RNZ National. 2016-03-18. 00:00-23:59.

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

18 March 2016

===12:04 AM. | All Night Programme===
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Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Health Check (BBC); 1:05 The BBC Reith Lectures with Professor Stephen Hawking (BBC) 2:05 NZ Society; 2:30 The Sampler (RNZ); 3:05 Juggling with Mandarins, by V M Jones, read by Matt Whelan (5 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 The Why Factor (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 The Day in Parliament

===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, including: 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 18 March 2016
BODY:
Can Steel and Tube's quake strengthening steel mesh be trusted? Dairy farm prices plummet by 20 percent. An RNZ Insight investigation uncovers evidence the Transport Accident Investigation Commission has been chronically underfunded for years -- putting public safety at risk.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 37'05"

06:06
Sports News for 18 March 2016
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 1'57"

06:09
US accuses Islamic State of committing genocide
BODY:
The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, has accused the Islamic State group of committing genocide against religious minorities in the Middle East.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: US, IS
Duration: 4'09"

06:14
Fiji sugar industry set for tough year
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The sugar industry in Fiji is set for a difficult year of recovery in the wake of cyclone Winston, with the industry as a whole looking at a loss of about US $60 million.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Fiji
Duration: 3'05"

06:17
Dunedin housing subdivision racing ahead
BODY:
The first major housing subdivision in Dunedin for years is filling up unexpectedly fast.
Topics: housing
Regions: Otago
Tags: Dunedin
Duration: 2'02"

06:22
Early Business News for 18 March 2016
BODY:
A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'30"

06:26
Morning Rural News for 18 March 2016
BODY:
News from the rural and farming sector.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 4'15"

06:39
In-house test certifications can't be trusted
BODY:
The owner of a company which scrutinises laboratory testing equipment says you cannot trust the results from a lab that is not independently audited.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Steel and Tube
Duration: 2'33"

06:42
Govt accused politicising intelligence and security agencies
BODY:
The Prime Minister denies New Zealand's intelligence and security agencies is being politicised, in the wake of the debate over jihadi brides.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: Jihadi Brides
Duration: 2'33"

06:49
Growth may soften a touch in Q1
BODY:
On the surface the economic growth numbers for the fourth quarter that were published were respectable.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 1'38"

06:51
Kiwi dollar gains unlikely to be sustained
BODY:
The New Zealand dollar grew wings yesterday under the combined influence of a soft talking U.S. Federal Reserve and stronger than expected local economic growth figures.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: NZ dollar
Duration: 1'21"

06:52
Booming Auckland creates regional business opportunities
BODY:
The executive recruitment arm of labour firm, AWF-Madison, says businesses should consider quitting Auckland and relocating to the regions where there are a growing number of skilled people looking for work.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: regions
Duration: 1'39"

06:53
French business leaders in NZ looking for partners, investment
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A delegation of more than 30 chief executives and representatives of French listed companies and smaller businesses are in New Zealand looking for investment and partnership opportunities.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: France
Duration: 1'43"

06:55
Ancient water takes family business in new direction
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Water that's up to 30,000 years-old has become a signature ingredient in the beer, ciders and soft drinks made and bottled at Nelson's McCashin's Brewery. [tags ] McCashin's Brewery
Topics: business
Regions: Nelson Region
Tags:
Duration: 2'52"

06:58
Morning markets for 18 March 2016
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American stocks are firmer after the Fed, rises in commodity prices ..
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 51"

06:59
Todd Corp makes bid for Aussie miner
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Todd Corporation, the privately held Wellington based company, has made a takeover offer for small scale Australian iron ore mining company Flinders Mines.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: Todd Corporation
Duration: 22"

07:07
Sports News for 18 March 2016
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'13"

07:11
Top lab says Steel and Tube's test results cannot be trusted
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A top laboratory says Steel and Tube's test results for critical quake strengthening steel mesh cannot be trusted
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: Steel and Tube
Duration: 4'10"

07:15
Dairy farm prices plummet.
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Dairy farm prices have fallen more than 20 percent in a year.
Topics: farming, rural
Regions:
Tags: farm prices
Duration: 4'50"

07:20
RNZ investigation uncovers evidence of TAIC underfunding
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An RNZ Insight Investigation has uncovered evidence the Transport Accident Investigation Commission has been underfunded for more than a decade, despite repeated warnings to the Government that public safety could be affected.
Topics: transport
Regions:
Tags: Transport Accident Investigation Commission
Duration: 4'18"

07:20
Council works to stop eel slaughter in flood pumps
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The Whangarei council's in a race against time to save a dwindling eel population from destruction.
Topics: environment
Regions: Northland
Tags: Whangarei
Duration: 3'18"

07:35
Waddell confident everything will be ready for Rio Olympics
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The New Zealand Olympic chef de mission Rob Waddell says he's confident everything will be ready in time for the Olympic Games despite behind-the-scenes chaos in Rio.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: Olympic Game
Duration: 4'14"

07:39
Trump presidency named one of the top global risks
BODY:
Donald Trump winning the US presidency has been named one of the top ten risks currently facing the world.
Topics:
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Tags: US, Trump
Duration: 5'40"

07:44
Personal incomes are dropping
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The Finance Minister Bill English has conceded that on a per person basis, incomes are dropping.
Topics: economy
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 5'38"

07:50
Reaction from Greens to incomes dropping
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Listening to that in our Wellington studio is Green Party Finance spokeswoman Julie Anne Genter.
Topics: economy, politics
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 4'18"

07:55
Nixon in China opera a festival standout
BODY:
The 2016 Auckland Arts Festival has three days left but reviewer Justin Gregory has already seen his last show. Morning Justin! What was it?
Topics: arts
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Auckland Arts Festival
Duration: 3'21"

08:07
Sports News for 18 March 2016
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'29"

