A recording of Radio New Zealand National from 5am to midnight. The following rundown is sourced from the broadcaster’s website. Note some overseas/copyright restricted items may not appear in the supplied rundown:
31 March 2015
===12:04 AM. | All Night Programme===
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Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Spectrum (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (RNZ); 2:05 A Short History of Jazz: The 1920s (1 of 4, RNZ); 3:05 A50 and Ernest Trugood, by John Trenwith (4 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 An Author's View (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)
===6:00 AM. | Morning Report===
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Radio New Zealand's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including: 6:18 Pacific News 6:22 Rural News 6:27 and 8:45 Te Manu Korihi News 6:44 and 7:41 NZ Newspapers 6:47 Business News 7:42 and 8:34 Sports News 6:46 and 7:24 Traffic
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06:00
Top Stories for Tuesday 31 March 2015
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The 1080 infant formula poisoning deadline is reached today -- are the police any closer to catching the offender? A survey finds New Zealanders are more positive than ever towards people from Asia and David Cameron calls a May election and asks British voters to give his Conservatives five more years.
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Duration: 27'07"
06:06
Sports News for 31 March 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 1'53"
06:12
Educators report student poaching to NZQA and Immigration NZ
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A group of tertiary institutions say its members are losing hundreds of students a year because cut-price organisations are poaching them.
Topics: education
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: cash refunds on fees, cut-price organisations
Duration: 2'17"
06:17
Pacific News for 31 March 2015
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The latest from the Pacific region.
Topics: Pacific
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Duration: 2'48"
06:22
Morning Rural News for 31 March 2015
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News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 3'55"
06:26
Te Manu Korihi News for 31 March 2015
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The lead Treaty negotiator for Ngai Takoto iwi in the Far North is fed up with "individual politics" which he says is keeping tribes in the rohe from moving forward; A small, all-Māori western Bay of Plenty school has been told it still needs to continue improving its quality of education; The lower North Island tribe, Ngati Toa, wants all of its members to be speaking or learning Te Reo Māori in four years' time.
Topics: te ao Māori
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Duration: 3'18"
06:47
Warehouse CEO resigns
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The chief executive of The Warehouse, Mark Powell, is stepping down after four years in the role.
Topics: business
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Tags: The Warehouse, Mark Powell
Duration: 2'22"
06:49
NZD makes more gains against the Aussie currency
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The New Zealand dollar has reached another record against its Australian counterpart.
Topics: business
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Tags: NZ dollar
Duration: 28"
06:50
Low oil prices are taking a toll on small exploration companies
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The petroleum and minerals regulator says small exploration companies are being hit hard by weak oil prices, and some are even thinking of giving up their exploration permits.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals
Duration: 1'29"
06:51
Synlait brushes off loss
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Synlait Milk's managing director is brushing off the company's half-year loss and production delays, saying the rest of the year will be better.
Topics: business
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Tags: Synlait Milk
Duration: 2'03"
06:52
More please, Sir? workers upbeat about pay
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Employees are becoming more upbeat about their chances of a pay rise this year, as their confidence grows in the jobs market and the economy.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: wages
Duration: 1'53"
06:54
Auckland slows Canterbury rebuild
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There are warnings the Canterbury rebuild will slow as Auckland's booming construction market lures workers away from the quake-damaged city.
Topics: business
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Canterbury rebuild
Duration: 1'02"
06:56
Flick Electric taking on the big players in the market
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Now to a small electricity provider that is trying to take on the big players in the market.
Topics: business
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Tags: Flick Electric
Duration: 2'28"
06:58
Morning markets for 31 March 2015
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On Wall St, stocks have risen after merger and acquisition activity.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 57"
07:07
Sports News for 31 March 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'06"
07:11
Police update 1080 threat investigation
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Police are yet to find the blackmailer who's been threatening to spike infant formula with 1080, but say it was always going to be a complex inquiry, and in the meantime, they're confident the food supply chain remains safe.
Topics: crime
Regions:
Tags: 1080, ecoterrorism
Duration: 5'29"
07:16
MPI advise infant milk formula deadline looms
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The Ministry for Primary Industry's Scott Gallacher has been listening to that.
Topics: crime
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Tags: 1080, ecoterrorism
Duration: 2'59"
07:20
NZer's view of Asians warming, still blamed for house prices
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A survey on the perception of Asia and Asian people shows many New Zealanders blame them for pushing up house prices, but generally feel positive towards them.
Topics: life and society
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Tags: Asians
Duration: 3'44"
07:24
Labour sees National's support unravelling after Northland loss
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The Labour Party leader says the Northland by-election result signals the beginning of a nationwide loss of support for National.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Labour Party, Andrew Little
Duration: 5'22"
07:29
Govt told it could change RMA without controversy
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The Māori Party says it supports 90 percent of the proposals to change the Resource Management Act, but it will not agree to anything that puts the environment at risk.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Māori Party
Duration: 3'14"
07:36
Privy Council confirms no retrial for Pora
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The Privy Council has overnight confirmed Teina Pora will not face a retrial for the rape and murder of Susan Burdett.
