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:
10 June 2015
===12:04 AM. | All Night Programme===
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Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Insight (RNZ); 1:15 Primary People (RNZ); 2:05 The Forum (BBC); 3:05 Bread and Roses, by Sonja Davies (2 of 15, RNZ); 3:30 Diversions (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 7:34 Traffic
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06:00
Top Stories for Wednesday 10 June 2015
BODY:
The OECD says traffic congestion in Auckland is costing 1 point 25 billion dollars a year in lost productivity. Containers blown off wharves and thousands without power as high winds hit Wellington and we look back on the life and career of the colorful barrister Sir Peter Williams.
Topics:
Regions:
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Duration: 29'59"
06:06
Sports News for 10 June 2015
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 1'20"
06:18
Pacific News for 10 June 2015
BODY:
The latest from the Pacific region
Topics: Pacific
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'38"
06:23
Morning Rural News for 10 June 2015
BODY:
News from the rural and farming sector.
Topics: rural, farming
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Tags:
Duration: 3'58"
06:27
Te Manu Korihi News for 10 June 2015
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Te Mana o Ngati Rangitihi Trust has announced that the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations and Minister for Maori Development have recognised its mandate; The Maori Language Advisory Group is proposing changes to parts of the Te Reo Maori Bill to address concerns by tangata whenua; Two fisheries are joining to form the largest Maori-owned lobster processing business in the country; The campaign to stop Westpac from closing its branch in Ruatoria has intensified with 150 residents attending a hui last night to discuss the proposal.
Topics: te ao Maori
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 3'25"
06:39
The White House Briefing Room has been evacuated
BODY:
News just coming , The White House Briefing Room and North Lawn have been evacuated in the middle of the daily press briefing.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: USA
Duration: 1'57"
06:42
Tributes flow for well-known lawyer Sir Peter Williams
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Top lawyer Sir Peter Williams QC, has died in Auckland, aged 80. Daniela Maoate-Cox looks back at the colourful and sometimes controversial life of Sir Peter.
Topics: law, crime
Regions:
Tags: Peter Williams QC
Duration: 3'25"
06:48
Carter Holt Harvey delays market listing
BODY:
An analyst says Carter Holt Harvey's decision to delay plans to list on the New Zealand and Australian sharemarkets is a good move.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: Carter Holt Harvey
Duration: 1'44"
06:50
Government proposes to make it easier for UFB roll-out
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The telecommunications industry is welcoming a government push to speed up the installation of ultra-fast broadband.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: ultra-fast broadband, UFB
Duration: 1'27"
06:51
Manufacturing sales fall in March quarter
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Manufacturing sales have fallen, but one economist says the latest figures show the sector remains resilient.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: manufacturing
Duration: 1'22"
06:52
Wynyard raising $45 million for global expansion plans
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Wynyard Group's is raising 45 million dollars to hire more staff and keep expanding globally.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: Wynyard Group
Duration: 1'10"
06:53
KPMG Agribusiness Agenda 2015
BODY:
Biosecurity has again been ranked as the number one priority for the primary industry.
Topics: economy
Regions:
Tags: biosecurity
Duration: 1'26"
06:54
Abacus Bio takes NZ animal genetics to the world
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For our small business spot today, we go to a Dunedin-based company which is taking New Zealand's smart animal breeding techniques to the world.
Topics: business, technology
Regions: Otago
Tags: Abacus Bio, Dunedin
Duration: 3'09"
06:58
Morning Markets for 10 June 2015
BODY:
On Wall St, stocks are little-changed following US job openings surging to a record high in April and small business confidence rising, all adding weight to expectations the American Federal Reserve could raise interest rates in September.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 1'17"
07:07
Sports News for 10 June 2015
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 1'43"
07:11
OECD report highlights issues with NZ housing
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More road tolls and congestion charging at peak times are being recommended by a major international study into New Zealand's economy.
Topics: economy
Regions:
Tags: OECD report
Duration: 4'09"
07:15
Two shipping containers blown into Wellington Harbour
BODY:
Strong winds overnight have blown two shipping containers into Wellington Harbour.
Topics: weather
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: Wellington
Duration: 2'47"
07:19
Attempts to recover quarry owner continue
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Attempts to recover the body of North Canterbury quarry owner, Murray Taylor, are to continue this morning.
Topics:
Regions: Canterbury
Tags:
Duration: 1'28"
07:20
Hurunui mayor says community are in shock
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The Hurunui District Council owns the land the quarry is on. The mayor is Winton Dalley.
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Regions: Canterbury
Tags:
Duration: 2'51"
07:23
Friends reflect on the many achievements of Sir Peter Williams
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Sir Peter Williams QC, has died aged 80. Sir Peter was involved in some of the country's most high-profile criminal cases over the past 50 years, and was a tireless campaigner for prisoners' rights and penal reform.
Topics: law, crime
Regions:
Tags: Peter Williams QC
Duration: 5'53"
07:33
Elixinol on its way to NZ for Alex Renton
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A cannabis oil treatment for a 19-year old Nelson man who's in a coma may arrive from the United States as early as Friday.
Topics: health
Regions:
Tags: medical cannabis
Duration: 3'29"
07:36
Chinese tourist driver jailed for killing 5-year-old
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The grieving father of a five-year-old girl killed by a Chinese tourist driving on the wrong side of the road has told the man that burying his daughter was the worst day of his life.
