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:
17 July 2015
===12:04 AM. | All Night Programme===
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Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 The Food Chain (BBC); 1:05 The Friday Feature (RNZ); 2:05 NZ Society (RNZ); 2:30 The Sampler; 3:05 Swamp Fever, written and told by Gerard Hindmarsh (3 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 The Why Factor (BBC); 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
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06:00
Top Stories for Friday 17 July 2015
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Northland dairy farmers reeling from years of floods and drought are hit again as banks call in loans. The plunge in dairy prices catches the Government by surprise but it remains upbeat, the Minister for Economic Development, Steven Joyce, gives us his views. The Government reconsiders its contract with the private prison operator, Serco after videos of gang fights inside Mount Eden prison appear online.
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Duration: 31'19"
06:06
Sports News for 17 July 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'27"
06:19
Pacific News for 17 July 2015
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The latest from the Pacific region.
Topics: Pacific
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Duration: 2'42"
06:21
Morning Rural News for 17 July 2015
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News from the rural and farming sector.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 4'04"
06:25
Te Manu Korihi News for 17 July 2015
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An American educationalist is challenging the Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, to do more through the school curriculum to nurture and develop the next generation of Maori leaders; Lawyers for Maori military veterans and their whanau who have been excluded from the first Waitangi Tribunal kaupapa inquiry, are now considering legal action; Young Maori in Bay of Plenty could get better access to tertiary education with the merger of the Tauranga-based Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and Waiariki Institute of Technology in Rotorua.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Duration: 3'23"
06:41
McCaw and Carter set for a home town farewell
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Christchurch's AMI Stadium will be packed tonight as Canterbury fans get what's expected to be their last chance to see two of their greatest ever players turn out in the black jersey.
Topics: sport
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Tags: rugby
Duration: 2'24"
06:48
Bank picking a record low for OCR by end of year
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One economist is picking the Reserve Bank will take bold action and reduce the official cash rate to a record low of two percent by the end of the year as a result of weak inflation and the flow on effect of lower dairy prices.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 2'58"
06:51
China stock market fall causing dairy dip - rural economist
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One economist says underlying demand for dairy products is still there, despite tumbling prices.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 2'24"
06:52
Correction to NZ dollar against US largely over
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Further signs of a slowing economy has brought further relief to exporters.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'55"
06:54
Consumer confidence has taken a knock
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Good news for exporters then - but consumer confidence has taken a knock.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: consumer confidence
Duration: 1'38"
06:56
Canterbury's rebuild has peaked
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Analysts are pointing out Canterbury's rebuild has peaked is starting to lose steam - well, the latest manufacturing survey begs to differ.
Topics: business, economy
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Canterbury's rebuild
Duration: 53"
06:58
Morning markets for 17 July 2015
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On Wall St, stocks have risen after Greek parliament's approved the third bailout programme, while investors also cheered robust corporate earnings, the US dollar also rose on expectations of higher interest rates.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 1'33"
07:07
Sports News for 17 July 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'15"
07:11
Banks putting the squeeze on dairy farmers in north
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A Northland farming organisation says banks are quietly forcing debt-ridden dairy farmers to quit by refusing to refinance their loans
Topics: farming, rural
Regions: Northland
Tags: dairy
Duration: 2'59"
07:14
Government caught by surprise at latest dairy price plunge
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The plunge in dairy prices yesterday has caught the Government by surprise but it remains confident prices will soon rebound.
Topics: farming, rural
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Tags: dairy
Duration: 3'30"
07:18
Joyce says dairy prices will rebound
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The Minister for Economic Development is Steven Joyce.
Topics: farming, rural
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Tags: dairy
Duration: 3'57"
07:23
Minister: Serco will held to account
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The Government says it might cancel its contract with the private prison operator, Serco, after footage of gang fights filmed inside Auckland's Mount Eden prison was shared on social media.
Topics: crime
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: MT Eden prison, Serco, Mt Eden prison
Duration: 5'00"
07:27
Serco to investigate its Mt Eden Prison
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Serco's director of operations Scott McNairn says he's asked for a thorough review, including looking at whether any prison staff were involved.
Topics: crime
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Serco, Mt Eden prison
Duration: 4'23"
07:35
Sell out crowd is set to farewell Dan Carter and Richie McCaw
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A sell out crowd is set to farewell Dan Carter and Richie McCaw in tonight's All Blacks test, the pair's final match in the black jersey on Christchurch soil.
Topics: sport
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Tags: rugby
Duration: 3'07"
07:39
New Greek bailout deal has been done
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The new Greek bailout deal has been done, Greece's parliament has passed the necessary painful austerity measures, and soon the beleagured Greece could be open for business again with an infusion of new cash.
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Tags: Greek debt crisis
Duration: 4'24"
07:43
Fall of NZ dollar could cause price spike on shop floor.
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The until recently high New Zealand dollar had consumers spending more - heading overseas, and upgrading the electronics.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: New Zealand dollar
Duration: 3'21"
07:48
Labour wants businesses to choose how they pay provisional tax
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The Labour party is proposing changes to the way businesses pay provisional tax.