08:11
Chch property developers want assurances over steel mesh
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Owners of new high rise buildings in Christchurch are demanding assurances that steel reinforcing used in their construction is up to standard.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: Steel and Tube
Duration: 5'02"

08:17
Federated Farmers Dairy Chair sums up situation
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It's been another week of bad news for the dairy industry as yet more indicators point to an end of the white gold rush.
Topics: farming
Regions:
Tags: dairy farm prices
Duration: 3'58"

08:20
Planned major change to cervical screening upsets some
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The Health Ministry is being accused of rushing through major changes to a vital screening programme for cancer in New Zealand women.
Topics: health
Regions:
Tags: cervical cancer
Duration: 3'38"

08:24
Winston Peters claims of illegal immigration
BODY:
The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is claiming some ethnic restaurants are in fact operating as fronts for illegal immigration.
Topics: politics, crime
Regions:
Tags: immigration
Duration: 5'23"

08:29
Markets Update for 18 March 2016
BODY:
A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 51"

08:36
Dunedin out of doldrums for the first time in a decade
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Dunedin's economy is sailing out of the doldrums for the first time in 10 years.
Topics: economy
Regions: Otago
Tags: Dunedin
Duration: 4'13"

08:40
Concern over overseas consortium being on shortlist
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A community housing umbrella group says it's concerned an overseas consortium has made it on to a shortlist of providers bidding to take on 15-hundred state houses.
Topics: housing, politics
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 3'35"

08:45
TPP inquiry draws to a close but Maori remain firm
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Maori claimants remain unconvinced the Government has acted in their best interests in negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Topics: te ao Maori
Regions:
Tags: TPP
Duration: 2'45"

08:48
Womad kicks off with new deal
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The organisers of Womad New Zealand, which kicks off in New Plymouth tonight, have secured a new deal which guarantees the world music festival will return to Taranaki for the next three years.
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The organisers of WOMAD New Zealand, which kicks off in New Plymouth tonight, have secured a new deal which guarantees the world music festival will return to Taranaki for the next three years.

WOMAD looks set to stay in Taranaki. Photo: Simon O'Connor

The contract with WOMAD International also includes a three-year right of first refusal which could see the festival mark two decades in New Plymouth.
The Taranaki Arts Festival Trust (Taft) has put on WOMAD at the picturesque Brooklands Park since 2003 after it failed to gain traction in Auckland.
It now attracts about 10,000 out-of-town visitors each year and has contributed more than $93 million to the regional economy since heading south.
Speaking at the pre-festival artists' BBQ, Taft chief executive Suzanne Porter (who came onboard in 2007) said the festival always had huge potential.
"All of us who have been closely involved with WOMAD truly believed in its potential and what it has done for this city.
"I think it's that strong partnership base in behind us that makes it bedded here, wedded here and its going to stay here so for me I can see another 50 years of it."
Ms Porter said making the artists feel at home was a huge part of the festival's success.

Director of WOMAD International Chris Smith. Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin

"We pride ourselves in our manaakitanga so our care of our guests and we want our artists to arrive, be rested, enjoy our hospitality, and that's what the BBQ is all about, and then of course we think that grounds them in this place and puts them in a really good state of mind to perform and do really brilliant performances."
Director of WOMAD International Chris Smith said the combination of a stunning venue and community backing meant he would happily bring the festival to Taranaki indefinitely.
"I think it's always going to be both these kinds of events need some kind of support but actually to me if it wasn't a great location, if we didn't have the support of the town and couldn't put on a good show we wouldn't be here.
"It's always both but actually to us the creative opportunity, the location is really, really key."
WOMAD is all about diversity and it is no surprise at this BBQ hip-hop royalty was shoulder-to-shoulder with an Iranian songstress.
Kelvin Mercer aka Posdnuos of De La Soul is no stranger to New Zealand and also familiar with the WOMAD vibe.
"It's a blessing to be here and even though we've come here so many times I've never come this far out, you know Auckland, Christchurch we'll always go to.
"I've been blessed to play WOMAD UK so to know they were doing it out here it was a great team to be a part of. This is right at home for us."

Kelvin Mercer of De La Soul. Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin

Mahsa Vahdat, who sings traditional Persian songs with her sister Marjan, the opportunity to play WOMAD New Zealand is more of a privilege.
"It's not possible to perform in Iran, for females singer. Not solo in a mixed audience, just we can perform solo in to a female audience but we never take part in that kind of setting, we don't like it. So we prefer to perform outside of Iran."
Headliners at WOMAD 2016 include American singer songwriter John Grant, French producer Ludovic Navarre (alias St Germain) Tex-Mex exponents from the US, Calexico, and four-time Grammy winners Ladysmith Black Mambazo from South Africa.

Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat. Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin

Topics: music
Regions: Taranaki
Tags: WOMAD
Duration: 3'25"

08:51
Female artists revive lost cultural art forms
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Female artists from around the Pacific region are reviving lost cultural art forms and reinventing creative traditions that have existed for generations.
Topics: arts, Pacific
Regions:
Tags: Female artists
Duration: 3'34"

08:57
Melbourne pizza boss the prime suspect in murder
BODY:
Police investigating the murder of a gangland lawyer on a Melbourne street say they suspect a pizza store owner who's said to be the city's mafia boss.
Topics:
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Tags: Australia
Duration: 2'41"

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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: Bulibasha by Witi Ihimaera read by George Henare (15 of 15, Word Pictures)

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09:08
Farm values on the slide
BODY:
Prices for dairy farm land have fallen dramatically in the last year. The Real Estate Institute's dairy farm price index is down nearly 21 percent from a year ago. Figures from Rural Value, a division of Quotable Value, show a similar trend. We speak to National Manager for Rural Value, David Paterson.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 16'26"

