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:
05 August 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; 2:05 NZ Society; 2:30 The Sampler (RNZ); 3:05 Tall Half Backs by Graham Hutchins (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 5 August 2016
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NZ judge quits as head of child sexual abuse inquiry, Official booed at meeting over Katikati roads, Bridges promises more consultation after Katikati meeting, NZ judge releases statement about why she quit inquiry, Mad Mondays "not a good look" for rugby - Players Association, and Drug Foundation critical of meth contamination evictions.
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Duration: 29'24"
06:06
Sports News for 5 August 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 1'48"
06:08
More Russian athletes escape Rio ban
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Rio-based correspondent surprised at sheer number of Russians allowed to compete and expresses concern that olympic protests could escalate.
Topics: sport
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Tags: doping, Rio 2016
Duration: 5'09"
06:16
Pathologist says system in danger of collapse
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An Auckland pathologist says the service is in danger of collapse from chronic understaffing. She says it can now take several days before bodies are returned to families for funerals.
Topics: crime
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Tags: pathology
Duration: 3'03"
06:20
ANC trails in South Africa's local elections
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South Africa expecting dramatic change as ANC receives worst electoral result since end of apartheid.
Topics: politics
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Tags: South Africa, ANC
Duration: 3'30"
06:23
Early Business News for 5 August 2016
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 2'36"
06:26
Morning Rural News for 5 August 2016
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News from the rural and farming sector
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 4'07"
06:43
Katikati residents demand SH2 bypass
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A rowdy meeting in Katikati demand a bypass of State Highway 2. The deaths of five Tongan men on Tuesday in a crash on that stretch of road have just added to locals' anger.
Topics: transport
Regions: Bay of Plenty
Tags: roads
Duration: 1'41"
06:46
Clint Eastwood sneers at sensitive Americans
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Clint Eastwood calls Americans weak and overly sensitive, says "we're a pussy generation" and backs Donald Trump.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Clint Eastwood
Duration: 2'20"
06:47
Historic Olympics beckons for the Pacific
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Pacific Islands tipped to win first ever Olympic gold - with Fiji sevens team hot favourites.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Rio 2016
Duration: 2'18"
06:52
Suncorp NZ targets double digit growth but quake claims drag on
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Insurance company Suncorp is banking on 12 percent growth in operating earnings in the coming year.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Suncorp
Duration: 2'19"
06:55
Ebos out to maximise vertical integration
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Listed healthcare and animal products company Ebos is out to maximise the value of its group assets and boost earnings of its latest target, Australian pharmacy chain the Ted White Group.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Ebos
Duration: 1'15"
06:56
Financial Markets Authority wants better company disclosure
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The Financial Markets Authority says there are many easy steps companies can take to improve the quality of information disclosed to investors.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Financial Markets Authority
Duration: 1'12"
06:58
FMA guidelines fuzzy law, with statutory basis
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Meanwhile, the guidelines to finance sector companies on the standards of behaviour expected of them which the FMA released last week, have been described by a lawyer as fuzzy and without proper statutory foundations.
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Duration: 1'05"
06:58
Go Bus eyes tourism boom
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The country's largest bus operator, Go Bus, says its new purchase is important as it rides the booming tourism wave.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Go Bus
Duration: 51"
06:59
Morning Markets for 5 August 2016
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Wall Street is fairly flat - Dow Jones down a handful of points.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 43"
07:06
Sports News for 5 August 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 1'56"
07:08
NZ judge quits as head of child sexual abuse inquiry
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New Zealand Judge Lowell Goddard has just quit as head of UK independent inquiry into child sexual abuse.
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Tags: Lowell Goddard, UK
Duration: 4'11"
07:16
Official booed at meeting over Katikati roads
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Katikati residents jeered transport officials when they tried to tell a public meeting last night a bypass for the town isn't necessary. Residents say they've been demanding a bypass for more than 40 years. Our reporter Tom Furley was at the meeting.
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Regions: Bay of Plenty
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Duration: 4'10"
07:18
Bridges promises more consultation after Katikati meeting
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The Minister of Transport, Simon Bridges, promises more consultation on roads after fiery Katikati meeting.
Topics: transport, politics
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Tags: roads
Duration: 5'35"
07:25
NZ judge releases statement about why she quit inquiry
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Dame Lowell Goddard releases a statement about her resignation from the UK independent inquiry into child sexual abuse.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Dame Lowell Goddard
Duration: 1'32"
07:27
Mad Mondays "not a good look" for rugby - Players Association
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Rob Nichol, the chief executive of the New Zealand Rugby Players' Association says Chiefs players unlikely to lose their jobs over the stripper scandal.
Topics: sport
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Tags: player behavior
Duration: 6'38"
07:35
Drug Foundation critical of meth contamination evictions
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The Minister responsible for Housing New Zealand, Bill English, says the tests for meth-contamination in state houses will have to be used until something better comes along.
