Radio New Zealand National. 2015-08-12. 00:00-23:59.

Rights Information
Year
2015
Reference
274420
Media type
Audio
Item unavailable online
Ask about this item

Ask to use material, get more information or tell us about an item

Rights Information
Year
2015
Reference
274420
Media type
Audio
Item unavailable online
Series
Radio New Zealand National. 2015--. 00:00-23:59.
Duration
24:00:00
Credits
RNZ Collection
Radio New Zealand National, Broadcaster

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:

12 August 2015

===12:04 AM. | All Night Programme===
=DESCRIPTION=

Including: 12:06 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Insight (RNZ); 1:15 Primary People (RNZ); 2:05 The Forum (BBC); 3:05 The 10PM Question by Kate De Goldi (3 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Diversions (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 The Day in Parliament

===6:00 AM. | Morning Report===
=DESCRIPTION=

Radio New Zealand's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including: 6:18 Pacific News 6:22 Rural News 6:27 and 8:45 Te Manu Korihi News 6:44 and 7:41 NZ Newspapers 6:47 Business News 7:42 and 8:34 Sports News 6:46 and 7:34 Traffic

=AUDIO=

06:00
Top Stories for Wednesday 12 August 2015
BODY:
We have the revelation more than two dozen people with bogus refugee claims have been given New Zealand citizenship. The Prime Minister labels the Greens no fun saying fans should be able to watch the Rugby World Cup at bars. Also on Morning Report animal welfare advocates voice outrage that hundreds of heavily pregnant ewes were flown to Saudi Arabia late last year, the Prime Minister responds.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 33'02"

06:06
Sports News for 12 August 2015
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 1'59"

06:20
Pacific News for 12 August 2015
BODY:
The latest from the Pacific region.
Topics: Pacific
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'40"

06:23
Morning Rural News for 12 August 2015
BODY:
News from the rural and farming sector.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 4'03"

06:27
Te Manu Korihi News for 12 August 2015
BODY:
Te Rarawa's chief Haami Piripi says a new Council of Elders for Ngāpuhi could be a powerful and useful body - but not if it tries to compete with the runanga; A lawyer specialising in Māori land and business says there are hard lessons to be learned from Northland's Matauri-X saga; A Māori educator has been recognised with a prestigious Prime Minister's award for her efforts to improve the health of tāngata whenua.
Topics: te ao Maori
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 3'51"

06:40
Labour calls for answers on bogus refugees remaining citizens
BODY:
Morning Report can reveal this morning more than two dozen refugees granted New Zealand citizenship have been allowed to remain New Zealanders, even though their claim to be refugees turned out to be bogus.
Topics: refugees and migrants
Regions:
Tags: citizenship
Duration: 3'09"

06:48
Higher fuel prices expected to dampen retail spending
BODY:
Higher fuel prices and waning consumer confidence are expected to dampen retail spending.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: fuel prices
Duration: 1'40"

06:50
NZD falls after China surprise
BODY:
The New Zealand dollar has fallen after China's central bank surprised markets by devaluing the yuan by 2 percent yesterday.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: New Zealand dollar, NZ dollar
Duration: 2'01"

06:52
NZ economy takes a hit as global commodity prices slump
BODY:
A downturn in global commodity prices is putting the brakes on the economy.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: commodity prices
Duration: 1'03"

06:53
PGG makes warning about earnings
BODY:
The rural services firm, PGG Wrightson, is warning it'll be difficult to reach last year's earnings due to tougher times in the dairy sector.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: PGG Wrightson
Duration: 2'19"

06:55
Summerset to increase construction rate, despite demand risk
BODY:
Summerset Group says it's going to increase the rate of new construction despite an analyst's report indicating there could be an oversupply of retirement units in Auckland within a few years.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: Summerset Group
Duration: 2'04"

06:57
Property for Industry says new capital will drive expansion
BODY:
Property For Industry says new capital will help drive ongoing expansion and development.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: Property for Industry
Duration: 1'24"

06:59
Morning markets for 12 August 2015
BODY:
Wall Street and other global indicies are down after China devalued the yuan.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 36"

07:07
Sports News for 12 August 2015
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 1'58"

07:11
More than 24 bogus refugees allowed to remain NZ citizens
BODY:
Morning Report can reveal this morning more than two dozen refugees granted New Zealand citizenship have been allowed to remain New Zealanders, even though their claim to be refugees turned out to be bogus.
Topics: refugees and migrants
Regions:
Tags: citizenship
Duration: 3'11"

07:14
Hospitality NZ blames Police and Greens for pooping Cup party
BODY:
Rugby fans may yet be allowed to watch this year's rugby world cup at bars.
Topics: sport, politics
Regions:
Tags: Rugby World Cup
Duration: 7'22"

07:22
Govt pushed animal welfare laws to the limit on Saudi export
BODY:
Animal advocates and opposition MPs say they're appalled the Government pushed the country's animal welfare laws to the very limit in order to fly 900 heavily pregnant sheep to Saudi Arabia.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: live sheep export, Saudi Arabia, animal welfare
Duration: 3'30"

07:26
PM says proper processes were followed in the Saudi deal
BODY:
We spoke to the Prime Minister John Key earlier and he says proper processes were followed in the saudi deal.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: live sheep export, Saudi Arabia
Duration: 5'10"

07:35
Westpac predicts bleaker outlook for economy
BODY:
A leading bank is predicting a bleaker outlook for the New Zealand economy as it struggles to absorb the dramatic fall in dairy prices and a slowdown in the Christchurch rebuild.
Topics: economy
Regions:
Tags: dairy prices
Duration: 4'41"

07:36
Toddler identified
BODY:
The name of a deceased three year old toddler has been released.
Topics: crime
Regions: Waikato
Tags: toddler
Duration: 49"

07:40
Mourning neighbours seek answers to young girl's death
BODY:
The grandparents of a young Auckland girl who was found dead in her home last week have told how they may never understand what happened to her.
EXTENDED BODY:
Kim Baker Wilson, in Auckland - Kim.BakerWilson@radionz.co.nz

The grandparents of a four-year-old girl found dead in her Auckland home say they may never be able to comprehend what happened to her.
More than 30 neighbours and church friends of Maggie Renee Watson last night lit candles along the fence of her still cordoned-off Onehunga home.

