RNZ National. 2016-04-01. 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:

01 April 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 Friday Feature 2:05 NZ Society; 2:30 The Sampler (RNZ); 3:05 Blind Bitter Happiness, by Peter Feeney (3 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 1 April 2016
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Sports and arts groups are told to expect less money from Lotto this year. We'll speak to the Minister of Internal Affairs - Peter Dunne. And claims there could be as many as two million workers missing out on holiday pay.
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Duration: 28'18"

06:06
Sports News for 1 April 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 1'50"

06:10
White Ferns lose to West Indies in T20 semi final
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The tournament favourite White Ferns have lost to the West Indies in the women's T20 semi-final.
Topics: sport
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Tags: T20, cricket
Duration: 2'29"

06:13
Government says benefit rise not intended to address poverty
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From today, beneficiaries with children will get an extra 25-dollars a week and families earning less that 27-thousand-dollars a year will get an extra 24-dollars-50.
Topics: politics
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Tags: beneficiaries
Duration: 2'47"

06:15
Patients getting elective ops "more disabled" than before
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Longer waits for elective or non-urgent surgery means many patients are now more severely disabled by the time they receive the help they need.
Topics: health
Regions:
Tags: surgery
Duration: 2'37"

06:20
Early Business News for 1 April 2016
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'55"

06:25
Morning Rural News for 1 April 2016
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News from the rural and farming sector.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 4'11"

06:38
Estimates millions of people might have been underpaid
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A payroll systems expert thinks the Government is grossly underestimating the number of New Zealanders who are being underpaid for their holidays.
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Tags: pay, holidays
Duration: 1'53"

06:46
Power company charging more to solar panel owners
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The Hawke's Bay lines company Unison is putting an extra charge on most householders who from today put solar panels on their roof.
Topics: technology
Regions: Hawkes Bay
Tags: Unison, solar panels
Duration: 2'43"

06:50
Weaker business confidence survey disguises inner resilience
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A further weakening in overall business confidence is disguising an underlying resilience for many companies, according to the ANZ Bank.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Business confidence
Duration: 2'13"

06:52
NZ dollar at elevated levels but seen falling
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The ASB Bank has just published its latest canvas of corporate views on the currency.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: ASB Bank
Duration: 41"

06:53
Synlait says growth will come from infant formula
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The small Canterbury-based dairy company, Synlait Milk, says it is on track to report a record full-year profit with strong growth for infant formula.
Topics: business
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Tags: Synlait Milk
Duration: 57"

06:54
Arancha Gonzalez from the International Trade Centre
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The issue of international trade agreements is topical at present with a roadshow on the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement currently going around the country.
Topics: business
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Tags: trade
Duration: 3'38"

06:58
Morning markets for 1 April 2016
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Wall Street up a touch today -- data shows the labour market appears to be showing strength after a drop in the number of people losing their jobs in March.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 58"

07:07
Sports News for 1 April 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'23"

07:12
Community groups expecting funding cuts as Lotto payout falls
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Sports and arts groups that rely on funding from Lotto grants have been told to expect much less cash this year.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Lotto grants
Duration: 6'51"

07:18
Expert believes up to 2 million NZers underpaid
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A payroll systems expert believes up to two million New Zealanders may be getting underpaid by their employers for their holidays.
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Tags: pay, holidays
Duration: 3'50"

07:23
Corrections paying counsellors who don't exist
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Corrections is paying a private contractor for drug and alcohol counsellors who don't exist.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Corrections, counsellors
Duration: 4'04"

07:27
Corrections paying for non-existent drug counsellors
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Listening to that was Corrections Southern Regional Commissioner, Ben Clark.
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Tags: Corrections, counsellors
Duration: 2'03"

07:29
Correction to report on RNZ mast steel problem
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Last Tuesday, March the 22nd, RNZ reported that steel bars purchased from Steel & Tube for use on its transmission masts near Taupo were below required strength.
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Tags: correction, steel, Steel & Tube
Duration: 37"

07:34
Death toll rises in India bridge collapse
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Rescue efforts are underway in India after a bridge collapsed in Kolkata killing at least 18 people.
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Tags: India
Duration: 4'23"

07:39
Patients getting elective operations "more disabled"
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A senior Dunedin surgeon says patients are now more severely disabled by the time they receive long-awaited elective hip or knee surgery
Topics: health
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Tags: surgery
Duration: 3'28"

07:43
Nuclear summit gets underway in Washington today
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A major international summit on the world's nuclear security gets underway starts in Washington later today.
Topics: politics
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Tags: nuclear security
Duration: 3'02"

07:47
Lines company defends solar levy
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Hawke's Bay residents planning to cut their power bills by installing solar panels are in for a shock with local lines company Unison slugging them with an extra charge.
Topics: business
Regions: Hawkes Bay
Tags: Unison
Duration: 3'24"

07:50
Biosecurity teams scramble to stop velvetleaf invasion
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Biosecurity teams are being scrambled on to hundreds of dairy farms to try to stop an outbreak of velvetleaf - one of the world's worst cropping threats.
Topics: rural, farming
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Tags: biosecurity, Velvetleaf
Duration: 4'07"

07:55
Almost 3,000 Auckland state homes change hand
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The biggest handover yet of state rental housing takes place today with nearly three thousand homes in Auckland's eastern suburbs transferring into a joint-venture.
Topics: housing
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Tamaki Regeneration Company
Duration: 4'00"

