound hardback. Photography from the Te Papa collection, which illuminates the richness of New Zealand's photographic tradition, from nineteenth-century portraits and dramatic landscapes to the latest contemporary art photography, selected and with essays by curator Athol McCredie.
Topics: books
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 6'32"

11:06
New music with Jeremy Taylor
BODY:
Jeremy Taylor goes back to the future with a compilation of Wellington-centric 60's psych-pop, some wild Fijiian funk-rock from Mantis's long lost 'Turn Onto Music', and the 2CD soundtrack to Elvis Costello's hefty new autobiography.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 24'03"

11:31
Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
BODY:
Test cricket. Sports funding. Tyson Fury.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 14'13"

11:49
The Week that Was
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With Te Radar and Irene Pink.
Topics:
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Tags: comedy
Duration: 10'25"

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09:05 What's to be done about Northland forests?
The Department of Conservation has admitted it can't save Northland's dying forests because it doesn't have enough money and isn't planning on asking the government for more. Six weeks ago Forest and Bird released a video showing aerial footage of ancient trees which have been reduced to skeletons by possums. Nine to Noon speaks to Joe Carr, Northland Regional Council's environmental chair.
Forest and Bird video:

09:20 Stopping workplace discrimination with 'blind auditions'
Gapjumpers is using software to remove the unconscious biases which stop people getting a fair go at finding work. It conducts blind auditions in hiring whereby potential employees are vetted from an anonymous pool. One of Gapjumpers founders is Petar Vujosevic
09:30 Why Macy Gray wants Climate Change Action & Gun Control for Christmas
The multi award winning R&B singer-songwriter and actor, Macy Gray, has a new song out. It's an updated version of "All I Want for Christmas" - but is her wish list too much, even for Santa?
[embed] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpCBFoWDemQ
Macy Gray, is coming to New Zealand next year for the Raggamuffin IX festival which takes place at The Trusts Arena, in Auckland on Saturday 20th February.
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09:45 Pacific correspondent Michael Field
Mike Field reports on the Western and Central Pacific tuna commission talks, which have ended in failure. Also, the year ahead – elections in Nauru, Samoa and Vanuatu…. and instability that could produce elections in the Solomon Islands and, perhaps, Tonga. Will the PM’s strong attack on a local beauty queen cost him the elections? And Disney is set to recognize Polynesia – the big Moana movie coming in 2016 with music from the West Auckland group Te Vaka.
10:05 Salima Ikram: The Animal Mummy Project
Professor Salima Ikram is the world's leading expert on animal mummies and founder of the Animal Mummy project at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. She is the author of several books on Egyptian archaeology and is a leading scholars in Egyptian funerary archaeology. She says despite the fact that animal mummies were not valued as artifacts, many have survived, which teaches us a huge amount about the culture and environment of ancient Egypt.
She even teaches people how to mummify animals.
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10:30 Book review: New Zealand Photography Collected, by Athol McCredie
Reviewed by Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books, published by Te Papa Press, linen bound hardback.
Photography from the Te Papa collection, which illuminates the richness of New Zealand's photographic tradition, from nineteenth-century portraits and dramatic landscapes to the latest contemporary art photography, selected and with essays by curator Athol McCredie.
10:45 The Reading: Chappy by Patricia Grace told by Jim Moriarty and Simon Leary (Part 8 of 12, RNZ)
11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor goes back to the future with a compilation of Wellington-centric 60's psych-pop, some wild Fijiian funk-rock from Mantis's long lost 'Turn Onto Music', and the 2CD soundtrack to Elvis Costello's hefty new autobiography.
Artist: Peter Nelson & The Castaways
Song: Down In The Mine, Track 5
Comp: Hindmarsh
Album: Various Artists - Too Much Monkey Business
Label: Universal
Broadcast Time: 2’57”
Artist: The Simple Image
Song: The Grooviest Girl In The World, Track 15
Comp: Zekley/ Bottler
Album: Various Artists - Too Much Monkey Business
Label: Universal
Broadcast Time: 2’46”
- brand new, very limited LP compilation of tracks recorded by mid to late 60’s NZ psych rock bands from in and around the Wellington area. Fuzzy guitars, tripped out psychedelia – mostly recorded at the EMI studios, which was modeled on Abbey Road.
Artist: Mantis
Song: Turn Onto Music, Track 6
Comp: James/ King
Album: Turn Onto Music
Label: Vertigo/ Universal
Broadcast Time: 2’36”
Song: Mississippi Queen, Track 4
Comp: West/ Laing/ Papparlardi/ Rea
Album: Turn Onto Music
Label: Vertigo/ Universal
Broadcast Time: 3’02”
- newly reissued 1973 funky psych-rock album from Fijiian group, recorded at the EMI studios – shades of Santana, Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone and driven by the pulse of ferocious, percussion-led island music. To be played MANTISSIMO!!!
Artist: Elvis Costello
Song: Veronica, Track 1, disc 2
Comp: Elvis Costello/ Paul McCartney
Album: Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album
Label: Universal
Broadcast Time: 2’59”
- the ‘soundtrack’ to his hefty (700 pages!) new autobiography, this is a diverse 2CD selection of songs dating back to his “My Aim Is True” debut in 1977, right up to a handful of brand new songs, and taking in collaborations with Paul McCartney, recent 92N interviewee Burt Bacharach, and the late Allen Toussaint. A terrific reminder of just how many great songs and interesting diversions he has taken.
11:30 Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
11:45 The Week that Was with Te Radar and Irene Pink