Topics: crime, transport
Regions:
Tags: Ruby Marris
Duration: 2'43"
07:39
Battle to control Hurunui scrub fire continues
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Fire authorities in drought stricken North Canterbury were left with no option but to let a scrub fire burn last night.
Topics:
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: scrub fire
Duration: 2'32"
07:42
Govt gutting rural mental health services - health advocate
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A Taranaki mental health advocate says new funding criteria are ripping the heart out of services for provincial New Zealanders.
Topics: health
Regions: Taranaki
Tags: mental health services, social bonds
Duration: 3'28"
07:46
Disappointment on both sides of super city debates
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Supporters of a Wellington supercity are vowing to keep pushing for changes to local government in the region.
Topics: politics
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: Wellington supercity
Duration: 3'02"
07:49
Hawkes Bay amalgamation is on the cards
BODY:
Lawrence Yule, the President of Local Government New Zealand and the Mayor of the Hastings District.
Topics: politics
Regions: Hawkes Bay
Tags:
Duration: 2'54"
07:52
Frontline staff urge Minister to be decisive with troubled DHB
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The Nurses Organisation is urging the Government to act decisively in its efforts to sort out the Southern District Health Board's financial problems.
Topics: health
Regions: Southland
Tags: Southern District Health Board
Duration: 2'23"
07:54
Northland paediatrician calls for heating grants
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A Northland paediatrician is calling for targeted funding for poor families who can't afford to heat their homes.
Topics: health, housing, politics
Regions: Northland
Tags: poverty, heating
Duration: 3'35"
08:07
Sports News for 10 June 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'16"
08:12
OECD report highlights issues with NZ housing
BODY:
Back now to our lead story, the latest OECD report on the New Zealand Economy. We're joined by our economics correspondent, Patrick O'Meara.
Topics: economy
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Tags: OECD report
Duration: 4'43"
08:21
Quarrying consultant says an accident was only a matter of time
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A former quarry manager and inspector says the Government was warned serious accidents would occur when they changed health and safety laws for quarries during the 1990s.
Topics: law, business
Regions:
Tags: health and safety
Duration: 5'15"
08:29
New Zealand cricketers have been thrashed
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The New Zealand cricketers have been thrashed in the first One Day International against England at Edgbaston.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: cricket
Duration: 2'52"
08:32
Markets Update for 10 June 2015
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 55"
08:38
Britain debates EU referendum
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Britain's Parliament has begun debating legislation allowing for a referendum on the country's continued membership of the European Union.
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Tags: UK, European Union
Duration: 6'06"
08:44
Not enough support available for rural communities.
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A Taranaki mental health advocate says new funding criteria are ripping the heart out of services for provincial New Zealanders, says.
Topics: health, rural
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Tags: health checks, mental health services
Duration: 4'31"
08:51
Te Manu Korihi News for 10 June 2015
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Te Mana o Ngati Rangitihi Trust has announced that the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations and Minister for Maori Development have recognised its mandate; The Maori Language Advisory Group is proposing changes to parts of the Te Reo Maori Bill to address concerns by Maori; Two fisheries are joining to form the largest Maori-owned lobster processing business in the country; The campaign to stop Westpac from closing its branch in Ruatoria has intensified with 150 residents attending a hui last night to discuss the proposal.
Topics: te ao Maori
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 3'33"
08:54
National Agricultural Fieldays get under way at Mystery Creek
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The annual National Agricultural Fieldays get under way at Mystery Creek near Hamilton today.
Topics: farming, rural
Regions: Waikato
Tags: Fieldays
Duration: 2'06"
08:56
Trapped nuns' freed from lift after prayers answered
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A 69-year-old New Zealander who was one of two nuns trapped for three days in the lift of a Rome convent is putting her rescue down to the power of prayer.
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Tags: Vatican, Rome, Italy
Duration: 2'58"
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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: Undercover Mumbai, by Ayeesha Menon (3 of 9, Goldhawk)
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09:08
Fonterra CEO fronts up over farmer concerns
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The Chief Executive of the country's largest company, Fonterra, fronts up in the face of concerns from farmer shareholders. The milk price is down, payouts lowered, farm debt balooning and farmers are asking questions about whether Fonterra's corporate house is in order. Kathryn talks with Theo Spierings.
Topics: rural, farming, economy, environment
Regions:
Tags: Theo Spierings, Fonterra
Duration: 24'51"
09:27
Funding threatens future of one-day school, Akoranga o Naenae
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A new project to educate children who often fall between the cracks in mainstream schools faces an uncertain future. Lower Hutt teachers Kelly Layton, Clare Curry, and Natasha Furness started Akoranga o Naenae this year. Their one-day school uses a method that puts children in the driving seat of their own learning, boosts self-esteem, and gives them a sense of place in the world.
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A new project to educate children who often fall between the cracks in mainstream schools faces an uncertain future. Lower Hutt teachers Kelly Layton, Clare Curry, and Natasha Furness started Akoranga o Naenae this year.
Their one-day school uses a method that puts children in the driving seat of their own learning, boosts self-esteem, and gives them a sense of place in the world.
Members of the school community join Kathryn Ryan in the Nine to Noon studio to talk about the school.
