A recording of Radio New Zealand National from 5am to midnight. The following rundown is sourced from the broadcaster’s website. Note some overseas/copyright restricted items may not appear in the supplied rundown:
24 February 2015
===12:04 AM. | All Night Programme===
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Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Spectrum (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (RNZ); 2:05 The New Jazz Archive: Great Jazz Cities - New Orleans (4 of 8); 3:05 Wrestling with God, by Lloyd Geering (2 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 An Author's View (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)
===6:00 AM. | Morning Report===
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Radio New Zealand's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including: 6:18 Pacific News 6:22 Rural News 6:27 and 8:45 Te Manu Korihi News 6:44 and 7:41 NZ Newspapers 6:47 Business News 7:42 and 8:34 Sports News 6:46 and 7:24 Traffic
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06:00
Top Stories for Tuesday 24 February 2015
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John Key will announce New Zealand's commitment to Iraq today and it's likely to go beyond simply training Iraqi troops. The Transport Ministry says there are no quick fixes to making tourists safer on roads and the painstaking search for the Queensland fruitfly continues in Grey Lynn.
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Duration: 30'13"
06:06
Sports News for 24 February 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'00"
06:10
Police forces around the world are on alert
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Police forces around the world are on alert after Somali extremists threatened to attack shopping centres in Britain, the US and Canada -- with a specific threat made against Oxford Street and the two Westfield malls in London.
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Tags: USA, al-Shabaab
Duration: 2'53"
06:18
Foreign drivers over represented in southern road crashes
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Ministry of Transport figures show more than a third of road crashes in Westland between 2009 and 2013 involved foreign drivers.
Topics: transport
Regions: West Coast
Tags: tourism, dangerous driving, road accidents, Westland
Duration: 1'38"
06:20
Pacific News for 24 February 2015
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The latest from the Pacific region.
Topics: Pacific
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Duration: 2'26"
06:22
Morning Rural News for 24 February 2015
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News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 4'12"
06:27
Te Manu Korihi News for 24 February 2015
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The country's guardians of Te Reo Maori say all government departments should abide by a proposed new Maori language law - not just Maori agencies; A kura body has given up on its bid to force the Qualification Authority to drop an exam which it says benefits English-speaking students more than Maori; Thirty Te Arawa Marae are striving to make pa popular hubs for their communities; The Northland Twin Coast Discovery route will undergo a Maori makeover as part of a regional strategy to boost the economy.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Duration: 3'29"
06:39
United Future fears soldiers will do more than just training
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The United Future leader says he is concerned New Zealand soldiers could be doing more than just training troops in Iraq to fight against Islamic State.
Topics: politics, defence force
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Tags: Iraq
Duration: 2'23"
06:48
Sky TV's 1st half net profit up, but underling profit flat
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Sky Network Television has lifted its half year profit, despite a loss of subscribers and greater competition in providing shows through the Internet.
Topics: business
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Tags: Sky Television
Duration: 2'22"
06:50
Chorus argues over proposed prices
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Chorus has argued that the regulator's proposed prices for access to its copper network are still too low, and don't reflect the real world cost.
Topics: business
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Tags: Chorus
Duration: 3'19"
06:54
Kiwibank now self-funding and on track
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Kiwibank is now self-funding and is on track to pay its parent, New Zealand Post, its first ever dividend in its 13 year history, after the end of the financial year.
Topics: business
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Tags: Kiwibank, New Zealand Post
Duration: 2'14"
06:56
New Zealand Post hands management of Postshops to Kiwibank
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New Zealand Post has handed over the management of its Postshops network to Kiwibank.
Topics: business
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Tags: New Zealand Post, Kiwibank
Duration: 1'13"
06:57
Digital and online biz growth helps lift Freightways'
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Rapid growth in the development of digital and online businesses is benefiting Freightways in multiple ways on both sides of the Tasman.
Topics: business, technology
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Tags: Freightways
Duration: 1'22"
06:59
Morning markets for 24 February 2015
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The Dow Jones Index is down 52 points to 18,088.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 33"
07:07
Sports News for 24 February 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'00"
07:11
PM to lay out details of Iraq deployment in Parliament
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The Prime Minister will lay out the details of New Zealand's military deployment to Iraq today, and that deployment will go beyond simply training Iraqi troops.