08:07
Sports News for 1 April 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'30"

08:12
Community organisations concerned after Lotto grants slashed
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Back to our earlier story about funding from Lotto grants. Sports and arts groups have been told to expect much less cash this year.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Lotto grants
Duration: 1'48"

08:14
More companies to be checked over their handling of holiday pay
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Experts say up to two million New Zealanders may be getting underpaid by their employers in the holiday pay botch up.
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Tags: holiday pay, pay
Duration: 5'39"

08:19
Key confident US will back TPP
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The Prime Minister John Key thinks if Donald Trump became president he would do a u-turn and "miraculously" find a way to back TPP.
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Tags: US, TPP
Duration: 3'10"

08:22
Spy agency carries out warrantless surveillance
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A security analyst says it would have taken a high level of threat to trigger the Security Intelligence Service to spy on New Zealanders without first obtaining a warrant last year.
Topics: politics
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Tags: SIS
Duration: 4'07"

08:26
Solar advocate says lines company fighting progress with levy
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Hawke's Bay lines company Unison is defending its revenue stream against emerging solar generation technology.
Topics: technology
Regions: Hawkes Bay
Tags: solar panels, Unison
Duration: 4'07"

08:31
Markets Update for 1 April 2016
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 50"

08:37
Minimum wage rise not enough for some
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About 150-thousand workers will get a 50 cent-an-hour boost from today with the minimum wage being pushed up to 15-dollars and 25 cents
Topics: politics
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Tags: pay, minimum wage
Duration: 2'42"

08:39
New Myanmar govt faces challenges
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A new and hopeful chapter in Myanmar's turbulent history begins today , with the country's first non-military government in 54 years taking office.
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Duration: 3'27"

08:43
Tuhoe mark the centenary
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This Saturday marks 100 years since armed police stormed the prophet Rua Kenana's settlement in the heart of the Ureweras, killing Rua's son and uncle.
Topics: te ao Maori
Regions: Hawkes Bay
Tags: Rua Kenana, Tuhoe
Duration: 4'14"

08:47
Uncertainty hangs over ANZ Championship
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The trans-Tasman netball competition starts tonight.
Topics: sport
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Tags: netball
Duration: 3'15"

08:51
Countdown begins for NASA's second ballon launch in Wanaka
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The countdown is on in Wanaka for the launch of Nasa's second super pressure balloon and its cosmos-probing payload.
Topics: science
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Tags: NASA
Duration: 2'23"

08:55
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
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Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh.
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Tags: Australia
Duration: 3'44"

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===9:06 AM. | Nine To Noon===
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Current affairs and topics of interest, including: 10:45 The Reading: The Reading: One Girl One Dream by Laura Dekker (8 of 8, RNZ)

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09:09
Is the government's plan for helping vulnerable kids working?
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A charity which co-ordinates a new scheme providing wraparound care for vulnerable children in Hamilton says it is being undermined by a lack of resources - and families are falling through the gaps. Children's Action Teams have so far been extended to ten regions as part of the governments implementation of the new Vulnerable Children Act. One of the first teams was launched in Hamilton in September last year. Nine to Noon speaks to Ngaio Gillies from the Kirikiriroa Family Services Trust, and the National Children's Director, Sue Mackwell.
Topics: health, education, housing
Regions:
Tags: children, CYF, poverty, abuse, vulnerable
Duration: 25'30"

09:35
Norbu Tenzing, Sherpa and Everest's climbing 'industry'
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It's a risky job being a mountain guide from Nepal's ethnic Sherpa community, for a tiny share of a multi-million dollar reward. Norbu Tenzing, son of Tenzing Norgay speaks out about the "business of Everest," as is laid bare in the Sherpa documentary which tells of the people who pay the greatest price. Norbu Tenzing works as vice-president of the American Himalayan Foundation which funds education and healthcare projects for Sherpas, Nepalis and Tibetans throughout the region.
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It's a risky job being a mountain guide from Nepal's ethnic Sherpa community, for a tiny share of a multi-million dollar reward.
Norbu Tenzing, son of Tenzing Norgay, works as vice-president of the American Himalayan Foundation which funds education and healthcare projects for Sherpas, Nepalis, and Tibetans throughout the region.
He talks to Kathryn Ryan about the "business of Everest," as is laid bare in the upcoming documentary Sherpa,which tells of the people who pay the greatest price.
Sherpa opens in New Zealand cinemas on April 7.
Topics:
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Tags: Nepal, Everest, Sherpa
Duration: 10'44"

