RNZ National. 2016-02-19. 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:

19 February 2016

===12:04 AM. | All Night Programme===
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Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 The Food Chain (BBC); 1:05 The Friday Feature; 2:05 NZ Society; 2:30 The Sampler (RNZ); 3:05 Enemy Territory, by Elspeth Sandys (10 of 15, RNZ); 3:30 The Why Factor (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 The Day in Parliament

===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 Friday 19 February 2016
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Traffic flows heavier than usual as bus drivers strike; Auckland commuters have to find other ways to get to work; Emergency transport management team stands by; Union defends disruption to Auckland commuters; Police confusion and inaction over 111 calls in gang shooting; Iraqi court orders 40 men to death over 2014 massacre near Tikrit; All Blacks dominate Halberg awards; NZ Bus sticks to its guns in face of commuter disruption; McCullum prepares to bow out of international cricket.
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Duration: 28'51"

06:07
Sports News for 19 February 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 1'27"

06:09
Auckland bus driver strike expected to cause road congestion
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A bus-driver strike today in Auckland is expected to cause severe congestion on the city's roads.
Topics: transport
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: bus strike
Duration: 1'36"

06:11
Williamson humbled by Sportsman of the Year award
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The Black Caps batsman, Kane Williamson, was named the Sportsman of the Year at the Halberg Awards in Auckland last night.
Topics: sport
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Halberg Awards, Kane Williamson
Duration: 1'57"

06:16
Pope says Trump's views on immigration "not Christian"
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Pope Francis says U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is "not Christian" because of his views on immigration.
Topics: politics, spiritual practices
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Tags: USA
Duration: 3'51"

06:19
Ministry responds to housing trust's plea for help
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The Ministry of Social Development has admitted it can't meet the current demand for social housing in Whangarei.
Topics: housing
Regions: Northland
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Duration: 3'07"

06:20
Early business news for 19 February 2016
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Another of the market heavyweights has reported. The telecommunications and digital services company, Spark, has delivered a solid first half net profit, with revenue growth from its mobile and IT services more than offsetting the fall in landline voice and old fashioned data products.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 2'38"

06:25
Morning Rural News for 19 February 2016
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News from the rural and farming sector.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 4'03"

06:36
Auckland commuters face disruption as bus drivers strike
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There's no sign yet of any major congestion on Auckland roads.
Topics: transport
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Tags: bus strike
Duration: 2'21"

06:42
Fire crews spend night battling forest fire in Canterbury
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More than 10 fire crews have spent the night battling a large forest fire in North Canterbury.
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Regions: Canterbury
Tags: bush fire
Duration: 1'44"

06:45
Law change gives Government power to sell state homes
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The Government now has the power to sell thousands of state homes to community housing groups.
Topics: housing
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Duration: 2'33"

06:49
Spark mobile helps drive 9% increase in first half net profit
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Telecommunications company Spark says it's ready to take on whatever curve ball the fast changing digital economy throws its way, on the look-out for opportunities that keep it ahead of the pack.
Topics: technology, business, economy
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Duration: 3'32"

06:52
Port of Tauranga expects payback to capital projects in 2017
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The country's biggest export port - the Port of Tauranga - says it expects that next year will deliver a meaningful lift in earnings as it reaps the benefit of dredging the port to accommodate bigger ships.
Topics: transport, business, economy
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Duration: 59"

06:55
Steel & Tube's looks to stronger H2
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Steel goods and building products manufacturer, Steel and Tube, is looking to a levelling out in the slump in steel prices and strength in the local construction sector to help bolster growth and earnings in the second half.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'20"

06:57
Global headwinds for consumer confidence
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An economist says global volatility will be one of the key things that may upset consumer confidence.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 50"

06:57
Asia to drive growth for Nuplex
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The resins manufacturer and takeover target, Nuplex, is expecting earnings growth will come from Asia offsetting the impact of low oil prices on its Middle East performance.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'34"

06:58
Morning markets for 19 February 2016
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American stocks are pretty flat, bobbing between positive and negative .. a poor sales report from Walmart dampening sentiment.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 38"

07:07
Sports News for 19 February 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 1'30"

07:11
Traffic flows heavier than usual as bus drivers strike
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Traffic on Auckland's motorways and main roads into the city is heavier than usual because of the strike by Auckland bus drivers.
Topics: transport
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: bus strike
Duration: 2'10"

07:13
Auckland commuters have to find other ways to get to work
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An update on traffic flow on Mt Eden Road.
Topics: transport
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Duration: 1'18"

07:14
Emergency transport management team stands by
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RNZ reporter updates from the Auckland Transport control centre.
Topics: transport
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Duration: 1'49"

07:16
Union defends disruption to Auckland commuters
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Today's strike comes after weeks of industrial action by drivers, including a week of continuous "work to rule" action and stop-work meetings.
Topics: transport
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Duration: 4'25"

07:20
Police confusion and inaction over 111 calls in gang shooting
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Court records show police confusion and inaction when an East Cape woman called for help.
Topics: conflict
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Duration: 7'02"

07:31
Iraqi court orders 40 men to death
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A court in Iraq has sentenced 40 men to death over the massacre in June 2014 of hundreds of military recruits near Tikrit.
Topics: conflict, crime, law
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Tags: Iraq, Tikrit
Duration: 2'38"