09:25
Inconsistencies & deception at the heart of MH370 ?
BODY:
Two years after MH370 vanished while carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing the mystery remains. For the investigative journalist, Florence de Changy, much of the official story is not credible. She's spent much of the last two years following leads, examining confidential documents and debunking theories in order to get closer to the truth.
Her investigation takes place in Malaysia, the Maldives, Paris, and Hong Kong.
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Two years after MH370 vanished the mystery remains.
For the investigative journalist, Florence de Changy, much of the official story is not credible.
She's spent much of the last two years following leads, examining confidential documents and debunking theories in order to get closer to the truth.
Earlier this month Malaysia's Ministry of Transport released its second annual interim report to mark the tragedy's second anniversary, but it contained scant information about its causes or the location of the wreckage.
Florence de Changy speaks to Nine to Noon's Kathryn Ryan about her conclusions
Florence de Changy is the Hong Kong correspondent for Le Monde newspaper and has covered the Asia Pacific region for more than 25 years. She has just written a book, Le vol MH370 n'a pas disparu ! about her findings.
Topics: books, security, transport
Regions:
Tags: MH370
Duration: 19'08"

09:44
360 Allstars
BODY:
360 ALLSTARS' multi award winning musician Gene Peterson, and vocal loop artist Sam Perry give Nine to Noon a flavour of what they're bringing to the Auckland Arts Festival.
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If it spins it's in !
BMX riding, Breakdancing, Basketball freestyle, Body Percussion, and, Vocal looping.
These are the high octane performances that make up the urban circus that is the 360 ALLSTARS.
Kathryn Ryan talks to the show's drummer and director, Gene Peterson, and vocal loop artist Sam Perry about what they're bringing to the Auckland Arts Festival.
Their show runs until Sunday 20th March at the Civic in Auckland.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: Auckland Festival
Duration: 10'16"

09:54
Pacific Correspondent Mike Field
BODY:
Elections in Nauru. Zika outbreak in French Polynesia.
Topics: Pacific
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 5'45"

10:10
Dr Catherine Crock on minimising stress for child patients and families
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Easing the difficult time families face as their child goes through cancer treatment is uppermost in the mind of Australian physician Catherine Crock. She is on a mission to transform hospital culture and has won numerous awards for her efforts.
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Australian physician Catherine Crock is on a mission to minimise the stress of child patients and their families. She has won numerous awards for her efforts to transform hospital culture.
Kathryn Ryan talks with Catherine Crock:

Catherine Crock works at The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. She is the physician in charge of the general anaesthesia list for painful procedures in children with cancer and also conducts clinics in the Centre for Adolescent Health. A large part of Catherine's work has been to minimise the stress and anxiety for families of sick children. Over the past ten years, she has achieved widespread acceptance for the routine use of general anaesthesia for lumbar punctures and other procedures. But she's also the founder of the Hush Music Foundation, which produces CDs of soothing music to help to minimise the stress of child oncology patients and their families.
Topics: health, music
Regions:
Tags: Dr Catherine Crock, health, music, CDs, child cancer, oncology
Duration: 30'17"

10:40
John McIntyre: Childrens' Books
BODY:
'See What I Can See - New Zealand Photography for the young and curious' by Gregory O'Brien, Auckland University Press. 'Much Ado About Shakespeare' by Donovan Bixley, Upstart Press. 'Heading Dog Who Split in Half - Legends and Tal Tales from New Zealand' by Michael Brown, illustrated by Mat Tait, Potton and Burton.
Topics: books
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 6'58"

11:09
New Music with Jeremy Taylor
BODY:
Jeremy Taylor checks out a new album from bespectacled Scots and soon-come tourists The Proclaimers, a remake / remodel of a 1982 album from former Velvet Underground man John Cale, and offers a sneak peek of the new PJ Harvey record, due next month.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 22'32"

11:33
Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
BODY:
Mixed kind of week for NZ Rugby Union, the Auckland waterfront debate reignites and an unlikely win by the Black caps against India in their opening World T20 match in India.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 15'23"

11:49
The week that was
BODY:
With Te Radar and James Elliott.
Topics: life and society
Regions:
Tags: comedy
Duration: 11'11"

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09:05 News and current affairs
09:15 Inconsistencies & deception at the heart of MH370 ?
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Two years after MH370 vanished while carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing the mystery remains. For the investigative journalist, Florence de Changy, much of the official story is not credible.
She's spent much of the last two years following leads, examining confidential documents and debunking theories in order to get closer to the truth. Her investigation takes place in Malaysia, the Maldives, Paris, and Hong Kong.
Earlier this month Malaysia's Ministry of Transport released its second annual interim report to mark the tragedy's second anniversary, but it contained scant information about its causes or the location of the wreckage.
Florence de Changy is the Hong King correspondent for Le Monde newspaper and has covered the Asia Pacific region for more than 25 years. She has just written a book, Le vol MH370 n'a pas disparu ! about her findings.
09:30 360 ALLSTARS
360 ALLSTARS' multi award winning musician Gene Peterson, and vocal loop artist Sam Perry perform live on Nine to Noon with a flavour of what they're bringing to the Auckland Arts Festival.
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Their show runs until Sunday 20th March at the Civic in Auckland.
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09:45 Pacific Correspondent Mike Field
10:05 Australian Doctor Catherine Crock on minimising stress for child patients and families
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Catherine Crock works as a doctor at The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. She is the physician in charge of the general anaesthesia list for painful procedures in children with cancer and also conducts clinics in the Centre for Adolescent Health. A large part of Catherine's work has been to minimise the stress and anxiety for families of sick children. Over the past ten years, she has achieved widespread acceptance for the routine use of general anaesthesia for lumbar punctures and other procedures. But she's also the founder of the Hush Music Foundation which produces CDs of soothing music to help to minimise the stress of child oncology patients and their families.
10:35 John McIntyre: Childrens' Books
See What I Can See - New Zealand Photography for the young and curious by Gregory O'Brien
Auckland University Press