09:45
Fernie the reading dog
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Fernie is a two year old chocolate labrador who's been trained to read basic words. His owner is Nik Gardner, the head teacher at Winford Primary School in North Somerset, England. Nik has been taking Fernie to school every day since he was a puppy, and has taught him to recognise basic words such as "sit", "roll over", and "down" when shown flashcards. Fernie was introduced to classes as part of a national scheme Dogs Helping Kids to give young learners motivation and confidence as well as teaching non-violence, empathy and trust.
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Fernie is a two-year-old chocolate Labrador who has learned to read basic words, and now he's using that skill to help children in the classroom.
His owner Nik Gardner is the head teacher at Winford Primary School in North Somerset, England, who has been taking Fernie to school every day since he was a puppy.
Mr Gardner has taught him to recognise basic words such as "sit", "roll over", and "down" when shown flashcards, and he claims that with further training Fernie could learn up to 20 more words.
"If children can see that the dog can read the flash cards, then they can do it too - so it's a huge motivation for them."
Fernie has been well-socialised to be with children and is a real hit with the school community.
"Being able to read is only a small part of what Fernie brings to the school,” Mr Gardner says.
Fernie, it appears, is a dog of many talents as he is set to appear in an upcoming production of Annie with local drama group.
Fernie was introduced to classes as part of national scheme Dogs Helping Kids to give young learners motivation and confidence as well as to teach non-violence, empathy, and trust.
The vision of the charity is to have a dog working and helping in every school and library in the UK.
Topics: education, life and society
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Duration: 6'56"

09:52
Pacific correspondent Mike Field
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Mike Field discusses "forgiveness" in Fiji; Pacific Nations' place in world rugby, and health warnings in the region.
Topics: Pacific
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Duration: 7'09"

10:07
Barry Maister & Suzanne McFadden on hockey's golden moment
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It was a David and Goliath battle: New Zealand versus Australia in the final of the men's hockey at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. New Zealanders were enthralled by runners John Walker and Dick Quax at those games, but no one thought the hockey team had a chance. In fact, they almost didn't make it to Montreal at all. Sports journalist Suzanne McFadden describes what the team overcame in her new book Striking Gold. Kathryn's also joined by team member and now International Olympic Committee member Barry Maister.
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It was a David and Goliath battle: New Zealand versus Australia in the final of the men's hockey at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
New Zealanders were enthralled by runners John Walker and Dick Quax at those games, but no one thought the hockey team had a chance. In fact, they almost didn't make it to Montreal at all.
Sports journalist Suzanne McFadden describes what the team overcame in her new book Striking Gold.
Kathryn's also joined by team member and now International Olympic Committee member Barry Maister.
Topics: sport, history, life and society
Regions:
Tags: hockey, Olympics
Duration: 29'59"

10:37
Children's Book Review with John McIntyre
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John reviews 'Enemy Camp' by David Hill, 'The Bakehouse' by Joy Cowley and 'Armistice Day, The New Zealand Story: Why it is and why it matters' by Philippa Werry.
Topics: books
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Duration: 7'13"

11:10
Music with Jeremy Taylor
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Jeremy Taylor tackles an eclectic selection of recent releases, including NZ-via Melbourne producer Lanu, Portland's whispery singer-songwriter genius M. Ward, indie stalwarts Primal Scream, and the new set from country Queen Loretta Lynn.
Topics: music
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Tags:
Duration: 20'59"

11:31
Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
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New Zealand versus Australia in the finals of the men's hockey at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. The World T20 cricket matches in India.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 12'39"

11:47
The week that was
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With James Elliot and Elizabeth Easther.
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Tags: comedy
Duration: 12'11"

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09:05 Is the government's plan for helping vulnerable kids working?
A charity which co-ordinates a new scheme providing wraparound care for vulnerable children in Hamilton says it is being undermined by a lack of resources - and families are falling through the gaps. Children's Action Teams have so far been extended to ten regions as part of the governments implementation of the new Vulnerable Children Act. One of the first teams was launched in Hamilton in September last year. Nine to Noon speaks to Ngaio Gillies from the Kirikiriroa Family Services Trust, and the National Children’s Director, Sue Mackwell.
09:20 Norbu Tenzing, Sherpa and Everest's climbing 'industry'
It's a risky job being a mountain guide from Nepal's ethnic Sherpa community, for a tiny share of a multi-million dollar reward. Norbu Tenzing, son of Tenzing Norgay speaks out about the "business of Everest," as is laid bare in the Sherpa documentary which tells of the people who pay the greatest price.
Norbu Tenzing works as vice-president of the American Himalayan Foundation which funds education and healthcare projects for Sherpas, Nepalis and Tibetans throughout the region.
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Sherpa opens in New Zealand cinemas on April 7.
[embed] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1GwIODhgwY
09:30 Fernie the reading dog
Fernie is a two-year-old chocolate labrador who's been trained to read basic words. His owner is Nik Gardner, the head teacher at Winford Primary School in North Somerset, England. Nik has been taking Fernie to school every day since he was a puppy and has taught him to recognise basic words such as "sit", "roll over", and "down" when shown flashcards. Fernie was introduced to classes as part of a national scheme Dogs Helping Kids to give young learners motivation and confidence as well as teaching non-violence, empathy, and trust.
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09:45 Pacific correspondent Mike Field
Mike Field discusses "forgiveness" in Fiji; Pacific Nations' place in world rugby, and health warnings in the region.
10:05 Barry Maister & Suzanne McFadden on hockey's golden moment
It was a David and Goliath battle: New Zealand versus Australia in the final of the men's hockey at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. New Zealanders were enthralled by runners John Walker and Dick Quax at those games, but no one thought the hockey team had a chance. In fact, they almost didn't make it to Montreal at all. Sports journalist Suzanne McFadden describes what the team overcame in her new book Striking Gold. Kathryn's also joined by team member and now International Olympic Committee member Barry Maister.
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10:35 Children's Book Review with John McIntyre
John reviews Enemy Camp by David Hill, The Bakehouse Joy Cowley and Armistice Day, the New Zealand Story : Why it is and why it matters Philippa Werry
10:45 The Reading 'One Girl, One Dream' written and told by Laura Dekker (Part 8 of 8)
11:05 Music with Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor tackles an eclectic selection of recent releases, including NZ-via Melbourne producer Lanu, Portland's whispery singer-songwriter genius M. Ward, indie stalwarts Primal Scream, and the new set from country Queen Loretta Lynn.
Artist: Lanu
Song: Arrow, Track 2
Comp: Ferguson/ Washington
Album: The Double Sunrise
Label: Inertia
Broadcast Time: 3'46"

