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:
11 March 2016
===12:04 AM. | All Night Programme===
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Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Health Check (BBC); 1:05 The BBC Reith Lectures with Professor Stephen Hawking; 2:05 NZ Society; 2:30 The Sampler (RNZ); 3:05 Sorry, I'm a Stranger Here Myself, by Peter Bland (10 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 The Why Factor (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 The Day in Parliament
===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 Friday 11 March 2016
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Fire service update Canterbury situation. Wairarapa farmer facing eviction after receivers called into family farm. Keytruda pricetag extortionate says pharmaceutical leader. Families forced to food banks after Government IT failure and Family disappointed with police handling of Kawerau siege.
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Duration: 39'50"
06:06
Sports News for 11 March 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'07"
06:08
Fires continue to burn in Canterbury
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Galeforce winds yesterday rekindled a bush fire in Hanmer Springs, that flared on Tuesday, cutting off the town. Two fires started yesterday in the Darfield area and another further south at Mount Somers near the Rakaia Gorge.
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Duration: 2'13"
06:13
Wairarapa dairy farmer facing eviction
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A Wairarapa dairy farmer is facing eviction from a farm which has been in his family since 1871. Alex Benton's been told he has two weeks to leave the property, after receivers were called in by the bank.
Topics: rural, politics
Regions: Manawatu
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Duration: 1'59"
06:16
Leaked Islamic State "address book" names thousands of jihadis
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Leaked Islamic State documents reveal the identities of up to twenty two thousand fighters, including an Australian computer engineer identified as a volunteer suicide bomber.
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Duration: 3'25"
06:21
Early Business News for 11 March 2016
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business
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Duration: 3'02"
06:25
Morning Rural News for 11 March 2016
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News from the rural and farming sector.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 3'39"
06:35
High winds bring down trees, cut power in Otago
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Four fires continue to burn in Canterbury. Galeforce winds yesterday rekindled the bush fire near Hanmer Springs. Two fires are still alight in the Darfield area and another further south at Mount Somers near Methven. [ragions] Canterbury
Topics: weather
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Tags: fire
Duration: 2'48"
06:39
Keytruda price tag extortionate says pharmaceutical chief
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A prominent figure in the New Zealand pharmaceutical industry says the price of the hotly debated drug Keytruda is extortionate.
Topics: health
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Duration: 2'36"
06:50
BNZ economist unimpressed by RBNZ
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The RBNZ took most people by surprise with its rate cut yesterday and in large part that was because a month ago the governor Graeme Wheeler gave a speech which by common agreement hosed down expectations of rate cuts any time soon.
Topics: business
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Duration: 1'29"
06:52
RBNZ picks 3% growth over next couple of years
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Well Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler say cutting the cash rate will secure and sustain economic growth of about 3 percent annually over the next couple of years.
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Duration: 1'27"
06:53
Reserve Bank gets the headlines
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The Reserve Bank was the focus of the central bank world for a while yesterday and its surprise cut gathered more than it fair share of headlines.
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Duration: 5'12"
06:57
Briscoe Group sees tougher retail conditions ahead
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The sporting goods and homeware retailer, Briscoe Group, says a weak currency is a bigger risk to the company's fortunes than international competitors.
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Duration: 1'29"
06:59
Morning markets
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Market update.
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Duration: 1'45"
07:06
Sports News for 11 March 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'14"
07:08
Fire service update Canterbury situation
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Firefighters have spent the night monitoring four large fires that flared in Canterbury yesterday, destroying a home and scorching hundreds of hectares of farm land.
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Duration: 4'24"
07:13
Canterbury fire destroys family home
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As you heard there, a house on Homebush Road near the Malvern Hills, 15 kilometres from Darfield, was destroyed in one of the fires. Graeme Knowles and his father Roger Knowles tried to fight the fire but the wind-blown embers lit the hedgerows around them.
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Duration: 3'42"
07:16
Thousands of Otago homes without electricity overnight
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Thousands of Dunedin and Central Otago homes were without electricity overnight, after severe winds brought down power lines and trees. Wind gusts of 124 kilometres an hour were reported at Dunedin airport before the windspeed reading device broke down. About 7-thousand houses in Dunedin lost power last night.
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Duration: 1'15"
07:22
Wairarapa farmer facing eviction after receivers called
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A Wairarapa dairy farmer is fighting a losing battle to keep the land his family's been farming since the late eighteen hundreds.
Topics: business, farming
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Duration: 5'45"
07:28
Keytruda pricetag extortionate says pharmaceutical leader
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A former New Zealand head of a major drug company says the price being charged for the hotly debated drug Keytruda is extortionate.
Topics: health
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Tags: Keytruda
Duration: 3'41"
07:34
Families forced to food banks after Government IT failure
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Families who've run out of money for food have been forced to go to foodbanks because a computer failure at Work and Income means they can't get help there.
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Duration: 3'07"
07:37
Family disappointed with police handling of Kawerau siege
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The whanau of the man charged with shooting four police officers say police missed the opportunity to end the standoff sooner. Rhys Richard Ngahiwi Warren appeared in the Whakatane District court yesterday afternoon.
Topics: crime
Regions: Bay of Plenty
Tags: shooting, police
Duration: 3'10"
07:43
Auckland's property market head for another 'perfect storm'
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The latest cut to the official cash rate is expected to heat up the already-over cooked Auckland property market.