07:40
All Blacks dominate Halberg awards
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The All Blacks stole the show at the Halberg Awards in Auckland last night.
Topics: sport
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Halberg Awards, All Blacks
Duration: 2'19"

07:42
NZ Bus sticks to its guns in face of commuter disruption
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As we've been reporting, traffic is heavier than usual around Auckland city where bus drivers walked off the job leaving seventy thousand commuters to try to make their own way to work and school.
Topics: transport
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: bus strike
Duration: 3'00"

07:46
McCullum prepares to bow out of international cricket
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The reign of Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum is about to end.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Black Caps, Brendon McCullum
Duration: 3'31"

07:52
Community meeting in Pomare
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Residents in a former gang stronghold came together last night to discuss ongoing safety and crime problems in the neighbourhood.
Topics: security, crime
Regions: Wellington Region
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Duration: 2'29"

07:55
John Key in Sydney to meet Australian PM
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The Prime Minister is in Sydney today for talks with his Australian counterpart, Malcolm Turnbull and the fate of 267 aslyum seekers, including 37 babies, is likely to be on the agenda.
Topics: politics, Pacific, refugees and migrants
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Tags: Australia, New Zealand, Malcolm Turnbull, John Key
Duration: 3'09"

07:57
Poi row drags on
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The poi has hit the fan over changes to the rules for the national secondary schools kapa haka championship in July.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Tags: poi, kapa haka
Duration: 3'09"

08:07
Sports News for 19 February 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'00"

08:11
Aucklanders walk, cycle to work as buses stop for day
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An update on traffic congestion from RNZ reporter on the Hopetoun bridge overlooking the Auckland motorway.
Topics: transport
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: bus strike
Duration: 1'24"

08:12
Traffic crawls along Dominion Road
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An update on traffic congestion from RNZ reporter on Dominion Road.
Topics: transport
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: bus strike
Duration: 42"

08:13
Some buses still running
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RNZ reporter updates from a major bus stop on the North Shore.
Topics: transport
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: bus strike
Duration: 1'10"

08:15
unpatched gang member criticises police for inaction
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Back to our earlier story about a gang member who was shot dead in the East Coast settlement of Te Araroa in February last year.
Topics: conflict, law
Regions: East Coast
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Duration: 6'41"

08:24
Student was teacher's 'seer and true friend'
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A teacher facing disciplinary charges over his relationship with a 13-year-old girl, who later died, had referred to her as his "partner in crime".
Topics: education
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Duration: 2'08"

08:27
Brendon McCullum - 101 then out
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Tomorrow the Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum will head to Hagley Park in Christchurch for his last test match.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Black Caps, Brendon McCullum, Tim Southee, cricket
Duration: 3'47"

08:30
Markets Update for 19 February 2016
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'17"

08:36
Turkey blames Kurdish militia for Ankara bomb blast
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Turkey's prime minister has blamed Kurdish YPG militia based in Syria for yesterday's fatal bomb blast in Ankara which killed 28 people and injured 61.
Topics: conflict
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Tags: Turkey, Ankara
Duration: 3'49"

08:39
Relief after arrest in abduction case
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People in Palmerston North say they're relieved a man's been arrested after the abduction of a five year old girl last week.
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Regions: Manawatu
Tags: Palmerston North abduction
Duration: 1'35"

08:45
Fire Service says it has learnt lessons from Feb 2011 quake
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With the fifth anniversary of the February 22nd earthquake being marked next week, the Fire Service says it is now in a better position to respond to a similar emergency.
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Regions: Canterbury
Tags: earthquakes
Duration: 4'31"

08:46
Whangarei turns legal guns on Wicked Campers' lurid livery
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Wicked Campers and the provocative slogans spray painted on their vehicles are again under fire and Whangarei District Council is training its legal guns on the company.
Topics: conflict
Regions: Northland
Tags: Wicked Campers, slogans
Duration: 3'25"

08:50
Surge of interest in milking sheep and goats in NZ
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Dairy alternatives in New Zealand, such as sheep and goat, are picking up momentum with several new exporters planning to build million dollar factories this year.
Topics: farming, rural
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Tags: sheep, goat
Duration: 3'58"

08:54
Rowers with an eye to Rio competing at NZ Champs
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Rowers hoping to compete at the Rio Olympics in August are at Karapiro this week for the New Zealand Rowing Championships.
Topics: sport
Regions: Waikato
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Duration: 2'24"

08:56
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
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A chat on Australian event with our Canberra correspondent.
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Duration: 3'04"

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===9:06 AM. | Nine To Noon===
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Current affairs and topics of interest, including: 10:45 The Reading: 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 (5 of 5, RNZ)

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09:08
Trump in spat with the Pope
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The Pope has questioned the American Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's Christianity because of his call to build a border wall with Mexico. The Guardian's US political reporter Ben Jacobs on the campaign trail with Donald Trump in South Carolina.
Topics: politics, spiritual practices
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Tags: USA, Trump
Duration: 11'17"

