Radio New Zealand National. 2015-07-15. 00:00-23:59.

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Radio New Zealand National. 2015--. 00:00-23:59.
Duration
24:00:00
Broadcast Date
15 Jul 2015
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Radio New Zealand National, Broadcaster

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:

15 July 2015

===12:04 AM. | All Night Programme===
=DESCRIPTION=

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Insight (RNZ); 1:15 Primary People (RNZ); 2:05 The Forum (BBC); 3:05 Swamp Fever, written and told by Gerard Hindmarsh (1 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Diversions (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

===6:00 AM. | Morning Report===
=DESCRIPTION=

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

=AUDIO=

06:00
Top Stories for Wednesday 15 July 2015
BODY:
A deal is struck limiting Iran's ability to manufacture nuclear weapons. Never before seen images of Pluto from the New Horizons spacecraft are flooding Nasa's inbox and Aucklanders can now find out how much their rates bill will sting. For thousands it's a rise of at least 20 percent.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 24'36"

06:07
Sports News for 15 July 2015
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'20"

06:16
First New Zealanders return home from Bali after ash stranding
BODY:
New Zealanders have begun arriving back in Auckland after being stranded in Bali after an ash cloud grounded flights.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Bali, flights
Duration: 2'30"

06:19
Risk from fuel tanks at Lyttelton Port near Christchurch
BODY:
Fuel tanks at Lyttelton Port near Christchurch have been singled out as a risk for nearby residents and businesses.
Topics:
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Fuel tanks
Duration: 1'36"

06:21
Pacific News for 15 July 2015
BODY:
The latest from the Pacific region.
Topics: Pacific
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'40"

06:23
Morning Rural News for 15 July 2015
BODY:
News from the rural and farming sector.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 4'13"

06:28
Te Manu Korihi News for 15 July 2015
BODY:
Māori from around Te Taitokerau have told the Northland Regional Council it needs to lift its game in consulting Māori on resource consents; A space company is in talks with South Island iwi over its plans to build a launch site for rockets; A Māori who fought in the Vietnam War says Māori were well-suited to take part in jungle warfare because of their connection with the bush; A Matariki ball in Sydney has been credited with uniting Māori and New Zealand Pakeha businesses for the first time in raising funds for a Māori charity organisation.
Topics: te ao Māori
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 3'32"

06:42
Landmark agreement with Iran
BODY:
The landmark agreement to curb Iran's potential development of nuclear weapons has been heralded by both sides of negotiations as a significant breakthrough
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Iran
Duration: 3'47"

06:48
Banks' profits surge eight percent in first quarter
BODY:
Banks' quarterly profits have jumped close to all time highs, despite the mortgage wars cutting into margins.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: banks
Duration: 2'58"

06:51
Methven confident with three-year plan
BODY:
The shower and a tapware maker Methven has told disgruntled shareholders it's confident of lifting its sagging share price and dividends under its new three-year plan.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: Methven
Duration: 2'50"

06:55
Confirmed access to overseas government contracts
BODY:
New Zealand businesses could benefit from access to overseas government contracts.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: Government Procurement
Duration: 1'46"

06:58
Morning markets for 15 July 2015
BODY:
On Wall St, stocks have risen after a landmark nuclear deal between Iran and six global powers though expectations for weak corporate results capped U.S. share gains.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 1'05"

07:07
Sports News for 15 July 2015
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'10"

07:12
Deal struck to limit Iran's nuclear industry
BODY:
After more than a decade of talks - ending in a marathon sessions of final, hard fought negotiations, a deal to limit Iran's ability to manufacture nuclear weapons has been struck.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Iran, nuclear weapons
Duration: 4'30"

07:16
Probe set to reveal Pluto's secrets - eventually
BODY:
Even before the probe begins transmitting a wealth of new data about Pluto, New Horizons has already vastly improved our understanding of the dwarf planet with a series of close up images that have revealed it is tinged red and pockmarked with craters.
Topics: science
Regions:
Tags: Pluto, New Horizons probe
Duration: 3'58"

07:21
Ongoing rates rises unsustainable for Auckland
BODY:
Auckland homeowners are waking today to the news of how much their rates are about to go up.
Topics: politics
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: rates rises
Duration: 3'40"

