RNZ National. 2016-02-15. 00:00-23:59.

A 24-hour recording of RNZ National. The following rundown is sourced from the broadcaster’s website. Note some overseas/copyright restricted items may not appear in the supplied rundown:

15 February 2016

===12:04 AM. | All Night Programme===
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Including: 12:05 At the Movies with Simon Morris (RNZ); 1:05 Te Ahi Kaa (RNZ); 2:30 NZ Music Feature (RNZ); Enemy Territory, by Elspeth Sandys (6 of 15, RNZ); 3:30 Science (RNZ); 5:10 An Awfully Big Adventure, by Jane Tolerton (8 of 15, RNZ)

===6:00 AM. | Morning Report===
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RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including: 6:16 and 6:50 Business News 6:18 Pacific News 6:26 Rural News 6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

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06:00
Top Stories for Monday 15 February 2016
BODY:
Christchurch residents say the 5.7 magnitude earthquake yesterday afternoon was like a nightmare starting all over again. A Christchurch lifeguard and several children had a narrow escape during yesterday's earthquake when the cliffs they were jumping from began falling around them. Police are urging Palmerston North parents to talk to their children about staying safe, in the wake of last week's abduction of a five year old.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 32'12"

06:06
Sports News for 15 February 2016
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'21"

06:09
Nerves fray as aftershocks rattle Christchurch
BODY:
Christchurch is again a city on edge following yesterday's strong earthquake and a series of aftershocks.
Topics: life and society
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Christchurch, earthquake
Duration: 3'20"

06:13
'All Right?' says people should be gentle on themselves
BODY:
A mental health organisation is encouraging people to be gentle on themselves in the wake of yesterday's quake.
Topics: life and society, health
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Christchurch, earthquake
Duration: 2'27"

06:20
Early business news for 15 February 2016
BODY:
More on the challenges facing central banks around the world
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'24"

06:26
Morning Rural News for 15 February 2016
BODY:
News from the rural and farming sector.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 4'16"

06:38
Sumner cleans up after severe quake strikes
BODY:
Christchurch residents in the seaside suburb of Sumner witnessed the collapse of nearby cliffs as the city was struck by a five-point-seven magnitude earthquake yesterday.
Topics: life and society
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Christchurch, earthquake, Sumner, Damage
Duration: 2'46"

06:42
Awaroa local comments on what makes it special
BODY:
The team behind the campaign to buy a beach at Awaroa in the Abel Tasman National Park is urging New Zealanders to keep pledging right up until the 3 o'clock deadline this afternoon.
Topics: life and society, environment
Regions: Tasman
Tags: Awaroa, Abel Tasman national park
Duration: 3'09"

06:45
Defiant Australian doctors in uncharted territory
BODY:
The staff at Brisbane's Lady Cilento Children's Hospital are refusing to discharge a 13-month-old baby because they don't want it sent back to the Nauru detention centre.
Topics: health, refugees and migrants, law
Regions:
Tags: Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, Baby, Nauru detention centre, Doctors for Refugees
Duration: 3'29"

06:51
Analyst says banks still have options
BODY:
The view that the world's central banks have run out of ammunition to help stave off a re-run of the 2008 crisis has been challenged by one former fund manager.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: banks, interest, markets
Duration: 2'00"

06:53
Corporate reporting season gets into full swing, big week ahead
BODY:
The corporate earnings season gets into full swing this week with at least 16 businesses due expected to report financial results.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: Earnings
Duration: 1'36"

06:55
Jim Parker in Australia
BODY:
And after a brusing 2015 where the mining and resoruce sector took a hammering and consumer sentiment suffered accordingly, the new year has started better .
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: Australia
Duration: 1'00"

06:57
Week ahead
BODY:
This week's business agenda.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 42"

06:58
Morning Markets for 15 February 2016
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Wall Street rebounded strongly Friday, heading into a three-day holiday weekend, following a week of negative sentiment that saw equities and oil prices fall.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 40"

07:06
Sports News for 15 February 2016
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 1'39"

07:10
Christchurch residents shaken by quake
BODY:
Christchurch residents say the 5.7 magnitude earthquake yesterday afternoon was like a nightmare starting all over again.
Topics: life and society
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Christchurch, earthquake
Duration: 9'19"

07:19
Young Christchurch lifeguards lucky to escape falling cliffs
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A Christchurch lifeguard and several children had a narrow escape during yesterday's earthquake when the cliffs they were jumping from began falling around them.
Topics: life and society
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Christchurch, earthquake, Lifeguard
Duration: 4'39"

07:24
Seismologist runs through science of yesterday's quake
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According to GeoNet here were two moderate aftershocks, measuring magnitude 3.6 and 3.9, and one strong aftershock measuring 4.2 at 6.30 following yesterday's quake.
Topics: life and society, science
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Christchurch, earthquake, GeoNet
Duration: 3'00"

07:27
Police continue hunt for man who grabbed 5 year old
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Police are urging Palmerston North parents to talk to their children about staying safe, in the wake of last week's abduction of a five year old.
Topics: crime
Regions: Manawatu
Tags: Palmerston North, abduction
Duration: 2'58"

07:35
Blackcaps face monumental task at Basin
BODY:
The New Zealand cricketers face a monumental task if they're to save the first cricket test against Australia at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: cricket, test
Duration: 4'13"

07:39
Bargain-basement oil price hits exploration sector
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Exploratory drilling for oil and gas has ground to a halt in New Zealand
Topics: business, energy, economy
Regions:
Tags: oil, drilling, prices
Duration: 3'31"

07:42
Beach campaigners urging more pledges
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The team behind the campaign to buy a beach at Awaroa in the Abel Tasman National Park is urging New Zealanders to keep pledging right up until the 3 o'clock deadline this afternoon.
Topics: business, environment
Regions: Tasman
Tags: Awaroa, beach, Abel Tasman national park
Duration: 3'55"