09:20
The everyday battle to reduce food waste
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A campaign to cut down the amount of wasted food in New Zealand says the waste is "morally, economically and environmentally outrageous", but small changes can have big impacts.
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A campaign to cut down the amount of wasted food in New Zealand says the waste is "morally, economically and environmentally outrageous", but small changes can have big impacts.
The Love Food, Hate Waste campaign - which was launched in New Zealand last year - estimates that the average household ditches $563 worth of food annually, which equates to 79kg of edible food going to landfills, or enough food to feed twice the population of Dunedin for a year.
Dr Miranda Mirosa, who has helped to establish the University of Otago Food Waste Innovation Research Group, told Nine to Noon today that food waste looked set to become one of the major environmental and social justice issues of our time.
"One in nine people globally are suffering from hunger, and of course it's not just an issue for developing countries - food insecurity is a real issue here in Aotearoa. We're looking at approximately 17 percent of the population who are food insecure here at home. And people aren't hungry because there is global shortage of food, the food and agriculture organisation of the United Nations is estimating that recovering just half of this amount of food that is lost or wasted could feed the world alone.
She said it was more than just a matter of the wasted product, it was the resources that went into creating it in the first place.
"When we throw away food, we're not just throwing away the food, we're squandering all the resources that have been used in its production, the energy and the water and so forth. Rotting food produces methane which is a greenhouse gas."
She said on a global level, about 30-50 percent of all food that was grown in the world never reached a human stomach, and in affluent countries such as New Zealand, most of the waste came from consumers at the end of the chain.
Bread, fruit, vegetables and meal leftovers were the most commonly discarded items, said Doctor Mirosa.
"We talking the equivalent of 20 million loaves of bread which is thrown into the rubbish bin uneaten every year, just by consumers at home."
Research carried out in New Zealand revealed that consumers were aware of the issue, and were feeling guilty about it.
"About 89 percent of the people surveyed agreed that wasting food felt wrong, so rather than feeling guilty, it's about making small actions and knowing that people can play a part - everyone can play a part in addressing this issue and making a real change."
She said the goal of the campaign was to raise awareness and give tips and strategies to reduce waste.
"It's basic planning, making a shopping list and planning your weekly meals, and the small behaviours that need to be changed that have really big consequences."
Similar campaigns overseas have had some success, said Dr Mirosa. These included a 'clean your plate' social media initiative in china which aimed to shame diners who leave food on the table at the end of the meal, and a European campaign to sell "ugly" vegetables at cheaper prices. Such moves had already seen food wastage drop by 20 percent in the UK.
Being creative with leftovers and making more soups and sandwiches was a step in the right direction, but Dr Mirosa said the key was to get in early.
"While these types of things are obviously better alternatives than disposing of food that is wasted in landfills, but the best possible thing is not create that waste in the first place.
"When we are talking about food waste or food recovery, the best thing we can do is eliminate the waste in the first place. The second best thing we can do is give it to people, and the next thing after that is give to animals or compost."
Overcoming the lack of understanding over the difference between a 'use by' and a 'best before' date was another goal of the initiative, said Dr Mirosa.
"So a 'best before' date is just an indicator of the quality of the food and it doesn't mean the food is unsafe to eat after that date, although a lot of consumers interpret it to mean just that. So getting these sort of messages through is very important as well. Food is perfectly safe and edible after the 'best before' date."
Listen to the full Nine to Noon interview here:
Topics: life and society, food
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Tags: Dr Miranda Mirosa, food waste, landfill
Duration: 16'54"

09:35
A level playing field?
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The practice of poaching top sports players by secondary schools is spreading around the country, according to the Secondary Schools Sports Council. It says the age of players being eyed-up is also getting younger.Executive Director of the Secondary Schools Sports Council Garry Carnachan, plus rugby commentator, and former international rugby player Ken Laban.
Topics: sport, education
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Tags: rugby, athletics
Duration: 11'04"

09:45
Pacific correspondent Mike Field
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Tropical Cyclone Winston and Russian arms for Fiji.
Topics: Pacific
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Tags: Tropical Cyclone Winston
Duration: 11'14"

10:06
Carrie Brownstein: Why Hunger Makes her a Modern Girl
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Carrie Brownstein is a musician, writer and actor who first became widely known as the guitarist and vocalist of the American rock band Sleater-Kinney, and later as co-star and co-creator, of the award winning TV satire Portlandia. Her memoir Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl reveals her turbulent family life, and how she used the intoxicating power of rock and roll to escape it.
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Carrie Brownstein is a musician, writer and actor who first became widely known as the guitarist and vocalist of the American rock band Sleater-Kinney, and later as co-star and co-creator, of the award winning TV satire Portlandia.
Her memoir Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl reveals her turbulent family life, and how she used the intoxicating power of rock and roll to escape it.
She talks to Kathryn Ryan.
The re-united Sleater-Kinney play at Auckland's Powerstation on Monday 29th February.
Topics: life and society, author interview, music
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Tags: Carrie Brownstein, Sleater-Kinney, Portlandia
Duration: 34'53"

10:44
Book Review: Children's Books
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John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington reviews three books Allis the Little Tractor by Sophie Siers illustrated by Helen Kerridge, published by Millwood Heritage Productions isbn 978-0-473329-59-4 The Roadman Boogie by Nikki Slade Robinson, published by Duck Creek Press isbn 978-1-927305-12-6 A Hippo Lives in Havelock by Brett Avison illustrated by Scott Tulloc, published by Bateman isbn 978-1-86953-931-3
Topics: books
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Duration: 5'48"