07:24
Mayor Len Brown defends rates rises in Auckland
BODY:
The mayor, Len Brown, is sanguine about the reaction from ratepayers to their bills.
Topics: politics
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: rates rises
Duration: 2'49"

07:27
New Zealand First push for a Foreign Buyers Register
BODY:
New Zealand First says the Government should follow Australia's lead and set up a foreign buyers register.
Topics: politics, housing
Regions:
Tags: Asians, immigration
Duration: 4'07"

07:35
Risk to homes from Lyttelton's fuel tanks
BODY:
Fuel tanks at Lyttelton Port have been identified as putting nearby homes and businesses at risk.
Topics:
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Fuel tanks
Duration: 3'25"

07:39
New Zealanders start flying home from Bali after ash cloud woes
BODY:
Holidaymakers have begun arriving back in Auckland after being stranded in Bali by a Volcanic ashcloud which grounded flights.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Bali, flights
Duration: 2'27"

07:41
Govt told its policies would do little to cut child poverty
BODY:
Papers obtained by Radio New Zealand reveal the Government was told its policies would do little to cut child poverty in the short to medium term.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: child poverty
Duration: 3'49"

07:51
Labour: More funding needed to make all visits free for U13's
BODY:
Labour says thousands of children are still being charged to visit the doctor, despite a government promise to make all visits free for under 13s.
Topics: politics, health
Regions:
Tags: children, free visits
Duration: 3'41"

07:55
Low tariffs for electricity lines prove controversial
BODY:
Pressure is mounting to reverse a ten-year-old environmental experiment that critics say has fallen flat on its face.
Topics: politics, environment
Regions:
Tags: electricity
Duration: 3'16"

08:07
Sports News for 15 July 2015
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'16"

08:12
Different flu strains for North, South island this winter
BODY:
Different strains of the flu are circulating the North and South Islands, with the number of people catching the virus higher than at the same time last year.
Topics: health
Regions:
Tags: flu
Duration: 4'51"

08:17
Victims of historical abuse feel under pressure
BODY:
People who were abused while in state care say they feel under pressure to accept fast-track compensation offers, for fear of receiving nothing.
Topics: health, politics
Regions:
Tags: compensation offers, abuse claims
Duration: 3'00"

08:20
Oil tank danger overshadows Lyttelton Port development plans
BODY:
Oil companies have warned the potential danger posed by fuel tanks at Lyttelton Port is greater than previously thought, alarming residents who live near by and potentially scuttling plans for a cruise ship terminal.
Topics: environment
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Fuel tanks, Lyttelton
Duration: 7'54"

08:28
NZ businesses get access to global government contracts
BODY:
New Zealand businesses are welcoming a new trade deal giving them the chance to bid freely for government contracts in 43 countries, including the United States, Japan and European Union states.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: trade deal, WTO
Duration: 3'01"

08:31
Markets Update for 15 July 2015
BODY:
A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 52"

08:38
Greece's PM must now convince his MPs to back bailout
BODY:
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's latest challenge in dealing with his country's crippling debt crisis is to convince MPs within his government to back a third bailout offered by eurozone leaders.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Greek debt crisis
Duration: 5'32"

08:45
Te Manu Korihi News for 15 July 2015
BODY:
Māori from around Te Taitokerau have told the Northland Regional Council it needs to lift its game in consulting Māori on resource consents; A space company is in talks with South Island iwi over its plans to build a launch site for rockets; A Māori who fought in the Vietnam War says Māori were well-suited to take part in jungle warfare because of their connection with the bush; A Matariki ball in Sydney has been credited with uniting Māori and New Zealand Pakeha businesses for the first time in raising funds for a Māori charity organisation.
Topics: te ao Māori
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 3'34"

08:49
NZ artillery regiment 50th reunion
BODY:
New Zealand veterans who served as artillery gunners in Vietnam are attending a reunion in Palmerston North to mark the 50th anniversary of this country's involvement in the war.
Topics: defence force
Regions:
Tags: Vietnam veterans
Duration: 3'37"

08:52
Anti-war protest leader reflects 50 years on
BODY:
New Zealand's involvement in the war sparked a vigorous protest movement.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: protest, anti-war
Duration: 3'18"