Artist: Primal Scream
Song: Trippin' On Your Love, Track 1
Comp: Primal Scream
Album: Chaosmosis
Label: First International
Broadcast Time: 3'31"

Artist: M. Ward
Song: Time Won't Wait, Track 3
Comp: Ward
Album: More Rain
Label: Bella Union
Broadcast Time: 2'49"

Artist: Loretta Lynn
Song: Lay Me Down (feat Willie Nelson), Track 14
Comp: Mark Marchetti
Album: Full Circle
Label: Sony
Broadcast Time: 3'31"

11:30 Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
11:45 The week that was with James Elliot and Elizabeth Easther

===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 1 April 2016
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The government is asked to offer help to those caught up in holiday pay problems; A lack of resources may stymie a flagship project for at-risk children.
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Duration: 14'58"

12:17
Hawaiki undersea cable to go ahead
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The country is to get a second undesea cable link to the UNited States with the backers of the Hawaiki internet cable saying they have secured the money to go ahead with the project.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 2'38"

12:19
Kirkcaldie & Stains recommends against Brierley takeover bid
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Sir Ron Brierley's takeover bid for the former Wellington retailer, Kirkcaldie & Stains, has met resistence as the board recommends shareholders reject the offer.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'07"

12:22
Gloss comes off the Australian banks
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Over to Australia now... and ANZ Banking Group's recent warning about escalating bad debts has thrown a spotlight on valuations in the heavyweight banking sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'03"

12:24
Midday markets
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For the latest from the markets we're joined by Brad Gordon at Macquarie Private Wealth.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 2'53"

12:25
Business briefs
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In other business news... Kiwi Property says its retail and office property portfolio has risen by 7 percent.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'31"

12:26
Midday Sports News for 1 April 2016
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Lydia Ko makes a solid start to the first major of the year.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'39"

12:35
Midday Rural News for 1 April 2016
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News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 8'19"

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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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13:15
Growing Sirloin In The Lab - Professor Graeme Doole
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Imagine getting rid of cows and growing your sirloin in the lab. That's one suggestion to mitigate the environmental damage caused by farming. Professor Graeme Doole is from the Department of Economics at the University of Waikato. He talks about the evolution of New Zealand's farming systems.
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Imagine getting rid of cows and growing your sirloin in the lab. That's one suggestion to mitigate the environmental damage caused by farming.
Professor Graeme Doole is from the Department of Economics at the University of Waikato.
He talks about the evolution of New Zealand's farming systems.
Topics: food, environment, rural, farming, science, technology
Regions:
Tags: laboratory food
Duration: 11'36"

13:25
The Last Lunch - Gareth Stewart
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He's putting a new spin, on the last meal served on the Titanic. Renowned chef Gareth Stewart, is penning up the menu for Auckland bar, Coley & Punch, next week. You'll probably know him as a judge from My Kitchen Rules.
Topics: food
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Tags: Coley and Punch, restaurants
Duration: 11'01"

13:35
Critter Of The Week - Nicola Toki
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Nicola Toki is the Department of Conservation's Threatened Species Ambassador. And her Critter Of The Week is the tadpole shrimp.
Topics: environment, science
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Tags: tadpole shrimps, threatened species
Duration: 8'17"

13:45
Favourite Album - Spirit Bird
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Spirit Bird by Xavier Rudd.
Topics: music
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Duration: 13'45"

14:15
Taonga Pūoro
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For a long time, a lot of flutes have remained silent but Riki Bennett is making sure Taonga pūoro are being heard again.
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For a long time a lot of the flutes have remained silent