Topics: education
Regions:
Tags: Akoranga o Naenae, schools, Clare Curry
Duration: 14'13"
09:51
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
BODY:
The Australian Government is cracking down on foreign investors circumventing Australian law to buy up property.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: Australia
Duration: 8'20"
10:09
Michael Magazanik on multi-million Thalidomide settlements
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Australian lawyer Michael Magazanik successfully represented thalidomide victims in a class action suit against its Australasian distributors, Distillers. The lead client was Lynette Rowe, born in 1962 in Australia without arms or legs. She won a multi-million dollar settlement in 2012. During the case Michael Magazanik revealed that Distillers let pregnant women keep taking it despite knowing it was causing severe birth defects. One hundred other Australian and New Zealand victims also received pay-outs. Michael Magazanik, a former journalist, has written about the trial and his investigations into the company that made the drug. Silent Shock by Michael Magazanik is published by Text Publishing.
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Australian lawyer Michael Magazanik successfully represented thalidomide victims in a class action suit against its Australasian distributors, Distillers. The lead client was Lynette Rowe, born in 1962 in Australia without arms or legs. She won a multi-million dollar settlement in 2012. During the case Michael Magazanik revealed that Distillers let pregnant women keep taking it despite knowing it was causing severe birth defects. One hundred other Australian and New Zealand victims also received pay-outs. Michael Magazanik, a former journalist, has written about the trial and his investigations into the company that made the drug. Silent Shock by Michael Magazanik is published by Text Publishing.
Topics: author interview, health, law
Regions:
Tags: thalidomide, Lynette Rowe, Michael Magazanik
Duration: 28'39"
10:38
Book review: 'Flood of Fire' by Amitav Ghosh
BODY:
Published by Hachette, reviewed by Ralph McAllister.
Topics: books
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 6'17"
11:06
Marty Duda's artist of the week: Donovan
BODY:
Donovan is celebrating his 50th year as a recording artist with the release of a double-disc retrospective featuring the best of his 1960s recordings. The Scots/Irish musician first hit in 1965 with Catch The Wind, a charming slice of Dylan-esque folk music that initially made Donovan just one of many "next Dylans". Bob himself, wasn't impressed as their meeting captured on the film Don't Look Back, revealed. But Donovan moved on, helping to usher in the psychedelic era with his mind-bending hit single, Sunshine Superman in 1966. Later he took The Beatles to India to meet Maharishi Yogi and taught John, Paul and George some finger-picking along the way. The hits dried up with the end of the decade but Donovan carries on. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 and sets out on his 50th Anniversary Tour later this year.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: Marty Duda, Donovan
Duration: 24'15"
11:30
Legal commentator Ryan Malone
BODY:
Following the Lecretia Seales case on assisted dying, the government has said it will support an inquiry but any law change would have to be via a private members bill. Public law expert, Ryan Malone will explain why he thinks this is not the best approach.
Topics: law, health
Regions:
Tags: euthanasia, assisted dying
Duration: 16'46"
11:47
Science commentator, Siouxsie Wiles
BODY:
Allergies, libidos and bad science!
Topics: science
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 11'30"
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09:05 Fonterra CEO fronts up over farmer concerns
The Chief Executive of the country's largest company, Fonterra, fronts up in the face of concerns from farmer shareholders. The milk price is down, payouts lowered, farm debt balooning and farmers are asking questions about whether Fonterra's corporate house is in order. Kathryn talks with Theo Spierings.
09:35 Funding woes threaten the future of one-day school, Akoranga o Naenae
A new project to educate children who often fall between the cracks in mainstream schools faces an uncertain future. Lower Hutt teachers Kelly Layton, Clare Curry, and Natasha Furness started Akoranga o Naenae this year. Their one-day school uses a method that puts children in the driving seat of their own learning, boosts self-esteem, and gives them a sense of place in the world.
09:45 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Karen Middleton reports on the Australian Government is cracking down on foreign investors circumventing Australian law to buy up property.
10:05 Lawyer Michael Magazanik on multi-million dollar Thalidomide settlements
Australian lawyer Michael Magazanik successfully represented thalidomide victims in a class action suit against its Australasian distributors, Distillers. The lead client was Lynette Rowe, born in 1962 in Australia without arms or legs. She won a multi-million dollar settlement in 2012. During the case Michael Magazanik revealed that Distillers let pregnant women keep taking it despite knowing it was causing severe birth defects. One hundred other Australian and New Zealand victims also received pay-outs. Michael Magazanik, a former journalist, has written about the trial and his investigations into the company that made the drug. Silent Shock by Michael Magazanik is published by Text Publishing.
10:35 Book review: 'Flood of Fire' by Amitav Ghosh
Published by Hachette, RRP $37.99. Reviewed by Ralph McAllister.
10:45 The Reading: Undercover Mumbai, by Ayeesha Menon
Inspector Alia Khan, a young detective in the Mumbai Police Force, faces many obstacles as she attempts to solve a series of crimes, make sense of her troubled past and cope with being a woman in a chauvinistic, male-dominated police force (3 of 9, Goldhawk) Note: audio is not available for this programme.
11:05 Marty Duda's artist of the week: Donovan
Donovan is celebrating his 50th year as a recording artist with the release of a double-disc retrospective featuring the best of his 1960s recordings. The Scots/Irish musician first hit in 1965 with Catch The Wind, a charming slice of Dylan-esque folk music that initially made Donovan just one of many “next Dylans”. Bob himself, wasn’t impressed as their meeting captured on the film Don’t Look Back, revealed. But Donovan moved on, helping to usher in the psychedelic era with his mind-bending hit single, Sunshine Superman in 1966. Later he took The Beatles to India to meet Maharishi Yogi and taught John, Paul and George some finger-picking along the way. The hits dried up with the end of the decade but Donovan carries on. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 and sets out on his 50th Anniversary Tour later this year.