Topics: housing
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Duration: 8'03"
07:46
Dunedin schools closed, opening late due to snow
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We bring you the latest on the weather. Snow's closed schools or delayed the opening of some Dunedin schools.
Topics: weather
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Tags: snow, school closures
Duration: 1'46"
07:49
Up to 270 Russian athletes could be allowed to compete in Rio
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The latest twist in how many Russians will goto Rio. Now there are 271 Russian athletes have been cleared to take part in the Rio Olympics. We talk to our correspondent in Russia for the latest.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Rio 2016 Olympics
Duration: 3'32"
07:56
Can the Hurricanes shake off their hoodoo?
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A flood of optimism reaches Wellington this weekend, as the Hurricanes prepare for tomorrow night's Super Rugby final at home. If the side wins, it'll be Wellington's first Super Rugby title.
Topics: sport
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Tags: super rugby, hurricanes
Duration: 3'05"
08:06
Sports News for 5 August 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 1'59"
08:09
UK papers criticised Goddard's salary - and holidays
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Dame Lowell Goddard has quit as the head of UK independent inquiry into child sexual abuse. She's been criticised for her high salary - and her holidays.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Dame Lowell Goddard
Duration: 3'59"
08:15
Delivering new melanoma drugs to cost DHBs over $1 million
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While Pharmac's decision to fund the hotly-debated melanoma drug Keytruda is being welcomed, cash-strapped district health boards face costs of more than a million dollars to deliver the long-awaited new drugs to patients.
Topics: health
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Tags: Keytruda, melanoma
Duration: 4'02"
08:20
Southland toxic waste company folds leaving Southland
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Southland authorities are scrambling to deal with tens of thousands of tonnes of toxic waste after a company responsible for dealing with it has liquidated
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Tags: Ouvea Premix, Tiwai Point
Duration: 2'56"
08:23
Cancer Society wants changes in benefits system
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The Cancer Society says people with serious illnesses should be treated the same as ACC patients - not as unemployed.
Topics: life and society
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Tags: Cancer Society, benifits
Duration: 3'34"
08:26
NZ pathologists fear system is on the brink of collapse
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New Zealand pathologists are warning the service is on the brink of collapse, with one of the six so exhausted, she may not last much longer. The Government's been warned it could be hugely embarassed if a major tragedy happens, and urgent ation's needed.
Topics: crime
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Tags: pathology
Duration: 4'09"
08:30
Markets Update for 5 August 2016
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'02"
08:36
Drysdale confident going into Rio rowing heats
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Defending Olympic single sculls champion Mahe Drysdale will be the first New Zealander to compete in Rio when he rows in the heats tomorrow night. He tells Stephen Hewson he got a few things wrong in the leadup but he's confident he's hitting peak form.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Rio 2016 Olympics
Duration: 2'37"
08:40
UK abuse support group hopes inquiry won't be derailed
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A UK child abuse support group hopes the inquiry into child sexual abuse won't be derailed by Lowell Goddard's sudden resignation. He says she's been hounded by the press and that hasn't helped.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Dame Lowell Goddard
Duration: 4'01"
08:44
Iwi leaders to sign covenant promising to treasure children
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Iwi leaders are supporting and signing a Covenant for New Zealand's children today. The Covenant, or Kawenata, was written by Judge Carolyn Henwood and is a promise to the children of New Zealand to ensure they are treasured, respected and enjoy a good life full of opportunity.
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Tags: children
Duration: 3'27"
08:48
Third time's a charm for the Hurricanes?
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Could it be third time lucky for the Hurricanes this weekend?
Topics: sport
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Tags: super rugby, hurricanes
Duration: 2'41"
08:57
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
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And it's Friday so we have all the latest political news from cross the Ditch. We talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh in Canberra.
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Duration: 2'53"
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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: Soon, by Charlotte Grimshaw, read by Michael Hurst. A satirical novel following the fortunes of National Party Prime Minister David Hallwright and his Auckland set (Part 5 of 12, RNZ)
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09:09
Forensic pathologists critically understaffed
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The head of the National Forensic Pathology Service says the Auckland region currently operating with less than half the staff it needs. Dr Simon Stables says if there was a serious accident or disaster where 20 or 30 people died they would need to call in help from overseas to cope.
Topics: health, crime
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Tags: autopsy, pathology
Duration: 13'22"
09:22
Shock resignation of Lowell Goddard
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Kathryn Ryan speaks to Phil Johnson, a spokesperson for MACSAS - Minister and Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors about the resignation of Dame Lowell Goddard as chair of Britain's independent inquiry into child sexual abuse. Phil is a "designated core participant" of the Independent Inquiry. She also speaks with David Greenwood, a lawyer representing some victims of child abuse.