On the viewing deck at the Arataki Visitor Centre in Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges, musician Riki Bennett is making sure those flutes are being heard again.
Riki (and master carver Rewi Spraggon) are holding a workshop here on Taonga pūoro, the traditional Māori instruments on 10 April as part of the 2016 Titirangi Festival of Music. The workshop is one of three that day, the other two covering Classical Indian music and the human voice in Gaelic/Celtic music.
“A few years ago, we ran a musical night called Ancient Sounds [with music] from a lot of indigenous musicians from around the world. This actually just starting [it] again. Well, hopefully!”
Riki points to the multicultural face of Auckland as evidence for the necessity of such workshops. Music, he says, is universal. “You may not understand the language being sung but everyone’s got hearts. It’s from heart to heart, really.”
Taonga pūoro are divided into different whanau of instruments and range from the percussive poi, to gourd, stone and wood instruments that are struck, shaken or tapped, to the wind–based flute like instruments Riki demonstrates to me.
While their use was once central to Māori life, after European settlement of New Zealand and the spread of Christianity, the use of Taonga pūoro declined and they were often replaced by European instruments.
In the early 1990’s Ngāi Tūhoe composer Hirini Melbourne, carver Brian Flintoff and jazz musician Richard Nunns came together to research and play Taonga pūoro and began what grew into a widespread revival of the traditional instruments. Since that time, Taonga pūoro can be found in many recordings and compositions and in film and television soundtracks.
Riki received his training on Taonga pūoro from Hirini Melbourne. Nowadays he teaches other people how to play and sometimes make them. Despite the healthier state of things for the instruments, Riki believes we cannot take that for granted. “We’re in a period of time that if we don’t keep things alive, they’re going to die out.”
Riki shows me first of all a Putorino made from Kauri, lashed together with Kiekie vines and coated with Kokowai (red ochre). The carving on it represents Tamatekapua, the captain of the Te Arawa waka that landed in the Bay of Plenty region. “That’s where I whakapapa to.”
Many of the materials used in the construction of the Putorino can be found in the Waitakere Ranges behind us. Riki tells me that there is an old belief that harvesting fallen trees and turning them into instruments restores their wairua (spirit) to them and returns the tree to life.
The workshop will be a demonstration of the sounds and whakapapa of Taonga pūoro and for practical reasons won’t teach attendees how to play or make them (“that takes all day” says Riki). Over the Matariki season there will be several other workshops exploring Mātauranga Māori or Māori knowledge systems. For Riki Bennett and others like him, the key is to keep the conversations happening.
“Through study and research, we’re trying to bring all this alive and keep it alive. But it’s actually about sharing knowledge. Not only with the Māori community, but with everybody. “
Brian Flintoff. 'Māori musical instruments – taonga puoro - The family of Papa – rhythmic instruments', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 21-Oct-14
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/maori-musical-instruments-taonga-puoro/page-3
Topics: te ao Maori
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: taonga puoro, Titirangi, waitakere regional park, Riki Bennett, world music
Duration: 9'47"

14:20
New Zealand Live: The Andrew London Trio
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The Andrew London Trio perform live in our Wellington studios.
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The Andrew London Trio perform live in our Wellington studios today. Andrew is a Wellington-based singer, songwriter and satirist.
Topics: music
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: Wellington, RNZ studios, Andrew London Trio
Duration: 37'08"

15:10
Food - Julie Biuso
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As daylight savings ends this weekend we are planning one final fling of the barbecue. Julie has pork cutlets marinated in smashed lemon grass, kaffir leaves and chilli, and with a little nashi pear salsa, and a small salad with coriander, micro greens, edible flower petals etc, topped with crushed peanuts.
Topics: food
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Duration: 10'05"

15:20
Weekend Wine - Joelle Thomson
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Loire Valley, Chenin Blanc, Beaujolais and Saint Chinian all sounds like names that we might expect to see on the wine list at a little French bistro… and they are far from mainstream wines here in New Zealand, but a tasting next Friday 8 April - a free tasting in Wellington - is a chance to get to know French wine a lot more closely; and to enjoy a little learning about what these wines taste like, the grapes they're made from and of course to have a few sips of them too.
Topics: food
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Tags: wine
Duration: 7'27"

15:25
Movie Review - Dr Richard Swainson
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Today Richard is reviewing The Hunt For The Wilderpeople and Zootopia.
Topics: arts
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Tags: movies
Duration: 8'55"

15:35
New Music - Zac Arnold
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Zac Arnold from Music 101.
Topics: music
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Duration: 8'26"

15:44
The Panel pre-show for 1 April 2016
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What the world is talking about with Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Julie Moffett.
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Duration: 15'51"

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1:10 First Song
1:15 Growing Sirloin In The Lab - Professor Graeme Doole
Imagine getting rid of cows and growing your sirloin in the lab. That's one suggestion to mitigate the environmental damage caused by farming. Professor Graeme Doole is from the Department of Economics at the University of Waikato. He talks about the evolution of New Zealand's farming systems.
1:25 The Last Lunch - Gareth Stewart
He's putting a new spin, on the last meal served on the Titanic. Renowned chef Gareth Stewart, is penning up the menu for Auckland bar, Coley & Punch, next week. You'll probably know him as a judge from My Kitchen Rules.
1:35 Critter Of The Week - Nicola Toki
Nicola Toki is the Department of Conservation's Threatened Species Ambassador. And her Critter Of The Week is the tadpole shrimp.
1:40 Favourite Album
Spirit Bird by Xavier Rudd.
2:10 New Zealand Society
In the wake of their revival by Richard Nunns and Hirini Melbourne, the awareness of Taonga Puoro, the traditional Māori musical instruments, continues to grow. Riki Bennett has been playing and promoting Taonga Puoro for more than a decade and as part of next weekend's Titirangi Festival of Music, he'll teach a workshop in Auckland on the instruments, their sound, construction and whakapapa. Justin Gregory met up with Riki at the Arataki Visitors Centre in Waitakere Regional Park to talk and to hear about the rise of Taonga Puoro.
2:20 NZ Live
The Andrew London Trio perform live in our Wellington studios.
3:10 Food, Wine, Movies and Music for your Weekend
Food - Julie Biuso shares her recipe for Pork Cutlets with Lychees.
Weekend Wine - Joelle Thomson introduces Jesse to some French wines.
Movie Review - Dr Richard Swainson is reviewing The Hunt For The Wilderpeople and Zootopia.
New Music - Zac Arnold from Music 101.
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show
What the world is talking about with Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Julie Moffett.