08:55
Readers finally get hands on sequel to 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
BODY:
Readers have finally got their hands on the much-anticipated new novel by Harper Lee, 'Go Set a Watchman'.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: USA, Harper Lee, Go Set a Watchman
Duration: 3'58"

=SHOW NOTES=

===9:06 AM. | Nine To Noon===
=DESCRIPTION=

Current affairs and topics of interest, including: 10:45 The Reading: I Am Not Esther, by Fleur Beale, read by Hana Pomare (8 of 10, RNZ)

=AUDIO=

09:08
Iran's historic nuclear deal
BODY:
Meir Javedanfar is an Iranian-born analyst and lecturer in contemporary Iranian politics at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Iran, Meir Javedanfar, nuclear weapons
Duration: 13'38"

09:21
Straight conversations about racial and religious differences
BODY:
Former chairman of the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission Trevor Phillips talks about his documentary Things we won't say about race but are true, which created a bit of a backlash when it screened recently on Britain's Channel Four. He was the chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality during the Blair Government and quickly concluded that while a commitment to multiculturalism was fine in theory, it had become a racket in many parts of the UK. He says many people are reluctant to speak their minds fearing they will be branded racist. He believes race issues must be open for debate - and when he spoke publicly about his concerns that Britain could be "sleepwalking to segregation", a political firestorm erupted. More than a decade on Trevor Phillips says desperation to avoid offense, is standing in the way of progress, and the drive to instil respect for diversity is resulting in a stifling of conversations about racial or religious differences.
EXTENDED BODY:
Former chairman of the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission Trevor Phillips talks about his documentary Things we won't say about race but are true, which created a bit of a backlash when it screened recently on Britain's Channel Four.
He was the chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality during the Blair Government and quickly concluded that while a commitment to multiculturalism was fine in theory, it had become a racket in many parts of the UK. He says many people are reluctant to speak their minds fearing they will be branded racist.
He believes race issues must be open for debate – and when he spoke publicly about his concerns that Britain could be "sleepwalking to segregation", a political firestorm erupted.
More than a decade on Trevor Phillips says desperation to avoid offense, is standing in the way of progress, and the drive to instil respect for diversity is resulting in a stifling of conversations about racial or religious differences.
Topics: life and society
Regions:
Tags: Trevor Phillips, race, religion racial stereotyping, UK Equality and Human Rights Commission
Duration: 28'18"

09:49
Australia correspondent Peter Munro
BODY:
Peter Munro reports on Indonesia 'punishing' Australia by cutting live export trade; Government attacks climate change bank and Labour leader Bill Shorten under fire.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Australia
Duration: 9'54"

10:10
New Zealand mountaineering, a history in photographs
BODY:
John Wilson was a keen climber both here and in America and Peru from the 1950s to 1970s. He lives surrounded by mountains in Arthurs Pass, having retired from a career writing - he was the founding editor of the magazine of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, and prior to that a leader writer for the Christchurch Press. His book, New Zealand Mountaineering captures the history of mountaineering in New Zealand from the 1800s to the present and it includes a raft of photographs. John Wilson has a PhD in history from Harvard University.
Topics: author interview, books
Regions:
Tags: John Wilson, mountaineering, climbing, New Zealand mountains, photography
Duration: 25'28"

10:39
Book Review: 'Jack of Spades' by Joyce Carol Oates
BODY:
Reviewed by Lisa Finucne. Published by Mysterious Press.
Topics: books
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 4'55"

11:06
Marty Duda's artist of the week - Nina Simone
BODY:
Nina Simone was one of the most distinctive and passionate artists of the past 60 years, combining elements of jazz, classical, blues and folk to deliver her own very personal music. Growing up she was an aspiring classical pianist but she became one of the most outspoken voice in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement thanks to songs such as Mississippi Goddam and To Be Young, Gifted And Black. This week a new tribute album is being released featuring contributions by Lauryn Hill, Mary J Blige, Common and Usher, among others and a new documentary titled, What Happened, Miss Simone?
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: Nina Simone
Duration: 26'37"