===Noon | Midday Report===
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RNZ 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 11 December 2015
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Details of New Zealand's tallest and most expensive office tower have been unveiled as part of a 681 million dollar redevelopment of central Auckland. And the forest fire that began yesterday in Marlborough's Wairau Valley is already twice the size of the region's last forest fire two weeks ago.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 15'21"

12:17
Precinct Properties confirms $681 Mln Auckland development
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The property investor, Precinct Properties, is going ahead with a 681-million-dollar development in downtown Auckland, which will transform the look of the city's waterfront.
Topics: business, economy
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Precinct Properties, Auckland, property
Duration: 1'51"

12:19
Manufacturing activity picks up in November
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Activity in the manufacturing sector lifted in November, pointing to a solid contribution to economic growth going into the new year.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: manufacturing
Duration: 58"

12:20
Aucklanders searching for jobs out of region
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More Aucklanders are looking to leave the city and chasing jobs outside of the region.
Topics: business, economy
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: jobs, Auckland, Trade Me
Duration: 59"

12:21
Scales upgrades FY net profit forecast by as much as 77%
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The apple producer, Scales, has upgraded its full year bottom line profit guidance by as much as 77 percent, with all divisions delivering well ahead of the prospectus forecast.
Topics: business, economy, food
Regions:
Tags: Scales, apples
Duration: 1'45"

12:23
Midday Markets for 11 December 2015
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For the latest from the markets we're joined by Bryan Shepherd at Macquarie Private Wealth
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 2'46"

12:25
Midday Sports News for 11 December 2015
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The New Zealand women's hockey team has won through to the semi-finals of the World League Final in Argentina after beating Great Britain 2-1 in their quarter-final.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: cricket, swimming, hockey
Duration: 2'38"

12:34
Midday Rural News for 11 December 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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13:08
First Song
BODY:
'Track Of The Time' - Nadia Reid
Topics: music
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Tags: Nadia Reid
Duration: 5'54"

13:15
High Performance Sport - Alex Baumann
BODY:
High Performance Sport New Zealand has announced its investments in final run up to Rio. Alex Baumann is the chief executive of High Performance Sport New Zealand is here to explain who wins and loses in this funding round.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: High Performance Sport New Zealand, Olympics
Duration: 7'09"

13:22
Community Sport - Geoff Barry
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Sport New Zealand has just announced its community sport investment. Geoff Barry, general manager of Community Sport is with us to talk about the funding committments.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: Community Sport
Duration: 7'33"

13:30
Show off your bathers at the New Zealand Fashion Museum
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Back in October we spoke with our lady of fashion, Doris de Pont, from the New Zealand Fashion Museum. She talked us through the past one hundred years of woollen bathers, bikinis, swimsuits and sundresses. And now you, can be part of her recent exhibition, At the Beach: 100 years of summer fashion in New Zealand'.
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Your retro beach photos could be part of Kiwi fashion history.
New Zealand Fashion Museum director Doris de Pont is calling for the public to be part of 'At the Beach: 100 years of summer fashion in New Zealand'.
The exhibition covers the past 100 years of woollen bathers, bikinis, swimsuits and sundresses borrowed from the public. Now the museum is after your beach photos.
"We're looking for absolutely everything. We're just looking for people's best times at the beach," de Pont says.
Doris de Pont's interview with Jesse Mulligan:
To submit a photo, or an album, for the exhibition email collections@maritimemuseum.co.nz. A prize will be awarded for the best collection of photos on 15 January.
Topics: life and society, history
Regions:
Tags: fashion, beach
Duration: 4'00"

