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:
22 August 2016
===12:04 AM. | All Night Programme===
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Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 At the Movies with Simon Morris (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (RNZ); 2:30 NZ Music Feature (RNZ); 3:05 Lady Jean by Noel Virtue read by Anne Budd (RNZ); 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
6:26 Rural News
6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers
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06:00
Top Stories for Monday 22 August 2016
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Tukituki river could have poisoned Havelock North, Olympic Games comes to a close, New Zealand earns record-breaking 18 medals in Rio, Maori King publicly attacks Labour, Hamilton billboard defaced with the name ISIS, Explosion kills at least 50 people at wedding in Turkey, and Medicial cannabis campaigner brings more into NZ - past Customs
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Duration: 32'11"
06:07
Sports News for 22 August 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 1'53"
06:10
Labour shrugs off criticisms by Maori King
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The Labour Party is shrugging off the comments of the Maori King, who is personally backing the Maori Party and says he will not be voting Labour again.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Kiingi Tuheitia
Duration: 2'12"
06:12
Olympians deliver NZ's best ever medal haul at the Games
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Young and old Olympians deliver New Zealand's best ever medal haul at the Games.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Olympics
Duration: 2'55"
06:17
Turbulent few days in the Donald Trump Camp
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Donald Trump asks black voters to back him though polls show they overwhelmingly are planning to vote for Hillary Clinton.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Donald Trump
Duration: 4'53"
06:22
Early Business News for 22 August 2016
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 2'30"
06:26
Morning Rural News for 22 August 2016
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News from the rural and farming sector.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 4'35"
06:39
New Zealand wraps up most successful Olympics ever
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Rob Waddell praises the "can do" attitude of the New Zealand Olympic team as they prepare to leave Rio with a record medal haul.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Rio 2016 Olympics
Duration: 4'10"
06:44
Primary schools open in Havelock North
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Primary schools in Havelock North are reopening today after campylobacter contaminated the town's water supply. Te Mata School's principal, is ready to welcome his students back.
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Tags: water, schools
Duration: 3'04"
06:46
Police investigations into bugging scandal continue
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The rugby great John Kirwan is urging authorities to get to the bottom of the bugging scandal.
Topics: sport
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Tags: All Blacks
Duration: 2'15"
06:50
TPP trade deal struggling to survive
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The Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal is hanging by a thread and may need to go back to the negotiating table to have any chance of survival.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: TPP
Duration: 1'44"
06:52
Big week for corporate results
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The corporate reporting season heats up this week with more than 20 expected.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 2'42"
06:54
Wellington biotech firm ticking off a list of accomplishments
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A Wellington-based medical software company is ticking off a list of accomplishments since it listed in April on the Australian stock exchange where it raised the necessary money to fund future development.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Volpara Health Technologies
Duration: 1'51"
06:56
Jim Parker in Australia
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Across the Tasman, and the Australian government has moved to grapple with its burgeoning deficit and put into effect its budget promises to close the fiscal gap.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Australia
Duration: 57"
06:58
Week ahead
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Turning to this week's business agenda.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 53"
06:59
Morning markets
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Turning to the markets.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'16"
07:07
Sports News for 22 August 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 1'45"
07:11
Tukutuki river could have poisoned Havelock North
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Contaminated water from the Tukituki River could be responsible for poisoning Havelock North's water supply. Official investigations into the source of the contamination are continuing. We talk to our reporter Peter Fowler
Topics: health
Regions: Hawkes Bay
Tags: water
Duration: 4'52"
07:16
Olympic Games comes to a close
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Incredible sporting achievements and no shortage of controversy - our correspondent John Bevir looks back at the Rio Olympics, which end with the closing ceremony today.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Rio 2016 Olympics
Duration: 4'39"
07:21
New Zealand earns record-breaking 18 medals in Rio
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New Zealand's Olympians are taking home a record breaking haul of 18 medals from Rio.. RNZ's Sports Editor SDtephen Hewson looks back a the past two weeks of competition.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Rio 2016 Olympics
Duration: 5'05"
07:27
Maori King publicly attacks Labour
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The Maori King has signed off his tenth commemoration with an unprecedented public attack on the Labour Party - while giving royal approval to the Maori and Mana parties. Mihingarangi Forbes was there.
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Duration: 3'22"
07:33
Hamilton billboard defaced with the name ISIS
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The first Sikh to run for a place on Hamilton's City Council has had his billboard defaced with the name ISIS in black paint. Yugraj Singh Mahil says that whoever defaced the billboard is confused.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Local Body Elections
Duration: 1'51"
07:36
Explosion kills at least 50 people at wedding in Turkey
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At least 50 people have been killed and more than 90 injured in a suicide bombing at a wedding in southern Turkey.
