A 24-hour recording of Radio New Zealand National. The following rundown is sourced from the broadcaster’s website. Note some overseas/copyright restricted items may not appear in the supplied rundown:
31 May 2015
===12:04 AM. | All Night Programme===
=DESCRIPTION=
Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 History Repeated (RNZ); 1:05 Our Changing World (RNZ); 2:05 Spiritual Outlook (RNZ); 2:35 Hymns on Sunday 3:05 Astray, by Chris Tse (RNZ); 3:30 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi (RNZ); 4:30 Science in Action (BBC)
===6:08 AM. | Storytime===
=DESCRIPTION=
Poor Dad, by Judith Holloway, told by Fiona Samuel; Rough on Rats, by David Somerset, told by Peter Vere-Jones; Shooting Star, written and told by Apirana Taylor; Wooden Fish, by Tim Tipene, told by Dave Fane; Three Cheers for Lilly, by Halcyone Rust, told by Emma Dee; Harold tells a Ghost Story, by Roger Hall, told by Bruce Phillips (RNZ)
===7:08 AM. | Sunday Morning===
=DESCRIPTION=
A fresh attitude on current affairs, the news behind the news, documentaries, sport from the outfield, music and including: 7:43 The Week in Parliament: An in-depth perspective of legislation and other issues from the house (RNZ) 8:10 Insight: An award-winning documentary programme providing comprehensive coverage of national and international current affairs (RNZ) 9:06 Mediawatch: Critical examination and analysis of recent performance and trends in NZ's news media (RNZ)
=AUDIO=
07:12
James Shaw - the new co-leader of the Greens
BODY:
The new co-leader of the Green Party, James Shaw, talks to Wallace Chapman about what he hopes to achieve in his first year as leader.
EXTENDED BODY:
The new co-leader of the Green Party, James Shaw, talks to Wallace Chapman about what he hopes to achieve in his first year as leader.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: Green Party
Duration: 7'58"
07:20
Jon Stephenson - ISIS and the city of Ramadi
BODY:
Journalist Jon Stephenson on the plight of the Iraqi city of Ramadi.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Jon Stephenson, Iraq, war, ISIS
Duration: 11'43"
07:30
The Week In Parliament for 31 May 2015
BODY:
Opposition taunts government over light legislative workload. Steven Joyce denies reports of a split in National's caucus over the Health and Safety Reform Bill. John Key attacks Andrew Little over speculation about means testing National Super. Budget Debate medley includes topics ranging from euthanasia to economics and back. Select committee looks at The Lines Company. Murray McCully rejects opposition claims that a multi-million dollar payment to a Saudi businessman was a bribe. Ann Tolley defends scramble to find new providers to replace Relationships Aotearoa.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 15'14"
07:50
Henriette Vamberg - rating Auckland
BODY:
Henriette Vamberg, of Denmark's Gehl Architects, reflects on the progress made by Auckland in transforming itself into a liveable city.
Topics: life and society
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: architecture, Auckland, cities, urban design
Duration: 6'38"
07:55
Kelvin Davis - anti sexual violence hikoi
BODY:
MP for Te Tai Tokerau Kelvin Davis reports from his hikoi against domestic and sexual violence.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: hikoi, protest, domestic violence, sexual violence
Duration: 2'47"
08:12
Insight for 31 May 2015 - Auckland - Shining Star or Black Hole?
BODY:
Insight investigates whether it is in the national interest for Auckland to be the focus for investment, jobs and immigrants.
EXTENDED BODY:
Economist Ganesh Nana doesn't mince his words when it comes to describing Auckland's relationship with the rest of New Zealand.
He says it's not a pretty picture and told Insight that New Zealand is in a cul-de-sac with one very big centre, Auckland, continuing to grow and not much happening elsewhere.
Listen to Insight: Auckland - Our Shining Star or Black Hole?
Dr Nana, who is chief economist at the consultancy BERL, says if things are left to go as they are, Auckland will sprawl and burden the rest of New Zealand with increasingly expensive infrastructure, dragging the whole country down.
He says Auckland is growing on the back of speculative expectations of wealth based on the paper value of its houses, and it's not sustainable.
But he doesn't think it should be that way.
Instead, Auckland should be a vital gateway from New Zealand to the rest of the world.
The country's prosperity has always come from the land, from produce which is finished, packaged and marketed in the big city."
Dr Nana argues it's time to renew that partnership, so that Auckland gets vital infrastructure, but so do the regions on which New Zealand's primary industries rely.
That's a perspective getting support from those at the opposite end of the country.
The view from the South
In the 1980s Invercargill's mayor, Tim Shadbolt, was mayor of Auckland's Waitemata City for six years.
For him it was a heady time, and the mantra was grow as fast as you can.
"The faster we could grow the more triumphant and crowing we were about it.... people loved it. They could only see benefits to it. Now, well, I'm not so sure."
Mr Shadbolt says he still loves the city but worries about New Zealand's future and believes it is now time for the regions outside Auckland to market themselves more aggressively to attract workers.
He finds it ridiculous that Auckland has become a magnet for people, is forecast to grow to 2 million people by 2031, yet it's struggling to build infrastructure like roads, rail and housing fast enough.
The city of Invercargill was built with infrastructure for 100,000 people yet the city only numbers 50,000."