=PLAYLIST=

JESSE'S SONG:
ARTIST: Thomas Oliver
TITLE: If I Move To Mars
COMP: Thomas Oliver
ALBUM: Singe release
LABEL: Aston Road
FEATURE ALBUM:
ARTIST: Xavier Rudd
TITLE: Spirit Bird
COMP: Xavier Rudd
ALBUM: Spirit Bird
LABEL: Universal
ARTIST: Xavier Rudd
TITLE: Follow The Sun
COMP: Xavier Rudd
ALBUM: Spirit Bird
LABEL: Universal
ARTIST: Xavier Rudd
TITLE: Comfortable In My Skin
COMP: Xavier Rudd
ALBUM: Spirit Bird
LABEL: Universal
NEW ZEALAND LIVE: The Andrew London Trio
ARTIST: The Andrew London Trio
TITLE: 40 Winters
COMP: Andrew London
ALBUM: Let's Have Friends Around For Dinner
LIVE: RNZ Wgtn
ARTIST: The Andrew London Trio
TITLE: Speed Up At The Overtaking Lane
COMP: Andrew London
ALBUM: Let's Have Friends Around For Dinner
LIVE: RNZ Wgtn
ARTIST: The Andrew London Trio
TITLE: I've Never Been To Texas
COMP: Andrew London
ALBUM: Let's Have Friends Around For Dinner
LIVE: RNZ Wgtn
ARTIST: The Andrew London Trio
TITLE: Play My Way Home
COMP: Andrew London
ALBUM: Let have Friends around For Dinner
LIVE : RNZ Wgtn
MUSIC 101 PROMO TRACK
ARTIST: Will Wood
TITLE: Song: For The Old Man
COMP: Will Would
ALBUM: Magpie Brain and Other Stories
LABEL: Lyttleton Records
THE PANEL: HALFTIME SONG
ARTIST: Lorde
TITLE: Everybody Wants To Rule The World
COMP: Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes
ALBUM: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
LABEL: Mercury

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

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

=AUDIO=

16:00
The Panel with Lisa Tamati and Niki Bezzant (Part 1)
BODY:
What the Panelists Lisa Tamati and Niki Bezzant have been up to;The age of consent;NZ Post;The Blues back Auckland CBD stadium.
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Duration: 24'18"

16:08
Panel Intro
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What the Panelists Lisa Tamati and Niki Bezzant have been up to.
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Duration: 2'11"

16:15
The age of consent
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Russell Smith of Korowai Tumanako Sexual Violence Prevention Specialist Service talks about sexual consent and the law.
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Duration: 10'31"

16:20
NZ Post
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Stephen King of Manash University talks about the economic case for the postal service and for NZ Post.
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Duration: 8'42"

16:27
The Blues back Auckland CBD stadium
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The Blues rugby franchise is backing the idea of abandoning Eden Park in favour of a downtown Auckland waterfront stadium.
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Duration: 2'18"

16:30
The Panel with Lisa Tamati and Niki Bezzant (Part 2)
BODY:
Grammar freaks;Panel says;Endurance races;Sunshine;Listener feedback
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Duration: 26'11"

16:33
Grammar freaks
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People who are sticklers for grammar and typos have been labelled control freaks by a new study.
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Duration: 3'39"

16:35
Panel says
BODY:
What the Panelists Lisa Tamati and Niki Bezzant have been thinking about.
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Duration: 7'39"

16:45
Endurance events
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Richie McCaw will compete in the GODZone adventure race, a 550km team event which includes tramping, climbing, mountain biking, kayaking and rafting in the Tasman District.
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Duration: 2'32"

16:48
Community policing
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Greg O'Connor of the Police Association discusses whether we need a more visible Police presence in our communities.
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Duration: 9'44"

16:57
Sunshine
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Daylight saving and a lack of sleep could be making us grumpy. While too much sun sees NZ have the highest rates of melanoma in the world.
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Duration: 1'50"

16:59
Listener feedback
BODY:
Some coments from Panel listeners.
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Duration: 18"

15:44
The Panel pre-show for 1 April 2016
BODY:
What the world is talking about with Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Julie Moffett.
Topics:
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Duration: 15'51"

=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 1st April 2016
BODY:
Watch Friday's full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in.
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Duration: 00"

17:08
Piggery fire kills 40 animals
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Specialist fire investigators are at a Waikato piggery where a fire this morning has killed at least 40 pigs in a building in Taupiri.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions: Waikato
Tags: Taupiri, piggery fire
Duration: 3'31"

17:12
Multiple fires at same pig farm
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After multiple fires at the same pig farm, have owners Ray and Joanne Brien installed a sprinkler system? Farmwatch's John Darroch joins Checkpoint.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions: Waikato
Tags: piggery fire
Duration: 4'32"

17:20
24,000 employees underpaid under Holidays Act
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Investigations have revealed that the number of employees underpaid in breach of the Holidays Act may be more widespread than imagined.
Topics: politics, law, technology, life and society, inequality
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Tags: Holidays Act, underpaid workers
Duration: 3'41"

17:23
Dairy farmers under pressure reach out for help
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Increased pressure on dairy farmers and sharemilkers have seen rural support agencies responding to increased demand for their services.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions: Taranaki
Tags: Taranaki Rural Support Trust, dairy farmers, Sharemilkers
Duration: 5'57"