Topics: law, politics, crime
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Duration: 20'14"
09:42
Shay Wright: growing Maori business
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Kathryn Ryan talks to Maori social entrepreneur Shay Wright. From growing up on a farm in the Far North to being named on the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list, Shay Wright is teaching iwi how to manage their economies in order to get better social outcomes for Maori, as the co-founder of Te Whare Hukahuka.
Topics: business, economy, te ao Maori
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Duration: 8'19"
09:51
Pacific correspondent Michael Field
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Tonga is in political crisis as the PM faces a vote of no confidence from the Kingdom's nobles, the latest in the debate over tuna fisheries and a rundown of the Pacific Island's prospects for the Rio Olympics.
Topics: Pacific
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Duration: 9'10"
10:11
Graeme Kendall: sailing the Northwest passage solo
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Kathryn Ryan speaks with Auckland yachtsman Graeme Kendall on his record setting solo non-stop voyage through the Northwest passage. It's considered the Everest of the sea - the treacherous waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans above Canada and Alaska in the Arctic circle. It is only navigable for a short time each year, due to pack ice. Graeme Kendall's just published a book about his 2010 journey - 28 thousand miles, across 32 oceans and seaways.
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Auckland yachtsman Graeme Kendall always dreamed of sailing the Northwest passage.
It's considered the Everest of the sea - the treacherous waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans above Canada and Alaska in the Arctic circle.
It is only navigable for a short time each year, due to pack ice.
Not only did Graeme sail the northwest passage as part of a 193-day circumnavigation of the world from Auckland to Auckland - he did the passage solo, non-stop - nonstop person to have done so.
He has just published a book about his 2010 journey which was 28,000 miles, across 32 oceans and seaways- called To The Ice And Beyond.
He talks to Kathryn Ryan about his adventure.
Read an edited excerpt from their conversation
Where did this all begin?
It was in the lounge of the holiday home in the Marlborough Sounds. The fire was going, we were sitting around in the lounge and we got the atlas out. I sort of mentioned it to the family – wife and children - and I as started to describe it they sort of looked at me as though the idea might go away, but it didn’t. And they didn’t seem to have any objection to it and slowly the idea grew and I developed some ideas by research on the internet and one thing lead to another. Once the door is open you just keep going, if they keep closing you stop. It just grew and I achieved what I wanted to do.
What was the specific idea and what was the ambition that you wanted to fulfil?
I guess all the sailing I’ve done you could call and apprenticeship and for me, it was just something to prove to myself that I could do it. I had the experience, I had the time, there was some money available to build a really good boat in that respect I thought maybe sponsorship could be the thing to go for but that proved difficult – I may as well have said I was going to the Moon to some people. And of course, a sponsor doesn’t want to see a failure so it was obvious to me that it was going to be difficult.
So how did it then proceed?
I did all of my research and started to build a boat. I would have ideally like to have bought a boat, but there was nothing available or suitable, so I built one from scratch. As far as the sponsorship goes I turned that around and bought everything myself and sponsored children’s charity so we had signage on the side of the boat and people could phone and make donations. So the whole trip was based around that’s as well. That helped me going through the day – knowing something else was happening.
Tell me about the boat and why it needed to be built.
The one thing that I knew was that if I got out there after a couple of weeks and knew I was in the wrong boat that wouldn’t have been an enjoyable journey. I looked at boats – some were close, not quite right. Then this one came up, and by building it for one person everything on the boat was built to complete this particular trip.
Where were you at mentally? Was there some sense of trying to fathom the scale of what you were doing?
I enjoyed most of what I did, I savoured it and as I went obviously news disappeared. Problems with corridors of power disappeared, you start to watch nature you start to look at the miracle of nature. And how most of the wildlife survives without communication and without a mother and father telling them how to survive. So you do start to see the clearer things in life.
Were there moments that you questioned whether you would be able to complete the trip?
I felt very alone up there and it’s a very remote part of the world. I shouldn’t really be there was the feeling I had but it was part of the plan. And I had reasonably good weather up through the Northwest Passage luckily. But I always had the feeling of “get out of there, don’t hang around. It’s not a place to linger.” And I got through there OK. It was interesting when I got to the corner of Alaska, which is the end of the Northwest Passage, and I felt like I had gotten through it and felt like I could get off the boat and celebrate, but I still had 7000 miles to go. I got the usual bad weather in the Bearing Sea and that was frustrating, but it wasn’t dangerous. I knew what I could do, what the boat could do, but just had to turn the music up and go with it.
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Duration: 25'06"
10:36
The death of the dictionary
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Is the dictionary dead? John McIntyre of The Children's Bookshop says people don't buy physical dictionaries anymore, as technology has taken over. Should we care?
Topics: books
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Duration: 8'19"
11:07
New music with Grant Smithies
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Grant Smithies gets an earful of a little known Link Wray album recorded in a stinky old chicken coop, and checks out splendid singles from NZ/Portland band Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Chicago dad-rock stalwarts, Wilco.