Tracks:
1. Catch The Wind – Donovan taken from 1965 album, “What’s Bid Did and What’s Bin Hid” (Pye)
2. Sunshine Superman – Donovan taken from 1966 album “Sunshine Superman” (Epic)
3. Wear Your Love Like Heaven – Donovan taken from 1967 album “A Gift From A Flower To A Garden” (Epic)
4. Goo Goo Barabajagal (Love Is Hot) – Donovan with The Jeff Beck Group taken from the 1969 album, “Barabajagal” (Epic)
11:30 Legal commentator Ryan Malone
Following the Lecretia Seales case on assisted dying, the government has said it will support an inquiry but any law change would have to be via a private members bill. Public law expert, Ryan Malone will explain why he thinks this is not the best approach.
11:45 Science commentator, Siouxsie Wiles
Allergies, libidos and bad science!
1. Release of a new guide to allergies by UK charity Sense about Science – busting some allergy myths.
2. Approval of the new female libido-boosting drug.
3. Bad science.
4. Genes link mental illness and creativity.
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Song: Mountain
Composer: The Phoenix Foundation
Album: Give Up Your Dreams
Label: Universal
Time: 09:37
Artist: Mel Torme
Song: Comin’ Home Baby
Composer: Tucker/Patrick
Album:
Label: Atlantic
Time: 10:07
===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 10 June 2015
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Hundreds of jobs at Fonterra's head office are being cut and renewed calls for toll roads.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 15'19"
12:17
Orion Health finds good news and bad news in US market
BODY:
Orion Healthcare's share price has plunged almost 10% today, after saying a major prospective customer has put its plans on hold, for at least a year, while it focuses on more immediate priorities.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Orion Healthcare
Duration: 1'48"
12:19
Electronic card spending rebounds
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Spending using electronic cards has rebounded, due to people spending more on fuel.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: spending, electronic cards
Duration: 59"
12:20
Rangatira profit falls due to previous year's one-off gains
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The investment firm Rangatira has reported a sharp fall in profit.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Rangatira
Duration: 1'00"
12:21
Minnie Cooper to shut up shop
BODY:
The New Zealand shoe retailer, Minnie Cooper, has confirmed it's closing its doors.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 11"
12:24
Midday Markets for 10 June 2015
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For the latest from the markets we're joined by Andrew Cathie at Craigs Investment Partners.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 2'10"
12:26
Midday Sports News for 10 June 2015
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The Black Caps bowler Trent Boult says this morning's crushing loss to England in the first one day cricket international in Birmingham won't dent New Zealand's confidence. The New Zealand men's hockey team has drawn 3-all with South Korea in their final group match at the World League tournament in Buenos Aires.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'26"
12:35
Midday Rural News for 10 June 2015
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News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 8'29"
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===1:06 PM. | Jesse Mulligan, 1–4pm===
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Information and debate, people and places around NZ
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13:10
Your Song - Fight Song
BODY:
Leon Hendren of Christchurch has chosen "Fight Song", by Rachel Platten.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 10'39"
13:20
Music Trivia game
BODY:
We play the songs, and you guess the link and give us a call.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: trivia
Duration: 40'49"
14:10
Fonterra - Sally Wenley
BODY:
Fonterra has brought in external consultants to review its operation, as it faces growing criticism from farmer shareholders. Chief executive Theo Spierings is ruling out splitting the company. But he says the dairy co operative needs hundreds more people selling milk and fewer in support roles. Mr Spierings spoke with Kathryn Ryan on Nine to Noon this morning, and promised farmers he would deliver change. Reporter Sally Wenley is at the first day of Mystery Creek Fieldays. Sally has been in the Fonterra tent, and reports on the reaction she's hearing from farmers.
Topics: farming, business, rural, economy
Regions:
Tags: Fonterra
Duration: 7'08"
14:20
Kereru Station: Two Sisters' Legacy - Grant Sheehan
BODY:
Wellington-based, Grant Sheehan, has been involved in a book that documents the history of Kereru Station in Hawke's Bay. It's called, Kereru Station: Two Sisters' Legacy, and tells the story of what is quite a unique farm. The words are by Mary Shanahan, and the images are by photographer and Phanton House Books publisher, Grant Sheehan.
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Wellington-based, Grant Sheehan, has been involved in a book that documents the history of Kereru Station in Hawke's Bay. It's called, Kereru Station: Two Sisters' Legacy, and tells the story of what is quite a unique farm. The words are by Mary Shanahan, and the images are by photographer and Phantom House Books publisher, Grant Sheehan.
Topics: farming, arts, author interview
Regions: Hawkes Bay
Tags: Kereru Station
Duration: 6'35"
14:25
The Flying Saucer - Ian Clark
BODY:
It's a 'flying saucer'. It's the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator, and NASA hopes that it could one day, help a spacecraft land smoothly on Mars. It's just been tested in Hawaii, with high hopes its newly designed parachute would work, but it failed to deploy this time. Ian Clark, is the principal investigator for the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator.
Topics: technology
Regions:
Tags: NASA, Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator
Duration: 10'40"
14:45
Feature album - Lets Stay Together
BODY:
Our feature album is Al Green's 1972 record; Lets Stay Together.
