A 24-hour recording of RNZ National. The following rundown is sourced from the broadcaster’s website. Note some overseas/copyright restricted items may not appear in the supplied rundown:
29 February 2016
===12:04 AM. | All Night Programme===
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Including: 12:30 At the Movies with Simon Morris (RNZ); 1:05 Te Ahi Kaa (RNZ); 2:30 NZ Music Feature (RNZ); 3:05 The Girl who Proposed, by Elizabeth Smither (1 of 2, RNZ); 3:30 Science (RNZ); 5:10 An Awfully Big Adventure, by Jane Tolerton (10 of 15, RNZ)
===6:00 AM. | Morning Report===
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RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including: 6:16 and 6:50 Business News 6:18 Pacific News 6:26 Rural News 6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers
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06:00
Top Stories for Monday 29 February 2016
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John Key says last chance to change flag before republic, Lifting the lid on domestic violence in rural communities, Liquor store owner in hospital stabbed outside his shop, Syrian ceasefire holds, Another former soldier locked up on 'character grounds', Maori push back at Government's plans to reform Maori land law, Maori Affairs Minister responds.
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Duration: 34'51"
06:06
Sports News for 29 February 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 1'41"
06:10
Liquor story owner in hospital after stabbing outside his shop
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A liquor store owner in Auckland is recovering in hospital after being stabbed outside his shop last night.
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Regions: Auckland Region
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Duration: 1'29"
06:12
Clinton wins South Carolina
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Hillary Clinton has won a decisive victory in South Carolina, reinvigorating her campaign and re-establishing herself as the leading contender for the Democratic Presidential nomination. Our Washington correspondent is Simon Marks.
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Tags: USA
Duration: 4'22"
06:18
Farmer speaks out on domestic abuse with hope to help others
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A farmer who ended her abusive marriage and has continued to farm says violence isn't talked about in rural communities and more awareness is needed so women know they can seek help. She spoke to our rural reporter, Jemma Brackebush.
Topics: rural, life and society
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Tags: abuse, domestic violence
Duration: 2'28"
06:22
Early business news for 26 February 2016
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Jonathan Mitchell with the latest from business sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 2'04"
06:25
Morning Rural News for 29 February 2016
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News from the rural and farming sector.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 4'09"
06:39
Christchurch experiences 4.3 magnitude quake
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People in Christchurch have described being jolted awake by a strong earthquake early this morning. GeoNet says the 4.3 magnitude quake about half past 3 was centered 5 kilometres south of the city, at a depth of about 5 kilometres.
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Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Christchurch
Duration: 1'33"
06:41
ACT calls for sale of Landcorp farms
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The Act Party leader David Seymour is calling for the Government to sell off its poorly performing farms and use the money to fund a network of native wildlife sanctuaries around the country.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Act Party
Duration: 3'26"
06:46
Preview of the Samoan election on March 4
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More women candidates than ever before are standing in the Samoan general election. Changes to electoral laws are thought to be behind what's being desribed as a big change of mood in the lead up to the March 4 general election.
Topics: Pacific
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Tags: Samoa
Duration: 3'51"
06:50
Financial Markets Authority turns sights on fund managers
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The Financial Markets Authority has turned its sights on the funds management sector, which will have to be licenced by the start of December.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Financial Markets Authority
Duration: 1'38"
06:52
Large potential for NZ wine growth in US market
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The listed wine company, Delegat Group, says the North American wine market offers great potential for growth, not just for its premium wines -- but the rest of the New Zealand industry as well.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Delegat Group
Duration: 1'13"
06:54
Sky TV weighs up options for return of cash to shareholders
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The pay television operator, Sky Network Television, is weighing up a return of cash to shareholders versus acquistions that could help drive-up its bottomline.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Sky
Duration: 1'40"
06:55
Low NZ dollar a headwind for Methven
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The tapware maker, Methven, says a lower New Zealand dollar is a key headwind.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 52"
06:57
Jim Parker reports from Australia
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The latest business news from Australia with our correspondent Jim Parker.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 56"
06:58
Business agenda
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A look ahead at this weeks business agenda.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 34"
06:59
Morning Markets for 29 February 2016
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Wall Street ended the week flat following official data which revealed the US economy expanded at a higher 1% annual rate in the fourth quarter.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 58"
07:06
Sports News for 29 February 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 1'33"
07:10
Sharp quake jolts people in Canterbury awake
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People in Christchurch have described being jolted awake by a strong shallow earthquake early this morning. GeoNet says the 4.3 magnitude quake was centered 5 kilometres south of the city, at a depth of about 5 kilometres. GNS seismologist Caroline Holden joins Morning Report.
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Tags: Christchurch
Duration: 3'20"
07:14
HMNZS Canterbury sets sail for Fiji
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HM NZS Canterbury has left Auckland for Suva, carrying 300 defence force personnel, including engineers and medics. Mohamed Hassan was there when the Canterbury left.
Topics: Pacific
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Tags: Fiji, Cyclone Winstone
Duration: 3'19"
07:18
John Key says last chance to change flag before republic
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The Prime Minister John Key says this flag referendum will be the last chance the country has to change the flag unless New Zealand becomes a republic.
Topics: politics
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Tags: referendum
Duration: 5'44"
07:23
NZ Oscar nominee gets ready for awards
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The Oscars are handed out in Hollywood this afternoon and among those in the running for the Best Picture award is New Zealand producer, Finola Dwyer.
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Tags: The Oscars
Duration: 5'10"
07:29
State housing an obstacle to bail or home detention
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Housing New Zealand is blocking their tenants from serving home home detention or being bailed to state houses according to lawyers who are also criticising the Police and Corrections.
Topics: housing, law
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Duration: 3'14"
07:37
Aid begins to reach Fiji's outer islands
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RNZ International's Alex Perrottet is in Suva after a day in the outer island of Taveuni.
Topics: Pacific
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Tags: Fiji, Cyclone Winstone
Duration: 4'27"
07:42
Labour: Bonuses for charter schools, deficits for state schools
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The Labour Party says almost 60-thousand dollars in bonuses were paid to four charter schools last year even though three of them underperformed. Chris Hipkins is Labour's education spokesperson.