Southland has about the lowest unemployment rate in the country and needs more people to keep expanding the province's fast growing exports of dairy products and aluminium, but he argues that it can't get workers to come south.
He is looking at a proposal to run full page advertisements in Auckland newspapers saying most of New Zealand does not have a housing problem, and encouraging people to move to Southland.
Mr Shadbolt says people may laugh but the country has had "we need you" campaigns before.
He says some good might come from Auckland's troubles if the regions begin to fight a lot harder for people than they have in the past.
Ganesh Nana wants people to see the bigger picture and realise that New Zealand will be more successful overall if all it's regions work together.
And that sort of argument has resonance for the president of the Otago Chamber of Commerce, Ali Copeman, who runs a national conference management business in Dunedin.
We are putting all our resources into Auckland at the sacrifice of our regions and our provinces."
She wants to see a bigger plan to develop all New Zealand as a whole and concepts like this have support in Auckland from the city's first people, Ngati Whatua.
The deputy chair of the Ngati Whatua Orakei Trust, Ngarimu Blair, says New Zealand has to have an internationally-competitive city to keep and attract talented people, and it is right for Auckland to develop what it has as much as possible.
But he agrees a partnership approach is the best way forward, saying Auckland is as important to the rest of the regions, as the regions are important to Auckland.
Follow Insight on Twitter
Topics: economy
Regions: Auckland Region, Otago, Southland
Tags: infrastructure, cities, Auckland
Duration: 27'35"
08:40
Mick Chunn and Grace Wood - Play it Strange
BODY:
Mike Chunn and Grace Wood are in studio with Wallace to talk about the Play it Strange Trust's upcoming concert that will showcase 50-years of The Rolling Stones - as performed by some of Auckland's up-and-coming young singers and musicians.
Topics: music, education
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags:
Duration: 20'48"
09:05
Mediawatch for 31 May 2015
BODY:
What's driving the latest shake-up at NZ's biggest publisher of news; Campbell Live's demise leaves issues to confront; a sudden surge of sexism sparks a new media outlet for young women, and; things that would have been better left unwritten and unsaid this week.
Topics: media
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 39'48"
09:08
Things better left unsaid - and unwritten
BODY:
Some cases of people making comments in the media this past week which they later regretted.
Topics: media
Regions:
Tags: publishing, newspapers, Taranaki Daily News, Manawatu Standard, Bay of Plenty Times, Rotorua Daily Post
Duration: 4'41"
09:15
Campbell Live's demise leaves issues to confront
BODY:
John Campbell bows out on TV3 prompting sadness and anger - but also raising big questions for broadcasting.
Topics: media
Regions:
Tags: Campbell Live, television, current affairs
Duration: 6'23"
09:40
Nicky Hager - Venice Biennale
BODY:
Investigative journalist and author Nicky Hager is just back from the Venice Biennale where he acted as an adviser and fact checker to New Zealand's entry Secret Power by artist Simon Denny. And he's one of the organisers of an upcoming investigative journalism conference.
Topics: politics, media, arts
Regions:
Tags: Nicky Hager, journalism, Venice Biennale, Simon Denny
Duration: 19'27"
10:08
Overland - Australian Literary Journal's NZ edition
BODY:
Prolific tweeter, translator and long-form essay writer Giovanni Tiso is the editor of the latest edition of Australia's leading literary journal Overland. Giovanni and contributors Morgan Godfery and Catriona MacClennan discuss writing for an Australian audience and the state of non-fiction writing in New Zealand.
Topics: arts
Regions:
Tags: Australia, Overland, literary journal, non-fiction, writing
Duration: 23'06"
10:30
Tord Gustavsen - Jazz Piano
BODY:
Tord Gustavsen is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer performing in NZ for the first time with his quartet at the Wellington Jazz Festival. He's a star in Europe, and is joined in NZ by saxophonist Tore Brunborg alongside Sigurd Hole on acoustic bass and Jarle Vespestad on drums, who together featured on Gustavsen's critically-acclaimed album Restored Returned.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: jazz, piano, Tord Gustavsen
Duration: 28'38"
11:08
Douglas McWilliams - The Flat White Economy
BODY:
Author of the 'Flat White Economy: How the Digital Economy is Transforming London and other Cities of the Future'. In the book McWilliams argues that the digital economy is being driven by a new style hipster, fixed gear bicycle riding, flat white coffee swilling breed of entrepreneur.
Topics: economy, business, life and society
Regions:
Tags: digital economy, entrepreneurship
Duration: 18'37"
11:25
Wellington's Flat White Economy
BODY:
Wellington claims to be the originator of the flat white coffee, so how's the flat white economy, as described by Douglas McWilliams, doing in the capital city? Jeremy Rose goes in search of some of the city's tech entrepreneurs to try and find out.
Topics: economy, business
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: Wellington, entrepreneurship, digital economy
Duration: 18'05"
11:45
James Griffin and Antonia Prebble - The Outrageous '70s
BODY:
The bogans are back! Outrageous Fortune makes a return to the small screen tonight. Wallace speaks to screenwriter James Griffin and actor Antonia Prebble about Westside - the prequel series to Outrageous Fortune - and the challenges of bringing the West family back to life and back to prime time television.