Children light candles at the vigil.
Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson

Neighbours and friends light candles at the Onehunga home.
Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson

The young girl's body was found at the home last week after her mother called the police. The police have not revealed what happened, but said no-one else was being sought.
Neighbours on Moana Avenue in Onehunga said their street was normally a quiet one, with a close and supportive community.
Last night they prayed and mourned a life lost as candle after candle flickered in the dark.
A framed picture of Maggie Watson rested on top of a small table; a photo of the girl wearing a red dress and a princess tiara.

A photo of Maggie at the vigil.
Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson

Her neighbours just want to know what happened to her.
A woman struggled through tears to give an opening prayer.
"For all the families around this area, for even the strangers Lord that you've brought here tonight, you have blessed them and their hearts," she said in the dim light.
Behind her, lay items placed in rememberance by others like her; A teddy bear, a stuffed tiger, a small windmill and flowers.

A woman at the vigil who gave the opening prayer.
Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson

Next to these, across the driveway, was a line of jarring police emergency tape still cutting off any access to the home. A parked car was still in the front yard.
What happened to Maggie inside the house is still not clear - police have not yet said, and initial tests were inconclusive.
One neighbour, who did not want her name published, brought her grandchild and said she wanted to express her love and not pass judgement.
"This little girl's life was taken away. It's sad, so sad. You have to realise that this little girl has been taken, her life's been stripped away.
"I don't know why. It's sad, it's so sad, and it's why I'm here," she said through tears.

Children light candles at the vigil.
Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson

Vic Tamati came to the vigil from outside the street, and outside the suburb, and believed residents were struggling.
"They don't know what's going on, they don't know what to make of it. I mean they know that somebody's died, there's a lot of secrecy around it all.
"All they know is probably that these kids know that one of their playmates is not here anymore, for no good reason. Why would a four year old not be here?" Mr Tamati asked.
Avia Amosa's children are among those who've lost their playmate. They live right next door - their house joins onto the one now blocked off from the street.
"They've got no family in New Zealand... They were good, they were friendly. She [Maggie] was always playing around.
"My kids are scared of this house now," he said.
Mr Amosa, who has lived on the street for 13 years, said this was the home's second death. He said an elderly man died from a stroke four or five years ago before Maggie and her mother shifted in.
Des Gilmore is another neighbour who lives a few more doors down and the family friend who organised last night's community vigil.
"It's still cordoned off. It's been a shock for us, obviously, and knowing that Maggie's not here any longer... We miss hearing her voice, hearing her mum in the garden with Maggie.

Neighbour Des Gilmore.
Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson

"It has been a bit of a shock and still will be for some time," he said.
Mr Gilmore said Maggie was well-known across the neighbourhood and was well-loved by her mother.
"Maggie was a little angel. Her mother was a very caring mother, really looked after her and treasured her like gold... She was an awesome little girl," Mr Gilmore said.
Statement read from Maggie's grandparents
Des Gilmore's wife, Kim Gilmore, read a message from Maggie's grandparents who are in Malaysia.
"Angel Maggie you have left your footprints firmly embedded in our hearts and all your drawings on our walls," the message said.
They described their granddaughter as an artistic, self-confident and caring child.
"Grandma will always remember your encouraging words like 'you can do it grandma, good job grandma, awesome grandma, be safe grandma' and 'best grandma ever'.
"Why you had to leave us so soon I guess we will never understand. We will miss you tremendously but you'll always be with us in our hearts, our thoughts and our prayers.
"So our saying for you is, 'when someone you loves becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure'."
Maggie Watson's death is one of 10 police investigations involving the death of a child this year.
Related

Candlelit vigil held for Maggie Watson
Police investigate three-year-old's death
Pre-schooler found dead named
Girl's post mortem proves inconclusive
No-one else sought after girl found dead

Topics:
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: child death, Onehunga
Duration: 3'53"

07:44
WCC planning social housing partnership with Salvation Army
BODY:
The Wellington City Council is planning to partner up with the Salvation Army so it can access subsidies only available to community housing providers.
Topics: housing
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: community housing
Duration: 3'47"

07:50
Govt to pull plug on Maori girls boarding school
BODY:
The Government is expected to announce today it is withdrawing funding from Turakina Maori Girls College in Marton.
Topics: te ao Maori
Regions:
Tags: Turakina Maori Girls College
Duration: 2'02"

07:52
Rugby great talks stress, depression and resilience
BODY:
Despite not knowing much about droughts, floods or the falling dairy price, Sir John Kirwan is speaking to hall after hall full of farmers.
Topics: health
Regions: Manawatu
Tags: depression, John Kirwan
Duration: 4'47"

07:57
Top netball teams on court in likely preview of World Cup
BODY:
The top four netball nations took the court in Sydney last night in a sneak preview of the business end of the competition.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: netball
Duration: 2'52"

08:07
Sports News for 12 August 2015
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'13"

08:11
Should bogus refugees be allowed to stay in NZ?
BODY:
More than two dozen bogus refugees are being allowed to keep their New Zealand citizenship despite making fraudulent claims on their asylum applications.
Topics: politics, refugees and migrants
Regions:
Tags: bogus refugees
Duration: 4'26"

08:16
Green Party isn't buying govt's explanation of Saudi deal
BODY:
The Green Party says it doesn't buy the government's official explanation of the Saudi sheep deal.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: live sheep export, Saudi Arabia
Duration: 5'43"

08:21
NZ's newest airline takes off
BODY:
New Zealand's newest airline takes off this morning.
Topics: transport, business
Regions:
Tags: airline, Originair
Duration: 3'39"

08:25
$50,000 sweetener attracts principals
BODY:
A 50-thousand-dollar-a-year salary top-up is encouraging more applications for principals' jobs at hard-to-staff schools.
Topics: education
Regions:
Tags: principals' jobs, Principal Recruitment Allowance
Duration: 2'58"