Topics: education, politics
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Tags: charter schools
Duration: 3'35"
07:44
Hotel burns down in Taranaki town
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A fire has burnt a hotel in the Taranaki town of Manaia to the ground. Our reporter Adriana Weber has the latest..
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Duration: 1'37"
07:46
Lifting the lid on domestic violence in rural communities
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A woman who's continued to farm after ending her abusive marriage has spoken out in the hope it may help others in similar situations.
Topics: farming, rural
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Tags: domestic violence, abuse
Duration: 3'55"
07:52
Super Tuesday looms with Donald Trump in Republican lead
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As the Republican primary contest heads towards Super Tuesday, the big question is: can anyone derail the Donald Trump train? Josh Gerstein is a senior White House reporter for Politico in Washington.
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Tags: USA
Duration: 3'12"
07:56
2016 New Zealand Festival
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Standing Room Only host Lynn Freeman has been reviewing the Festival for RNZ National.
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Duration: 3'58"
08:06
Sports News for 29 February 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'09"
08:10
Liquor store owner in hospital stabbed outside his shop
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As we reported earlier a liquor store owner in Auckland was stabbed last night outside his shop. Reporter Kim Baker Wilson is outside the store in Manurewa.
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Duration: 1'40"
08:12
HMNZS Wellington arrives in Fiji
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The navy ship, the Wellington, has arrived in Fiji with 150 defence force personnel to help with the Cyclone Winston relief effort and the frigate Canterbury is now also now on its way. Major General Tim Gall is the Commander Joint Forces New Zealand.
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Tags: Fiji, Cyclone Winstone
Duration: 2'29"
08:16
Syrian ceasefire holds
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The ceasefire in Syria is holding after a weekend of minor violations. The deal, which was struck by the United States, Russia and other world super powers, came into force midnight Friday local time. Laura Pitel is a freelance journalist in Istanbul.
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Tags: Syria
Duration: 2'19"
08:18
ACT - Sanctuary Trust would empower non-government conservation
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The Act Party is calling on the Government to sell farms run by Landcorp and use the money for a network of native wildlife sanctuaries. David Seymour joins Morning Report.
Topics: politics
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Duration: 5'36"
08:23
Sports chat with Matt Chatterton
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The very latest sports news with RNZ sports reporter Matt Chatterton.
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Duration: 3'54"
08:24
Red carpet is rolled out for Oscars
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The Academy Awards get underway in Hollywood this afternoon and the nominees, including New Zealand producer Finola Dwyer, will soon find out if they'll be bringing home an Oscar. Correspondent Brad Pomerance is in Los Angeles.
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Duration: 3'12"
08:27
Another former soldier locked up on 'character grounds'
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The daughter of a former New Zealand Army Reserve who has been detained in an Australian prison without charge for four months, says he will keep fighting his deportation.
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Tags: Australia
Duration: 4'39"
08:31
Markets Update for 29 February 2016
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 52"
08:36
Maori push back at Government's plans to reform Maori land law
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The government has wrapped up a consultation process over a proposed law, which is aimed at giving Maori more say over what to do with their communally-owned land.
Topics: te ao Maori, politics, law
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Duration: 4'09"
08:42
Maori Affairs Minister responds
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The Maori Affairs Minister Te Ururoa Flavell joins Morning Report.
Topics: te ao Maori, politics, law
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Duration: 3'00"
08:44
Zero tolerance policy, but couches continue to burn
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Dunedin's mayor is defending a group set up last year to improve anti-social behaviour in the city's student area, saying there's zero tolerance of bad behaviour.
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Regions: Otago
Tags: Dunedin
Duration: 3'00"
08:48
Coatesville mansion for sale
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The Coatesville mansion which was home to Kim Dotcom and before that was known as the Chrisco mansion is up for sale.
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Duration: 2'09"
08:52
February 29th , a day out of the ordinary
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February the 29th: the day, in leap year terminology, for the leapers or leaplings, to celebrate a birthday which comes around once every four years.
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Duration: 3'43"
08:55
Weekend of upsets as Super Rugby season kicks off
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It was a weekend of upsets, and new faces, as last years finalists lost their opening games, and three new teams joined the competition.
Topics: sport
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Tags: rugby
Duration: 2'50"
08:58
Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
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Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes.
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Duration: 2'11"
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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: Bulibasha by Witi Ihimaera read by George Henare
On the East Coast of the North Island, the families of two 20th century patriarchs clash repeatedly as their men fight to be acknowledged as “king” (1 of 15, Word Pictures )
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09:10
Are people breaching tax laws by claiming rebates on donations?
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The Inland Revenue Department is clarifying the rules around rebates for charitable donations as some donors may be breaching the law. Its concern is around the grey area when donors, particularly to arts organisations, receive something in return for their donation, such as free tickets to shows, a meal at a charity ball, or access to special membership areas. Stephen Wainwright is the Chief Executive of Creative New Zealand, Simon Bowden is the Executive Director of the Arts Foundation and Michael Gousmett is a charities expert.
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Tougher rules around tax credits for charitable donations could put people off giving to arts groups, Creative New Zealand says.
Inland Revenue (IRD) is clarifying the rules, amid concerns some donors might be breaking the law, and has asked for feedback on its proposed changes.
Its main concern is the grey area where donors, particularly to arts organisations, receive something in return for their donation, such as free tickets to shows, a meal at a charity ball or access to special membership areas.
New Zealanders give about $2.7 billion to charity each year; of that, the government pays back about $236 million.
Read the IRD's draft proposal and call for feedback (PDF, 169KB)
Both Creative New Zealand and Te Papa have told IRD that changes could have a significant effect on arts organisations, and adding too much complexity could put donors off.
Creative New Zealand chief executive Stephen Wainwright told Nine to Noon it was sometimes hard to separate charitable donations and purchases.