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Duration: 3'20"
07:39
Former US trade tzar says TPP needs to be re-opened
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Clayton Yeutter, a former US trade representative is warning that the TPP agreement may have to be renegotiated if it's going to survive. Our economics correspondent, Patrick O'Meara reports.
Topics: politics
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Tags: TPP
Duration: 3'24"
07:42
Poll shows Auckland Mayoral candidate Phil Goff leading
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A new poll shows Auckland candidate Phil Goff has almost four times the support of his nearest rival. We talk to Auckland Correspondent Todd Niall.
Topics: politics
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Local Body Elections
Duration: 3'11"
07:45
Charter school accounts scrutinised
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Taxpayer-funded charter schools are underspending their property funding from the government. They say that gives them the flexibility to spend more on students' education. But some in the industry are not impressed.
Topics: education
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Tags: charter schools
Duration: 3'00"
07:50
John Key on his weekly Morning Report slot
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Minister John Key says he can't rule out criminal charges being laid over the contamination of Havelock North's water supply.
Topics: politics
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Duration: 6'49"
08:07
Sports News for 22 August 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'24"
08:11
Primary schools open in Havelock North
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Havelock North's primary schools reopen today - more than a week after campylobacter contaminated the town's water supply. Tim Graham is there
Topics: education
Regions: Hawkes Bay
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Duration: 2'51"
08:15
Clean water tankers stationed around Havelock North today
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Havelock North residents are the only ones still under a boil water notice, as water tankers are stationed all around the village from today. Officials say the number of infected patients is slowing. We get an update from Hastings' mayor Lawrence Yule.
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Regions: Hawkes Bay
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Duration: 5'51"
08:20
Great end to the Olympics for team New Zealand
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Games rated a success for New Zealand after team exceeds his 14-medal target by four medals. RNZ Sport's Barry Guy looks back at the successes.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Rio Olympics 2016
Duration: 4'21"
08:25
High Performance Sport ecstatic with 18 medals in Rio
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High Performance Sport NZ chief says hard decisions ahead over how sports funding should be allocated given some surprise results in Rio.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Rio 2016 Olympics
Duration: 4'14"
08:30
The Maori King publicly criticises Labour
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The Maori king has made an unprecedented attack on Labour and urged support for the Maori and Mana parties. Mihingarangi Forbes discusses the possible impact.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Kiingi Tuheitia
Duration: 4'09"
08:33
Markets Update for 22 August 2016
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 1'03"
08:42
Medicial cannabis campaigner brings more into NZ - past Customs
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Medicinal marijuana campaigner Rebecca Reider has a history of bringing the drug into NZ. She suffers from chronic pain and has successfully been able to bring more into the country - straight past customs. We speak with her.
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Tags: medicinal cannabis
Duration: 8'21"
08:47
A look back at the triumphs and near misses at Olympics
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It's all over for another four years - but here's a listen back to our Olympic athletes talking about some of their triumphs and near misses.
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Duration: 2'01"
08:52
Building industry battles skills shortage
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The building industry says there's an acute shortage in many trades which is only going to get worse as it enters an unprecedented building boom led by Auckland. Can New Zealander's fill these jobs?
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Duration: 3'12"
08:55
Public holiday in Fiji for sevens rugby heroes
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Fiji's celebrating their Rugby Sevens historic victory at the Rio Olympics with a public holiday. The team's being feted today with a para and two days of events.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Fiji, Olympics
Duration: 1'19"
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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: Snapper in a Landscape, written and told by Declan O'Neill. Irish New Zealand "snapper" and raconteur Declan O'Neil reads from the blog he kept detailing his back country photographic road trips accompanied by dogs Toby and Rufus. (Part 4 of 6, RNZ)
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09:12
Thousands of Auckland dogs on death row
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More than 3000 menacing dogs were euthanised in Auckland last year, compared with 48 in Wellington. Auckland dog control officers say there could be 25,000 unregistered dogs living in various parts of the city that they have no contact with. Nine to Noon speaks with Geoff Keber, the council's manager of Animal Management and Les Dalton, President of the NZ Institute of Animal Management.
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More than 3000 menacing dogs were euthanised in Auckland last year, council figures show.
In Wellington, that number was just 48.
Earlier this year, a dog amnesty programme was run by Auckland Council, which registered, desexed and microchipped 1500 dogs.
But officials say they're working against a tide as the city's population is set to grow and, with it, the number of dogs.
There are 112,000 registered dogs in the city, but as many as 25,000 unregistered.
Auckland Council animal management head Geoff Keber said staff wanted to reduce the number that were euthanised, but it was difficult with a rising population.
"It's growing at the rate of the city of Tauranga every five years, so it does make it harder and harder for us," he said.