13:34
Critter Of The Week - Nicola Toki
BODY:
Time for Critter of the Week. DoC's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki, talks about Stygobitic invertebrates.
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Stygobitic invertebrates are our Critter of the Week.
Jesse Mulligan gets the lowdown from DoC's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki.
Topics: environment
Regions:
Tags: DOC, animals
Duration: 8'41"

13:43
Favourite Album
BODY:
East - Cold Chisel. Chosen by Charles Rafi.
Topics: music
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Tags: Cold Chisel
Duration: 16'09"

14:09
DreamWorks Animation - Eric Stevens
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He's a man who helps bring sketches to life, on the big screen, and beyond. DreamWorks Animation is celebrating twenty years of creativity. It's the LA-based studio that's brought you animated classics such as Shrek, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda. And it's made billions of dollars in doing so. And this weekend, an exclusive behind-the-scenes exhibition, is opening at Te Papa Museum. Eric Stevens is the head of live entertainment for DreamWorks Animation.
Topics: arts, media, education
Regions:
Tags: DreamWorks Animation, Te Papa
Duration: 10'43"

14:15
Kaitahi
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Social entrepreneur Sophie Barclay is cooking up change in her community. She's the founder of Kaitahi, a social feasting initiative teaching people how to cook and as a side dish, building better neighbourhoods. Sophie and her team of volunteers latest effort is a Christmas dinner for those in need. She tells Justin Gregory that Kaitahi began with a simple idea.
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Social entrepreneur Sophie Barclay is cooking up change in her community.
She’s the founder of Kaitahi, a social dining initiative that teaches people how to cook using unwanted food and as a side dish, builds stronger, more engaged neighbourhoods.
Kaitahi began with a simple idea. Having just returned to Auckland after traveling abroad and looking for work, Sophie and a friend were shocked by what they saw as the rise of social inequality in New Zealand and the breakdown of community. They read about a social dining initiative in Melbourne called Open Table that used donated food and decided to start something similar here.
My friend then got a job and I didn’t and I thought “Oh I’ll just do it".

The latest effort by Sophie and her team of helpers is a Christmas dinner at the Point Chevalier Community Centre. This is the third Kaitahi to be held and already a system and a rhythm have taken hold. Inside the two kitchens a small army of neighbours and friends are attacking a large pile of vegetables while outside, chef and food writer Sam Mannering prepares a glazed Christmas ham. Sarah Lancaster from sewing workshop Sew Love Tea Do is running craft tables for making Christmas decorations from recycled materials. There is also a gifting station for donations for the Auckland City Mission.
Sustainability is the guiding principle behind Kaitahi. They only use food that would otherwise be wasted, given to them by local shops and businesses. Much of the produce they use comes from food rescue charity Kiwiharvest and the leftover scraps are collected for use as animal feed. While the chefs prepare the food they are also teaching, taking guests through principles of cooking and healthy eating.
Everyone here is a volunteer and almost all of them come from the Point Chevalier area as do the guests, who begin to arrive from about 6 o’clock. The feast is due to start an hour later. This is a more diverse bunch than you might imagine for a central Auckland suburb. Michael Lee works for Auckland Council as a programme coordinator and collaborates with Sophie Barclay on each of the Kaitahi events. Point Chevalier is his patch.
‘Point Chev is full of young families but we also get a lot of low income families. And that’s who we are targeting. Part of the whole idea is to connect the community and out of this, they make some pretty cool connections.’
The Kaitahi community feasts are still very new and confined to just one suburb but Sophie Barclay dreams of rolling it out across the city and beyond. There are plans to start a group in Manurewa and also in West Auckland and a similar organisation already exists in Wellington. Sophie says all it takes are willing volunteers and one person prepared to do a little organising.
But that’s for next year. Right now the ham is out of the oven and dinner is served. After a few words from Sophie and a karakia, the Kaitahi crew and more than 80 guests sit down together to eat.
Topics: food, inequality, life and society
Regions:
Tags: community, social entrepreneurship, cooking lessons
Duration: 10'11"