Topics: politics
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Tags: provisional tax
Duration: 3'20"
07:51
Silver scrolls to give away lost award from 1981
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The 2015 Apra silver scroll award finalists have been announced but the organisation is also presenting the lost award from 1981 for the 50th anniversary of the silver scroll.
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The finalists for this year’s APRA Silver Scroll Award have been announced, as well as the contenders for the 1981 “lost scroll”.
Among the nominees for the 2015 award include Unknown Mortal Orchestra and SJD, who both have two songs in the top 20. Other contenders include Lorde, Six60, Thomston and Broods.
Winners from the past five years include Tami Neilson, Lorde, LIPS, Avalanche City and The Naked and Famous.
APRA spokesperson Anthony Healey said that he wasn’t sure why the prestigious songwriting award wasn’t given out in 1981, but that it was a time that marked a watershed moment in the country’s history.
New Zealanders will remember 1981 as the year of the Springbok tour that left the country divided.
“New Zealand was in turmoil and that created an environment ripe for some of the greatest music ever made in this country. We are going to celebrate it,” he said.
The songs eligible to win this year’s award as well as the “lost scroll” were chosen by an anonymous panel of judges. It’ll be up to the 10,000 APRA members to vote and decide the winners who will be announced at a ceremony at Vector Arena on September 17.
The 2015 APRA Silver Scroll Award Top 20:
‘Back Into Your Life’ by Clap Clap Riot
‘Call The Days’ by Nadia Reid
‘Can't Keep Checking My Phone’ by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
‘Collarbones’ by Thomston
‘Cool It’ by She's So Rad
‘Dark Child’ by Marlon Williams
‘Do You Remember’ by Jarryd James
‘Get Out Alive’ by Mel Parsons
‘Just In Case Allelujah’ by Eyreton Hall
‘L.A.F.’ by Broods
‘Little Pieces’ by SJD
‘Multi-Love’ by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
‘Naomi’ by Martin Andrews
‘Perfect Health’ by Mulholland
‘Special’ by Six60
‘Touch’ by Maala
‘Unplugged’ by SJD
‘Water Underground’ by Anthonie Tonnon
‘Welcome Back’ by King Kapisi
‘Yellow Flicker Beat’ by Lorde
The 1981 APRA Silver Scroll Award Top 5:
‘Counting The Beat’ by The Swingers
‘No Depression In New Zealand’ by Blam Blam Blam
‘One Step Ahead’ by Split Enz
‘See Me Go’ by The Screaming Meemees
‘Tally Ho’ by The Clean
Topics: music
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Tags: APRA, Silver Scroll
Duration: 4'46"
07:55
The science of screaming - it's all about roughness
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A team of international scientists say screams possess a unique acoustic property that activates the brain's fear circuitry.
Topics: language
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Tags: screams
Duration: 2'52"
08:07
Sports News for 17 July 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'13"
08:11
Fonterra's announced sweeping job cuts questioned
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Many in the dairy sector are questioning whether Fonterra's losing sight of what New Zealand farmers need after it announced sweeping job cuts yesterday.
Topics: business
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Tags: Fonterra
Duration: 2'41"
08:14
Farmers react to low milk price, Fonterra job cuts.
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The Federated Farmers dairy chairperson is Andrew Hoggard.
Topics: business
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Tags: Fonterra
Duration: 4'00"
08:18
Westpac forecasts record low for OCR
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The continuing slump in dairy prices has prompted economists to forecast that the Reserve Bank could drop the official cash rate to record lows.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: official cash rate
Duration: 4'45"
08:25
All Blacks are gearing up for the Rugby World Cup
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Canterbury's saying goodbye to two of its rugby legends today, Dan Carter and Richie McCaw, when the All Blacks meet the Pumas in Christchurch.
Topics: sport
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Tags: rugby
Duration: 5'59"
08:31
Markets Update for 17 July 2015
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 1'00"
08:40
Law Commission review long overdue
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Advocates for battered women say a Law Commission review into whether victims of family violence who kill their abusive partners should be able to claim self-defence is long-overdue.
Topics: crime
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Tags: battered women
Duration: 2'55"
08:43
Govt scheme divides school sector
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The government's plan to spend 155-million-dollars-a-year paying some teachers and principals more to raise children's achievement is dividing the education sector.
Topics: education
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Tags: Investing in Educational Success
Duration: 3'23"
08:47
Te Manu Korihi News for 17 July 2015
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An American educationalist is challenging the Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, to do more through the school curriculum to nurture and develop the next generation of Maori leaders; Lawyers for Maori military veterans and their whanau who have been excluded from the first Waitangi Tribunal kaupapa inquiry, are now considering legal action; Young Maori in Bay of Plenty could get better access to tertiary education with the merger of the Tauranga-based Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and Waiariki Institute of Technology in Rotorua.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Duration: 3'16"
08:53
More bad weather coming for weekend
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More bad weather's expected this weekend, with snow forecast to low levels in the south and heavy rain and high winds likely in central New Zealand.