11:07
Music review with Jeremy Taylor
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Jeremy Taylor presents a wilfully eclectic grab-bag of recent new music releases including the sophomore effort from London quartet Savages, an expanded reissue of Badly Drawn Boy's superb Mercury Prize winning debut, a new Tricky album, and an intriguing collaboration between Israeli Qawwali devotional singer Shye Ben Tzur and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood".
Topics: music
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Duration: 23'41"

11:32
Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
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Thoughts on last nights Halbery Awards.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Halbery Awards
Duration: 15'12"

11:50
The week that was
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The week that was with Te Radar and Pinky Agnew.
Topics: arts
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Duration: 9'53"

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09:05 Pope Francis criticises Donald Trump
The Pope has questioned the American Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's Christianity because of his call to build a border wall with Mexico.
The Guardian's US political reporter Ben Jacobs on the campaign trail with Donald Trump in South Carolina.
09:25 Reducing Food Waste
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Dr Miranda Mirosa has helped to establish the University of Otago Food Waste Innovation Research Group which focusses on reducing the amount of food we throw away or turn up our noses at. The Love Food, Hate Waste campaign began almost a year ago, estimating that the average household ditches 563 dollars of food annually, which equates to 79 kilograms of edible food going to landfills, or put another way, food that could feed twice the population of Dunedin for a year. Dr Mirosa says as the impacts of climate change, peak oil and food insecurity start to hit home, "food waste" looks set to become one of the major environmental and social justice issues of our time.
09:35 A level playing field?
The practice of poaching top sports players by secondary schools is spreading around the country, according to the Secondary Schools Sports Council. It says the age of players being eyed-up is also getting younger.Executive Director of the Secondary Schools Sports Council Garry Carnachan, plus rugby commentator, and former international rugby player Ken Laban.
09:45 Pacific correspondent Mike Field
10:05 Carrie Brownstein: Why Hunger Makes her a Modern Girl
Carrie Brownstein is a musician, writer and actor who first became widely known as the guitarist and vocalist of the American rock band Sleater-Kinney, and later as co-star and co-creator, of the award winning TV satire Portlandia. Her memoir Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl reveals her turbulent family life, and how she used the intoxicating power of rock and roll to escape it.
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The re-united Sleater-Kinney play at Auckland's Powerstation on Monday 29th February.
10:30 Book Review: Children's Books
John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington reviews
Allis the Little Tractor by Sophie Siers illustrated by Helen Kerridge
Millwood Heritage Productions isbn 978-0-473329-59-4
The Roadman Boogie by Nikki Slade Robinson
Duck Creek Press isbn 978-1-927305-12-6
A Hippo Lives in Havelock by Brett Avison illustrated by Scott Tulloch
Bateman isbn 978-1-86953-931-3
10:45 The Reading: Stuff I Forgot To Tell My Daughter by Michèle A'Court (Part 5 of 5)
Michèle explains the effect Barry Crump's 'A Good Keen Man' had on her career and the thing she did remember to tell her daughter, thinking about her life as a book.
BOOK: Stuff I Forgot To Tell My Daughter by Michèle A'Court Published by HarperCollins ISBN-978-1775540519
11:05 Music review with Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor presents a wilfully eclectic grab-bag of recent new music releases including the sophomore effort from London quartet Savages, an expanded reissue of Badly Drawn Boy's superb Mercury Prize winning debut, a new Tricky album, and an intriguing collaboration between Israeli Qawwali devotional singer Shye Ben Tzur and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood".
Artist: Savages
Song: Adore, Track 4
Comp: Savages
Album: Adore Life
Label: Matador
Broadcast Time: 5'03"
Artist: Badly Drawn Boy
Song: Once Around The Block, Track 9, disc 1
Comp: Damon Gough
Album: The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Label: XL
Broadcast Time: 3'44"
Artist: Tricky (featuring Oh Land)
Song: I'm Not Going, Track 1
Comp: Thaws
Album: Skilled Mechanics
Label: False Idols
Broadcast Time: 2'53'"
Artist: Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and the Rajasthan Express
Song: Roked, Track 4, disc 1
Comp: Shye Be Tzur
Album: Junun
Label: Nonesuch
Broadcast Time: 4'16"
11:30 Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Pinky Agnew

===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 19 February 2016
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A lawyer is baffled by emergency call centre delays over shooting reports, and John Key is talking with his Australian counterpart about the plight of New Zealanders there.
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Duration: 15'38"

12:16
Chorus H1 profit slashed by price controls
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The telecommunications operator, Chorus, has seen its first-half profit slashed by price controls on access to its broadband and copper wire networks, but it will resume shareholder payouts.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'51"

12:19
Auckland Airport's 1H profit rises 25%
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Auckland International Airport, has seen its first-half net profit rise by a quarter, lifted by growth across all parts of its business.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'54"

12:23
Hellaby H1 profit falls on tough conditions
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Diversified investment company Hellaby Holdings has reported a 2/3 fall in its first-half profit amid tougher economic conditions and a squeeze on margins.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 54"

12:23
GST off the menu in Australia
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A rise in Australia goods and services tax is off the agenda, as politics seems to have triumphed over economics.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'17"

12:25
Midday Markets for 19 February 2016
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Bryan Shepherd at Macquarie Private Wealth does the Midday Markets.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 2'33"

12:27
Midday Sports News for 19 February 2016
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The Phoenix are given a 10-year A-League licence extension.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'32"