Topics: business, housing
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Tags: OCR
Duration: 4'21"
07:47
The flip side of low interest rates is smaller savings
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As mortgage rates drop, so too do the savings rates for those with their money in banks, finance companies and term deposits.
Topics: business, housing
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Tags: OCR, savings, money
Duration: 3'20"
07:51
Housing NZ unveils its Auckland plan
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The government has revealed its view of higher density housing across Auckland.
Topics: business, housing
Regions: Auckland Region
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Duration: 4'00"
07:55
Dame's and Birds at the New Zealand Festival
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Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Doomed conmen, jazz great Wynton Marsalis, and a play about a turbulent year in the life of four Argentinian filmmakers, are all part of the eclectic mix that is the New Zealand Festival.
Topics: arts, music
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Tags: New Zealand Festival
Duration: 3'58"
08:06
Sports News for 11 March 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'35"
08:10
Rural fires still burning in Canterbury
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Two rural fires are still burning in Canterbury but the fire service says they're under control. Firefighters had a hectic afternoon yesterday, with the Hanmer Springs fire flaring up again and a large fire near Darfield destroying a house and scorching hundreds of hectares of farmland.
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Duration: 2'22"
08:12
Our reporter with latest from fire evacuation centre
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Update on rural Canterbury fires.
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Duration: 1'02"
08:15
Canterbury roads still affected by fires, weather
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Canterbury's roads are still being affected by the fires and weather in the area. Lee Wright is the New Zealand Transport Agency's Journey Manager for the Canterbury region...
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Duration: 39"
08:17
Power coming back on in Southland and Otago
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Back to the power disruption in the lower South Island . We're still waiting to hear from the lines company Delta which covers Dunedin city, but last night they said hundreds in Port Chalmers, Berwick and Outram would be without power overnight.
Topics: weather
Regions: Otago, Southland
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Duration: 2'19"
08:19
Scientists attribute rising methane levels to agriculture
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A report, led by NIWA scientists, concludes that recent rises in levels of methane in the atmosphere since 2007 are most likely due to agricultural practices.
Topics: climate
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Tags: methane, agricultural
Duration: 3'58"
08:23
Assault weapons found hidden in ceiling
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A police operation has turned up cash, drugs and firearms, including M16's and AK47's have been found in a house and a warehouse in South Auckland.
Topics: crime
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Meth, drugs, guns
Duration: 3'52"
08:26
Leaked Islamic State documents provide intelligence goldmine
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A security analyst says leaked Islamic State documents revealing the identities of thousands of jihadis could deal a significant blow to the militant group.
Topics: conflict
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Tags: ISIS, Islamic State
Duration: 3'57"
08:31
Markets Update for 11 March 2016
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
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Duration: 1'06"
08:35
Holy Trinity Cathedral gets ready for Martin Crowe's funeral
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Martin Crowe's funeral is being held today in Auckland. Details of the funeral have been released ahead of the service at Parnell's Holy Trinity Cathedral.
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Duration: 2'42"
08:38
New Zealand cricketers prepare to farewell one of the best
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Many of the famous cricketers who played with Martin Crowe during his career won't be attending the funeral. They are in Queenstown playing in a celebrity golf tournament. Our Queenstown reporter, Peter Newport, caught up with Brendon McCullum, Allan Border and Ricky Ponting who will be playing golf.
Topics: sport
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Tags: cricket
Duration: 4'04"
08:42
Local mayors talk of hard times down on the farm
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Rural mayors spoken to by RNZ say tumbling dairy prices will leave some struggling to stay financially afloat.
Topics: business, farming
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Duration: 3'11"
08:46
Challenges await Myanmar's new government
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In Myanmar the new government led by Aung San Suu Kyi has announced its candidate for President.
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Duration: 4'17"
08:56
Pasifika Festival returns to Western Springs this weekend
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The country's biggest celebration of Pacific culture returns to Auckland's Western Springs tomorrow. Last year the event had to be moved to South Auckland because of the Queensland fruit fly scare. Eleven Pacific Island villages will be on show and organisers expect crowds in their tens of thousands.
Topics: Pacific, music, life and society, food
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Pasifika Festival
Duration: 2'40"
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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 (10 of 15, Word Pictures)
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09:08
Calls for investigation into Christchurch sex offender
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Human Rights lawyer Amanda Hill wants an investigation into child rapist Robert Burrett. He was a teacher at schools across the upper North Island before becoming a school caretaker and bus driver in Christchurch, where he abused the victims in a shed. Lawyer Amanda Hill says the Ministry of Education should have kept better records and shared information to ensure that Burrett was not able to go on to offend in this way.
Topics: crime, education
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Duration: 12'35"
09:21
Spate of cat shootings in Ashburton
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Nine to Noon has spoken with four Ashburton families who say their cats have been shot with a slug gun. Some have also reported their cats being poisoned. Two of the cats injuries were fatal, the others required thousands of dollars of surgery and treatment. The latest incident happened this week to a cat called Billy. His owner, who doesn't wish to be named says he may lose his eye, has three slug gun pellets embedded in his head and neck and has a spinal injury and may never walk properly again.
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There has been a spate of cat shootings in Ashburton, and the affected cat owners say the matter is not being taken seriously by police.
Nine to Noon has spoken with four Ashburton families who say their cats have been shot with a slug gun. They have also reported their cats being poisoned and deliberately injured.