Topics: weather
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Duration: 2'00"
08:55
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
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Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Canberra, Australia
Duration: 4'26"
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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: I Am Not Esther, by Fleur Beale, read by Hana Pomare (F, RNZ)
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09:09
How do we reduce recidivism rates for hard core offenders?
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Dr Devon Polaschek is a professor of psychology who's been studying high-risk violent criminals in New Zealand for 20 years. Her most recent research shows that the length of time offenders spend on parole and the quality of their relationship with their probation officer is strongly linked to reducing rates of reoffending.
Topics: crime
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Tags: crime, parole, probation, recivism, reoffending, psychology
Duration: 17'41"
09:26
How worried are dairy farmers about price drops?
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Allan Sanson, Mayor of the Waikato District Council, Tim Mackle Chief Executive Dairy NZ.
Topics: business, farming, rural
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Tags: dairy prices
Duration: 14'04"
09:43
Seinfeld: What's so interesting about 'the show about nothing'?
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Jennifer Keishin Armstrong is the author of Seinfeldia: The Secret World of the Show About Nothing That Changed Everything, which will be published next year by Simon & Schuster.
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Photo: CC BY 3.0 Seinfeld actors montage
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong is the author of Seinfeldia: The Secret World of the Show About Nothing That Changed Everything, which will be published next year by Simon & Schuster. She talks to Kathryn Ryan.
Topics: author interview, language, media, life and society
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Tags: seinfeld, comedy
Duration: 8'01"
09:51
Pacific correspondent Mike Field
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Pacific correspondent Mike Field reports about news and issues in the Pacific.
Topics: Pacific
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Tags: Pacific News
Duration: 8'20"
10:06
The Maori Trustee Jamie Tuuta
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The Maori Trustee Jamie Tuuta's organisation Te Tumu Paeroa works with Maori landowners to realise their aspirations.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Tags: Te Tumu Paeroa, Jamie Tuuta, Maori land
Duration: 27'19"
10:33
Book review: Children's books
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John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington reviews; 'Asking for It' by Louis O'Neill, published by Quercus, 'Looking For Alaska' by John Green, published by Harper Collins, 'Fire Colour One' by Jenny Valentine, published by Harper Collins.
Topics: books
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Tags: children
Duration: 10'42"
11:06
Music review with Grant Smithies
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Grant Smithies strokes his stubbly chin and contemplates Ghanian hi-life from Pat Thomas, hazy shoegaze pop from Auckland duo She's So Rad and some superb sporran-twisting guitar action from Glasgow's Teenage Fanclub, a band once rightfully declared "better than Nirvana."
Topics: music
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Duration: 24'46"
11:30
Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
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Oly Whites to miss Olympics due to ineligible player. Wimbledon tennis. Rugby test tonight.
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Duration: 15'45"
11:51
The week that was
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With comedians Te Radar and Irene Pink.
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Tags: comedy
Duration: 8'54"
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09:05 How do we reduce recidivism rates for hard core offenders?
Dr Devon Polaschek is a professor of psychology who's been studying high-risk violent criminals in New Zealand for 20 years. Her most recent research shows that the length of time offenders spend on parole and the quality of their relationship with their probation officer is strongly linked to reducing rates of reoffending.
09:30 Seinfeld: What's so interesting about 'the show about nothing'?
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong is the author of Seinfeldia: The Secret World of the Show About Nothing That Changed Everything, which will be published next year by Simon & Schuster.
09:45 Pacific correspondent Mike Field
Pacific correspondent Mike Field reports about news and issues in the Pacific.
10:05 The Maori Trustee Jamie Tuuta
The Maori Trustee Jamie Tuuta's organisation Te Tumu Paeroa works with Maori landowners to realise their aspirations.
10:35 Book review: Children's books
John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington reviews
Asking for It by Louis O'Neill. Published by Quercus, ISBN 978-1-84866417-3, Due September
Looking For Alaska by John Green. Published by Harper Collins, ISBN 978-0-00752316-0
Fire Colour One by Jenny Valentine. Published by Harper Collins, ISBN 978-0-00-751236-2
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 (10 of 10, RNZ).
11:05 Music review with Grant Smithies
Grant Smithies strokes his stubbly chin and contemplates Ghanian hi-life from Pat Thomas, hazy shoegaze pop from Auckland duo She’s So Rad and some superb sporran-twisting guitar action from Glasgow’s Teenage Fanclub, a band once rightfully declared “better than Nirvana.”