Topics: politics, defence force
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Tags: Iraq
Duration: 3'11"
07:14
Labour still opposed to NZ troops in iraq
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There's no cross party political support for the Prime Minister's plans.
Topics: politics, defence force
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Tags: Iraq
Duration: 6'56"
07:22
Correlation between tourist drivers and accidents in Sth Island
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Government figures are confirming what many already suspected - there is a correlation between road crashes and overseas drivers - in the South Island at least.
Topics: transport
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Tags: dangerous driving, tourism, road accidents
Duration: 4'59"
07:27
Fruit fly discovery could see Pasifika festival relocated
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Organisers of one of the biggest festivals in Auckland are anxiously waiting to hear if their event can take place in the heart of the fruit fly cordon.
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Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Pasifika Festival, Queensland fruit fly, Auckland, biosecurity
Duration: 5'17"
07:36
Strong performance for Christchurch and Canterbury economies
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Four years on from the earthquakes, there's conflicting evidence on the state of the Christchurch and Canterbury economies.
Topics: economy, business
Regions: Canterbury
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Duration: 2'39"
07:39
Delays rebuilding quake damaged homes four years on
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About 700 people packed Christchurch's Cardboard Cathedral last night to hear from a panel of experts on why, four years after the big earthquake, they're still waiting for their homes to be rebuilt.
Topics: Canterbury earthquakes
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Christchurch, Canterbury rebuild
Duration: 2'22"
07:42
Ateed defends hiring staff in London and San Francisco
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Auckland's economic development agency Ateed is fighting back against complaints it's wasting ratepayer money on plum jobs for officials in overseas cities.
Topics: politics, business
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Ateed, Auckland Council
Duration: 4'10"
07:48
Videos show officers walking around Lundy home
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Two videos of police officers walking around the Lundy home not wearing protective clothing have been shown to the jury as the retrial of Mark Lundy continues into its third week.
Topics: crime
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Tags: Mark Lundy
Duration: 3'07"
07:51
Cricket sliding in popularity in high school
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While tens of thousands of people have attended Cricket World Cup matches in New Zealand over the past 10 days, the sport has been sliding in popularity in the country's high schools.
Topics: sport
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Tags: cricket, youth
Duration: 3'54"
07:55
Infertility more common than people realise by late thirties
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An Otago University study has found that more than a quarter of women and a fifth of men experience fertility difficulties by their late thirties.
Topics: health
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Tags: fertility
Duration: 3'26"
08:07
Sports News for 24 February 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 1'56"
08:11
NZ troops at risk of combat - Professor
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The details of New Zealand's military deployment to Iraq will be outlined by the Prime Minister today, but John Key has already announced the country's role will go beyond simply training Iraqi troops.
Topics: defence force, politics
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Tags: Iraq
Duration: 5'19"
08:16
Hager - NZ to be involved with "very bloody" part of IS war
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The Prime Minister, John Key, says New Zealand is also likely to have an intelligence gathering role in the fight against Islamic State, possibly to help direct air strikes against IS fighters.
Topics: defence force, politics
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Tags: Iraq
Duration: 4'58"
08:21
Australian govt pushes for crackdown on citizens
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The Australian Prime Minister is proposing tough new measures that would remove or curb the citizenship rights of people linked to terrorist activity.
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Tags: Australia, citizenship
Duration: 5'08"
08:27
Motor Industry defends tourist crash stats
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Transport authorities are defending their work on educating foreign drivers, despite new figures showing more than a third of crashes in some regions involved visitors.
Topics: transport
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Tags: road accidents, tourism, dangerous driving
Duration: 3'28"
08:31
Markets Update for 24 February 2015
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 1'08"
08:37
France confiscates passports of alleged jihadists
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Across the channel France is now confiscating passports from those believed to be home grown jihadists.
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Tags: France, citizenship
Duration: 3'17"
08:40
Ukraine ceasefire increasingly tenuous
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The ceasefire agreed between pro-Russian separatists and Ukraine's government is all but in tatters as fighting continues.