Much Ado About Shakespeare by Donovan Bixley
Upstart Press

Heading Dog Who Split in Half - Legends and Tal Tales from New Zealand by Michael Brown, illustrated by Mat Tait Potton and Burton
10:45 The Reading: Bulibasha by Witi Ihimaera read by George Henare (Part 15 of 15)
11:05 New Music with Jeremy Taylor
Artist: The Proclaimers
Song: Be With Me, Track 2
Comp: Reid/ Reid
Album: Let's Hear It For The Dogs
Label: Cooking Vinyl
Broadcast Time: 2'52"

- Scots brothers Charlie and Craig Reid, best remembered for their terrifyingly catchy 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)' and for singing in their thick Scottish accents, have just released their 10th album, and are about to tour NZ with shows in Wellington, Hamilton and Christchurch over ANZAC weekend in April. New album is resolutely anthemic, tuneful and robust.
Artist: John Cale
Song: Close Watch, Track 5, disc 1
Comp: Cale
Album: Music For A New Society/ M:FANS
Label: Domino
Broadcast Time: 3'09"

Song: Thoughtless Kind, Track 4, disc 2
Comp: Cale
Album: Music For A New Society/ M:FANS
Label: Domino
Broadcast Time: 5'28"

- Welsh former Velvet Underground viola player John Cale made some terrific solo albums through the 70s after leaving the VU in 1968 (after 'White Light White Heat'), up to 'Music For A New Society' in 1982. Here, we have a reissue of the original album, plus a reworking entitles 'M:FANS' - surprisingly enjoyable.

Artist: PJ Harvey
Song: The Wheel (edit)
Comp: Harvey
Album: (single)
Label: Island/ UMG
Broadcast Time: 3'59"

- First single from new album "The Hope Six Demolition Project", her 11th - out in time for Record Store Day on the 16th of April.
11:30 Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and James Elliott

===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 18 March 2016
BODY:
Concerns about the integrity of steel products may delay the Christchurch rebuild and Winston Peters is accused of playing cheap politics over his claims of illegal immigration.
Topics:
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Tags:
Duration: 14'37"

12:16
Job ads rise in February
BODY:
The ANZ Bank's job ads index rose a seasonally adjusted zero-point-9 percent in February after a 3 percent fall the month before.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 1'24"

12:18
French rail looks to tender to provide service in NZ
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The head of France's national state-owned railway company wants to expand into the New Zealand market.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: S-N-C-F Group
Duration: 1'24"

12:19
Australia getting too expensive for migrants
BODY:
To Australia, where the high cost of settling and living in the country's biggest city is said to be making it harder to attract businesses and talent.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: Australia
Duration: 1'04"

12:20
Scruffy style a turnoff in co-working spaces
BODY:
Do you have a dress code, are employees or co-workers scruffy looking, well they could be putting off customers not to mention their colleagues.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: dress code
Duration: 1'43"

12:21
Midday markets for 18 March 2016
BODY:
For the latest from the markets we're joined by Don Lewthwaite at First NZ Capital.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 2'09"

12:24
Business briefs
BODY:
A trading halt in the cinema software company, Vista Group International, will remain in place until the sale of a large block of shares is completed today, or until Monday morning at the latest.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 1'22"

12:25
Midday Sports News for 18 March 2016
BODY:
The weather is set to play a part in New Zealand's World T20 cricket clash with Australia in Dharamsala tonight.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: T20
Duration: 3'01"

12:34
Midday Rural News for 18 March 2016
BODY:
News from the rural and farming sectors
Topics: rural, farming
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 8'53"

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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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13:12
The Future Of Pizza Delivery: DRU The Robot - Don Meij
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It looks like the future of pizza delivery could be changing. And New Zealand could become the first country in the world, to test a driverless pizza delivery unit, or robot called DRU. The four-wheeled vehicle was launched in Brisbane last night. Domino's CEO and managing director, Don Meij, is with us to talk about the technology.
Topics: transport
Regions:
Tags: robots, DRU
Duration: 7'47"

13:20
The National Firefighter Combat Challenge - Dave Greensmith
BODY:
Firefighters from throughout the country are testing their fitness in Wellington today and tomorrow. The National Firefighter Combat Challenge at Wellington's Waterfront is held across two days. And firefighters are challenged in Relay, Tandem and Individual categories. The combat challenge is hosted by the United Fire Brigades' Association and the Wellington Provincial Fire Brigades' Association. Dave Greensmith is a senior firefighter based at Christchurch Airport. He's in the capital MC'ing the event.
Topics: sport
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: firefighters
Duration: 5'34"

13:26
Polyfest! - Simon Wilson
BODY:
Polyfest is on! And this year marks its 41st birthday. It was formerly known as the Auckland Secondary Schools Maori and Pacific Islands Cultural Festival. The cultural celebration is being held at the Manukau Sports Bowl, until tomorrow. One man who's been enjoying the event is editor of Metro Magazine, Simon Wilson. He's been tweeting about how great it's been.
Topics: music, Pacific, te ao Maori
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Polyfest
Duration: 8'33"

13:35
Critter Of The Week - Nicola Toki
BODY:
DOC's Threatened Species Ambassador, Nicola Toki, talks about the longfin eel.
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DOC's Threatened Species Ambassador, Nicola Toki, talks about the New Zealand longfin eel, or tuna.
She says the eels are "incredible, incredible animals with such an incredible life history".
Toki says that all of the eels we see in New Zealand are "virgins", who might live in a freshwater waterway here for 50-60 years.
But they then head 1000kms into the ocean, mate with other eels, die, then their tiny larvae swim back to New Zealand.
The longfin eel is also considered to be taonga to Māori, and as Toki says any eel that is taken out of our waterways will never breed - and they are in gradual decline.
DOC is also running a Threatened in New Zealand drawing competition , for children up to the age of 13, which finishes on Monday.
Topics: environment
Regions:
Tags: DOC, long-finned eel
Duration: 12'13"