11:30 Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
11:45 The week that was with comedians Te Radar and Irene Pink
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Artist: Beirut
Song: No No No
Composer: Blood
Album: No No No
Label: 4AD
Time: 9.40
Artist: Tiny Ruins
Song: Carriages
Composer: Fullbrook
Album: Brightly Painted One
Label: Spunk
Time: 11.45
Grant Smithies' music selection:
Artist: Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band
Song: Gyae Su
Comp: Thomas
Album: Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band
Label: Strut
Artist: She’s So Rad
Song: Say The Word (feat David Dallas)
Comp: Toy/Sami/Dallas
Album: Tango
Label: Muzai/From The Crates
Artist: She’s So Rad
Song: Levels
Comp: Toy/Sami
Album: Tango
Label: Muzai/From The Crates
Artist: Teenage Fanclub
Song: The Concept
Comp: Norman Blake/Gerard Love/Ray McGinlay
Album: Bandwagonesque
Label: Creation
===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 17 July 2015
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Six years jail for a former financial advisor who stole millions of dollars. The Dairy industry claims farmers are being pushed to the brink.
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Duration: 15'13"
12:17
Steel & Tube says it is purchasing Manufacturing Suppliers
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The steel products firm, Steel and Tube Holdings, says it's purchasing a fastenings firm for 32 million dollars.
Topics: business
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Duration: 1'05"
12:18
Michael Hill International has lifted its full year sales
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The jeweler, Michael Hill International has lifted its full year sales due to a strong performance in New Zealand.
Topics: business
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Duration: 1'11"
12:20
BusinessNZ says merit in Labour tax proposal
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Business New Zealand has cautiously welcomed the Labour party's provisional tax proposals.
Topics: business
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Duration: 1'14"
12:21
Job ads data reveals employers thinking twice
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ANZ says the latest job advertising data suggests employers are thinking twice about hiring new staff.
Topics: business
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Duration: 1'09"
12:24
Midday Markets for 17 July 2015
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For the latest from the markets we're joined by Don Lewthwaite at First NZ Capital.
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Duration: 2'44"
12:26
Midday Sports News for 17 July 2015
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All Blacks know they need to step up for tonight's match against Argentina.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'39"
12:35
Midday Rural News for 17 July 2015
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News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 7'41"
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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 - We are the Champions
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Melissa Thompson nominates We are the Champions by Queen.
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Duration: 8'47"
13:20
NZ Live - Fraser Ross
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Folk musician Fraser Ross performs live in our Wellington studio.
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An eccentric-folk act known for his conventional acoustic sound with a bit of special character woven into every tune.
Fraser Ross performs live in our Wellington studio.
Topics: music
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Tags: Fraser Ross
Duration: 40'00"
14:10
Thunderbirds Are Go - David Scott
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If you're in Wellington this weekend, you could get the chance to meet the man behind the new 'Thunderbirds Are Go'. Series Director, David Scott, will be at Armageddon Wellington. He's the New Zealander at the helm of the revamped series, that's taken the stars of International Rescue into 2015. Fifty years on from its first television debut, the series is a joint venture between ITV Studios in the UK and New Zealand's Pukeko Pictures collaborating with Weta Workshop FX house.
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Series Director, David Scott is the New Zealander at the helm of the revamped 'Thunderbirds Are Go' series that's taken the stars of International Rescue into 2015.
Fifty years on from its first television debut, the series is a joint venture between ITV Studios in the UK and New Zealand's Pukeko Pictures collaborating with Weta Workshop FX house.
David Scott talks to Paul Brennan.
David Scott will be at Armageddon 2015, Wellington.
Topics: media
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: Thunderbirds are Go, David Scott, Armageddon Wellington
Duration: 17'32"
14:20
Communists in Caves
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Times were tough for the New Zealand Communist Party at the start of the Second World War. They opposed the fight against Adolf Hitler and as a result, their newspaper, People's Voice, was suppressed by the government. So they went underground, quite literally, to a cave in South Auckland, where they could publish in secret. Or so they thought.
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Times were tough for the New Zealand Communist Party at the start of the Second World War. They opposed the fight against Adolf Hitler and as a result, their newspaper, People's Voice, was suppressed by the government. So they went underground, quite literally, to a lava cave in South Auckland, where they could publish in secret. Or so they thought.
Produced by Justin Gregory.
Communist literature found in Papatoetoe cave
The chance adventures of three boys led to the discovery of a duplicating plant and communistic literature in a deep cave on a farm about three miles from the Papatoetoe township.
The New Zealand Herald 5 September 1940.
On the 5th of September 1940 the New Zealand Herald broke the news of the discovery a secret printing press in a cave in Wiri, south Auckland. The duplicating machine in the cave, which was found by three school boys, was being used to print copies of the Communist Party of New Zealand’s suppressed newspaper, People’s Voice. Police called to the scene searched the cave thoroughly, removing the duplicator and other items strewn about but found no sign of the men who must have operated the press. Whoever they were, they were gone, never to be caught.
What was a farm in 1940 is now an unlovely area just south of the Wiri Electric Train Depot. From atop the small hill above the cave, the view is not at all scenic, with quarries, petroleum storage and industrial development bruising the eye.