Topics: arts, media
Regions:
Tags: Outrageous Fortune, bogans, television, Westside
Duration: 15'35"
=SHOW NOTES=
7:08 Current affairs
The newly-elected male co-leader of the Green Party talks about growing the vote; journalist Jon Stephenson discusses some of the alarmist commentary and myths around the progress of IS in Iraq; Danish architect Henriette Vamberg rates Auckland's progress towards becoming more people-friendly. Plus: The Week in Parliament.
Henriette Vamberg
8:12 Insight
This week, Insight investigates whether it is in the national interest for Auckland to be the focus for investment, jobs and immigrants.
Produced by Philippa Tolley.
8:40 Mick Chunn and Grace Brebner - Play it Strange
Mike Chunn and Grace Brebner are in studio with Wallace to talk about the Play it Strange Trust’s upcoming concert that will showcase 50 years of The Rolling Stones - as performed by some of Auckland’s up-and-coming young singers and musicians.
9:06 Mediawatch
Mediawatch looks at what’s driving the latest shake-up at NZ’s biggest publisher of news – and asks: is a sudden surge of sexism turning young women off the media? Also some things that would have been better left unwritten and unsaid in the media this past week.
Produced and presented by Colin Peacock and Jeremy Rose.
9:40 Nicky Hager - Venice Biennale
Investigative journalist and author Nicky Hager is just back from the Venice Biennale where he acted as an adviser and fact checker to New Zealand's entry Secret Power by artist Simon Denny. And he's one of the organisers of an upcoming investigative journalism conference.
10:06 Overland - Australian Literary Journal's NZ edition
Prolific tweeter, translator and long-form essay writer Giovanni Tiso is the editor of the latest edition of Australia's leading literary journal Overland. Giovanni and contributors Morgan Godfery and Catriona MacClennan discuss writing for an Australian audience and the state of non fiction writing in New Zealand.
10.40 Tord Gustavsen - Jazz Piano
Tord Gustavesen is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer performing in NZ for the first time with his quartet at the Wellington Jazz Festival. He's a star in Europe, and is joined in NZ by saxophonist Tore Brunborg alongside Sigurd Hole on acoustic bass and Jarle Vespestad on drums, who together featured on Gustaven's critically-acclaimed album Restored Returned.
11:05 Douglas McWilliams - The Flat White Economy
Douglas McWilliams is the author of the Flat White Economy: How the Digital Economy is Transforming London and other Cities of the Future. In the book McWilliams argues that the digital economy is being driven by a new style hipster, fixed gear bicycle riding, flat white coffee swilling breed of entrepreneur.
11:25 Wellington's Flat White Economy
Wellington claims to be the originator of the flat white coffee, so how's the flat white economy, as described by Douglas McWilliams, doing in the capital city? Jeremy Rose goes in search of some of the city's tech entrepreneurs to try and find out.
Image: BizDojo's Nick Shewring and Wellington City Councillor, Jo Coughlan
11:45 James Griffin and Antonia Prebble - The Outrageous '70s
The bogans are back! Outrageous Fortune makes a return to the small screen tonight. Wallace speaks to screenwriter James Griffin and actor Antonia Prebble about Westside – the prequel series to Outrageous Fortune – and the challenges of bringing the West family back to life and back to prime time television.
=PLAYLIST=
Fiona MacDonald – Why Don’t We Do It In The Road
Grace Wood – Run Like The Shadows Are Chasing (Play It Strange)
Tord Gustavsen Trio – Blessed Feet (ECM Records)
Tord Gustavsen Ensemble – Lay Your Sleeping Head, My Love (ECM Records)
===12:12 PM. | Spectrum===
=DESCRIPTION=
Anjalee the elephant is on her way to Auckland - via a 90 day stopover in Niue. The eight-year-old female, the first ever elephant on the island, is passing her quarantine period there before settling in at Auckland Zoo. Not surprisingly, she's become a big hit with the locals. Spectrum's Justin Gregory is in Niue to meet Anjalee and find out what it takes to make an elephant feel at home (RNZ)
=AUDIO=
12:15
Spectrum: Anjalee the elephant
BODY:
Anjalee the elephant is on her way to Auckland - via a 90 day stopover in Niue. The eight-year-old female is from a Sri Lankan elephant orphanage and is passing her quarantine period on the island before settling in at Auckland Zoo. She's the first ever elephant on Niue and not surprisingly, she's become a big hit with the locals. Spectrum's Justin Gregory is in Niue to meet Anjalee and find out what it takes to make an elephant feel at home.
EXTENDED BODY:
Photo courtesy Auckland Zoo/Jane Healy.
It takes a lot to look after a 1600 kilo baby elephant... - elephant team leader Andrew Coers, Anjalee’s constant companion.
Frequent dirt baths and even more frequent showers, health checks, enrichment sessions and finding Anjalee enough food each day have kept him and a few of the locals on their toes. Anjalee is on her way to Auckland - via a 90 day stopover in Niue.
The eight-year-old female is from a Sri Lankan elephant orphanage and is passing her quarantine period on the island before settling in at Auckland Zoo. She’s the first ever elephant on Niue and not surprisingly, she’s become a big hit with the locals.
Spectrum’s Justin Gregory is in Niue to meet Anjalee and find out what it takes to make an elephant feel at home.
Photo courtesy Auckland Zoo/Jane Healy.