"The more difficult giving is made, the more likely it is to be a disincentive to people. This is what we've heard in the very quick time available from a number of individual patrons and entities that are working in the area, so simplicity is really important."
Arts Foundation executive director Simon Bowden said he thought the IRD's new guidelines would be helpful.
"Arts organisations that have relationships with their donors actually shouldn't need to change anything as a result of this, maybe clear up a couple of little processes up along the way."
He agreed it was important to make a clear distinction between purchases, donations and gifts.
"If I said to you, you can come to my dinner - $50 is the ticket price, $100 is the charitable part, but the only way I can get to the dinner is to make a donation of $100, then that's not a tax-creditable activity.
"But if I say to you, buy a ticket for $50 and we strongly recommend and we would love it if you made a donation of $100, then you can do that."
Charities expert Michael Gousmett said organisations with other charitable or cultural purposes would also be affected.
"It's not just charities we're talking about, it's the wider what the IRD calls donee organisations - in other words, that's organisations that have charitable purposes, but also those that have philanthropic, benevolent or cultural purposes.
"The deep underlying issue here is the IRD's concern, or, more specifically, the government's concern, that the cost of the tax credit ... which is now budgeted at $236m for this financial year, is running out of control."
The bulk of donations across the country actually went to religious organisations, he said.
"Not singling them out ... but the reality is that religious organisations are certainly taking advantage of that, and all credit to them. All they're doing is working within the framework that's been set up."
The underlying rationale for the tax credit system was to increase philanthropy and community self-help, he said.
Submissions on the IRD's draft proposal closed earlier this month.
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Tags: tax, donations, Inland Revenue
Duration: 20'27"
09:25
Music teachers point to crisis in primary schools
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Music teachers say primary school music is in crisis with meagre funding from the Education Ministry and too little effort made by Colleges of Education. Music Educators New Zealand Aotearoa which represents teachers up and down the country say they've had no support from the Ministry or resources since the roles of specialist music advisors were cut 7 years ago. They say teacher trainees get just three hours over three years at Colleges of Education on how to teach music in the classroom. Menza chairperson Tim Carson and Lisa Rodgers, head of early learning and student achievement for the Ministry of Education.
Topics: music, education
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Duration: 19'33"
09:45
Africa correspondent Debra Patta
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El Nino is making the drought even worse in Southern Africa, while Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe marked his 92nd birthday with an $800,000 celebration in area where 75% of staple maize crop failed.
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Tags: Africa
Duration: 8'20"
10:10
Guest Jasper Fforde, so much pun!
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Welcome to the world of the surreal comic novelist Jasper Fforde where worlds of fantasy, crime and comedy collide. He's been compared to Douglas Adams, Lewis Carroll and and Monty Python. Jasper Fforde comes to New Zealand Festival Writers Week in March with appearances including being one of five literary judges on the Literary Idol panel on Saturday 13th March and an hour-long a session in conversation with playwright and columnist Dave Armstrong at the Embassy Theatre on Friday 11th March.
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Welcome to the world of the surreal comic novelist Jasper Fforde where worlds of fantasy, crime and comedy collide. He's been compared to Douglas Adams, Lewis Carroll and and Monty Python.
His first book The Eyre Affair (2001) introduced a series with the literary detective, Thursday Next. It was an instant success, entering the New York Times Bestseller List in its first week on shop shelves. His second series, Nursery Crime, featured Jack Spratt of The Nursery Crime Division. In 2010 he published Shades of Grey, set in a distopic England where society is regulated by people's colour perception. He has also written three books for young adults, The Last Dragonslayer (2010), Song of the Quarkbeast (2011) and The Eye of Zoltar (2013).
The absurdity even stretches to his loyal fans who hold a festival in his honour called The Fforde Fiesta
Jasper Fforde comes to New Zealand Festival Writers Week in March with appearances including being one of five literary judges on the Literary Idol panel on Saturday 13th March and an hour-long a session in conversation with playwright and columnist Dave Armstrong at the Embassy Theatre on Friday 11th March.
Topics: arts
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Tags: comedy
Duration: 26'46"
10:40
Academic, historian, writer, Dr Ranginui Walker, dies
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Tracey McIntosh is the co-director Nga o Te Maramatanga - NZ Maori centre of research excellence, at the Unviersity of Auckland. She joins Nine to Noon to look at Dr Ranginui Walker's life.
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Tags: Ranginui Walker
Duration: 6'31"
11:10
Book review: The Romanovs by Simon Sebag Montefiore
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Reviewed by Quentin Johnson, published by Orion.
Topics: books
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Duration: 5'43"
11:15
Political commentators Mike Williams and Matthew Hooton
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The Auckland Mayoralty, Auckland Unitary Plan, and the flag debate.
Topics: politics
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Duration: 21'47"
11:30
Preserving the summer harvest
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It's that time of the year when there is plenty of summer fruit and vegetables about - a perfect opportunity to try out some home preserving! But if it's something you believe requires too much expertise in the kitchen, think again. Nicola Galloway is a Nelson chef, nutrition consultant and food writer who is holding workshops on preserving the harvest, with little or no sugar and types of fermentation too.
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It's that time of the year when there is plenty of summer fruit and vegetables about - a perfect opportunity to try out some home preserving! But if it's something you believe requires too much expertise in the kitchen, think again.
Nicola Galloway is a Nelson chef, nutrition consultant and food writer who is holding workshops on preserving the harvest, with little or no sugar and types of fermentation, too.
Topics: food
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Tags: preserving
Duration: 13'27"
11:50
Urbanist Tommy Honey
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Tommy Honey discusses the latest twist in the saga of Auckland's Unitary Plan.
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Tommy Honey discusses the latest twist in the saga of Auckland's Unitary Plan with Kathryn Ryan:
Another fine mess we’ve got ourselves into
By Tommy Honey
It’s been hot in Auckland this week; too hot. Way beyond the point of overheated. Muggy as all get out, temperatures rising, bodies drenched in sweat. It’s been nearly as bad outside the Council meeting about the Unitary Plan.