Topics: crime, law
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Tags: Teina Pora
Duration: 3'24"
07:40
Economy, spending cuts set to dominate Brit election
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Campaigning in what is predicted to be a tightly fought British general election has officially begun.
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Tags: UK, British general election
Duration: 2'17"
07:42
Spy watchdog to investigate GCSB
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The country's spy watchdog is to investigate whether the Government Communications Security Bureau is using its interpretation of private communication to spy on New Zealanders.
Topics: politics, law
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Tags: GCSB, spy watchdog
Duration: 3'14"
07:53
Jury to continue deliberation in Mark Lundy double murder trial
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The jury will today continue deliberating in the Mark Lundy double murder trial.
Topics: crime
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Tags: Mark Lundy
Duration: 3'16"
07:56
Wellington City Council is not ruling out rate rises
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The Wellington City Council is not ruling out rate rises to help pay for a controversial runway extension at the capital's airport.
Topics: transport, politics
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: runway extension
Duration: 3'16"
08:07
Sports News for 31 March 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'07"
08:10
Pora in line for compensation
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The Privy Council has overnight confirmed Teina Pora will not face a retrial for the rape and murder of Susan Burdett.
Topics: crime
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Tags: Teina Pora
Duration: 4'14"
08:15
Industry responds to 1080 formula threat
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The police are still trying to find out who is responsible for the threat to spike infant formula with the pest poison.
Topics: crime
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Tags: 1080, ecoterrorism
Duration: 2'42"
08:19
NZers' Perceptions of Asia and Asian Peoples are changing
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Most New Zealanders feel generally positive towards Asia and Asian people but a growing number are blaming them for pushing up house prices.
Topics: life and society
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Tags: Asians
Duration: 4'29"
08:23
World leaders' personal details leaked
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The personal details of the world leaders at last year's G20 summit in Brisbane were accidentally disclosed by the Australian immigration department.
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Tags: Australia, world leaders, G20 summit
Duration: 3'13"
08:26
"Leaning" tower planned for Wellington airport control
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It's already been nicknamed the 'leaning tower of Wellington' and at an angle of 12.5 degrees, a proposed new Wellington airport control tower is on more of a lean than the tower in Pisa.
Topics: transport
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: airport control tower
Duration: 3'55"
08:30
Markets Update for 31 March 2015
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 1'11"
08:36
Oil companies press on amid hard times
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Energy companies are gritting their teeth and pressing on with the search for oil, despite tough conditions forcing the industry to work hard to make a dollar.
Topics: business, politics
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Tags: search for oil
Duration: 3'13"
08:39
Educators cry foul over student poaching
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Tertiary institutions say cut-price competitors are poaching their foreign students and taking millions of dollars in fees.
Topics: education
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Tags: cut-price competitors, Tertiary institutions
Duration: 3'04"
08:42
Federated Farmers head not keen on moratorium
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Farmers say other ways of cutting the environmental impact of dairy farming need to be considered before a moratorium on dairy conversions is considered.
Topics: farming, rural, environment
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Tags: dairy conversions
Duration: 3'13"
08:47
Te Manu Korihi News for 31 March 2015
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The lower North Island tribe, Ngati Toa, wants all of its members to be speaking or learning Te Reo Māori in four years' time; The lead Treaty negotiator for Ngai Takoto iwi in the Far North is fed up with "individual politics" which he says is keeping tribes in the rohe from moving forward; A small, all-Māori western Bay of Plenty school has been told it still needs to continue improving its quality of education.
Topics: te ao Māori
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 3'13"
08:50
Franz Josef says WDC can't have quake safety both ways
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A Franz Josef shop owner's questioning why local businesses are being allowed to operate at all if the Alpine Fault makes it too risky for them expand and develop.
Topics: business, environment
Regions: West Coast
Tags: Franz Josef
Duration: 2'41"
08:53
Cost of wastewater plant rebuild balloons
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The cost of rebuilding Whanganui's failed wastewater treatment plant has ballooned from 25 million dollars to 38-million.
Topics: environment, politics
Regions: Manawatu
Tags: Whanganui, wastewater treatment
Duration: 3'04"
08:56
NZ farmer beats out Australia for heaviest pumpkin
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We didn't beat them at the cricket, but a New Zealander has beaten Australia in growing the largest pumpkin in the Southern hemisphere.
Topics: farming, rural
Regions: Waikato
Tags: largest pumpkin
Duration: 3'24"
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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 Dwarf Who Moved, by Peter Williams QC (6 of 8, RNZ)
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09:07
Trade Me considering Code of Conduct on animal sales
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Trade Me is looking at implementing a code of conduct on the sale of animals in response to a campaign against so called puppy mills. Carolyn Press-McKenzie is the founder of the national animal rescue organisation Helping You Help Animals or HUHA. John Duffy is the head of Trust and Safety at Trade Me, and Ric Odom is the Chief Executive Officer of the SPCA.