"The more dogs that we can desex now and work with our partners and get desexed, hopefully we can stem that tide a little bit."
In the last year, Auckland Council dealt with 40,000 calls for help with menacing, roaming or attacking dogs.
It impounded nearly 8700 dogs.
Mr Keber was unsure why there were more dangerous breeds in Auckland than elsewhere in the country.
The issue was taking its toll on limited resources and also causing staff a lot of emotional distress, he said.
"We've got 44 staff across Auckland out on the road [and] we've got 104 staff altogether including the shelters.
"It puts a lot of stress on the shelters, it puts a lot of stress on the staff psychologically, knowing that there are a lot of dogs that we impound [that] will never go home."
The council offered staff counselling to help them cope emotionally with the high number of animals that had to be euthanised, Mr Keber said.
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Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: dogs, Menacing Dogs
Duration: 21'39"
09:34
Designs on Auckland
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With the recent sign off of Auckland's development blueprint, the heat is on to get the planning and design stages right. Auckland now has a new single set of planning rules to manage the city's future growth. Dr Lee Beattie from Auckland University's School of Architecture explains the need for good design when building new homes and developing neighbourhoods.
Topics: housing
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Lee Beattie, Auckland's Unitary Plan, architecture, design
Duration: 12'00"
09:48
Europe correspondent, Carsten von Nahmen
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Germany's interior minister proposes a partial ban of the burqa, the mood among Germans towards nearly 1.1 million new refugees, & Angela Merkel faces a regional election.
Topics: politics, conflict
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Tags: terrorism, ISIS, refugees, Europe
Duration: 12'05"
10:06
Patricia Routledge on Beatrix Potter
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Perhaps best known as Hyacinth Bucket from Keeping Up Appearances, award-winning stage and screen actor Patricia Routledge talks to Nine to Noon about making a comeback to our screens - this time with Jemima Puddleduck, Mrs Tiggy-Winkle and Peter Rabbit. She has written and presented her first TV documentary Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge.
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Patricia Routledge is perhaps best known as Hyacinth Bucket from the hit BBC comedy Keeping Up Appearances.
Now the award-winning 87 year old actor is making a comeback to our screens – alongside Jemima Puddle-Duck, Peter Rabbit and Mrs Tiggy-Winkle.
Patricia's first TV documentary Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge was partly inspired by the announcement of a rediscovered story by the English writer and illustrator – Kitty in Boots, which will be published by Penguin later this year.
She tells Lynn Freeman she would love to have met the 'feisty' Beatrix, but is sure she wouldn't have approved of actresses.
Patricia says that rather than having an 'unhappy' childhood (as many believe) Beatrix's childhood was 'secluded'.
"What she was deprived on in personal affection – particularly from her mother – she made up with imagination. She created her own world."
As a child Beatrix would smuggle animals into the nursery, but she wasn't at all sentimental about them.
“She boiled a rabbit once to see what the bone structure was like.”
Accoridng to Patricia, it is Beatrix's definite and spare writing style that has led to her books aging so well. "She used to say that she would go back to the Bible for a clear, economic narrative style."
Patricia believes that what matters most in any storytelling medium is writing. "Good writing – that’s where it starts."
Topics: arts
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Tags: Patricia Routledge, Beatrix Potter, Hyacinth Bucket, Keeping Up Appearances
Duration: 33'16"
10:40
Book review - The Comet Seekers by Helen Sedgwick
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Reviewed by Hannah August, published by Penguin Random House.
Topics: books
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Duration: 5'42"
11:06
Political commentators Stephen Mills and Matthew Hooton
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Politics from the left and the right with our commentators.
Topics: politics
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Duration: 23'59"
11:34
Kiwi Pizza Oven Cooking
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Auckland chef and culinary arts lecturer, Alan Brown with recipes for Kiwi pizza oven cooking. Peanut Butter Chicken, Lamb Ribs and Roasted Brussel Sprouts, which can also be cooked in your home kitchen.
Topics: food
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Tags: Alan Brown, food, recipes, pizza oven cooking, peanut butter chicken
Duration: 11'06"
11:49
Urbanist Tommy Honey
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With the US election looming, candidates are turning their attention to Housing in search of votes, and their solutions are similar to what we have here. In Austin Texas, a start-up is proposing tiny houses that fit into a 'rack' like wine bottles, meanwhile, north of the border, Vancouver - once a real estate boomtown - is experiencing a drastic correction.
Topics: technology
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Tags: urban, cities
Duration: 10'46"
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09:05 Thousands of Auckland dogs on death row
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More than 3000 menacing dogs were euthanised in Auckland last year, compared with 48 in Wellington. Auckland dog control officers say there could be 25,000 unregistered dogs living in various parts of the city that they have no contact with. Nine to Noon speaks with Geoff Keber, the council's manager of Animal Management and Les Dalton, President of the NZ Institute of Animal Management.