13:47
Favourite Album
BODY:
Arthur (or decline and fall of the British Empire) - The Kinks.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 12'59"

14:07
The Mighty Kite: 2016 Otaki Kite Festival
BODY:
The Otaki Kite Festival on Otaki Beach in Kapiti is an annual event and it's in its 4th year. They had near ideal weather this year and an estimated 18 000 people visited or participated over two days. Amelia Nurse - reported to be a novice kite flier herself - was there to enjoy the festivities.
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The Otaki Kite Festival on Otaki Beach in Kapiti is an annual event and it's in its 4th year.
They had near ideal weather this year and an estimated 18 000 people visited or participated over two days.
Amelia Nurse - reported to be a novice kite flier herself - was there to enjoy the festivities.
Fly Your Kite

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Attach your camera or phone and take ariel photos or videos. Insurance is advised for amateurs.
Resolve petty disputes with kite fighting. This is where you attempt to cut the other person’s line with your own.
Propose. Kites can measure up to 110 metres - which is more than enough room to write, “Will you marry me?”
Practice your aim with the sling shot using the kite as a target. Not advised for urban areas.
Transportation. You can attach a kite to just about anything - a kayak, buggy, surf board, skis, your car… Be sure to pick a windy day though.
Check for lightning. Do not use metal wire.
Generate an excuse for a Disney movie, iconic song and penultimate scene. I don’t have to tell you.
Learn how to fly stunt kites. Marcel LaGrand who was at the festival (see above) can fly up to five at once.
Check the temperature at different altitudes. Just in case.
Don your scuba gear and use an underwater kite to harness the tide. Best to learn how to swim first though.
Topics: life and society
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: recreation
Duration: 8'21"

14:17
NZ Live - Nairobi Trio
BODY:
In our Auckland studio; Richard Adams, John Quigley and Peter Koopman, better known collectively as The Nairobi Trio.
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Richard Adams, John Quigley and Peter Koopman, better known collectively as Nairobi Trio.
Topics: music
Regions:
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Duration: 42'42"

15:08
Food - Simon Gault
BODY:
Italian BBQ chicken with courgettes and cheesy polenta.
Topics: food
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 8'29"

15:17
Weekend Wine - Joelle Thomson
BODY:
Compares great Pinot Noir with not-so-great Pinot Noir.
Topics: food
Regions:
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Duration: 6'50"

15:24
Movie Review - Dr Richard Swainson
BODY:
Our film reviewer Dr Richard Swainson was been to see 10 Cloverfield Lane and Crossing Rachmaninoff.
Topics: arts
Regions:
Tags: films
Duration: 11'36"

15:35
New Music - Zac Arnold
BODY:
Primal Scream, Ladyhawke and Mermaidens.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 8'28"

15:43
The Panel pre-show for 18 March 2016
BODY:
Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 15'32"

=SHOW NOTES=

1:10 First Song
'Alright In My Pocket' - Kendrick Lamar.
1:15 The Future Of Pizza Delivery: DRU The Robot - Don Meij
It looks like the future of pizza delivery could be changing. And New Zealand could become the first country in the world, to test a driverless pizza delivery unit, or robot called DRU. The four-wheeled vehicle was launched in Brisbane last night. Domino's CEO and managing director, Don Meij, is with us to talk about the technology.
1:25 The National Firefighter Combat Challenge - Dave Greensmith
Firefighters from throughout the country are testing their fitness in Wellington today and tomorrow. The National Firefighter Combat Challenge at Wellington's Waterfront is held across two days. And firefighters are challenged in Relay, Tandem and Individual categories. The combat challenge is hosted by the United Fire Brigades' Association and the Wellington Provincial Fire Brigades' Association. Dave Greensmith is a senior firefighter based at Christchurch Airport. He's in the capital MC'ing the event.
1:30 Polyfest! - Simon Wilson
Polyfest is on! And this year marks its 41st birthday. It was formerly known as the Auckland Secondary Schools Maori and Pacific Islands Cultural Festival. The cultural celebration is being held at the Manukau Sports Bowl, until tomorrow. One man who's been enjoying the event is editor of Metro Magazine, Simon Wilson. He's been tweeting about how great it's been.
1:35 Critter Of The Week - Nicola Toki
DOC's Threatened Species Ambassador, Nicola Toki, talks about the long-finned eel.
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1:40 Favourite Album
Arthur (or decline and fall of the British Empire) - The Kinks.
2:10 New Zealand Society
The Otaki Kite Festival on Otaki Beach in Kapiti is an annual event and it’s in its 4th year. They had near ideal weather this year and an estimated 18 000 people visited or participated over two days. Amelia Nurse – reported to be a novice kite flier herself – was there to enjoy the festivities.
[embed] https://youtu.be/jmtekJ2y_Zc Stunt Kites at the 2016 Otaki Kite Festival [Video: Jesse Easton]
2:20 NZ Live - The Nairobi Trio
In our Auckland studio; Richard Adams, John Quigley and Peter Koopman, better known collectively as The Nairobi Trio.
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3:10 Food, Wine, Movies and Music
Food - Simon Gault shares his recipe for BBQ Italian chicken.
Weekend Wine - Joelle Thomson compares great Pinot Noir with not-so-great Pinot Noir.
Movie Review - Dr Richard Swainson has seen 10 Cloverleaf Lane and Crossing Rachmaninoff.
New Music - Zac Arnold on Primal Scream, Ladyhawke and Mermaidens.
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show
What the world is talking about with Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Zara Potts.