Photo courtesy Auckland Zoo/Jane Healy.
Related Content
Quarantined elephant settles in Niue
Elephant orphan quarantined on Niue until June
Video
Topics:
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: elephants, conservation, Niue, Auckland, Auckland Zoo
Duration: 23'17"
=SHOW NOTES=
===12:40 PM. | Standing Room Only===
=DESCRIPTION=
It's an 'all access pass' to what's happening in the worlds of arts and entertainment, including:
1:10 At the Movies with Simon Morris: A weekly topical magazine about current film releases and film related topics (RNZ)
2:05 Laugh Track
3:04 A Short History of Contraception by Fiona Samuel (RNZ)
=AUDIO=
12:41
New CoCA Artistic Director Paula Orrell
BODY:
After four years, Christchurch's Centre of Contemporary Art, is close to reopening - hopefully in November. At its helm is a new Artistic Director Paula Orrell, who's moved to the city from England.Orrell has previously worked at the London College before heading to the Plymouth Arts Centre. There she forged a reputation for commissioning work from radical artists and for her commitment to having her artists work closely with local communities.
EXTENDED BODY:
After four years, Christchurch's Centre of Contemporary Art, is close to reopening - hopefully in November. At its helm is a new Artistic Director Paula Orrell, who's moved to the city from England.Orrell has previously worked at the London College before heading to the Plymouth Arts Centre. There she forged a reputation for commissioning work from radical artists and for her commitment to having her artists work closely with local communities.
Topics: arts
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: CoCA, gallery
Duration: 14'27"
12:51
Days Like Today
BODY:
New Zealand's distressing child murder and abuse record is investigated in a new play, Days Like Today. Inspired in part by the Chris Kahui trial, Auckland playwright Laurence Dolan wrote a script which reunites a separated couple whose child was killed. One of them, Gary, was convicted and jailed for the murder and is now out. The couple meet to talk about their loss, and what actually happened.
EXTENDED BODY:
New Zealand's distressing child murder and abuse record is investigated in a new play, Days Like Today. Inspired in part by the Chris Kahui trial, Auckland playwright Laurence Dolan wrote a script which reunites a separated couple whose child was killed. One of them, Gary, was convicted and jailed for the murder and is now out. The couple meet to talk about their loss, and what actually happened.
Ashton Brown and Simone Walker rehearsing Days Like Today
Topics: arts, crime
Regions:
Tags: theatre, The Basement, domestic violence, child abuse, acting
Duration: 9'24"
13:34
Whole House Reuse
BODY:
Two years after a quake damaged house was carefully dismantled and its materials distributed to artists here and overseas, those artists are about to put what they've created on show at Canterbury Museum as part of a project called Whole House Reuse. The Buxton's 1920s weatherboard family home at 19 Admirals Way now lives on in around 400 artworks and artefacts. More than 250 people took up the challenge - from professional artists, craftspeople and architects, to school children and community organisations.
EXTENDED BODY:
Two years after a quake damaged house was carefully dismantled and its materials distributed to artists here and overseas, those artists are about to put what they've created on show at Canterbury Museum as part of a project called Whole House Reuse.
The Buxton's 1920s weatherboard family home at 19 Admirals Way now lives on in around 400 artworks and artefacts. More than 250 people took up the challenge - from professional artists, craftspeople and architects, to school children and community organisations.
Related
Rekindled
Topics: arts, Canterbury earthquakes
Regions:
Tags: Canterbury Museum
Duration: 10'42"
13:47
Classic albums performed live
BODY:
One of the centrepieces of the Wellington Jazz Festival is the Rogue Classic Albums Live series, where local musicians tackle classic records to see what of themselves they can bring to LPs with established audiences. Standing Room Only producer Shaun D Wilson brought together three of the musicians who are taking on the challenge of breathing new life into established classics. Sax player Dan Yeabsley is taking on The Dave Brubeck Quartet's Time Out, Trumpeter Alexis French is channelling Miles Davis' Birth Of The Cool, and renowned vocalist Lisa Tomlins is combining Joni Mitchell's Mingus with live album Shadows and Light.
EXTENDED BODY:
One of the centrepieces of the Wellington Jazz Festival is the Rogue Classic Albums Live series, where local musicians tackle classic records to see what of themselves they can bring to LPs with established audiences. Standing Room Only producer Shaun D Wilson brought together three of the musicians who are taking on the challenge of breathing new life into established classics. Sax player Dan Yeabsley is taking on The Dave Brubeck Quartet's Time Out, Trumpeter Alexis French is channelling Miles Davis' Birth Of The Cool, and renowned vocalist Lisa Tomlins is combining Joni Mitchell's Mingus with live album Shadows and Light.
Topics: arts, music
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: music festivals, jazz
Duration: 11'40"
14:05
The Laugh Track - Neil Thornton
BODY:
Recent American import Neil Thornton who impressed during the New Zealand International Comedy Festival chooses clips from Louis CK, Mike Birbiglia, and Bobcat Goldthwait, George Carlin, and Mike Birbiglia.
EXTENDED BODY:
Recent American import Neil Thornton who impressed during the New Zealand International Comedy Festival chooses clips from Louis C.K., Bobcat Goldthwait, George Carlin, and Mike Birbiglia.
