National Radio, New year's eve. 2004-12-31. 20:00-24:00

National Radio's New Year's Eve 2004 programme 8pm-12am, presented by Warwick Burke.
04/221/01
Tk 1, 8pm news bulletin, read by Chris Whitta. (Boxing Day tsunami dominates)
06'00" Programme begins with Frank Sinatra song, then opera star (at 12'00") Dame Malvina Major, former All Black captain Sean Fitzpatrick (35'15"), then at 45'15" freelance broadcaster Simon Dallow in the UK talking rugby.
Tk 2, 9pm news bulletin as above. 03'25" Programme resumes with music then Billy T James song and an Andy Stewart monologue, 1974 Commonwealth Games song then (15'30") Valerie Young (nee Soper); and (41'00") retiring Canterbury University vice-chancellor Dr Bob Kirk talks about his family and career, including work on tsunami risks and cyclones.
04/221/02
10pm news roundup (Boxing Day tsunami dominates), then at 15'40"... programme rundown, music composed by an ancestor of the next guest, Henare Te Ua, who talks about his family and music; 31'10" senior member of DOC's recovery unit who's won international awards for his work in rescuing endangered bird species, Don Merton of Chatham Islands black robin and kakapo fame.
04/221/03
11pm news 05'35" Programme resumes with a survey of the night's events in Pacific neighbours Fiji (correspondent Shiu Singh), Solomon Islands (Dorothy Wickham) and Vanuatu (Len Garai (?). Music from these places too. At 1:00'00" 12 midnight news - main items Boxing Day tsunami, a round up of New Year's Eve happenings.