Topics: crime, rural
Regions:
Tags: sale of animals, animal welfare, puppy farming, dogs, pets
Duration: 28'05"
09:39
Are Rural Nurses second class citizens
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There are calls for rural nurses to be given more recognition and support with a nursing lecturer saying they are second class citizens. Barbara Docherty has worked as a nurse on the Chatham Islands and general practice nurse. She has a Masters in Nursing and lectures at Auckland University where she trains primary health care professionals in rural and urban nursing. She says rural nursing is not taken seriously by the sector and that needs to change.
Topics: health, rural
Regions:
Tags: nurses, nursing
Duration: 12'22"
09:51
US correspondent, Steve Almond
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The risk of brain injury in NFL professional football. The law suite againt Robin Thicke. Trevor Noah to replace Jon Stewart on The Daily Show.
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Tags: USA
Duration: 7'54"
10:05
Sorry to all the working mothers
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“For mothers in the workplace, it’s death by a thousand cuts – and sometimes it’s other women holding the knives"
EXTENDED BODY:
Katharine Zaleski was a high flyer. She worked hard, put in the hours and rose to the top of several major US media organisations including Huffington Post and the Washington Post.
She had little time for working mothers, because she believed they weren't really committed to the job and were too focused on their children. That is, until she gave birth to her own child.
Earlier in March Katharine Zaleski wrote an open letter, published on Fortune.com, in which she admitted she was horrible to working mothers and offered an apology. The letter went viral and has brought the issue of work-life balance to international attention.
The op-ed details just how far her bias went, she even dismissed the work ethic of the managing editor of Time.com when she went to pitch a partnership idea.
"Once I took a seat and surveyed the endless photos of her small children spread across the airy space, I decided this editor was too much of a mother to follow up on the idea."
She said she silently slandered mothers throughout her career and remained quiet when others challenged a woman's work ethic because of her family status.
I secretly rolled my eyes at a mother who couldn’t make it to last minute drinks with me and my team. I questioned her “commitment” even though she arrived two hours earlier to work than me and my hungover colleagues the next day.
I didn’t disagree when another female editor said we should hurry up and fire another woman before she “got pregnant”.
I sat in a job interview where a male boss grilled a mother of three and asked her, “How in the world are you going to be able to commit to this job and all your kids at the same time?” I didn’t give her any visual encouragement when the mother – who was a top cable news producer at the time – looked at him and said, “Believe it or not, I like being away from my kids during the workday… just like you.”
I scheduled last minute meetings at 4:30pm all of the time. It didn’t dawn on me that parents might need to pick up their kids at daycare. I was obsessed with the idea of showing my commitment to the job by staying in the office “late” even though I wouldn’t start working until 10:30am while parents would come in at 8:30am (Katharine Zaleski in Fortune.com)
Everything changed when she had a daughter of her own. She felt her career was over, and that she faced only two choices: give up all that she had gained or go back to work like before and never see her baby.
Instead she found a third option. She launched a company to match women in technical positions they could do from home, PowertoFly.
"By enabling women to work from home, women could be valued for their productivity and not time spent sitting in an office or at a bar bonding afterwards."
So far the start up has processed over a million US dollars in paycheques for women who work from home in five continents.
But she said working from home wasn't the final answer and a lot more needed to change. She told Fortune.com that "there is a systemic problem in society, younger women don't recognise the value of working mothers, because they measure the hours spent at the office not the quality of the work".
She has been criticised for the fact she only realised how unfair she had been once she had a child of her own, to which she responds: "empathy is a great teacher".
Katharine Zaleski spoke with Kathryn Ryan on Nine to Noon.
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Duration: 27'51"
10:37
Book review: 'The Faithful Couple' by A.D. Miller
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Published by Hachette. Reviewed by Jane Westaway.
Topics: books
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Tags:
Duration: 6'00"
11:07
Business commentator, Rod Oram
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Rod Oram discusses Fonterra's disappointing interim results; The Warehouse is searching for a new CEO; and Zespri forecast a good harvest.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags:
Duration: 10'33"
11:19
Innovative beef and dairy practices on a Northland farm
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Northland farmers Greig and Rachel Alexander are the Supreme Winners of the Northland Balance Farm Environment Awards. They run a beef farm and a dairy farm in Pakotai, Northland, about 50 kilometres west of Whangarei. They have farmed in the area since the 1990s and say thinking outside the square has helped their farms to thrive.
Topics: farming, rural
Regions: Northland
Tags: dairy, beef
Duration: 15'55"
11:40
Media commentator, Gavin Ellis
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Coverage of the Northland by-election, a new report on children's use of media.
Topics: media
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Tags:
Duration: 19'02"
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09:05 Trade Me considering Code of Conduct on animal sales
Trade Me is looking at implementing a code of conduct on the sale of animals in reponse to a campaign against so called puppy mills. Carolyn Press-McKenzie is the founder of the national animal rescue organisation Helping You Help Animals or HUHA. John Duffy is the head of Trust and Safety at Trade Me, and Ric Odom is the Chief Executive Officer of the SPCA.