The area is named for the Te Akitai Waiohua chief Wirihana Takaanini who lived near here in the 19th century. In 1863, during the New Zealand Wars, Takaanini was arrested by colonial authorities for alleged rebel activities. He was imprisoned on Rakino Island in the Hauraki Gulf and died there the following year. The South Auckland suburb of Takanini is also named after him.
In the 30s and 40s this was a fortress of the emerging New Zealand working class and the Labour movement. And that’s one of the reasons why these Commie troublemakers would hole up here.
Historian Dr Scott Hamilton and filmmaker Paul Janman have joined forces to make both a movie and a book about the history of Auckland’s Great South Road. The project is, in their words, an exploration of some of the less glamorous corners of New Zealand history.
‘To study the Great South Road is to really reject a particular image of New Zealand, an idealised, pastoral image… a land of lovely lakes and mountains and rich farmlands. It’s that image which we get rammed down our throat now and that has been reinforced by phenomenon like The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings films. To explore what’s actually here puts you in touch with another side of New Zealand history.”
The Communist Party had existed in New Zealand since 1921 in differing forms and with varying degrees of support and influence. By 1939 the party’s headquarters had shifted from Wellington to Auckland and in July of that year the People’s Voice began publication. But tricky times were just around the corner for both the paper and the Party.
In August 1939 Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of non-aggression. Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939, and the Russians did the same 16 days later. The Second World War had begun.
The Communist Party in New Zealand had campaigned against fascism and the rise of Hitler, but because of the pact they were instructed by Moscow to oppose the war. For nearly two years the Party actively protested against both the war and compulsory conscription. As a result, in 1940 the ruling Labour Government used emergency regulations to suppress publication of the People’s Voice.
The Party was driven literally and figuratively underground
Two members of the Party were given the job of making sure the People’s Voice would still be heard. One of them was Sidney Wilfred Scott, a senior figure on the Central Committee and a man with a curious fascination with caves.
Scott wrote an unpublished novel with an elaborate description of events in a cave underneath Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill.
In 1942 his eyesight began to deteriorate and he was told he would soon be blind. He immediately took a holiday from his Party duties and boarded a train to Waitomo to visit the glow worm caves. It is possible that it was Scott who fixed upon the idea of using a lava cave in Wiri as a base for an illegal printing press.
Scott’s partner in underground publishing was Clement Gordon Watson, known as Gordon. He was a writer and a journalist and had been instrumental in launching the first editions of the People’s Voice.
Paper was rationed during war time and the pair were forced to scavenge used paper as well as whatever ink they could find. For a cold winter they worked in cramped and damp conditions, cranking out rough, smudged copies of the Voice which were smuggled out of Auckland and then sent around the country.
Neither Watson nor Scott were present when the press was discovered by the boys, but evidence of their industry – and their devotion to their cause - was immediately apparent.
Movement within the inner radius of the cave could only be made in a stooping posture. Pieces of timber and sacks covered the sodden soil of the floor and two pieces of asbestos board had been used to protect the duplicator and papers from the moisture dripping from the roof. The depth and winding access to the cave prevented any natural light from penetrating and candles had to be employed for illumination.
The New Zealand Herald 5 September 1940.
The cave opening is now covered over with heavy steel doors which are chained shut. Below the doors is a steep vertical opening which can only be accessed by a ladder set into the wall. A long, low crawl space eventually leads into a wider chamber, just off which is where the press was set up. Both Scott Hamilton and Paul Janman have been inside the cave to explore and film, and agree that it is clearly impossible to have got the duplicating machine in by this route. They believe that another, larger entrance must exist nearby, possibly opening on to the Manukau Harbour, just a short distance away to the west – a convenient location not only to access the press but to smuggle out the newspaper.
Neither Sid Scott nor Gordon Watson were ever arrested for their involvement in the illegal production of the People’s Voice which continued to be published in secret from other locations.
A year later Nazi Germany broke the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact by invading Russia. The Communist Party in that country experienced an immediate and somewhat understandable reversal in policy towards the war they had once so sternly opposed and directed members across the world to follow their lead.
Gordon Watson fell in line with the Party’s new direction. He joined the Army, serving firstly in the Pacific and then Europe and was killed in action in Italy in 1945.Watson is remembered today for a book of his writings edited by author and peace activist Elsie Locke and also by a traveling scholarship for postgraduate students wanting to study international relations and social and economic conditions.
In the 1950s Sid Scott began to turn away from the Communist Party and finally broke with it after the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956. He continued to move to the right in politics and frequently railed publicly against the Party he had once been willing to risk so much for. By the time he died in Auckland in 1970 he had become as enthusiastic a Christian as he had once been a Communist.
Suppression was lifted on the People’s Voice and it quickly recovered its pre-war popularity. It continued to be published until it was wound down in 1966.
Topics: history, education, politics
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: communism, Sidney Scott, Gordon Watson, Wirihana Takaanini, WW2
Duration: 10'18"
14:45
Feature Album - The Lost 1981 Silver Scroll
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The Lost 1981 Silver Scroll.