Topics: music
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Duration: 23'54"
11:30
Sports correspondent Gael Woods
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RNZ reporter Gael Woods live from Rio on the eve of the Olympic opening ceremony.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 12'07"
11:47
The week that was
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With Te Radar and Elizabeth Easther.
Topics: life and society
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Tags: comedy
Duration: 12'48"
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09:05 Forensic pathologists critically understaffed
The head of the National Forensic Pathology Service says the Auckland region currently operating with less than half the staff it needs. Dr Simon Stables says if there was a serious accident or disaster where 20 or 30 people died they would need to call in help from overseas to cope.
09:20 Reaction to resignation of NZ judge on UK child abuse inquiry
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Kathryn Ryan speaks to Phil Johnson, a spokesperson for MACSAS - Minister and Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors about the resignation of Dame Lowell Goddard as chair of Britain's independent inquiry into child sexual abuse. Phil is a "designated core participant" of the Independent Inquiry. She also speaks with David Greenwood, a lawyer representing some victims of child abuse.
09:20 Shay Wright: Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list for social entrepreneurs.
Kathryn Ryan talks to Maori social entrepreneur Shay Wright. From growing up on a farm in the Far North to being named on the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list, Shay Wright is teaching iwi how to manage their economies in order to get better social outcomes for Maori, as the co-founder of Te Whare Hukahuka.
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09:45 Pacific correspondent Michael Field
Tonga is in political crisis as the PM faces a vote of no confidence from the Kingdom's nobles, the latest in the debate over tuna fisheries and a rundown of the Pacific Island's prospects for the Rio Olympics.
10:05 Graeme Kendall: sailing the Northwest passage solo
Kathryn Ryan speaks with Auckland yachtsman Graeme Kendall on his record setting solo non-stop voyage through the Northwest passage. It's considered the Everest of the sea - the treacherous waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans above Canada and Alaska in the Arctic circle. It is only navigable for a short time each year, due to pack ice. Graeme Kendall's just published a book about his 2010 journey - 28 thousand miles, across 32 oceans and seaways.
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10:35 The death of the dictionary
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Is the dictionary dead? John McIntyre of The Children's Bookshop says people don't buy physical dictionaries anymore, as technology has taken over. Should we care?
10:45 The Reading
Soon by Charlotte Grimshaw read by Michael Hurst. (Part 5 of 12)
All episodes of the reading are available here
11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
Grant Smithies gets an earful of a little known Link Wray album recorded in a stinky old chicken coop, and checks out splendid singles from NZ/Portland band Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Chicago dad-rock stalwarts, Wilco.
Artist: Link Wray
Song: Fire And Brimstone
Comp: Wray
Album: 3-Track Shack
Label: Ace
Broadcast Time: 4'20"
Artist: Link Wray
Song: Tail Dragger
Comp: Wray
Album: 3-Track Shack
Label: Ace
Broadcast Time: 4'28"
Artist: Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Song: First World Problem
Comp: Ruban Nielson/ UMO
Album: independent single
Label: Jagjaguwar
Broadcast Time: 4'10
Artist: Wilco
Song: Locator
Comp: Tweedy/ Wilco
Album: Schmilco
Label: dBpm Records/ Anti
Broadcast Time: 2'14"
11:30 Sports correspondent Gael Woods
RNZ reporter Gael Woods live from Rio on the eve of the Olympic opening ceremony
11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Elizabeth Easther
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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
Scarlette, consent and victim blaming
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The allegations against Chief's rugby players over their treatment of a stripper they hired to perform for them, has sparked a national conversation about consent.
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The allegations against Chief's rugby players over their treatment of a stripper they hired to perform for them, has sparked a national conversation about consent.
The stripper, who wants to be known only as Scarlette says members of the team touched her inappropriately at a party on Monday despite her consistently saying NO.
Feminist commentator and Massey University lecturer Deborah Russell says the issue has also exposed some concerning attitudes and victim-blaming.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Cheifs, stripper
Duration: 6'43"
13:20
Oldest evidence of cancer found
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A fossilised foot bone from an ancient human dating back 1.7 million years, shows signs of an agressive form of bone cancer.
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We perhaps think of cancer as a relatively modern disease, but it turns out it’s been around for a very long time.
Scientists have just discovered a fossilised foot bone from an ancient human dating back 1.7 million years that shows signs of an agressive form of bone cancer.
One of the scientists involved – Zachary Throckmorton – has just returned from Africa where the bone was found. Jesse Mulligan gave him a call.
“Some people have argued that cancer is primarily a disease of modern times, but cancer is, essentially, unregulated cellular growth. It does not necessarily require carnicogenic materials or carcinogenic chemicals to cause the growth” – Zachary Throckmorton
Topics: history, science
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Tags: cancer
Duration: 8'41"
13:29
Shakespeare inspired webseries, made for and by young people
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The Candle Wasters are four young women (all aged between 19 and 22) who are making their mark in the cluttered world of online content, with their Shakespeare inspired webseries, Bright Summer Night, inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream. Their previous works have had over 4.5 million views on YouTube.