14:30
NZ Live - Miho Wada
BODY:
"Miho's Jazz Orchestra (MJO)" is a dynamic jazz ensemble based in Auckland.
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"Miho's Jazz Orchestra (MJO)" is a dynamic jazz ensemble based in Auckland.They dropped into RNZ's Auckland studio this afternoon, and played the track Bumpy Road live on Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan.
Credits: Miho Wada - flute, alto sax, vocals; Pascal Roggen - violin & electric violin; Andrew Rudolph - guitars; Jared Desvaux de Marigny - drums.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: Miho Wada
Duration: 29'47"

15:07
Food - Julie Biuso
BODY:
Julie Biuso with some sweet treats for Christmas. Here are her recipes for Summer Fruit Salad with Sugared Yoghurt Cream and Meringues, Raspberries and Cream.
Topics: food
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 9'07"

15:18
Weekend Wine - Cameron Douglas
BODY:
Cameron Douglas on sweet wines for dessert and aperitif
Topics: food
Regions:
Tags: wine
Duration: 5'14"

15:24
Movie Review - Richard Swainson
BODY:
Dr Richard Swainson reviews Youth and Big Eyes
Topics: arts
Regions:
Tags: movies
Duration: 14'00"

15:37
New Music - Zac Arnold
BODY:
Zac previews what is coming up on Music 101 this weekend.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: Sleater Kinney, UB40
Duration: 8'26"

15:46
Panel Pre-Show
BODY:
What the world is talking about with Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Julie Moffett
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 13'58"

15:46
The Panel pre-show for 11 December 2015
BODY:
What the world is talking about with Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Julie Moffett
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 13'58"

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1:10 First song
1:17 High Performance Sport - Alex Baumann
High Performance Sport New Zealand has announced its investments in the final run-up to Rio. Alex Baumann is the chief executive of High Performance Sport New Zealand. He is here to explain who wins and loses in this funding round.
1:25 DreamWorks Animation - Eric Stevens
He is a man who helps bring sketches to life on the big screen and beyond. DreamWorks Animation is celebrating twenty years of creativity. It's the LA-based studio that's brought you animated classics such as Shrek, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda. And it has made billions of dollars in doing so. This weekend an exclusive behind-the-scenes exhibition is opening at Te Papa Museum. Eric Stevens is the head of live entertainment for DreamWorks Animation.
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1:35 Your Beach Pics - Doris de Pont
Back in October we spoke with our lady of fashion, Doris de Pont, from the New Zealand Fashion Museum. She talked us through the past one hundred years of woollen bathers, bikinis, swimsuits and sundresses. And now you can be part of her recent exhibition, At the Beach: 100 years of summer fashion in New Zealand'.
1:40 Critter Of The Week - Nicola Toki
DoC's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki, talks about Stygobitic invertebrates.
1:40 Favourite Album
East - Cold Chisel.
2:10 NZ Live - Miho Wada
“Miho’s Jazz Orchestra (MJO)” is a dynamic jazz ensemble based in Auckland.
2:20 New Zealand Society
Tales of life in Aotearoa.
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3:10 Food, Wine, Movies And Music
Julie Biuso with some sweet treats for Christmas. Here are her recipes for Summer Fruit Salad with Sugared Yoghurt Cream and Meringues, Raspberries and Cream.
Cameron Douglas on sweet wines for dessert and aperitif.
Dr Richard Swainson reviews Youth and Big Eyes.
Zac Arnold previews what is coming up on Music 101 this weekend.
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show
What the world is talking about with Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Julie Moffett.

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JESSE'S SONG:
ARTIST: Nadia Reid
TITLE: Track of the time
COMP: Reid
ALBUM: Listen to Formation, Look for the Signs
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FAVOURITE ALBUM:
ARTIST: Cold Chisel
TITLE: Never Before
COMP: Moss
ALBUM: East
LABEL: Warner
ARTIST: Cold Chisel
TITLE: Rising Sun
COMP: Barnes
ALBUM: East
LABEL: Warner
ARTIST: Cold Chisel
TITLE: Star Hotel
COMP: Walker
ALBUM: East
LABEL: Warner
ARTIST: Cold Chisel
TITLE: My Turn to Cry
COMP: Barnes
ALBUM: East
LABEL: Warner
NZ LIVE:
ARTIST: MJO
TITLE: Bumpy Road
COMP: Miho Wada
ALBUM: Bumpy Road
LABEL: Live @ RNZ
ARTIST: MJO
TITLE: Okinawa Daydream
COMP: Miho Wada
ALBUM: Bumpy Road
LABEL: Live @ RNZ
ARTIST: MJO
TITLE: Cherry Beer
COMP: Miho Wada
ALBUM: Mystery Banana
LABEL: Live @ RNZ
ARTIST: MJO
TITLE: Los Dos
COMP: Miho Wada
ALBUM: Para Ti (EP)
LABEL: Live @ RNZ
HALFTIME:
ARTIST: David Bowie and Queen
TITLE: Under Pressure
COMP: Bowie, Deacon, May, Mercury
ALBUM: Let's Dance
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===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 11 December 2015
BODY:
What the world is talking about with Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Julie Moffett
Topics:
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Tags:
Duration: 13'58"

