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A 24-hour recording of Radio New Zealand National. The following rundown is sourced from the broadcaster’s website. Note some overseas/copyright restricted items may not appear in the supplied rundown:
24 April 2015
===12:04 AM. | All Night Programme===
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Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 The Food Chain (BBC); 1:05 The Friday Feature; 2:05 NZ Society (RNZ); 2:30 The Sampler; 3:05 The Last of the McAnenys, by Jenny Pattrick (RNZ); 3:30 The Why Factor (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC)
===6:00 AM. | Morning Report===
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Radio New Zealand's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour
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06:00
Top Stories for Friday 24 April 2015
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Today we're bringing you stories and interviews from the peninsula, we'll hear from veterans in their own words and we'll tell you all about the preparations for the commemorations of the 100 anniversary of the landings tomorrow. And we reflect on the modern understanding of the battles, and the realities of the moment. Also, 'Ponygate' and its on going toll on the Prime Minister.
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Duration: 29'02"
06:06
Sports News for 24 April 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'09"
06:10
Memories of soldiers at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli
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Here are some sounds of what life was like 100 years ago at Anzac Cove.
Topics: history
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Tags: Anzac, Gallpoli
Duration: 2'18"
06:13
RSA President reflects at Gallipoli
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The President of the RSA, BJ Clark is at Gallipoli as a guest of the New Zealand Defence Force and is accompanying the 25 New Zealand Youth Ambassadors.
Topics: history
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Tags: Anzac, Gallpoli
Duration: 3'05"
06:20
Pacific News for 24 April 2015
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The latest from the Pacific region.
Topics: Pacific
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Duration: 2'59"
06:23
Morning Rural News for 24 April 2015
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News from the rural and farming sector.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 4'09"
06:28
Te Manu Korihi News for 24 April 2015
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Indigenous Australians in Perth are praising Māori both in New Zealand and in Australia for protesting in solidarity with them over the government's plans to shut down their remote communities; A respected Ngati Toa Rangatira member hopes his participation in Anzac Day commemorations will become a family tradition to honour the memory of their tipuna who served during the First World War; An east coast Māori language immersion school is making an attempt to follow the new curriculum for kura kaupapa Māori that was launched earlier this year; A collection of precious Māori taonga has been stolen from a house near Hastings.
Topics: te ao Māori
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Duration: 3'21"
06:40
A walk through the Anzac trenches
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Susie Fergusson on her tour of the battlefields with war historian Ian McGibbon.
Topics: history
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Tags: Anzac, Gallipoli
Duration: 6'53"
06:49
RBNZ more likely to cut rates, not hike.
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The Reserve Bank says it's prepared to cut interest rates if there are signs demand is weakening, as it keeps a watchful eye on near-zero inflation.
Topics: business
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Tags: interest rates, Reserve Bank
Duration: 1'41"
06:51
ANZ survey reflects strong consumer confidence
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Consumer confidence continues to rise reflecting the strength of the New Zealand economy.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: consumer confidence
Duration: 1'25"
06:52
Transpower can recover some but not all of grid cost overruns
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Transpower says it's satisfied with a Commerce Commission decision to let it to charge consumers more to recover up to 75 percent of cost overruns on its North Island Grid Upgrade Project.
Topics: business
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Tags: Transpower
Duration: 1'17"
06:53
Population expanding at fastest rate in 13 years
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Record levels of immigration is likely to cause the population to expand at its fastest pace in 13 years.
Topics: business
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Tags: immigration
Duration: 1'31"
06:55
Pushpay turns to US investors
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Hot off the heels of raising cash from New Zealand shareholders, Pushpay is now turning to American investors to help fund its expansion there.
Topics: business
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Tags: Pushpay
Duration: 56"
06:56
DNZ Property Fund says it's already rented out retail space
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DNZ Property Fund says it's already rented out all the retail space inside its new West Auckland mall, 6 months out from its completion.
Topics: business
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: DNZ Property Fund
Duration: 58"
06:57
Uncertain times offers investors great buying opportunities
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A bear or bull market? A United States investment manager says the market is neither, but it still offers great buying opportunities for those with the guts to invest in uncertain times.
Topics: business
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Tags: markets
Duration: 1'22"
06:58
Morning markets for 24 April 2015
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Wall Street is higher this morning, but jobless numbers have risen again, while Pepsi, 3M and Proctor and Gamble have all missed their earnings targets.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 1'00"
07:07
Sports News for 24 April 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'15"
07:11
Susie Ferguson from Anzac Cove, Gallipoli
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Ten thousand New Zealanders and Australians are journeying here for the Dawn Service tomorrow.
Topics: history
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Tags: Anzac, Gallipoli
Duration: 2'01"
07:13
Aust's Minister for Vet. Affairs - ANZACs dear to both nations
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Australia's Minister for Veterans Affairs, Senator Michael Ronaldson, says Anzac Day is of special importance to both countries.