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The Candle Wasters are four young women (all aged between 19 and 22) who are making their mark in the cluttered world of online content, with their Shakespeare inspired webseries, Bright Summer Night, inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Their previous works have had over 4.5 million views on YouTube.
In Bright Summer Night the ideas and themes of the iconic play are explored by a group of modern teenagers losing themselves at a summer- time house party. No parents allowed. The series has been described as “Shakespeare Skins” and features dialogue such as, “Drink, dance, make-out, go!”
Topics: arts
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Tags: Shakespeare
Duration: 8'16"
13:37
Critter of the Week: the Short tailed bat
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DoC's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki says short tailed bats are one of the world's most ancient species of bat - and are not closely related to our other native species, the long-tailed bat.
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DoC's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki says short tailed bats are one of the world's most ancient species of bat - and are not closely related to our other native species, the long-tailed bat.
Topics: environment
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Tags: bats
Duration: 10'35"
13:47
Favourite album
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The Clash - 'Sandinista', chosen by Kate Berridge.
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Duration: 11'39"
14:07
Film critic - Richard Swainson
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Richard Swainson reviews Dough and Jason Bourne
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Duration: 9'42"
14:10
NZ Live - Maala
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Today on NZ Live, a musician who was originally shrouded in secrecy. An Auckland-based singer-songwriter who gave few interviews and even shied away from revealing his real name. He's here to share his music, he is Maala.
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MAALA - a musician who was originally shrouded in secrecy - is today's guest act on NZ Live.
Auckland-based singer-songwriter Evan William Sinton initially gave few interviews, and even shied away from revealing his real name.
Part of the reason could be because he didn't have a huge backstory. By day, he worked in a warehouse, but, at night, he discovered, or reinvented, himself... writing songs and honing his vocal talent.
It was a talent which Sony Music discovered early, and they managed to keep him under wraps until the release of his debut album Composure - just out.
He's here to share his music with us this afternoon; he is MAALA.
Related stories
Topics: music
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Duration: 38'07"
15:07
Brett McGregor talks Asian flavours
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Brett McGregor with a new book, Chop Chop. Asian inspired cuisine.
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Brett McGregor won Masterchef back in 2010. His latest cook book, Chop Chop is all about Asian inspired meals, and he shares a recipe for curried fish in bamboo
Topics: food
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Tags: cookbooks
Duration: 7'45"
15:15
Wine with Yvonne Lorkin
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Wine writer Yvonne Lorkin to talk Albarino, temperanillo and other varieties that are now grown here.
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Duration: 7'45"
15:29
What not to do in the garden in winter
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Spring is just 25 days away, and for many... there's that itch to get into the garden to get everything ready. But is that the right thing to do? Our gardening guru, Lynda Hallinan says jumping the gun now doesn't actually help you win the race.
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Duration: 7'28"
15:45
One Quick Question for 5 August 2016
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We find the answers to any queries you can think up.
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Duration: 4'37"
15:52
The Panel pre-show for 5 August 2016
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Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
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Duration: 6'27"
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1:10 First song
1:15 Scarlette, consent and victim blaming
The allegations against Chief's rugby players over their treatment of a stripper they hired to perform for them, has sparked a national conversation about consent.
The stripper, who wants to be known only as Scarlette says members of the team touched her inappropriately at a party on Monday despite her consistently saying NO.
Feminist commentator and Massey University lecturer Deborah Russell says the issue has also exposed some concerning attitudes and victim-blaming.
1:25 Oldest evidence of cancer found
A fossilised foot bone from an ancient human dating back 1.7 million years, shows signs of an agressive form of bone cancer.
One of the scientists involved, Zachary Throckmorton of Lincoln Memorial University has just returned from Africa where the bone was found. He says this proves cancer is not just a modern disease.
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1:30 Shakespeare inspired webseries, made for and by young people
The Candle Wasters are four young women (all aged between 19 and 22) who are making their mark in the cluttered world of online content, with their Shakespeare inspired webseries, Bright Summer Night, inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Their previous works have had over 4.5 million views on YouTube.
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In Bright Summer Night the ideas and themes of the iconic play are explored by a group of modern teenagers losing themselves at a summer- time house party. No parents allowed. The series has been described as “Shakespeare Skins” and features dialogue such as, “Drink, dance, make-out, go!”
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1:35 Critter of the Week: the Short tailed bat
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DoC's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki says short tailed bats are one of the world's most ancient species of bat - and are not closely related to our other native species, the long-tailed bat.
1:40 Favourite album
2:10 NZ Live - Maala
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Today On New Zealand Live, a musician who was originally shrouded in secrecy. An Auckland-based singer-songwriter who gave few interviews and even shied away from revealing his real name. Part of the reason for all this mystery could be because Evan William Sinton did not have a huge backstory. By day he worked in a warehouse, but at night he discovered, or reinvented, himself ... writing songs and honing is vocal talent.