11:33
Employment Law with Charles McGuinness
BODY:
Charles discusses employee versus contractor and contractor and employee tests. With the nature of employment changing these days, driven largely by technology, should the classic tests also change? Charles McGuinness is an employment lawyer with DLA Phillips Fox.
Topics: law
Regions:
Tags: employment
Duration: 15'16"

11:48
Arts commentator Jennifer Buckley
BODY:
Jennifer Buckley is the director and co-founder of the Auckland Art Fair which has grown from fewer than 10 galleries to over 40 galleries from across New Zealand and Australia. Jennifer will be talks about Paint, Goop and Trans-Tasman intercourse - touching on the the flow of art between Australia and NZ has changed over the past decade.
Topics: arts
Regions:
Tags: Jennifer Buckley, galleries, Australia
Duration: 11'14"

=SHOW NOTES=

09:05 Iran's historic nuclear deal
Meir Javedanfar is an Iranian-born analyst and lecturer in contemporary Iranian politics at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel.
09:20 Straight conversations about racial and religious differences
Former chairman of the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission Trevor Phillips talks about his documentary Things we won't say about race but are true, which created a bit of a backlash when it screened recently on Britain's Channel Four.
He was the chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality during the Blair Government and quickly concluded that while a commitment to multiculturalism was fine in theory, it had become a racket in many parts of the UK. He says many people are reluctant to speak their minds fearing they will be branded racist.
He believes race issues must be open for debate – and when he spoke publicly about his concerns that Britain could be "sleepwalking to segregation", a political firestorm erupted.
More than a decade on Trevor Phillips says desperation to avoid offense, is standing in the way of progress, and the drive to instil respect for diversity is resulting in a stifling of conversations about racial or religious differences.
[video] https://youtu.be/Tb2iFikOwYU
09:45 Australia correspondent Peter Munro
Peter Munro reports on Indonesia ‘punishing’ Australia by cutting live export trade; Government attacks climate change bank and Labour leader Bill Shorten under fire.
10:05 New Zealand mountaineering, a history in photographs
John Wilson was a keen climber both here and in America and Peru from the 1950s to 1970s. He lives surrounded by mountains in Arthurs Pass, having retired from a career writing – he was the founding editor of the magazine of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, and prior to that a leader writer for the Christchurch Press.
His book, New Zealand Mountaineering captures the history of mountaineering in New Zealand from the 1800s to the present and it includes a raft of photographs. John Wilson has a PhD in history from Harvard University.
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10:30 Book Review: 'Jack of Spades' by Joyce Carol Oates
Reviewed by Lisa Finucne
Jack of Spades by Joyce Carol Oates
Published by Mysterious Press
10:45 The Reading: 'I Am Not Esther' by Fleur Beale, read by Hana Pomare
The tale of a teenager's battle for identity after her mother sends her to live with relatives in a closed religious sect (8 of 10, RNZ).
11:05 Marty Duda's artist of the week - Nina Simone
Nina Simone was one of the most distinctive and passionate artists of the past 60 years, combining elements of jazz, classical, blues and folk to deliver her own very personal music. Growing up she was an aspiring classical pianist but she became one of the most outspoken voice in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement thanks to songs such as Mississippi Goddam and To Be Young, Gifted And Black.
This week a new tribute album is being released featuring contributions by Lauryn Hill, Mary J Blige, Common and Usher, among others and a new documentary titled, What Happened, Miss Simone?
11:30 Employment Law with Charles McGuinness
Charles discusses employee versus contractor and contractor and employee tests. With the nature of employment changing these days, driven largely by technology, should the classic tests also change?
Charles McGuinness is an employment lawyer with DLA Phillips Fox.
11:45 Arts commentator Jennifer Buckley
Jennifer Buckley is the director and co-founder of the Auckland Art Fair which has grown from fewer than 10 galleries to over 40 galleries from across New Zealand and Australia.
Jennifer will be talks about Paint, Goop and Trans-Tasman intercourse – touching on the the flow of art between Australia and NZ has changed over the past decade.
Gallery: Paint, Goop and Trans-Tasman intercourse

2015 work by David Frank. Photograph by Peter Stoop Photography.