Topics: arts
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: comedy, New York, homosexuality, gay rights, storytelling
Duration: 20'50"
14:26
Turning Page with Angelica Page
BODY:
Actress and writer Angelica Page is the daughter of Geraldine Page and Rip Torn. Angelica's new play at Circa Theatre, Turning Page, is an account of her mother's life. When she died at the age of 62, Geraldine Page was partway through a run of Blythe Spirit on Broadway, and partway through an autobiography that would never be finished. Lynn Freeman asked Angelica why she wanted to share her mother's story. Angelica is also performing Edge - a show focusing on poet Sylvia Plath.
EXTENDED BODY:
Actress and writer Angelica Page is the daughter of Geraldine Page and Rip Torn. Angelica's new play at Circa Theatre, Turning Page, is an account of her mother's life. When she died at the age of 62, Geraldine Page was partway through a run of Blythe Spirit on Broadway, and partway through an autobiography that would never be finished. Lynn Freeman asked Angelica why she wanted to share her mother's story. Angelica is also performing Edge - a show focusing on poet Sylvia Plath.
Actor Angelica Page talks to Lynn Freeman. Photo by Yael Gazentsvy
Topics: arts
Regions:
Tags: acting, Broadway, Oscars, Circa, theatre
Duration: 15'03"
14:38
New Zealand Young Writers Festival
BODY:
Dunedin's about to host the country's first festival dedicated to young writers - and new forums for writing. City councillor and playright Aaron Hawkins has organised the event, with panel discussions ranging from the value of reality TV and working with editors, to transmedia storytelling and a play that will be written and performed within 72 hours on a budget of $72 by the city's new professional theatre company Counterpoint. Lynn Freeman spoke to Aaron and to two festival panelists: Alex Casey staff writer for the TV focussed website The Spinoff, and Kirsti Whalen who is a poet and literature editor of the arts website Pantograph Punch.
EXTENDED BODY:
2:38 New Zealand Young Writers Festival
Dunedin's about to host the country's first festival dedicated to young writers - and new forums for writing. City councillor and playright Aaron Hawkins has organised the event, with panel discussions ranging from the value of reality TV and working with editors, to transmedia storytelling and a play that will be written and performed within 72 hours on a budget of $72 by the city's new professional theatre company Counterpoint. Lynn Freeman spoke to Aaron and to two festival panelists: Alex Casey staff writer for the TV focussed website The Spinoff, and Kirsti Whalen who is a poet and literature editor of the arts website Pantograph Punch.
Topics: arts, technology
Regions: Otago
Tags: writer, arts festival, storytelling, New Zealand Youg Writer's Festival
Duration: 11'40"
15:52
Berlin's Month of Performance Art
BODY:
Month of Perfomance Art: Berlin is an artist-run event is in its fifth year and attracts performers from around the world. Recent arrival in Berlin; New Zealand Korean performer Samin Son is collaborating with New Zealand choreographer and film maker Alexa Wilson on Periphal Visions a performance that incorporates the work of 25 other artists.
EXTENDED BODY:
Month of Perfomance Art: Berlin is an artist-run event is in its fifth year and attracts perfomers from around the world. Recent arrival in Berlin; New Zealand Korean performer Samin Son is collaborating with New Zealand choreographer and film maker Alexa Wilson on Peripheral Visions a performance that incorporates the work of 25 other artists.
Samin Son Alexa Wilson at Performance Month Berlin, Credit: Daniela Gast
Topics: arts
Regions:
Tags: Berlin, performance art, arts festival
Duration: 6'55"
=SHOW NOTES=
12:43 New CoCA Artistic Director Paula Orrell
After four years, Christchurch's Centre of Contemporary Art, is close to reopening - hopefully in November. At its helm is a new Artistic Director Paula Orrell, who's moved to the city from England.Orrell has previously worked at the London College before heading to the Plymouth Arts Centre. There she forged a reputation for commissioning work from radical artists and for her commitment to having her artists work closely with local communities.
12:51 Days Like Today
New Zealand's distressing child murder and abuse record is investigated in a new play, Days Like Today. Inspired in part by the Chris Kahui trial, Auckland playwright Laurence Dolan wrote a script which reunites a separated couple whose child was killed. One of them, Gary, was convicted and jailed for the murder and is now out. The couple meet to talk about their loss, and what actually happened.
Ashton Brown and Simone Walker rehearsing Days Like Today
1:10 At the Movies with Simon Morris
An ailing Simon Morris loses his temper with three films: spy spoof Spy starring Melissa McCarthy and Jason Statham; a frothy French literary joke Gemma Bovery; and Scottish-New Zealand western Slow West, starring Michael Fassbender and Central Otago.
1:34 Whole House Reuse
Two years after a quake damaged house was carefully dismantled and its materials distributed to artists here and overseas, those artists are about to put what they've created on show at Canterbury Museum as part of a project called Whole House Reuse. The Buxton's 1920s weatherboard family home at 19 Admirals Way now lives on in around 400 artworks and artefacts. More than 250 people took up the challenge - from professional artists, craftspeople and architects, to school children and community organisations.