09:30 Designs on Auckland
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With the recent sign off of Auckland's development blueprint, the heat is on to get the planning and design stages right. Auckland now has a new single set of planning rules to manage the city's future growth. Dr Lee Beattie from Auckland University's School of Architecture explains the need for good design when building new homes and developing neighbourhoods.
09:45 Europe correspondent, Carsten von Nahmen
Germany's interior minister proposes a partial ban of the burqa, the mood among Germans towards nearly 1.1 million new refugees, & Angela Merkel faces a regional election.
10:05 Patricia Routledge on Beatrix Potter
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Perhaps best known as Hyacinth Bucket from Keeping Up Appearances, award-winning stage and screen actor Patricia Routledge talks to Nine to Noon about making a comeback to our screens - this time with Jemima Puddleduck, Mrs Tiggy-Winkle and Peter Rabbit. She has written and presented her first TV documentary Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge.
10:35 Book review - The Comet Seekers by Helen Sedgwick
Reviewed by Hannah August, published by Penguin Random House
10:45 The Reading
Snapper in a Landscape written and told by Declan O'Neill (Part 4 of 6)
11:05 Political commentators Stephen Mills and Matthew Hooton
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Politics from the left and the right with our commentators
11:30 Kiwi Pizza Oven Cooking
Auckland chef and culinary arts lecturer, Alan Brown with recipes for Kiwi pizza oven cooking. Peanut Butter Chicken, Lamb Ribs and Roasted Brussel Sprouts, which can also be cooked in your home kitchen.
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11:45 Urbanist Tommy Honey
With the US election looming, candidates are turning their attention to Housing in search of votes, and their solutions are similar to what we have here. In Austin Texas, a start-up is proposing tiny houses that fit into a ‘rack’ like wine bottles, meanwhile, north of the border, Vancouver – once a real estate boomtown - is experiencing a drastic correction.
Links:
Tim Kaine's Vision for the Future of Fair Housing, CityLab
Kasita unveils prefabricated tiny houses that slot into "racks" like wine bottles, Dezeen
Vancouver Housing Market Implodes: Average Home Price Plunges 20% In 1 Month - "The Market Is Devastated", Zerohedge.com
B.C. Liberals To ‘Get The Blame' As Vancouver Home Sales Plunge 85%, Huffington Post
===Noon | Midday Report===
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RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including: 12:16 Business News 12:26 Sport 12:34 Rural News 12:43 Worldwatch
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12:00
Midday News for 22 August 2016
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The number of Havelock North bug cases is still on the rise and a cross party inquiry into homelessness is told the Government must step up.
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Duration: 15'25"
12:17
Comcom decision on media merger next year
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The Commerce Commission has delayed a decision on the proposed Fairfax and NZME media merger, until next year.
Topics: business
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Tags: Commerce Commission, Fairfax, NZME
Duration: 1'02"
12:18
KiwiSaver investment managers opting out of Vanguard fund
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A KiwiSaver investment company is withdrawing from investments in weapons manufacturers and other companies that would fail a test for socially responsible investment.
Topics: business
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Tags: Grosvenor Financial Services
Duration: 2'08"
12:20
Wage growth isn't helping budget bottom line in Australia
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A KiwiSaver investment company is withdrawing from investments in weapons manufacturers and other companies that would fail a test for socially responsible investment.
Topics: business
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Tags: Grosvenor Financial Services
Duration: 1'01"
12:23
Midday Markets for 22 August 2016
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A KiwiSaver investment company is withdrawing from investments in weapons manufacturers and other companies that would fail a test for socially responsible investment.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 2'42"
12:26
Business briefs
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The brand management software company, Plexure, formerly known as VMob, says McDonald's will be rolling out its service to more than 14-hundred restaurants in Canada, from the beginning of Setpember.
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Duration: 35"
12:26
Midday Sports News for 22 August 2016
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High Performance Sport New Zealand chief Alex Baumann says some Olympic sports will have a nervous wait over the next few months before the latest funding allocations are confirmed.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'23"
12:34
Midday Rural News for 22 August 2016
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News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 8'41"
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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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13:15
Inquiry into Homelessness in Auckland
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A cross-party inquiry into homelessness started at Te Puea Marae, in Auckland, this morning.
Topics: housing
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Tags: homelessness
Duration: 3'17"
13:19
NZ's most successful Olympics yet
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The Rio Olympics has come to an end, with the closing ceremony finishing off more than two weeks of sporting achievement. RNZ's sports journalist, Matt Chatterton looks back on New Zealand's big moments.