=PLAYLIST=

Artist: Pokey LaFarge
Song: Something in the Water
Composer: LaFarge
Album: Something in the Water
Label: Universal
Time: 10:05
Artist: Mel Parsons
Song: Alberta Sun
Composer: Parsons
Album: Drylands
Label: Private
Time: 10:35
Marty Duda's Nina Simone Tracks
Artist: Nina Simone
Song: I Loves You Porgy (4:08)
Composer: Gershwin-Gershwin
Album: The Very Best Of Nina Simone (2006)
Label: RCA
Artist: Nina Simone
Song: Mississippi Goddam (4:54)
Composer: Nina Simone
Album: Nina Simone In Concert (1964)
Label: Philips
Artist: Nina Simone
Song: Backlash Blues (2:31)
Composer: Nina Simone-Langston Hughes
Album: Nina Simone Sings The Blues (1967)
Label: RCA
Artist: Ms Lauryn Hill
Song: Feeling Good (4:03)
Composer: Leslie Bricusse-Anthony Newley
Album: Nina Revisited…A Tribute To Nina Simone (20115)

===Noon | Midday Report===
=DESCRIPTION=

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

=AUDIO=

12:00
Midday News for 15 July 2015
BODY:
In today's programme, a police shooting victim seeks compensation, and the flu is worse this winter, with two strains sweeping the country.
Topics: politics, economy, health
Regions:
Tags: flu, police shooting
Duration: 15'24"

12:17
PGG Wrightson agrees to 50% purchase in Agrocentro Uruguay
BODY:
PGG Wrightson says it's buying a half share in one of its customers in Uruguay for an undisclosed amount.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: PGG Wrightson
Duration: 1'16"

12:18
Orion Health reports positive cash flow in June quarter
BODY:
Orion Health has reported positive cash flow in the first quarter of its new financial year, but says it expects that to turn negative in the months ahead as it invests in growth.
Topics: business, economy, health
Regions:
Tags: healthcare, Obamacare
Duration: 1'47"

12:19
NZ banks could be hit
BODY:
New Zealand bank profits could be hit if their Australian parents have to raise an extra AUS$30 billion to improve their capital levels.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 59"

12:23
Midday Markets for 15 July 2015
BODY:
Bryan Shepherd at Macquarie Private Wealth brings us the latest on the markets.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'11"

12:26
Midday Sports News for 15 July 2015
BODY:
The Highlanders Fijian flyer Waisake Naholo to make his All Blacks debut.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: All Blacks, rugby
Duration: 2'36"

12:35
Midday Rural News for 15 July 2015
BODY:
News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions:
Tags: Federated Farmers, wine
Duration: 8'01"

=SHOW NOTES=

===1:06 PM. | Jesse Mulligan, 1–4pm===
=DESCRIPTION=

Information and debate, people and places around NZ

=AUDIO=

13:08
Your Song - Eternal Father, Strong To Save
BODY:
Mike Smith from Nelson nominates 'Eternal Father, Strong To Save' as performed by The Choir of Trinity College.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 9'10"

13:20
Music Trivia game
BODY:
No clues here sorry!
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 42'24"

14:10
Ridley the Turtle
BODY:
Ridley the turtle is continuing to recover at Wellington Zoo. The 25kg Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, was discovered at Lyall Bay beach on Friday. The endangered turtle was was found hypothermic and barely responsive. And the chance of recovery at the time was looking 50/50. Wellington Zoo gives us an update.
Topics: environment
Regions:
Tags: Wellington Zoo, Ridley
Duration: 6'49"

14:15
Kitten Rescue
BODY:
The kitten dubbed 'The Cemetery Cat' has been rescued.
Topics:
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: cats
Duration: 5'14"

14:25
Powerlifting - Kimberlee Brewer
BODY:
Kimberlee Brewer is a woman of many talents - from snooker and tattooing to yoga and art. The 22-year-old Christchurch resident is now taking to powerlifting. And she's off to the World Powerlifting Championships in Las Vegas.
Topics: sport
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: World Powerlifting Championships, Kimberlee Brewer
Duration: 9'50"

14:45
Feature Album - Nancy Sinatra
BODY:
'Nancy Sinatra' by Nancy Sinatra was released in 2004, and features collaborators including Morrissey, Jarvis Cocker, and U2 members.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: Nancy Sinatra
Duration: 15'03"