Top left: Centuri Chan, photo by Kate McIntyre. Top right: Centuri Chan chess set, photo by Christopher Gardner
Bottom left: Frances Woodhead glass arriving, photo by Frances Woodhead. Bottom right: Patrick Fitzgerald house, photo by Christopher Gardner
1:47 Classic albums performed live
One of the centrepieces of the Wellington Jazz Festival is the Rogue Classic Albums Live series, where local musicians tackle classic records to see what of themselves they can bring to LPs with established audiences. Standing Room Only producer Shaun D Wilson brought together three of the musicians who are taking on the challenge of breathing new life into established classics. Sax player Dan Yeabsley is taking on The Dave Brubeck Quartet's Time Out, Trumpeter Alexis French is channelling Miles Davis' Birth Of The Cool, and renowned vocalist Lisa Tomlins is combining Joni Mitchell's Mingus with live album Shadows and Light.
2:05 The Laugh Track – Neil Thornton
Recent American import Neil Thornton who impressed during the New Zealand International Comedy Festival chooses clips from Louis C.K., Bobcat Goldthwait, George Carlin, and Mike Birbiglia.
2:26 Turning Page with Angelica Page
Actress and writer Angelica Page is the daughter of Geraldine Page and Rip Torn. Angelica's new play at Circa Theatre, Turning Page, is an account of her mother's life. When she died at the age of 62, Geraldine Page was partway through a run of Blythe Spirit on Broadway, and partway through an autobiography that would never be finished. Lynn Freeman asked Angelica why she wanted to share her mother's story. Angelica is also performing Edge - a show focusing on poet Sylvia Plath.
Actor Angelica Page talks to Lynn Freeman. Photo by Yael Gazentsvy
2:38 New Zealand Young Writers Festival
Dunedin's about to host the country's first festival dedicated to young writers - and new forums for writing. City councillor and playright Aaron Hawkins has organised the event, with panel discussions ranging from the value of reality TV and working with editors, to transmedia storytelling and a play that will be written and performed within 72 hours on a budget of $72 by the city's new professional theatre company Counterpoint. Lynn Freeman spoke to Aaron and to two festival panelists: Alex Casey staff writer for the TV focussed website The Spinoff, and Kirsti Whalen who is a poet and literature editor of the arts website Pantograph Punch.
2:51 Berlin’s Month of Performance Art
Month of Perfomance Art: Berlin is an artist-run event is in its fifth year and attracts perfomers from around the world. Recent arrival in Berlin; New Zealand Korean performer Samin Son is collaborating with New Zealand choreographer and film maker Alexa Wilson on Peripheral Visions a performance that incorporates the work of 25 other artists.
Samin Son Alexa Wilson at Performance Month Berlin, Credit: Daniela Gast
3:05 The Drama Hour
A Short History of Contraception by Fiona Samuel.
=PLAYLIST=
Artist: Baby Bash & Akon
Song: Baby I’m Back
Album: Now That's What I Call Music 19
Label: EMI
Played at: 12:12
Artist: Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
Song: Do You Love Me?
Album: 30 Years of Number Ones, Vol 3: 1961-1963
Label: Connoisseur
Played at: 12:36
Artist: Ky-Mani Marley
Song: I’m Back
Composer: Brown, Marley
Album: Radio
Label: Vox
Played at: 01:10
Artist: David Eggleton
Song: I’m Back
Composer: Eggleton, Brough
Album: Poetry Demon
Label: Rimu
Played at: 01:43
Artist: Joni Mitchell
Song: God Must Be A Boogie Man
Composer: Joni Mitchell
Album: Mingus
Label: Warner
Played at: 01:47
Artist: The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Song: Take Five
Composer: Paul Desmond
Album: Time Out
Label: Columbia 465122
Played at: 01:50
Artist: Miles Davis
Song: Freddie Freeloader
Composer: Miles Davis
Album: Kind of Blue
Label: Columbia
Played at: 01:52
Artist: Mostly Other People Do The Killing
Song: Red Hot
Album: Red Hot
Label: Hot Cup
Played at: 01:54
Artist: Miles Davis
Song: Rocker
Composer: Mulligan
Album: The Complete Birth of The Cool
Label: Capitol
Played at: 01:55
Artist: Joni Mitchell
Song: Shadows and Light
Composer: Joni Mitchell
Album: Shadows and Light
Label: Asylum
Played at: 01:56
Artist: The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Song: Everybody’s Jumpin’
Composer: Dave Brubeck
Album: Time Out
Label: Columbia
Played at: 01:56
Artist: The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Song: Māori Blues
Composer: Dave Brubeck
Album: Time Further Out
Label: Columbia
Played at: 01:57
Artist: Miles Davis
Song: Rocker
Composer: Mulligan
Album: The Complete Birth of The Cool
Label: Capitol
Played at: 01:57
Artist: Eduardo Diaz
Song: I’m Back/Yo Regrese
Composer: Diaz
Album: Cantando Latino
Played at: 01:59
Artist: Eduardo Diaz
Song: I’m Back/Yo Regrese
Composer: Diaz
Album: Cantando Latino
Played at: 01:59
Artist: The Lambrettas
Song: Watch Out I’m Back
Composer: Bird, Ellis, Sanders
Album: The Lambrettas
Label: Castle
Played at: 02:06
Artist: Bobcat Goldthwait
Song: Side B
Composer: Bobcat Goldthwait
Album: Meat Bob
Played at: 02:10
Artist: Mike Birbiglia
Song: Intro & Porno for parents
Album: What I Should Have Said Was Nothing
Played at: 02:20
Artist: Pink Martini
Song: But Now I’m Back
Album: Splendor In The Grass
Label: Inertia
Played at: 02:34
Artist: Alex Call
Song: I’m Back in the Race
Composer: Call, Studer
Album: Passion & Purpose
Played at: 02:58
Artist: Luther Allison
Song: I’m Back
Composer: Allison, Solberg
Album: Reckless
Label: Alligator
Played at: 03:58
===4:06 PM. | Sunday 4 'til 8===