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The Rio Olympics has come to an end, with the closing ceremony finishing off more than two weeks of sporting achievement. RNZ's sports journalist, Matt Chatterton looks back on New Zealand's big moments.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Olympics
Duration: 6'41"
13:25
The Auckland Mayoral Race
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The first major poll for the Auckland mayoral race has Phil Goff well ahead. The poll, by Survey Sampling International (SSI) for the website The Spinoff, puts support for Mr Goff at 32 percent, with his closest rival, business executive Vic Crone, on 8 percent.
Topics: politics
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Mayoral Race
Duration: 8'54"
13:34
The Kiwi poet who read for the Queen
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Poet Selina Tusitala Marsh tells Jesse Mulligan what she loves about poetry and shares the poem she performed for the Queen - Unity.
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In (early) celebration of National Poetry Day on Friday 26 August, Jesse catches up with Selina Tusitala Marsh who performed a poem for the Queen this year.
After the performance the Queen asked Selina how she had memorised her poem. “I said to her “I’m a poet, Your Majesty. It’s my job.” Then I had to the cheek to say "And call me if you want another one”.
Selina says that her conversation with Prince Phillip was the most memorable, though.
Prince Philip: "Oh, and you are...?
Selina: "I'm Dr Selina Tusitala Marsh from the University of Auckland".
Prince Philip: "And what what do you do?"
Selina: "I'm a poet."
Prince Phillip: "Yes, yes, but what do you do?"
Selina: "I teach post-colonial literature".
Philip looks at Selina, head askance. ‘Post?’
Listen to Selina's first conversation with Jesse (2 March 2016)
Read Selina's article NZ poet Selina Tusitala Marsh visits (and sasses) the Queen
Topics: arts
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Tags: poetry
Duration: 11'43"
13:46
Favourite album: Liz Phair, Exile in Guyville
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Chones by Kate Ross.
Topics: music
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Duration: 13'49"
14:08
Guns N' Roses to tour NZ
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The band has announced this morning, that they will be bringing their Not In This Lifetime tour to Auckland and Wellington. Music critic Russell Baillie says he nearly died at a previous concert by the band
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Duration: 5'54"
14:14
Television Critic: Phil Wallington
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"Hillary", "Sunday" and "Family Secret".
Topics: media
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Tags: television
Duration: 11'37"
14:29
Exploring the Microbiome
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There are 20 trillion bacterial cells in our colon alone. What are they for, what do they do and how do we look after them? Gerald Tannock of Otago University explores the bacteria that populate the human gut.
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There are 20 trillion bacterial cells in our colon alone. What are they for, what do they do and how do we look after them?
Gerald Tannock of Otago University explores the bacteria that populate the human gut and poses some questions about the microbiome.
Topics: science
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Duration: 30'33"
15:07
Jessa Crispin: A Life in Books
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For 14 years, Jessa Crispin has been a champion for people who love to read. In her blog, Bookslut, she was never afraid to set aside publisher hyperbole and and offer her brutal assessment of the quality of modern literature. She became an online pioneer, setting new standards for criticism and blogging.
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3:10 Jessa Crispin: A Life in Books
For 14 years, Jessa Crispin has been a champion for people who love to read. In her blog, Bookslut, she was never afraid to set aside publisher hyperbole and and offer her brutal assessment of the quality of modern literature. She became an online pioneer, setting new standards for criticism and blogging. But she closed down Bookslut abruptly, unwilling to make the sacrifices needed to make money. She shares her view of the state of literature and blogs.
Topics: author interview
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Duration: 26'15"
15:46
One Quick Question for 22 August 2016
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We find the answers to any queries you can think up.
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Duration: 5'48"
15:52
The Panel pre-show for 22 August 2016
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Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
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Duration: 6'52"
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1:10 First song
1:15 Inquiry into Homelessness in Auckland
A cross-party inquiry into homelessness started at Te Puea Marae, in Auckland, this morning.
1:25 NZ's most successful Olympics yet
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The Rio Olympics has come to an end, with the closing ceremony finishing off more than two weeks of sporting achievement. RNZ's sports journalist, Matt Chatterton looks back on New Zealand's big moments.
1:30 The Auckland Mayoral Race
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The first major poll for the Auckland mayoral race has Phil Goff well ahead. The poll, by Survey Sampling International (SSI) for the website The Spinoff, puts support for Mr Goff at 32 percent, with his closest rival, business executive Vic Crone, on 8 percent.
1:35 The kiwi poet who read for the Queen
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Selina Tusitala Marsh is a poet, in fact last time I talked to her she was about to go read poetry for the queen.