08:28
Abbott under fresh pressure over gay marriage
BODY:
The Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has raised the possibility of holding a referendum on the issue of same-sex marriage.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: Australia
Duration: 3'28"

08:31
Markets Update for 12 August 2015
BODY:
A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 1'00"

08:37
Dutch prosecutors search through fragments from downed MH17
BODY:
Dutch prosecutors say possible fragments from a missile system have been found among the debris recovered from the site in eastern Ukraine where Malaysian airliner MH17 crashed in July last year.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: flight MH17, Malaysia
Duration: 3'41"

08:41
Shock at a decision to quash complaints
BODY:
Organisations supporting Cantabrians battling insurance claims and shoddy repairs are shocked complaints about a top EQC engineer have been quashed.
Topics:
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Graeme Robinson, eqc
Duration: 3'15"

08:45
Te Manu Korihi News for 12 August 2015
BODY:
Te Rarawa's chief Haami Piripi says a new Council of Elders for Ngāpuhi could be a powerful and useful body - but not if it tries to compete with the runanga; A lawyer specialising in Māori land and business says there are hard lessons to be learned from Northland's Matauri-X saga; A Māori educator has been recognised with a prestigious Prime Minister's award for her efforts to improve the health of tāngata whenua.
Topics: te ao Maori
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 3'30"

08:48
Review of Turakina Maori College
BODY:
There's been an update to our earlier story on Turakina Maori Girls College in Marton. Joining us now is Maori Issues special correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes
Topics: te ao Maori, education
Regions: Manawatu
Tags: Turakina Maori Girls College
Duration: 3'07"

08:52
Over 50s not prepared for retirement - survey
BODY:
A new study has found many over-50 year olds are failing to adequately save for retirement.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: retirement, finance
Duration: 3'15"

08:55
Planning not income the key to retiring comfortably
BODY:
Simone Robbers is the Financial Markets Authority's director of primary markets and investor resources.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: retirement, finance
Duration: 2'06"

08:57
New Zealanders in hunt for top placing in Mongol Derby
BODY:
Two New Zealanders are still in the hunt for a top placing at the Mongol Derby which is considered by many to be the longest and toughest horse race in the world.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: Mongol Derby
Duration: 2'19"

=SHOW NOTES=

===9:06 AM. | Nine To Noon===
=DESCRIPTION=

Current affairs and topics of interest, including: 10:45 The Reading: Gutter Black by Dave McArtney Highlights from the intimate memoir by the late Dave McArtney, a founding member of one of NZ's iconic rock bands, 'Hello Sailor' recalling their days of creativity, misadventure, success and excess. (1 of 6, RNZ)

=AUDIO=

09:08
Survey finds few over 50s saving for retirement
BODY:
A new survey finds that almost two-thirds of New Zealanders nearing retirement have not yet even started to think about how much money they'll need. David Boyle is Group Manager, Investor Education for the Commission for Financial Capability (formerly the Retirement Commission).
Topics: money, education, life and society
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 15'52"

09:25
What China can teach us as we approach COP21?
BODY:
China, is the world's biggest emitter of green house gases, yet also the world leader in renewable energy. Dr Eric Martinot is an internationally recognised scholar, writer and teacher on the subject of renewable energy. He says the way China is revolutionising its energy sector deserves respect from the international community. Dr Eric Martinot is professor of management and economics at the Beijing Institute of Technology. He serves as senior fellow with the China National Renewable Energy Center, the California Public Utilities Commission, and the Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies in Japan, and as teaching fellow with Victoria University of Wellington. He was formerly a senior energy specialist with the World Bank. The United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP21 will be held in Paris from November 30th to December 11th this year.
Topics: energy, technology, climate, environment
Regions:
Tags: China, renewable energy, climate change
Duration: 15'32"

09:40
Climbing Trees
BODY:
When a girl loves dinosaurs and robots and doesn't want to wear a Princess, Frozen or Barbie t-shirt, what are the options? As UK author and Mum Cheryl Rickman found out - not many. In an age when young girls are increasingly sexualised, with some t-shirts bearing slogans like "future porn star" and "so many boys, so little time", she wanted to empower girls. So she's created a range that her daughter would want to wear, launching brand Climbing Trees - and a wider campaign to make girls feel good about themselves and not be restricted by gender stereotypes.
EXTENDED BODY:
When a girl loves dinosaurs and robots and doesn't want to wear a Princess, Frozen or Barbie t-shirt, what are the options?
As UK author and mum Cheryl Rickman found out - not many.
In an age when young girls are increasingly sexualised, with some t-shirts bearing slogans like "future porn star" and "so many boys, so little time", she wanted to empower girls.
So she's created a range that her daughter would want to wear, launching brand Climbing Trees - and a wider campaign to make girls feel good about themselves and not be restricted by gender stereotypes.
Cheryl Rickman talks with Lynn Freeman.
Topics: life and society
Regions:
Tags: girls, t-shirt, gender, fashion, Climbing Trees
Duration: 10'29"

09:50
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
BODY:
PM Tony Abbott has quashed a bid from within his own party to support same-sex marriage by manoeuvring against conservative MPs being allowed a conscience vote.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: Australia
Duration: 9'31"

10:07
Helena Whitbread on cracking a lesbian diarist's code
BODY:
Helena Whitbread is writing a biography of Anne Lister, who she's been studying for more than three decades. Anne Lister, was a nineteenth-century Yorkshire landowner who, for her time, led a remarkably unorthodox personal life. She was a defiantly unconventional lesbian businesswoman who had a 'wife' and even got married in a church. But it isn't just her lifestyle that makes her so remarkable - it's the minute detail in which she records her sexual exploits. Helena Whitbread, was responsible for the publication of her diaries in 1988, and is currently working on a comprehensive biography.
Topics: author interview, books, history, identity
Regions:
Tags: lesbianism, Anne Lister
Duration: 26'54"

10:39
Book review: Close Your Eyes by Michael Robotham
BODY:
Published by Little Brown RRP$34.99, Reviewed by Graham Beattie.
Topics: books
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 5'30"