Topics: history
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Tags: Anzac, Gallipoli
Duration: 3'36"
07:16
Anzacs were never meant to land at Anzac Cove
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The Anzacs were never meant to land at what became known as Anzac Cove, with its steep hinterland of rough gullies.
Topics: history
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Tags: Anzac, Gallipoli
Duration: 2'48"
07:19
Descendants say Anzacs were respected
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As Turkey plays host to thousands of New Zealanders and Australians who have descended on the Gallipoli peninsular the locals say they welcome the modern invasion.
Topics: history
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Tags: Anzac, Gallipoli
Duration: 2'45"
07:22
New Zealand's epic stand at Chunuk Bair
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One of New Zealand's epic stands was at Chunuk Bair, one of the three high points on the Sari Bair range.
Topics: history
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Tags: Anzac, Gallipoli
Duration: 2'57"
07:25
Defence Force chaplain says emotions almost overwhelm
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The afternoon service at Chunuk Bair on Anzac Day will be led for the third straight year by the New Zealand Defence Force principal chaplain, the Reverend Lance Lukin.
Topics: history
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Tags: Anzac, Gallipoli
Duration: 2'12"
07:27
War historian Ian McGibbon
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War historian Ian McGibbon joins Susie Ferguson at ANZAC Cove.
Topics: history
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Tags: Anzac, Gallipoli
Duration: 4'06"
07:36
Key's ponytail pulling overshadows time at Int Peace Summit
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John Key maintains he was simply horsing around when repeatedly pulling the pony tails of cafe worker Amanda Bailey.
Topics: politics
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Tags: John Key, ponytail
Duration: 4'23"
07:41
Livingstone's therapist wrong and naive to write letter
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Edward Livingstone's psycho-therapist says she was naive and wrong to write a letter for court saying he was not a violent man.
Topics: crime
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Tags: inquest, Edward Livingstone
Duration: 3'35"
07:44
Police accused of not noting cultural differences
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In a related story, a woman brutally abused by her ex-husband believes the police should rethink their approach to hidden violence, and cultural barriers, in deciding whether to take a protection breach seriously.
Topics: crime
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Tags: protection orders
Duration: 4'08"
07:51
Ports of Akl says councillors are close to the "edge"
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The Ports of Auckland has given a strong indication it will refuse a request by its council-owner, to halt work on controversial extensions to two wharves.
Topics: transport
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Ports of Auckland
Duration: 3'30"
07:58
EU looks at tools to stop criminal gangs
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Destroying migrant vessels and targeting criminal gangs are two tools the European Union is looking at to curb the rise in illegal migration.
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Tags: EU, illegal migration
Duration: 1'36"
08:07
Sports News for 24 April 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 1'52"
08:13
Australian of Turkish descent reflects on Gallipoli
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At the Dawn Service itself, ten thousand Australians and two thousand New Zealanders will stand side by side, having won the right to attend through a ballot.
Topics: history
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Tags: Anzac, Gallipoli
Duration: 3'15"
08:15
Defence chief mindful of parallels between Gallipoli and Iraq
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On a military front, the centenary commemorations of the Gallipoli landings come as New Zealand troops leave again for the Middle East, this time Iraq.
Topics: defence force
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Tags: Gallipoli, Iraq
Duration: 3'07"
08:19
More memories of soldiers at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli
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For the men fighting at Gallipoli the weather helped make a miserable situation even more desperate.
Topics: history
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Tags: Anzac, Gallipoli
Duration: 2'31"
08:21
Bits of human bone still lie on surface
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Much of the ground at Gallipoli is designated a cemetery, and it continues to give up relics from the war.
Topics: history
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Tags: Anzac, Gallipoli
Duration: 2'05"
08:24
Ponytail waitress seeks legal, union advice over Herald stoush
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The waitress whose hair was repeatedly tugged by the Prime Minister John Key is understood to be seeking legal and union advice, in the latest developments over what's become known as 'ponytailgate.'
Topics: politics
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Tags: John Key, ponytail
Duration: 9'21"
08:33
Markets Update for 24 April 2015
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 1'05"
08:39
Transport Minister vowing to push mandatory drug testing.
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The Transport Minister is promising to act on a coroner's recommendation for mandatory, random drug testing in the ballooning industry.
Topics: transport
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Tags: random drug testing, CAA
Duration: 3'13"
08:42
Call for warrants of fitness for squalid rentals
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A walk through squalid homes in Christchurch has prompted the Minister for Māori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, to call for a warrant of fitness for private rentals.
Topics: housing
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Te Ururoa Flavell, warrant of fitness
Duration: 3'33"
08:47
Memories of Māori who fought at Gallipoli
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For Māori who fought there, Gallipoli may have been a very foreign place, but still there were sounds redolent of home.
Topics: history, te ao Māori
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Tags: Anzac, Gallipoli
Duration: 1'59"
08:48
Te Manu Korihi News for 24 April 2015
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A respected Ngati Toa Rangatira member hopes his participation in Anzac Day commemorations will become a family tradition to honour the memory of their tipuna who served during the First World War; An east coast Māori language immersion school is making an attempt to follow the new curriculum for kura kaupapa Māori that was launched earlier this year; Indigenous Australians in Perth are praising Māori both in New Zealand and in Australia for protesting in solidarity with them over the government's plans to shut down their remote communities; A collection of precious Māori taonga has been stolen from a house near Hastings.