=DESCRIPTION=
4:06 The Sunday Feature: The Alistair Cooke Memorial Lecture - The American Civil War Renowned historian Professor David Blight marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War by challenging its romanticised history (BBC) 5:00 The 5 O'clock Report A roundup of today's news and sport 5:11 Spiritual Outlook Exploring different spiritual, moral and ethical issues and topics (RNZ) 5:40 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi Māori news and interviews from throughout the motu (RNZ) 6:06 Te Ahi Kaa Exploring issues and events from a tangata whenua perspective (RNZ) 7:06 One in Five The issues and experience of disability (RNZ) 7:35 Voices Asians, Africans, indigenous Americans and more in NZ, aimed at promoting a greater understanding of our ethnic minority communities (RNZ) 7:45 The Week in Parliament An in-depth perspective of legislation and other issues from the house (RNZ)
=AUDIO=
18:06
Skin Writing Series II
BODY:
The drama continues in the second season of Skin Writing produced by Jason Te Kare. Award winning Playwrights Whiti Hereaka and Jamie McCaskill wrote episodes for the radio drama serial set in a Taa Moko studio, Underworld.
Topics: arts
Regions:
Tags: drama, Whiti Hereaka, Jamie McCaskill, Skin Writing
Duration: 30'31"
19:05
Shared spaces
BODY:
Town Planner Tshering Phuntsho wants to introduce the concept of a shared space in his city in Bhutan. Charaf Ahmemed from UNESCO. Chris Orr from the Blind Foundation says disability groups were consulted at the outset about the design of Auckland's shared spaces.
EXTENDED BODY:
Auckland's Elliot Street shared space
New Zealand will be showcasing urban design concepts used in Auckland and that cater for everybody at an international conference in Lisbon in July.
Carina Duke and Chris Orr from the Blind Foundation will be presenting a paper at TRANSED 2015, a conference on mobility and transport for elderly people and for people living with disabilities. They will be describing concepts included in the design of Auckland’s shared spaces.
Shared spaces are public areas for everyone. There are no footpaths, curbs or designated roads but vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists and anyone using a mobility aid is welcome. Parking is prohibited.
Chris Orr says the Auckland shared spaces have a clear accessible path of travel for people on foot or in wheelchairs that stretches 1.8 metres out from buildings. Nothing is allowed to be placed in the clear zone. There are plantings, street furniture, bike racks, and rubbish bins in the shared space but they sit outside the clear path of travel.
Chris says a crucial part of the design is a tactile delineator. It is a change of texture embedded into the paving that indicates to someone with a visual impairment that they are nearing the section of the shared pace where vehicles may be travelling. “The tactile delineator looks like a fabulous part of the design. It is 600mm wide so you can’t step over it. It looks nice, it feels nice and it works.”
Image: Chris Orr from the Blind Foundation says disability groups were consulted at the outset about the design of Auckland's shared spaces
Chris says the key to the success of Auckland’s shared spaces is that urban designers and transport engineers came to the disabled community before they started work on the designs. “They came and said ‘here’s the idea, can we make it work?’ So we worked it out between us. We’re very proud to take it (the design) to the conference to say way down here in a little corner at the bottom of the world, New Zealand has come up with a standard, a system that works for everyone.”
Aucklander Paul Brown uses the shared space. He is blind and uses a cane as a mobility aid. “I know the area between the buildings and the tactile (delineator) is going to be perfectly clear so I can move at speed. Compared to walking up and down Queen Street or something, it’s a joy.”
Pedestrian counts in the Elliot Street shared space have shown a fourfold increase since its creation and retailers have reported an increase in business.
The shared space was shown to delegates from the Asia Pacific region at a recent UNESCO conference on social inclusion held in Auckland.
Left: Charaf Ahmemed from UNESCO. Right: Town Planner Tshering Phuntsho wants to introduce the concept of a shared space in his city in Bhutan
Topics: disability
Regions:
Tags: urban design
Duration: 23'10"
=SHOW NOTES=
4:07 The Sunday Feature: The Alistair Cooke Memorial Lecture - The American Civil War
Renowned historian Professor David Blight marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War by challenging its romanticised history (BBC)
See the BBC website for more on this programme.
5:00 The 5 O'Clock Report
A roundup of today's news and sport.
5:12 Spiritual Outlook
Exploring different spiritual, moral and ethical issues and topics (RNZ)
5:40 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi
Māori news and interviews from throughout the motu (RNZ)
6:06 Te Ahi Kaa
Exploring issues and events from a tangata whenua perspective (RNZ)
7:06 One In Five
The issues and experience of disability (RNZ)
7:35 Voices
A weekly programme that highlights Asians, Africans, indigenous Americans and more in New Zealand, aimed at promoting a greater understanding of our ethnic minority communities (RNZ)
===8:06 PM. | Sounds Historical===
=DESCRIPTION=
NZ stories from the past (RNZ)
=AUDIO=
20:05
Sounds Historical for 31 May 2015 ( Part 1 )
BODY:
Stories of yesteryear from around New Zealand.