12:35
Midday Rural News for 19 February 2016
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News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 8'34"

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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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13:08
Song You Have To Hear - Black Sun
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The First Song is 'Black Sun' by Grammy niminated band Death Cab for Cutie.
Topics: music
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Duration: 5'03"

13:15
The Wellington Phoenix - Matt Chatterton
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The Wellington Phoenix football club has been given a 10-year licence extension in the A-League. The 10-year deal with Football Federation Australia is made up of a 4-year-deal and two three-year extensions dependent on continued broadcast deals and crowd numbers. RNZ's sport reporter, Matt Chatterton, speaks to Jesse Mulligan.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Wellington Phoenix, soccor, football
Duration: 4'58"

13:15
Nanogirl - Dr Michelle Dickinson
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Dr Michelle Dickinson AKA Nanogirl is holding a special show where she's blowing things up, holding fire in her hand, shooting off air cannons and generally making science entertaining. That's all pretty normal for her scientific super hero alter-ego. The special thing about next Monday's show is that it's especially targeting students at low decile schools and trainee teachers.
Topics: science, education
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Duration: 8'08"

13:33
Death Cab For Cutie - Nick Harmer
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Death Cab For Cutie has been described as indie rock, indie pop, and alternative rock. And the band has just been up for Best Rock Album at the Grammys. They've released an impressive eight studio albums.
Topics: music
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Duration: 12'51"

13:44
Being A Professional Mermaid - Candice Smith
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Candice Smith is a 28-year-old nurse in Christchurch but her dream job is to become a professional mermaid. She's just recently spent about $600 constructing her own mermaid tail and spends her spare time swimming around in the ocean with it.
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Regions: Canterbury
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Duration: 4'59"

13:48
Feature Album - A Crash Course in Roses
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Bob Kay chooses Catie Curtis's A Crash Course in Roses.
Topics: music
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Duration: 11'44"

14:08
Critter of the Week - Nicola Toki
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Our Critter Of The Week is not exactly a critter. It's Dactylanthus taylorii, NZ's only flowering parasitic plant. It's also known as flower of the underworld, and te pua o Reinga.
Topics: environment, science
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Tags: plants
Duration: 12'10"

14:30
NZ Live - Tami Neilsen
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On NZ Live Canadian import Tami Neilson has arrived back in the country following a visit to her homeland and she's kicking off a tour in support of her album 'Don't Be Afraid'.
Topics: music
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Canada, country
Duration: 31'41"

15:10
Food with Gareth Stewart
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Gareth Stewart has a recipe for Jerk Chicken.
Topics: food
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Tags: chicken
Duration: 9'29"

15:33
Wine with Yvonne Lorkin
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Wine writer and tv personality and Wine Friend entrepreneur, Yvonne Lorkin, is here to talk about wine for the weekend.
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Tags: wine
Duration: 8'29"

15:40
New Music with Yadana Saw
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Yadana Saw from Music 101 talks about Raggamuffin and Splore festivals, Leftfield, and the Taite Music Prize
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: Taite Music Prize, Splore, Raggamuffin
Duration: 9'16"

15:42
Film review with Richard Swainson
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Dr Richard Swainson, has seen 'Carol' and 'Deadpool'.
Topics: arts
Regions:
Tags: film, Deadpool, Carol
Duration: 11'09"

15:45
The Panel pre-show for 19 February 2016
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Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
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Duration: 13'01"

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1:10 First Song
'Black Sun' - Death Cab for Cutie.
1:15 The Wellington Phoenix - Matt Chatterton
The Wellington Phoenix football club has been given a 10-year licence extension in the A-League. The 10-year deal with Football Federation Australia is made up of a 4-year-deal and two three-year extensions dependent on continued broadcast deals and crowd numbers. RNZ's sport reporter, Matt Chatterton.
1:20 Nanogirl - Dr Michelle Dickinson
Dr Michelle Dickinson AKA Nanogirl is holding a special show next Monday, blowing things up, holding fire in her hand, shooting off air cannons and generally making science entertaining. That's all pretty normal for her scientific super hero alter-ego. The special thing about next Monday's show is that it's especially targeting students at low decile schools and trainee teachers.
1:25 Death Cab For Cutie - Nick Harmer
They've been described as indie rock, indie pop, and alternative rock. And the band has just been up for Best Rock Album at the Grammys. They've released an impressive eight studio albums. Death Cab For Cutie formed in Washington in the late nineties. And bassist, Nick Harmer, is in Wellington today, ahead of two shows.
1:35 Being A Professional Mermaid - Candice Smith
Candice Smith is a 28-year-old nurse in Christchurch but her dream job is to become a professional mermaid. She's just recently spent about 600 dollars constructing her own mermaid tail and spends her spare time swimming around in the ocean with it.
1:40 Favourite Album
Catie Curtis - A Crash Course in Roses.
2:06 Critter Of The Week - Nicola Toki
Our Critter Of The Week is not exactly a critter. It's Dactylanthus taylorii, NZ's only flowering parasitic plant. It's also known as flower of the underworld, and te pua o Reinga.
2:10 New Zealand Society
Two hundred gay, lesbian and transgender singers from Australia and New Zealand have got together to be "Out and Loud" in Auckland. They're here for a long weekend of singing workshops and performances, alongside Auckland's Gay Pride Festival. David Steemson finds out more.
2:20 NZ Live - Tami Neilson
On New Zealand Live today we have the Canadian import Tami Neilson. She's just arrived back in the country following a visit to her homeland and she's kicking off a new tour in support of her album Don't Be Afraid.
3:10 Food, Wine, Movies and Music for your Weekend.
Food - Gareth Stewart has a recipe for Jerk Chicken.
Wine - Yvonne Lorkin
Movies - Dr Richard Swainson
Music - Yadana Saw
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show
What the world is talking about with Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Julie Moffett.