What is all the fuss about, why the extraordinary meeting, what is this mess the council finds itself in and why even have a Unitary Plan? Let’s peel this onion – layer by layer.
First things first: all councils (also known as Territorial Authorities) are required to have a District Plan that sets out the rules of what you can build, where and under what constraints. Not all District Plans are alike. This was particularly the case when the Auckland SuperCity was formed and the new conglomeration inherited a number of District Plans that needed to be unified – hence the “Unitary Plan”. So rather than this being a mad new scheme invented by a mayor dreaming of legacies and a rapacious council (as some would describe it) it is actually a legal requirement. The new enlarged city can’t have one set of rules for one area that are inconsistent with those of another.
There are also pragmatic considerations. The previous individual councils were not obliged to think of the population growth of the whole region nor be responsible for the bigger picture; they merely had to deal with what occurred within their boundaries. The new Auckland Council has this responsibility and is using the Unitary Plan to address issues of growth, land supply and housing as they bring together all the previous disparate district plans.
These bigger picture issues have - rightly or wrongly – overwhelmed and obscured the need for city-wide planning and consistency. This planning has been going on since the inception of the new Auckland Council and the development of the Unitary Plan has been legislatively prescribed. The Council developed the Draft Unitary Plan, which went out for consultation in 2013. The Council doesn’t have the final say on the plan. This is the responsibility of the Independent Hearings panel (the IHP) made up of independent experts and chaired by Judge David Kirkpatrick.
The draft plan tidied up the planning and building rules and made them consistent – a pragmatic achievement often overlooked by the media and various commentators. Some areas experienced little or no change; for others it was more significant. For some, their zoning changed.
The Council – looking at the bigger picture of population growth – did two things: they set a limit of “greenfields” development at 40% of overall growth; and created new zones to accommodate the 60% of growth in existing areas. This latter growth can only occur through intensification, which was allowed for in new zones in some areas.
This was no universally well received but there was a consultation process and thousands of people made submissions. As a result, changes were made to some of the details of the zones and where they applied. And then the wheels started to come off…
Taking into account the changes as a result of the consultation meant that the city could not accommodate the amount of growth predicted. The council had two options: return to the drawing board and restart the process; or make the change necessary and keep the process on track.
Going back to the beginning, redrawing zones and inviting submissions would mean that the Council would not meet the deadline of July this year to have this resolved. So they chose the latter option of making the changes to the zoning and approving them which they did in December. This doesn’t mean that these new zones are final and incontestable. What they approved was a raft of changes (with a number of new sites zoned for intensification) that would be included in a submission to the Independent Hearings Panel for consideration. This process ensures that the Council could present their submission to the IHP and have their experts speak to the panel about why they thought the changes necessary. The IHP would still be the ones to make the final recommendations. It also meant that the original timelines and deadlines could be met.
But this path has left the Council open to criticism of not following due process. After following a rigorous democratic process with the initial Draft Plan, they now appear to have ducked down a side road to get the latest changes through. They have now locked themselves in a cul-de-sac, from which they cannot escape, with the way out blocked by hordes of rowdy citizens from all sides of the debate, complaining about their disenfranchisement.
And it was these people – the Council, their experts, citizens, their experts, the media – that gathered this week in an Extraordinary Meeting of the Council that lasted seven hours, to discuss a way forward. Given the process (or lack thereof) that preceded the meeting, a happy conclusion was never on the cards. Special interest groups – the young, the not-so-young, renters, owners, owners of expensive houses, renters of cheap houses, economists – all clamoured to be heard by a group of councillors with their own concerns. The Unitary Plan, although a statutory requirement, is perceived to be mayor Len Brown’s baby. Some councillors like intensification but don’t like Len Brown; others like Len but are opposed to intensification. Some are pragmatic; others political. Some concerned with process; others that the Unitary Plan get through, mindful of the political cost. All are painfully aware that this is election year and whatever position they take now will be noted on judgment day later in the year.
In the meeting, as feelings mounted and emotions ran high, the tide of change receded exposing the sea floor of the status quo and the council voted to withdraw their submission to the IHP that contained their proposed changes announced in December.
This has been seen as a victory by some, a pyrrhic victory by others, a loss, a tragedy etc. There were no winners on the day, not even the status quo, not even democracy. Poor process has been rejected but nothing put in place to replace it. There will be no new consultation process about new zones, no public submission to the Independent Hearings Panel for them to consider how to accommodate growth.
The real loss, if any, will be that having voted to withdraw their submission to the IHP, the Council has foregone the right to appear before them as a submitter. This means that the planners and council experts have been silenced in the process and the IHP will only have the earlier results of the 2013 Draft Plan consultative process to go on; with nothing in front of them about how to accommodate the growth opportunities lost in that process they will only be able to guess what is in the council’s minds as they plot a way forward. And we can only guess how that process will work.
Topics: politics
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Tags: urbanism, Auckland, infrastructure, planning
Duration: 10'47"
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09:05 Are some people breaching tax laws by claiming rebates on some donations?
The Inland Revenue Department is clarifying the rules around rebates for charitable donations as some donors may be breaching the law. Its concern is around the grey area when donors, particularly to arts organisations, receive something in return for their donation, such as free tickets to shows, a meal at a charity ball, or access to special membership areas.The IRD says a charitable donation must be freely given. The donor cannot seek or expect something in return, and must not receive a material benefit or advantage. Several arts organisations have made submissions to the IRD, saying this will have a significant impact on them and could put donors off.Stephen Wainwright is the Chief Executive of Creative New Zealand, Simon Bowden is the Executive Director of the Arts Foundation and Michael Gousmett is a charities expert.
09:30 Music teachers point to crisis in primary schools
Music teachers say primary school music is in crisis with meagre funding from the Education Ministry and too little effort made by Colleges of Education.
Music Educators New Zealand Aotearoa which represents teachers up and down the country say they've had no support from the Ministry or resources since the roles of specialist music advisors were cut 7 years ago. They say teacher trainees get just three hours over three years at Colleges of Education on how to teach music in the classroom. Menza chairperson Tim Carson and Lisa Rodgers, head of early learning and student achievement for the Ministry of Education.