15:07
Tech News - Paul Brislen
BODY:
Paul talks about the New Horizon probe, who is asking to be "forgotten" by Google, NetHui, and answers questions from the audience.
Topics: internet, media, law, science
Regions:
Tags: New Horizon, NASA, NetHui
Duration: 20'07"

15:45
The Pre-Panel Show for 15 July 2015
BODY:
Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 17'55"

=SHOW NOTES=

1:10 Your Song
Eternal Father, Strong To Save. Chosen by Mike Smith of Nelson.
1:20 Music Trivia game
No clues here. Sorry!
2:10 Ridley The Turtle - Wellington Zoo
Ridley the turtle is continuing to recover at Wellington Zoo. The 25kg Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, was discovered at Lyall Bay beach on Friday. The endangered turtle was was found hypothermic and barely responsive. And the chance of recovery at the time was looking 50/50. Wellington Zoo give us an update.
2:15 Cemetery Cat - Sabine Kruekel
The kitten dubbed, 'The Cemetery Cat', has been rescued. The abandoned kitten has caused quite a stir on Twitter, after rockstar Ryan Adams called his followers to help the cat. The musician spotted the furry creature in Auckland's Symonds Street cemetery on Monday.
2:20 Powerlifting - Kimberlee Brewer
Kimberlee Brewer is a woman of many talents. From snooker, tattooing, yoga and art. The 22-year-old Christchurch resident is now taking to powerlifting. And she's off to the World Powerlifting Championships in Las Vegas.
2:30 NZ Reading - Shooting The Moon
Pip saves the game for Nick's Hoof Hearted soccer team by saving a penalty shootout But he gets a broken finger which means no climbing for 10 weeks and missing being in the Nationals Highlands team. Beattie sees Pip and Katie kissing at the Rock Quest concert. Next day Katie dumps him once she's learnt he's not in the climbing team anymore.
2:45 Feature album
Nancy Sinatra. Nancy Sinatra (2004).
3:10 Tech News - Paul Brislen
The New Horizon probe, who is asking to be "forgotten" by Google, thoughts about NetHui, Paul's impressions of driving the Tesla and some answers to questions from the audience.
3:30 New Zealand Society - Lynda Chanwai-Earle
You get to know a community really well and they get to know you. Rescuing people along State Highway One, sorting out local domestics, what's life like for police officers working in remote rural areas around New Zealand? Lynda Chanwai-Earle visits Constable Abu in Taihape to learn more.
Tales of life in Aotearoa.
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show
What the world is talking about. With Jim Mora, Zara Potts, Selwyn Manning and Jock Anderson.

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

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

=AUDIO=

15:45
The Pre-Panel Show for 15 July 2015
BODY:
Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 17'55"

16:07
The Panel with Selwyn Manning and Jock Anderson (Part 1)
BODY:
The dichotomy of China as an important trade partner whilst being a threat to ANZUS; some people are upset over the Auckland mayor's parking; 200 New Zealanders stranded in Bali were finally able to get home; and a prinicple slams the Teacher's Disciplinary Tribunal for not being tougher on a teacher who tended to his own business during class hours.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 22'48"

16:08
The Panel with Selwyn Manning and Jock Anderson (Part 2)
BODY:
A large, long-term survey in Australia reveals yet more secrets on how to live an ideal, happy life; The Panel discusses the All Whites situation with sports commentator Mark Reason; it turns out that Pluto has a reddish tinge; and Canterbury police are asking motorists to defrost their windscreens properly, rather than drive with their heads out the window.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 26'33"

16:09
The ups and downs of China
BODY:
The dichotomy of China as an important trade partner whilst being a threat to ANZUS.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 14'09"

16:10
Len Brown upsets cyclists
BODY:
Some people are upset over the Auckland mayor's parking.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 1'48"

16:11
Stranded travellers return home
BODY:
200 New Zealanders stranded in Bali were finally able to get home this morning.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Bali, ash clouds, travel insurance
Duration: 1'21"

16:12
Principal criticises tribunal for not being tougher on teacher
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A prinicple slams the Teacher's Disciplinary Tribunal for not being tougher on a teacher who tended to his own business during class hours.
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Duration: 2'33"

