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 April 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 Friday Feature:The Easter Rising 2:05 Anzacs Rising ; 2:30 The Sampler (RNZ); 3:05 The Godley Letters read by Ginette McDonald and Sam Neill (8 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 The Why Factor (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC)
===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 29 April 2016
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John Key faces awkward questions in the fallout over the Panama Papers. Rules around using Kiwisaver funds for home buying are being changed and HomeStart scheme given second chance.
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Duration: 30'16"
06:06
Sports News for 29 April 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 1'56"
06:11
E Tu Union celebrates victory at Tiwai Pt
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Hundreds of smelter workers at the Tiwai Point aluminion smelter are in line for their share of a multi-million dollar payout.
Topics: business
Regions: Southland
Tags: Tiwai Point aluminion smelter, Tiwai Point
Duration: 3'25"
06:15
Manus court decision has Canberra scrambling for solution
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The fate of 850 asylum seekers and refugees detained illegally on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island is uncertain after a PNG court struck a blow to Canberra's policy of sending its asylum seekers abroad.
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Tags: PNG, Manus Island, refugees
Duration: 3'50"
06:22
Early Business News for 29 April 2016
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 2'06"
06:26
Morning Rural News for 29 April 2016
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News from the rural and farming sector.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 3'48"
06:39
Farm at centre of an OIO inquiry
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The Prime Minister says the overseas buyers of a Taranaki farm in 2014 could be made to sell it if the Overseas Investment Office determines they are not of good character.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Mossack Fonseca, Onetai Station
Duration: 3'21"
06:42
At least 27 dead in Syria hospital bombing
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At least 27 people have been killed in an airstrike overnight against a hospital in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
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Tags: Syria, Aleppo
Duration: 4'23"
06:51
Z Energy will know today whether it can buy rival Caltex
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The fuel retailer, Z Energy, looks set to get the green light today to buy its rival Caltex for 785-million dollars.
Topics: business
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Tags: Z Energy
Duration: 2'21"
06:53
RBNZ seen holding rates for a few years
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The Reserve Bank could end up leaving interest rates steady for the next three or more years.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Reserve Bank, interest rates, RBNZ
Duration: 1'32"
06:55
FMA says Asian trade agreement increases investment options
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The Financial Markets Authority says a new Asian trade agreement will increase the number of investment choices for New Zealanders.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: FMA, Financial Markets Authority
Duration: 1'10"
06:56
Social bonds unknown investment territory for NZ
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A fund manager says it remains to be seen whether social bonds will be a fit for wholesale investors in New Zealand.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: social bonds
Duration: 2'19"
06:58
Morning markets for 29 April 2016
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Wall Street is weaker after US economic growth fell sharply in the first quarter to the slowest pace in two years as consumer spending softened and a strong dollar continued to hit exports.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 1'00"
07:07
Sports News for 29 April 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'24"
07:11
Foreign land buyers have conviction for toxic waste leak
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Ripples from the Panama Papers continue to throw up awkward questions for the Government.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Mossack Fonseca, Onetai Station
Duration: 5'41"
07:16
RNZ's political editor on latest into Panama papers
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Listening to that was RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Mossack Fonseca, Onetai Station
Duration: 4'32"
07:21
HomeStart scheme given second chance.
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The Government's KiwiSaver HomeStart scheme is about to be opened up to people who have already owned homes.
Topics: housing, politics
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Tags: KiwiSaver HomeStart
Duration: 6'37"
07:28
Three 'objectionable' Wicked campervans ordered off the road
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Three Wicked Campers vans have been ordered off the road by the chief censor.
Topics: law
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Tags: censorship, Wicked Campervans
Duration: 3'21"
07:35
Red Cross condems bombing of Syrian hospital
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At least 27 people are dead after an airstrike on a hospital overnight in the Syrian city of Aleppo, with the number of casualties expected to rise.
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Tags: Syria, Aleppo, Red Cross
Duration: 3'01"
07:39
Little visits troops - but doubts remain
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Despite being opposed to the deployment of New Zealand troops to Iraq, the Labour Party leader, Andrew Little, says he is proud of the work the troops are doing.
Topics: politics, defence force
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Tags: Iraq
Duration: 3'58"
07:42
A shakeup for the fire service is on the way
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A single national fire service is expected to be announced by the Government today.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Fire Service
Duration: 2'27"
07:46
Community on alert for Onehunga's young groper
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A young serial sex attacker linked to daylight gropings in Onehunga remains on the run this morning.
Topics: crime
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Onehunga, Sex Attacks
Duration: 3'49"
07:51
Ban on frameless toughened glass fast tracked
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A ban is being fast tracked on frameless toughened glass being used around decks and pools or as any type of balustrade because of safety fears.
Topics: law, housing
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Tags: frameless toughened glass
Duration: 3'53"
07:55
Prince found to have prescription drugs
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New reports out of the US suggest Prince was found to have prescription drugs on him when he died last week.
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Tags: Prince, US
Duration: 1'23"
07:57
Leicester City seeks to defy 5000:1 odds
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Calling Leicester City the underdogs doesn't go far enough to describe team's rise to the top of European football.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Leicester City, football, UK
Duration: 3'14"
08:07
Sports News for 29 April 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'30"
08:11
Huge quake hits off Vanuatu
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There's been a magnitude 7.3 quake off Vanuatu. Tthe quake occurred just after 7.30 this morning and at a depth of 10 kilometres. RNZ International's Johnny Blades joins us.
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Tags: Vanuatu, earthquake
Duration: 1'36"
08:13
Govt bowed to pressure from the foreign trust industry
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It's claimed the Government bowed to pressure from the foreign trust industry to leave its rules unchanged, despite warnings that the country's reputation could be harmed.
Topics: law, politics
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Tags: trusts
Duration: 3'59"
08:17
The Greens, The PM, his lawyer and a review of foreign trusts
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The Green Party Co-leader James Shaw has been listening to that.
Topics: law, politics
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Tags: trusts
Duration: 5'31"
08:23
Are there flaws in latest plans to cool the housing market?
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The Property Institute says the Government's latest idea to cool the housing market could have the opposite effect.
Topics: housing, politics
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Tags: price-to-income cap ratio
Duration: 4'13"
08:27
Northland Council defends dairy pollution stats.
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The Northland Regional Council's defending its track record in dealing with dairy pollution.
