An aircheck of the first broadcast of Wallace Chapman as host of Sunday Morning. The following was sourced from the broadcaster's website:
Sunday Morning: A fresh attitude on current affairs, the news behind the news, in-depth documentaries, sport from the outfield, politics from the insiders - plus Mediawatch, music, Counterpoint and comedy:
07:00 - News.
07:08
Problem Gambling
The Problem Gambling Foundation fears public health initiatives to prevent gambling harm will cease once its contract with the Ministry of Health ends in June. Professor Peter Adams and Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne talk about the funding decision and how it impacts on problem gamblers.
Duration: 16'06"
07:26
Afghanistan Elections - Chris Carter
Soon the polls will open in Afghanistan and the country will choose a new President. It'll be an important term, as foreign troops prepare to pull out by the end of the year. Former Labour Minister, Chris Carter, is part of the United Nations Development Programme and is in Kabul at the moment.
Duration: 7'42"
07:40
Australia's Asylum Seekers
The Australian government is looking to more Pacific Island nations for help to "shoulder the burden" of the country's asylum seeker issue. This comes amid ongoing problems at the existing asylum seeker holding facilities on Nauru and Papua New Guinea's Manus Island, as Johnny Blades reports.
Duration: 5'14"
07:46
Sport
Zoe Ferguson and Iain O'Brien join Wallace for a discussion on the big fixtures of the weekend, the Cricket T20 World Cup, and The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews considering allowing women members.
Duration: 14'02"
08:00 - News.
08:12
Insight for 30 March 2014 - Auckland's Housing Crisis
Todd Niall explores if Auckland's housing market is on the verge of change.
Duration: 28'02"
08:39
Bill McKay - State Houses
New Zealand's state houses from the 1930s and 1940s were built modestly and built to last. They symbolised egalitarian values, and the importance of family and community. Bill McKay talks to Wallace about the enduring value of state houses.
Duration: 21'45"
09:00 - News.
09:10
Mediawatch for 30 March 2014
Mediawatch asks why the pollsters reckon it's time to improve political polls - and the media's reporting of their results. Also: The print media watchdog embraces bloggers; Māori TV picks a controversial new chief; and are sheep-sized rats really on the way?
Duration: 30'27"
09:40
Wayne Brittenden’s Counterpoint
In the aftermath of Saturday's demonstrations against the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), Wayne looks at its implications and Wallace follows up with the Nurses Organisation's Marilyn Head, and Otago University's Professor Philip Pattemore.
Duration: 17'09"
10:00 - News.
10:08
Music: Richard James Burgess
Richard James Burgess got his first musical break when he replaced Bruno Lawrence as drummer for the Quincy Conserve. The New Zealander was later credited with creating the phrase 'New Romantics' and defining the sound. He's had a long career as a music producer and today he works at Smithsonian Folkways in Washington DC, archiving the world's music.
Duration: 29'17"
10:45
Alain de Botton - News You Can Use
The news keeps coming at us from more sources than ever before - but what is that doing to our minds? Alain de Botton's latest book analyses archetypal news stories, raising questions like: How come disaster stories are often so uplifting? What makes the love lives of celebrities so interesting? Why do we enjoy politicians being brought down? Why are upheavals in far off lands often so boring?
Duration: 13'35"
11:00 - News.
11:04
Down the List for 30 March 2014
Is the Mana Party seriously considering forming an alliance with Kim Dotcom's new Internet party? What do they have in common politically or philosophically?
Duration: 6'52"
11:12
Li Cunxin - Dancing for Mao
Li Cunxin, best known for his autobiography 'Mao's Last Dancer', which also became a feature film, will tour New Zealand as part of the Asia New Zealand Foundation's 20th Anniversary celebrations. While he is here he will speak in Auckland and Christchurch to hundreds of secondary school children, and the dance and literary community. In Wellington, he will lead a private master class in classical ballet at the New Zealand School of Dance. Li talks to Wallace about his amazing life story - from rural poverty in China to dancing on stages around the world. He is now the artistic director of the Queensland Ballet.
Duration: 28'16"
11:45
Melina Schamroth - Gratitude Month
Now entering its fourth year, Grateful in April is a free month-long programme designed to help people feel good about what they already have in their life. The idea was launched as a social experiment by former New Zealand journalist, Melina Schamroth, who is now a Melbourne-based social entrepreneur, charity CEO, speaker and author.
Duration: 10'32"