11:07
Marty Duda's artist of the week: Iris DeMent
BODY:
Americana singer Iris DeMent waited until she was in her 40s before she began her recording careering, with her first album being released in 1992. Dement has one of those timeless voices that seems to sound at once contemporary and ancient. Her songs have the same quality. She was quite the rage during the Americana boon of the 1990s, ending that decade with a handful of memorable duets with John Prine. We haven't heard much from her since then, so the release of her new album, The Trackless Woods is a welcome event for longtime fans. This time around, DeMent attaches her voice a melodies to the words of Russian poet Anna Akmatova. The results are stunning.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: Marty Duda, Iris DeMent, music, Americana
Duration: 23'22"

11:30
Employment Law with Andrew Scott Howman
BODY:
When do you have the right to remain anonymous in an employment claim?
Topics: law
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 13'43"

11:47
Arts commentator Courtney Johnston
BODY:
A new museum dedicated to Jack the Ripper raises outcry in London and an art blogger imagines what might have happened if Old Master had written artist statements.
Topics: arts
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 12'32"

=SHOW NOTES=

09:05 Survey finds few over 50s saving for retirement
A new survey finds that almost two-thirds of New Zealanders nearing retirement have not yet even started to think about how much money they'll need.
David Boyle is Group Manager, Investor Education for the Commission for Financial Capability (formerly the Retirement Commission).
Links:
https://www.sorted.org.nz/
09:20 What China can teach us as we approach COP21?
China, is the world's biggest emitter of green house gases, yet also the world leader in renewable energy. Dr Eric Martinot is an internationally recognised scholar, writer and teacher on the subject of renewable energy. He says the way China is revolutionising its energy sector deserves respect from the international community.
Dr Eric Martinot is professor of management and economics at the Beijing Institute of Technology. He serves as senior fellow with the China National Renewable Energy Center, the California Public Utilities Commission, and the Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies in Japan, and as teaching fellow with Victoria University of Wellington. He was formerly a senior energy specialist with the World Bank.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP21 will be held in Paris from November 30th to December 11th this year.
09:30 Dinosaurs, pirates and robots pretty in pink... cool t-shirts for girls
[gallery:1326]
When a girl loves dinosaurs and robots and doesn't want to wear a Princess, Frozen or Barbie t-shirt, what are the options?
As UK author and Mum Cheryl Rickman found out - not many.
In an age when young girls are increasingly sexualised, with some t-shirts bearing slogans like "future porn star" and "so many boys, so little time", she wanted to empower girls.
So she's created a range that her daughter would want to wear, launching brand Climbing Trees - and a wider campaign to make girls feel good about themselves and not be restricted by gender stereotypes.
09:45 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
PM Tony Abbott has quashed a bid from within his own party to support same-sex marriage by manoeuvring against conservative MPs being allowed a conscience vote.
10:05 Helena Whitbread on her three decades spent cracking a lesbian diarist's code
Helena Whitbread is writing a biography of Anne Lister, who she's been studying for more than three decades. Anne Lister, was a nineteenth-century Yorkshire landowner who, for her time, led a remarkably unorthodox personal life. She was a defiantly unconventional lesbian businesswoman who had a 'wife' and even got married in a church. But it isn't just her lifestyle that makes her so remarkable - it's the minute detail in which she records her sexual exploits. Helena Whitbread, was responsible for the publication of her diaries in 1988, and is currently working on a comprehensive biography.
[video] https://vimeo.com/135938979
10:35 Book review: Close Your Eyes by Michael Robotham
Published by Little Brown RRP$34.99, Reviewed by Graham Beattie
10:45 The Reading: 'Gutter Black' by Dave McArtney
Highlights from the intimate memoir by the late Dave McArtney, a founding member of one of NZ's iconic rock bands, 'Hello Sailor' recalling their days of creativity, misadventure, success and excess. (1 of 6, RNZ)
11:05 Marty Duda's artist of the week: Iris DeMent
Americana singer Iris DeMent waited until she was in her 40s before she began her recording careering, with her first album being released in 1992. Dement has one of those timeless voices that seems to sound at once contemporary and ancient. Her songs have the same quality. She was quite the rage during the Americana boon of the 1990s, ending that decade with a handful of memorable duets with John Prine. We haven’t heard much from her since then, so the release of her new album, The Trackless Woods is a welcome event for longtime fans. This time around, DeMent attaches her voice a melodies to the words of Russian poet Anna Akmatova. The results are stunning.
11:30 Employment Law with Andrew Scott Howman
When do you have the right to remain anonymous in an employment claim?
11:45 Arts commentator Courtney Johnston
A new museum dedicated to Jack the Ripper raises outcry in London and an art blogger imagines what might have happened if Old Master had written artist statements.

Museum billed as celebration of London women opens as Jack the Ripper exhibit - The Guardian
The Artist Statements of the Old Masters
Random exhibition title generator
International Art English
Ralph Hotere artist statement

=PLAYLIST=

Marty Duda's selection:
Artist: Iris DeMent
Song: When Love Was Young (3:38)
Composer: Iris DeMent
Album: Infamous Angel (1992)
Label: Warner Bros.
Artist: Iris DeMent
Song: Wasteland Of The Free (5:13)
Composer: Iris DeMent
Album: The Way I Should (1996)
Label: Warner Bros.
Artist: John Prine & Iris DeMent
Song: In Spite Of Ourselves (3:43)
Composer: John Prine
Album: In Spite Of Ourselves (1999)
Label: Oh Boy!
Artist: Iris DeMent
Song: All Is Sold (4:08)
Composer: Iris DeMent- Anna Akhmatova
Album: The Trackless Woods (2015)
Label: Flariella

===Noon | Midday Report===
=DESCRIPTION=

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

=AUDIO=

12:00
Midday News for 12 August 2015
BODY:
A man's sentenced to seven years in prison for a violent attack on a toddler and Solid Energy workers to learn their fate tomorrow.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 15'02"

12:17
ASB lifts its annual profit to $859m
BODY:
ASB Bank has lifted its annual profit.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: ASB Bank
Duration: 1'06"