Topics: politics, law
Regions: Northland
Tags: pollution, dairy pollution
Duration: 3'41"
08:31
Markets Update for 29 April 2016
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 1'30"
08:37
Lack of government guarantee could be holding up social bonds
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The Government's plan to use private investors to front up the cash for social services, rather than using tax payer money, may have hit a stumbling block, and it could be the lack of a government guarantee holding it up.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: social bonds
Duration: 3'44"
08:41
Future still unclear for asylum seekers and refugees
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The Australian government says it could take several months to resolve the future of the refugees and asylum seekers detained on Manus Island.
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Tags: Australia, Manus Island, PNG, refugees
Duration: 3'49"
08:46
Wellington airport lodges resource consent
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Wellington Airport has formally applied for approval to lengthen its runway and opponents of the plan say they'll be fighting it all the way.
Topics: transport
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: Wellington Airport
Duration: 2'57"
08:49
Stokes Valley residents want more police.
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Residents of a Lower Hutt suburb have launched a petition calling for a greater police presence after a spate of violent crimes in the area.
Topics: crime
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: Stokes Valley, police
Duration: 3'24"
08:52
Tui take off in Canterbury
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Tui are making a dramatic comeback in the lowlands of Canterbury.
Topics: environment
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: tui
Duration: 3'55"
08:56
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
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Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Australia
Duration: 2'38"
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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: Shackleton's Boat Journey by Captain Frank W. Worsley, read by Peter Elliot
An epic story of survival in Antarctic waters early in the 20th century told by the Akaroa-born master of Shackleton's ill-fated expedition ship, Endurance (10 of 10, RNZ)
(Unfortunately the audio for this Reading is not available online)
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09:08
Uber drivers could be breaking law, says NZTA
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The New Zealand Transport Agency says Uber drivers will be breaking the law if they start driving without getting the required certification. As of last week, the smartphone-based driver service dropped its requirements for drivers to have a passenger class endorsement for their driver's license or a certificate of fitness for their vehicle. The NZTA says it's illegal to drive paying passengers under those conditions and would remain so even if law changes proposed to ease restrictions on ride-sharing services like Uber go ahead. Ben Wilson is an Uber driver in Auckland, and he's spoken out against Uber's change in policy on the blog site Public Address.
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Uber's drivers will be breaking the law if they start driving without getting the required certification, the New Zealand Transport Agency says.
As of last week, the smartphone-based driver service has dropped its requirements for drivers to have a passenger-class (P) endorsement for their licence or a certificate of fitness for their vehicle.
Auckland Uber driver Ben Wilson said drivers were made aware of the changes last week and that they were upset about the changes to compliance.
He said police were likely to charge drivers who did not have P endorsements, which could cost drivers thousands of dollars and could even result in them losing their licences.
"Uber's put that on those drivers, they're carrying that risk entirely on themselves," he said.
Mr Wilson said no good reason was given for the changes, although he thought one reason might have been to reduce the barriers to entering the business.
It took two months for Mr Wilson to become a driver, during which time he had paid over $700 for his P-class endorsement, with additional costs involved such as $87 for his vehicle's certificate of fitness.
He said while old drivers would likely continue to be compliant, he was doubtful the new ones would.
"They'd have to be convinced, they'd have to hear from somebody who knows what's involved, what's really at risk, what it is that they stand to lose. You know, they could be basically bankrupted.
"I still want to drive for Uber, I think it's a brilliant service. The moment I had my first ride, I was convinced myself that this thing has improved the whole nature of the business. But that was when it was all compliant to the laws of this country, it's still a country of laws as far as I'm concerned."
In its announcement of the changes, Uber said it was addressing feedback that it took too long and cost too much to get on its platform.
"We are introducing new processes that cut the cost of getting on the road to $20 and take only around six days to complete, making flexible earning opportunities for residents in Auckland and Wellington even more accessible."
It said all drivers would have to pass a criminal background check and a driving history check.
"Additionally, all vehicles coming onto the platform from today must be 2006 or newer, have at least private third-party property damage insurance, which in that case is also backed up by Uber's own contingent liability insurance cover, and hold a current warrant of fitness."
A New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) spokesperson said it was not legal to drive passengers for profit without a P-class endorsement.
Last week, the government announced changes to the industry - including creating a single set of rules under a category called 'small passenger service' - that could come into effect next year.
But the NZTA said Uber's new rules would not be legal even under the proposed changes to the law.
It said it had been working closely with Uber up until last Thursday, when Uber made the change in policy to drop the requirement for P-class endorsements.
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Tags: Uber
Duration: 16'05"
09:24
Too many apartments are "mediocre": architecture judge
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As Auckland house prices continue to soar, and the Auckland Council grapples with housing intensification, the convenor of the Auckland Architecture Awards says too many multi-unit developments are "mediocre". Many of Auckland's apartments and multi-unit buildings are mediocre and poorly designed, says the convenor of Auckland's Architecture Awards. Architect and Auckland University lecturer Michael O'Sullivan says too often, projects are developer driven with financial return as the priority, not liveability. He's even heard of developers showing plans depicting furniture that is smaller than the actual, to make the dwelling appear more spacious. The Auckland Architecture Award winners were announced last night.
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Many of Auckland's apartments are badly planned eyesores where cost overrules good design, a leading architect says.
Convenor of Auckland's architecture awards Michael O'Sullivan said most developers' prime motive was to make money and they wanted to squeeze as many units as possible onto a site.
The architecture awards were presented last night and the winning buildings included a mausoleum, a library and a cycle path.
"When you have to walk down a 25 metre long windowless corridor to get to your apartment, you kind of know something's wrong," Mr O'Sullivan said
An architect and Auckland University lecturer, Mr O'Sullivan said New Zealand had some world-class architecture, but the apartment segment of the awards was not up to scratch.
There were good examples of thoughtful and considered multi-unit developments such as The Pines in Mt Eden, built in 1969, he said.
"We've done it well in the past, but what we saw in this year's work wasn't really good enough."
A common trick was for developers to create an illusion of space by putting small-sized furniture on the plans.
"It's a dangerous thing when you buy off a plan. You purchase an apartment, you have to be quite astute and well informed. There have been stories of people showing furniture at two thirds the scale."
Mr O'Sullivan said five to 10 storey buildings were difficult to design but he wanted more buildings that were durable, well-insulated with public, private spaces that were designed for the sun.
But he said it was difficult to regulate designs in New Zealand when any licensed building practitioner could submit drawings for approval.