Topics: music
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Tags: Silver Scrolls
Duration: 8'25"
15:10
Fresh fast food with Julie Biuso
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Recipe for Roasted Brussels Sprouts Salad with Orange & Walnuts.
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Duration: 9'21"
15:20
Wine with Belinda Jackson
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Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose NV;Nautilus Gruner Veltliner 2014;Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz.
Topics: food
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Duration: 9'37"
15:30
Film review with Sarah McMullan
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Antman;Paper Towns;Diary of a Teenage Girl. [tagss]movies
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Duration: 14'26"
15:45
The Panel pre-show for 17 July 2015
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What the world is talking about. With Bridget Mills.
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Duration: 13'49"
15:50
NCEA by The Complaints Choir
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NCEA by The Complaints Choir.
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Duration: 3'30"
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1:10 Your Song
Aucklander, Melissa Thompson, has picked We Are The Champions by Queen.
1:20 NZ Live - Fraser Ross
Folk musician Fraser Ross performs live from our Wellington studio.
[video] https://youtu.be/YF-dnXpJMeM
2:10 Thunderbirds Are Go - David Scott
If you're in Wellington this weekend, you could get the chance to meet the man behind the new 'Thunderbirds Are Go'. Series Driector, David Scott, will be at Armageddon Wellington. He's the New Zealander at the helm of the revamped series, that's taken the stars of International Rescue into 2015. Fifty years on from its first television debut, the series is a joint venture between ITV Studios in the UK and New Zealand's Pukeko Pictures collaborating with Weta Workshop FX house.
2:20 Communists In Caves - Justin Gregory
The story of a secret Communist newspaper operating out of a South Auckland cave.
New Zealand Society
2:30 NZ Reading - Shooting The Moon
Pip climbs back to the road and drives for help. A rescue helicopter takes him to his father, now conscious and in hospital he asks to see Nick. Pip finds a letter suspending Nick from school and races to the Igloo where his brother is hunched over a rifle. Pip tells him his father needs him and the family get support and begin to understand each other. Dad gives Pip a blown up photo of the stag as a coming of age present.
2:45 Feature album
Featuring the five finalists in the lost 1981 Silver Scroll awards.
3:10 Food, Wine and Movies
Food - Julie Biuso
Recipe: Roasted Brussels Sprouts Salad
Wine - Belinda Jackson
Movies - Sarah McMullan
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show
What the world is talking about. With Jim Mora, Bridget Mills, Duncan Webb and Virginia Larsen.
===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 17 July 2015
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What the world is talking about. With Bridget Mills.
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Duration: 13'49"
15:50
NCEA by The Complaints Choir
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NCEA by The Complaints Choir.
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Duration: 3'30"
16:08
The Panel with Virginia Larson and Duncan Webb (Part 1)
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What the Panelists Virginia Larson and Duncan Webb have been up to;Fonterra's management;Rates pain;Alternatives to Auckland's Britomart.
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Duration: 24'13"
16:10
Panel Intro
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What the Panelists Virginia Larson and Duncan Webb have been up to.
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Duration: 5'22"
16:15
Fonterra's management
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523 jobs have been axed at Fonterra as milk prices continue to fall. Agribusiness professor Jacqueline Rowarth tells us if this is a kneejerk reaction and if the 17 staff on over $1 million were worth it.
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Duration: 9'36"
16:23
Rates pain
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New Auckland rates are hitting some very hard in the pocket.
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Duration: 2'53"
16:25
Alternatives to Auckland's Britomart
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Stephen Smythe of The Greenways Project joins the Panel to talk about the future of Auckland's train network - what does the future hold for Britomart station?
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Duration: 4'39"
16:30
The Panel with Virginia Larson and Duncan Webb (Part 2)
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Google goggles;Panel says;Prison fight night;Tiger;Consent Conscious Kits.
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Duration: 26'36"
16:35
Google goggles
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How much is search engine Google guiding your world view by anticipating what you want to see?
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Duration: 4'42"
16:40
Panel says
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What the Panelists Virginia Larson and Duncan Webb have been thinking about.
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Duration: 7'25"
16:45
Prison fight night
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Dr Jarrod Gilbert of the Howard League for Penal Reform joins the Panel to talk about inmates at Mt Eden Prison in Auckland holding organised Fight Club nights.
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Duration: 5'16"
16:48
75 flag designs to consider
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The Flag Consideration Panel has released the a long list of 75 designs for a new New Zealand flag.
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Duration: 3'02"
16:50
Tiger
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Tiger Woods now a 'middle-of-the-pack hack'. That's a headline that would hurt if he read it... A 4-over round of 76 in The Open at St Andrews.
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Duration: 1'47"
16:57
Consent Conscious Kits
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Universities in the US are now places where you can sign on the dotted line before having sex. Consent Conscious Kits are available - they're made up of mints, a condom a pen and a consent form.