16:15
Conclusions from an Australian household survey
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A large, long-term survey in Australia reveals yet more secrets on how to live an ideal, happy life.
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Duration: 5'26"

16:16
Plight of the OlyWhites
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The Panel discusses the OlyWhites situation with sports commentator Mark Reason.
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Duration: 7'13"

16:17
A 2nd red planet for our solar system
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It turns out that Pluto has a reddish tinge.
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Duration: 3'41"

16:18
Defrosting properly
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Canterbury police are asking motorists to defrost their windscreens properly, rather than drive with their heads out the window.
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Duration: 2'46"

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===5:00 PM. | Checkpoint===
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Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme

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17:00
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 15 July 2015
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Real Estate firm fires staff member over Labour data leak; the meat company at the centre of a listeria outbreak is punished; man who was shot by police - I finally have a voice; residents of an award-winning flat are freezing; City Council responds to criticism over draughty flats; and Police apologise for a mistaken raid on top diplomat's home.
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17:07
Real Estate firm fires staff member over Labour data leak
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A staff member has been fired from the real estate firm Barfoot and Thompson over the controversial housing data leaked to the Labour Party.
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Duration: 2'32"

17:10
Meat company at the centre of a listeria outbreak is punished
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The Hawke's Bay District Health Board says today's sentence over a listeria outbreak at the hospital caused by contaminated meat is not tough enough, and the company responsible deserves harsher punishment.
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Duration: 2'17"

17:12
Man who was shot by police - I finally have a voice
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The man who was shot and wounded by police as they hunted a drug fuelled gunman says today's hearing was the first time he felt like he had a voice.
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Duration: 3'31"

17:16
Residents of award winning flat freezing
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People living at a newly built Wellington apartment block have had to resort to using tin foil, plastic bags and tape to keep out the cold.
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Duration: 3'04"

17:19
City Council responds to criticism
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The City Council's Housing Manager, Vicki Mclaren, met the tenants this afternoon.
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Duration: 3'47"

17:22
Evening Business for 15 July 2015
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News from the business sector including a market report.
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Duration: 2'15"

17:27
Police apologise for mistaken raid on top diplomat's home
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The police have apologised to a top senior diplomat after they mistakenly raided one of his properties in Wellington.
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Duration: 1'53"

17:29
Privacy Comm - beef up spies' resources for more accountability
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The Privacy Commissioner says security and intelligence agencies will need more money if they're expected to be more transparent about their work.
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Duration: 2'33"

17:41
Guards describe inmate attack as one of the worst they've seen
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Guards at the maximum security prison at Paremoremo have described yesterday's attack on an inmate by two others as one of the worst they've ever seen.
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Duration: 3'52"

17:45
Govt under renewed pressure to tackle child poverty
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The Government is under renewed pressure to do more to tackle child poverty, after a newly released document confirms it was told its policies would have little impact in the short to medium term.
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Duration: 2'51"

17:48
Kidney donor says dealing with WINZ worse than recovering
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Kidney donor Hal Jones says there was one thing worse than recovering from his surgery, and that was dealing with Work and Income to get a special benefit for donors.
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Duration: 3'30"

17:52
Māori tertiary educators inspired to develop future leaders
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Educationalists are warning that Māori must find new ways to encourage more young people to enrol in tertiary education.
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Duration: 3'22"

17:55
Board loses patience with absent member
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A Christchurch community board has lost patience with one of its members who no longer lives in the area he's supposed to represent, and is asking for him to resign.
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Duration: 3'09"

18:12
Labour says sacking of whistleblower disappointing
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Labour says its extremely disappointing Barfoot and Thompson has sacked the person who leaked housing data to the party.
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Duration: 6'15"

18:19
Growing unease on Stewart Island over shark diving
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Shark cage-diving near Stewart Island is causing growing unease in the community.
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Duration: 2'36"

18:21
Iran nuclear deal could mean cheaper petrol prices
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Iran is estimated to have 40 million barrels of oil stored in tankers off-shore that it has been unable to sell because of trade sanctions imposed by the United States and Europe.
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Duration: 4'52"

18:27
NZ IPL players in limbo after corruption ruling
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The future of some New Zealand cricketers competing in the Indian Premier League is under threat, with two teams on the verge of being suspended from the competition.
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Duration: 4'05"