12:19
SkyCity full year net profit rises 31%, revenue up 12%
BODY:
Sky City Entertainment Group's full year profit has risen by nearly a third, driven by a strong performance from its Auckland casino and record activity from its international high roller business.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: Sky City
Duration: 1'44"

12:21
Vital Healthcare profit jumps due to revaluation gains
BODY:
Re-valuation gains have almost tripled the full year profit at Vital Healthcare Property Trust.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 1'22"

12:23
Midday Markets for 12 August 2015
BODY:
For the latest from the markets we're joined by Belinda Stanley at Craigs Investment Partners.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 2'06"

12:26
Midday Sports News for 12 August 2015
BODY:
The Silver Ferns are seeking clarification from Netball World Cup umpiring officials after a rash of penalties; a couple of doubtful players will get a run again today as the All Blacks coaching staff finalise their squad for Saturday's Bledisloe Cup decider.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'46"

12:35
Midday Rural News for 12 August 2015
BODY:
News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 7'30"

=SHOW NOTES=

===1:06 PM. | Jesse Mulligan, 1–4pm===
=DESCRIPTION=

Jesse hosts an upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time.

=AUDIO=

13:10
Song You Have To Hear - Let it Happen
BODY:
Australian Group Tame Impala's "Let it Happen", from their latest album Currents.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 8'36"

13:10
The Flag Debate - Angus Vail
BODY:
The longlist of 40 flags has been released this week, and it's grabbed the attention, and ridicule, of some. John Oliver mocked the flag debate on his show last year. And now a Washington Post writer has said an image of a deranged cat would suit our flag better. To weigh-in on the debate, is New Jersey-based New Zealander, Angus Vail. He's worked with Shihad, Stereogram, Simon O'Neil and he's been the music business manager for KISS, for the past twenty years.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: flag debate, New Zealand Flag
Duration: 10'22"

13:20
The Taneatua Express - Matiu Sadd
BODY:
There used to be a train that ran from Auckland to a little town in the Bay of Plenty. It was called The Taneatua Express, after the town, and though it's long gone, it's inspired a project by filmmaker Matiu Sadd.
Topics:
Regions: Auckland Region, Bay of Plenty
Tags: The Taneatua Express
Duration: 5'43"

13:45
Feature Album - Setting Sons
BODY:
The Jam's 4th Studio Album "Setting Sons". Chosen by Jonathon Pine.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: The Jam
Duration: 15'05"

14:10
Kiwi in China - Patrick Rosevear
BODY:
Wellington lawyer Patrick Rosevear has quite an amazing story. He moved to China in 2012 and has fast become a reality TV star over there, with some shows reaching up to six hundred million viewers.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 7'20"

14:20
Talking Food
BODY:
Morgan McGlone the Maori fried chicken chef taking Melbourne by storm. An American in New Zealand - Michael Dearth from top restaurants the Grove and Baduzzi. Part 3 of New Zealand Society's Eating Out: Toheroa soup. Ben Hurley on small town food.
Topics: food
Regions:
Tags: cooking
Duration: 42'33"

15:10
Technology - Paul Brislen
BODY:
The big news is Google's change to Alphabet.
Topics: technology
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 19'05"