1:40 Favourite album: Liz Phair, Exile in Guyville
2:10 Television Critic: Phil Wallington
2:20 Science Class: The Microbiome
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There are 20 trillion bacterial cells in our colon alone. What are they for, what do they do and how do we look after them?
Gerald Tannock of Otago University explores the bacteria that populate the human gut.
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3:10 Jessa Crispin: A Life in Books
For 14 years, Jessa Crispin has been a champion for people who love to read. In her blog, Bookslut, she was never afraid to set aside publisher hyperbole and and offer her brutal assessment of the quality of modern literature. She became an online pioneer, setting new standards for criticism and blogging. But she closed down Bookslut abruptly, unwilling to make the sacrifices needed to make money. She shares her view of the state of literature and blogs.
3:35 Voices
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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15:46
One Quick Question for 22 August 2016
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We find the answers to any queries you can think up.
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Duration: 5'48"
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The Panel pre-show for 22 August 2016
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Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
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Duration: 6'52"
16:03
The Panel with Joe Bennett and Jane Clifton(Part 1)
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What the Panelists Joe Bennett and Jane Clifton have been up to. It's all over for another four years. New Zealand's had its most successful Olympics.Grant Schofield of the University of Auckland discusseses why young people are becoing less active. The latest poll on the Auckland mayoral race has Phil Goff convincingly in front of the field.
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Duration: 23'32"
16:05
The Panel with Joe Bennett and Jane Clifton(Part 2)
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Certain professions aren't held in the same esteem and don't demand the smae salaries as they used to. What the Panelists Joe Bennett and Jane Clifton have been thinking about. Mike Joy of Massey University talks about how much farming practices could be responsible for the Hawk'e Bay water contamination. Should the homeless be offered jobs. Are you interested in how the half in the Real Housewives of Auckland live?
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Duration: 27'08"
16:07
Panel Intro
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What the Panelists Joe Bennett and Jane Clifton have been up to.
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Duration: 3'56"
16:14
Rio Olympic's
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It's all over for another four years. New Zealand's had its most successful Olympics.Grant Schofield of the University of Auckland discusseses why young people are becoing less active.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 12'07"
16:26
Local body elections
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The latest poll on the Auckland mayoral race has Phil Goff convincingly in front of the field.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 4'31"
16:33
Professions aren't what the used to be
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Certain professions aren't held in the same esteem and don't demand the smae salaries as they used to.
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Duration: 7'36"
16:40
Panel Says
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What the Panelists Joe Bennett and Jane Clifton have been thinking about.
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Duration: 8'22"
16:48
Hawke's Bay campylobacter outbreak
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Mike Joy of Massey University talks about how much farming practices could be responsible for the Hawk'e Bay water contamination.
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Duration: 5'37"
16:55
Work for the homeless
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Should the homeless be offered jobs.
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Duration: 3'07"
16:58
Real Housewives
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Are you interested in how the half in the Real Housewives of Auckland live?
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Duration: 1'43"
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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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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 22nd August 2016
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Watch Monday's full show here.
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17:08
Inquiry into Havelock North water deliberately broad - PM
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An inquiry into Havelock North's campylobacter outbreak will look into how the water was contaminated and how local and central government responded.
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Duration: 2'50"
17:10
Fresh water results worst ecology professor has seen
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Samples taken from fresh water near Havelock North shocked Massey University professor Russell Death, who says he's never seen such low MCI levels.
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An ecology professor says council measures of water quality around Hawke's Bay are lower than any he has seen before in New Zealand.
A government-led inquiry launched today will look at how Havelock North's water supply became contaminated and how the response was handled by local authorities.
An estimated 4100 people have suffered from gastric illness following the contamination of the water supply, and more than 500 have been confirmed as due to campylobacter.
Several people were hospitalised, and a coroner is looking at whether the death of an 89-year-old woman, who had contracted campylobacter, was from other underlying causes or was connected to the infection.
In the latest round of tests, Hastings, Flaxmere and Bridge Pa returned clear results meaning the water there continued to be safe to drink.
However, while the chlorine-treated water supply in Havelock North had also been cleared, a boil water notice remained there.
Massey University professor Russell Death has studied freshwater in the broader Tukituki-Papanui-Karamu area, which includes Havelock North.
He told Checkpoint with John Campbell macroinvertebrate community composition (MCI) values, which measured the general health of the water, were very low in the broader area around Havelock North.
"A town water supply in New Zealand is infected by many of the pathogenic organisms that live in our water supplies, it's not surprising at all - in fact, it's inevitable," he said.
He said, normally, a very unhealthy river could present MCI values as low as 80, but the Hawke's Bay Regional Council's own measurements had found levels even lower.
"The Hawke's Bay Regional Council have done their own sampling around the Karamu catchment, and that's where they've found MCI values down to 60 which, as I said, I didn't realise MCI values could get that low."