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Tags: Ukraine, Russia
Duration: 4'12"
08:44
First Fiji seasonal workers since coups arrive in Hawkes Bay
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The first Fijian seasonal workers allowed into New Zealand since the military coup in 2006 have arrived in Hawke's Bay for the apple harvest.
Topics: farming, Pacific, rural
Regions: Hawkes Bay
Tags: seasonal workers, Fiji, migrant workers
Duration: 3'27"
08:49
Te Manu Korihi News for 24 February 2015
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A kura body has given up on its bid to force the Qualification Authority to drop an exam which it says benefits English-speaking students more than Maori; The country's guardians of Te Reo Maori say all government departments should abide by a proposed new Maori language law - not just Maori agencies; The Northland Twin Coast Discovery route will undergo a Maori makeover as part of a regional strategy to boost the economy; Thirty Te Arawa Marae are striving to make pa popular hubs for their communities.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Duration: 3'18"
08:55
New Zealander thrilled after Oscar win for short film
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One person who is still on a high after accepting an Oscar for his short film, The Phone Call, is Christchurch raised James Lucas.
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Tags: Oscars, film, James Lucas
Duration: 4'15"
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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: Swimming in the Dark, by Paddy Richardson, told by Michele Amas (F, RNZ)
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09:07
NZ's largest aircraft grounding
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John Sinclair is Executive Officer of the Helicopter Association. Graeme Harris is the Director of the Civil Aviation Authority.
Topics: transport
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Tags: aviation, helictopers
Duration: 19'28"
09:27
US avaition Lawyer discusses aircraft grounding
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Ronald Goldman is a US-based aviation lawyer, a pilot, and a former adjunct professor in aviation accident law.
Topics: transport
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Tags: aviation, helictopers
Duration: 8'19"
09:38
The increasingly fragmented market for home communication
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The difficulties of choosing the best home phone, internet and entertainment package in an ever changing landscape. Hadyn Green is the technology writer for Consumer Magazine. Craig Young is the chief executive of the Telecommunications Users Association, or TUANZ.
Topics: technology, internet
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Tags: television, telecommunications
Duration: 16'00"
09:54
US correspondent - Simon Marks
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Potential terrorist threats to shopping centres in the US and other coutries. New York legal decision against the PLO.
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Tags: USA
Duration: 5'05"
10:09
Cultural psychologist - Paul Rozin
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From children who won't try a new food even once, to adults who enjoy foods so spicy that the pain of eating them drowns out the taste, why we like some foods, and are disgusted by others, is a complex psychological and biological matrix. Paul Rozin is a prominent psychology professor, based at the University of Pennsylvania, who studies food choice considered from biological, psychological and anthropological perspectives. Dr Rozin is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a recipient of the American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award for 2007. He was an editor of the journal, Appetite, for ten years.
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Mmmm. Food.
From children who won't try a new food even once, to adults who enjoy foods so spicy that the pain of eating them drowns out the taste... ever wondered why we like some foods, and are disgusted by others?
Nine to Noon’s guest has delved into some of the mysteries of how and why our tastes change across cultures, and even between individuals.
Professor Paul Rozin is a prominent psychology professor, based at the University of Pennsylvania, who for decades has studied food choice considered from biological, psychological and anthropological perspectives.
Kathryn Ryan asks what determines what we eat at certain times of the day.
Dr Rozin is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a recipient of the American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award for 2007. He was an editor of the journal, Appetite, for ten years.
Topics: food, life and society
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Tags: taste, psychology, anthropology, food culture
Duration: 30'00"
10:39
Book review: Five Sons and a Hundred Muri of Rice
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Sonja de Friez reviews 'Five Sons and a Hundred Muri of Rice: the life of Kharika Devkota, raised as a five-year-old bride in rural Nepal'. Written by Sharyn Steel and Zoe Dryden, published by Paua Publishing Ltd.
Topics: books
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Duration: 5'08"
11:06
Business commentator Rod Oram
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The NZ electricity sector profits and losses. TradeMe results and growth.