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Topics: housing, economy, life and society
Regions: Auckland Region
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Duration: 12'58"
09:36
Michael 'Eddie' Edwards - unlikely ski jumping hero
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Michael Edwards - better known as 'Eddie the Eagle' - was Britain's unlikely ski jumping hero of the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. The plasterer-turned-ski jumper was the first Briton to qualify for the Olympic Games in ski jumping. With no official funding and second-hand equipment, Eddie made it to Calgary. A film about Eddie's life starring Taron Egerton as Eddie and Hugh Jackman as his trainer has just been released.
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The plasterer-turned-ski jumper Michael Edwards – aka 'Eddie the Eagle' – was the first Briton to qualify for the Olympic Games in ski jumping.
After narrowly missing out on being selected for the British ski team for the Calgary games, he decided to switch to ski jumping, as there were no other compatriot ski jumpers to compete with for a place.
With no official funding, second-hand equipment and his plasterer's wages, Eddie made it to Calgary.
He finished last in each of his events, but in the process became hugely popular with the British public – if not with his fellow competitors, some of whom wrote hate mail, accusing him of making a mockery of the sport.
After the Olympics, Eddie appeared on TV chat shows and even recorded a hit song in Finnish.
The 2016 film Eddie the Eagle stars Taron Egerton as Eddie and Hugh Jackman as his trainer.
Interview highlights
On his childhood:
I was pretty accident-prone... I was always breaking something climbing walls and trees and always wanting to push my boundaries and do things more and more dogey and dangerous things mum and dad thought i would grow out of it. As I grew up I got worse and ski jumping was just the perfect sport for me.
On his start in ski jumping:
I was racing internationally, but it was very expensive. I saw the ski jumps whilst in America. Realised Britain had never had a ski jumper before so I thought I’d give it a go, and 20 months later I was standing at the top of the ski jump in Calgary qualifying for the Olympic games.
You’re supposed to start ski jumping at age 5. What age were you?
I started at 22. Oh, it’s very dangerous you’re standing at a 120-metre or 90-metre jump. You can see and feel a million different reasons why you shouldn't go down, and you have to convince yourself that you’re not only going to go down you're going to jump further than you’ve ever jumped before, and to do that you’ve gotta risk more than you’ve ever risked before, knowing that if you get it wrong the consequences could be horrendous, could be death or serious injury.
But that’s what I loved about the sport it was 95 percent psychological and only 5 percent physical effort. I’ve done 60 thousand jumps in my lifetime, and I was just as scared to do the last as I was to do the first.
On his worst ski jumping accidents:
Fractured skull, broken jaw, broken collarbone, broke ribs, damaged my kidney, my knee. It would be easier to name the bones I haven’t broken rather than the ones I have.
On his drive to get to the Olympics:
It was a dream of mine since i was about 8 years old to go to an Olympic games and I didn’t know I’d be doing it ski-jumping that was just the way it turned out. I was determined to do whatever it took. That meant sleeping in cars, sleeping in cow sheds, and barns, it meant scraping food out of bins, borrowing equipment and stealing equipment. You know, doing the best with what I had. I had no money, training facilities, no snow, no ski jumps, no trainers, and I just wanted to go the Olympic games and be Britain’s first ski jumper.
On his newfound fame and fans:
A week or two before Calgary Olympics, I did a news item on the BBC news, saying ‘I’m Eddie Edwards and I’m Britain's first ever ski jumper going to the Calgary Olympics in two weeks time.’ And people sent me cheques and money and things to help me on my way. I flew to Calgary and there was a great big banner saying 'Welcome to Calgary Eddie the Eagle' and I said 'Who’s that?' and they said 'It’s you'. And that was it - the whole world nicknamed me and it was wonderful.
On the other ski-jumpers being less than happy with him qualifying this quickly:
One or two jumpers didn’t like what happened they were saying ‘I’m the best jumper in the world I should be the most popular” But 95 percent of the other jumpers thought it was fantastic. They said I took the the sport of Ski-jumping from page 47 to page 1 for two or three years afterwards it was a tremendous boost for the sports that was desperately needed.
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Duration: 14'09"
09:52
Pacific correspondent Mike Field
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Tokelau has a new ferry supplied by the NZ government but a leading maritime publication says it is a debacle and implies it is unsafe, a disastrous South Pacific cyclone season ends tomorrow and PNG's troubles continue.
Topics: Pacific
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Duration: 8'05"
10:07
The CEO whistle-blower
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What led the head of a Japanese multi-national, to blow the whistle on his own company? Kathryn Ryan talks to Micheal Woodford the British Executive and former President and CEO of Olympus, the Japanese camera and endoscope maker.
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It's a tale of corporate corruption that reads like a thriller. After working for camera and healthcare giant Olympus for 30 years, Michael Woodford came across a company secret... a $1.7 billion fraud secret. And to make matters even more complicated, he had just become the multinational’s president in Japan.
Woodford first discovered the allegations against his corporation in a Japanese magazine in 2011. He quickly confronted his CEO and “uncle” Kikukawa about the matter, to which he admitted some of it was true.
Woodford then spent $200,000 of Olympus money on a report which revealed that the company was guilty of money laundering and other crimes that were “so much worse”. He was promptly fired, which is practically unheard of in Japan. He then went to the media with the information. In fear that the Japanese mafia would come after him for doing so, he immediately fled Tokyo.
Woodford has since written a book about this experience called Exposure, and the tale was later made into a documentary called Samurai and Idiots: The Olympus Affair.
Samurai and Idiots: The Olympus Affair is screening at the Documentary Edge Festival this month (4-15 May in Wellington and 18-29 May in Auckland).
Read an edited snapshot of the conversation:
Kathryn Ryan: You were the first foreigner, or gaijin, to run the company. How did you rise up through the ranks, first in the UK and then in Japan?
Michael Woodford: Unlike the other gaijins I worked my way up from the bottom. I worked as a salesman and in Japan they call that a salaryman, someone who gives life to the company, rather than being parachuted in to cut costs or whatever else.
KR: Who supported you in becoming president and what was your relationship with them like?
MW: I was chosen by Kikukawa san. He’d been president for ten years when he chose me to be his successor. He was my favorite uncle if you like… I thought I was his protege. It was quite a paternalistic relationship. I felt warm and indebted to him in many ways… He knew the names of my children, my wife. He always showed an interest in my life.
KR: How did you go about unravelling the story after that?