It was a talent which Sony Music discovered early, and they managed to keep him under wraps until the release of his debut album "Composure" just out.
Now we can reveal all, he's here to share his music with us this afternoon, he is Maala.
2:20 New Zealand Society
Tales of life in Aotearoa.
3:10 Brett McGregor on Asian inspired meals
Brett McGregor won Masterchef back in 2010. His latest cook book, Chop Chop is all about Asian inspired meals, and he shares a recipe for curried fish in bamboo
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3:20 Wine: The Spanish Drinquisition
wine growers here are starting to grow some of the Spanish varieties we usually have to import by the bottle. Wine writer Yvonne Lorkin discusses the Albarino, Temperanillo and other varieties that are now grown here.
3:30 What not to do in the garden in winter
Spring is just 25 days away, and for many... there's that itch to get into the garden to get everything ready. But is that the right thing to do?
Our gardening guru, Lynda Hallinan says jumping the gun now doesn't actually help you win the race
3:40 Go Ahead Caller - Series 1 Reprise
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show
===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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One Quick Question for 5 August 2016
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We find the answers to any queries you can think up.
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Duration: 4'37"
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The Panel pre-show for 5 August 2016
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Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
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Duration: 6'27"
16:03
The Panel with Ali Jones and Diane Robertson (Part 1)
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The New Zealand flag bearers for the Olympics have been named and a Russian diplomat shoots and kills a mugger in Rio just ahead of the opening ceremony of the games. Dame Lowell Goddard quits her post leading a UK child sex inquiry just 24 hours after details of her extravagant travel and holidays is revealed. Auckland City council is looking at banning smoking in public places such as beaches, footbpaths and civic squares. Schools say they are powerless to stop parents taking children on holidays during term time and there's no point in pursuing it.
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Duration: 24'11"
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The Panel with Ali Jones and Diane Robertson (Part 2)
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The flight attendant on the Emirates Boeing triple-7 that crash-landed at Dubai this week, yelled out "Jump! Jump! Jump! Leave your bags behind. Jump and slide. Jump and slide!" And although there was a fatality on the ground everyone on the plane survived. What the Panelists Ali Jones and Dame Diane Robertson have been thinking about. The fall out from the Chiefs behaviour towards a stripper hired for their end of season party continues. Bain supporter Joe Karam's critical of the government decision to not pay out compensation for wrongful imprisonment. Dunedin City council is under fire over the high salaries being paid to staff at the council owned company, Delta.
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Duration: 26'23"
16:07
Panel Intro
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What the Panelists Ali Jones and Diane Robertson have been up to.
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Duration: 4'52"
16:07
More trouble in Rio on the eve fo the opening ceremony
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The New Zealand flag bearers for the Olympics have been named and a Russian diplomat shoots and kills a mugger in Rio just ahead of the opening ceremony of the games.
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Duration: 9'13"
16:20
NZ judge leaves UK child sex inquiry
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Dame Lowell Goddard quits her post leading a UK child sex inquiry just 24 hours after details of her extravagant travel and holidays is revealed. .
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Duration: 3'13"
16:23
Smoking ban for outdoor areas in Auckland proposed
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Auckland City council is looking at banning smoking in public places such as beaches, footbpaths and civic squares. .
Topics: health
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: smoking
Duration: 3'52"
16:29
Schools say its pointless stopping pupils going on holidays
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Schools say they are powerless to stop parents taking children on holidays during term time and there's no point in pursuing it. .
Topics: education
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Duration: 2'39"
16:32
Leave your bags behind
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The flight attendant on the Emirates Boeing triple-7 that crash-landed at Dubai this week, yelled out "Jump! Jump! Jump! Leave your bags behind. Jump and slide. Jump and slide!" And although there was a fatality on the ground everyone on the plane survived. .
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Duration: 5'17"
16:38
Panel Says
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What the Panelists Ali Jones and Dame Diane Robertson have been thinking about.
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Duration: 5'48"
16:44
More fall out from the Chiefs hiring a stripper
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The fall out from the Chiefs behaviour towards a stripper hired for their end of season party continues.
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Duration: 10'55"
16:56
Joe Karam - money awarded a bitter sweet pill to swallow
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Bain supporter Joe Karam's critical of the government decision to not pay out compensation for wrongful imprisonment.
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Duration: 1'12"
16:57
High salaries at council controlled company criticised
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Dunedin City council is under fire over the high salaries being paid to staff at the council owned company, Delta.
Topics: politics
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Duration: 2'03"
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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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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 5 August 2016
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Watch Friday's full programme here.
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17:10
Police speak to woman at centre of Chiefs controversy
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Police have spoken to the stripper at the centre of the Chiefs controversy as one of the franchises' major sponsors apologised for how it referred to her.