15:30
Mandatory Menswear
BODY:
New Zealand Fashion Week is only a week and a half away, so in the spirit of the theme, Sonia Sly heads in to the workroom of Wellington's Mandatory Menswear to find out how shopping habits have changed for the average Kiwi guy, and why the label is sticking steadfast to the ethos of providing the perfect fit for every kind of man.
EXTENDED BODY:
Mandatory Menswear is a Wellington-based label that have been operating for the best part of two decades with the aim of providing a service that isn’t fixed to fashion—but style, tying in functionality, performance and most of all, the perfect fit. Sonia Sly headed in to meet the team and chats to Finisher—Jamie Abraham, Design Assistant—Julia Banks, and Co-founder and designer Clare Bowden, to discuss the ins and outs of how New Zealand men shop, and why they’re still dedicated to going the extra mile.
Below is a QA with Designer Clare Bowden
Sonia: What was the menswear market like when you first started out?
Clare: There was a really big gap in the market and we were instantly popular. Saatchi’s sent their front guys to get uniforms [and] we had all sorts of clients ready to go. Particularly the Polynesian community really stood out because they hadn’t found garments that fitted them, that were their flavour off-the-rack, so they really appreciated the sort of fabrics and builds we could get up. It is an extremely difficult area to work in— guys are not the keenest shoppers, they don’t turn up seasonally, but just as they need things, but we’ve worked really hard to work create our own niche and that is offering a custom fit to make things right for people. It’s created a whole lot of loyalty, and increasingly, respect from an ecological and ethical point of view…there’s lots of good reasons to support a little business and get a great result.
Sonia: Why menswear, and not womenswear?
Clare: I actually had a very successful women’s wear label that I sold through Zana Feuchs stores in the mid-nineties. I really enjoyed it, I loved the fabrics, it was great!
Sonia: So you might revisit womenswear one day?
Clare: Every time I see a fabric range I give it a thought! But I just loved menswear. It was my strongest subject at design school. I love the interface with clients that we have. We’re really building things for people to have success, whether it’s in their relationships on date night or their various business pitches—it’s great fun to be working on Cuba street amongst that.
Sonia: How did Mandatory come about?
Clare: I was sharing a house with a builder who lined a shed for me—we set up the first cutting table in there.
Sonia: You co-design with business partner Fiona Edwards: what is your process and how do you work together?
Clare: Fiona is trained in a textiles background, [so] she would want to source and develop a whole fabric idea to go with a fashion garment. As a result of the designs that she will come up with we are often sourcing specific fabrics for it. My practice is to work with fabrics that we’ve already found, so it’s faster, but the two approaches is that it lead to a lot more creativity. We assemble fabrics, sourcing and purchasing year round because we drop in small runs to strengthen the range when needed. This also allows us to repeat our best sellers.
Sonia: What is the most important aspect of your design process?
Clare: The most important thing really with the designs is to make sure you’re using great fabrics in an appropriate way. We are always working on wardrobe: a collection that represents a wardrobe of ideas to cover all occasions. We then sell along the same lines. If guys really love a piece, they will understand what to put it with, and when they are going to wear it, and tick off a gap in their wardrobe.
Sonia: You made the decision early on not to wholesale, what are the benefits of that?
Clare: It’s definitely saved us during the recession to not overextend ourselves in terms of product pre-made. Fabric is really expensive and putting labour on top, it results in an expense that you’ve got out laid that you’re then gambling on in order for people to find value in it, to make that final purchase. What we do is garner a great deal of orders ahead of production, and that carries us through and allows us to manufacture a considerable amount, with a very high hit rate.
Sonia: Mandatory is all about getting the perfect fit, so how have you customised your label to work in a variety of different needs?
Clare: Rather than be remaking stock, we can make specific orders for people whether it’s changing the shape up or finding a firmer fabric, or a lighter fabric, or a deeper colour; changing the collar shape, maybe. We charge them the same as off the rack. WE run several lines of garments that are built for a cyclist shape; they’re needing everything from casual wear through to suits and work wear [they have] quite a bit of front thigh muscle, so those sort of components are built into our rack garments already. There’s a very diverse ethnicity over a really small population in New Zealand, so the 2XL guy might be a shorter beer drinking Scot, a broad but very lean Polynesian, or a tall Dutchy.
Sonia: What have you got coming up this season?
Clare: Chambray is back, and we’ve been using a lot of linen the last few seasons. It’s incredibly durable and looks fantastic when it’s old. Summer garments are going through the wash a great deal of the time, particularly on guys, so things need to have a long life and when they’re ancient and worn out still look fun for the batch. We’ve got a stretch linen that we’ve been using in a casual dress trouser—it’s very, very good for crease resistance. Some linens crease more than others, for instance with stripes, it will hide a great deal of creasing and that’s where the fashion for checked shirts go on… and on.
Sonia: Part of your ethos is about making classic items that can be worn time and time again.
Clare: Guys don’t buy as many clothes and they want that price per wear. That’s what we’re delivering: that people will want to wear it a lot and when they do, it’s going to last.
Sonia: What have you noticed about the way that men shop compared to 5-10 years ago?
Clare: There’s such an awareness to have your own personal style now whether it be for music or art, or self-expression. There are decisions to be made about what you’re prepared to spend on clothes as well. The rise of chain stores and online shopping is exposing guys to a whole lot of garments, but they could tip over to buying a whole lot of stuff, that’s just stuff. There’s a lot of competition for what people can spend their money on, but it is really important when buying fashion to try things on and make good decisions because it’s expensive and somebody, somewhere, has spent all of that time making it. [It’s] incredibly wasteful how many garments are not being worn by people and I think guys are starting to move into that danger zone of that kind of shopping, because all options are available to everybody.
Topics: education, environment, life and society, arts
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: design, Massey University, fashion, New Zealand Fashion Technology, Taranaki, men, shopping, lifestyle, Mandatory Menswear
Duration: 12'52"

15:45
The Panel pre-show for 12 August 2015
BODY:
Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 14'11"

=SHOW NOTES=

1:10 Song You Have To Hear
Let it Happen, from the Australian group, Tame Impala.
1:20 The Flag Debate - Angus Vail
The longlist of 40 flags has been released this week, and it's grabbed the attention, and ridicule, of some. John Oliver mocked the flag debate on his show last year. And now a Washington Post writer has said an image of a deranged cat would suit our flag better. To weigh-in on the debate, is New Jersey-based New Zealander, Angus Vail. He's worked with Shihad, Stereogram, Simon O'Neil and he's been the music business manager for KISS, for the past twenty years.
1:25 The Taneatua Express - Matiu Sadd
There used to be a train that ran from Auckland to a little town in the Bay of Plenty. It was called The Taneatua Express, after the town, and though it's long gone, it's inspired a project by filmmaker Matiu Sadd.
1:30 BBC Witness - Devils Island
A convict's experience of Devil's Island, the notorious French penal colony in South America, which closed in 1953. Thousands of inmates died from disease, mistreatment, or trying to escape the network of prisons in the jungles and islands of French Guiana. Bashir Saoudi tells the story of his father, Kaci, an Algerian who was imprisoned there in the 1930s. Bashir Saoudi is the co-author of The Guillotine Choice which was published in 2014.
1:40 Feature Album
The Jam's 4th Studio Album "Setting Sons". Chosen by Jonathon Pine.
2:10 Kiwi in China - Patriuck Rosevear
Wellington lawyer, Patrick Rosevear, has quite an amazing story. He moved to China in 2012 and has fast become a reality TV star over there, with some shows reaching up to six hundred million viewers.
2:20 Talking Food
Morgan McGlone the Maori fried chicken chef taking Melbourne by storm.
An American in New Zealand - Michael Dearth from top restaurants the Grove and Baduzzi.
Eating Out: 3. Toheroa soup.
Ben Hurley on small town food.
3:10 Paul Brislen on Technology
The big news is Google's change to Alphabet.
3:15 Innovator of the week - Anya Merryfield
And our Innovator of the Week isn't strictly speaking in the innovation game. Anya Merryfield works for Grid AKL which is an initiative set up by ATEED (the Auckland business development agency).
3:25 The Wireless Preview - Nik Jarvie-Waldrom
There's a superb article coming up this week in Radio New Zealand's on-line magazine THE WIRELESS. It's about the Kiwi Mountain Bike endurance athlete, Jamie Nicoll, and it's written by Nik Jarvie-Waldrum.
3:35 Mandatory Menswear - Sonia Sly
New Zealand Fashion Week is only a week and a half away. And, in the spirit of that theme, Sonia Sly headed in to the workroom of Wellington’s ‘Mandatory Menswear’.
New Zealand Society
Tales of life in Aotearoa.
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show
What the world is talking about. With Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Zara Potts.