MW: I arranged a meeting with Kikukawa that lunch time and he was annoyed with me, my secretary made it clear, because I insisted that I saw him that day… The first thing I noticed as I walked into the board room was in front of them was a large platter of sushi, and it had a little flag in it which told me it was from the most expensive store in the fish market and it would cost well over $1000. Yet where I was to sit there was a manky tuna sandwhich, still wrapped in the clingfilm. If you know anything about Japan, everything is done with elegance and grace, and I instantly knew that this was to slap me [and tell me that] in the food chain at Olympus, Kikukawa was the luxury platter and I was the manky sandwich, and not to forget it… Anyway I didn’t touch the food. I challenged him. I said, “I’ve just been to Tokyo, why wasn’t I told? And his answer to me was, “Michael you are the president, you are too busy. You shouldn’t need to worry about these domestic issues”. And I started to push him, I said “Is it true?” and to my surprise he said, “some of it”... I’d say more that 80 percent of Japanese business leaders said I should have kept my mouth shut. What I did was make no noise, it was white collar crime it did no harm, and I bit the hand that fed me. I betrayed my company.
Kathryn Ryan talks to Micheal Woodford, the British Executive and former President and CEO of Olympus, the Japanese camera and endoscope maker.
Micheal Woodford has also recounted his experiences in his book Exposure, and the tale has been made into a documentary, Samurai and Idiots: The Olympus Affair.
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Duration: 32'54"
10:40
Children's book review with John McIntyre
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John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington reviews 'The Road to Ratenburg' by Joy Cowley, published by Gecko Press, and 'Raymie Nightingale' by Kate DiCamillo, published by Walker Books.
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Duration: 4'37"
11:07
Jeremy Taylor's music review
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Collaboration and side-projects are the order of the week, as Jeremy Taylor lends an ear to new releases from punk forefather Iggy Pop, Iron And Wine-man Sam Beam's joint album with Jesca Hoop, and Arctic Monkey Alex Turner's other band, The Last Shadow Puppets.
Topics: music
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Duration: 23'58"
11:34
Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
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The Olympics. Altitude training.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 12'01"
11:49
The week that was
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With Te Radar and Michele A'Court.
Topics: life and society
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Tags: comedy
Duration: 9'58"
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09:05 Transport Agency warns Uber drivers could be breaking law
The Transport Agency says Uber drivers will be breaking the law if they start driving without getting the required certification. As of last week, the smartphone based driver service dropped its requirements for drivers to have a passenger class endorsement for their drivers license or a certificate of fitness for their vehicle. The NZTA says it's illegal to drive paying passengers under those conditions and would remain so even if law changes proposed to ease restrictions on ride sharing services like Uber go ahead. Ben Wilson is an Uber driver in Auckland and he's spoken out against Uber's change in policy on the blog site Public Address.
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09:20 Too many apartments are "mediocre": architecture judge
As Auckland house prices continue to soar, and the Auckland Council grapples with housing intensification, the convenor of the Auckland Architecture Awards says too many multi-unit developments are "mediocre".
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Many of Auckland's apartments and multi-unit buildings are mediocre and poorly designed, says the convenor of Auckland's Architecture Awards. Architect and Auckland University lecturer Michael O'Sullivan says too often, projects are developer driven with financial return as the priority, not liveability. He's even heard of developers showing plans depicting furniture that is smaller than the actual, to make the dwelling appear more spacious. The Auckland Architecture Award winners were announced last night.
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09:30 Michael "Eddie" Edwards - unlikely ski jumping hero
Michael Edwards - better known as "Eddie the Eagle" was Britain's unlikely ski jumping hero of the 1988 Calgary winter Olympics.
The plasterer-turned-ski jumper was the first Briton to qualify for the Olympic Games in ski jumping. After narrowly missing out on selection for the British ski team for the Calgary games, he switched to ski jumping, as there were no other compatriot ski jumpers to compete with for a place. With no official funding, using second-hand equipment, and supporting himself by working as a plasterer, Eddie made it to Calgary.
A film about Eddie's life starring Taron Egerton as Eddie and Hugh Jackman as his trainer has just been released.
[embed] https://youtu.be/6FWAiXll_jw
09:45 Pacific correspondent Mike Field
Tokelau has a new ferry supplied by the NZ government but a leading maritime publication says it is a debacle and implies it is unsafe, a disastrous South Pacific cyclone season ends tomorrow and PNG's troubles continue.
10:05 The CEO Whistle-blower
It's a tale of corporate corruption that reads like a thriller. A company man for 30 years uncovers a 1.7 billion dollar fraud, and wants to raise the alarm. But in this case there's a twist! The whistle-blower is the company's CEO.
Kathryn Ryan talks to Micheal Woodford the British Executive and former President and CEO of Olympus, the Japanese camera and endoscope maker. He has recounted his experiences in his book Exposure, and the tale has been made into a documentary, 'Samurai and Idiots: The Olympus Affair' which is being screened at the Documentary Edge Festival this month.
[embed] https://youtu.be/rHCgpINNEPY
10:35 Children's book review with John McIntyre
John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington reviews The Road to Ratenburg by Joy Cowley, published by Gecko Press, and Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo, published by Walker Books.
10:45 The Reading: Shackleton's Boat Journey by Captain Frank W. Worsley
Read by Peter Elliot (Part 10 of 10)
Note: The audio of the current 10.45am Reading is not available online.
11:05 Jeremy Taylor's music review
Collaboration and side-projects are the order of the week, as Jeremy Taylor lends an ear to new releases from punk forefather Iggy Pop, Iron And Wine-man Sam Beam's joint album with Jesca Hoop, and Arctic Monkey Alex Turner's other band, The Last Shadow Puppets.
Artist: Iggy Pop
Song; Break Into Your Heart, Track 1
Comp: Pop/ Homme
Album: Post Pop Depression
Label: Caroline
Broadcast Time: 3'54"
Song; Gardenia, Track 2
Comp: Pop/ Homme
Album: Post Pop Depression
Label: Caroline
Broadcast Time: 4'14"
Artist: Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop
Song: One Way To Pray, Track 2
Comp: Beam/ Hoop
Album: Love Letter For Fire
Label: Sub Pop
Broadcast Time: 3'29"
Song: Midas Tongue, Track 5
Comp: Beam/ Hoop
Album: Love Letter For Fire
Label: Sub Pop
Broadcast Time: 3'05"
Artist: The Last Shadow Puppets
Song: Everything You've Come To Expect, Track 4
Comp: Turner/ Kane/ Last Shadow Puppets
Album: Everything You've Come To Expect
Label: Domino
Broadcast Time: 3'14"
11:30 Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court
===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 April 2016
BODY:
Z Energy gets the green light to buy a rival's service stations and a new Fire Service levy will be added to motor vehicle insurance from 2018.