09:45 Africa correspondent Debra Patta
10:05 Guest Jasper Fforde, so much pun!
Welcome to the world of the surreal comic novelist Jasper Fforde where worlds of fantasy, crime and comedy collide. He's been compared to Douglas Adams, Lewis Carroll and and Monty Python.
His first book The Eyre Affair (2001) introduced a series with the literary detective, Thursday Next. It was an instant success, entering the New York Times Bestseller List in its first week on shop shelves. His second series, Nursery Crime, featured Jack Spratt of The Nursery Crime Division. In 2010 he published Shades of Grey, set in a distopic England where society is regulated by people's colour perception. He has also written three books for young adults, The Last Dragonslayer (2010), Song of the Quarkbeast (2011) and The Eye of Zoltar (2013).
The absurdity even stretches to his loyal fans who hold a festival in his honour called The Fforde Fiesta
Jasper Fforde comes to New Zealand Festival Writers Week in March with appearances including being one of five literary judges on the Literary Idol panel on Saturday 13th March and an hour-long a session in conversation with playwright and columnist Dave Armstrong at the Embassy Theatre on Friday 11th March.
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10:35 Book review: The Romanovs by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Reviewed by Quentin Johnson, published by Orion
10:45 The Reading
11:05 Political commentators Mike Williams and Matthew Hooton
11:30 Preserving the Summer harvest
It's that time of the year when there is plenty of summer fruit and vegetables about - a perfect opportunity to try out some home preserving! But if it's something you believe requires too much expertise in the kitchen, think again.
Nicola Galloway is a Nelson chef, nutrition consultant and food writer who is holding workshops on preserving the harvest, with little or no sugar and types of fermentation too.
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11:45 Urbanist Tommy Honey
Tommy Honey discusses the latest twist in the saga of Auckland's Unitary Plan.
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Artist: Vampire Weekend
Song: Diane Young
Album: Modern Vampires of the City
Time: 9:35
Artist: Kacey Musgraves
Song: Blowin Smoke
Album: Same Trailer Different Park
Time: 10:05
Artist: Tiny Ruins, Hamish Kilgour
Song: Tread Softly
Album: Fullbrook
Label: Flying Nun
Time: 10:40
===Noon | Midday Report===
=DESCRIPTION=
RNZ 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 29 February 2016
BODY:
A respected Auckland Maori academic dies and another in-court outburst for the man on trial for Work and Income murders.
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Duration: 15'38"
12:17
Business confidence slides in global turmoil
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Business confidence has fallen sharply as financial market turbulence and fears of slower world growth have dented sentiment.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'43"
12:19
NZ Oil & Gas posts big loss on slump in oil prices
BODY:
The biggest local oil and gas explorer has posted a large loss because of the slump in world oil prices.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 58"
12:20
Diligent FY net profit rises 10%, Revenue up 20%
BODY:
A number of other companies have provided financial reports today.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: financial reports
Duration: 1'01"
12:21
AFT Pharmaceuticals to licence Maxigesic in 69 more countries
BODY:
The Auckland-based drugmaker, AFT Pharmaceuticals, is partnering with a Swiss-based pharmaceutical company to licence its painkiller, Maxigesic, for sale in a further 69 countries.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: AFT Pharmaceuticals
Duration: 1'29"
12:23
Midday Markets for 29 February 2016
BODY:
For the latest from the markets we're joined by Melika King at Craigs Investment Partners
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 2'15"
12:25
Business briefs
BODY:
The cancer diagnostic company, Pacific Edge, has seen its share price rise by a quarter this morning, after gaining permission to market its products to United States war veterans.
Topics: business
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Duration: 40"
12:26
Midday Sports News for 29 February 2016
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The already injury hit Chiefs are facing a mini-crisis on the wing with impressive debutant Shaun Stevenson sidelined for up to a month.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'49"
12:34
Midday Rural News for 29 February 2016
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News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 9'21"
=SHOW NOTES=
===1:06 PM. | Jesse Mulligan, 1–4pm===
=DESCRIPTION=
An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)
=AUDIO=
13:15
Cyclone Winston - Alex Perrottet
BODY:
Relief supplies are starting to reach the worst-hit outer islands, eight days after Cyclone Winston hit Fiji. More than 60-thousand people have been left homeless and the death toll remains at 42 with two people still missing. RNZ International's Alex Perrottet has been on the outer island of Taveuni.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Fiji, Cyclone Winston
Duration: 6'52"
13:15
TV review - Linda Burgess
BODY:
'Occupied', 'Partners in Crime' and 'The Night Manager'.
Topics: media
Regions:
Tags: television
Duration: 8'54"
13:22
Dr Ranginui Walker - Maanu Paul
BODY:
One of Maoridom's most influential leaders and spokesmen of his generation, Dr Ranginui Walker, has died this morning. The leader, historian, and academic was 83. Maanu Paul, from the New Zealand Maori Council, is with us to reflect on Dr Ranginui Walker's life.
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Tags: Dr Ranginui Walker
Duration: 7'58"
13:30
Oscars Red Carpet - Sonia Sly
BODY:
It's Oscars time, and the who's-who of the movie world have been showing off their outfits on the red carpet. The ceremony starts at about two thirty this afernoon. And RNZ is live-streaming and live-blogging the glitz and the winners. RNZ's fashion guru, Sonia Sly, has been keeping an eye on the frocks.
Topics: arts
Regions:
Tags: Oscars
Duration: 5'03"
13:35
This Giant Papier Mache Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy
BODY:
Our next guest had a dream of making a sci-fi movie and he's not only made it but he's taken out an award at the 41st Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival. Auckland-based artist and filmmaker, Christian Nicolson, has just returned from Boston where his film, This Giant Papier Mache Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy, won Best Sci-fi Comedy. And the category didn't even exist.