17:27
Health Minister challenged to eat hospital "slops"
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Labour's Health spokesperson, Annette King, has challenged the Health Minister Jonathan Coleman to eat what she describes as the "slops" at Dunedin Hospital.
Topics: health, food
Regions: Otago
Tags: Dunedin hospital
Duration: 3'23"

17:29
Health Minister describes encounter with hospital meal
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And just a few minutes ago, our reporter Kate Newton spoke with Mr Coleman on his way to Dunedin airport and asked him what he ate and what he thought of his meal.
Topics: health, food, politics
Regions: Otago
Tags: Dunedin hospital
Duration: 2'20"

17:35
Evening business for April 1, 2016
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News from the business sector, including a market report.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 2'54"

17:40
Govt not ruling out further benefits increases
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The Government is not ruling out further increases to paid parental leave or benefits as it rolls out new policies.
Topics: politics
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Tags: paid parental leave, benefits
Duration: 3'58"

17:44
Casual workers face a year of uncertainty
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Zero hour contracts have been scrapped under new employment laws in force from today, though tens of thousands of workers will still be 'on call' without guaranteed hours.
Topics: law, politics
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Tags: employment law, zero hour contracts
Duration: 2'48"

17:47
Flagship project for at-risk families underresourced
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Front-line social workers are warning that abused and neglected children could be left worse off because a flagship project for at-risk families is being undermined by a lack of resources.
Topics: health, politics, life and society
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Tags: Vulnerable Children Act, abuse, neglect, children, social workers
Duration: 3'45"

17:50
Backer of trans-Pacific internet cable insists its viable
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The backers of a second undersea cable link to the United States insist the project will be commercially viable after securing the money to go ahead with the project.
Topics: environment, technology
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Tags: undersea cable links
Duration: 2'53"

17:54
Tauranga locals push for continued protection of Astrolabe Reef
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Tauranga iwi and locals are campaigning to keep protection around the Astrolabe Reef in place as salvaging activity is due to wrap up.
Topics: environment, te ao Maori, politics
Regions: Bay of Plenty
Tags: Astrolabe Reef, Tauranga, Environment Bay of Plenty
Duration: 4'11"

17:58
Paralympics swimming star beats own world record
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Paralympics swimming star Sophie Pascoe has slashed more than a second off her own world record.. in the hundred metre butterfly.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Paralympics, swimming, world records, butterfly stroke
Duration: 2'04"

18:10
Lotto funding squeeze could be possible for provincial projects
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Provincial New Zealand could feel the squeeze more than big cities as Lotteries funding takes a dive.
Topics: life and society, economy
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Tags: lotteries funding
Duration: 3'17"

18:17
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump forced to backtrack
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US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has been forced to backtrack after publicly calling for women who have abortions to be punished.
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Tags: US elections
Duration: 1'30"

18:20
Washington correspondent on latest Trump controversies
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Our Washington correspondent is Priscilla Huff. I asked her if the Donald Trump campaign is self-destructing.
Topics: politics
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Tags: US elections
Duration: 4'56"

18:25
Black Caps and White Ferns both out of T20 World Cup
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The White Ferns were knocked out of the T20 World Cup tournament overnight, losing to the West Indies in their semi-final by 6 runs.
Topics: sport
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Tags: cricket, T20 World Cup
Duration: 5'32"

18:28
Blind Foundation launches appeal
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Today and tomorrow, people with rattling buckets will be taking to the streets across the country to collect for dogs in little red coats - Blind Foundation Guide Dogs.
Topics: disability, health, identity, life and society
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Tags: Blind Foundation Appeal
Duration: 4'24"

18:38
Focus on Politics for 1 April 2016
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This week a major international study concluded that the War on Drugs has been a failure. It found that rather than stopping the trade and use of drugs, the so-called war had created parallel economies, increased the spread of disease and discrimination, and contributed to lethal violence. In New Zealand, drug law reform is a political hot potato, but as our Deputy Political Editor Chris Bramwell reports, change may be on the horizon.
Topics: politics
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Duration: 15'31"

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https://youtu.be/4FgVp-v3sBI

===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
Sport - Women's Cricket
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Last night's World Women's 20-20 Cricket final between New Zealand and the West Indies - with cricket aficionado Zoe George.
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Tags: cricket
Duration: 12'48"

20:30
Musical Chairs: Brendan Smyth
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Shining the spotlight on musical people - Brendan Smyth retires after 26 years with NZ On Air.
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Tags: NZ On Air, NZ Music, Music 101
Duration: 33'55"

=SHOW NOTES=

7:07 Sonic Tonic - listen
music with magic and mischief spun into an surreal sensation of mayhem and maybe magnificence...
8:12 Sport - Womens Cricket
last night's World Womens 20-20 Cricket final between New Zealand and the West Indies - with cricket aficionado Zoe George...

8:30 Spotlight - Musical Chairs: Brendan Smyth
musical people (under a spotlight)
9:07 Country Life
keeps 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 - David Bowie pt 1 of 6: The Odyssey of a Changeling
[image:63924:full] Nights host Bryan Crump and producer/navigator Robyn Rockgirl Walker. Tonight is Robyn's last night producing the show after over 10 years working on Nights.
... nights' time is the right time...