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Duration: 14'46"
12:17
Z Energy given green light on Caltex takeover
BODY:
Z Energy has been given the green light to takeover rival Caltex, sending its shares up 10 percent.
Topics: business
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Duration: 2'36"
12:19
Building consents fall in March
BODY:
Building consents have falling sharply in March, driven by a fall off in the number of apartments.
Topics: business, housing
Regions:
Tags: property market
Duration: 1'41"
12:21
Mixed guidance from Tourism Holdings and Skellerup
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Two listed companies have updated their earnings guidance today and offered differing outlooks.
Topics: business
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Duration: 59"
12:22
HanesBrand commits to Pacific Brands
BODY:
The new owner of the Australian clothing maker, Pacific Brands, says it is committed to keeping it local.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: Australia
Duration: 1'10"
12:24
Midday Markets for 29 April 2016
BODY:
For the latest from the markets we're joined by Don Lewthwaite at First NZ Capital.
Topics: business
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Tags: markets
Duration: 2'26"
12:26
Midday Sports News for 29 April 2016
BODY:
An investigation into a breach of team protocol has led to six players being axed for the Warriors national rugby league match against St George-Illawarra on Sunday.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'17"
12:35
Midday Rural News for 29 April 2016
BODY:
News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 8'08"
=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=
13:10
Anti-Vax Sentiment - Brian Deer
BODY:
It's World Immunization Week. And Vaccination is still the best way at preventing a disease or illness. Despite gains in vaccination coverage in some regions and countries the past year, global vaccination targets are proving difficult to meet. Here in New Zealand one of the barriers to vaccination is the persistant belief that it can cause autism in children. The origin of this myth was a paper by Andrew Wakefield in 1998 which claimed to have found a link. The evidence in the paper was later found to be falsified and Wakefield was struck off the medical register. The man responsible for uncovering the fraudulent research was Brian Deer.
Topics: health
Regions:
Tags: vaccination
Duration: 17'05"
13:30
NZ Banknotes - Mahdi Bseiso
BODY:
By now you've probably heard that New Zealand's new $5 note has been named Banknote of the Year in an international competition. The $5 note was awarded the IBNS Banknote of the Year title at the International Bank Note Society's annual meeting. The award recognises outstanding achievement in the design, technical sophistication and security of a banknote or banknote series. Mahdi Bseiso is on the IBNS Executive Board.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: money, banknotes
Duration: 9'51"
13:39
Critter of the Week - Nicola Toki
BODY:
This week's critically endangered but unfortunately uncharismatic creature is the Shore Plover. It is one of the rarest shorebirds in the world. DOC's endangered species ambassador Nicola Toki discusses this bird's plight.
Topics: environment
Regions:
Tags: endangered species, birds
Duration: 11'12"
13:50
Favourite Album - Live After Death
BODY:
Live After Death - Iron Maiden.
Topics: music
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Duration: 9'18"
14:15
The Poet and the Runaway
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Ella Henry is a respected broadcaster and academic but in 1970 she was a lost and restless teenager, on the verge of getting into serious trouble. A chance encounter with a famous literary figure helped her see there was more to life than she imagined. She tells Justin Gregory the adventure began for her one famous summer.
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Ella Henry is a respected broadcaster and academic but in 1970 she was a lost and restless teenager, on the verge of getting into serious trouble. A chance encounter with the poet James K. Baxter helped her see there was more to life and she would spend nearly two years living at Baxter's centre in Auckland and also at the commune he established in Jerusalem.
As told to Justin Gregory.
Living at Jerusalem
I think I was sixteen the first time I went to Jerusalem.
There was a whole bunch of people just like me. Race wasn’t an issue, culture wasn’t an issue… a lot of us were broken in different ways. But we all had this incredible sense of camaraderie and of sharing a journey together.
So long as you meant no harm to people you could pretty much do what you liked. You could wander around without clothes on, you could go down to river and hallucinate; you could do anything.
There was a kind of omnivorous quality to all of us. Things would turn up and people would take it. Nobody sat there and said “ooh, I’m smoking marijuana” or “ooh, what’s that pill?” Every day was a new experience; everything you encountered was visceral, whether it was alcohol, or nicotine or new food I’d never tried.
Life with Baxter
Something about him felt like home. He had kind eyes and was always ready to smile. I always felt really comfortable in his company.
I knew he was an important man, I knew he had enormous charisma but I had no idea he was a famous poet. I had no idea he was acknowledged in literary circles. None of that was part of our relationship with him. He didn’t sit and write stuff, but he would certainly speak in a very poetic way and I’m sure at times he was reciting poems.
Walking with him is something I remember. He’d ask “So what are you doing, where are you going, what are you going to do next?” but not in an inquisitive way, just in an interested way. And of course the presence of books all around all of the houses we were in, and he’d say “Ooh, are you reading that? “Yeah, it’s really interesting!”
I never felt ever in my dealings with Hemi that he judged us in any way. And that was a very freeing relationship. To find an adult who was interested in talking to me as a person, as a fellow, equally sentient being, was quite a new thing and I really enjoyed it. And I think that helped me to expand my horizons and to want to look at different things and experience different things. I think that there was a period there when I could see the sunlight.
Leaving Jerusalem
There’s only so much cabbage you can eat in one life. We ended up having no food and had to do some scrub cutting for the farmer up the back. For that we got paid in sacks of cabbages, potatoes and a sheep. I just needed to be somewhere else and away from all those cabbages…and also because a fabulously gorgeous young man turned up with a car and said “I’m off to Wellington, do you want to come?” And I said “Sure!”
Looking back, in retrospect, this community had no rules. But we all knew that we were not violent, we were not people who wanted to harm each other. I have no memories of cruel behaviour. It was a very easy community to slide into and stay…for a few years.
Autumn Testament
In 1972 Baxter published his final collection of poems, called Autumn Testament. The 37th poem talks about the end of his time at Jerusalem and mentions Ella Henry by name.
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Smart Talk at the Auckland Museum: City of Shadows
Fergus Barrowman
Joan Bullock Morrell
Topics: history, arts, books, identity, politics, te ao Maori
Regions: Auckland Region, Whanganui
Tags: communes, poetry, alternative lifestyles, 1970’s, protests
Duration: 10'01"
14:20
New Zealand Live - Jesse Wilde & the Drive
BODY:
This week's live concert is country rock by Jesse Wilde and the Drive.
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Four-piece country rock band Jesse Wilde & The Drive have just released a new EP, Ghost Town Road.