09:20 Are Rural Nurses second class citizens
There are calls for rural nurses to be given more recognition and support with a nursing lecturer saying they are second class citizens. Barbara Docherty has worked as a nurse on the Chatham Islands and general practice nurse. She has a Masters in Nursing and lectures at Auckland University where she trains primary health care professionals in rural and urban nursing. She says rural nursing is not taken seriously by the sector and that needs to change.
09:45 US correspondent, Steve Almond
10:05 Katharine Zaleski: "Sorry to all the mothers I worked with"
The company president who made a public apology to all the mothers she ever worked with, saying she didn't realise how horrible she'd been until she had a child of her own. Earlier this month Katharine Zaleski wrote an open letter admitting she had questioned the commitment of working mothers, and remained silent when they were passed over for positions because of their family status.
10:35 Book review: 'The Faithful Couple' by A.D. Miller
Published by Hachette. Reviewed by Jane Westaway.
10:45 The Reading: 'The Dwarf Who Moved' by Peter Williams QC
Observations and anecdotes from the life of New Zealand's pre-eminent criminal defence lawyer. (Part 6 of 8, RNZ).
11:05 Business commentator, Rod Oram
Rod Oram discusses Fonterra’s disappointing interim results; The Warehouse is searching for a new CEO; and Zespri forecast a good harvest.
11:30 Innovative beef and dairy practices on a Northland farm
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Northland farmers Greig and Rachel Alexander are the Supreme Winners of the Northland Balance Farm Environment Awards. They run a beef farm and a dairy farm in Pakotai, Northland, about 50 kilometres west of Whangarei. They have farmed in the area since the 1990s and say thinking outside the square has helped their farms to thrive.
11:45 Media commentator, Gavin Ellis
Coverage of the Northland by-election, a new report on children's use of media.
===Noon | Midday Report===
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Radio New Zealand news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including: 12:16 Business News 12:26 Sport 12:34 Rural News 12:43 Worldwatch
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12:00
Midday News for 31 March 2015
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New Zealand troops will now legally be able to defend themselves when deployed to Iraq and the anxious wait continues in Wellington for a jury decision in the Mark Lundy retrial.
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Duration: 14'15"
12:16
Building consents drop again
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The number of new building consents has fallen for the third month in a row.
Topics: business
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Tags: building
Duration: 1'19"
12:18
Government invites feedback on ways to improve the tax system
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The government is asking the public, business and technology industry experts to give it some ideas on how best to modernise and simplify the tax system, using digital services.
Topics: business
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Tags: tax
Duration: 54"
12:19
Labour's Nash calls for greater promotion of petroleum industry
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The Labour Party's energy spokesperson says the petroleum industry and its regulators, aren't doing enough to educate the public about the protections in place and the economic benefits to New Zealand.
Topics: business
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Tags: energy
Duration: 1'17"
12:20
Appeal dismissed in Motor Trade Finance and Sportzone Motorcycles' case
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The Court of Appeal has dismissed Motor Trade Finance and Sportzone Motorcycles' appeal in a long running dispute over fees that were originally brought by the Commerce Commission.
Topics: business
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Duration: 49"
12:24
Midday Markets for 31 March 2015
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For the latest from the markets we're joined by James Malden at Macquarie Private Wealth.
Topics: business
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Tags: markets
Duration: 3'02"
12:27
Midday Sports News for 31 March 2015
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The All Blacks loose forward and 2011 World Cup winner Jerome Kaino has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby and the Blues to the end of 2018.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'58"
12:35
Midday Rural News for 31 March 2015
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News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 8'56"
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===1:06 PM. | Afternoons===
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Information and debate, people and places around NZ
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13:10
Your Song - Pearly Shells
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Pearly Shells by Burl Ives. Chosen by Peter Gordon
Topics: music
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Duration: 13'07"
13:25
TV Review with Phil Wallington
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Phil Wallington talks about Jeremy Clarkson; John Campbell and The Naughty Bits.
Topics: media
Regions:
Tags: television, review
Duration: 11'40"
13:38
Music review with Zac Arnold
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Radio NZ's music producer Zac Arnold talks about Death and the Maiden and Shayne Carter.
Topics: music
Regions:
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Duration: 9'22"
13:45
Book review with Cushla McKinney
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Book reviewer Cushla Mc Kinney talks about The Utopia Experiment by Dylan Evans.
Topics: books
Regions:
Tags: review
Duration: 8'50"
13:55
Web review with Ele Ludeman
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Ele Ludeman has the best of the web starting with the surprising origins of some well-known expressions.