Two of the cats injuries were fatal, the others required thousands of dollars of surgery and treatment.
The cat owners say they have all complained to the police and the SPCA, and believe they know who the culprit is, but say nothing has been done.
The latest incident happened just this week to a cat called Billy, who was shot with a pellet gun, and also suffered spinal injuries and will lose an eye.
Topics: crime
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: cats, shooting
Duration: 16'08"
09:36
Asia correspondent, Charlotte Glennie
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Myanmar has began it's presidential selection process but the woman who has been the face of the pro Democracy movement in that country - Aung San Suu Kyi, is not among them.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Myanmar
Duration: 10'38"
09:53
French Artist Elparo, from the NZ bush to the city streets
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Four months tramping in the New Zealand bush isn't quite the creative preparation you'd expect from a Parisian artist who's more used to a can of spray paint than a compass. But French sculptor and graffiti artist, Elparo says walking the length of New Zealand has given him plenty of time to meditate on the eye-catching creations he's bringing to Dunedin and Wellington this month.
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Four months tramping in the New Zealand bush isn't quite the creative preparation you'd expect from a Parisian artist who's more used to a can of spray paint than a compass.
But French sculptor and graffiti artist, Elparo says walking the length of New Zealand has given him plenty of time to meditate on the eye-catching creations he's bringing to Dunedin and Wellington this month.
You can catch Elparo live in Dunedin on Saturday 12th March, as he paints a graffiti mural especially for Dunedin Fringe.
He'll be in Wellington, the following week, in the three days leading up to the CubaDupa Festival, creating an original recycled wood sculpture in Te Aro Park.
He talks to Kathryn Ryan.
Topics: arts
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Duration: 6'37"
10:10
Dave Dobbyn and the Phoenix Foundation on working on Dave's new album
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Dave Dobbyn has been a big fan of the Phoenix Foundation ever since he heard their 2010 album Buffalo, and so asked the group to work with him on his first album in more than eight years, Harmony. Dave joins Kathryn in the studio, along with Samuel Flynn Scott and Luke Buda of the Phoenix Foundation.
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Dave Dobbyn has been a big fan of The Phoenix Foundation ever since he heard their 2010 album Buffalo, so asked the group to work with him on his first album in more than eight years – Harmony House.
Dave joins Kathryn in the studio, along with Samuel Flynn Scott and Luke Buda of The Phoenix Foundation.
Nick Bollinger's review of Harmony House
Topics: music
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Tags: Dave Dobbyn, Phoenix Foundation
Duration: 35'30"
10:40
Book review - A Manual for Cleaning Woman
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Kiran Dass reviews "A Manual for Cleaning Woman" Selected Stories By Lucia Berlin, published by Picador.
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Duration: 3'56"
11:07
Music review with Jeremy Taylor
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Jeremy Taylor presents a couple of new releases from US dream-pop bands DIIV and Wild Nothing, as well as music from recent tourists Prince and The Jesus & Mary Chain.
Topics: music
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Duration: 23'50"
11:34
Sports commentator, Brendan Telfer
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Maria Sharapova's failed drug test and speculation rife that the former assistant All Black coach Robbie Deans is being lined up as the new Highlanders coach.
Topics: sport
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Tags: rugby, tennis
Duration: 8'52"
11:47
The week that was with Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther
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Week that was. The ultimate playlist to pop on when giving birth and birds use language like humans, joining calls together to form sentences.
Topics: life and society
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Tags: brids, birth
Duration: 10'15"
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09:05 Calls for investigation into Christchurch sex offender
Human Rights lawyer Amanda Hill wants an investigation into child rapist Robert Burrett. He was a teacher at schools across the upper North Island before becoming a school caretaker and bus driver in Christchurch, where he abused the victims in a shed. Lawyer Amanda Hill says the Ministry of Education should have kept better records and shared information to ensure that Burrett was not able to go on to offend in this way.
09:20 Spate of cat shootings in Ashburton
Nine to Noon has spoken with four Ashburton families who say their cats have been shot with a slug gun. Some have also reported their cats being poisoned. Two of the cats injuries were fatal, the others required thousands of dollars of surgery and treatment.
The latest incident happened this week to a cat called Billy. His owner, who doesn't wish to be named says he may lose his eye, has three slug gun pellets embedded in his head and neck and has a spinal injury and may never walk properly again.
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09:30 French Artist Elparo, from the NZ bush to the city streets
Four months tramping in the New Zealand bush isn't quite the creative preparation you'd expect from a Parisian artist who's more used to a can of spray paint than a compass.
But French sculptor and graffitti artist, Elparo says walking the length of New Zealand has given him plenty of time to meditate on the eye catching creations he's bringing to Dunedin and Wellington this month.
You can catch Elparo live in Dunedin on Saturday 12th March, as he paints a graffiti mural especially for Dunedin Fringe. He'll be in Wellington, the following week, in the three days leading up to the CubaDupa Festival, creating an original recycled wood sculpture in Te Aro Park.
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09:45 Asia correspondent, Charlotte Glennie
10:05 Dave Dobbyn and the Phoenix Foundation who have produced his new album
Dave Dobbyn has been a big fan of the Phoenix Foundation ever since he heard their 2010 album Buffalo, and so asked the group to work with him on his first album in more than eight years, Harmony.