The band - Henrik Rylev on drums, Mark Collier on guitar and Aaron Watkins on bass guitar - join RNZ's Jesse Mulligan live in Auckland.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: live music
Duration: 38'41"
15:10
Food with Annabelle Langbein
BODY:
Annabel Langbein shares her Busy People's Bread recipe.
Topics: food
Regions:
Tags: recipes
Duration: 12'14"
15:20
Wine with Maciej Zimney
BODY:
Sommelier of the year Maciej Zimney explores some wines with a mediterranean character.
Topics: food
Regions:
Tags: wine
Duration: 6'36"
15:30
Film Review with Dr Richard Swainson
BODY:
Dr Richard Swainson reviews The Jungle Book and Mavis!
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Tags: film
Duration: 11'55"
15:40
Music with Melody Thomas
BODY:
Melody Thomas previews this weekend's edition of Music 101.
Topics: music
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Duration: 8'41"
15:45
The Panel pre-show for 29 April 2016
BODY:
Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
Topics:
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Duration: 11'59"
=SHOW NOTES=
1:10 First Song
'My Love Is Your Love' - Whitney Houston.
1:17 Anti-Vax Sentiment - Brian Deer
It's World Immunization Week. And Vaccination is still the best way at preventing a disease or illness. Despite gains in vaccination coverage in some regions and countries the past year, global vaccination targets are proving difficult to meet. Here in New Zealand one of the barriers to vaccination is the persistant belief that it can cause autism in children. The origin of this myth was a paper by Andrew Wakefield in 1998 which claimed to have found a link. The evidence in the paper was later found to be falsified and Wakefield was struck off the medical register. The man responsible for uncovering the fraudulent research was Brian Deer.
1:27 NZ Banknotes - Mahdi Bseiso
By now you've probably heard that New Zealand's new $5 note has been named Banknote of the Year in an international competition. The $5 note was awarded the IBNS Banknote of the Year title at the International Bank Note Society's annual meeting. The award recognises outstanding achievement in the design, technical sophistication and security of a banknote or banknote series. Mahdi Bseiso is on the IBNS Executive Board.
1:34 Critter of the Week - Nicola Toki
This week's critically endangered but unfortunately uncharismatic creature is the Shore Plover. It is one of the rarest shorebirds in the world. DOC's endangered species ambassador Nicola Toki discusses this bird's plight.
1:40 Favourite Album
Live After Death - Iron Maiden.
2:10 New Zealand Society
Today we hear the story of Ella Henry, who as a 15 year old runaway had a chance encounter with poet James K Baxter.
2:20 NZ Live
This week's live concert is country rock by Jesse Wilde and the Drive.
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3:10 Food, Wine, Movies and Music
Food - Annabel Langbein shares her recipe for Busy People's Bread.
Weekend Wine - Sommelier of the year Maciej Zimney explores some wines with a mediterranean character.
Movie Review - Dr Richard Swainson reviews The Jungle Book and Mavis!
New Music - Melody Thomas previews this weekend's edition of Music 101.
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show
What the world is talking about, with Jesse Mulligan and Zara Potts.
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JESSE'S SONG:
ARTIST: Whitney Houston
TITLE: My Love is Your Love
COMP: Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis
ALBUM: My Love is Your Love
LABEL: Arista
FEATURE ALBUM:
ARTIST: Iron Maiden
TITLE: Flight of Icarus
COMP: Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson
ALBUM: Piece of Mind
LABEL: EMI
ARTIST: Iron Maiden
TITLE: Aces High
COMP: Steve Harris
ALBUM: Powerslave
LABEL: EMI
NEW ZEALAND LIVE:
ARTIST: Jesse Wilde & The Drive
TITLE: Ghost Town Road
COMP: Jesse Wilde, Rick Beresford
ALBUM: Ghost Town Road
LIVE: RNZ Akld
ARTIST: Jesse Wilde & The Drive
TITLE: I Ain't Gonna Let You
COMP: Jesse Wilde
ALBUM: Unreleased
LIVE: RNZ Akld
ARTIST: Jesse Wilde & The Drive
TITLE: Monica
COMP: Jesse Wilde
ALBUM: Ghost Town Road EP
LIVE: RNZ Akld
ADDITIONAL MUSIC:
ARTIST: Bailey Wiley
TITLE: Take it From Me
COMP: Ben Esser, Bailey Wiley
ALBUM: S.O.M.M. (Still On My Mind) EP
LABEL: Dowmload
THE PANEL: HALFTIME SONG
ARTIST: Spencer the Gardener
TITLE: The A.V.O.C.A.D.O. song
COMP: N/S
ALBUM: Organic Gangster
LABEL: iTunes
===4:06 PM. | The Panel===
=DESCRIPTION=
An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)
=AUDIO=
15:45
The Panel pre-show for 29 April 2016
BODY:
Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
Topics:
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Duration: 11'59"
16:06
The Panel with Ali Jones and John Barnett (Part 1)
BODY:
Intro. The latest idea on curbing house prices might be missing the mark. Freedom campers are hacking up native trees for fires.
Topics:
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Duration: 22'37"
16:07
The Panel with Ali Jones and John Barnett (Part 2)
BODY:
Advocadogate. Panel Says. A fire service merger will increase insurance costs. Glass balustrade ban being pushed forward at the request of Auckland council. Architect appalled by the city's apartment and multi-unit dwelling designs. Dogs make you healthier.
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Duration: 27'25"
16:08
Intro
BODY:
What the Panelists Ali Jones and John Barnett have been up to.
Topics:
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Duration: 6'25"
16:15
The latest idea on curbing house prices might be missing the mark
BODY:
NZIER Principal Economist Kirdan Lees joins the panel with his thoughts on the finance minister's suggestion that a price to income cap be introduced as a way of curbing house prices.
Topics: housing
Regions:
Tags: property
Duration: 12'14"
16:27
Freedom campers are hacking up native trees for fires
BODY:
Freedom campers are at it again this time they're chopping up native trees to throw on the fire place.
Topics: life and society
Regions:
Tags: Freedom campers
Duration: 3'50"
16:33
Avocadogate
BODY:
Oops - talk about being caught out - and how social media detectives can comeback to bite you.
Topics:
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Tags: internet
Duration: 3'08"
16:37
Panel Says
BODY:
What the Panelists Ali Jones and John Barnett have been thinking about.