16:05
The Panel with Duncan Webb and Golnaz Bassam-Tabar (Part 1)
BODY:
What the Panelists Duncan Webb and Golnaz Bassam-Tabar have been up to. Hepatitis A, listeria and under cooked chicken have all made the headlines. Dr Jon Palmer tells us if there are issues with our food safety. The winner of round 1 of the Flag Referendum will be known tonight. ISIS is attracting recruits from 86 countries. What's the reall appeal? And freelance journalist Nicholas Sheppard discusses the success of Donald Trump in the US polls.
Topics:
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Tags:
Duration: 25'25"

16:06
The Panel with Duncan Webb and Golnaz Bassam-Tabar (Part 2)
BODY:
The Million Women study says, being unhappy or stressed will not kill you. What the Panelists Duncan Webb and Golnaz Bassam-Tabar have been thinking about. Do restaurants need to focus more on healthy options for children? We ask Marisa Bidois of the Restaurant Association. In an unusual coronial ruling the death of a woman in Michigan has been ruled Suicide by Pit Bull. It is a sad case, and one involving a decision over ethanasing the dogs and their puppies. And a listener criticises the term "boots on the ground" when it's referring to soldiers.
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Duration: 25'30"

16:07
The Panel Intro
BODY:
What the Panelists Duncan Webb and Golnaz Bassam-Tabar have been up to.
Topics:
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Tags:
Duration: 3'18"

16:10
Food safety
BODY:
Hepatitis A, listeria and under cooked chicken have all made the headlines. Dr Jon Palmer tells us if there are issues with our food safety.
Topics: food, health
Regions:
Tags: hepatitis A, Listeria, chicken
Duration: 5'45"

16:14
Flag referendum
BODY:
The winner of round 1 of the Flag Referendum will be known tonight.
Topics: identity, politics
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Tags: flag referendum
Duration: 2'59"

16:19
The attraction of extreme Islam
BODY:
ISIS is attracting recruits from 86 countries. What's the reall appeal?
Topics: conflict, security
Regions:
Tags: ISIS
Duration: 6'16"

16:25
Donald Trump
BODY:
Freelance journalist Nicholas Sheppard discusses the success of Donald Trump in the US polls.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: Donald Trump
Duration: 6'49"

16:34
Stress
BODY:
The Million Women study says, being unhappy or stressed will not kill you.
Topics: health
Regions:
Tags: stress
Duration: 5'12"

16:40
Panel Says
BODY:
What the Panelists Duncan Webb and Golnaz Bassam-Tabar have been thinking about.
Topics:
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Duration: 5'54"

16:45
Kids food
BODY:
Do restaurants need to focus more on healthy options for children? We ask Marisa Bidois of the Restaurant Association.
Topics: food, health
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Tags: Restaurant Association, restaurants, children
Duration: 5'33"

16:45
Suicide by Pit Bull
BODY:
In an unusual coronial ruling the death of a woman in Michigan has been ruled Suicide by Pit Bull. It is a sad case, and one involving a decision over ethanasing the dogs and their puppies.
Topics: law
Regions:
Tags: dogs, Pit Bull
Duration: 6'23"

16:58
Boots on the ground
BODY:
A listener criticises the term "boots on the ground" when it's referring to soldiers.
Topics: defence force, language, conflict
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 1'12"

=SHOW NOTES=

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

RNZ's two-hour news and current affairs programme 6:35 Focus on Politics Analysis of significant political issues presented by RNZ's parliamentary reporting team (RNZ)

=AUDIO=

17:00
Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 11 December 2015
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Two people have been hurt in a firearms alert in Rotorua this afternoon and The Waihopai Valley is braced for evacuation in the face of a forecast change in the weather that could spread what is already Marlborough's largest fire in 14 years.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 23'25"