Topics: music
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Tags: Lets Stay Together, Al Green
Duration: 12'35"
15:08
Tech News - Paul Brislen
BODY:
What might be the next big thing in technology in ten years' time?
Topics: technology, internet
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 24'35"
15:30
Renaissance of the Barbershop
BODY:
Take a quick glance and you might be forgiven for thinking that The Godfather Barbers is actually a tattoo parlour with its retro style fit-out, shiny black floor and black and white photographs lining the walls. But look a little closer and you'll spy the small barbers pole on the inside of the shop window, and you'll realise that the rockabilly styled, tattooed master craftsmen on the shop floor are manipulating their blades to execute precision fades-or whatever their clients desire.
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“Back in the time you were like scum. Who used to go to the barbershop?”
Take a quick glance and you might be forgiven for thinking that The Godfather Barbers is actually a tattoo parlour with its retro style fit-out, shiny black floor and black and white photographs lining the walls. But look a little closer and you’ll spy the small barbers pole on the inside of the shop window, and you’ll realise that the rockabilly styled, tattooed master craftsmen on the shop floor are manipulating their blades to execute precision fades—or whatever their clients desire.
“We use clippers a lot more," says Danny Gunn, a hairdresser of twelve years who has been with the Godfather Barbers for just on a year. “It’s a bit more of a boys club, which sounds a bit sexist, but it’s a different experience for the client, I think.”
Danny says that all the old school looks are coming back, and with it, the kids are turning to the barbershop to maintain their precision fades and pomp-styled hairdos. “Zero fades are really big now… just faded down to nothing, on the side. If you mess it up, it’s all coming off?”
Danny says the guys who want the long on top, super short on the sides kind of styles don’t realise at first that they’ll need a hair brush and a hairdryer to achieve the increasingly popular Pompadour look. “It requires a bit of maintenance to get it to look like that.” The pompadour is one style that new employee, Alex, is keen to master. “Just getting that directional flow and that movement in the back [and] a part goes a really long way,” he says.
Hailing from Auckland, Alex had been teaching himself a few barbering techniques via YouTube, and practicing on friends, on top of which, he trained formally for a few months. He is keen to develop his skills and says there’s nothing like being on the shop floor and learning from a couple of pros. He admits to having lusted after the kind of environment that The Godfather Barbers provides for its clients.
Owner, Rodrigo Ballaminut, says clients come not only for a cut but some entertaining chat, special occasions and maybe even a glass of his special home-brewed beer. The Godfather Barbers is an unashamedly masculine environment that has been designed to suit the needs of modern man. Think, neck, ear, eyebrow and beard trims, along with a super slick haircut, of course.
They do cut women’s hair on occasion, but primarily those who are after a dramatic change. “By law we’re not allowed to turn anyone away. I don’t mind when a chick comes and she wants a short haircut, we like the challenge.” Rodrigo has been hairdressing for the past 19 years and although he loved the creative side of being a hairdresser, he eventually turned to barbering after becoming disillusioned with the changes in the industry, and the shift of a necessary service turning into a business about luxury.
“Hairdressing all about up-selling. People need a haircut—they don’t need all of these things that they’re trying to sell to you. That’s the thing that was getting under my skin.” Rodrigo is passionate about barbering, and especially the return of classic looks from the 1940s and 50s which have been inadvertently influenced by the likes of Madmen and Boardwalk Empire. “That’s impeccable… not one hair out of place, and then you look at their outfit, and their shoes, and it’s like, ‘Oh my god, I want those shoes!'”
Rodrigo’s own personal style veers towards a Rockabilly vibe and it shows in the décor and feel of his shop. It has been a dream fulfilled to build his own business, and his only quip about the industry is that young people are training as hairdressers for only a couple of months and then rushing into cutting people’s hair. For him, barbering and hairdressing is a time-honoured craft that requires a skilful hand an eye.
But when it comes to his great love, he is convinced that barbering is seeing a world-wide revival and that barbershops are now far removed from any stigmas of the past: “Back in the time, who used to go to the barbershop? Really old men? People who couldn’t afford to go to the hairdresser? These days it’s cool to go to the Barbershop. That’s culture, that’s tradition… that’s history.”
All images supplied courtesy of The Godfather Barbers
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Duration: 13'10"
15:45
The Panel pre-show for 10 June 2015
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Duration: 12'35"
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1:10 Your Song
Fight Song - Rachel Platten. Chosen by Leon Hendren.
1:20 Music Trivia game
No clues here. Sorry!
2:06 Fonterra - Sally Wenley
Fonterra has brought in external consultants to review its operation, as it faces growing criticism from farmer shareholders. Chief executive Theo Spierings is ruling out splitting the company. But he says the dairy co-operative needs hundreds more people selling milk and fewer in support roles. Mr Spierings spoke with Kathryn Ryan on Nine to Noon this morning, and promised farmers he would deliver change. Reporter Sally Wenley is at the first day of Mystery Creek Fieldays. Sally has been in the Fonterra tent, and reports on the reaction she's hearing from farmers.
2:12 'Kereru Station: Two Sisters' Legacy' - Grant Sheehan
Next is a man who's been spending a lot of time thinking about how to portray farming through pictures. Wellington-based, Grant Sheehan, has been involved in a book that documents the history of Kereru Station in Hawke's Bay. It's called, Kereru Station: Two Sisters' Legacy, and tells the story of what is quite a unique farm. The words are by Mary Shanahan, and the images are by photographer and Phantom House Books publisher, Grant Sheehan.