07:47
Canterbury more resilient but quake will have frayed nerves
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The Christchurch mayor called yesterday's 5.7 magnitude quake a pyschological set back for the city facing the fifth anniversary of the deadly 2011 quake.
Topics: health
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Christchurch, mental health
Duration: 3'40"

07:50
John Key reassures Canterbury the government won't walk away
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The Prime Minister John Key says yesterday's Canterbury quake has been a painful blow for the city.
Topics: life and society, politics
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Christchurch, earthquake
Duration: 4'01"

07:54
Details of what's open, what's closed in Christchurch
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With the latest on how the city's been affected we're joined by our Christchurch bureau chief Belinda McCammon.
Topics: life and society
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Christchurch, earthquake
Duration: 2'59"

08:06
Sports News for 15 February 2016
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'04"

08:11
Canterbury should expect aftershocks but is more resilient
BODY:
The GeoNet website says there have been three moderate aftershocks, measuring magnitude 3.6, 3.5 and 3.9, and one strong aftershock measuring 4.2 at 6.30 last night.
Topics: life and society
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Christchurch, earthquake
Duration: 5'17"

08:17
Saudi sheep deal suspended after investigation announced
BODY:
Two days after the Auditor General announced she would investigate the Government's controversial Saudi sheep deal, the government agency in charge was told all further spending on the project was suspended.
Topics: politics, business
Regions:
Tags: Auditor General, Saudi Arabia, sheep
Duration: 3'09"

08:20
New report casts doubt on Wellington runway extension payoff
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A new report says plans to extend Wellington Airport's runway by at least 300 metres do not make economic sense.
Topics: politics, business
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: Wellington Airport, runway
Duration: 3'17"

08:24
Predidential candidate pushed on immigration controls
BODY:
How strictly America should apply immigration controls and how to deal with the estimated 11-million illegal immigrants already in the U.S. are questions all of the Presidential candidates are being asked on a regular basis.
Topics: politics, refugees and migrants
Regions:
Tags: America
Duration: 4'13"

08:28
Questions over refugee resettlement in PNG
BODY:
More than half of the over 900 asylum seekers - who fled from places such as Iran, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka - have now had their refugee status confirmed by PNG Immigration.
Topics: politics, refugees and migrants, Pacific
Regions:
Tags: Papua New Guinea
Duration: 3'08"

08:31
Markets Update for 15 February 2016
BODY:
A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 56"

08:38
University VC lambasts inaction over climate change
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The Vice Chancellor Of Victoria University Grant Guildford, is calling on politicians to abandon their myopic focus on the cost of mitigating climate change.
Topics: climate, politics, Pacific
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Tags: Victoria University, climate change, Pacific Climate Change Conference
Duration: 4'10"

08:42
Government may contribute to beach campaign
BODY:
The Prime Minister John Key says the government may make a modest contribution to the campaign to buy an Abel Tasman beach if there is a shortfall.
Topics: environment, internet, politics
Regions: Tasman
Tags: Abel Tasman national park, Awaroa, government
Duration: 2'42"

08:46
Beach campaigners urge NZers to pledge right up till deadline
BODY:
We talk to Duane Major, who started the campaign to buy the Abel Tasman beach just over three weeks ago.
Topics: environment, internet, politics
Regions: Tasman
Tags: Abel Tasman national park, Awaroa
Duration: 4'39"

08:51
Diggers outraged by axing of Lone Pine service
BODY:
The Australian government says it will no longer conduct annual Anzac commemoration services at Lone Pine, the scene of a rare victory for Australian troops during the ill-fated Dardanelles campaign.
Topics: defence force, politics
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Tags: Lone Pine, Australia, Anzac
Duration: 3'56"

08:55
Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
BODY:
Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Australia
Duration: 3'13"

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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: Stuff I Forgot to Tell My Daughter, written and told by Michele A'Court When her daughter moved out Michele A'Court realised she was so busy being a mother, there were some topics they hadn't got round to talking about (1 of 5, RNZ)

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09:08
Is internet voting secure enough to use?
BODY:
A computer security expert who exposed serious weaknesses in New South Wales' Internet voting system is warning against its use in local body elections here.
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Serious weaknesses exposed in an online election in Australia are a warning for upcoming New Zealand local body elections, a computer security expert is warning.
Eight councils throughout New Zealand are due to trial online voting in local body elections later this year: Selwyn, Wellington, Porirua, Masterton, Rotorua, Matamata Piako, Palmerston North and Whanganui.
University of Melbourne computing expert Vanessa Teague did an analysis of the iVote internet voting system used in the New South Wales (NSW) state election last year, and she and the University of Michigan's Alex Halderman have found a way to break into the system and interfere with votes.
She told Nine To Noon there had been a lot of assurances about the safety of the system, and she wanted to test it and see if this was true.
To avoid doing anything illegal they used a practice server set up by the NSW Electoral Commission for people to try out the new system. Dr Teague said they were able to change votes and to violate voter privacy.
"It only takes one problem to expose the whole chain.
Hacking the iVote system would be "pretty challenging", but was something that a fair number of people had the skills to carry out, she said.
"There is only two things that you want your election to do. One is is you want it to keep the votes private. Two, you want to make sure you got the votes that voters actually asked for. And we showed neither of those things was true for iVote."
While there was no evidence that the election system had actually been hacked, this lack of evidence was itself serious, Dr Teague said.
"It's not just that it was insecure, it was that it wasn't verifiable. So we just don't know."
The NSW electoral commission did not understand or acknowledge the seriousness of the problem, she said.
No online election system was fully secure, so while the NSW bugs had been fixed, Dr Teague was concerned others would pop up in future elections.
electionz.com is running the online voting system for six of the local body elections.
Managing director Steve Kilpatrick said he had looked at online elections worldwide, and was aware of the problems in NSW.
electionz.com would use different underlying technology, and independent security experts would carry out tests, he said.
People would receive voting papers as usual, but this would include an access code and password so they could vote cast their vote online. People could go to their local council office to verify that the vote they cast went to the right recipient if they had concerns, Mr Kilpatrick said.
Listen to Vanessa Teague on Nine to Noon:

Topics: internet, technology
Regions:
Tags: voting, cryptography, elections
Duration: 20'15"

09:28
Aftermath of yesterday's 5.7 quake in Christchurch
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Seismologists say yesterday's big shake in Christchurch is more evidence that the region is in an extended aftershock period following the big earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.
Topics: life and society
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Christchurch, earthquake
Duration: 12'44"

09:41
Subversive stitches, the History of Embroidery
BODY:
Philipa Turnbull is an historic British embroidery specialist. She's in New Zealand to share her passion for crewel embroidery (embroidery worked in wool) with a series of lectures and workshops around the country. Her Crewel Work Company was set up 25 years ago to promote, celebrate and re-create designs and rarely seen stitches from the past.
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Phillipa Turnbull is an historic British embroidery specialist. She is in New Zealand to share her passion for crewel embroidery (embroidery worked in wool) with a series of lectures and workshops around the country. Her Crewel Work Company was set up 25 years ago to promote, celebrate and re-create designs and rarely seen stitches from the past.
A lifetime's enthusiasm for historic needlework has led to a number of milestone projects including the recreation of H.M. The Queen Mother's Bedhead and Bedspread at Glamis Castle in Scotland, managing the Woolsack (the seat of the Lord Speaker in the House of Lords) for the Queen's Golden Jubilee, to launching a textile museum at Muncaster Castle in the Lake District, England.
Philipa Turnbull talks with Lynn Freeman:
Topics: life and society, arts, history
Regions:
Tags: Crewel embroidery, crafts
Duration: 10'37"

09:52
South American correspondent Joel Richards
BODY:
Our South American correspondent Joel Richards discusses the latest issues in the region including the spread of the Zika virus and it's ramifications.
Topics: life and society, health
Regions:
Tags: South America, Zika
Duration: 7'19"

10:07
Alan Bennett on Lady in the Van
BODY:
Lady in the Van tells the poignant real-life story of Alan Bennett and Miss Shepherd, a homeless woman who 'temporarily' parked her van in the driveway of Bennett's Camden home and never left. The big screen adaptation of the celebrated memoir, was directed by long-standing Bennett collaborator Nicholas Hytner. It stars Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Frances de la Tour, Jim Broadbent, Deborah Findlay, Roger Allam, and Gwen Taylor. Filming took place on the same street and even in Bennett's old house.
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Lady in the Van tells the poignant real-life story of Alan Bennett and Miss Shepherd, a homeless woman who 'temporarily' parked her van in the driveway of Bennett's Camden home and never left.
The big screen adaptation of the celebrated memoir, was directed by long-standing Bennett collaborator Nicholas Hytner. It stars Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Frances de la Tour, Jim Broadbent, Deborah Findlay, Roger Allam, and Gwen Taylor. Filming took place on the same street and even in Bennett's old house.
"The smell is sweet, with urine only
a minor component, the prevalent
odour suggesting the inside of
someone's ear. Dank clothes are
there too, wet wool and onions,
which she eats raw, plus what for
me has always been the essence of
poverty, damp newspaper. "
Lynn Freeman speaks to the 81 year old playwright about the woman he describes as "bigoted, rank, and rude", but with a "vagabond nobility".
The film opens at New Zealand cinemas on February 25th.
Topics: author interview, media, arts
Regions:
Tags: Lady In The Van
Duration: 30'11"

10:38
Book Review: Making It Up As I Go Along by Marian Keyes
BODY:
Reviewed by Elisabeth Easther, Published by Penguin
Topics: books
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 7'25"

11:06
Politics with Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills
BODY:
Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills discuss current political affairs including the flag debate and the trivialisation of New Zealand politics.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: flag
Duration: 24'52"

11:35
Secrets to Successful Cheese Making
BODY:
Jean Mansfield is a long-time cheesemaker who specialises in teaching cheesemaking to beginners. She and her husband Dave run a Jersey-only diary farm just outside Waihi. She's also national judge at the New Zealand Cheese Awards, which are being held in 2 weeks time on Sunday 28th February.
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Jean Mansfield is a long-time cheesemaker who specialises in teaching cheesemaking to beginners. She and her husband Dave run a Jersey-only diary farm just outside Waihi. She's also national judge at the New Zealand Cheese Awards, which are being held in 2 weeks time on Sunday 28th February.
She has just published a step by step guide on the art of successful cheese making, called 'How to Make Cheese', which includes 50 recipes for artisan cheeses as well as plenty of tips and tricks.
Topics: food, farming
Regions:
Tags: cheese
Duration: 13'33"

11:50
Urbanist Tommy Honey on decluttering clutter
BODY:
From Marie Kondo to productivity websites, we are bombarded with advice about what we should be doing with our stuff. Is there too much stuff about stuff? We look at trends in decluttering, what works, what doesn't, what's out there.
Topics: life and society
Regions:
Tags: productivity
Duration: 10'23"