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Duration: 4'01"
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===5:00 PM. | Checkpoint===
=DESCRIPTION=
Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme 6:35 Focus on Politics Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team (RNZ)
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17:00
Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 17 July 2015
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A teacher accused of indecently touching girls is cleared;Prison officers union says Corrections known for 18 months about prison fight clubs;Finacial advisor who swindled investors gets six years jail;Farm mortgagee sales climbing;Auckland car groomers walk off job claiming racial abuse;Pregnant woman forced to return to England after unfairly losing her job.
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Duration: 22'08"
17:08
A teacher accused of indecently touching girls is cleared
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The teacher cleared this afternoon of indecently touching nine girls in his classroom could still face professional disciplinary action.
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Duration: 1'53"
17:12
Corrections 'knew' about prison fight clubs
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A prison officers' union says both Corrections and the company that runs Mt Eden Remand prison knew at least 18 months ago about gang organised fights between inmates.
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Duration: 5'22"
17:15
Finacial advisor who swindled investors gets six years jail
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A judge says a former financial advisor robbed his clients of their golden years after he stole 3 million dollars of investors' funds.
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Duration: 4'23"
17:20
Farm mortgagee sales climbing
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Dairy farmers say bank credit is drying up faster than Fonterra's milk payout and accuse banks of tough tactics.
Topics: rural, farming, business, economy
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Duration: 3'49"
17:24
Auckland car groomers walk off job claiming racial abuse
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Workers have walked off the job at a car dealership over claims of racial abuse and unsafe working conditions.
Topics: inequality
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Duration: 3'02"
17:35
Evening Business for 17 July 2015
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The jeweler, Michael Hill International, has lifted its full-year sales due to a strong performance in New Zealand.
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17:37
Former senior Labour Party official wants apology
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A former senior Labour party official Shane Te Pou is demanding an apology from Andrew Little over the leaked list of Auckland house buyers with Chinese sounding surnames.
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Duration: 3'47"
17:45
Pregnant woman forced to return to England
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An English woman has been forced to raise her baby without it's father on the other side of the planet after a Kerikeri garden centre unjustifiably dismissed her.
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Duration: 3'19"
17:47
Te Manu Korihi for 17 July 2015
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An iwi in Northland is warning that a council decision to dump its contract with a waste mangament company will have dire consquences for the rohe;A ceremony to show support for Hawaiians fighting to stop the world's largest telescope from being built on ancestral land will be held in Auckland tomorrow;10 indigenous fashion designers from around the globe will be showcasing their garments at a special runway project in Taranaki this weekend.
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Duration: 3'20"
17:47
All Blacks to open Rugby Championship against Argentina
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The All Blacks begin their Rugby Championship campaign against Argentina in Christchurch tonight - a game they're expected to win.
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Duration: 3'50"
17:50
Nauru MPs on bail
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Two Nauru opposition MPs who've been in custody for the last month have been released on bail.
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Duration: 4'50"
18:08
Sports News for 17 July 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 3'09"
18:12
Banks cutting cashflow to some farmers
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Dairy farmers say bank credit is drying up faster than Fonterra's milk payout and accuse banks of tough tactics.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 6'29"
18:17
Last hometown test for Carter and McCaw
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One of the most accomplished All Blacks of all time, Dan Carter, will play his final test match in front of a hometown Christchurch crowd tonight, when the side takes on the Pumas.
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Regions: Canterbury
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Duration: 3'37"
18:35
Focus on Politics for 17 July 2015
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Dairy prices plunged again this week piling more pressure on the country's dairy farmers and New Zealand's biggest industry.
Topics: politics, rural, farming
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Duration: 16'40"
18:52
Te Manu Korihi for 17 July 2015
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A ceremony to show support for Hawaiians fighting to stop the world's largest telescope from being built on ancestral land will be held in Auckland tomorrow; An iwi in Northland is warning that a council decision to dump its contract with a waste mangament company will have dire consquences for the rohe; 10 indigenous fashion designers from around the globe will be showcasing their garments at a special runway project in Taranaki this weekend.
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Duration: 3'21"
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===7:06 PM. | Nights===
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Entertainment and information, including: 9:06 Country Life: Memorable scenes, people and places in rural NZ (RNZ)
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20:10
Sport Europe
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In the grandstands with the German crowds is Football Collective editor, American Dave Raish. Tour de France, the FIFA scandal (the USA have ordered the extradition of the arrested executives) and Germany has crashed out of the Women's Football World Cup.
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Duration: 13'50"
20:50
The Conundrum Winner
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This weeks winner is Peter.
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Duration: 7'51"
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7:06 Sonic Tonic
8:10 Sport Europe
In the grandstands with the German crowds is Football Collective editor, American Dave Raish. Tour de France, the FIFA scandal (the USA have ordered the extradition of the arrested executives) and Germany has crashed out of the Women's Football World Cup.