Topics: arts
Regions:
Tags: films
Duration: 9'05"
13:45
Favourite Album
BODY:
No Code - Pearl Jam.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 14'44"
14:23
Music - Colin Moriss
BODY:
'This Record Belongs To' and 'God Don't Ever Change-The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson'.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 17'56"
14:42
Books - Vanda Symon
BODY:
'American Blood' by Ben Sanders and 'The Light We Cannot See' by Anthony Doerr.
Topics: books
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 7'10"
14:48
Ballet - Deirdre Tarrant
BODY:
'Speed of Light' by The Royal New Zealand Ballet.
Topics: arts
Regions:
Tags: ballet
Duration: 3'59"
14:53
Theatre - Maraea Rakuraku
BODY:
'Not In Our Neighbourhood'.
Topics: arts
Regions:
Tags: theatre
Duration: 5'03"
15:08
Feature Interview - Eleanor Clift
BODY:
Eleanor Clift has covered every Presidential election since 1976 first for Newsweek magazine and now is a regular political commentator for The Daily Beast online. Eleanor joins us from Washington DC.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: US
Duration: 24'34"
15:47
The Panel pre-show for 29 February 2016
BODY:
Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 12'59"
=SHOW NOTES=
1:15 Dr Ranginui Walker - Maanu Paul
One of Māoridom's most influential leaders and spokesmen of his generation, Dr Ranginui Walker, has died this morning. The leader, historian, and academic was 83. Maanu Paul, from the New Zealand Māori Council, is with us to reflect on Dr Ranginui Walker's life.
1:25 Cyclone Winston - Alex Perrottet
Relief supplies are starting to reach the worst-hit outer islands, eight days after Cyclone Winston hit Fiji. More than 60-thousand people have been left homeless and the death toll remains at 42 with two people still missing. RNZ International's Alex Perrottet has been on the outer island of Taveuni.
1:30 Oscars Red Carpet - Sonia Sly
It's Oscars time, and the who's-who of the movie world have been showing off their outfits on the red carpet. The ceremony starts at about two thirty this afernoon. And RNZ is live-streaming and live-blogging the glitz and the winners. RNZ's fashion guru, Sonia Sly, has been keeping an eye on the frocks.
1:35 This Giant Papier Mache Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy - Christian Nicolson
Our next guest had a dream of making a sci-fi movie and he's not only made it but he's taken out an award at the 41st Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival. Auckland-based artist and filmmaker, Christian Nicolson, has just returned from Boston where his film, This Giant Papier Mache Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy, won Best Sci-fi Comedy. And the category didn't even exist.
1:40 Favourite Album
No Code - Pearl Jam.
2:10 The Critics
TV review - Linda Burgess
Music - Colin Moriss
Books - Vanda Symon
Ballet - Deirdre Tarrant
Theatre - Maraea Rakuraku
3:10 Feature Interview - Eleanor Clift
Eleanor Clift has covered every Presidential election since 1976 first for Newsweek magazine and now is a regular political commentator for The Daily Beast online. Eleanor joins us from Washington DC.
3:35 Voices
They've performed over 40 times around the world but now an international folk dance troupe from Xiamen are giving schools across Wellington workshops in Chinese Folk Dance as part of a new educational outreach programme celebrating Chinese New Year. Lynda Chanwai-Earle is at Mount Cook School to learn alongside the children.
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show
What the world is talking about, with Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Julie Moffett.
=PLAYLIST=
JESSE'S SONG:
ARTIST: Weezer
SONG: Thank God For Girls
COMP: Rivers Cuomo, Alex Goose
ALBUM: Weezer (The White Album)
LABEL: Crush
FEATURE ALBUM:
ARTIST: Pearl Jam
TITLE: Present Tense
COMP: Eddie Vedder,
ALBUM: No Code
LABEL: Epic
ARTIST: Pearl Jam
TITLE: Sometimes
COMP: Eddie Vedder,
ALBUM: No Code
LABEL: Epic
ARTIST: Pearl Jam
TITLE: Hail Hail
COMP: Eddie Vedder,
ALBUM: No Code
LABEL: Epic
ARTIST: Pearl Jam
TITLE: Who You are
COMP: Eddie Vedder,
ALBUM: No Code
LABEL: Epic
THE CRITICS:
ARTIST: Van Dyke Parks
TITLE: Occapella
COMP: Allen Toussaint
ALBUM: This Record Belongs To .....
LABEL: Southbound
ARTIST: Tom Waits
TITLE: The Soul Of A Man
COMP: "Blind" Willie Johnson
ALBUM: God Don't Never Change - The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson.
LABEL: Alligator Records
ARTIST: Carole King
TITLE: One Was Johnny
COMP: Carole King, Maurice Seenak
ALBUM: This Record Belongs To .....
LABEL: Southbound
ARTIST: The Muppets (Jim Henson)
TITLE: The Rainbow Connection
COMP: Paul Williams, Kenneth Ascher
ALBUM: This Record Belongs To .....
LABEL: Southbound
PANEL - HALF TIME SONG:
ARTIST: American Authors
TITLE: Best Day of My Life
COMP: Aaron Accetta, Zachary Barnett, Shep Goodman, David Rublin, Matthew Sanchez, James Shelley
ALBUM: Oh What A Life
LABEL: Island
===4:06 PM. | The Panel===
=DESCRIPTION=
An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)
=AUDIO=
15:47
The Panel pre-show for 29 February 2016
BODY:
Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 12'59"
16:03
The Panel with Gary Moore and Simon Pound (Part 1)
BODY:
What the PanelistsGarry Moore and Simon Pound have been up to. Scientists say Monday's early morning 4.3 magnitude earthquake felt more violent than its size. Maori academic and writer Dr Ranginui Walker has died at the age of 83. Tomorrow would have been his 84th birthday, actually. The principal of Papatoetoe High School Vaughan Couillault discusses school uniforms. A small Christchurch park
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Duration: 24'18"
16:05
The Panel with Gary Moore and Simon Pound (Part 2)
BODY:
University boses i9n the US earn more tha CEOs while students are up to their necks in debt. What the Panelists Garry Moore and Simon Pound have been thinking about. The 88th Academy Awards in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre, with the backdrop of well-publicised controversy regarding a second year of all-white acting nominees. Cardinal George Pell is testifying from Rome in Australia's Royal Commission into child abuse by clergy. How can society reclaim its morals and ethics? Marketing Intensive housing. It's a leap year, and today is the leap day.