=PLAYLIST=

JESSE'S SONG:

ARTIST: Kendrick Lamar
SONG: Alright
COMP: Kendrick Duckworth, Pharrell Williams, Mark Spear
ALBUM: To Pimp a Butterfly
LABEL: Interscope

FEATURE ALBUM:

ARTIST: The Kinks
TITLE: Victoria
COMP: Ray Davies
ALBUM: Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of The British Empire)
LABEL: Pye

ARTIST: The Kinks
TITLE: Mr. Church Says
COMP: Ray Davies
ALBUM: Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of The British Empire)
LABEL: Pye

ARTIST: The Kinks
TITLE: Driv'in
COMP: Ray Davies
ALBUM: Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of The British Empire)
LABEL: Pye

NEW ZEALAND LIVE:

ARTIST: The Nairobi Trio
TITLE: Sacred Hill
COMP: Richard Adams, John Quigley, Peter Koopman
ALBUM: Collection
LIVE: RNZ Akld

ARTIST: The Nairobi Trio
TITLE: Evening Star
COMP: Richard Adams, John Quigley, Peter Koopman
ALBUM: Safari
LIVE: RNZ Akld

ARTIST: The Nairobi Trio
TITLE: Bluff Wisdom
COMP: Richard Adams, John Quigley, Peter Koopman
ALBUM: Shelf Life
LIVE: RNZ Akld

MUSIC 101 PREVIEW:

ARTIST: Mermaidens
TITLE: Cold Skin
COMP: Mermaidens
ALBUM: Undergrowth
LABEL: Mermaidens

PANEL - HALF TIME SONG:

ARTIST: Barry Crocker
TITLE: Theme from Neigbours
COMP: Jackie Trent, Tony Hatch
ALBUM: Single release
LABEL: BBC Records

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

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

=AUDIO=

15:43
The Panel pre-show for 18 March 2016
BODY:
Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 15'32"

16:03
The Panel - Catherine Robertson and Golnaz Bassam-Tabar (Pt 1)
BODY:
What the Panelists Golnaz Bassam-Tabar and Catherine Robertson have been up to. The lawyer who took Teina Pora's appeal to the Privy Council Jonathan Krebs talks about how journalism can be of service to justice and society. Multinational companies operating in New Zealand found to have paid negligible tax. A UK scientist wants to turn the notorious US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay into a peace park. Who's to blame for the trashed state of a down-town Wellington McDonalds - the patrons or the staff?
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Duration: 24'11"

16:05
The Panel - Catherine Robertson and Golnaz Bassam-Tabar (Pt2)
BODY:
How neighbourly is your neighbourhood? What the Panelists Golnaz Bassam-Tabar and Catherine Robertson have been thinking about. Sleep deprivation is a global proble. Dr Alex Bartle expalins why. Cats to be issued with ID in Wellington, dogs could be running free on Oriental Beach and rabbits could be controlled with a new virus. Is a Trump-Clinton contest for the US presidential election really a sure thing? Being told to smile by random men is a common experience for women. Even Hilary Clinton.
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Duration: 26'22"

16:07
Intro
BODY:
What the Panelists Golnaz Bassam-Tabar and Catherine Robertson have been up to.
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Duration: 3'19"

16:10
Journalists aren't all bad
BODY:
The lawyer who took Teina Pora's appeal to the Privy Council Jonathan Krebs talks about how journalism can be of service to justice and society.
Topics: law, media
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Duration: 10'01"

16:20
Multinational tax evasion?
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Multinational companies operating in New Zealand found to have paid negligible tax.
Topics: law
Regions:
Tags: tax
Duration: 4'33"

16:25
A new life for Guantanamo Bay
BODY:
A UK scientist wants to turn the notorious US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay into a peace park.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Guantanamo Bay
Duration: 4'33"

16:29
Early morning munchers trash McD's
BODY:
Who's to blame for the trashed state of a down-town Wellington McDonalds - the patrons or the staff?
Topics:
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: McDonalds
Duration: 1'04"

16:34
Neighbours
BODY:
How neighbourly is your neighbourhood?
Topics: life and society
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 4'18"

16:38
Panel Says
BODY:
What the Panelists Golnaz Bassam-Tabar and Catherine Robertson have been thinking about.
Topics:
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Duration: 5'43"

16:44
World Sleep Day
BODY:
Sleep deprivation is a global proble. Dr Alex Bartle expalins why.
Topics: health
Regions:
Tags: sleep
Duration: 6'29"

16:50
Cats, dogs and rabbits
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Cats to be issued with ID in Wellington, dogs could be running free on Oriental Beach and rabbits could be controlled with a new virus
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: cats
Duration: 5'16"

16:56
Trump
BODY:
Is a Trump-Clinton contest for the US presidential election really a sure thing?
Topics:
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Tags: US
Duration: 3'09"

16:59
Smile love
BODY:
Being told to smile by random men is a common experience for women. Even Hilary Clinton.
Topics:
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Tags: US
Duration: 47"

=SHOW NOTES=

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

RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme

=AUDIO=

17:00
Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 18th March 2016
BODY:
Watch Friday's full programme here. It begins five minutes in.
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Duration: 00"

17:09
Tax avoidance costs hundreds of billions each year
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Are multi-national companies taking their earnings out of New Zealand, with barely a cursory wave to the IRD?
Topics: law
Regions:
Tags: tax
Duration: 1'51"

17:11
NZ businessman on international tax evasion
BODY:
Don Christie, co-chair of NZRise, an association of New Zealand owned and operated digital businesses, says international tax evasion isn't fair. He joins Checkpoint.
Topics: law
Regions:
Tags: tax
Duration: 4'00"

17:15
Revenue Minister on alleged international tax evastion
BODY:
Director for tax policy and administration Pascal Saint-Amans says tax evasion costs hundreds of billions a year. Revenue minister Michael Woodhouse joins Checkpoint.
Topics: law
Regions:
Tags: tax
Duration: 5'03"

17:20
Restauranters reject Winston Peters' claims
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Restaurant owners in Auckland are rejecting claims by the New Zealand First leader that illegal immigrants are working in their kitchens.
Topics: law
Regions:
Tags: immigration
Duration: 3'48"