Topics: internet
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 6'17"
14:10
Google mapping the human body - Professor Melissa Knothe Tate
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In a world's first researchers are using Google's technology to map the human body. The new imaging technique was announced at a convention in the United States this week. It will allow medical professionals to zoom in to individual cells. And it could have the potential to detect disease earlier and even change treatment methods. Professor Melissa Knothe Tate is the Paul Trainor Chair of Biomedical Engineering and a Professor at the University of New South Wales. She's in Las Vegas at the Orthopaedic Research Society meeting.
EXTENDED BODY:
In a world first researchers are using Google's technology to map the human body.
The new imaging technique was announced at a convention in the United States this week. It will allow medical professionals to zoom in to individual cells.
It could have the potential to detect disease earlier and even change treatment methods.
Professor Melissa Knothe Tate is the Paul Trainor Chair of Biomedical Engineering and a Professor at the University of New South Wales.
She talks to Simon Mercep from the Orthopaedic Research Society meeting in Las Vegas.
Topics: science
Regions:
Tags: University of New South Wales, Las Vegas Orthopaedis Research Society, Google, mapping
Duration: 10'32"
14:20
Hawaiian Hobbit - Dr Keao NeSmith
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The book the Hobbit is a world-wide classic - and has been translated into about 60 different languages from Arabic to Ukrainian, Cornish to Hebrew. And now we can add Hawaiian to the list. Dr Keao NeSmith has translated the Tolkien classic into Hawaiian as part of his mission to preserve the indigenous language.
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The book the Hobbit is a world-wide classic - and has been translated into about 60 different languages from Arabic to Ukrainian, Cornish to Hebrew. And now we can add Hawaiian to the list.
Dr Keao NeSmith has translated the Tolkien classic into Hawaiian as part of his mission to preserve the indigenous language.
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Tags: The Hobbit, Dr Keao NeSmith
Duration: 12'49"
14:45
Feature album - Short Movie
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Today's feature album is the brand new record from British folk singer Laura Marling - Short Movie.
Topics: music
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Duration: 13'24"
15:10
Feature interview - Amr Al Azm
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Thousands of archaeological sites dating back to the beginning of civilization are being destroyed by ISIS in Northern Iraq and Syria. Archaeologist Amr Al Azm is part of a team training activists how to protect and hide these ancient treasures. They are the modern Monuments Men who saved treasured artwork from the Nazis during the Second World War.
EXTENDED BODY:
Thousands of archaeological sites dating back to the beginning of civilization are being destroyed by ISIS in Northern Iraq and Syria.
Archaeologist Amr Al Azm is part of a team training activists how to protect and hide these ancient treasures – a modern equivalent of the Monuments Men, who saved treasured artwork from the Nazis during the Second World War.
Amr Al Azm talked to Simon Mercep during Afternoons.
Topics: life and society
Regions:
Tags: archaeology, Iraq, Syria, Islamic State
Duration: 21'09"
15:45
The Panel Pre-show for 31 March 2015
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Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
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Duration: 15'42"
21:20
Feed the Birds
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If you want to attract native birds to your garden, putting out bread may not be the right thing to do.
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By David Steemson
“Is the food I’m putting out for the birds good for them? Am I keeping the feeding area clean? Or should I just plant some native trees the birds will come to feed from? This is what any garden owner needs to consider” PhD Student Josie Galbraith.
If you want to attract native birds to your garden, putting out bread may not be the right thing to do.
An eighteen month-long study of bird feeding in Auckland has found that the sparrows and spotted doves arrive in gardens in their droves to nosh off the bread … but, apart from silvereyes, the natives are not impressed.
The study has been done by University of Auckland PhD student Josie Galbraith. It followed an earlier survey by her, where she discovered that people in six New Zealand cities used up a total of five million loaves of bread in one year just to feed the birds. During her garden study Josie’s birds got through fifteen hundred loaves!
Josie Galbraith says there’s growing evidence all that bread must have substantial consequences for wildlife generally but internationally her study is one of very few done on feeding birds in an urban environment.
Josie used twenty three gardens in her study, eleven where she fed the birds, and another twelve where the birds were not fed. Once a month, she would count birds in each garden.
She also caught them, banding some and micro-chipping about one hundred so she could measure electronically how many times they visited to feed.
She found the sparrows and doves came multiple times each day … silvereyes would only turn up when there was nothing better elsewhere and starlings visited once every three months.
Most native birds were clearly not interested in the bread or grain, but some grey warblers were scared away from gardens all together. Their populations dropped by up to fifty percent.
“I guess seventy sparrows crammed into one tree can be pretty daunting!” she smiles. After the feeding stopped, many grey warblers stayed away.
Josie also measured the condition and growth of birds she caught, but has yet to analyse those figures. ”We know the sparrows carry salmonella, which humans can catch so it’s helpful to know if feeding in crowds encourages the spread of disease”.
“People clearly feed the birds in their gardens to bring them joy”, says Josie” Perhaps they should be giving them something them other than bread”.