17:06
Firearms alert in Rotorua
BODY:
Two people have been hurt in a firearms alert in Rotorua this afternoon.
Topics: crime
Regions: Bay of Plenty
Tags: Firearms, guns, Rotorua
Duration: 1'29"

17:08
Marlborough's biggest forest fire in 14 years
BODY:
The Waihopai Valley is braced for evacuation in the face of a forecast change in the weather that could spread what is already Marlborough's largest fire in 14 years.
Topics: environment
Regions: Marlborough
Tags: fire
Duration: 5'33"

17:15
Coroner finds couple killed by former partner
BODY:
An ex-boyfriend shot at an Auckland couple in bed 29 times before killing himself in a forest a few days later.
Topics: crime
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: murder, Glenys Stanton, Trevor Waite, Papakura
Duration: 3'57"

17:18
Technical fault blamed for under-cooked chicken
BODY:
Santa Rosa is recalling more than 500 of its 1 kilogram Manuka Smoked Chicken because they are under-cooked and could pose a risk of campylobacter.
Topics: health, food
Regions:
Tags: Santa Rosa, chicken
Duration: 2'29"

17:20
Auckland's tallest building
BODY:
Auckland Council's being accused of dragging its feet in keeping a promise to create a new public area along the city's waterfront, following the sale of Queen Elizabeth Square earlier this year.
Topics: business, life and society
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Queen Elizabeth Square, Precint Properties
Duration: 3'29"

17:24
Kauri tree protestor in for long sit
BODY:
A protestor sitting in a West Auckland kauri tree, says he's ready for a long stay.
Topics: environment, housing
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: West Auckland, Kauri tree
Duration: 2'52"

17:27
Submissions presented at Malaysian military attache case
BODY:
Opposing lawyers have set out their submissions on what went on at a Wellington house where a Malaysian diplomat admits indecently assaulting a woman.
Topics: crime
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: Malaysian diplomat, Muhammad Rizalman
Duration: 3'13"

17:34
Evening Business for 11 December 2015
BODY:
News from the business sector including a market report.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'16"

17:36
Paris talks will go all night
BODY:
Negotiators in Paris are locked in all-night meetings as they scramble to reach agreement on a deal to combat climate change.
Topics: climate
Regions:
Tags: COP21, Paris
Duration: 3'15"

17:39
New form that deportees must sign still talks about debt
BODY:
The new form that deportees from Australia must sign has been revealed - and the Green Party says it's still unfair.
Topics: law, politics
Regions:
Tags: Australia, Detainees, Green Party
Duration: 4'11"

17:44
Australian arrested in Auckland
BODY:
An Australian man arrested at Auckland airport on charges of corporate fraud has been pursued across the Tasman for years.
Topics: crime
Regions:
Tags: Australia, fraud, Daniel Albert
Duration: 3'35"

17:47
Wananga says it is no longer "high risk"
BODY:
A wananga is challenging the government's assessment that it is a high financial risk.
Topics: te ao Maori, education
Regions:
Tags: Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi, tertiary education
Duration: 2'41"

17:50
Mountain clubs' plan to help upskill foreign hikers
BODY:
Tramping clubs are going to produce their own Youtube video showing foreign hikers how to stay safe in the New Zealand mountains.
Topics: rural, environment, education
Regions:
Tags: tramping, safety
Duration: 4'44"

17:55
People tell MPs they want local decisions on Christchurch
BODY:
Christchurch community groups have told MPs a new organsiation overseeing the city's rebuild must be led by locals who are allowed to make their own decisions.
Topics: politics
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Christchurch, rebuild
Duration: 2'24"

17:57
Dreamworks' Te Papa exhibition
BODY:
The rolling African plains in the movie Madagascar and the swamps in Shrek have been recreated for a new exhibition at Te Papa.
Topics: media, education
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: Wellington, Te Papa, Dreamworks, animation
Duration: 2'30"

18:06
Sports News for 11 December 2015
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 3'13"

18:11
Latest on firearms callout in Rotorua
BODY:
The latest now on the firearms callout in Rotorua.
Topics: crime
Regions: Bay of Plenty
Tags: Firearms, Rotorua
Duration: 1'28"

18:13
Auckland CBD traffic squeeze to be triggered by new tower
BODY:
The start of building on the country's tallest office block in Auckland will trigger up to three years of unprecedented traffic disruption in the city's lower downtown area.
Topics:
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Auckland, traffic
Duration: 3'42"