He said students he had sent to the area had come back having seen dead animals on riverbanks and asked not to be sent to sample streams so badly affected again.
If that kind of water made its way into a town's drinking water, it would only be a matter of time before people got sick as a result, he said.
"We have the highest level of many of these waterborne gastrointestinal diseases in the OECD."
Dr Death said he would not be surprised if a similar infection, particularly in high-intensity dairy areas, were to happen again.
"I think it's nearly universal around freshwater scientists at least that water quality in New Zealand has been declining for upwards of 25 years.
"There are a few measures in our waterways that seem to be improving slightly and many of the dairy industry put that down to their best practice management. It's questionable whether that's a result of that."
He said one key measure was nitrate, which came to waterways through cow urine, particularly when they had been fed palm kernel which they could not digest very well.
"And associated with that urine, either from faeces as well or just because of where it's coming from in the animal, various other pathogens get carried into the waterways as well.
"In many ways, in the Havelock North area, I would be equally concerned about many of the chemicals that they use on their vineyards and orchards - none of those will be removed by any water treatment either."
Hawke's Bay 'leading the way' on water quality - Council chair
However, Hawke's Bay Regional Council chair Fenton Wilson told Checkpoint in a separate interview the council had already been making changes to lift MCI levels, decrease E coli and make the waterways a better place.
"In fact we're kind of leading the charge nationally."
"We certainly have set the bar higher, higher than in most parts of New Zealand. And we're implementing this process right now."
"There's a range of discussions throughout the plan change, it did go on for a couple of years.
"But all we're really interested now, John, is the outcome - which is a range of rules and regulations, including stock exclusion, land management focus on different soils, etcetera - a whole range of outcomes that will make the waterways a better place."
When challenged on whether waterways would improve soon, he simply said they had to.
"They have to get better soon, it's part of the process."
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Duration: 6'34"
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Hawke's Bay Regional Council chairman on water contamination
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It is still not clear how faeces ended up contaminating Havelock North's water supply, Hawke's Bay Regional Council chairman Fenton Wilson says.
Topics: health, politics, farming, rural
Regions: Hawkes Bay
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Duration: 7'53"
17:26
Sex offender moved out of Lower Hutt community
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Lower Hutt residents are delighted the Department of Corrections has moved a sex offender out of their neighbourhood following a community outcry.
Topics: law, housing
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: sex offenders, Lower Hutt, housing
Duration: 3'09"
17:34
Evening business for 22 August 2016
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News from the business sector, including a market report.
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Duration: 2'43"
17:37
Cross-party homeless inquiry holds first public hearing
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Te Puea Marae spokesperson Hurimoana Dennis has told a homeless inquiry that bad decisions and bureaucracy are the main reasons people end up on the streets.
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Duration: 3'16"
17:40
Sports funding under the gun again despite NZ's best medal haul
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As the Rio Olympic Games close, sports officials are promising a thorough review of high performance funding.
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Duration: 4'45"
17:44
Fiji welcomes home Olympic Sevens champions
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Tens of thousands of people in Fiji have welcomed home the country's champion Olympic Sevens team, which won the nation's first ever Olympic medal.
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Duration: 3'25"
17:51
Man accused of trafficking 16 Fijians to work in NZ
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A man accused of trafficking 16 Fijian nationals into New Zealand to work could face 20 years in prison or a $500,000 fine if convicted. RNZ reporter Sally Murphy joins Checkpoint.
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Duration: 1'34"
17:55
DoC accused of neglecting historic building
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Architects around the country are fighting to save the visitors centre at Te Urewera National Park, which they say has been wilfully neglected by the Department of Conservation.
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Architects around the country are fighting to save a significant building in Te Urewera from the wrecker's ball.
The Institute of Architects said it was dismayed by the Department of Conservation (DoC)'s decision to demolish the Āniwaniwa Visitor Centre.
The building was designed by the late John Scott, who also designed the Futuna Chapel in Wellington, which is held up as one of the finest examples of modernist New Zealand architecture.
A spokesperson for the institute said the visitor centre next to Lake Waikaremoana was likewise an important piece of architecture.
The government was abdicating its responsibility to preserve the nation's heritage by allowing it to be demolished, the spokesperson said.
The centre was built in 1976 and was condemned as unsafe seven years ago because of leaks.
Hawke's Bay architect Graham Linwood said DoC could have saved the visitor centre if it had wanted to.
"For one, they've let the building deteriorate without doing any maintenance - buildings don't exist without maintenance.
"Whether it's been done on purpose, we would suggest that it has, or whether it's just the fact that it's been neglected and unloved."
The department believed it would cost $3 million to repair but it could be done for a tenth of that, he said.