Dave joins Kathryn in the studio, along with Samuel Flynn Scott and Luke Buda of the Phoenix Foundation.
10:35 Book review
10:45 The Reading
11:05 Music review with Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor presents a couple of new releases from US dream-pop bands DIIV and Wild Nothing, as well as music from recent tourists Prince and The Jesus & Mary Chain.
Artist: DIIV
Song: Dopamine , Track 4
Comp: Zachary Cole Smith
Album: Is The Is Are
Label: Captured Tracks
Broadcast Time: 3'55"
Artist: Wild Nothing
Song: A Woman's Wisdom, Track 3
Comp: Tatum
Album: Life Of Pause
Label: Captured Tracks
Broadcast Time: 4'09'"
Artist: Prince
Song: Baltimore, Track 1
Comp: Prince
Album: Hit'n'Run Phase 2
Label: NPG
Broadcast Time: 4'34"
Artist: The Jesus & Mary Chain
Song: Just Like Honey, Track 1
Comp: Jim & William Reid
Album: Psychocandy
Label: blanco y negro/ Warners
Broadcast Time: 3'02"
11:30 Sports commentator, Brendan Telfer
11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther
===Noon | Midday Report===
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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
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12:00
Midday News for 11 March 2016
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Agriculture records a heavy toll of death and injury and New Zealand led research says farming is playing a greater role in climate change.
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Duration: 15'04"
12:17
The Warehouse sees strong lift in first half net profit
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The country's biggest listed retailer, The Warehouse Group, has reported a strong lift in its first half profit on the back of higher sales.
Topics: business
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Tags: The Warehouse Group
Duration: 1'46"
12:19
Global fear factor causes caution in manufacturing index
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Activity in the manufacturing sector has dipped a touch, as the ructions in global markets unsettle businesses.
Topics: business
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Tags: manufacturing sector
Duration: 1'08"
12:20
Commentator says older people can take risks with investments
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A financial commentator says people on fixed incomes should be taking a bit of risk and look beyond term deposits at a time when interst rates are falling.
Topics: business
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Tags: interst rates
Duration: 1'24"
12:22
Midday Markets for 11 March 2016
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For the latest from the markets we're joined by Bryan Shepherd at Macquarie Private Wealth.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 2'33"
12:25
Business briefs
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Tauranga based listed power company TrustPower says it's pressing on with its plan to split itself in two.
Topics: business
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Duration: 1'22"
12:26
Midday Sports News for 11 March 2016
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The New Zealand cricketer, Corey Anderson, says his teammate, Colin Munro, has taken to Brendon McCullum's role as the master blaster like a fish to water.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'34"
12:33
Midday Rural News for 11 March 2016
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News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 9'01"
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===1:06 PM. | Jesse Mulligan, 1–4pm===
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An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)
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13:13
The New Global Battleground: Cyberspace - Adam Segal
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It was mildly entertaining when hackers, presumably from North Korea, got into Sony Pictures computer systems and revealed snarky emails between studio executives. It's another story when hackers, some backed by their government, hack into businesses and even nuclear installations. Welcome to the new global battleground: cyberspace. So says the Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Program at the Council on Foreign Relations - Adam Segal. His new book The Hacked World Order: How Nations Fight, Trade, Maneuver, and Manipulate in the Digital Age, looks at how anyone with the internet, some malware and an email address can wage war.
Topics: internet, author interview
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Tags: hackers
Duration: 16'04"
13:29
Auckland Arts Festival - Justin Gregory
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The 2016 Auckland Arts Festival is coming to the end of its second week. Justin Gregory fills us in on what's been happening.
Topics: arts
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Auckland Arts Festival
Duration: 10'35"
13:40
Critter Of The Week - Nicola Toki
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Time for our Critter Of The Week, and DOC's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki has picked the Powelliphanta snail.
Topics: science
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Tags: Powelliphanta snail
Duration: 8'27"
13:48
Favourite Album - Jason Roxburgh
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Te Puru resident, Jason Roxburgh, has picked Riverside by Luka Bloom.
Topics: music
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Duration: 11'20"
14:10
Journey to recovery
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Tuesday 27th October, 2015 is a date that Bruce Bassett will never forget. The Hataitai-based family man was on a routine cycle home when he swerved to avoid the opening of a car door. What happened next changed his world forever. Sonia Sly has more.
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There is nothing like having the sun on your face or the wind whipping through your hair as you take to the pavement on a morning or evening run. There's a kind of elation once you push past the burning in your legs, and you feel the intensity of your entire body moving.
Now your muscles are alive and awake and your legs move in sync to the rhythm of your breathing—in this moment, you are at one with yourself.
This is the feeling that 53-year-old Bruce Bassett loves.
The Hataitai family man has run 30 half-marathons and last year competed in his first full marathon. He is also an avid cyclist who has cycled to work for many years, travelling from Hataitai to the inner city.
That was, until 27 October 2015.
At 5:50pm Bruce was heading home on his bike, due to collect his two daughters from their sporting activities shortly after. He was only meters away from his family home when a car door swung open; in order to avoid a potential accident he swerved too wide onto the road and proceeded to hurtle into an on-coming car.