Topics: science, environment
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: birds, native birds, sparrows, Spotted Dove, salmonella, avian pox virus, bird table
Duration: 12'15"
=SHOW NOTES=
1:10 Your Song
Pearly Shells by Burl Ives. Chosen by Peter Gordon
1:20 The Critics
Phil Wallington's TV review. Book reviewer Cushla Mc Kinney. Radio NZ's music producer Zac Arnold. Ele Ludeman with a round up of the best of the web
2:10 Google mapping the human body - Professor Melissa Knothe Tate
In a world's first researchers are using Google's technology to map the human body. The new imaging technique was announced at a convention in the United States this week. It will allow medical professionals to zoom in to individual cells. And it could have the potential to detect disease earlier and even change treatment methods. Professor Melissa Knothe Tate is the Paul Trainor Chair of Biomedical Engineering and a Professor at the University of New South Wales. She's in Las Vegas at the Orthopaedic Research Society meeting
2:20 Hawaiian Hobbit - Dr Keao NeSmith
The book the Hobbit is a world-wide classic - and has been translated into about 60 different languages from Arabic to Ukrainian, Cornish to Hebrew. And now we can add Hawaiian to the list. Dr Keao NeSmith has translated the Tolkien classic into Hawaiian as part of his mission to preserve the indigenous language
2:30 NZ Reading - Between Friends
Tim's a great guy. So you'd think? A meditation on friendship and commitment
2:45 Feature album
Laura Marling. Short Film (2015)
3:10 Feature interview - Amr Al Azm
Thousands of archaeological sites dating back to the beginning of civilization are being destroyed by ISIS in Northern Iraq and Syria. Archaeologist Amr Al Azm is part of a team training activists how to protect and hide these ancient treasures. They are the modern Monuments Men who saved treasured artwork from the Nazis during the Second World War
3:35 Our Changing World - David Steemson
If you want to attract native birds to your garden, it seems putting out bread or grain, is not the way to go. That's one of the findings of an eighteen month study into the feeding of birds in New Zealand gardens, as David Steemson finds out
Stories from Our Changing World.
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show
With Jim Mora, Noelle McCarthy, Raybon Kan and Wendyl Nissen
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Tuesday 31 March
YOUR SONG:
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TITLE: Pearly Shells
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ALBUM: Jim Sutton By Request
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FEATURE ALBUM:
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TITLE: Short Movie
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LABEL: VIRGIN
ARTIST: Laura Marling
TITLE: False Hope
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===4:06 PM. | The Panel===
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An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)
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15:45
The Panel Pre-show for 31 March 2015
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Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
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Duration: 15'42"
16:00
The Panel with Raybon Kan and Wendyl Nissen (Part 1)
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Topics: Intro; Confusion over Auckland America's Cup series; Fruit fly; Health and Disability Commission decisions.
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Duration: 24'10"
16:08
Intro
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What the Panelists Raybon Kan and Wendly Nissen have been up to.
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Duration: 7'06"
16:15
Confusion over Auckland America's Cup series
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Grant Dalton says it could still be a goer, America's Cup organisers say it won't be happening, the government says no races no money.
Topics: sport
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Tags: America's Cup, sailing
Duration: 2'15"
16:17
Fruit fly
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Good news for residents of Grey Lyn in Auckland - they can take their fruit and veges bought at some retailers outside the controlled zone.
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Tags: Queensland fruit fly
Duration: 2'47"
16:19
Health and Disability Commission decisions
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Professor Ron Paterson, the former Health and Disability Commissioner talks about why the identities of erring doctors and hospitals often aren't revealed. And if they should be.
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Duration: 11'53"
16:34
The Panel with Raybon Kan and Wendyl Nissen (Part 2)
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Topics: Celeb's political endorsements; Panel Says; State of mind of co-pilot; Bad joke bad taste.
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Duration: 26'10"
16:35
Celeb's political endorsements
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Hobbit actor Martin Freeman has filmed an ad promoting Britain's Labour party.
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Duration: 5'29"
16:40
Panel Says
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What the Panelists Raybon Kan and Wendyl Nissen have been thinking about.
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Duration: 7'36"
16:47
State of mind of co-pilot
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The Sun has been condemned for using the word "madman" to decribe Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz. We'll ask Captain Herwin Bongers of the Airline Pilots Association if doctors should be the ones to pass on their pilot patients files to airlines?
Topics: health, transport
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Duration: 10'27"
16:58
Bad joke bad taste
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Comedian Ray Badran told a joke that involved a reference to rape. A woman in the audience silently protested; he put her down, telling her to die.
Topics: life and society
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Duration: 2'34"
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===5:00 PM. | Checkpoint===
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Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme 6:35 Today in Parliament (RNZ)
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 31 March 2015
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Green light for New Zealand to deploy; Labour slams secrecy; Vettori uses World Cup welcome to announce retirement; Northland in the spotlight again in parliament today; Is it the end of the line for tax returns?; $200,000 fraudster jailed today, already had 146 previous convictions.
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Duration: 22'18"
17:07
Green light for New Zealand to deploy
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The Government has struck a deal for New Zealand soldiers to defend themselves in Iraq.