Topics: te ao Māori
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Tags:
Duration: 3'25"
08:53
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
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Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh.
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Tags: Australia news
Duration: 2'23"
08:55
Last words from Susie Ferguson in Gallipoli
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A bugle will echo through time when The Last Post is played at Chunuk Bair on Anzac Day tomorrow. Corporal Kevin Hickman from the Army Band will be playing a bugle which also sounded at the funerals of fallen soldiers in 1915.
Topics: history
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Tags: Anzac, Gallipoli
Duration: 5'04"
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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: The Godley Letters, read by Ginette McDonald and Sam Neill (F, RNZ)
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09:07
Ports of Auckland to push on with wharf extension
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Ports of Auckland is digging in its heels on the Bledisloe wharf extension, saying it needs to do what's best for the company - not its owner, Auckland Council. Graeme Hawkins is the chair of Ports of Auckland, Todd Niall is Radio New Zealand's Auckland correspondent and Arthur Anae, Auckland City Councillor and chair of the Economic Development Committee.
Topics: transport
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Ports of Auckland, Bledisloe wharf extension, Graeme Hawkins
Duration: 27'10"
09:34
ANZAC composer with a personal connection
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Michael Williams' ANZAC symphony draws on his own very personal connection with the Gallipoli campaign - the letters of his great-grandfather.
Topics: history, music
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Tags: Anzac, Gallipoli
Duration: 15'40"
09:50
Pacific correspondent Mike Field
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PM's dispute over Pacific Islands forum. Fijian-Cambodian Islamic State member Neil Prakash. The old bible that facinates the Papua New Guinea parliamentary speaker.
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Duration: 8'55"
10:13
The power struggle in the South China Sea
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Bill Hayton is a long-time journalist/foreign correspondent with the BBC, and a large portion of his career has been reporting on events in South East Asia, the dissension and the toxic manoeuverings for access and control. He's written two books; his first book, Vietnam: Rising Dragon looked at the human rights abuses, authoritian rule and the economic rise of Vietnam. Bill will be here next month speaking at the Auckland Writers festival, covering issues raised in his latest book, The South China Sea: The Struggle for Power in Asia. The South China Sea is one of the world's major trading routes and the energy resources of the sea are integral to China's foreign policy, causing friction with nearby countries. One of the flashpoints is between Vietnam and China over the Paracel Islands, both countries are claiming the energy rich surrounding waters as their own.
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Bill Hayton is a long-time journalist/foreign correspondent with the BBC, and a large portion of his career has been reporting on events in South East Asia, the dissension and the toxic manoeuverings for access and control.
He's written two books; his first book, Vietnam: Rising Dragon looked at the human rights abuses, authoritian rule and the economic rise of Vietnam. His latest book is The South China Sea: The Struggle for Power in Asia. The South China Sea is one of the world's major trading routes and the energy resources of the sea are integral to China's foreign policy, causing friction with nearby countries.
One of the flashpoints is between Vietnam and China over the Paracel Islands, both countries are claiming the energy-rich surrounding waters as their own.
Topics: author interview
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Tags: Bill Hayton, South China Sea, Vietnam, China
Duration: 27'33"
10:41
Book review: Children's Books with John McIntyre
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'The Last Anzac' by Gordon Winch, illustrated by Harriet Bailey. published by New Frontier Publishing, 'Riding into War' by Susan Brocker, published by Scholastic, and 'Wounds of War' by Diana Menefy, published by Scholastic.
Topics: books
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Tags:
Duration: 6'24"
11:10
Music review with Grant Smithies
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Grant Smithies falls back in love with Dunedin's late, great Sneaky Feelings, checks out the third album from Cape Foulwind folkie Mel Parsons, and cranks up a 40-year-old Led Zeppelin classic.
Topics: music
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Tags:
Duration: 28'11"
11:40
Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
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Brendan Telfer discusses what impact Aaron Cruden's likely absence due to injury, will have on the All Blacks chances of defending the Rugby World Cup.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Brendan Telfer
Duration: 8'51"
11:48
The week that was
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With comedians James Elliott and Michele A'Court.
Topics: life and society
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Tags: comedy, humour
Duration: 11'21"
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09:05 Ports of Auckland to push on with wharf extension
Ports of Auckland is digging in its heels on the Bledisloe wharf extension, saying it needs to do what's best for the company - not its owner, Auckland Council. Graeme Hawkins is the chair of Ports of Auckland, Todd Niall is Radio New Zealand's Auckland correspondent and Arthur Anae, Auckland City Councillor and chair of the Economic Development Committee.