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Duration: 2'41"
18:08
Govt releases terms of reference for water inquiry
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An inquiry into Havelock North's water won't consider civil or criminal charges - that's for police or the council to decide, Prime Minister John Key says.
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Duration: 4'11"
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Helen Kelly on why she uses medicinal cannabis
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For former Council of Trade Unions president Helen Kelly, access to medicinal cannabis is a personal issue.
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Terminally ill former Council of Trade Unions president Helen Kelly says access to medicinal cannabis is a very personal issue.
A recent poll showed growing levels of support for easing up on cannabis laws, and overwhelming support for greater access to medicinal cannabis.
Ms Kelly has cancer and uses cannabis for pain relief.
She said she had been taking the drug in oil pills, as a rubbing tincture, and in small portions as a leaf under the tongue.
"A person contacted me about her mother who couldn't really get out of bed. Totally good brain, body, but [she had] arthritis. Used it, got up."
"So it's this mild, low-key, cheap medicine being denied.
"And people are running around in the back lots trying to get hold of the product, it's absolutely insane."
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Peter Dunne on medicinal cannabis
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Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne joins Checkpoint to discuss why medicial cannabis is so hard to obtain in New Zealand.
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Duration: 5'32"
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Peter Dunne on medicinal cannabis
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Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne joins Checkpoint to discuss why medicial cannabis is so hard to obtain in New Zealand.
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Duration: 5'32"
18:25
Sir Ngatata Love gives evidence in his own trial
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Sir Ngatata Love has given evidence in his own defence at the High Court in Wellington, where he is accused of selling his influence on a $1.5 million property deal.
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Duration: 2'51"
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Fears over substandard steel imports
===7:06 PM. | Nights===
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RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
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A Pacific perspective on American politics
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Dr Olivier Jutel from the University of the South Pacific discusses his observations on the American presidential election campaign. He believes that America is about to choose a president from the two most unpopular politicians in modern history. His article on the issue has created quite a stir online with more than 30 thousand views and 3,500 shares through social media.
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Duration: 27'45"
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Nights' Science - Computer Science
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Prof. Mark Apperley from University of Waikato spreads out the silicon chips to expose how computers switch us on...
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7:12 Dr Olivier Jutel
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Dr Olivier Jutel from the University of the South Pacific joins Bryan Crump to discuss his observations on the American presidential election campaign. He believes that America is about to choose a president from the two most unpopular politicians in modern history. His article on the issue has created quite a stir online with more than 30 thousand views and 3,500 shares through social media.
7:35 Upbeat
Tonight on Upbeat from RNZ Concert with Eva Radich: “An artist is a person who materialises ideas”: that definition comes from New Zealand born artist Christina Conrad. The feminist artist was long before her time in her exposure of convention, prejudice, injustice and the chauvinism of the art world. Conrad is also a filmmaker, sculptor, poet and performer and will read poetry at a group exhibition called ‘Point of Hue” on at Lot23 where her autobiographical film HERETIC will screen. But first her exhibition All Along the Dark Avenues of the Soul shows at Pierre Peeters gallery in Auckland.
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8:12 Nights' Science - Computer Science
Prof. Mark Apperley from University of Waikato spreads out the silicon chips to expose how computers switch us on.
8:30 Window on the World
BBC World Service Science Correspondent Rebecca Morelle reports from China on the world’s largest radio telescope, transplanting organs from pigs to humans, searching for elusive subatomic particles and exploring the deep oceans. She discusses the future of Chinese science and technology with Charlotte Liu of Nature magazine.
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9:30 Insight: The Contest to be Auckland's Next Mayor
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The Auckland Council heads for just its third election since amalgamation facing major challenges, but with a mayoral contest that is so far struggling to capture public imagination.Todd Niall, RNZ's Auckland Correspondent presents The Contest to Auckland's Next Mayor.
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 At the Eleventh Hour
Nashville Babylon showcases the very best in alternative country, Americana and Blues and is presented by Mark Rogers. On tonight's show, music from Bob Dylan, Lambchop, Dave Alvin and Emmylou Harris plus new tracks from Jonah Tolchin and Andrew Coombs.
===8:30 PM. | Windows On The World===
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International public radio features and documentaries
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An award-winning documentary programme providing comprehensive coverage of national and international current affairs.
===10:00 PM. | Late Edition===
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This is Late Edition - with highlights from the day on RNZ National and RNZ International in the programme tonight the cause of water contamination in Hawkes bay remains a mystery jessie mulligan celebrates national poetry day early and in dateline pacific some fijians still struggling six months after cyclone winston
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RNZ news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from RNZ National
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Wairarapa's Mark Rogers presents a selection of old and new music - from country and blues, to rock 'n' soul (Arrow FM)