8:25 Music Feature: The Secret Life of Aotearoa Juggalos
Detroit shock rap duo Insane Clown Posse have been painting their faces and rapping for over 25 years now, and have amassed a deeply loyal cult of followers. Known as Juggalos, they number in the tens of thousands and span the globe, often painting their own faces in tribute. Sophie Wilson and Tony Stamp track down some of Aotearoa’s very own Juggalos to find out what it is about ICP that inspires such devotion.
9:06 Country Life
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21:05
Guest
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Doug Lineham is the project manager of the Dairy Beef Integration Programme. He wants dairy farmers to consider using proven beef sires over their dairy cows to add to their incomes and to 'beef up' the national beef herd.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 4'45"
21:12
Regional Wrap
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Temperatures have warmed up, and some welcome rain's arrived in the North Island, although flood affected Whanganui, Taranaki and Manawatu farmers are still carrying the burden of a huge clean up. Meanwhile in the South Island there have been some wicked frosts.
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Duration: 9'08"
21:20
Young Māori Farmer of the Year - Hannah Wallace
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Twenty two year old Hannah Wallace was recently named the Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer of the Year. She won the award for her work in the sheep and beef sector but also has a love of dairy farming. Hannah farms near Wairoa.
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Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer of the Year Hannah Wallace has plans for her prize money.
The 22-year-old won $3000 when she took out the title in May and has put it straight in the bank. At the end of the year she wants to buy a house, and in ten years’ time hopes to be in a position to lease a farm.
She says she’d quite like to buy a farm one day but knows it’s a huge commitment.
“Dad’s always said sometimes a manager’s job can be just as rewarding because he’s owned his own farm and he worked hard every day for his whole life and he didn’t have the flash cars or the big boats and he never went on holiday because he couldn’t afford it… yeah we’re going to see where it takes us.”
Hannah lives with her partner Jeremy Bright at Whakaki, a ten minute drive north of Wairoa. She splits her time working on the farm Jeremy manages, and working on her parent’s farm.
Hannah is the first woman to win the Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer title and has loved taking part in the awards process.
“It’s an awesome experience and the amount of people that you meet is insane."
Since winning the accolade Hannah has been asked to speak at a number of functions.
"It’s pretty scary though actually from being no-one to actually people wanting you speak at their conferences and dinners… you do get nervous and you speak fast and there are lots of things to improve on so hopefully I can keep getting chances to improve.”
Topics: rural, farming
Regions: Hawkes Bay
Tags: Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer of the Year, sheep and beef farming
Duration: 11'39"
21:30
Clayton Station
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There is no such thing as a dull day for Hamish Orbell at Clayton Station, a diverse, high county farming operation near Fox Peak ski field at the head of the Fairlie basin. Whether he's moving Ewes off the snow covered hills or getting Red deer stags ready for velvet cutting, Hamish is passionate about farming the land that's been in the Orbell family for more than 50 years. Along with sheep, deer and cattle the station supports cash crops of barley, oats and wheat, and a small amount of dairy grazing.
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There is no such thing as a dull day for Hamish Orbell at Clayton Station; a diverse, high county farming operation near Fox Peak ski field at the head of the Fairlie basin.
Whether he's moving ewes off the snow covered hills or getting red deer stags ready for velveting , Hamish is passionate about farming the land that's been in the Orbell family for more than 50 years.
Along with sheep, deer and cattle, the station supports cash crops of barley, oats and wheat, and a small amount of dairy grazing.
The deer velvet that comes off Hamish's stags goes into the lucrative Asian market. The stags produce between 5 and 6 kilos per year and the antlers are sold by PGG Wrightson. New Zealand produces about 450 tons of velvet antler annually.
"It is one of the fastest growing tissues known to man. It can, in a perfect day, grow at an inch a day so in 70 odd days from when they drop their buttons we're cutting them."
The Romney Texel cross sheep at Clayton Station are dual purpose but Hamish's focus is firmly on meat production. In the 1970's and 80's half of their income used to come from wool but nowadays the wool clip barely covers the cost of shearing.
"The merino boys have captured a brilliant market with Icebreaker with merino wool. It's a pity that we can't use crossbred wool in a similar sort of way for something else, and get paid what I believe is essentially what it's worth".
Arthur and Hamish Orbell in front of a herd of velvet stags. (Below) A view from a hilltop at Clayton Station.
Topics: rural
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: deer, stags, velvet, Fox Peak, romney, texel
Duration: 20'57"
9:06 Country Life
Rural news and features.
10:17 Late Edition
A review of the leading 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 WOMAD Taranaki 2015
This week we feature an interview with and live performance from legendary English guitarist and singer songwriter Richard Thompson. His one show with his Electric Trio was one of the most highly anticipated performances of the Womad weekend.
Also in the programme is a live performance from Puerto Flamenco, a collaboration of artists based in Seville, Spain and Melbourne, Australia. They delivered a spell binding set of virtuoso Flamenco music and dance that enthralled a capacity audience on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at the Brooklands stage. (3 of 13, RNZ)
===10:00 PM. | Late Edition===
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Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National
===11:06 PM. | None (National)===
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(3 of 13, RNZ)