18:16
Hackers questions Minister's cold shoulder
BODY:
Hackers are astounded the Government unveiled its new plan to combat cyber crime and spying in Auckland, on the same day they held their own annual conference in Wellington.
Topics: politics, technology, internet
Regions: Auckland Region, Wellington Region
Tags: hackers, cybersecurity, Kiwicon
Duration: 4'46"

18:21
Rowing and cyling major funding winners
BODY:
Rowing and cycling are the major winners in the latest government high performance sport funding announcements.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: High Performance Sport New Zealand
Duration: 3'41"

18:24
Escapee sex offender sentenced to supervision
BODY:
The child sex offender who was on the run for two days after cutting off his GPS monitoring anklet was today sentenced to intensive supervision.
Topics: crime
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: Lower Hutt, GPS monitoring
Duration: 1'33"

18:26
"We will be ready for RAMSI's exit." Solomons Police Chief
BODY:
The Solomon Islands police commissioner says his agency will be ready for the likely end of the Regional Assistance Mission in two years time.
Topics: law, Pacific
Regions:
Tags: The Solomon Islands, police, Regional Assistance Mission
Duration: 4'04"

18:34
Focus on Politics for 11 December 2015
BODY:
New Zealand's dairy industry is touted as one of the best in the world, especially in terms of its treatment of animals - but is there a dark side?
Topics: politics, farming
Regions:
Tags: animal welfare
Duration: 15'55"

18:51
Wananga have tougher job than universities
BODY:
Maori tertiary education providers are frustrated their performance is measured in the same way as universities and polytechs.
Topics: te ao Maori, education
Regions:
Tags: tertiary education, wananga
Duration: 3'04"

18:55
Movie museum backers say Wellington may need more accommodation
BODY:
The backers of Wellington's movie museum say the city may need more accommodation to cope with visitor numbers that it and a convention centre will generate.
Topics: arts, media, education
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: Wellington, Movie Museum
Duration: 3'17"

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

Entertainment and information, including: 9:06 Country Life

=SHOW NOTES=

=AUDIO=

21:05
Guest - SheepishSophie
BODY:
Young English sheep farmer Sophie Barnes is spending two years visiting and helping out on farms around New Zealand. Currently she is mustering on a farm in Tiraumea.
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Young English sheep farmer Sophie Barnes is spending two years visiting and helping out on farms around New Zealand. Currently she is mustering on a farm in Tiraumea.
https://mobile.twitter.com/SheepishSophie
Topics: rural
Regions:
Tags: travel, shearing, Mustering, sheep, farming subsides
Duration: 5'46"

21:10
Regional Wrap
BODY:
Wairarapa is dry and dusty and farmers are getting rid of stock while in the south small amounts of rain brought little relief to a rapidly drying Canterbury. [{topics] rural, farming
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Around the country Wairarapa is dry and dusty and farmers are getting rid of stock while in the south small amounts of rain brought little relief to a rapidly drying Canterbury.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: farming conditions
Duration: 6'21"

21:17
Vines and Wines
BODY:
North Canterbury winemaker Guy Porter grows grapes on a gravel terrace above the Waipara River and on a clay slope a few kilometres further north. Both vineyards are now managed in compliance with the organic requirements of BioGro New Zealand. The last five years have been tough for Guy due to a strong dollar that has made exporting difficult and a sluggish local economy, so he has been selling grapes and bulk wine as well bottling his own Bellbird Spring label to ensure the vineyard remains viable.
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Winemaking at Bellbird Spring takes its cues from traditional practices.
Guy Porter, the owner and vigneron at the North Canterbury vineyard believes that a good wine is meant to express the nature of the soil, microclimate and other subtle aspects of its surroundings. The French term for this is Vin de Terroir. "It's great to be able to draw out character from your site, it gives you a palette of colours to start with" he says.
Since 2002 Guy has been growing a mixture of pinot gris, gewürztraminer, riesling, muscat ottonell, pinot noir and sauvignon blanc grapes on a 14 hectare gravel terrace above the Waipara River and on a 6 hectare clay slope a few kilometres further north.
Both vineyards are now managed to comply with the organic requirements of BioGro New Zealand and Guy is hoping to archive full organic status early next year. "We had some fairly strong feedback from distributors who said....'it's great Guy that you take care of your land but we need the stamp!'"
The last five years have been tough for the small vineyard because the local economy has been sluggish and a strong dollar has chipped into export returns. Guy says he's had to be commercially flexible to ensure the vineyard remains viable. "In the past twelve months for instance we've had some people who've bought grapes from us, some people have bought bulk wine from us and some of our wine is bottled under our own labels, so I think you've got to be really adaptable in the current climate".
Being a self-confessed gourmet, Guy likes his wines to be food-friendly and this year he's even distilled a batch of Aqua Vitae, an Italian style wine brandy that's designed to cap off an agreeable evening. "You'd have it traditionally as a digestif at the end of a meal with a strong coffee' he says of the clear spirit that packs a punch at 42 percent.
Topics: rural
Regions:
Tags: wine, brandy, viticulture, grapes, Organic, biogrow
Duration: 12'46"