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Duration: 3'49"
17:14
Two NZ athletes to carry flag at Olympics
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Olympic sailing partners Peter Burling and Blair Tuke will share the job of carrying the flag at the Olympic opening ceremony in Rio tomorrow.
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Duration: 3'25"
17:17
Zespri halts kiwifruit exports to China
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Zespri has temporarily halted all kiwifruit exports to China as it works to develop more pre-checking measures after fungus was reportedly found in two containers.
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Duration: 5'45"
17:20
NZ judge resigns from UK child sex abuse inquiry
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The sudden resignation of New Zealand Judge Dame Lowell Goddard from Britain's Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has been greeted with relief and dismay.
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Duration: 3'11"
17:23
Snow saturates Dunedin, forces schools to close
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Temperatures have plunged in the lower South Island, forcing schools and businesses to close in Dunedin, but the worst may be yet to come.
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Duration: 6'06"
17:26
Wellington Mayor won't run for third term
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Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has announced she will not stand for a third term as Wellington mayor. She spoke to John Campbell about her decision and achievements.
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Duration: 6'14"
17:27
Woman guilty of starving mother to death
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The woman accused of allowing her mother to starve to death in her own waste has been found guilty of manslaughter.
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Duration: 4'20"
17:32
Evening Business for 5 August 2016
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News from the business sector including a market report.
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Duration: 2'23"
17:40
David Bain just wanted a Crown apology - Joe Karam
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David Bain accepted the government's settlement of $925,000 because he felt he would never win in his bid for compensation, but what he really wanted was an apology, Joe Karam says.
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Duration: 2'47"
17:43
Changes ahead for Marlborough Sounds marine farmers
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Investing in agriculture in the Marlborough Sounds is becoming fraught as the licences for almost 300 marine farms in the region are set to expire, the local iwi says.
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Duration: 4'08"
17:50
Police inspect boats after man's body discovered in Nelson
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Forensic scientists have spent the day examining a boat where the body of a man, who had been seriously assaulted before he died, was found in Nelson yesterday.
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Duration: 1'42"
17:55
Last of Super Rugby final tickets sold today
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200 Super Rugby fans were in luck this afternoon as the Hurricanes put the last of its tickets on sale for tomorrow's final against the Lions.
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Duration: 2'08"
18:10
Chiefs sponsor exec keeps refuge position despite stripper comm
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A spokesperson for the Chiefs' major sponsor will keep her position with Waikato Women's Refuge, despite suggesting a stripper opened herself up to abuse by being naked around men. The chief executive officer of the refuge is Ruahine Albert.
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Duration: 6'28"
18:15
Will the Hurricanes win their first Super Rugby?
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The Hurricanes have been in the Super Rugby finals three times, but have always lost. Will it be their time tomorrow night? Dane Coles talks to Checkpoint.
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Duration: 4'02"
18:16
Weekend temperatures could break records
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The MetService predicts temperatures could drop to minus 15-degrees celcius in parts of the South Island over the weekend.
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Duration: 2'43"
18:25
Movie to be made of Hip Op-eration founder's life
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The life story of a NZ woman behind the elderly hip-hop dance group Hip Op-eration Crew, is to be turned into a Hollywood movie. Billie Jordan and two dancers join John Campbell.
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Duration: 7'22"
18:40
Focus on Politics for 5 August 2016
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While National is the main governing party, it could not do so without support arrangements with other, much smaller, political parties. Since being elected in 2008 National has had agreements with United Future, the Maori Party and ACT. While the individual deals are renegotiated at each election, National still has confidence and supply agreements with those three parties. Our political editor Jane Patterson talked to each of the support parties about working with National, and the challenges of making their agreements work.
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Duration: 15'33"
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Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line
===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 7:42 The Why Factor (BBC)
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Nights' Sport - Rio Preview
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We preview the action to come from the Rio games with with ABC sports presenter Paul Kennedy, BBC sports journalist Russell Fuller, and LA Times sports journalist Helene Elliott.
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7:07 Sonic Tonic
Music with magic and mischief spun into an surreal sensation of mayhem and maybe magnificence.
7:55 Winners
Ayesha McGowan hopes to be the first African American professional female road cyclist.
8:12 Nights' Sport - Rio Preview
We preview the action to come from the Rio games with with ABC sports presenter Paul Kennedy, BBC sports journalist Russell Fuller, and LA Times sports journalist Helene Elliott.
8:30 Spotlight
Marlon Williams - in Session - Lyttelton's Marlon Williams is back at home after a whirlwind year touring the UK, US and Europe and following the release of his debut, self-titled album. He premieres a new song, pays tribute to the late bluegrass pioneer Ralph Stanley, and catches up with Music 101's Kirsten Johnstone at The Sitting Room.