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

Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand (RNZ)

=AUDIO=

21:05
Idaho Cattle Farmer
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Chyenne Smith has a small cattle ranch in northern Idaho. Each summer the cattle are taken out to range across thousands of acres of land.
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Chyenne Smith has a small cattle ranch in northern Idaho. Each summer the cattle are taken out to range across thousands of acres of land.
Topics: rural, farming
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Tags: Idaho, Angus cattle
Duration: 6'00"

21:11
Regional Wrap
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Waikato's still hunting for rain and as in Taranaki and Horowhenua facial eczema spore counts are still a real worry. In the South Island winter is knocking at Central Otago's door after temperatures went down to minus 2 this week.
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Waikato's still hunting for rain and as in Taranaki and Horowhenua facial eczema spore counts are still a real worry. In the South Island winter is knocking at Central Otago's door after temperatures went down to minus 2 this week.
Topics: rural, farming
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Tags: farm conditions
Duration: 4'51"

21:16
New Zealand's Oldest Gumboots Part Five
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Ray Ryan's thigh gumboots are believed to be more than 65 years old. They were originally owned by well-known New Zealand sculptor Richard Gross.
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Ray Ryan's thigh gumboots are believed to be more than 65 years old. They were originally owned by well-known New Zealand sculptor Richard Gross.
Topics: rural
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Tags: gumboots, Richard Gross, waders, trout fishing, sculptor
Duration: 3'59"

21:19
Rooting for the Radish
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Geraldine farmers Gerald and Judy Pemberton grow Komatsuna radish seeds for South Pacific Seeds, a specialist hybrid vegetable seed production company based in Methven. The company also donates some of its other seeds to Geraldine's Rotary Club Garden Project, which encourages local primary school children to grow vegetables with the help of their parents. topics] rural, farming
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Geraldine farmers Gerald and Judy Pemberton grow Komatsuna radish seeds on their arable farm near Geraldine in South Canterbury.
The radish grows best on the 44th parallel and this fertile area south of Ashburton is one of only a few places on the parallel that has the right conditions to be able to commercially grow the seed of this spicy sprout.
The Pemberton's are contracted to grow the crop for South Pacific Seeds, a specialist hybrid vegetable seed production company based in Methven. Its South Canterbury field manager, Jon Hanrahan, inspects the radishes regularly.
"At the moment it's just going through the maturing stage, actually its due to be sprayed off tonight and we'll desecate it and from then it takes about three weeks to allow the pods to weather and become thrashable so we can get the seeds from the pods," he says.
South Pacific Seeds also donates some of its other seeds to the Rotary Garden Club; a competition to encourage local primary school children to grow vegetables with the help of their parents. It's a project that Gerald, a keen Rotarian, has been involved in for years. "I think it's been going on for at least 30 years and it's a sought after project for a lot of children."
After a rigorous judging process, the top three green-fingered gardeners in the Garden Club win cash prizes for their efforts. Judy Pemberton is one of the judges and clocks up a few miles in the process. "This year we had 160 gardens to visit." Gardens this year were in Geraldine, the Kakahu Valley, Clandeboye, Rangitata South, Temuka and Winchester.
Topics:
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: seeds, komatsuna radish, Rotary Club, vegetable garden, South Pacific Seeds, 44th parallel, Japan, Geraldine Primary School
Duration: 12'11"

21:30
Cattle to Kauroa
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Four times a year the sale yards at Kauroa, 20 minutes south of Raglan, come alive with livestock auctions. It's the only remaining small country sale yard in coastal Waikato, and the long standing tradition of a BBQ and beer under nearby trees at the end of the day, remains a highlight for local farmers. Max Kempthorne's been hauling sheep, lambs, weaner and older cattle to the yards for the past decade or more. It's a job he enjoys because the scenery around coastal Waikato is stunning, the roads challenging, and he gets to know all the local farmers.
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Four times a year the sale yards at Kauroa, 20 minutes south of Raglan, come alive with livestock auctions. It's the only remaining small country sale yard in coastal Waikato, and the long standing tradition of a BBQ and beer under nearby trees at the end of the day, remains a highlight for local farmers. Max Kempthorne's been hauling sheep, lambs, weaner and older cattle to the yards for the past decade or more.
Max Kempthorne enjoys being a livestock truck driver because the scenery around coastal Waikato is stunning, the roads challenging, and he gets to know all the local farmers.
And he says the job isn't boring. "A tip truck for example, you can do the same job backwards and forwards all day every day. This job you get variety. It's not always nice, covered in crap and shit but yeah I'd rather do this than monotonous, repetitious work."
The 'end of day' beer and BBQ are an added attraction to this particular run too. Drivers, buyers, sellers and auctioneers all join together for a good old natter.
The yards have been here since the early 1900s and one of the local identities, Brian Gibbison, says in the old days when the sales went for two days, so did the parties.
He says farmers camped down under the trees, put their beers in the river and generally had a good time.
These days things are a bit more moderate, but the party's still a good one; especially after today's sale where prices were the highest they'd ever been. The top pen of weaner steers sold for $1350 a head, and one farmer who thought he'd make $16,000 for his stock, nearly doubled that.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions: Waikato
Tags: sale yards, livestock truck driver, Kauroa sale yards
Duration: 21'36"

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

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

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

George Kay presents an overview of Bowie, and starts with a track by one of his numerous alter-egos - Ziggy Stardust (1 of 6, RNZ)