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2.22 The Flying Saucer - Ian Clark
It's a 'flying saucer'. It's the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator, and NASA hopes that it could one day, help a spacecraft land smoothly on Mars. It's just been tested in Hawaii, with high hopes its newly designed parachute would work, but it failed to deploy this time. Ian Clark, is the principal investigator for the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator.
2:30 NZ Reading - One Flat Coyote
The beast leaks transmission fluid so Karen and Ken catch a bus to the Yukon's capital city.
2:45 Feature album
Al Green - Lets Stay Together (1972).
3:10 Tech News - Paul Brislen
What might be the next big thing in technology in ten years' time?
3:30 New Zealand Society - Lynda Chanwai-Earle
Madmen, Boardwalk Empire and rockabilly style have been some of the influences behind the renaissance of the barbershop, according to the owner of Godfather Barbers in Wellington. Sonia Sly headed along to Godfather Barbers to find out more.
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show
What the world is talking about. With Jim Mora, Zara Potts, Lynda Hallinan and Peter Elliott.
MUSIC DETAILS:
Wednesday 10 June 2015
YOUR SONG:
ARTIST: Rachel Platten
TITLE: Fight Song
COMP: Rachel Platten
ALBUM: [EP]
LABEL: COLUMBIA
TRIVIA QUIZ:
ARTIST: Bob Dylan
TITLE: Like A Rolling Stone
COMP: Dylan
ALBUM: Bob Dylan: Greatest Hits
LABEL: CBS
ARTIST: Dion
TITLE: The Wanderer
COMP: Maresca
ALBUM: Dion: Hits, Dion & Dion & The Belmonts
LABEL: ACE
ARTIST: Marlene Dietrich
TITLE: Falling In Love Again
COMP: Hollander, Lerner
ALBUM: Marlene Dietrich: Forever
LABEL: UNIVERSAL
ARTIST: Shirley Temple
TITLE: On The Good Ship Lollypop
COMP: Richard A Whiting/Sidney Clare
ALBUM: Move Musicals: 1927 to 1936
LABEL: ABC 836044
ARTIST: The Rolling Stones
TITLE: Its Only Rock'n'Roll (But I Like It)
COMP: Jagger/Richards
ALBUM: Rolling Stones: Love You Live
LABEL: CBS 450208
ARTIST: George Harrison
TITLE: My Sweet Lord
COMP: Harrison
ALBUM: All Things Must Pass
LABEL: EMI 530474
ARTIST: Paul McCartney
TITLE: Band On The Run
COMP: McCartney/McCartney
ALBUM: Band On The Run
LABEL: PARLOPHONE
FEATURE ALBUM:
ARTIST: Al Green
TITLE: Let's Stay Together
COMP: Green, Jackson, Mitchell
ALBUM: Let's Stay Together
LABEL: HI 552057
ARTIST: Al Green
TITLE: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
COMP: Gibb, Gibb
ALBUM: Let's Stay Together
LABEL: HI 552057
ARTIST: Al Green
TITLE: Ain't No Fun To Me
COMP: Green
ALBUM: Let's Stay Together
LABEL: HI 552057
THE PANEL:
ARTIST: The Stranglers
TITLE: Get A Grip (On Yourself)
COMP: Stranglers
ALBUM: Rattus Norvegicus
LABEL: EMI 534406
ARTIST: Sex Pistols
TITLE: Pretty Vacant
COMP: Cook, Jones, Matlock, Rotten
ALBUM: Sex Pistols: Jubilee
LABEL: VIRGIN
===4:06 PM. | The Panel===
=DESCRIPTION=
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 10 June 2015
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Duration: 12'35"
16:05
The Panel with Lynda Hallinan and Peter Elliott (Part 1)
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Topics - This time the warnings and advice about Auckland's housing market is coming from the OECD. Economist Brian Gaynor joins the Panel to discuss the worst possible scenario. Netball goal shoot Maria Tutaia may have broken uniform rules because of wearing compression clothing. Does it matter? An arty and expensive NZ Post ad starring British actor Charles Dance isn't impressing postal workers. Up to 300 postie jobs are being axed this year. An elderly woman died after being administered a drug she was allergic to, despite her wearing a Medic Alert bracelet.
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Duration: 24'09"
16:06
The Panel with Lynda Hallinan and Peter Elliott (Part 2
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Topics - The name of the famous Sex Pistols album Never Mind the Bollocks has come into disrepute. But print advertising for the new line of Virgin credit cards which carry the phrase have censored out the word "bollocks". After flooding in Dunedin residents have been warned eating produce from their gardens could be a health risk. Dairy company Lewis Road Creamery has re-labelled one of it's products Breast Milk. No fee universities in Germany are attracting local and international students alike. Do we need to extend Invercargill's scheme to other parts of NZ? Three notable New Zealanders have passed away in the space of a week. The Panel reflect on Sir Peter Williams, Peter Conway and Lecretia Seales.
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Duration: 25'11"
16:10
Panel Intro
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What the Panelists Peter Elliott and Lynda Hallinan have been up to.
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Duration: 4'13"
16:14
OECD on Auckland housing
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This time the warnings and advice about Auckland's housing market is coming from the OECD. Economist Brian Gaynor joins the Panel to discuss the worst possible scenario.