===4:06 PM. | The Panel===
=DESCRIPTION=

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)

=AUDIO=

15:45
The Panel pre-show for 12 August 2015
BODY:
Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 14'11"

16:05
The Panel with Tim Watkin and Steve McCabe (Part 1)
BODY:
Topics - Is the government being too quick to throw out the heritage and years of recognition which comes with the current flag? The world is still waiting for confirmation of the identity of a piece of a Boeing wing washed up on Reunion Island. Boys from Christs College in Christchurch say not being able to find a car park is impacting on their education. Will the money being paid over Treaty claims ever end? How much do you actually need to have put away for your retirement?
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 23'47"

16:06
The Panel with Tim Watkin and Steve McCabe (Part 2)
BODY:
Topics - Documentary maker Michael Moore's house is up for sale for over $US5 million. Is it incongruous for a champion of the poor and downtrodden to live so ostentatiously? NZ First is drafting legislation to ban sex workers from plying their trade on the streets. Former Labour MP Ross Roberston was a driver behind a bill that didn't make it to Parliament and joins the Panel to discuss. The terrorist group Isalamic State is still terrorising parts of the middle east. What's the answer? Pubs want to be able to open so they can screen the Rugby World Cup to patrons and serve them alcohol. Is this really something parliament should be spending so much time on?
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 26'58"

16:08
Panel Intro
BODY:
What the Panelists Tim Watkin and Steve McCabe have been up to.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 4'18"

16:10
Silver fern flag
BODY:
Is the government being too quick to throw out the heritage and years of recognition which comes with the current flag? We talk to Jacqueline Rowarth from the University of Waikato.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: flag debate
Duration: 9'10"

16:20
Boeing flaperon examination
BODY:
The world is still waiting for confirmation of the identity of a piece of a Boeing wing washed up on Reunion Island and whether it is infact from the MH370 plane.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: MH370
Duration: 1'40"

16:24
Christs College students parking woes
BODY:
Boys from Christs College in Christchurch say not being able to find a car park is impacting on their education.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'04"

16:25
Will Treaty negotiations ever end?
BODY:
Some Treaty of Waitangi negotiators are former MPs who are being paid big bucks, top ups to already settled grievances are likely. Will the money being paid over Treaty claims ever end?
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Treaty of Waitangi
Duration: 4'04"

16:29
Unprepared for retirement
BODY:
How much do you actually need to have put away for your retirement?
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: retirement, pensions
Duration: 2'06"

16:32
Working class heroes
BODY:
Documentary maker Michael Moore's house is up for sale for over $US5 million. Is it incongruous for a champion of the poor and downtrodden to live so ostentatiously?
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 7'39"

16:40
Panel Says
BODY:
What the Panelists Tim Watkin and Steve McCabe have been thinking about.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 6'36"

16:46
Move to get prostitutes off the streets
BODY:
NZ First is drafting legislation to ban sex workers from plying their trade on the streets. Former Labour MP Ross Roberston was a driver behind a bill that didn't make it to Parliament and joins the Panel to discuss.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 7'54"

16:50
ISIS longer lived than expected
BODY:
The terrorist group Isalamic State is still terrorising parts of the middle east. What's the answer?
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 3'12"

16:58
RWC and pubs
BODY:
Pubs want to be able to open so they can screen the Rugby World Cup to patrons and serve them alcohol. Is this really something parliament should be spending so much time on?
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 1'14"

=SHOW NOTES=

===5:00 PM. | Checkpoint===
=DESCRIPTION=

Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme

=AUDIO=

17:00
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 12 August 2015
BODY:
Home sold because rates weren't paid, Council on the house sale, Minister defends letting false refugees stay, China devalues currency again - the impact on NZ, "Touch and go" for a two year old boy, Elite headmaster slams boys for carparking campaign, More details on the death of elderly Hamilton man and PM faces further scrutiny over Saudi deal.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 27'47"

17:08
Home sold because rates weren't paid
BODY:
Auckland Council has gone ahead with the first ever sale of a house because a woman didn't pay her rates - even though it was worried enough to go to the police about what was going on behind the scenes.
Topics:
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags:
Duration: 1'58"

17:10
Council on the house sale
BODY:
The Council's Chief Financial Officer Sue Tindall says she only found out last week through the media that Charlotte Marsh was paying the rates to Arikinui o Tuhoe.
Topics:
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags:
Duration: 4'15"

17:14
Minister defends letting false refugees stay
BODY:
The Minister of Internal Affairs Peter Dunne is defending a decision to allow 27 people who made false refugee claims to remain in New Zealand as citizens.
Topics: refugees and migrants
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 4'54"

17:20
China devalues currency again - the impact on NZ
BODY:
China's second currency devaluation in two days has sparked fears of a global currency war and accusations that Beijing's giving an unfair advantage to its exporters.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: China
Duration: 4'28"

17:25
"Touch and go" for a two year old boy
BODY:
It was 'touch and go' for a two year old boy who suffered hemorrhaging in his brain after a man beat him within an inch of his life.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Jason Sutherland
Duration: 2'49"

17:26
Elite headmaster slams boys for carparking campaign
BODY:
An elite school's headmaster says some of his senior boys have exposed themselves and the college to ridicule by campaigning for carparking.
Topics:
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Christ's College
Duration: 4'07"

17:34
Evening Business for 12 August 2015
BODY:
News from the business sector including a market report.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 2'13"

17:38
More details on the death of elderly Hamilton man
BODY:
Hamilton police have released more details on the death of an elderly man in the city on Monday night.
Topics:
Regions: Waikato
Tags:
Duration: 2'48"

17:40
PM faces further scrutiny over Saudi deal
BODY:
The Prime Minister has been questioned in Parliament over his new take on a deal his Government made with a Saudi businessman that it was never about compensation.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: Hamood al-Ali al-Khalaf
Duration: 2'04"

17:42
Turakina Maori Girls' College devastated
BODY:
Turakina Māori Girls' College says it's devastated by the announcement it might be closed.
Topics: te ao Maori
Regions:
Tags: Turakina Māori Girls' College
Duration: 3'13"

17:49
Teen says he saw Connor Morris treating another man like a toy
BODY:
A teenager says he saw Connor Morris treating another man like a toy and throwing a man to the ground, shortly before being fatally struck in the head with a two handled sickle.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Connor Morris
Duration: 3'06"