“I somehow got tangled up with a car. I got airlifted to Christchurch for surgery the next morning [and] it was quite apparent that I had suffered spinal damage [which] was looking like a pretty permanent state of affairs. I was in an immense amount of pain. The injury I incurred was a vertebrae break, but I also broke a lot of ribs and shoulder blades [so] the mere exercise of breathing was quite painful. “
Bassett doesn’t recall anything from the event, only referring to the details outlined in the police report for any kind of clarity on the situation.
Immediately after the accident he was taken to Wellington hospital and the next morning airlifted to the Christchurch for surgery, followed by three months at the Burwood Spinal Unit in a programme that he says is all about assisting patients to gain independence.
Now, almost five months on from that life-changing accident, Bassett is back in Wellington, although not fully reunited with his wife and two children due to the complex layout of their family home.
For now, he is based in a central city Wellington apartment, while coming to grips with the most immediate obstacle at hand—his own body. While activities like getting dressed used to be taken for granted, now it is the first challenge each and every morning.
“It‘s not a careful exercise to get yourself ready for the day [because] your legs are part of you, but they don’t necessarily feel like they’re part of you. For instance, when you want to pull up your trousers the toes don’t point neatly down the trouser leg.”
From the outset, Bassett has continued to remain optimistic and despite the paralysis, he is determined to think positively and make the best of the situation. But that hasn't been without distress.
“What your mind does is reconcile the old new with the new you and kind of likes the old you better [because] there are a lot of the things that I did, and identified myself with that I won’t be able to do in the future."
"I sort of oscillated between optimistic and bullish about things to also being quite despairing about how different things were going to be [and I ] felt diminished by major parts of my body that weren’t going to work anymore.”
Bruce’s wife Helen says it still feels surreal.
“Every time you remember and think about the fact that its forever, it actually feels like you’re being punched—a very weird physical sensation [so there is] a lot of disbelief [and] just that realisation that this is forever, and coming to grips with what that means.”
Bassett has recently returned to work on a part-time basis in a job that he loves and says it helps to rebuild part of himself and his identity that would otherwise be lost.
Next on his list-of-things-to-do will be a return to physical activities and cardio exercise that won't require the use of his legs.
But ultimately the upside of tragedy is that Bassett can still see a future for himself and his family—it's just a different kind.
"I’m so lucky [to] have wonderful family as support—it’s given me strength and confidence to push through [and] going through this journey [your] mood swings quite a lot. There are some tough times [but] when you think that it’s not going to get better, it actually does.”
Topics: health
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Tags: Burwood Spinal Unit, injury, Wellington Hospital, accident, bicycle, Hataitai, marathon, mental health, Paralysis, paraplegia, tragedy, family, children, cyclists, commuter, running, sports
Duration: 18'34"
14:18
NZ Live - Nadia Reid
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Nadia Reid is a young folk singer from Port Chalmers, who was forced to put her studies on hold, when her music career took a giant step forward. She's been so busy this past year, it's taken us four months to get her on the show!
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Nadia Reid is a young folk singer from Port Chalmers, who was forced to put her studies on hold, when her music career took a giant step forward. She's been so busy this past year, it's taken us four months to get her on the show!
Related Audio
Hear an early version of 'Call The Days', recorded at Camp A Low Hum 2014
Topics: music
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Duration: 41'36"
15:07
Food with Annabel Langbein
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The Free Range Cook Annabel Langbein is in to share a recipe for the weekend as well as tips for using up the excessive bounty from the Autumn harvest.
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Duration: 10'06"
15:17
Wine with Yvonne Lorkin
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Wine writer, TV personality and Wine Friend entrepreneur, Yvonne Lorkin has her wine picks for the weekend.
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Duration: 11'59"
15:29
Movie Review - Dr Richard Swainson
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Dr Richard Swainson has been to see Hail Caesar! and The Lady in the Van.
Topics: arts
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Duration: 7'59"
15:38
New Music - Yadana Saw
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Yadana Saw previews this weekend's Music 101 programme.
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Duration: 7'21"
15:44
The Panel pre-show for 11 March 2016
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Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
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Duration: 14'44"
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1:15 The New Global Battleground: Cyberspace - Adam Segal
It was mildly entertaining when hackers, presumably from North Korea, got into Sony Pictures computer systems and revealed snarky emails between studio executives. It's another story when hackers, some backed by their government, hack into businesses and even nuclear installations. Welcome to the new global battleground: cyberspace. So says the Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Program at the Council on Foreign Relations - Adam Segal. His new book The Hacked World Order: How Nations Fight, Trade, Maneuver, and Manipulate in the Digital Age, looks at how anyone with the internet, some malware and an email address can wage war.
1:30 Auckland Arts Festival - Justin Gregory
The 2016 Auckland Arts Festival is coming to the end of its second week. Justin Gregory fills us in on what's been happening.
1:40 Critter Of The Week - Nicola Toki
Time for our Critter Of The Week, and DOC's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki has picked the Powelliphanta snail.
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1:45 Favourite Album - Jason Roxburgh
Te Puru resident, Jason Roxburgh, has picked Riverside by Luka Bloom.
2:10 NZ Society - Sonia Sly
There are many dangers on our roads, but sometimes accidents happen closer to home. We hear a story about a Hataitai man who suffered a serious injury that has significantly altered his life.
2:20 NZ Live - Nadia Reid and Sam Taylor
Nadia Reid is a young folk singer from Port Chalmers, who was forced to put her studies on hold, when her music career took a giant step forward. She's been so busy this past year, it's taken us four months to get her on the show!