17:24
Police return, destroy raided material from Hager
BODY:
Under the orders of the High Court, police returned property to Nicky Hager that they had raided in 2014 and destroyed their copies. Hager joins Checkpoint.
Topics: law
Regions:
Tags: Nicky Hager, police
Duration: 3'27"

17:27
Hamilton Council taken to court over zookeeper's death
BODY:
Worksafe is taking Hamilton City Council to court over the death of a zookeeper after 43-year-old Samantha Kudeweh was mauled by a tiger.
Topics: crime
Regions: Waikato
Tags: Hamilton zoo
Duration: 1'18"

17:29
Death at North Shore recycling centre
BODY:
A worker has been killed at a recycling centre at Auckland's North Shore.
Topics:
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: recycling centre, death
Duration: 1'43"

17:33
Evening Business for 18 March 2016
BODY:
News from the business sector including a market report.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 1'32"

17:35
What kind of "conversations" are happening at TPP workshops?
BODY:
With more than 200 people at today's public workshop at the Westpac Stadium, political reporter Demelza Leslie takes a broader view on the event.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: TPP
Duration: 5'10"

17:40
EU leaders meet to discuss migrant deal
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European leaders have gathered in Brussels for a summit to discuss a migrant deal with Turkey aimed at curbing the influx of migrants into Europe.
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Tags: Europe
Duration: 1'44"

17:42
Christchurch refugee volunteer detained in Macedonia
BODY:
Christchurch volunteer Anna McPhee was detained by the Macedonian military after a group of refugees tried to cross a river from their camp to reach Greece. She joins Checkpoint.
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Regions:
Tags: Greece
Duration: 5'28"

17:47
Kiwi choreographer's video hits 1bn views
BODY:
Kiwi choreographer Parris Goebel's video for Justin Bieber's track Sorry has hit one billion views on YouTube. She joins Checkpoint.
Topics: arts, music
Regions:
Tags: Parris Goebel
Duration: 4'25"

17:52
Three more years for New Plymouth's Womad
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New Plymouth's Womad festival, which kicks off tonight, has secured at least three more years. Music critic Nick Bollinger joins Checkpoint from the site.
Topics: arts, music
Regions: Taranaki
Tags: WOMAD
Duration: 2'22"

17:55
Andrea Kilday joins NZ's Taekwondo team in Rio
BODY:
After winning New Zealand's first gold at the Pacific Games last year, Andrea Kilday is going to Rio to represent the country in Tae Kwan Do.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 3'14"

17:58
SeaWorld announces end of orca breeding
BODY:
Facing criticism over their treatment of marine mammals, SeaWorld Entertainment says it will stop breeding killer whales and those currently at its parks would be the last. Jillian Kitchener reports.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: US, SeaWorld Entertainment
Duration: 1'12"

18:10
Widow doesn't know cause of husband's aviation death
BODY:
RNZ's Insight programme has been looking at the operations of the Transport Accident investigation Commission in a two part programme that begins this Sunday.
Topics: transport
Regions:
Tags: Transport Accident Investigation Commission
Duration: 5'16"

18:15
TAIC CEO comments on investigation
BODY:
Transport Accident Investigation Commission CEO Lois Hutchinson joins Checkpoint to discuss the investigation.
Topics: transport
Regions:
Tags: Transport Accident Investigation Commission
Duration: 5'36"

18:24
Wellington waterfront views for low-income iwi members
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A Māori trust is promising affordable homes on the Wellington waterfront to low-income iwi members.
Topics: te ao Maori, housing
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags:
Duration: 2'58"

18:27
NZ likely to be first country with robot pizza delivery
BODY:
Dominos Pizza says it's highly likely that New Zealand will be the first country in the world to have its dinner delivered by robots.
Topics: technology
Regions:
Tags: Dominos Pizza
Duration: 1'53"

18:40
Focus on Politics for 18 March 2016
BODY:
The financial squeeze on farmers is moving further into the political spotlight after dairy prices fell and Fonterra again cut its forecast payout. But the political debate around dairy broadened as the week rolled on, including a suggestion that a Labour future Government could intervene to force banks to pass on cuts in the Official Cash Rate. Here's our Deputy Political Editor, Chris Bramwell.
Topics: politics
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Duration: 15'13"

=SHOW NOTES=

===6:30 PM. | Worldwatch===
=DESCRIPTION=

The stories behind the international headlines

===6:43 PM. | Focus on Politics===
=DESCRIPTION=

Analysis of significant political issues presented by RNZ's parliamentary reporting team (RNZ)

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

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

=AUDIO=

20:10
Nights' Sport - Europe
BODY:
In the grandstands with the German crowds is Football Collective editor, American Dave Raish... the Champions League, the domination of Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich; plus it's and Formula One season.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: Europe
Duration: 17'00"

20:52
Nights Conundrum : the answer
BODY:
All eight clues and this weeks answer.
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Duration: 6'48"

=SHOW NOTES=

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7:07 Sonic Tonic - nonsense words
music with magic and mischief spun into an surreal sensation of mayhem and maybe magnificence...
8:12 Nights' Sport - Europe
in the grandstands with the German crowds is Football Collective editor, American Dave Raish... the Champions League, the domination of Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich; plus it's and Formula One season...

sport roster: Europe, Australia, United Kingdom & United States of America, plus sports beyond the primary codes

8:25 Spotlight - Live: Aldous Harding at Whammy Bar, Auckland, 7 March 2016
musical Kiwis (under a spotlight)
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8:53 Conundrum answer - an explanation of clues & winner's song
9:07 Country Life
keeping it rural
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 Friday Finale - The French Connection
... nights' time is the right time...