Topics: housing
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Auckland housing
Duration: 10'01"
16:23
Tutaia's socks
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Netball goal shoot Maria Tutaia may have broken uniform rules because of wearing compression clothing. Does it matter?
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Duration: 3'00"
16:25
NZ Post TV ad
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An arty and expensive NZ Post ad starring British actor Charles Dance isn't impressing postal workers. Up to 300 postie jobs are being axed this year.
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Duration: 2'55"
16:28
Allergy death
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An elderly woman died after being administered a drug she was allergic to, despite her wearing a Medic Alert bracelet.
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Duration: 3'49"
16:35
Virgin credit cards
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The name of the famous Sex Pistols album Never Mind the Bollocks has come into disrepute. But print advertising for the new line of Virgin credit cards which carry the phrase have censored out the word "bollocks".
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Duration: 3'07"
16:40
Panel Says
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What the Panelists Peter Elliott and Lynda Hallinan have been thinking about.
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16:43
Dunedin vegie gardens contaminated
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After flooding in Dunedin residents have been warned eating produce from their gardens could be a health risk.
Topics: health
Regions: Otago
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Duration: 1'58"
16:46
Lewis Road Breast Milk
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Dairy company Lewis Road Creamery has re-labelled one of it's products Breast Milk. A percentage of the sales of the homogenised cow's milk will go to a breast cancer charity. We talk to the owner of Lewis Road Peter Cullinane about the negative reaction from some.
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Duration: 6'17"
16:52
Carry on luggage
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New international guidelines have been announced for the size of cabin luggage.
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Duration: 1'42"
16:54
No fees for tertiary students in Germany
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No fee universities in Germany are attracting local and international students alike. Do we need to extend Invercargill's scheme to other parts of NZ?
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Duration: 3'00"
16:56
Obits
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Three notable New Zealanders have passed away in the space of a week. The Panel reflect on Sir Peter Williams, Peter Conway and Lecretia Seales.
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Duration: 3'11"
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===5:00 PM. | Checkpoint===
=DESCRIPTION=
Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 10 June 2015
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Quarry worker's body found, Pensioner devastated at wife's death after getting wrong medicine, 50 thousand sheep heading to mexico, Govt urged to do more with rising house prices, says it is, Fonterra overhaul met with caution at Fieldays, 150 homes for Queenstown in government housing accord, Mums-to-be: who cares? Dairy owner stabbing - more from teenage witness and Division over scrapping of supercity proposal.
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Duration: 31'00"
17:09
Quarry worker's body found
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Just minutes ago police announced that rescuers have recovered the body of a digger driver after he was buried under tonnes of rock on Monday morning.
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Tags: Heathstock Haulage quarry, North Canterbury quarry
Duration: 1'37"
17:11
Pensioner devastated at wife's death after getting wrong medicine
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A Christchurch pensioner is devastated his wife of decades was given an antibiotic and died an agonising death, after doctors and nurses took no notice of her Medic Alert bracelet.
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Regions: Canterbury
Tags: allergy, medic alert bracelet, Eunice Richardson
Duration: 5'36"
17:17
50 thousand sheep heading to mexico
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The biggest live shipment of sheep in about nine years is being loaded in Timaru bound for Mexico.
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Tags: shipping livestock, Livestock and Agricultural Products New Zealand Limited, exporting livestock
Duration: 3'24"
17:20
Govt urged to do more with rising house prices, says it is
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The Government is being urged to do more to deal with rising house prices and inequality but it says it is already doing much of what has been recommended.
Topics: politics, housing, economy
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Tags: housing market
Duration: 3'09"
17:27
Fonterra overhaul met with caution at Fieldays
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Fonterra's Chief Executive, fresh from revealing he'll cut hundreds of jobs, is defending the company's performance and promising an overhaul will work for farmers.
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Tags: Fonterra, Fonterra job cuts
Duration: 3'48"
17:35
Evening Business for 10 June 2015
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News from the business sector including a market report.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'56"
17:37
150 homes for Queenstown in government housing accord
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The government says Queenstown is the most expensive place to buy a house and its first special housing area there will go some way to fixing that.
Topics: housing
Regions: Otago
Tags: Queenstown
Duration: 4'17"
17:44
Mums-to-be: who cares?
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A doctor says babies are being condemned before they're born, because the Ministry of Health doesn't know who's caring for more than 10% of pregnant women.
Topics: health
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Tags: pregnancy care, antenatal care
Duration: 3'09"
17:48
Dairy owner stabbing - more from teenage witness
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A teenage witness has told the High Court in Auckland that an older boy encouraged a 13 year-old to rob the local shoe shop.
Topics: crime
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Kumar trial, Auckland
Duration: 2'21"
17:50
Division over scrapping of supercity proposal
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While some Māori leaders and mayors are celebrating the scrapping of a supercity proposal for the Wellington region, Porirua's mayor says it's a missed opportunity. Plans to join all nine councils in the Greater Wellington Region into one authority were rejected by the Local Government Commission yesterday because there was little support for one greater council for the entire region.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Tags: supercity proposal, Porirua
Duration: 3'14"
17:54
Ex-US Speaker pleads not guilty over hush money abuse case
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A political giant from the Washington beltway has pleaded not guilty in a case involving millions of dollars, sex and wrestling.