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09:05 Is internet voting secure enough to us?
A computer security expert who exposed serious weaknesses in New South Wales' Internet voting system is warning against its use in local body elections here.
8 councils are due to trial on-line voting in the local body elections later this year; Selwyn, Wellington, Porirua, Masterton, Rotorua, Matamata Piako, Palmerston North and Wanganui.
Computing expert, Vanessa Teague from the University of Melbourne did a full security analysis of the i-vote internet voting system used in the New South Wales state election last year, the largest trial of its kind.She and University of Michigan's Alex Halderman found a back door way to change votes and violate voter privacy, which they say proves Internet Voting is just too hackable.
Steve Kilpatrick is the Managing Director of Electionz.com, which is running the online voting system for 6 of the local body elections, including Wellington.
09:20 Aftermath of yesterday's 5.7 quake in Christchurch
Seismologists say yesterday's big shake in Christchurch is more evidence that the region is in an extended aftershock period following the big earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.
The Professor of Earthquake Science At Otago University is Mark Stirling
09:30 Subversive stitches, the History of Embroidery
Phillipa Turnbull is an historic British embroidery specialist. She's in New Zealand to share her passion for crewel embroidery (embroidery worked in wool) with a series of lectures and workshops around the country. Her Crewel Work Company was set up 25 years ago to promote, celebrate and re-create designs and rarely seen stitches from the past.
A lifetime's enthusiasm for historic needlework has led to a number of milestone projects including the recreation of H.M. The Queen Mother's Bedhead and Bedspread at Glamis Castle in Scotland, managing the Woolsack (the seat of the Lord Speaker in the House of Lords) for the Queen's Golden Jubilee, to launching a textile museum at Muncaster Castle in the Lake District, England.
[gallery:1755]
09:45 South American correspondent Joel Richards
10:05 Alan Bennett on Lady in the Van
Lady in the Van tells the poignant real-life story of Alan Bennett and Miss Shepherd, a homeless woman who 'temporarily' parked her van in the driveway of Bennett's Camden home and never left.
The big screen adaptation of the celebrated memoir, was directed by long-standing Bennett collaborator Nicholas Hytner. It stars Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Frances de la Tour, Jim Broadbent, Deborah Findlay, Roger Allam, and Gwen Taylor. Filming took place on the same street and even in Bennett's old house.
"The smell is sweet, with urine only
a minor component, the prevalent
odour suggesting the inside of
someone's ear. Dank clothes are
there too, wet wool and onions,
which she eats raw, plus what for
me has always been the essence of
poverty, damp newspaper. "
[gallery:1748]
Lynn Freeman speaks to the 81 year old playwright about the woman he describes as "bigoted, rank, and rude", but with a "vagabond nobility".
The film opens at New Zealand cinemas on February 25th.
[embed] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47T0HORY9gs
10:30 Book Review: Making It Up As I Go Along by Marian Keyes
Reviewed by Elisabeth Easther, Published by Penguin
10:45 The Reading: Stuff I Forgot to Tell My Daughter - written & told by Michèle A'Court (Part 1 of 5)
When her daughter leaves home and Michèle examines her role as mother. Michèle admits she's no domestic goddess but she does remember finding her tribe one night in the laundry.
11:05 Politics with Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills
11:30 Secrets to Successful Cheese Making
Jean Mansfield is a long-time cheesemaker who specialises in teaching cheesemaking to beginners. She and her husband Dave run a Jersey-only diary farm just outside Waihi. She's also national judge at the New Zealand Cheese Awards, which are being held in 2 weeks time on Sunday 28th February.
She has just published a step by step guide on the art of successful cheese making, called 'How to Make Cheese', which includes 50 recipes for artisan cheeses as well as plenty oftips and tricks.
[gallery:1752]
11:45 Urbanist Tommy Honey on decluttering clutter
From Marie Kondo to productivity websites, we are bombarded with advice about what we should be doing with our stuff. Is there too much stuff about stuff? We look at trends in decluttering, what works, what doesn't, what's out there.

===Noon | Midday Report===
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RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including: 12:16 Business News 12:26 Sport 12:34 Rural News 12:43 Worldwatch

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12:00
Midday News for 15 February 2016
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Christchurch checks the damage from yesterday's large quake and Serco takes court action over fight report.
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Duration: 15'18"

12:17
Contact Energy makes H1 loss on asset writedowns
BODY:
Contact Energy has posted a loss of $116 million for the first six months of the trading year on the back of a writedown in the value of assets.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Contact Energy
Duration: 1'03"

12:19
Property for Industry's full-year profit rises
BODY:
The commercial property investor Property For Industry has reported a 21% rise in its full-year profit, on the back of a lift in rents and the value of its assets.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Property for Industry
Duration: 1'20"

12:20
Belgian's Allnex aims to buy Nuplex for $1 billion
BODY:
The Belgian-based resins manufacturer, Allnex, is offering to buy specialty New Zealand resins maker, Nuplex Industries, for $1 billion.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: Allnex
Duration: 1'39"

12:22
U.S. company makes offer for Diligent
BODY:
Listed software company Diligent Board Services has received a takeover offer from an American private equity and venture capital company, Insight Venture Partners.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Diligent Board Services, Insight Venture Partners
Duration: 44"

12:23
PSI pulls-back in January, but economy growing 3-4%
BODY:
Activity in the services sector has fallen-back, but still remains firmly in expansion mode.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: services sector
Duration: 1'13"

12:24
Midday Markets for 15 February 2016
BODY:
For the latest from the markets we're joined by James Grigor at Macquarie Private Wealth.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 2'09"

12:26
Midday Sports News for 15 February 2016
BODY:
New Zealand are on the ropes on the 4th day of the opening cricket Test against Australia in Wellington, and Olympic cycling medallists Hayden Roulston and Simon van Velthooven have missed out on the team for next month's UCI track world champs.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 2'44"

12:35
Midday Rural News for 15 February 2016
BODY:
News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 8'59"

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===1:06 PM. | Jesse Mulligan, 1–4pm===
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An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

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13:10
First Song - Bitter Memory
BODY:
'Bitter Memory' - Lucinda Williams.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 4'45"