Topics: business
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Duration: 11'37"
11:21
Resilience and why some people cope with trauma better
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This week marked the 4th anniversary of the Christchurch and Canterbury earthquake. New research from the University of Otago in Christchurch with earthquake survivors is shedding some light on the question of what makes some people cope better with trauma than others. A group of psychiatrists and psychologists from the University have been studying a group of more than 100 Cantabrians exposed to high levels of stress during the earthquakes who coped well. They compared this group against a group of patients with post-earthquake trauma, being treated by the Adult Specialist Services Earthquake Treatment Team, or ASSETT, set up by the Canterbury DHB. Dr Gini McIntosh from the Otago University is part of the research team, and one of the psychologists with ASSETT.
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This week marked the 4th anniversary of the Christchurch and Canterbury earthquake.
New research from the University of Otago in Christchurch with earthquake survivors is shedding some light on the question of what makes some people cope better with trauma than others.
A group of psychiatrists and psychologists from the University have been studying a group of more than 100 Cantabrians exposed to high levels of stress during the earthquakes who coped well.
They compared this group against a group of patients with post-earthquake trauma, being treated by the Adult Specialist Services Earthquake Treatment Team - or ASSETT - set up by the Canterbury DHB.
Dr Gini McIntosh from the Otago University is part of the research team, and one of the psychologists with ASSETT. She talks with Kathryn Ryan about the findings.
Topics: health, Canterbury earthquakes
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Tags: trauma, psychology, mental health, resilience, mental health services
Duration: 21'30"
11:44
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
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Gavin Ellis discusses news media are being put under increasing pressure to disguise advertising as editorial content or to hide it through product placement.
Topics: media
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Duration: 15'52"
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09:05 New Zealand's largest aircraft grounding due to potential chopper rotor blade fault
John Sinclair is Executive Officer of the Helicopter Association; Graeme Harris is the Director of the Civil Aviation Authority; and Ronald Goldman is a US-based aviation lawyer, a pilot, and a former adjunct professor in aviation accident law.
09:30 The increasingly fragmented market for home communication, technology and entertainment
The difficulties of choosing the best home phone, internet and entertainment package in an ever changing landscape. Hadyn Green is the technology writer for Consumer Magazine. Craig Young is the chief executive of the Telecommunications Users Association, or TUANZ.
09:45 US correspondent Simon Marks
10:05 Cultural psychologist Paul Rozin on why we like some foods and hate others
From children who won't try a new food even once, to adults who enjoy foods so spicy that the pain of eating them drowns out the taste, why we like some foods, and are disgusted by others, is a complex psychological and biological matrix. Paul Rozin is a prominent psychology professor, based at the University of Pennsylvania, who studies food choice considered from biological, psychological and anthropological perspectives. Dr Rozin is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a recipient of the American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award for 2007. He was an editor of the journal, Appetite, for ten years.
10:25 Book review: Five Sons and a Hundred Muri of Rice: the life of Kharika Devkota, raised as a five-year-old bride in rural Nepal
Written by Sharyn Steel and Zoe Dryden. Published by Paua Publishing Ltd. Reviewed by Sonja de Friez
10:45 The Reading: Swimming In The Dark by Paddy Richardson
A young teacher's quiet life in Central Otago is thrown into chaos that recalls the dangers of East Germany life under the feared Stasi. Told by Michele Amas (Part 12 of 12).
11:05 Business commentator Rod Oram
Rod Oram discusses diverging strategies in the electricity generation sector, as shown by recent results; and TradeMe's rather disappointing results.
11:30 Resilience and why some people cope with trauma better than others
This week marked the 4th anniversary of the Christchurch and Canterbury earthquake.
New research from the University of Otago in Christchurch with earthquake survivors is shedding some light on the question of what makes some people cope better with trauma than others.
A group of pyschiatrists and psychologists from the University have been studying a group of more than 100 Cantabrians exposed to high levels of stress during the earthquakes who coped well.
They compared this group against a group of patients with post-earthquake trauma, being treated by the Adult Specialist Services Earthquake Treatment Team, or ASSETT, set up by the Canterbury DHB.
Dr Gini McIntosh from the Otago University is part of the research team, and one of the psychologists with ASSETT.
11:45 Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin Ellis discusses news media are being put under increasing pressure to disguise advertising as editorial content or to hide it through product placement.