3:10 Food - Annabel Langbein
Yummy food picks from The Free Range Cook, Annabel Langbein.
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3.20 Weekend Wine - Yvonne Lorkin
Wine writer, TV personality and Wine Friend entrepreneur, Yvonne Lorkin has her wine picks for the weekend.
3.30 Movie Review - Dr Richard Swainson
Dr Richard Swainson has been to see Hail Caesar! and The Lady in the Van.
3.40 New Music - Yadana Saw
Yadana Saw previews this weekend's Music 101 programme.
3:45 Panel Pre-Show
Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
===4:06 PM. | The Panel===
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An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)
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15:44
The Panel pre-show for 11 March 2016
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Duration: 14'44"
16:03
The Panel with Finlay MacDonald and David Slack (Part 1)
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What the Panelists Finlay MacDonald and David Slack have been up to. Employment lawyer Susan Hornsby-Geluk talks about the woman fired from the South African High Commission after a text about her boss was sent to the wrong person. And the Auckland bus driver who lost it. Auckland's running out of places to house the living - and now the housing crisis is following us to the grave. Funeral director Craig Davis discusses the future of cemeteries in the city.
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Duration: 23'13"
16:05
The Panel with Finlay MacDonald and David Slack (Part 2)
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A UK journalist found the green grass, open spaces and beautiful beaches of Golden Bay lost their shine and he headed back to Britain. What the Panelists Finaly MacDonald and David Slack have been thinking about. Aviation commentator Peter Clarke talks about the growth of long haul flights and seat comfort. A swathe of documents which appear to be lists of Islamic State volunteers has been leaked. Some world leaders are now using the Hitler brand for Donald Trump. It was Martin Crowe's funeral today at Auckland's Holy Trinity Cathedral. It was a three hour service.
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Duration: 28'03"
16:07
Intro
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What the Panelists Finlay MacDonald and David Slack have been up to.
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Duration: 4'50"
16:12
S.A domestic worker fired over text
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Employment lawyer Susan Hornsby-Geluk talks about the woman fired from the South African High Commission after a text about her boss was sent to the wrong person. And the Auckland bus driver who lost it.
Topics: law
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Tags: employment
Duration: 10'24"
16:22
Auckland housing crisis affects the dead
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Auckland's running out of places to house the living - and now the housing crisis is following us to the grave. Funeral director Craig Davis discusses the future of cemeteries in the city.
Topics: life and society, politics
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: vertical burial
Duration: 7'46"
16:32
Greener grass
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A UK journalist found the green grass, open spaces and beautiful beaches of Golden Bay lost their shine and he headed back to Britain.
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Duration: 5'08"
16:37
Panel Says
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What the Panelists Finaly MacDonald and David Slack have been thinking about.
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Duration: 5'26"
16:42
Are you in it for the long haul?
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Aviation commentator Peter Clarke talks about the growth of long haul flights and seat comfort.
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Duration: 8'36"
16:51
ISIS contacts leaked
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A swathe of documents which appear to be lists of Islamic State volunteers has been leaked.
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Duration: 2'40"
16:54
Donald Trump and Hitler
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Some world leaders are now using the Hitler brand for Donald Trump.
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Duration: 4'52"
16:58
Martin Crowe Funeral
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It was Martin Crowe's funeral today at Auckland's Holy Trinity Cathedral. It was a three hour service.
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Duration: 59"
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===5:00 PM. | Checkpoint===
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RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme
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17:00
Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 11th March 2016.
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Watch Friday's full programme here. It starts five minutes in.
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17:09
Cricketing great Martin Crowe laid to rest
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The country's greatest batsman, Martin Crowe, has been farewelled at a warm and colourful ceremony at Auckland's Holy Trinity Cathedral today.
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Duration: 4'10"
17:14
Massive weapons haul found in Takanini
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The Police Minister says she is open to holding an inquiry into guns, after a massive haul of weapons was found in a drug operation.
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Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: guns, AK47, police, gangs
Duration: 3'14"
17:17
Family unsure insurance will cover burnt Christchurch home
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A Christchurch family who lost their home in yesterday's scrubfire are unsure if their insurer will pay out on their home.
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Regions: Canterbury
Tags: fire
Duration: 4'49"
17:22
Are banks passing on OCR cuts to consumers?
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Yesterday, the Reserve Bank lowered the Official Cash Rate by a quarter of a percent, but the four major trading banks have not immediately passed it on.
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Duration: 1'24"
17:24
Agriculture biggest methane source since 2007
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Scientists say new research blaming farming for recent rises in the greenhouse gas methane show it's time for New Zealand to take urgent action to curb agricultural emissions. Ruth Hill reports.
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Duration: 3'26"
17:27
ERA decision could be devastating for fishing industry
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A fisherman has been told he must give up his knowledge of the best fishing spots to his former company. Skipper Magazine's Keith Ingram joins Checkpoint.
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Duration: 4'02"
17:34
Evening Business for 11 March 2016
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News from the business sector, including a market report.
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Duration: 3'10"
17:37
Milk price drop unlikely to affect Fonterra shareholders
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Fonterra's decreased forecast milk price will not affect its credit rating, say credit rating agency Standard and Poors. Paul Draffin joins Checkpoint.