===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 19 February 2016
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Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
Topics:
Regions:
Tags:
Duration: 13'01"

16:00
The Panel with Jeremy Elwood and Dita de Boni (Part 1)
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What the Panelists Jeremy Elwood and Dita de Boni have been up to. The highly anticipated day is here. Police pinging drivers in bus-less bus lanes, inconvenience for some but necessary for bus drivers. Up to 100,000 New Zealanders could get Australia citizenship. We talk to journalist Tracey Watkins who's with John Key in Sydney. John Key is to release the text from a gossip columnist which triggered the so-called Ponytail Gate. Dr Andrew Geddis discusses the legal implications.
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Duration: 22'31"

16:02
The Panel with Jeremy Elwood and Dita de Boni (Part 2)
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The frenzy that can be whipped up by a pair of designer sneakers. Al Gillespie of the University of Waikato talks about the walls being built by Donald Trump and the chances of success for the Syrian ceasefire. Also how imbedded is technology in our lives?
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Duration: 28'18"

16:08
Introduction
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What the Panelists Jeremy Elwood and Dita de Boni have been up to.
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Tags:
Duration: 3'01"

16:10
Auckland bus strike
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The highly anticipated day is here. Police pinging drivers in bus-less bus lanes, inconvenience for some but necessary for bus drivers.
Topics: transport
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: bus strike
Duration: 3'42"

16:14
New NZ-Aus citizenship deal
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Up to 100,000 New Zealanders could get Australia citizenship. We talk to journalist Tracey Watkins who's with John Key in Sydney.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: Australia
Duration: 8'25"

16:22
PM to release Ponytail gossip columnist text
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John Key is to release the text from a gossip columnist which triggered the so-called Ponytail Gate. Dr Andrew Geddis discusses the legal implications.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: ponytail gate, John Key
Duration: 7'18"

16:34
Sneaker madness
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The frenzy that can be whipped up by a pair of designer sneakers.
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Tags: shoes, fashion, Kanye West
Duration: 5'06"

16:40
Panel Says
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What the Panelists Dita de Boni and Jeremy Elwood have been thinking about.
Topics: politics
Regions:
Tags: New Zealand Flag
Duration: 6'54"

16:43
Trump's wall and Syrian ceasefire
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Al Gillespie of the University of Waikato talks about the walls being built by Donald Trump and the chances of success for the Syrian ceasefire.
Topics: politics, spiritual practices
Regions:
Tags: walls, Pope, Syria
Duration: 7'03"

16:50
Technological reach
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How imbedded is technology in our lives?
Topics: technology, security, law
Regions:
Tags: Apple, privacy
Duration: 9'11"

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

RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme

=AUDIO=

17:00
Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 19th February 2016
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Watch Friday's full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in.
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Duration: 00"

17:09
Turnbull announces new citizenship pathway for NZers
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For some New Zealanders, it will now be easier to get Australian citizenship. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made the announcement after a two-hour meeting in Sydney with Prime Minister John Key.
Topics: refugees and migrants, politics
Regions:
Tags: Australia
Duration: 5'30"

17:11
Talley's ordered to pay $144,000 to MWU
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South Pacific Meats, which, like AFFCO is part of the Talleys Group of companies, has been ordered to pay $144,000 to the Meatworkers union in penalties for repeatedly breaching the union's right of access to workers.
Topics: business
Regions:
Tags: industrial action, Meatworkers
Duration: 3'24"

17:18
111 call confusion not limited to Te Araroa event
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In an era when your mobile phone can tell Facebook or Uber where you are with astounding accuracy, call 111 in an emergency and the operator may well be confused about your location. That's what happened in the small East Cape settlement of Te Araroa with two 111 calls to police last year, when callers were trying to get help both before and after a gang leader was shot dead.
Topics: technology
Regions:
Tags: police, emergency services
Duration: 3'19"

17:21
Police say changes are being made to 111 call centres
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John Campbell speaks with Superintendent David Trappitt is the Assistant Police Commissioner for Prevention and Road Policing who is in charge of 111 calls nationwide.
Topics: technology
Regions:
Tags: police, emergency services
Duration: 4'35"

17:25
John Palino to run for Auckland mayoralty
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The race to be the next mayor of Auckland has taken an unexpected turn with John Palino planning to launch a bid. Mr Palino lost clearly to Len Brown three years ago, but then got caught up in accusations that his campaign was involved in revelations about Mr Brown's extra-marital affair.
Topics: politics
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Len Brown, John Palino, Auckland Mayorlty
Duration: 3'39"

17:27
Brazil brings guppies to the fight against Zika
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Brazil's health authorities are using guppies, which eat mosquito larvae, to slow the spread of the Zika virus that is suspected of causing birth defects in thousands of babies.
Topics: health
Regions:
Tags: Brazil
Duration: 1'49"