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Duration: 4'26"
18:07
Sports News for 10 June 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 3'13"
18:12
Digger driver found dead in his cab
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More now on the recovery this afternoon of the body of the digger driver from a North Canterbury quarry.
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Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Heathstock Haulage quarry, North Canterbury quarry
Duration: 2'46"
18:15
Medic Alert argue for urgent change
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Medic Alert is using the case of a woman who died an agonising death after a doctor gave her the wrong antibiotic, to argue for urgent change.
Topics: health
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Duration: 6'26"
18:22
NZ Orion finds father and son lost at sea off Cook Islands
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The New Zealand Airforce has helped rescue a father and his six year old son who were adrift in an open boat off the Cook Islands.
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Duration: 3'01"
18:25
Horse killed on busy Wellington street
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The owner of a horse that was hit and killed on a busy Wellington street this morning, still has no idea why a man made the bizzare decision to take it on an early morning ride.
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Duration: 2'10"
18:27
Masturbating teacher sentenced
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An Auckland teacher who masturbated in an empty classroom gets to keep his name secret for at least one more week.
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Duration: 2'20"
18:35
Dive company fined for diver killed by propeller
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Bruce Porter was on a day out diving at the Poor Knights Islands in February 2014 when he ended up dead, killed by the propeller of the dive company's boat.
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Regions: Northland
Tags: Dive Spot Limited
Duration: 3'24"
18:37
Giant flower about to bloom to smell of rotting flesh
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Staff at the Wintergarden in Auckland's Doman are keeping a close watch on one of their prize plants, which is about to flower and give off the smell of rotting flesh.
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Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Amorphophallus titanum, corpse flower
Duration: 4'11"
18:42
Texas police officer resigns after pool party fracas
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A Texas police officer filmed man-handling a black teenager in a bikini and then pulling his gun on her friends has resigned.
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Duration: 4'04"
18:45
Auckland's Real Groovy music store is on the move
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Auckland's much loved music store Real Groovy is on the move.
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Duration: 2'20"
18:48
Te Manu Korihi News for 10 June 2015
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While some Maori leaders and mayors are celebrating the scrapping of a supercity proposal for the Wellington region, Porirua's mayor says it's a missed opportunity; Maoridom is mourning the death of respected and high profile lawyer, Sir Peter Williams; Maori are being urged to take advantage of communications technologies to help accelerate economic development in their communities.
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Duration: 3'32"
18:53
Medical staff on Nauru told not to report health problems
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An Australian senate inquiry into serious allegations of abuse and poor conditions at the Nauru detention centre has heard medical staff were told not to report psychological health problems suffered by asylum seekers.
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Duration: 4'06"
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===7:06 PM. | Nights===
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Entertainment and information, including: 7:30 Spectrum: People, places and events in NZ (RNZ) 8:13 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries 9:06 The Wednesday Drama: Window, by Lucy O'Brien A woman invites a door-to-door Christian prosthetist into her house on a rainy afternoon. The young woman peddles her faith with the desperation of the lost, while the older woman deals with her own losses by playing out her powerlessness at the expense of the visitor (RNZ)
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19:06
Synthetic Biology
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Explorations on how our natural environment is becoming something more artificial, with Dr. Josh Wodak of UNSW Art & Design faculty, who has an artwork of a fragment of coral that has been included in a 'Cabinet of Curiosities' in the Deutsches Museums' Welcome to the Anthropocene exhibition.
Topics: arts, science
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Duration: 19'16"
20:35
Pablo Pires Fernandes - Brazil
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Editor of the International section of Estado de Minas, the main daily newspaper of Minas Gerais, Pablo Pires Fernandes reports from the Federative Republic of Brazil, pop. 201,032,714 (est. 2013)... the on-going Petrobras scandal, Brazil's congress wants to reduce presidential power; the role of the media (which is mostly controlled by eight families) in this scandal; and the Inhotim Art Museum.
Topics: life and society, politics, economy, spiritual practices
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Duration: 15'04"
20:58
Conundrum
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Conundrum clue five.
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21:58
Conundrum
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Conundrum clue number six.
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7:10 Synthetic Biology
Explorations on how our natural environment is becoming something more artificial, with Dr Josh Wodak of UNSW Art & Design faculty, who has an artwork of a fragment of coral that has been included in a 'Cabinet of Curiosities' in the Deutsches Museums' Welcome to the Anthropocene' exhibition.
7:30 Spectrum
People, places and events in New Zealand.
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 Brazil
Editor of the International section of Estado de Minas, the main daily newspaper of Minas Gerais, Pablo Pires Fernandes reports from the Federative Republic of Brazil, pop. 201,032,714 (est. 2013). The on-going Petrobras scandal, now Brazil's congress wants to reduce presidential power, the role of the media (which is mostly controlled by eight families) in this scandal, and the Inhotim art museum.
9:06 The Wednesday Drama: 'Window', by Lucy O'Brien
A woman invites a door-to-door Christian prosthetist into her house on a rainy afternoon. The young woman peddles her faith with the desperation of the lost, while the older woman deals with her own losses by playing out her powerlessness at the expense of the visitor (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 Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
By George Pt 2: The music of composer, pianist and painter George Gershwin. This tribute features many of his songs from the 1920s and '30s and comments of some of his friends and colleagues (2 of 13, PRX).
===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)===
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By George Pt 2: The music of composer, pianist and painter George Gershwin. This tribute features many of his songs from the 1920s and '30s and comments of some of his friends and colleagues (2 of 13, PRX)