13:15
Northland Dairy Proposal - Professor Jacqueline Rowarth
BODY:
Former Far North Mayor Wayne Brown has ambitious plans to open a 40 million dollar dairy plant near Kerikeri which would directly supply two companies which each have 3000 retail outlets. Professor of Economics Jacqueline Rowarth from Waikato University's business school discusses the pros and cons of the project.
Topics: business, economy, farming, rural
Regions: Northland
Tags: dairy
Duration: 6'42"

13:20
Graham Brazier album producer - Alan Jansson
BODY:
Graham Brazier had been spending every Thursday night with Alan Jansson laying down tracks to get his final album finished. Rodeo Records is launching a pre-sales crowdfunder to see the project through and get the album, Turn Left at Midnight released during 2016. Producer, Alan Jansson (Proud, 'How Bizarre') is helping with the crowd funding campaign.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: Graham Brazier, Hello Sailor
Duration: 13'12"

13:40
Wallaby Survey - Dale Williams
BODY:
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is teaming up with DOC to survey how many wallabies are on the loose in the Rotorua region. The dama wallabies were released near Lake Okareka in 1912 and since spread across a 180 thousand hectare area. The council and DOC are also relying on help from land owners in the area to get a rough idea of how widespread the local population is. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council biosecurity officer is Dale Williams.
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The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is teaming up with DOC to survey how many wallabies are on the loose in the Rotorua region.
The dama wallabies were released near Lake Okareka in 1912 and since spread across a 180,000 hectare area, mainly between Lake Rotorua and Kawerau. They are deemed to be a pest and the last survey of numbers was done in 2007. The council and DOC are also relying on help from land owners in the area to get a rough idea of how widespread the local population is.
Topics: environment
Regions: Bay of Plenty
Tags: wallabies, dama wallabies, DOC
Duration: 10'14"

13:45
Favourite Album - Rum, Sodomy And The Lash
BODY:
'Rum, Sodomy And The Lash' by The Pogues.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: The Pogues
Duration: 13'50"

14:10
TV review with Melenie Parkes
BODY:
The People V O.J Simpson, Idiotsitter and the return of Mulder and Scully in a revived mini-series of The X Files.
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Tags: TV
Duration: 7'47"

14:20
Music review with Russell Brown
BODY:
Dave Dobbyn's new album 'Harmony House', Jordan Arts - formerly of Kids of 88 and currently of Leisure, and Daughter; indie-folk contemporary dance crossover.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 13'00"

14:30
Book review with Allan Drew
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Allan Drew reviews A Little Life and Our Souls at Night.
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Duration: 11'00"

14:40
Podcasts with Katy Atkin
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Katy Atkin review Serial; Season 1 and Gastropod.
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Duration: 12'01"

14:50
Theatre with Craig Beardsworth
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Craig Beardsworth has a bone to pick with this years production of Summer Shakespeare in Wellington.
Topics: arts
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: Shakespeare, Summer Shakespeare
Duration: 7'14"

15:10
The Jilted Bride
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Katy Collins is known around the world as the "Jilted Bride". After months of planning a $40,000 wedding her fiance called the whole thing off. So Katy sold everythng and traveled the world. She wrote a blog and became known as the Bridget Jones Backpacker. Now she has a three book deal with a publisher and her first novel is out: The Lonely Hearts Travel club: Destination Thailand.
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Duration: 15'48"

15:30
Chinese New Year - dancers, dragons and football!
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Football celebrates the eve of Chinese New Year when Wellington Phoenix play against rivals Perth Glory with a spectacular collaborative performance of Chinese Dance and Dragons. Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets the dancers at the games and catches the spectacular start to the Year of the Fire Monkey 2016!
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It's New Year's eve of the Fire Monkey 2016 and Wellington Phoenix play against rivals Perth Glory with a spectacular collaborative performance of classic Chinese folk dance, modern dance and dragons. The Asian Events Trust and Wellington City Council pull out all the stops to bring this colourful festival to the public each year.
Fifteen years ago the annual Chinese New Year Festival started with a humble audience of 50 on Courtney place, now it’s a week long celebration that takes over Wellington city, drawing an estimated crowd of 35,000.
We are at the Pump Dance studio in Taranaki Street, Wellington and The Little Egret Folk Dance Troupe (little white herons also native to New Zealand) are a group of dancers from Xiamen, Wellington’s sister city in Fujian, China.
Linda Lim from the Asian Events Trust explains the two very different dance groups rehearsing for the spectacular opening of the game between Wellington’s soccer team the Phoenix and rivals the Perth Glories.
Thirty dancers and musicians in total have come from the prestigious Xiamen Art School which was founded in 1958. However only 5 of their top dancers from The Little Egret Folk Dance Troupe are collaborating with dancers with New Zealand’s renowned choreographer Deirdre Tarrant for today's show at the Westpac Stadium.
Catherine Lo translates for The Little Egret's Manager Ms Lin Nai Zhen and the five dancers who range in age from youngest member at 22 to the eldest at 31. For most of the Chinese dancers it's their first time to this country but one dancer first came to dance in New Zealand when she was just 17.
Ms Lin was one of the Xiemen dancers and the role model for The Little Egrets group before she became their manager. In fact her first visit to perform in our country was in 1997, so she has a long connection with the dance scene here.
Deirdre Tarrant explains that their schedule is frenetic with their extra educational programme teaching classic Chinese folk dance to students across the Wellington region over the week, but that's part of the build up to their big collaborative stage performances with Deirdre's own dancers on the upcoming weekend of the Chinese New Year public festival and street parade.
At the Stadium
We've relocated to the Westpac Stadium and it’s a stunning day for the game as the soccer rivals warm up behind the performers during dress rehearsals.
Vince Sue, leader of one dragon team discusses choreography with Deirdre. Both dragon dance teams are from the Wellington Chinese Sports and Cultural Centre.
Nicole Foy tells me she's a little nervous because it's her first time to sing in the stadium. She practices Pokarekare Ana centre stadium during rehearsals as The Little Egrets leap and bound in their glamorous red, green and blue costumes. Deirdre's dancers flank Nicole on the other side, dressed in light costumes with hand painted calligraphy.
The spectators arrive and its countdown time as excited performers wait at the entrance of a stadium full of Phoenix fans. Phoenix Crew Helen Mallon is Stage Manager in charge. She tells me her role is voluntary and huge fun.
The opening performance and repeat at half-time go off without a hitch, Nicole keeping it nicely cool when the MC runs off forgetting to hand her the mic. The stadium has a healthy turnout for the game with very vocal Phoenix supporters chanting non-stop throughout.
Also nicely cool and colour coordinated is the lucky "emperor yellow" t-shirts of the dragon teams that match the Phoenix team.
And in-spite of The Little Egrets and the glittering dance opening with two lucky dragons, Perth Glory kept their finals hopes alive with a 1-0 win over Wellington Phoenix at Westpac Stadium.
The animal for this lunar year is the monkey marking a full 12 year cycle in the Chinese Zodiac since the last year of the monkey in 2004. Witty and intelligent but also mischievous and naughty, Monkeys are known to be a mercurial sign.
Global predictions? Apparently economic growth; a good year to break free and take calculated risks. Financial forecasters may be “watching this space” as far as China is concerned.
As for our Phoenix team, better luck next time lads, in the meantime the Year of the Fire Monkey gets off to a roaring start.
Topics: life and society, spiritual practices
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Tags: dance, football, culture, cultural practices, China, Chinese New Year, year of the monkey
Duration: 10'19"