09:30 ANZAC composer with a personal connection
Composer Michael Williams' symphony - Letters from the Front premiered on Wednesday in Wellington, and was performed in Auckland last night. The symphony was performed along with a piece by Australian composer James Ledger featuring words by Australian musician and storyteller Paul Kelly. The two works, commissioned by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony, will have their Australian premiere in Sydney on Saturday night. Michael Williams has a very personal connection with the three movement symphony he's composed - it's based on the letters of his great grandfather.
09:45 Pacific correspondent Mike Field
10:05 The power struggle in the South China Sea
Bill Hayton is a long-time journalist/foreign correspondent with the BBC, and a large portion of his career has been reporting on events in South East Asia, the dissension and the toxic manoeuverings for access and control. He's written two books; his first book, Vietnam: Rising Dragon looked at the human rights abuses, authoratarian rule and the economic rise of Vietnam. Bill will be here next month speaking at the Auckland Writers festival, covering issues raised in his latest book, The South China Sea: The Struggle for Power in Asia. The South China Sea is one of the world's major trading routes and the energy resources of the sea are integral to China's foreign policy, causing friction with nearby countries. One of the flashpoints is between Vietnam and China over the Paracel Islands, both countries are claiming the energy rich surrounding waters as their own.
10:35 Book review: Children's Books with John McIntyre
The Last Anzac by Gordon Winch, illustrated by Harriet Bailey. Published by New Frontier Publishing, ISBN 9781-92505929-8
1914, Riding into War by Susan Brocker. Published by Scholastic, ISBN 978-1-77543-274-6
1915, Wounds of War by Diana Menefy. Published by Scholastic, ISBN 978-1-77543-274-6
10:45 The Reading: The Godley Letters
Correspondence between Major General Godley and Lady Louisa Godley May to August 1915. Edited and arranged by Jane Tolerton. Read by Ginette McDonald and Sam Neill (10 of 10, RNZ).
11:05 Music review with Grant Smithies
Grant Smithies falls back in love with Dunedin's late, great Sneaky Feelings, checks out the third album from Cape Foulwind folkie Mel Parsons, and cranks up a 40-year-old Led Zeppelin classic.
11:30 Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
Brendan Telfer discusses what impact Aaron Cruden's likely absence due to injury, will have on the All Blacks chances of defending the Rugby World Cup.
11:45 Comedians James Elliott and Michele A'Court poke fun at the week that was
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Grant Smithies' music selection:
Artist: Sneaky Feelings
Song: Throwing Stones
Comp: David Pine
Album: Send You
Label: Flying Nun
Artist: Sneaky Feelings
Song: Husband House
Comp: Matthew Bannister
Album: Send You
Label: Flying Nun
Artist: Mel Parsons
Song: Non Communicado
Comp: Parsons
Album: Drylands
Label: Cape Road
Artist: Led Zeppelin
Song: Trampled Underfoot
Comp: Page/Plant
Album: Physical Grafitti
Label: Atlantic Warner
===Noon | Midday Report===
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Radio New Zealand 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 24 April 2015
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Ports of Auckland's chair says he would quit rather than stop the controversial development work. China wants its New Zealand fugitives back.
Topics: politics, business
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Duration: 15'05"
12:17
Xero doubles annual loss
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Xero's share price has tumbled after the company almost doubled its annual loss to 69-and-a-half-million dollars, with disappointing progress in North America.
Topics: business
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Tags: Xero
Duration: 1'29"
12:18
POAL chair says competition not fuelling Auckland pressure
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The chair of the council-owned Ports of Auckland doesn't believe the rivalry with Tauranga is contributing to the debate of how the company should grow.
Topics: business, transport
Regions: Bay of Plenty
Tags: ports, shipping
Duration: 1'07"
12:19
Augusta Capital's property values rise 4.5%, occupancy also up
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Augusta Capital's property portfolio has jumped in value by 4-and-half percent, while occupany rates are up 12 percent.
Topics: business
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Tags: Augusta Capital, real estate
Duration: 31"
12:20
Abano expects to make a loss after selling pathology company
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Abano Healthcare expects to make a full year loss of up to 1.9 million dollars for the year to May, after selling Aotea Pathology for just one dollar.
Topics: business, health
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Tags: Abano Healthcare
Duration: 59"
12:22
Facebook users watch 4 billion videos a day
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Facebook's revenue growth has slowed, while higher research and development costs have eaten into its profits.
Topics: business
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Tags: Facebook
Duration: 1'32"
12:23
Midday Markets for 24 April 2015
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For the latest from the markets we're joined by Bryan Shepherd at Macquarie Private Wealth.
Topics: business
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Tags: markets
Duration: 2'34"
12:26
Midday Sports News for 24 April 2015
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Ko starts well in defence of her San Francisco golf title.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: golf
Duration: 2'36"
12:35
Midday Rural News for 24 April 2015
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News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural
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Tags: farming
Duration: 9'04"
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===1:06 PM. | Afternoons===
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Information and debate, people and places around NZ
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13:08
Your Song - God Bless The Child
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The Reverend David Day chooses this song by Lady Day.