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Duration: 3'04"
17:11
Vettori uses World Cup welcome to announce retirement
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The Black Caps veteran Daniel Vettori has used a rowdy welcome home for the World Cup finalists in Auckland today to officially announce his retirement from cricket.
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Duration: 2'44"
17:13
Labour slams secrecy
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The Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee was not available. Labour says he has no reason to be so secretive about the deal that protects New Zealand troops. Its defence spokesperson Phil Goff is with us now.
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Duration: 5'00"
17:19
Northland in the spotlight again in parliament today
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The Northland by-election has been and gone but the region and the Government's plans for it were under scrutiny again in Parliament today.
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Duration: 3'18"
17:23
Is it the end of the line for tax returns?
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The tax system could be in for the biggest shake up ever seen if government proposals go ahead.
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Duration: 4'27"
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$200,000 fraudster jailed today, already had 146 convictions
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It's been revealed a man who was sentenced today for fraudulently taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from people's bank accounts, including that of a top judge, already has 146 convictions.
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Duration: 3'20"
17:32
Evening Business for 31 March 2015
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News from the business sector including a market report.
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Duration: 2'20"
17:35
Farmer who dumped cow dung acted out of desperation
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An angry North Otago dairy farmer who dumped a truckload of cow dung outside the regional council Dunedin office yesterday says he acted out of desperation.
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Duration: 3'52"
17:41
Council responds to cow dung dump
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Otago Regional Council chief executive Peter Bodeker says the Borsts won't be prosecuted over the dung dump protest.
Topics: farming
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Duration: 3'18"
17:44
Auckland house building slows well short of what's needed
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The pace of house building growth in Auckland appears to be slowing still well short of what's needed to meet population growth.
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Duration: 4'57"
17:50
Consider leaving carvings overseas - Māori carver
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A traditional Māori artist suggests some of our cherished wood carvings should be left overseas, because the harsh weather in New Zealand could damage them.
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Duration: 3'22"
17:54
Environment Minister confident of revised bill
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The Environment Minister is confident the Government will still be able to change the Resource Management Act before Parliament this year.
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Duration: 2'56"
18:04
Sports News for 31 March 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 3'15"
18:11
NZ troops train in Australia for Iraq mission
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The Government has struck a deal for New Zealand soldiers to defend themselves in Iraq but won't spell out exactly what the deal says.
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Duration: 6'00"
18:18
Black Caps arrive at Queens Wharf
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A party is underway at Auckland's Queens Wharf as thousands of cricket fans wait for the World Cup finalist Black Caps to arrive.
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Duration: 2'55"
18:20
Scrapped Christchurch flights to impact SI
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Air New Zealand is scrapping direct flights from Tokyo to Christchurch, a move the lead tourism agency says will hurt tourism operators across the South Island.
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Tags: Air New Zealand, Christchurch, Tokyo
Duration: 2'42"
18:23
Sepuloni's mother sentenced
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The mother of Labour MP Carmel Sepuloni has had her sentence for benefit fraud reduced partly because of all the media attention.
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Duration: 2'29"
18:27
Auckland reserve shuts over fears Kauri dieback will spread
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A reserve in Auckland is being shut indefinitely because of fears Kauri dieback disease getting worse.
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Duration: 3'47"
18:36
Concerns in Fiji over process for new flag
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The Fiji Government is pushing ahead with its plans to change its flag, despite heavy dissent from the opposition benches.
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Duration: 3'04"
18:40
Mastermind accused of stealing from the Silk Road website
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A Secret Service agent and a drugs agent who helped convict the mastermind behind an Internet drugs bazaar now stands accused himself of extorting and stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the underground website Silk Road.
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Duration: 5'04"
18:48
Te Manu Korihi News for 31 March 2015
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The Environment Court's told a regional authority it can't abandon its responsibility to maintain water quality; A new board of trustees has been elected at an Māori immersion school that's been mired in controversy; A traditional Māori artist suggests some cherished wood carvings should be left overseas, because the harsh weather in New Zealand could damage them.
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Duration: 3'28"
18:50
Today In Parliament for 31 March 2015 - evening edition
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Winston Peters debuts as MP-elect for Northland. Greens co-leader Russel Norman asks questions about Climate Change.
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Duration: 5'21"
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===7:06 PM. | Nights===
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Entertainment and information, including: 7:30 The Sampler: A weekly review and analysis of new CD releases (RNZ) 8:13 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries
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19:10
Our Own Odysseys : Giant Buddha
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Heather Hapeta went on an Odyssey to Thailand in search of likenesses of the Buddha - but she kind of bit off a bit more than she could chew.
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The Buddha being built in 2006. Photograph courtesy of Heather Hapeta.
Travel writer Heather Hapeta recently visited rural Thailand and not only became acquainted with one of the world's largest statues of the Buddha, she was introduced to the Buddhist concept of hell.