21:30
Housing vs Horticulture
BODY:
The productive soils around Pukekohe, just south of Auckland are in high demand; from vegetable growers who have been growing on the fertile soils for generations and for housing. There's pressure on the Auckland Council to carve up the land for development, but what would that mean for vegetable production? (topics] rural, farming
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A white, not new model ute, rumbles along western Pukekohe's lattice of rural roads.
The market gardening land it's going past looks well groomed; rows of leafy vegetables poke up, onions and spuds are doing their thing underneath.
It's land the ute driver and celery grower Stan Clark has gone past for more than sixty years.
"As I look there, I see soil for planting which is a thing of beauty."
It is. It is a thing of beauty. Pukekohe's a food basket for New Zealand; the producer of a long list of greens and the only producer of very early season potatoes.
But soon, some of this productive, class one and two land is going to be covered in houses; houses needed to cope with Auckland's population growth.
Stan Clark describes the trend as "criminal", and says a lot of the housing developments are driven by government politicians who don't respect the elite soils in the area. He was told by one government MP "the value of your land has gone up, so put up with it."
Stan and his son David don't want to sell up. They've already turned down big money for their land because selling wouldn't give them a business for the future. But Stan says just how long they can stay growing celery on their property, with houses as neighbours and huge rates increases because of burgeoning land values, is a moot point.
"We don't know what the future will bring, if people see no future in these highly productive soils, and housing is the most critical factor. Which I find puzzling, you can live without a house, but you can't live without food."
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: market gardening, vegetables, housing development, Auckland, Pukekohe
Duration: 23'29"

9:06 Country Life: Memorable scenes, people and places in rural NZ (RNZ) 9:54 Go Ahead Caller: A new political satire (F, RNZ)

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20:40
Sports: Eric Murray and Hamish Bond
BODY:
Last year's Halberg Supreme Award winners, the unbeatable duo of Eric Murray and Hamish Bond on their rowing highlights of this year, and how preparations are going for next year's Rio Olympics.
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Last year's Halberg Supreme Award winners, the unbeatable duo of Eric Murray and Hamish Bond, are considered, by the global rowing federation, to be the best male rowers in the world.
The pair are Olympic and World champions in the men's coxless pair, and plan to defend their Olympic title next year in Rio.
They talk to Bryan Crump about their rowing highlights of this year, and how preparations are going for next year's Olympics.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: rowing, training
Duration: 15'56"

21:00
Conundrum - this week's answer
BODY:
This week's answer explained.
Topics:
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Duration: 2'28"

=SHOW NOTES=

NIGHTS on RNZ National
with skipper. Bryan Crump & producer. Paul Brennan
On the show tonight (Friday)...
7:07 Sonic Tonic - run
> music with magic and mischief spun into an surreal sensation of mayhem and maybe magnificence...
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8:12 THE KIWI PAIR
last year's Halberg Supreme Award winners, the unbeatable duo of Eric Murray and Hamish Bond on their rowing highlights of this year, and how preparations are going for next year's Rio Olympics...

8:25 Spotlight - Beijing Underground Experimental Music
> musical Kiwis (under a spotlight)
8:52 conundrum answer - an explanation of clues & winner's song
9:07 Country Life
> keeps it rural
9:55 Political Satire - Go Ahead Caller pt 4 of 5
10:17 Late Edition
> a round up of today's RNZ News and feature interviews as well as Date Line Pacific from RNZ International
11:07 The Eleventh Hour - Joni Mitchell - The Circle Game pt 6 of 6
> the Friday finale
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... nights' time is the right time...

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

Late Edition for 11 December 2015
Kyle Lockwood's silver fern wins the first flag referendum; response to the governments new cyber crime stategy; and in Dateline Pacific, a new vaccine for dengue fever.

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RNZ news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from RNZ National

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