Topics: music, life and society
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Duration: 14'07"
13:20
NZ Live - Marian Burns
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Today on NZ Live Marian Burns is with us in our Auckland studio.
Topics: music
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Tags:
Duration: 37'00"
14:10
The dos and don'ts of cleaning medals?
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What are the dos and don'ts when it comes to cleaning medals? Listen to our expert before attempting anything at home! Matthew O'Sullivan.
Topics: life and society
Regions:
Tags: WW1, Anzac
Duration: 8'54"
14:20
Still on Top.
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In August 1998, the Auckland Art Gallery was the scene of this country's first major art theft. An armed man burst in, threatening visitors and assaulting a security guard before making off with the 19th century painting Still on Top by French artist James Tissot worth around $2 million. Visitor Experience Manager Richard Wormley was on duty in the gallery when it happened.
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In August 1998, the Auckland Art Gallery was the scene of this country’s first major art theft. An armed man burst in, threatening visitors and assaulting a security guard before making off with the 19th century painting Still on Top by French artist James Tissot, worth around $2 million. Visitor Experience Manager Richard Wormley was on duty in the gallery when it happened.
“One of the security guards was requesting assistance because he could see somebody trying to remove an artwork from the wall. When I came around the corner, I could see that it wasn’t quite that simple.”
The man was carrying a weapon and had just used it to assault a security guard. A visitor in the gallery with the gunman immediately rang the police. Richard retreated and he and his staff began moving the public into side galleries, away from a likely escape route through the foyer.
"By the time I had cleared the foyer and turned around, he was pretty much right behind me.”
With the weapon pointed at him, Richard was ordered to get down on the ground. After the gunman exited the front doors, Richard and the visitor who had rung the police followed him around to the rear of the building.
“He turned around and fired a shot over our heads into the trees in Albert Park. At which point we both hit the ground pretty quick.”
The gunman escaped on a motorbike clutching the painting under one arm. Only four minutes had passed since the drama began. Conservator Sarah Hillary was working upstairs in her lab when she got a phone call from the head of security. “He rang me up and said, ‘Sarah, something terrible has happened.’
A confused Sarah made her way to the gallery to examine the scene and to determine any damage to a painting she assumed was still there. But it wasn’t. It was gone.
As well as distressing, the theft was confusing for both gallery staff and police. On the surface, it did not seem like the work of highly professional art thieves, stealing to order. Richard Wormley said he could not even imagine a reason for the crime.
“I struggled to see how you could turn that work into a profit. It was really hard to understand what had been going through the thief’s’ head.”
But police had little to go on and it seemed only a tip off from the public would solve this confusing case. However, the case was about to break wide open.
Only nine days had passed since the robbery when some solid police work paid off. Two other armed robberies on a bank and a security van seemed similar in method to the gallery robbery. Importantly they all resembled the methods of a known criminal. Police put two and two together and surrounded an isolated house in Port Waikato with members of the Armed Offenders Squad. The occupant became aware he was being watched and attempted to flee, first on a motorbike and then on foot. He was quickly apprehended. When Police entered the house, they found the painting under a bed. Sarah Hillary was one of the first of the gallery staff to see it.
"It had all these holes and tears, jagged cuts and bits missing. It really was in a very sad state.”
The damage included jagged cuts, numerous paint losses, and two large missing sections of canvas. Sarah says that when the gunman threw the painting on the floor and broke its glass cover, the glass shards cut the canvas. It was further damaged by being forced out of the back of the frame. At a later point, the gunman decided to cut the painting off its stretcher in order to roll it up. Cuts were made on three sides before it must have become obvious that this would destroy the painting fully and so it was taped back on.
Chris Saines, who was gallery director at the time, described the painting as having been savaged. Richard Wormley remembers being shocked by the extent of the damage and he questioned whether it could ever go back on display again. Talking to Radio New Zealand’s Checkpoint programme at the time, Sarah was confident that the painting could be restored to a good extent but was quite clear about the limitations of the conservation process.
“Once damage has occurred that damage will always be there, even if you can’t see them.”
Eventually, after careful assessment and discussion it was decided the painting was too fragile to move to another site for repair. The restoration would take place at the Auckland Art Gallery. For Sarah Hillary and her team, this was the start of nearly three years of painstaking research, testing, weaving of canvas fibres, filling of losses, cleaning, retouching and varnishing
As Sarah continued the restoration work, Richard Wormley was in the High Court testifying at the gunman’s trial. “That was like ripping a plaster off the wound for sure.” The accused conducted his own defence and was aggressive in his questioning of Richard and his staff. “He was the man with the gun and now he was the man with the questions.” But his aggressive questioning was in vain. On the 24th of September 1999 Anthony Ricardo Sannd was sentenced to close to seventeen years in jail.
Sarah and her team completed the restoration and Still on Top went back on display in July 2001 in a special exhibition celebrating the restoration process. It was a tremendous success and the gallery’s conservation team enjoyed a level of visibility and prominence they had never before experienced.
