Forty hours of Radio Pacific recorded off-air between 16.12.98 and 20.12.98 at various times.
98/127/01: 11am-1pm
Intermittent Radio commercials throughout audio. Radio Pacific news; includes Deborah Morris leaving parliament, S.I.S. controversy taken to the Parliamentary committee and Shane O’Conner. Weather. Geoff Sinclair hosts talkback show; topics include fire alarms in State Houses, politician Gilbert Miles, the legal poisoning of Auckland’s inner city gulls and indirect poisoning of New Zealand’s endangered Black gull, 'The Unconscious Civilisation’ by John Roleston-Saul, industrial development of [Puwai] Peninsula, Manakau. Midnight news bulletin. ‘Midnight to Dawn’ talkback show with Ewing Stevens; he refers to the taped conversation of New Zealand First politician Gilbert Miles, talkback topics include solo mothering in the 1970s, Te Reo Māori education, Winston Peters, the S.I.S. Weather forecast. Talkback topics continue with sliced supermarket ham, Māori TV, Gilbert Miles and the S.I.S. Bill.
98/127/02: 5pm-7pm
Intermittent Radio commercials throughout audio. Radio Pacific news read by Call Procter. Weather forecast. Intermittent horse racing commentary and results with George [?]. Mark Bennett interviews IRN political editor, Barry Soper about the Gilbert Miles tape. Radio Pacific news and sport. Most talkback revolves around Gilbert Miles. New Zealand Real Estate Institute president, Max Oliver provides an overview of the current housing market. Share market report. More talkback, horse racing results and Radio Pacific news and sport by Callum Procter. Mark Bennett interviews author Alan Duff who has spear headed a new pre-schooler reading programme in New Zealand with assistance funding from the government and has a new book out, ‘Two Sides of the Moon’ for Christmas. Horse racing, talkback, sports update from Peter [?], talkback about abortion, more horse racing and talk back on Gilbert Miles.
98/127/03: 7pm-9pm
Intermittent Radio commercials throughout audio. [?] Manu reads the eleven o’clock Radio Pacific news. Host, Mark Bennett interviews Alliance leader Jim Anderton about the S.I.S. controversy and New Zealand First politician, Gilbert Miles. Intermittent horse racing commentary and results. Talkback topics include Gilbert Miles and abortion. News and weather. Talkback continues with abortion issues. News and weather. Talkback with Geoffery Sinclair, topics include the Australian Cricket Board controversy with Pakistan and more opinions regarding Gilbert Miles. News at nine o’clock begins.
98/127/10: 9pm-11pm
Intermittent Radio commercials throughout audio. Radio Pacific news at nine o’clock. Talkback hosted by Geoffrey Sinclair, topics include the Reserve Bank, personal choice with charity donations, bees, fascism and Māori Treaty of Waitangi. Radio Pacific news at ten o’clock. Talkback continues with Geoff Sinclair; topics include fire alarms, white flies and Auckland rental properties.