Topics:
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Tags:
Duration: 4'04"
16:40
A fire service merger will increase insurance costs
BODY:
Insurance council chief executive Tim Grafton is on the panel to talk about the increase in costs to pay for the new merged fire service.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: insurance, Fire Service
Duration: 7'57"
16:50
Glass balustrade ban being pushed forward at the request of Auckland council
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Auckland council believes a ban on the glass barriers should be fast tracked to bring us in line with Australia.
Topics: politics
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: safety
Duration: 1'28"
16:52
Architect appalled by the city's apartment designs
BODY:
A leading Auckland architect says a lot of Auckland's CBD apartment blocks are eyesores.
Topics: housing
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: architecture
Duration: 6'14"
16:58
Dogs make you healthier
BODY:
New research shows that people who own dogs recover more quickly from heart attacks than those without a canine companion.
Topics: health
Regions:
Tags: dogs, animals
Duration: 2'11"
=SHOW NOTES=
===5:00 PM. | Checkpoint===
=DESCRIPTION=
RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme
=AUDIO=
17:00
Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 29 April 2016
BODY:
Watch Friday's full programme here.
Topics:
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Duration: 00"
17:10
EQC guide say they'll repair to "pre-earthquake state"
BODY:
We begin tonight with EQC and with a furious response to their claim they have always rebuilt to an "as when new" standard.
Topics: politics
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: eqc, earthquakes
Duration: 6'56"
17:16
Christchurch homeowners describe battles to get "as when new" repairs
BODY:
Christchurch homeowners speak to Checkpoint about their battles with EQC, to have their homes repaired to "as new" standard, not "pre earthquake".
Topics: politics, housing
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: eqc, earthquakes
Duration: 4'23"
17:20
EQC responds to contradiction claims
BODY:
The Earthquake Commission has admitted its guide given to homeowners to take them through the repairs process was "too general", and accepts it may be confusing.
Topics: politics, housing
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: eqc, earthquakes
Duration: 1'30"
17:22
Melanoma patients grateful to hear new treatment will be funded by medsafe
BODY:
People with advanced melanoma say Medsafe's approval of Keytruda alternative, Opdivo, is welcome news.
Topics: health
Regions:
Tags: melanoma
Duration: 6'26"
17:29
Merging NZ's fire organisations into one will cost hundreds of millions of dollars
BODY:
It will cost more than $300m to merge the country's fire services into one organisation, called Fire and Emergency New Zealand. Adriana Weber reports.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: insurance, Fire Service
Duration: 2'51"
17:32
Warriors drop 6 players for "failing to meet team standards"
BODY:
The New Zealand Warriors camp has been thrown into disarray, after it was announced today that six players have been axed from this weekend's game. Matt Chatterton has more.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: Warriors, rugby league
Duration: 2'42"
17:38
Evening Business for 29 April 2016
BODY:
News from the business sector including a market report.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 2'33"
17:40
Protestors gather at Dunedin Hospital over food
BODY:
Hundreds of protestors gathered outside Dunedin Hospital this afternoon, calling for an end to Compass food at Otago and Southland hospitals. Invercargill mayor, Tim Shadbolt, was among them.
Topics: health
Regions: Otago, Southland
Tags: hospitals, Hospital Food
Duration: 5'36"
17:46
Compass again defends quality of food, following protest
BODY:
Compass defends the quality of its food, after hundreds of protestors turned out calling for the company's hospital contract to be scrapped.
Topics: health
Regions: Otago, Southland
Tags: Hospital Food, hospitals
Duration: 54"
17:48
One dead, 2 injured in Sydney mall shooting
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A man is dead and two people are in hospital after a shooting at a shopping mall in the suburb of Bankstown in Sydney this afternoon.
Topics: crime
Regions:
Tags: Sydney, Australia
Duration: 2'28"
17:49
Two Auckland Mayoral candidates to defy "unlawful" election bylaw
BODY:
Mayoral candidate billboards are already beginning to pop up around the country, but in Auckland, there are claims the city's election signage by-laws breach the Bill of Rights. Todd Niall reports.
Topics: politics
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: elections
Duration: 3'59"
17:53
Uber sticks to rule change despite legal requirement
BODY:
Uber is sticking with its rule changes for drivers, despite the Transport Agency saying its decision to drop the requirement for drivers to have passenger endorsements is illegal. Tom Furley reports.
Topics: transport
Regions:
Tags: Uber
Duration: 3'10"
17:56
Capital basking in unseasonable warmth
BODY:
Warm summer weather in Wellington is sticking around longer than usual. The residents don't seem to mind, but farmers are praying for rain.
Topics: weather
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags:
Duration: 2'52"
18:09
Dick Smith opens its door for the last time today
BODY:
The Dick Smith electronic goods retail chain is in receivership and heavily discounted its stock for its closing down sale.
Topics:
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Tags: Dick Smith
Duration: 2'55"
18:12
Hundreds turn out to oppose Compass hospital food
BODY:
More than 300 protestors - some from as far away as Invercargill - turned out in Dunedin to protest Compass's hospital food contract.
Topics: health
Regions: Otago, Southland
Tags: Hospital Food, hospitals
Duration: 4'14"
18:20
Taranaki cafe says paid parking trial hurting business
BODY:
A New Plymouth cafe owner is asking for compensation from Port Taranaki because a paid parking trial at the lee breakwater has left her out of pocket.
Topics:
Regions: Taranaki
Tags:
Duration: 3'55"
18:25
Australian mum searches for the father of her daughter
BODY:
Australian mother turns to social media to locate her daughter's father, 13 years after their fling in Queenstown.
Topics:
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Tags: Australia
Duration: 5'24"
18:38
Focus on Politics for 29 April 2016
BODY:
As New Zealanders waistlines continue to expand, the lists of measures politicians say they are taking to combat obesity also grows. But there is fierce resistance to putting in place a tax on fizzy drinks, despite medical experts saying it would make a difference.
Topics: politics, health
Regions:
Tags: sugar, Sugar Tax
Duration: 15'30"
=SHOW NOTES=
===6:30 PM. | Worldwatch===
=DESCRIPTION=
The stories behind the international headlines
===6:43 PM. | Focus on Politics===
=DESCRIPTION=
Analysis of significant political issues presented by RNZ's parliamentary reporting team (RNZ)
===7:06 PM. | Nights===
=DESCRIPTION=
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information 7:42 The Why Factor
=AUDIO=
20:15
Backstage at the Bolshoi
BODY:
Bolshoi Babylon examines the turbulent world of Moscow's famed ballet company following the 2013 acid attack that blinded the company's artistic director. We talk to the documentary's co-director Nick Read ahead of the film's Auckland and Wellington screenings.