17:29
McCullum's 1st XI coach on Brendon McCullum's legacy
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The Black Caps captain, Brendon McCullum, will run out on Christchurch's Hagley Oval in his final match for New Zealand. The former Otago cricketer, John Cushen, was McCullum's first eleven coach at King's High School in Dunedin.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: cricket, Black Caps, Brendon McCullum
Duration: 3'33"

17:35
Evening Business for 19 February 2016
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News from the business sector.
Topics: business, economy
Regions:
Tags: markets
Duration: 3'21"

17:38
Teachers deregistered and censured over student relationship
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One teacher has been de-registered and another censured by the Education Council for their relationship with a 13-year-old girl who is now dead.
Topics: education
Regions:
Tags: crime
Duration: 2'50"

17:40
Torrential rain causes flooding in Bay of Plenty
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A couple had to be rescued by tractor in Murupara after torrential rain flooded their home. The downpour overnight caused slips that closed roads around the rural township - and residents say they're facing a huge clean-up job.
Topics: weather
Regions: Bay of Plenty
Tags:
Duration: 2'37"

17:45
Julian Assange still in 'arbitrary detention'
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According to who you're talking to, Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, remains in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London as a fugitive from justice or a victim of "arbitrary detention". Those last two words, "arbitrary detention", are how a United Nations panel has described his position, a major victory for Assange, announced a fortnight ago, in which the UN called for him to be allowed to walk free. He hasn't walked free.
Topics: technology, law, politics
Regions:
Tags: UN, Wikileaks, Julian Assange
Duration: 7'39"

17:53
Sports News for 19 February 2016
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The Phoenix have been offered a 10-year licence extension by Football Federation Australia. The Warriors have announced they're staying at Mount Smart Stadium through until 2028.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: soccor, footlball, rugby league
Duration: 4'29"

17:57
Apple stand-off with US Govt over phone hacking
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The US Government and Apple remain in a legal standoff after a Californian court ordered Apple to provide "technical assistance" to the FBI to break into an iphone used by one of the gunmen of the San Bernadino shooting.
Topics: technology, law
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Duration: 1'54"

18:08
Fiji braces for large tropical cyclone
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Authorities in Fiji are bracing for the arrival of what many fear will be the strongest tropical cyclone to hit the country in years. Cyclone Winston is currently a category four with sustained winds of 195 kilometres an hour, gusting as high as 275 kilometres an hour.
Topics: Pacific, weather
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Tags: Fiji
Duration: 2'37"

18:11
Pope says Trump not Christian, Trump responds
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U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is hitting back after Pope Francis said his views on immigration are "not Christian".
Topics: politics, spiritual practices
Regions:
Tags: Catholicism, Donald Trump, Pope
Duration: 1'13"

18:12
Lessons learnt from the Christchurch earthquakes
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On Monday it will be the fifth anniversary of the earthquake that killed 185 people. Five years on, Christchurch is still in transition, between the loss, the cost and what will be.
EXTENDED BODY:
This video is the full, unedited version. The shorter version as broadcast is available as audio.
Tim Veling, a photography lecturer from Canterbury University; Dr Travis Horton, Associate Professor in Environmental Geochemistry; and Associate Professor of Health Sciences Dr Kathleen Liberty come together to talk about the lessons learned from the quake – and what’s yet to come.
Dr Kathleen Liberty is involved in research into the impact of the earthquakes and their aftermath on children in the city.
Dr Travis Horton has been following what has and continues to happen beneath the city: the science of life in an earthquake zone.
Tim Veling, from Ilam School of Fine Arts, has worked to document the loss of communities within the red zone.
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Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Canterbury earthquakes
Duration: 13'54"

18:43
Focus on Politics for 19 February 2016
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The Government earmarked $2m for emergency housing in Auckland in September last year but that money still hasn't been spent. The funding is intended to provide an extra 120 emergency housing places a year for families and individuals. Opposition parties have questioned the delay in distributing the money, saying the Government needs to make emergency housing a priority. Political reporter, Amelia Langford, looks into what's stalling the process.
Topics: politics, housing
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Duration: 15'47"

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===6:30 PM. | Worldwatch===
=DESCRIPTION=

The stories behind the international headlines

===6:43 PM. | Focus on Politics===
=DESCRIPTION=

Analysis of significant political issues presented by RNZ's parliamentary reporting team (RNZ)

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

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

=AUDIO=

08:10
Nights' Sport - United Kingdom
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BBC sports journalist Russell Fuller keeps the score court side. The race for the English Premier League title is one of the most exciting of all time; all because of Leicester City; the Six Nations Championship has begun; the English cricket tour of South Africa; and a rare victory for football fans who have been protesting about the cost of tickets.
Topics: sport
Regions:
Tags: United Kingdom, UK, football, English Premier League, Leicester City, Arsenal, rugby, Six Nations Championship, cricket, South Africa
Duration: 17'29"

20:55
Conundrum Answer 19 February 2016
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Conundrum Answer for 19 February 2016.
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Duration: 6'57"

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7:07 Sonic Tonic - meat
music with magic and mischief spun into an surreal sensation of mayhem and maybe magnificence...
8:12 Nights' Sport - United Kingdom
BBC sports journalist Russell Fuller keeps the score court side... the race for the English Premier League title is one of the most exciting of all time, all because of Leicester City; the Six Nations Championship has begun; the English cricket tour of South Africa; and a rare victory for football fans who have been protesting about the cost of tickets...

sport roster: Europe, Australia, United Kingdom & United States of America, plus sports beyond the primary codes

8:25 Spotlight - Back on Highway 61 pt 1 of 2
musical Kiwis (under a spotlight)
8:53 Conundrum answer - an explanation of clues & winner's song
9:07 Country Life
keeping it rural
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 The Friday Finale - Johnny Cash Folsom Prison
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... nights' time is the right time...