Gallery: Thailand's Giant Buddha
Topics: spiritual practices
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Tags: religion, travel, Thailand, Buddhism, Buddha
Duration: 18'03"
20:40
Pundit : Philosophy
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Politics with Rupa Jha, and the French mystical christian socialism of the thinker Simone Weil with Ann Kerwin.
Topics: life and society
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Duration: 15'02"
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7:10 Our Own Odysseys - Giant Buddha
Travel writer Heather Hapeta recently visited rural Thailand and not only became acquainted with one of the world's largest statues of the Buddha, she was introduced to the Buddhist concept of Hell.
Gallery: Thailand's Giant Buddha
7:30 The Sampler
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19:30
The Sampler for 31 March 2015
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This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews the first solo album of Vancouver soft-rock piano man Tobias Jesso Jr., and talks to Malian kora master Toumani Diabate, and Melody Thomas discusses the downbeat debut of Meloburne singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett.
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Toumani & Sidiki Diabate. Photo supplied.
This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews the first solo album of Vancouver soft-rock piano man Tobias Jesso Jr., and talks to Malian kora master Toumani Diabate, and Melody Thomas discusses the downbeat debut of Meloburne singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett.
Topics: music
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Duration: 29'24"
19:30
Goon by Tobias Jesso Jr.
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Nick Bollinger peers under the lid of the first solo album from Vancouver soft-rock piano man Tobias Jesso Jr.
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Nick Bollinger peers under the lid of the first solo album from Vancouver soft-rock piano man Tobias Jesso Jr.
Tobias Jesso Jr. is a towering 29-year old from Vancouver whose first solo album, Goon, has had one of those receptions that tells you the rehabilitation of a long unfashionable genre is majorly underway, and even if you weren’t tuned to commercial radio in the early 70s – you may not even have been born – it is not hard to work out where Jesso’s style originates. Early Elton John and Wings-era McCartney are reference points for a bunch of pleasant lovelorn piano ballads that soothe more than they challenge.
Songs Featured: Can’t Stop Thinking About You, How Could You Babe, Without You, Can We Still Be friends, For You, Crocodile Tears
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Topics: music
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Duration: 9'51"
19:30
Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett
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Melody Thomas discusses the downbeat debut of Melbourne singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett.
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Melody Thomas discusses the downbeat debut of Melbourne singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett.
Melbourne-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Courtney Barnett first started to feel the glow of global attention in 2013 following the release of her charmingly-titled The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas, Rolling Stone and The New York Times both naming her as one to watch. All of this before she’d even released an album proper - which she finally did, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit. If Barnett was worried about the pressure of all this anticipation it doesn’t show. Far from stretching and pushing her songwriting in order to prove herself, Barnett appears secure in the merit of her work - that there is magic to be found in the telling of everyday stories about everyday people. And a laugh or two to be had, too.
Songs Featured: An Illustration of Loneliness (Sleepless in NY),
Dead Fox, Elevator Operator,
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Duration: 9'13"
19:30
Toumani and Sidiki by Toumni and Sidiki Diabate
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Nick Bollinger catches up with Malian kora master Toumani Diabate at WOMAD Taranaki 2015.
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Nick Bollinger catches up with Malian kora master Toumani Diabate at WOMAD Taranaki 2015.
71st generation griot and Malian kora master Toumani Diabate teams up with his son Sidiki for a spellbinding set of duets. Nick Bollinger caught up with the pair during their recent Womad visit.
Songs Featured: Bi Lambam, Toumani, Hamadan Toure, Rachid Ouiguini, Toguna Industries
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Topics: music
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Duration: 10'33"
7:30 The Sampler
A weekly review and analysis of new CD releases.
8:10 Windows on the World
International public radio documentaries - visit the Windows on the World web page to find links to these documentaries.
8:40 Philosophy
Philosopher at large Ann Kerwin muses often on why we think what we do. French philosopher of the mid-twentieth century, Simone Weil.
9:06 The Tuesday Feature: Luke Harding with Toby Manhire
The Guardian journalist talks about the extraordinary story of whistleblower Edward Snowden at the WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival (2 of 5, RNZ)
10:00 Late Edition
A review of the news from Morning Report, Nine to Noon, Afternoons and Checkpoint. Also hear the latest news from around the Pacific on Radio New Zealand International's Dateline Pacific.
11:06 Global Village
A selection of world music along with jazz, rock, folk and other styles, artists and songs with world and roots influences chosen and presented by Wichita radio host Chris Heim (1 of 13, KMUW).
===9:06 PM. | None (National)===
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The Guardian journalist talks about the extraordinary story of whistleblower Edward Snowden at the WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival (2 of 5, RNZ)
===10:00 PM. | Late Edition===
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Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National
===11:06 PM. | None (National)===
=DESCRIPTION=
A selection of world music along with jazz, rock, folk and other styles, artists and songs with world and roots influences chosen and presented by Wichita radio host Chris Heim (1 of 13, KMUW)