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Duration: 3'46"
17:41
Police hopeful John Beckenridge and his stepson are alive
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This Sunday marks one year since Invercargill schoolboy Mike Zhao-Beckenridge and his stepfather, John Beckenridge, went missing. The missing persons case remains open.
Topics: crime
Regions: Otago
Tags: John Beckenridge
Duration: 2'02"
17:43
Private Investigator says Beckenridge pair likely alive
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A private investigator who has been following the Beckenridge case for a year says John Beckenridge has multiple aliases and access to several passports.
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Regions: Otago
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Duration: 3'12"
17:47
Hawaiians rejoice at return of Captain Cook feather cloak
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Native Hawaiians are rejoicing at the return of a feather cloak and helmet gifted to Captain Cook in 1779.
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Duration: 3'46"
17:52
Fifth anniversary of Arab Spring approaches
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The conflict that has torn Syria apart and created a refugee crisis not seen in Europe since the second World War is approaching its fitfh anniversary.
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Duration: 2'27"
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National house sales hit nine-year high
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National house sales have hit their highest level in nine years, with the median house price across New Zealand increasing 5 percent to $450,000.
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Duration: 3'23"
18:09
Associate Health Minister on medical cannabis loophole
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The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes has sparked public debate with news high profile New Zealanders Martin Crowe and Helen Kelly have used the drug for pain relief.
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Duration: 8'29"
18:18
Wanted woman uses Facebook to taunt the police
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An Auckland woman has used Facebook to taunt police while breaching home detention.
Topics: crime
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Dayna Paparoa
Duration: 2'55"
18:21
Cyclone Pam one year on
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A year on from Cylone Pam, World Vision's Mike Wolfe explains how the island nation is cping.
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Duration: 4'30"
18:25
Couple sell up home to travel country in motorhome
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Nikki and Campbell Sturrock have sold their home in the Auckland suburb of Otahuhu to take their eco-bus on the road.
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Duration: 3'31"
18:38
Focus on Politics for 11 March 2016
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A review of New Zealand's intelligence agencies has found the laws governing the SIS and the GCSB are clunky, inconsistent and preventing those agencies from properly carrying out their jobs. It recommends a single piece of legislation to govern both agencies, but alongside that is a recommendation to allow the GCSB to spy on New Zealanders, which it is explicitly forbidden to do under its current legislation. Here's our political editor, Jane Patterson.
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Duration: 15'31"
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===6:30 PM. | Worldwatch===
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The stories behind the international headlines
===6:43 PM. | Focus on Politics===
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Analysis of significant political issues presented by RNZ's parliamentary reporting team (RNZ)
===7:06 PM. | Nights===
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RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
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20:12
Nights' Sport - Women's Hockey
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Nutritionist Sam Charlton is part of the NZ National Womens Hockey team, which recently drew a six match series with Argentina, the world number two team, on their home turf...
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Duration: 14'35"
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Conundrum Answer
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This weeks winner was Pete from Auckland.
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7:07 Sonic Tonic - ladies
music with magic and mischief spun into an surreal sensation of mayhem and maybe magnificence...
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8:12 Nights' Sport - Women's Hockey
nutritionist Sam Charlton is part of the NZ National Womens Hockey team, which recently drew a six match series with Argentina, the world number two team, on their home turf...
sport roster: Europe, Australia, United Kingdom & United States of America, plus sports beyond the primary codes
8:25 Spotlight - Live: HDU at Kings Arms
musical Kiwis (under a spotlight)
8:53 Conundrum answer - an explanation of clues & winner's song
9:07 Country Life
keeping it rural
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 The Friday Finale - The Story of Philadelphia International Records
... nights' time is the right time...
===9:06 PM. | Country Life===
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Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand
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James Allen - Dairy Farmer Meetings
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At a series of farmer meetings around the country, sharemilkers and the farm owners are being given possible strategies to help them cope with the massive dairy payout drop. About 50 farmers attended the first meeting where James Allen said many were resigned to having another tough year on the farm, but weren't talking of leaving the industry. However one lower order sharemilker said he was having to leave because it was too tight financially to keep going.
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At a series of farmer meetings around the country, sharemilkers and the farm owners are being given possible strategies to help them cope with the massive dairy payout drop. About 50 farmers attended the first meeting where James Allen said many were resigned to having another tough year on the farm, but weren't talking of leaving the industry. However one lower order sharemilker said he was having to leave because it was too tight financially to keep going.
Topics: rural, farming
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Tags: payout drop, farmer meetings, resilience
Duration: 3'19"
21:10
Regional Wrap
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Southern North Island coastal areas on both the west and east coast are extremely dry, and many South Island areas desperately need water too.
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Southern North Island coastal areas on both the west and east coast are extremely dry, and many South Island areas desperately need water too.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 4'15"
21:17
New Zealand's Oldest Gumboots: Part Two
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Country Life is on the hunt for New Zealand's oldest gumboots. The oldest so far appear to be 64 or 65 years old, but today's stories cover the Dutch version of a gumboot, and a pair that would be around 40 years old that have travelled far. There are two pairs of Skellerup gumboots to give away before Easter in honour of the quest for the oldest gumboots.
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Country Life is on the hunt for New Zealand's oldest gumboots.
The oldest so far appear to be 64 or 65 years old, but today's stories cover the Dutch version of a gumboot and a pair that would be around 40 years old that have travelled far. There are two pairs of Skellerup gumboots to give away before Easter in honour of the quest for the oldest gumboots.