Topics: history
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 58'23"
21:05
Sounds Historical for 31 May 2015 ( Part 2 )
BODY:
Stories of yesteryear from around New Zealand.
Topics: history
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 57'26"
=SHOW NOTES=
8:07 Today in New Zealand History 4’36”
Founding of Union Steam Ship Company May 31, 1875.
8:13 Artist: Pat Rogers 3’19”
Song: Taumarunui
Composer: Peter Cape
Album: 45
Label: Kiwi EA 25
8:17 Artist: Ian McNamara 2’04”
Song: Cootamundra
Composer: Peter Cape/McNamara
Album: Macca Tracks
Label: n/s
8:22 Shearing Gang 29’39”
A 1969 documentary by Jim Henderson. He presents the story of shearing on a station at Papanui Junction near Taihape. He speaks with the men and women involved, including Arthur Davis who explains the different roles of the shearers; Phil Brown the gang boss talks about the members of the gang of five men, three girls and the cook; Ivan Maher, the second shearer talks about how many sheep the gang shear which is normally about 55,000 a year; John Davis, 23, is the third shearer and the son of Arthur; John Bradley, the drummer, talks about his role; Bill Maher talks about his other business, his goldmine, which turns out to be trapping possums and selling their skins. The three girls are the rousabouts who clear up the fleeces and Margaret, from Australia, tells of how she came to New Zealand. They don't allow women shearers in Australia. She says that the women are treated fairly equally. Lyn Robertson talks about her dislikes such as being trodden on by sheep, getting yelled at by other shearers and getting in to trouble with the cook! All this and she still keeps coming back each season. Sue Newton is a university student and talks about why she is part of the gang for the 3 months. Snow (Owen) Todd talks about cooking for the gang and thinks having the female influence in the gang tones down the language from the men.
8:50 Artist: Phil Garland 2’04”
Song: The Shearing’s Coming Round
Composer: McKee Wright/Garland
Album: Swag O Dreams
Label: Kiwi SLC 261
8:52 War Report 31 May 1915 6’29”
The story of “The Man with the Donkey”, Dick Henderson of the New Zealand Medical Corps who used a donkey to transport wounded at Gallipoli. Dick Henderson tells of his war time and post war experiences in a recording made in the 1950s by the Church of Christ, Mt Roskill. The “good news” continues to be published alongside long casualty lists.
8:58 Artist: Radio New Zealand Studio Orchestra
Song: I’ll Put You Together Again
Composer: Black/Steven
Album: Orchestral Gold Vol 2
Label: Tartar TRL 005
9:07 As I Remember 2’13”
Footwear by Robin Shepherd of Kaitaia. Read by Phil Smith.
9:11 The Yanks are Here! The Musical Invasion of World War Two 12’44”
The United States Marine Band in Wellington 1943. (Alexander Turnbull Library Reference: 1/4-000476-F)
The United States Expeditionary Force which arrived in New Zealand in 1942 brought not only thousands of marines and sailors, it also bought some great music. In this rather scratchy recording the NBS announcer introduces the US commanding officer Captain Gruselov [?], officer in charge of the Marines Band, who, in turn, introduces the band who play a number of popular jazz tunes.
Band members who introduce themselves: [all names unconfirmed]
Private Johnny Deroyce, New York City, guitar, fiddle
Private Herbert Cuff, Atlantic City, New Jersey, clarinet
Private Albert Avail, Hartford, Conn.; bass
"Tea for Two"
Corporal Gordon C. Bennett, Boston, Mass. vocal and piano.
"I'll See You Again"
Guitar: (Private Johnny Deroyce)
"You are my Sunshine"
Private 1st Class Albert Beaufrey, Springfield, Mass.vocals and trumpet
"My Blue Heaven"
Private Frank Boyd, Washington DC, drums
"Honeysuckle Rose"
9:25 Writer Dan Davin talks about his life in conversation with James McNeish. Part One. 13’39”
9:39 Artist: Phil Garland 4’12”
Song: Becalmed at the Bluff
Composer: Garland
Album: Southern Odyssey
Label: Kiwi SLC 265 (Recorded in Gore 2006.
Story of famous whaling captain Paddy Gilroy
9:44 Clarke Isaacs 13’14”
Clarke Isaacs, the last radio review columnist who ended his column earlier this year reminisces about his lifetime in journalism, mainly with the Otago Daily Times. Commenting on times when there was a shortage of journalist.
9:58 Artist: Radio New Zealand Studio Orchestra
Song: You Needed Me
Composer: Goodrum
Album: Orchestral Gold Vol 2
Label: Tartar TRL 005
===10:12 PM. | Mediawatch===
=DESCRIPTION=
Critical examination and analysis of recent performance and trends in NZ's news media (RNZ)
===11:04 PM. | None (National)===
=DESCRIPTION=
Featuring highlights of the concert and panel discussion from the launch of the Māori Show Bands online exhibition at Te Papa in Wellington in December 2004. The programme features those veterans of the Māori Show Bands who gathered for the event (F, RNZ)