===9:06 PM. | Country Life===
=DESCRIPTION=

Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand

=AUDIO=

21:05
Bobby Calf Rules
BODY:
Scott Gallacher, the Deputy Director of General Regulation and Assurance for the Ministry for Primary Industries talks about the recently formed Bobby Calf Action Group.
EXTENDED BODY:
Scott Gallacher, the Deputy Director of General Regulation and Assurance for the Ministry for Primary Industries talks about the recently formed Bobby Calf Action Group.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions:
Tags: Bobby Calf Action Group, animal welfare, DairyNZ, Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand, Meat Industry Association, Federated Farmers, New Zealand Petfood Manufacturers Association, Road Transport Forum, New Zealand Veterinary Association, Ministry for Primary Industries
Duration: 5'46"

21:10
Regional Wrap
BODY:
Wonderful welcome rain's fallen in Horowhenua and parts of Taranaki, but it's holding up apple harvesting in the North and South Island. Marlborough however is still desperate for rain.
EXTENDED BODY:
Wonderful welcome rain's fallen in Horowhenua and parts of Taranaki, but it's holding up apple harvesting in the North and South Island. Marlborough however is still desperate for rain.

Topics: rural, farming
Regions:
Tags: farm conditions
Duration: 7'02"

21:17
New Zealand's Oldest Gumboots: Part Three
BODY:
Celeste Ventura of Ohakune still has her mother's ankle height, fabric rimmed, gumboots which were first worn on a trip to Ruapehu in 1952. She says her mother would've worn them with stockings, as socks were not on her fashion radar. In fact that trip was the first time Celeste had seen her mother wear trousers. Neville Connolly has gumboots that he bought in 1959 or 1960. While only used for washing the car these days, they have been dipped in formaldehyde, used to spray 245T, and along with the owner, they've ended up in a cheese vat, and sheep dip containing dieldrin.
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Celeste Ventura of Ohakune still has her mother's ankle height, fabric rimmed, gumboots which were first worn on a trip to Ruapehu in 1952. She says her mother would've worn them with stockings, as socks were not on her fashion radar. In fact that trip was the first time Celeste had seen her mother wear trousers.
Neville Connolly has gumboots that he bought in 1959 or 1960. While only used for washing the car these days, they have been dipped in formaldehyde, used to spray 245T, and along with the owner, they've ended up in a cheese vat, and sheep dip containing dieldrin.
Topics: rural
Regions:
Tags: gumboots, Skellerup
Duration: 6'58"

21:29
Flying High
BODY:
Tracey & Scott Bowman started Oxford Bird Rescue in 2012 after they established that there was not a place in North Canterbury to take injured, abandoned or lost birds. Over the past several months alone they've cared for about one thousands birds, the most common are ducks and garden birds like sparrows, but they've also rescued magpies, hawks, herons and owls.
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Avian guardians Scott and Tracey Bowman have offered a helping hand to about 1000 wild birds over the past several months. The couple established Oxford Bird Rescue on a wing and a prayer in 2012 after they discovered there wasn't a place to take injured, abandoned or lost birds in North Canterbury.
The most common species they care for are ducks and garden birds like sparrows, but they've also rescued magpies, hawks, herons and owls. This year they are applying for a permit from the Department of Conservation to allow them to care for native birds.
Birds with serious injuries are usually taken to the South Island Wildlife Hospital at Willowbank near Christchurch. If they survive, the birds are often returned to the Bowman's for recuperation. Daily responsibilities include managing injuries, feeding, changing water and towels, and cleaning cages.
"We try and work on the principle of rescue, rehabilitation and release. Plucky, our spur-winged plover who got very sick two years ago is the only bird we haven't been able to release as he became too familiar with handling, so he's sort of become the shelter mascot," Scott says.
https://www.facebook.com/oxfordbirdrescue
Topics: rural
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Oxford Bird Rescue, South Island Wildlife Hospital, New Zealand birds, bird sanctuary
Duration: 10'07"

21:39
The Fresh Grower
BODY:
Growing's in the blood for Allan Fong. His parents were market gardeners and now he and his brother have expanded their business and grow more than 200 hectares of leafy greens near Pukekohe. Allan supplies mainstream supermarkets and Asian supermarkets and even exports to Hong Kong.
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Allan Fong spent his teenage years getting up at five in the morning to cut vegetables on his parents' small market garden.
Then he would head off to school. The knife would be strapped to his belt again after the school bell had rung at three. There was work to be done in the weekend as well.
More than four decades later Allan still works that same patch of land on the outskirts of Pukekohe.
Those 5 hectares though have grown to 200 and now Allan and his brother Colin grow 20 lines of green leafy vegetables they send to supermarkets and Asian grocery stores around the North Island and to Hong Kong.
Allan's father came to New Zealand as a 16 year old in 1940 and worked on market gardens in Panmure. On a trip back to Guangzhou he married Allan's mother and she followed him out to New Zealand much later arriving in 1954.
Allan's mother Goon Fong is now 88-years-old and still plants and tends vegetables on the sides of some of Allan's rows.
"I can't get her to rest," Allan says. "You wouldn't believe it, rain or shine every Saturday she gets up at 5 o'clock and she goes down (to the local flea market), and she sells all her veg......It's just habits from the old way."
Allan says despite being in New Zealand for more than 60 years, his mother knows very little English.
"She can tell you how much," Allan laughs. "She can tell you that."

Topics: rural
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: market gardener, market gardening, Chinese Community
Duration: 19'28"

=SHOW NOTES=

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

Late Edition for 18 March 2016
Underfunding at the country's Transport Accident Investigation Commission; from driverless cars to driverless pizza delivery; and on Dateline Pacific no more free wi-fi on Nuie.

=DESCRIPTION=

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

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

Texas makes a mighty big claim on the music of America. But you don't have to dig very far to discover that many of the roots of what we think of as 'Texas Music' actually tunnel deep under the Sabine into Creole and Cajun country (PRX)