17:53
Not ruling out giving spy agencies greater powers
BODY:
The Minister responsible for the country's spy agencies does not rule out giving them greater powers once a review of them and their legislation is completed.
Topics: politics, law
Regions:
Tags: spy agencies
Duration: 2'47"

17:55
Ructions as China devalues currency again
BODY:
More ructions in the global markets today as China cuts the value of its currency against the US dollar for the second time.
Topics: economy, business
Regions:
Tags: markets, China
Duration: 4'41"

17:56
Inmates of escaped prisoners beaten for information
BODY:
In New York inmates of two convicted murderers who made a remarkable prison escape, have told of vicious beatings as panicked guards tried to find out what they knew.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: USA, New York inmates
Duration: 4'08"

18:08
Sports News for 12 August 2015
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 3'09"

18:12
Solid Energy workers find out their fate tomorrow
BODY:
Solid Energy workers will find out their fate tomorrow as the company announces what it's future will look like.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: Solid Energy
Duration: 2'36"

18:14
Dunne defends refugee decision
BODY:
The Minister of Internal Affairs, Peter Dunne, is defending a decision to allow 27 people who made false refugee claims to keep their citizenship and stay in the country.
Topics: politics, refugees and migrants
Regions:
Tags: Peter Dunne, Internal Affairs
Duration: 2'43"

18:17
Humanitarian reasons likely behind 27 refugees staying - Lawyer
BODY:
An immigration and refugee lawyer says those 27 people who were stripped of refugee status are likely to have retained New Zealand citizenship for humanitarian reasons.
Topics: law, politics, refugees and migrants
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'36"

18:20
Second look at thousands of underfloor repairs in quake zone
BODY:
Thousands of underfloor earthquake repairs in Canterbury will be reviewed after a government inspection revealed substandard work.
Topics:
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Canterbury earthquakes
Duration: 3'34"

18:24
Computers could do away with end-of-year exams
BODY:
The internet could make schools' end-of-year exam season a thing of the past.
Topics: technology, internet, education
Regions:
Tags: exams
Duration: 2'50"

18:35
Toxic spill turn US rivers bright orange
BODY:
A US businessman in New Mexico cried when he saw toxic muck seep down a local river turning the crystal clear waters to bright orange.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags: USA
Duration: 4'02"

18:48
Te Manu Korihi News for 12 August 2015
BODY:
Māori MPs are calling on the Government to give Turakina Māori Girls' College another chance; A Hawkes Bay and a Taranaki iwi have both had their Treaty settlement bills pass their first readings in Parliament today; A tikanga Māori based intervention programme for wahine with gambling problems is thinking outside the box and using weaving and drawing to overcome issues.
Topics: te ao Maori
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 3'14"

18:51
Today In Parliament for 12 August 2015 - evening edition
BODY:
Labour makes the prime minister wait to the bitter end for their only question for their only question - about the Saudi farm deal. Finance Minister Bill English rejects suggestions he needs a plan B in the wake of falling dairy prices. Labour's Grant Robertson claims bank report shows the economy has run aground. Amy Adams says National is the only party that cares about farmers. Judith Collins calls Radio New Zealand "Radio Albania."
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 4'54"

=SHOW NOTES=

===7:06 PM. | Nights===
=DESCRIPTION=

Entertainment and information, including: 7:30 Spectrum: People, places and events in NZ (RNZ) 8:13 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries 9:06 The Wednesday Drama

=AUDIO=

19:08
Mike Seawright - Syrian Communities Under Fire
BODY:
Frustrated by the inability of many aid organisations to get staff and resources into conflict zones, New Zealander Mick Seawright started his own called ReliefAid.
EXTENDED BODY:
Frustrated by the inability of many aid organisations to get staff and resources into conflict zones, New Zealander Mick Seawright started his own called ReliefAid.
RelifeAid’s main focus at the moment is in northern Syria, in the city of Aleppo.
Mike Seawright has worked in, and around, northern Syria for the last two years and has networks that allow him access to the area that few other aid agencies have.
He says while his staff in that area are well-connected, it is important for his agency not to be seen as taking sides in a conflict.
Mike Seawright talks to Bryan Crump about delivering aid in northern Syria and the work his organisation does.

Topics: international aid and development
Regions:
Tags: ReliefAid, Syria, Aleppo, Middle East, Islamic State
Duration: 20'25"

20:40
Rebecca Henschke on Indonesia
BODY:
Editor of Asia Calling, Rebecca Henschke reports from the world's most populous Muslims nation, the Republic of Indonesia.
Topics: life and society, politics, economy, spiritual practices
Regions:
Tags: Indonesia, Bali, Bali bomber
Duration: 17'07"

20:59
Conundrum clue 5
BODY:
Conundrum clue 5.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 27"

21:59
Conundrum clue 6
BODY:
Conundrum clue 6.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 17"

=SHOW NOTES=

7:10 Syrian communities under fire
Executive director of ReliefAid, Mike Seawright about delivering aid in Northern Syria.
[gallery:1317]
7:30 Spectrum
People, places and events in New Zealand.
8:10 Windows on the World
International public radio documentaries - visit the Windows on the World web page to find links to these documentaries.
8:40 Indonesia
Editor of Asia Calling, Rebecca Henschke reports from the world's fourth most populous nation with the largest population of Muslims, the Republic of Indonesia, pop. 237,424,363 (census. 2011).
9:06 The Wednesday Drama
10:00 Late Edition
A review of the 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 Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
The Southwest; Overlooked as a gathering place for hot jazz in the 1920s, the Southwest sported some excellent musicians. Many went on to successful careers in the Big Apple. (11 of 13, PRX)

===10:00 PM. | Late Edition===
=DESCRIPTION=

Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

===11:06 PM. | None (National)===
=DESCRIPTION=

The Southwest; Overlooked as a gathering place for hot jazz in the 1920s, the Southwest sported some excellent musicians. Many went on to successful careers in the Big Apple. (11 of 13, PRX)