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Regions:
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Duration: 25'52"
16:07
Intro
BODY:
What the PanelistsGarry Moore and Simon Pound have been up to.
Topics:
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Tags:
Duration: 3'59"
16:11
Earthquake
BODY:
Scientists say Monday's early morning 4.3 magnitude earthquake felt more violent than its size.
Topics:
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: earthquake
Duration: 2'20"
16:13
Ranginui Walker
BODY:
Maori academic and writer Dr Ranginui Walker has died at the age of 83. Tomorrow would have been his 84th birthday, actually.
Topics:
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Tags: Dr Ranginui Walker
Duration: 7'00"
16:21
Revealing school uniforms
BODY:
The principal of Papatoetoe High School Vaughan Couillault discusses school uniforms.
Topics: education
Regions:
Tags: clothes
Duration: 6'29"
16:27
Freedom campers in Christchurch
BODY:
A small Christchurch park
Topics: education
Regions:
Tags: clothes
Duration: 3'51"
16:34
Advice for your younger self
BODY:
University boses i9n the US earn more tha CEOs while students are up to their necks in debt.
Topics: education
Regions:
Tags: university
Duration: 5'19"
16:40
Panel Says
BODY:
What the Panelists Garry Moore and Simon Pound have been thinking about.
Topics:
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Duration: 3'51"
16:44
Academy Awards
BODY:
The 88th Academy Awards in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre, with the backdrop of well-publicised controversy regarding a second year of all-white acting nominees.
Topics: arts
Regions:
Tags: Academy Awards
Duration: 4'38"
16:49
Catholic cardinal testifies
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Cardinal George Pell is testifying from Rome in Australia's Royal Commission into child abuse by clergy.
Topics: crime
Regions:
Tags: Cardinal George Pell
Duration: 56"
16:50
Regaining morals and ethics
BODY:
How can society reclaim its morals and ethics?
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: morals, ethics
Duration: 2'35"
16:50
Intensive housing
BODY:
Marketing Intensive housing.
Topics: housing
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 1'33"
16:55
Anthony - the Leap Year capital of the world
BODY:
It's a leap year, and today is the leap day.
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Tags: leap day
Duration: 4'09"
=SHOW NOTES=
===5:00 PM. | Checkpoint===
=DESCRIPTION=
RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme
=AUDIO=
12:00
Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 29 February 2016
BODY:
Watch Monday's full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in.
Topics:
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Duration: 00"
17:10
WINZ double murder trial continues
BODY:
A high court murder trial in Christchurch has heard emotional testimonies from those in the Ashburton Work and Income office at the time of the fatal shooting. Reporter Sally Murphy joins John from Christchurch.
Topics: crime
Regions: Canterbury
Tags:
Duration: 3'42"
17:13
Minimum wage rises to $15.25 from April 1
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The adult minimum hourly wage will rise 50 cents to $15.25 from 1 April, while the starting out and training minimum wage rates will increase by 40 cents.
Topics: economy, politics
Regions:
Tags: minimum wage
Duration: 1'06"
17:14
Gap between minimum and living wage still too large - CTU
BODY:
As the minimum wage rises by 50 cents, the Council of Trade Unions says the gap between the new minimum wage and the living wage is still too big. Alex Ashton reports.
Topics: economy, politics
Regions:
Tags: minimum wage
Duration: 3'34"
17:18
John Palino announces Auckland mayoral candidacy
BODY:
John Palino has today set out his pitch for the Auckland mayoralty, in his second attempt at the role. RNZ Auckland Correspondent Todd Niall spoke to him today.
Topics: politics
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: mayor
Duration: 4'55"
17:23
#OscarsSoWhite founder speaks to RNZ
BODY:
As for the second year in a row the nominations for all four Oscars acting awards feature only heterosexual white people, thousands have flocked to twitter, using the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite. John Campbell spoke to its founder, April Reign.
Topics: arts
Regions:
Tags: Academy Awards
Duration: 5'03"
17:32
Business news with Nona Pelletier
BODY:
The very latest business news with RNZ business reporter Nona Pelletier, with updates on business confidence and the markets.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 3'04"
17:34
PM accused of using scare tactics in flag debate
BODY:
The Prime Minister has been accused of handing out threats and using scare tactics to try to frighten people into choosing the alternative flag in the referendum later this week. Mei Heron reports.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: flag
Duration: 2'58"
17:38
Tributes pour in for Dr Ranginui Walker who died aged 83
BODY:
Dr Ranginui Walker, the noted academic and writer on Maori issues, has died aged 83. Te Manu Korihi editor Shannon Haunui-Thompson reflects on his life.
Topics: te ao Maori
Regions:
Tags: Dr Ranginui Walker
Duration: 5'52"
17:43
Fmr Pitcairn mayor found guilty on child sex image charges
BODY:
The former mayor of Pitcairn Island will find out his fate on Friday after being found guilty of possessing a thousand sex images and videos of children. Edward Gay reports.
Topics: crime
Regions:
Tags: Pitcairn Island, Michael Warren
Duration: 3'06"
17:47
Wife of stabbed liquor store owner speaks out
BODY:
After they were robbed for the tenth time in five years, the wife of Sarabjit Singh, who was stabbed outside his Manurewa liquor store, says nowhere is safe. Murielle Baker reports.
Topics: crime
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags:
Duration: 2'54"
17:50
Rail to close near Whangarei
BODY:
Northland MP Winston Peters says he has documents to prove Kiwirail's plans to mothball a stretch of the northern line running north of Kauri. Lois Williams reports.