9:07 Country Life
Country Life goes shopping for a bull deep in King Country, the team meets the gentle giants of the equine world and has the final episode in possumer Colin Cox's memoir, this week he's jumping in a cold bath to test the insulating properties of possum fur.
10:17 Late Edition
A roundup of today's RNZ News and feature interviews as well as Date Line Pacific from RNZ International.
11:07 The Friday Finale
For the latest series of The Mixtape, Music 101 invites guests to compile a C60 of local sounds, and talk us through their selections. This week Checkpoint's John Campbell sits down with Sam Wicks.
===9:06 PM. | Country Life===
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Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand (RNZ)
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21:05
Debt on the Dairy Farm
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Consulting Ag-Economist Phil Journeaux says the average Waikato and Bay of Plenty Dairy farm lost $100,000 last season.
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Consulting Ag-Economist Phil Journeaux says the average Waikato and Bay of Plenty Dairy farm lost $100,000 last season.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions: Waikato, Bay of Plenty
Tags: Farm debt, dairy farming, milk pay-out
Duration: 3'53"
21:09
Regional Wrap
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Hawkes Bay has finally seen some rain and the West Coast of the South lsland has had more than its share; some parts have received 2 metres of rain in the past three months.
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Hawkes Bay has finally seen some rain and the West Coast of the South lsland has had more than its share; some parts have received 2 metres of rain in the past three months.
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Duration: 5'39"
21:18
Colin Cox: Pioneer Deer Farmer and Possumer - Pt 7
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Colin Cox was involved in the very beginnings of deer farming in New Zealand and with the development of possum fibre for use in clothing. He's written a memoir which Country Life has turned into a series. Today Colin learns possum fur's hollow fibre is very similar to that of a polar bear, so he puts its insulating properties to the test.
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Colin Cox was involved in the very beginnings of deer farming in New Zealand and with the development of possum fibre for use in clothing. He's written a memoir which Country Life has turned into a series. Today Colin learns possum fur's hollow fibre is very similar to that of a polar bear, so he puts its insulating properties to the test.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions: Manawatu
Tags: pioneer, possum fur
Duration: 6'10"
21:27
Woodbury Clydesdales
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Jim and Deborah Cook love their Clydesdales, it's in their genes; Jim's grandfather worked a team on his farm and Deb's grandfather was a competition ploughman. Their 18 horses live on the outskirts of Cust in North Canterbury. Some of them are regular competitors at A & P Shows around the South Island and more often than not they come away with prizes. As well being used for breeding and showing, the horses get hitched up to a plough every now then and are put to work pulling ploughs through heavy soil.
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Jim and Deborah Cook love their Clydesdales, it's in their genes; Jim's grandfather worked a team on his farm and Deb's grandfather was a competition ploughman.
The horses, that number about 18 at the moment, live in several paddocks on the outskirts of Cust in North Canterbury.
Some of them are regular competitors at A and P Shows around the South Island and more often than not they come away with prizes.
As well as being used for breeding and showing, the horses get hitched up to a plough every now then and are used to turn over heavy soil, just like their ancestors.
Topics: rural
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Cust, Clydesdales, working horses, ploughing
Duration: 10'58"
21:38
Bidding for Bulls
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The Purdie family from Mahoenui have been breeding Angus bulls for more than 90 years. At the beginning of June they held their 70th on-farm sale. Farmers from around the North Island came to bid on the bulls - looking for athletic, well-muscled, masculine animals with good temperaments and very healthy libidos.
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A square jaw, straight back, good feet, good temperament and an extremely healthy libido.
They're all on the check-list for farmers in the market for a bull.
Scores of farmers turned out in early winter to run their eye over bulls and bid for their pick at Tarangower Stud's annual bull sale.
It was the 70th on-farm sale held at the stud; located at the end of a long unsealed road amid King Country's towering hills.
Jeremy Williams had come from the Gisborne region. He says he looks for medium-sized, athletic looking bulls with a square, masculine looking jaw, a meaty behind and an impressive sex drive.
"Ideally every bull should be able to do the job three times in ten minutes," he says.
Bulls are routinely libido tested and veterinarians record and monitor their performance.
"Some bulls come and they just think about it and don't do anything. They get put on the truck and go to the works." he says.
Bulls typically need replacing every two and a half years and will sire 100 calves in that time.
Tarangower Stud owner Rob Purdie says his family have been selecting Angus bulls for their confirmation and temperament for generations. The Purdies have been selling Angus bulls, bred on the Mahoenui property, for more than 90 years.
He says he's never been tempted to move away from the black Angus.
"They are the best thing for the hills. They graze better than anything else. Everyone tells you if they've got a mixture of cattle, Angus will always be at the top grazing the hardest places."
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Duration: 21'55"
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===10:00 PM. | Late Edition===
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Police speak to stripper at centre of Chiefs controversy, Two NZ athletes to carry flag at Olympics and in Dateline, Pacific tipped for medal success in Rio.
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RNZ news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from RNZ National
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