Send your gumboot story to: country@radionz.co.nz or post to: PO Box 9490, Hamilton.
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Duration: 8'32"
21:29
Dairy Payout Demoralising
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Sharemilking couple Andrew and Michelle McPherson have a 540 cow herd on a farm near Te Awamutu in Waikato. With this week's massive milk solids payout drop to three dollars 90 a kilo of milksolids, their hopes to move up and purchase a farm this year have been dashed. Michelle says "we're holding our dream of farm ownership loosely .... I believe in my heart we'll get onto land eventually, but at the moment we're holding that loosely". She says if land prices did fall it would provide an opportunity, but they'd need to buy a farm as an equity partnership. "As far as buying land on our own at the moment, that has gone". Michelle and Andrew use their entire milk cheque for on- farm working expenses, there's nothing for household drawings, interest or tax. The McPhersons say their sporty children aren't going on training camps anymore and the two of them have $20 each a week to spend on coffee or going out treats.
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Sharemilking couple Andrew and Michelle McPherson have a 540 cow herd on a farm near Te Awamutu in Waikato. With this week's massive milk solids payout drop to three dollars 90 a kilo of milksolids, their hopes to move up and purchase a farm this year have been dashed.
Michelle says "we're holding our dream of farm ownership loosely .... I believe in my heart we'll get onto land eventually, but at the moment we're holding that loosely". She says if land prices did fall it would provide an opportunity, but they'd need to buy a farm as an equity partnership. "As far as buying land on our own at the moment, that has gone". Michelle and Andrew use their entire milk cheque for on- farm working expenses, there's nothing for household drawings, interest or tax. The McPhersons say their sporty children aren't going on training camps anymore and the two of them have $20 each a week to spend on coffee or going out treats.
Topics: farming, rural, economy
Regions: Waikato
Tags: payout, on-farm working expenses, farm ownership
Duration: 10'07"
21:39
Rakaia Welcomes You - A Snapshot of a Mid-Canterbury Community
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The agricultural sector might be at a low ebb but in Rakaia, a rural township in mid-Canterbury, the community spirit is alive and kicking. With Liz Depree from the Rakaia Medical Trust, agricultural engineer and community leader Neil Pluck, chairwoman of the local beautification subcommittee Elma Hobson and Jeremy Duckmanton, a young 50/50 sharemilker who is determined to remain optimistic about the future of dairy farming. Woven into the story are also some clips from a 1950 Canterbury Pilgrimage programme about Rakaia from the Nga Taonga Sound & Vision archives.
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Parts of the agricultural sector might be at a low ebb at the moment but in Rakaia, a township of about 1200 people in the heart of Mid-Canterbury's fertile faming country, there are about 60 active clubs and groups run by local volunteers who take pleasure in giving something back to the community.
Neil Pluck was brought up in Rakaia and now he runs a successful agricultural engineering business there. He employs 15 people in the business which was previously owned by his parents.
Neil is also chairperson of the Rakaia Community Association which makes sure there's a good relationship between the community, the local district council and politicians. He believes one of the biggest challenges at the moment is getting people into leadership roles in the community.
"It's not hard to get volunteers to help out but it's very hard to get that top person as everyone's so flat out these days," he says.
Elma Hobson and Liz Depree are two of those top people Neil is talking about.
Elma has been chairwoman of the local beautification subcommittee for many years and has been involved of several projects to make Rakaia more visually appealing. From landscaping the railway line and creating an arboretum out of scrubland near the Rakaia Bridge, to getting a 6 metre high by 36 metre long wall, that she considered an eyesore, painted into a mural which tells the story of the township.
Her latest project has been a recently published, 700 page book, about the history of the Rakaia district and apparently the first run has already sold out!
Liz is Chairperson of Rakaia Medical Trust, an unpaid position that comes with a considerable workload. One of the most difficult tasks recently has been finding a permanent doctor for the Medical Centre that has about 2200 clients on its books.
"Rakaia is seen as a bit isolated and lot of doctors aren't experienced enough or don't want to work in a sole practice. The other drawback for a lot of GPs are the on-call requirements."
Jeremy Duckmanton lives ten kilometres inland from Rakaia. He is a 50/50 sharemilker who is determined to remain optimistic about the future of dairy farming. He believes that this is where he and his family want to be in the long term and is developing cost cutting and management plans to ride out the current industry crisis.
Producer Cosmo Kentish-Barnes has woven old audio clips into the story from a 1950 Canterbury Pilgrimage programme about Rakaia. The series began on October 25, 1950, on 3YA in Christchurch and was broadcast twice weekly. The final Canterbury Pilgrimage programme aired on February 14, 1951. The recording is from the Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision archives.
Topics: rural
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Rakaia, community, Canterbury Pilgrimage, agriculture, engineering, Rakaia Medical Trust, history, dairy farming, Rakaia bridge
Duration: 22'31"
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===10:00 PM. | Late Edition===
Late Edition for 11 March 2016
The funeral of Martin Crowe. Luke Buda, Sam Scott and Dave Dobbyn on Nine to Noon and in Dateline Pacific, Nauru puts more clamps on democracy.
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RNZ news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from RNZ National
===11:06 PM. | None (National)===
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A look back on Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's influence on the music and culture of Philadelphia (PRX)