Topics: transport
Regions: Northland
Tags: Kiwirail
Duration: 2'25"
17:52
Sanders looks ahead to Super Tuesday
BODY:
Tomorrow, is Super Tuesday in the United States
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: US
Duration: 1'59"
17:55
RNZ Concert listeners attract noise complaint
BODY:
A West Coast couple have got offside with their neighbours over the volume of the classical music on RNZ Concert they play while tinkering away in their garage.
Topics: music
Regions: West Coast
Tags: noise
Duration: 4'29"
18:10
John Palino hopes mayoral tilt is a case of 2nd time lucky
BODY:
Restaurateur John Palino is hoping it's a case of second time lucky when it comes to Auckland's mayoralty.
Topics: politics
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: mayor
Duration: 2'25"
18:12
Spotlight wins best film at Oscars
BODY:
The 88th Oscars is coming to an end in Los Angeles, amid ongoing cries of racism and protests from civil rights activists. Entertainment journalist Sandro Monetti reports live.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Academy Awards
Duration: 3'11"
18:15
Florida man fundraising for Fijian Fisher family
BODY:
Florida man Robert Arrington is fundraising for a Fijian family who he stayed with on a spearfishing trip in 1997. He tells Checkpoint about the roots of his campaign.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Fiji
Duration: 5'10"
18:20
RNZ International reporter Alex Perrottet from Fiji
BODY:
In the aftermath of Cyclone Winston, RNZ International reporter Alex Perrottet speaks to John Campbell from Suva after talking to Unicef and Save the Children.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Fiji
Duration: 2'03"
18:28
Taranaki whio back from the brink
BODY:
Whio, the native New Zealand blue duck, was declared extinct in Egmont National Park in 1945 - but a successful recovery programme has led to a flourishing population in the region. Robin Martin reports from Taranaki.
Topics:
Regions: Taranaki
Tags: blue duck
Duration: 2'36"
=SHOW NOTES=
===6:30 PM. | Worldwatch===
=DESCRIPTION=
The stories behind the international headlines
===7:06 PM. | Nights===
=DESCRIPTION=
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
=AUDIO=
19:10
Classified Top Secret
BODY:
Diana Ranger recounts her Cold War brush with the Cuban Missile Crisis while visiting an American airforce base in Turkey in the early 1960's.
Topics: life and society, security, world
Regions:
Tags: Turkey, USA, Jfk, missiles, Nikita Khrushchev, U2, Cuba
Duration: 15'23"
20:40
Toxicology with Dr Leo Schep
BODY:
We hear about substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life.
Topics: science, health
Regions:
Tags: NZ National Poisons Centre, toxicology, toxins, poisons, copper sulphate, khat
Duration: 16'28"
20:59
Conundrum clue 1
BODY:
Conundrum clue 1.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 09"
21:59
Conundrum clue 2
BODY:
Conundrum clue 2.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 52"
=SHOW NOTES=
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7:12 Classified Top Secret
a series of twists and turns led Diana Ranger to be on an American Air Base in Adana, Turkey, in an office which was receiving classified military orders from the then (now assassinated) President of the United States of America...
7:35 Upbeat - Greg Mildenhall
a feature interview encore from RNZ Concert with Eva Radich
8:12 Window on the World - Eels and Human Electricity
international public radio documentaries
8:43 Nights' Science - Toxicology
what's your poison? toxicologist Dr. Leo Schep tests for substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life... copper sulphate...
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science roster: Body Parts, Physics, Native Fish Ecology, Astronomy, Soil, Toxicology, Botany, Computer Science, Teeth Talk & World Weather
8:59 conundrum clue 1
9:30 Insight - The Race for a New US President
in-depth topical analysis from RNZ News
9:59 conundrum clue 2
10:17 Late Edition
a round up of today's RNZ News and feature interviews as well as Date Line Pacific from RNZ International
11:07 At the Eleventh Hour - Beale St Caravan
music mainly from the North American continent
... nights' time is the right time...
===8:13 PM. | Windows On The World===
=DESCRIPTION=
International public radio features and documentaries
=AUDIO=
=SHOW NOTES=
Monday 29 February Eels and Human Electricity
Naomi Alderman presents an alternate history of electricity. This is not a story of power stations, motors and wires. It’s a story of how the electric eel and its cousin the torpedo fish, led to the invention of the first battery; and how, in time, the shocking properties of these slippery creatures gave birth to modern neuroscience.
Tuesday 1 March The Boda-Boda Boom #1 of 2
Alan Kasujja explores how the boda-boda - motor cycle taxi - has become a defining cultural and political symbol in Uganda, but one which is also fraught with controversy. On the Kenya/Uganda border, Alan discovers the history of boda-bodas, which began as push bikes running between the two countries. Travelling across the country he meets the entrepreneurs at the forefront of the boda business boom, and talks to the drivers making their living from the bikes. He also visits Kampala’s main hospital, where boda injuries are a growing problem and asks what the future holds for the boda-boda boom.
Wednesday 2 March The Gospel Truth #1
Gospel's uplifting and rejoicing sound is world famous, a multi million-dollar music genre that in many ways has ended up being the beating heart of American popular music. But can gospel be gospel if it entertains and makes money as well as praises the Lord? Financial educator Alvin Hall explores how this American religious music genre has been affected by commercialisation.
Thursday 3 March The Christians Stranded in Thailand
Thousands of Christian refugees who have fled religious violence in Pakistan are stranded in Thailand. They travel there because of cheap tourist visas but quickly get caught in a tangle of asylum bureaucracy which can mean waiting years to move on to a third country. Chris Rogers reports from the backstreets of Bangkok where many of the refugees are in hiding and goes undercover to expose the treatment of these people in Thailand’s detention system.
===9:30 PM. | Insight===
=DESCRIPTION=
An award-winning documentary programme providing comprehensive coverage of national and international current affairs (RNZ)
===10:00 PM. | Late Edition===
=DESCRIPTION=
RNZ news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from RNZ National
===11:06 PM. | Beale Street Caravan===
=DESCRIPTION=
David Knowles introduces the Memphis-based radio show with an international reputation for its location recordings of blues musicians live in concert (5 of 13, BSC)