18:35
Environment Commissioner backs new landfarm guidelines
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The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is confident new voluntary guidelines will to protect livestock on oil industry waste farms and ensure food produced on them is safe.
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Duration: 3'37"

18:39
Proposed property investment laws need work, committee told
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Property investors, accountants, and lawyers say they support the Government's plan to tax gains on some properties but some kinks need ironing out.
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Duration: 2'47"

18:42
Crown admits breach of Hager's right to protect his sources
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The Crown has admitted police breached Nicky Hager's right to protect his sources when they searched his home.
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Duration: 2'10"

18:44
Owners of Wurlitzer organ worried about it's future
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The country's only working Wurlitzer pipe organ has been left without a home and nowhere to go.
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Duration: 3'18"

18:47
Rare kakapo found dead
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A young female kakapo named Ellie has been found dead on Whenua Hou or Codfish Island, bringing the total population of the critically-endangered birds down to 125.
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Duration: 2'48"

18:50
Te Manu Korihi News for 15 July 2015
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An MP says Māori in Auckland are being kept in the dark about what is being done to solve the city's housing woes; A prominent Māori lawyer says the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement poses a serious threat to the intellectual property rights of tangata whenua; A leading American educationlist is warning that if teachers don't do more to stimulate Māori students and refresh the current curriculum, they'll continue to under-acheive; A Bay of Plenty iwi is welcoming a move to slash the amount of nitrogen seeping into Lake Taupo.
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18:55
Northern Mariana Islands stuc without internet
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Communications throughout the Northern Mariana Islands, or CNMI, continue to be severely affected as a result of damage to the territory's sole fibre optic cable.
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Duration: 3'09"

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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

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19:08
Teeth Talk
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Did you know that humans form two sets of teeth over the course of their lives? Professor of Dental Epidemiology and Public Health, also editor of New Zealand Dental Journal, Murray Thomson from the University of Otago is armed to the teeth with toothy tales... self-care and what aunique Dunedin Study has shown about lifelong plaque control and how important it is.
Topics: health, science, technology, life and society
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Duration: 20'57"

20:40
Japan - Motoko Kakubayashi
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Palmerston North raised journalist Motoko Kakubayashi now resides in Tokyo and works for University of Tokyo's Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, pop. 126,434,964 (est. 2014). The repercussions for transport systems from a man committing suicide by lighting himself on fire on a bullet train, preparations for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Prime Minister Abe's administration's attempt to control the mainstream media, plus the Japanese's extreme loyalty to holding school reunions.
Topics: life and society, politics, economy, spiritual practices
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Duration: 16'57"

20:59
Conundrum
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Conundrum clue number five.
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Duration: 22"

21:59
Conundrum
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Conundrum clue number six.
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Duration: 12"

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7:10 Teeth Talk
Did you know that humans form two sets of teeth over the course of their lives? Professor of Dental Epidemiology and Public Health, also editor of New Zealand Dental Journal, Murray Thomson from the University of Otago is armed to the teeth with toothy tales.
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 Japan
Palmerston North raised journalist Motoko Kakubayashi now resides in Tokyo and works for University of Tokyo's Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, pop. 126,434,964 (est. 2014). The repercussions for transport systems from a man committing suicide by lighting himself on fire on a bullet train, preparations for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Prime Minister Abe's administration's attempt to control the mainstream media, plus the Japanese's extreme loyalty to holding school reunions.
9:06 The Wednesday Drama: I Own U by Brian Hotter
A home invasion goes horribly wrong but is there such a thing as a home invasion gone right?
Cast: Nick Blake, Aaron Alexander, Emily Regtien, Bruce Phillips, Susan Wilson.
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
For the Record: In the early 20th century there was a recording war - a war of recording studios. There was Thomas Edison on one side, then there was everybody else. Edison insisted that the higher speed of the recording produced better quality. He was right, but that didn't make him successful (7 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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For the Record: In the early 20th century there was a recording war - a war of recording studios. There was Thomas Edison on one side, then there was everybody else. Edison insisted that the higher speed of the recording produced better quality. He was right, but that didn't make him successful (7 of 13, PRX)