Left: The restored painting. Right: The restored canvas under ultraviolet light, with the damage still visible.
Anthony Sannd was released on parole in 2008 but was recalled to jail just two months later. He was freed once more in 2012.
Both Sarah Hillary and Richard Wormley continue to work at the Auckland Art Gallery.
James’s Tissot’s Still on Top is still on display, and to most visitors eyes, looks just as good as ever.
All images courtesy of Auckland Art Gallery.
Topics: arts, crime
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: art theft
Duration: 10'35"
14:44
Celia Wade-Brown
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Celia Wade-Brown live at the Wellington Carillon.
Topics: life and society
Regions:
Tags: WW1
Duration: 2'06"
14:47
Feature Album - We Are Family
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Today we feature this album by Sister Sledge.
Topics: music
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Duration: 12'55"
15:10
Fresh Fast Food - Julie Biuso
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Hot-smoked Salmon with Sorrel, Poached Eggs & Crispy Pancetta
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Duration: 12'49"
15:20
Weekend Wine - Yvonne Lorkin
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Today is world Sauvignon Blanc day.
Topics: food
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Tags: wine
Duration: 11'50"
15:33
Movie Review - Sarah McMullan
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Films this week are: Avengers Age of Ultron, Testament of Youth and Leviathan.
Topics: arts
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Tags: film
Duration: 9'15"
15:45
The Panel pre-show for 24 April 2015
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Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
Topics: life and society
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Duration: 12'47"
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1:10 Your Song
God Bless The Child by Billie Holiday. Chosen by Rev David Day
1:20 New Zealand Live - Marian Burns
Marian Burns performing Beautiful Soldier live at Radio New Zealand
2:10 ANZAC Patrade - Celia Wade-Brown live at the Wellington Carillon
(Timing depends on when the parade finishes. We'll cross to the mayor at the conclusion of the Anzac parade).
2:15 Mind Your Medals - Matthew O'Sullivan
What are the dos and don'ts when it comes to cleaning medals? Listen to our expert before attempting anything at home!
2:20 Eyewitness - Justin Gregory
We recall this country's first major art theft when a gunman burst into Auckland Art Gallery and stole a $2 million painting - New Zealand Society
2:30 NZ Reading - Ode To Gallipoli
A young girl on her OE is drawn to her great grandfather's grave at Gallipoli
2:45 Feature album
We Are Family. Sister Sledge
3:10 Food, Wine and Movies
Julie Biuso shares her recipe for Hot-smoked Salmon with Sorrel, Poached Eggs and Crispy Pancetta
Yvonne Lorkin brings the wine
Sarah McMullan reviews these movies:
Avengers Age of Ultron - Ultron is a baddie in the Marvel universe who is going to destroy the world
Testament of Youth - Vera Brittain's WW1 memoir
Leviathan - Russian epic. Dark, depressing take on corruption religion & power. Incredibly beautiful in its misery
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show
What the world is talking about. With Simon Mercep, Bridget Mills, Duncan Webb and Mark Inglis.
===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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15:45
The Panel pre-show for 24 April 2015
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Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
Topics: life and society
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Duration: 12'47"
16:07
The Panel with Duncan Webb and Mark Inglis (Part 1)
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NZ taxpayer gives US billionaire Larry Ellison's NZ company at least hundreds of thousands of dollars via the Callaghan Innovation Growth Grants. John Key says he didn't read the tea leaves when it came to the multiple times the pulled a waitress' pony tail. Security expert Dr Paul Buchanan joins the Panel to discuss if the people spoken to by NZ authorities really can be talked out of joining ISIS. What the Panelists are doing for the 100th commemorations of the Gallipoli Landings.
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Duration: 22'50"
16:07
The Panel intro
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What the Panelists Duncan Webb and Mark Inglis have been up to.
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Duration: 5'51"
16:14
Oracle
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NZ taxpayer gives US billionaire Larry Ellison's NZ company at least hundreds of thousands of dollars via the Callaghan Innovation Growth Grants.
Topics: politics, life and society, business
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Duration: 5'41"
16:19
PM can't read tea leaves or body language
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John Key says he didn't read the tea leaves when it came to the multiple times the pulled a waitress' pony tail.
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Duration: 3'19"
16:23
ISIS sympathisers talked out of action
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Security expert Dr Paul Buchanan joins the Panel to discuss if the people spoken to by NZ authorities really can be talked out of joining ISIS.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Islamic State, SIS
Duration: 6'52"
16:34
Panel Says
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What the Panelists Duncan Webb and Mark Inglis have been thinking about.
Topics: politics
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Duration: 8'02"
16:35
The Panel with Duncan Webb and Mark Inglis (Part 2)
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What the Panelists Duncan Webb and Mark Inglis have been thinking about. Rape education advocate Louise Nicholas has received the ANZAC of the Year Award. We speak to her about the honour. John Campbell has spoken publicly for the first time this afternoon about his troubles.
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Duration: 25'22"
16:43
ANZAC of the Year Award
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Rape education advocate Louise Nicholas has received the ANZAC of the Year Award. We speak to her about the honour.