15:45
The Panel pre-show for 15 February 2016
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Duration: 14'35"

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1:10 First Song
'Bitter Memory' - Lucinda Williams.
1:17 Northland Dairy Proposal - Professor Jacqueline Rowarth
Former Far North Mayor Wayne Brown has ambitious plans to open a 40 million dollar dairy plant near Kerikeri which would directly supply two companies which each have 3000 retail outlets. Northland Dairy is in it's very early stages but work is being done for a resource consent application. The idea is to give dairy farmers another company to supply with a different pricing model than Fonterra. The factory, when it's up and running will produce 300 thousand litres of milk a day which will be taken to Auckland by road to be shipped to China. An expert in agri business and dairy, Professor of Economics Jacqueline Rowarth from Waikato University's business school discusses the pros and cons of the project.
1:27 Graham Brazier Album Producer - Alan Jansson
Graham Brazier's final album will hopefully be released later this year. Before the Hello Sailor frontman suddenly passed away in September last year he had been spending every Thursday night with Alan Jansson laying down tracks. The recordings were completed but more money is needed to get the album finished. Rodeo Records is launching a pre-sales crowdfunder to see the project through and get the album, Turn Left at midnight released during 2016. Producer, Alan Jansson who worked spent his Thursday nights with Graham laying down the tracks and is helping with the crowd funding campaign.
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1:35 Wallaby Survey - Dale Williams
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is teaming up with DOC to survey how many wallabies are on the loose in the Rotorua region. The dama wallabies were released near Lake Okareka in 1912 and since spread across a 180 thousand hectare area, mainly between Lake Rotorua and Kawerau. They are deemed to be a pest and the last survey of numbers was done in 2007. The council and DOC are also relying on help from land owners in the area to get a rough idea of how widespread the local population is.
1:40 Favourite Album
Rum, Sodomy And The Lash - The Pogues.
2:10 The Critics
TV - Melenie Parkes
Music - Russell Brown
Podcast - Katy Atkin
Books - Alan Drew
Theatre - Craig Beardsworth
3:10 The Jilted Bride
Katy Collins is known around the world as the "Jilted Bride". After months of planning a $40,000 wedding her fiance called the whole thing off. So Katy sold everythng and traveled the world. She wrote a blog and became known as the Bridget Jones Backpacker. Now she has a three book deal with a publisher and her first novel is out: The Lonely Hearts Travel club: Destination Thailand.
3:25 BBC Witness - Black Sabbath
On Friday 13 February 1970, Black Sabbath released their first album and a new genre was born - heavy metal. Witness speaks to guitarist Tony Iommi about the band's origins in Britain's industrial West Midlands - and the day his career nearly ended when he lost the tips of two fingers in a metal-working accident.
3:35 Voices
Football celebrates the eve of Chinese New Year when Wellington Phoenix play against rivals Perth Glory with a spectacular collaborative performance of Chinese Dance and Dragons. Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets the dancers at the games and catches the spectacular start to the Year of the Fire Monkey 2016!
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===
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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 15 February 2016
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Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
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Duration: 14'35"

16:04
The Panel with Wendyl Nissen and Selwyn Manning (Part 1)
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Another Christchurch Quake, The new violence, and Auckland re-zoning.
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Duration: 23'58"

16:05
The Panel with Wendyl Nissen and Selwyn Manning (Part 2)
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Music is good for your love life, Academic leaving beacuase of autistic son, Beach buy-up campaign and Just how close is the flag race?
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Duration: 25'41"

16:10
Panel intro
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What the Panelists Wendyl Nissen and Selwyn Manning have been up to.
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Duration: 3'17"

16:12
Another Christchurch Quake
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More unstable times for Canterbury after yesterday's 5.7 earthquake.
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Duration: 3'08"

16:15
The new violence
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Clinical psychologist Dr Simon Kinsella discusses the "new breed of male" and his brand of violence.
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Duration: 13'13"