Topics:
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Tags: dance, Bolshoi Ballet
Duration: 19'35"
=SHOW NOTES=
7:07 Sonic Tonic
Music with magic and mischief spun into an surreal sensation of mayhem and maybe magnificence. Tonight it's murder.
7:45 The Why Factor
Identity - What are notions of national identity and how does it arise? A look at probably the most powerful country on the planet - the United States of America. What is its character? And what do Americans see when they look at themselves. Mike Williams travels around the States to uncover the ideology involved in being an American
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8:12 Backstage at the Bolshoi
Bolshoi Babylon examines the turbulent world of Moscow's famed ballet company following the 2013 acid attack that blinded the company's artistic director. We talk to the documentary's co-director Nick Read ahead of the film's Auckland and Wellington screenings.
8:30 Spotlight
Play On - Auckland's Pop-up Globe theatre hosted Play On: a musical imagining of twelve of Shakespeare's great soliloquies by Paul McLaney.
9:07 Country Life
Keeps 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
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11:07 The Friday Finale
David Bowie - Part 5: The European Man
David Bowie has been an innovator in popular music since the late 1960's, in this six part series presenter George Kay looks at Bowie's career and music. In this episode presenter George Kay focuses on Bowie's 'European Man' phase - an era that featured the albums Station to Station, Heroes & Stages and Bowie's persona The Thin White Duke.
===9:06 PM. | Country Life===
=DESCRIPTION=
Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand (RNZ)
=AUDIO=
21:05
Jeff Sewell - Sheep Scanner
BODY:
Jeff Sewell has recently returned from a stint in drought-stricken Victoria, Australia, where he spent his time pregnancy scanning 60,000 ewes. tags] Australian drought, sheep farming, ewe scanning
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Jeff Sewell has recently returned from a stint in drought-stricken Victoria, Australia, where he spent his time pregnancy scanning 60,000 ewes. tags] Australian drought, sheep farming, ewe scanning
Topics: rural, farming
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 4'38"
21:10
Regional Wrap
BODY:
Northland dairy farmers are facing a real squeeze by banks, a Wairarapa farmer has buried more than 50 ewes seriously affected by facial eczema and, in the South Island, it's getting desperately dry again in North Canterbury.
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Northland dairy farmers are facing a real squeeze by banks, a Wairarapa farmer has buried more than 50 ewes seriously affected by facial eczema and, in the South Island, it's getting desperately dry again in North Canterbury.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions:
Tags: farm conditions
Duration: 6'50"
21:14
Peonies and Parsley
BODY:
At half past four each Saturday morning Rodger Whitson packs 50 crates of leafy green vegetables and herbs and takes them to the Otago Farmers' Market. The former butcher has hung up his knife and now divides his time between growing beautiful peonies for export and tending 20 types of hydroponically grown greens.
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Vegetable and herb grower Rodger Whitson admits to knowing 'absolutely nothing' about growing leafy greens before he started on the venture 11 years ago.
The former butcher seems to have picked up a thing or two along the way.
He now grows 20 different types of greens and herbs hydroponically in his Mosgiel greenhouse and has gone from taking 12 crates of produce to the Saturday Otago Farmers' Market, to 50.
Rodger's the chair of the Farmer's Market held beside the Dunedin Railway Station each week. He says the 13-year-old market's thriving. It now has 60-70 stall holders in the peak of the season and a regular client base of between three and four thousand who come every week to buy their fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and cheese. .
A gate tally one Saturday in March counted 8,000 customers.
"We're pretty pleased with that. Not many shops could say they get 8,000 people past their door in four hours."
Rodger says Otago University students make up big part of the market's clientele.
"There are some characters. Some days you can be serving away and you look up and there's two young ladies walking along and they're in their dressing gowns; walked across the road from their flat and here they are in their dressing gowns and slippers, so you do see sights some mornings."
He says it's very noticeable when the students are on holiday.
"They really add to the atmosphere and the buzz of the market."
Topics: rural
Regions: Otago
Tags: Otago Farmers' Market, lettuce, hydroponics, Otago University students
Duration: 10'12"
21:22
Origin Earth - A Hawkes Bay Boutique Dairy Company
BODY:
Five and a half years ago a Hawkes Bay couple set up a boutique dairy company, Origin Earth. They collect cow and sheep milk from three very special farmers who pay great attention to their soils and who produce top quality milk. Business has boomed and in the recent New Zealand Cheese Awards they collected 12 medals for their ten cheeses. Baristas and chefs are clamouring for their products.
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Having a cat and a mouse in your dairy factory isn't a good look. Unless you're Origin Earth, a Hawkes Bay-based boutique fresh milk and cheese company.
Mouse is one of the people who makes the cheese, Kat is the person who milks the sheep to provide the liquid product.
"Did we tell you about the first time Kat met Mouse," says co-founder Richard Williams, roaring with laughter. "Mouse was a new employee working away, she looked up and said, "hi, who are you", and the reply was "hi, I'm Kat."
Laughter runs as freely as the milk in this five year old business. Milk which is collected from two very special, near-by, dairy cow farms, and one sheep unit.
The farmers and processors are like one big family, and Joanie Williams says it's because of the work done inside the farm gate, that they can make such a great product.
They produce ten cheeses, fresh milk and yoghurt. All the cheeses received medals at this March's New Zealand Cheese Awards, including two Champion of Class titles.
Richard and Joanie developed the business after both had a mid-career crisis. Joanie was made redundant from a senior role in a rural servicing firm and Richard, who is also a cameraman for Country Calendar and Rural Delivery, lost the sight in his camera eye because of macular delamination. "It's the only other part of my body that needs to work very reliably," says Richard.
Luckily the eye came right, but by then they'd set up Origin Earth. A name synonymous with their philosophy. "The origin of good products is the earth", says Joanie. Their farmer suppliers are all biological farmers who specialise in looking after soil microbes.
Since their first steps at the Hawkes Bay Farmers' market in 2010, business has boomed. They supply more than 25 cafes with fresh sheep and cows' milk, and local wineries use their milk and cheese. Supermarkets also stock their wares.
What will 2016 bring? "Well" says Joanie, "I've been told by Mr Williams I have to consolidate. ….and I'd like to have a holiday."
"Oh, I don't know" laughs Richard "we could do with a second truck (milk tanker)"
"You can have a second truck. I'm having a holiday," Joanie replies.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions: Hawkes Bay
Tags: halloumi, feta, cheese, cheese awards, biological farming, fresh milk, Origin Earth, boutique dairy company
Duration: 22'22"
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