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Duration: 5'40"
16:49
Campbell Live
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John Campbell has spoken publicly for the first time this afternoon about his troubles.
Topics: politics, life and society
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Duration: 3'42"
16:52
Christchurch slums
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Māori Development minister Te Ururoa Flavell has visited three homes where he says he saw rot, damp, poor heating, and signs of rats having eaten food left for children. Some damage from the 2011 quake has still not been repaired.
Topics: politics
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Duration: 3'57"
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===5:00 PM. | Checkpoint===
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Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme 6:35 Focus on Politics Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team (RNZ)
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17:00
Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 24 April 2015
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Alarm, strong rolling earthquake has hit central New Zealand. Seismologist on quake. Top police commander says Livingstone case will cause great change. Auckland Council responds to Port chairman's resignation threat. Parade marks the beginning of in the Anzac centenary.
Topics: politics
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Duration: 20'25"
17:07
Alarm, strong rolling earthquake has hit central New Zealand
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A rolling earthquake has hit central New Zealand, toppling goods from shelves and causing widespread alarm.
Topics: environment
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Duration: 2'35"
17:10
Seismologist on quake
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Dr John Townend from Victoria University of Wellington is with us.
Topics: environment
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Duration: 3'05"
17:13
Police commander says Livingstone case will cause great change
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The police top southern commander choked back tears today while answering pointed questions about whether officers could have prevented Edward Livingstone from killing his two children.
Topics: law, crime
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Duration: 6'46"
17:21
Auckland Council responds to Port chairman's resignation threat
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Auckland Council is heading for a showdown with its port company after the chairman threatened to resign if controversial wharf extensions are canned.
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Duration: 5'01"
17:26
Parade marks the beginning of in the Anzac centennary
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Thousands took to the streets of central Wellington today for the start of Anzac commemorations.
Topics: life and society
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Tags: Anzac, WW1
Duration: 2'40"
17:33
Markets update
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News from the business sector including a market report.
Topics: business
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Duration: 2'36"
17:35
Beijing corruption hunt extends to target NZ
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China's named eleven people it says are fugitives who've fled to New Zealand and it wants them extradited on charges of embezzlement, fraud and bribery.
Topics: law, crime
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Tags: China
Duration: 4'21"
17:40
Honouring the centenary of Gallipoli- how much is too much?
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As commemorations get underway to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign, some historians are asking whether the right balance is being struck between memorial and celebration.
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Duration: 5'50"
17:45
A Hamilton school's ANZAC tribute is destroyed
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A teenager has been arrested and charged with desecrating a Hamilton school's ANZAC memorial.
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Duration: 2'46"
17:50
Preparations now being made for execution of Australian duo
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The Indonesian government has ordered preparations to be made for the execution of the Australian drug smugglers, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.
Topics: crime, law
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Tags: Bali 9
Duration: 3'54"
17:54
Haka provokes fear during WW1
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A direct descendant of the creator of a renowned haka says its use during the First World War by unarmed Māori soldiers provoked fear in both their European countrymen and their enemy.
Topics: te ao Māori
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Duration: 3'33"
18:07
Sports News for 24 April 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'46"
18:10
Swaying and a little panic
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Goods fell from shelves, high-rise buildings swayed and panicked customers ran out of a hardware store, in a strong earthquake that hit central New Zealand this afternoon.
Topics: environment
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: earthquake
Duration: 3'41"
18:13
Seismologist on quake
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GNS Seismologist John Ristau is with us
Topics: science
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Duration: 2'27"
18:17
Years of Anzac planning for the centennary commemorations
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Many years of planning will be put to the test tomorrow at Gallipoli as thousands of New Zealanders and Australians commemorate the Anzac landings which marked the beginning of a bloody eight month fight.
Topics: life and society
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Duration: 3'38"
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Anzac light show draws thousands
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The woman behind the Anzac light and sound show in Wellington wants to take it around the world, now it's finishing its run at the Pukeahu National War Memorial Park.
Topics: life and society
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Duration: 4'20"
18:25
PM may find it hard to brush off Ponytailgate
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John Key faces yet more embarrassment over the Ponytailgate scandal, with the waitress he annoyed now in talks with a prominent union.
Topics: politics
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Duration: 2'36"
18:33
Sport News for 24 April 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 1'29"
18:36
Focus on Politics for 24 April 2015
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Alarm, strong rolling earthquake has hit central New Zealand. Seismologist on quake. Top police commander says Livingstone case will cause great change. Auckland Council responds to Port chairman's resignation threat. Parade marks the beginning of in the Anzac centenary.
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Duration: 16'11"
18:52
Te Manu Korihi News for 24 April 2015
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While a Māori rights movement in South Australia is organising protest marches about the government's plans to close down rural Aboriginal communities, a demonstration yesterday in Perth turned violent; A direct descendant of the creator of a renowned haka says its use during the First World War by unarmed Māori soldiers provoked fear in both their European countryman and their enemy; The fourteen Māori taonga stolen from a house near Hastings last week have been returned safely to Te Papa National Museum in Wellington.