16:27
Auckland re-zoning
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What do you think of the handling of the unitary plan so far?
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Duration: 4'14"

16:34
Music is good for your love life
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The benefits for playing music at home.
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Duration: 3'34"

16:38
Panel Says
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What the Panelists Wendyl Nissen and Selwyn Manning have been thinking about.
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Duration: 8'05"

16:46
Academic leaving beacuase of autistic son
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Dr Dimitri Leemans talks about why he's leaving New Zealand after Immigration said his son would be a burden on the health system.
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Duration: 9'08"

16:55
Beach buy-up campaign
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The Givealittle campaign to buy Awaroa Beach in the Abel Tasman National Park has reached it's goal. Now there's just the tender process.
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Duration: 2'23"

16:57
NZ flag
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Just how close is the flag race?
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Duration: 2'23"

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===5:00 PM. | Checkpoint===
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RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme

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17:00
Checkpoint with John Campbell, 15th February 2016
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Watch Monday's full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in.
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Duration: 00"

17:10
Christchurch Mayor on the aftermath of the 5.7 quake
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No one was injured by yesterday's 5.7 earthquake in Christchurch, physical damage was minor, but nerves seem to have suffered more seriously. Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel joins Checkpoint.
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Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Christchurch earthquakes
Duration: 4'01"

17:14
Shaken Christchurch resident speaks about experience
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In Christchurch, on Bower Ave in Parklands or New Brighton, sinkholes opened up, liquefaction recurred, and a widespread sense of recovery has been set back after yesterday's quake. A resident of the street, Alice Mardel, was trying to take stock.
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Tags: Canterbury earthquakes, Christchurch earthquakes
Duration: 6'15"

17:14
Demolitions ongoing for shaken Port Hills
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The Port Hills remain the site of a slow and precarious serious of demolitions, dating back to 2011. Brenden Winder is the Group Manager of Land Information New Zealand, and joined John Cambell in the aftermath of the 5.7 shake.
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Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Canterbury earthquakes, Christchurch earthquakes
Duration: 2'58"

17:23
Taranaki farmer gets 19 years for murdering son
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A Taranaki farmer, David Roigard, has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum non-parole period of 19 years for the murder of his son. Reporter Andrew McRae was at the High Court in New Plymouth for the sentencing.
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Tags: David Roigard
Duration: 4'36"

17:29
Serco fights against fight club findings
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Outsourcing giant Serco is fighting for changes to be made to a Corrections Department report after it investigated claims of fight clubs at Mount Eden prison. Reporter Max Towle has been in the High Court in Wellington today and joins us now.
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Duration: 3'29"

17:34
Evening Business for 15 February 2016
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Nona Pelletier wraps up the day's business news, with a market report.
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Duration: 3'45"

17:36
Ko Haapu's open letter to Australian Immigration Minister
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The former New Zealand soldier Ko Haapu, held without any charge in a maximum security prison in Perth, has written an angry open letter to Australia's Immigration Minister Peter Dutton. RNZ's Jason TeKare reads the letter verbatim.
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Tags: Ko Haapu, Peter Dutton, Immigration Australia
Duration: 4'39"

17:42
Palmerston North parents walk kids to school after abduction
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Parents in Palmerston North are on high alert, with some changing their morning routines today to ensure their children got to school safely. Reporter Kate Gudsell spoke to worried parents outside Te Kura O Takaro school as they were dropping their children off.
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Tags: Palmerston North, child abduction
Duration: 1'35"

17:43
Police move forward with abduction investigation
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Manawatu Area Commander Inspector Sarah Stewart spoke to our reporter Laura Bootham on their continuing inquiries.
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Tags: Palmerston North, child abduction
Duration: 3'03"

17:47
Father appeals for info on son's suspicious death
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A coroner's inquest has been held today for Damien Loder Allen, who was found dead in his Hillsborough house on September the 24th, 2009. His father Mark Allen is appealing for someone who knows what happened to come forward. Reporter Carla Penman was at the inquest and spoke to Mr Allen afterwards.
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Duration: 2'30"

17:50
Black Caps trounced by Australia in first Test
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The Black Caps have been well and truly beaten in their first Test against Australia, with the visitors winning by an innings and 52 runs. RNZ's sports editor Stephen Hewson reports from the Basin Reserve.
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Duration: 3'28"

17:53
Eritrean man makes plea for the refugee quota to increase
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A man who fled Eritrea and then faced deportation after being accused of spying in Sudan has spoken out about the day that changed his life - when New Zealand accepted him as a refugee. Ibrahim Omer joins Checkpoint.
Topics: refugees and migrants
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Duration: 5'11"

18:08
Liquefaction brings back memories for Parklands residents
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In Christchurch small aftershocks continue to hit after the 5.7 magnitude quake. For some Parklands residents liquefaction brought back five year old memories. Conan Young was there..
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Tags: Canterbury earthquakes
Duration: 3'34"

18:12
Christchurch home-owners plan to protest
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Almost five years on from the second devastating February 2011 quake, many fully insured homeowners are still waiting to be paid out and others are dealing with inadequate repairs. A protest rally has been organised for this Sunday, One of the organisers is Seamus O'Cromtha.
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Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Canterbury earthquakes
Duration: 3'35"

18:16
Iwi want Awaroa returned to Maori
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Iwi leaders say Awaroa beach in the Abel Tasman National Park should be returned to Maori and the Government should make that happen. Te Manu Korihi's Leigh Marama McLachlan reports.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Tags: Abel Tasman national park
Duration: 2'44"

18:18
Abel Tasman holidayers devoted to Awaroa beach
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A public campaign has raised more than two million-dollars to buy a beach in the Awaroa Inlet in the Abel Tasman national park. Almost 40,000 people contributed. The tender closes tomorrow at 4pm. Meanwhile Wellingtonians Cathy and Stephen Franks have been devoted to Awaroa for 30 years.
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Duration: 3'05"