===9:06 PM. | Country Life===
=DESCRIPTION=

Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand

=AUDIO=

21:05
Dairy Recruitment John Fegan
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Some dairy farmers have been laying off staff as they look at ways to reduce costs.
EXTENDED BODY:
Some dairy farmers have been laying off staff as they look at ways to reduce costs.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions: Waikato
Tags: farm recruitment, dairy farming
Duration: 2'41"

21:09
Regional Wrap
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Horowhenua at last has had some rain, it's been a terribly trying February, but now facial eczema spores are rocketing away. In the South Island useful rain has fallen in some areas and hot dry days have enabled cropping farmers to get harvesting done.
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Horowhenua at last has had some rain, it's been a terribly trying February, but now facial eczema spores are rocketing away. In the South Island useful rain has fallen in some areas and hot dry days have enabled cropping farmers to get harvesting done.
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Duration: 5'19"

21:16
Forage to Feast
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Sixty food and wine lovers spend a morning picking, foraging, digging, fishing and even shooting a host of foods in the Waipara Valley. In the afternoon eight top chefs convert the fresh bounty into unique dishes that are matched with locally grown wines for all to enjoy at Pegasus Bay Winery.
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Sixty food and wine lovers spend a morning picking, foraging, digging, fishing and even shooting a host of food in the Waipara Valley.
Listen to parts 1 & 2 below...
The Forage North Canterbury event was created by five North Canterbury vineyards; Bellbird Spring, Black Estate, Greystone, Pegasus Bay and Tongue in Groove which, as it turns out, make wine in environments rich with seasonal wild food.
To celebrate the relationship between local grapes and food, the vineyards invited cooks, sommeliers and writers from as far afield as China and England to hunt in the hills, forage in the fields and forests, fish in the ocean and gather from the seashore in and around the Waipara Valley.
One of the organisers, Penelope Naish from Black Estate says the wild food adds another layer to a sense of place.
"It's the best way to show context to our wines....if visitors are coming to the regions to look at the wines, they also experience the environment around the wines and the food that grows around the wines. They really do, in one day, get to understand what this region is about."
The foragers were split in to eight groups and their goal was to collect enough food in the morning to feed all the participants. They achieved it with ease. Their fare covered several tables and eight chefs spent the afternoon converting the bounty into unique dishes that were matched with locally grown wines.
Part 1 / Lets go Foraging:
Part 2 / A Feast from the Bounty:

Topics: rural, food
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Forage North Canterbury, wild food, food for free, vineyard, wine, hunting, fishing, cook, chef, meat, herb, vegetable, weed, fruit, feast, milk, eel, pig, goat, deer, seafood, Field, river, forest, ocean
Duration: 16'08"

21:22
Dairy Series: Pregnancy Testing
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Ask Robin Yeoman what he likes about being a dairy cow pregnancy scanner and he says, "the money". Then, more seriously, he says meeting all the farmers, chatting to them, and driving around the country side. Robin spends five months a year putting his hand up the rear end of a cow and reading an ultra sound scan of the uterus to see if the animal's pregnant, and if she is, how many months. He's pregnancy testing about 160 young cows which Waikato farmer Andrew McPherson has had grazing on a King Country farm for just over a year. Grazing stock off-farm is a system which works well, allowing Andrew to run more adult cows at home in his milking herd, and giving the King Country grazier, who is a sheep and beef farmer, an extra source of monthly income. Prices are worked out on a per head, per week basis.
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Ask Robin Yeoman what he likes about being a dairy cow pregnancy scanner and he says, "the money". Then, more seriously, he says meeting all the farmers, chatting to them, and driving around the country side.
Robin spends five months a year putting his hand up the rear end of a cow and reading an ultra sound scan of the uterus to see if the animal's pregnant, and if she is, how many months. He's pregnancy testing about 160 young cows which Waikato farmer Andrew McPherson has had grazing on a King Country farm for just over a year.
Grazing stock off-farm is a system which works well, allowing Andrew to run more adult cows at home in his milking herd, and giving the King Country grazier, who is a sheep and beef farmer, an extra source of monthly income. Prices are worked out on a per head, per week basis.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions: Waikato
Tags: pregnancy testing, scanning
Duration: 8'15"

21:32
Foreign Correspondent - Finland
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Asko Miettinen farms 40 cows in Finland. Milk prices to farmers have dropped 25 per cent.
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Asko Miettinen farms 40 cows in Finland. Milk prices to farmers have dropped 25 per cent.
Topics: rural, farming
Regions:
Tags: Finland
Duration: 4'11"

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

RNZ news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from RNZ National

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

Celebrating The Everly Brothers-a tribute to Phil Everly with classic tracks from their entire career including rare interviews, demos, alternate and cover versions of all things Everly (2 of 2, PRX)