Topics: te ao Māori
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Duration: 3'26"
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===7:06 PM. | Nights===
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Entertainment and information, including: 9:06 Country Life: Memorable scenes, people and places in rural NZ (RNZ)
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20:10
Sport United Kingdom
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BBC sports journalist Russell Fuller keeps the score court side.
Topics: sport
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Tags: United Kingdom, UK, ICC World Cup 2015, UK Premier League, Lewis Hamilton
Duration: 14'38"
20:50
The Conundrum Winner is...
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Congratulations to Richard from Balclutha.
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Duration: 10'09"
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7:06 Sonic Tonic
8:10 Sport United Kingdom
BBC sports journalist Russell Fuller keeps the score court side.
8:25 Music Feature: The Courtneys Tour Diary
Flying Nun devotees The Courtneys made a pilgrimage from Canada to New Zealand to tour the North Island last month. Zac Arnold joined the band on the road, armed with a microphone for the sound checks, the petrol stops, the sell-out crowds, and even a birthday celebration.
9:06 Country Life
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21:05
A Don't Muddy the Water Project
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Angela Halliday from Horticulture New Zealand talks about the 'Don't Muddy the Water' project to measure the effect of best management practice for soils on farms.
Topics: farming, rural
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Tags: Horticulture New Zealand, soil, Sustainable Farming Fund, sediment, phosphorous, waterways, paddock
Duration: 3'32"
21:10
Regional Wrap
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Hamish Gates reports from Pukekohe, Charlie McCaig from Taranaki and Nukuhia Hadfield from Wairoa. Jeff Sewell and Justin Davie comment on conditions on the land from their patches in the South Island.
Topics: farming, rural, weather
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Tags: farming conditions
Duration: 8'01"
21:13
Auntsfield Estate
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Auntsfield Estate is the home of Marlborough's first colonial vineyard and winery. The original vineyard was established in 1873 by David Herd who made wine for over 50 years before the property reverted to sheep farming. When Graeme and Linda Cowley first bought the property there was no sign of grapes. It wasn't until they began researching the history of the land that they realised they'd just purchased a pioneering vineyard.
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Auntsfield Estate is the home of Marlborough's first colonial vineyard and winery. The original vineyard was established in 1873 by David Herd who made wine for over 50 years before the property reverted to sheep farming. When Graeme (above) and Linda Cowley first bought the property there was no sign of grapes. It wasn't until they began researching the history of the land that they realised they'd just purchased a pioneering vineyard.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions: Marlborough
Tags: wine, viticulture, muscat, pinot noir, vintage, cellar, David Herd, filmmaking, utu, Auntsfield Estate
Duration: 14'07"
21:30
Sister Noelene Makes a Habit of Sustainable Development
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A Saint Joseph nun in Whanganui is doing her best to minimize her environmental footprint and invests tens of hours in planting fruit trees, native trees and deciduous trees, developing wetlands and running a huge vegetable garden, all with the aim of showing the community how to live more off the land
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Sister Noelene Landrigan beside the wetland
Praying for the cosmos and ecological spirituality aren't themes one would expect to hear coming from a nun, but for Sister Noelene Landrigan, they're normal.
Sister Noelene lives at Mount St Joseph in Whanganui and says if the world wants to survive it has to have a different view of God. "He's in the earth, other people, other religions, all life ... our only hope for the future of planet earth is .... a spirituality that accepts everyone and everything and looks after it with the dignity it deserves."
With those sorts of thoughts it's not surprising that when Sister Noelene returned to St Joseph in 2003, where she was a novitiate in the 1960's, she looked at the five hectare property with new eyes and saw potential.
The steep, apparent wasteland, has been transformed into a wetland, there are native trees, fruit trees and deciduous trees, and a huge vegetable garden where even the vertical surfaces have plants growing on them.
A lot of the physical building and development work is done by men who've been sentenced to community service and Sister Noelene says they do marvellous job.
The order of St Joseph haven’t worn the distinctive habit for years, even though it was canon law. Sister Noelene says they were silly things to have to hitch up in the garden, and they wanted to be unobtrusive in the community. “It’s part of our humbleness …. and God's not going to care," she laughs.
Topics: rural
Regions: Whanganui
Tags: ecological, wetlands, vegetable garden, orchard
Duration: 19'57"
9:06 Country Life
Rural news and features.
10:17 Late Edition
A review of the leading news from Morning Report, Nine to Noon, Afternoons and Checkpoint. Also hear the latest news from around the Pacific on Radio New Zealand International's Dateline Pacific.
11:06 Brian Eno: Eno Now
Looking at Eno's film scores along with his most recent projects as producer, collaborator and solo artist (F, RNZ).
===10:00 PM. | Late Edition===
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Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National
===11:06 PM. | None (National)===
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Looking at Eno's film scores along with his most recent projects as producer, collaborator and solo artist (F, RNZ)