18:22
President of Kiribati hopes for help with climate change
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The outgoing president of Kiribati is hoping wealthy individuals like Bill Gates will come to his country's rescue and provide funds to deal with the effects of climate change. Kiribati, a nation made up of 33 inhabited islands, is perhaps at most immediate risk of simply ceasing to exist. The outgoing president of Kiribati; Anote Tong, spoke with John Campbell.
Topics: climate, Pacific, international aid and development
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Duration: 3'14"

18:25
Assistance dog changes lives for Palmerston North family
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A Palmerston North family are hoping to pay it forward after realising the impact an assistance dog has had on their lives. Last year, after three years on a waiting list the family was given a black labrador assistance dog. They're now trying to raise $20,000 to pay it forward to help another family with a disability.
Topics: disability
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Duration: 5'11"

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===6:30 PM. | Worldwatch===
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The stories behind the international headlines

===7:06 PM. | Nights===
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RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

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19:12
Food science - Don Otter
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Food scientist Don Otter and wife Kirsten have decamped from the Manawatu across the Pacific to Wisconsin, where there is snow and the US presidential primaries. Plus cheese. Lots and lots of cheese.
Topics: food, science
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Tags: cheese, Wisconsin, snow, fahrenheit
Duration: 23'06"

20:42
Science - Astronomy
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Former Mt John University Observatory superintendent Alan Gilmore raises our gaze to the bodies floating in space, and the (yet to be discovered) ninth planet of our solar system.
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Duration: 14'29"

20:59
Conundrum clue 1
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Conundrum clue 1.
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Duration: 08"

21:12
Sport - Australia
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Point-scoring across the ditch with ABC sports presenter Paul Kennedy, and how quickly the tables have turned in the cricket.
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Duration: 18'50"

21:59
Conundrum clue 2
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Conundrum clue 2.
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Duration: 12"

22:15
Late Edition for 15 February 2016
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What's happening beneath the Earth's crust in Canterbury, a visit to Akaroa to find out what makes it so special, and in Dateline Pacific, engineers investigate the feasibility of building up Kiribati.
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Duration: 41'29"

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7:12 Madison Wisconsin
food scientist Don Otter and his wife Kirsten have decamped across the Pacific from the Manawatu to Madison, Wisconsin, where there is snow and the US presidential primaries...
7:35 Upbeat - Jason Henderson
a feature interview encore from RNZ Concert with Eva Radich
8:12 Window on the World - El Nino
international public radio documentaries
8:43 Nights' Science - Astronomy
former Mt John University Observatory superintendent Alan Gilmore raises our gaze to the bodies floating in space... the (yet to be discovered) Ninth Planet of our Solar System...

science roster: Body Parts, Physics, Native Fish Ecology, Astronomy, Soil, Toxicology, Botany, Computer Science, Teeth Talk & World Weather

8:59 conundrum clue 1
9:10 Nights' Sport - Australia
point scoring across the ditch with ABC sports presenter Paul Kennedy... how quickly the tables have turned - cricket...

9:30 Insight - New Cancer Drugs and Funding Conundrums
in-depth topical analysis from RNZ News
9:59 conundrum clue 2
10:17 Late Edition
a round up of today's RNZ News and feature interviews as well as Date Line Pacific from RNZ International
11:07 At the Eleventh Hour - Beale St Caravan
music mainly from the North American continent
... nights' time is the right time...

===8:13 PM. | Windows On The World===
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International public radio features and documentaries

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Monday 15 February El Nino

Floods in South America, fires in Indonesia, famine threatened in Ethiopia, yet more drought in Southern Africa and central America. And a stunning peak in global temperatures for 2015. The current El Nino, just past its peak, has a lot to answer for. In this edition of Discovery, Roland Pease talks to the experts who forecast, track and analyse the events in the Pacific Ocean associated with this powerful climate phenomenon. And seeks answers to some burning questions.

Tuesday 16 February Cassandro - Queen of Lucha Libre

Cassandro is no ordinary Mexican wrestler. He is an exotico - or drag queen - who wears long Liberace gowns, sequins and flamboyant make-up. Over an extraordinary 27-year-career, Cassandro has won two championship belts and pioneered the idea that a Mexican wrestler can be openly gay.

Wednesday 17 February Tropicalia - Revolution in Sound

Tropicalia was a musical revolution in Brazil. Singer and journalist Monica Vasconcelos meets the key artists and contemporary champions of Tropicalia - from Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil to Marcos Valle and Talking Heads' David Byrne - and explores its enduring musical and political force. Harvesting influences from inside and outside Brazil, drawing especially on Western rock, classical orchestration and electronic effects, Tropicalia parodied, mixed and sampled global styles.

Thursday 18 February Trump v the Republicans: PJ O'Rourke's view

There’s an American saying - “Anyone can become president” - and in the 2016 election they have been trying to prove it. The New Hampshire primary was the first proper vote of the American presidential election. Conservative satirical journalist, PJ O’Rourke is a long time watcher of the Republican Party and a veteran of covering elections. He is also a long term resident of New Hampshire, a state so small that you do not have to go looking for the candidates - they’ll find you. So in the last week of the New Hampshire primary PJ goes on the campaign trail to discover whether Donald Trump really has a chance of becoming the next President of the United States.

===9:30 PM. | Insight===
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An award-winning documentary programme providing comprehensive coverage of national and international current affairs (RNZ)

===10:00 PM. | Late Edition===
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RNZ news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from RNZ National

===11:06 PM. | Beale Street Caravan===
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David Knowles introduces the Memphis-based radio show with an international reputation for its location recordings of blues musicians live in concert (3 of 13, BSC)