===Noon | Midday Report===
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Radio New Zealand news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including: 12:16 Business News 12:26 Sport 12:34 Rural News 12:43 Worldwatch
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12:00
Midday News for 24 February 2015
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John Key rules out using intelligence gathered in Iraq to direct airstrikes - at this stage and New Zealand slams the UN Security Council for failing to do its job.
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Duration: 15'30"
12:17
Genesis more than triples first-half net profit
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Increasing asset values, as well as a strong underlying performance, have helped Genesis Energy more than triple its half-year profit.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Genesis Energy
Duration: 1'46"
12:19
Mighty River's first-half net profit falls 93%
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Mighty River Power's first-half net profit has tumbled 93%, after it quit its international geothermal plans.
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Duration: 1'32"
12:21
Stronger sales boosts PGG Wrightson's profit
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Stronger sales have boosted PGG Wrightson's half-year profit.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'09"
12:22
Summerset lifted annual net profit 58%
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Summerset Group has lifted its annual net profit by 58 percent due to rising investment property values as well as a rise in underlying earnings.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 58"
12:23
SLI Systems reports higher half-year net loss
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The online search firm, SLI Systems, has reported a higher half-year loss as it continues to invest in the business.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 57"
12:24
Midday Markets for 24 February 2015
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For the latest from the markets we're joined by Melika King at Craigs Investment Partners.
Topics: economy, business
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Tags: markets
Duration: 2'26"
12:26
Midday Sports News for 24 February 2015
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The West Indies cricketers showed good signs with a victory over Pakistan in their second World Cup match and the New Zealand womens cricketers have struggled to 97 for 9 in their 20 overs.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'41"
12:35
Midday Rural News for 24 February 2015
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News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 7'57"
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===1:06 PM. | Afternoons===
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Information and debate, people and places around NZ
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13:10
Your song - Billets Doux
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David Ingram of Snell's Beach has chosen "Billets Doux" played by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli.
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Duration: 12'57"
13:20
TV review with Irene Gardiner
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Irene Gardiner looks at some new shows on terrestrial television.
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Duration: 10'21"
13:35
Book review with Wendyl Nissen
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Wendyl Nissen reviews "The Monogram Murders" and "We are All Completely Beside Ourselves".
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Duration: 8'11"
13:40
Music review with Zac Arnold
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Zac Arnold with music from Nigeria and North America.
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Duration: 15'23"
13:55
Web review with Steve McCabe
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Steve McCabe checks out List25 and Seat Guru.
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Tags: websites
Duration: 3'56"
14:10
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori - Dr Wayne Ngata
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A trial has been initiated in Gisborne to introduce the first bilingual, Maori-English, signage on emergency service vehicles. The make over of ambulances and fire engines was introduced by the Maori Language Commission, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori. Dr Wayne Ngata is from the commission.
Topics: te ao Maori, language
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Tags: te reo Maori, emergency services
Duration: 9'38"
14:20
K is for Kiwi - literacy app
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A Christchurch-based literacy expert has developed what could be the first New Zealand-accented phonics app. The app is a resource for teachers to help New Zealand children learn to read and write. Yolanda Soryl has spent two years developing the app for tablets and smartphones, after teachers became frustrated with foreign accents on their teaching resources. And found the accent issue could be one reason children are having problems, particularly with spelling and literacy.
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A Christchurch-based literacy expert has developed what could be the first New Zealand-accented phonics app. The app is a resource for teachers to help New Zealand children learn to read and write.
Yolanda Soryl has spent two years developing the app for tablets and smartphones, after teachers became frustrated with foreign accents on their teaching resources.
She talks to Simon Mercep about the findings which suggest the accent issue could be one reason children are having problems, particularly with spelling with literacy
Topics: technology, education, language
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Tags: accents, apps, literacy
Duration: 7'58"
14:27
Breaking news - Prime Minister confirms troop deployment
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Our political editor Brent Edwards joins us.
Topics: politics
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Tags: defence force, Iraq
Duration: 5'58"
14:45
Feature album - Parklife
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Today's feature album is "Parklife" by British band Blur who will be releasing a new album this week.
Topics: music
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Tags: Blur, Parklife
Duration: 12'41"
15:10
Dr Frances Jensen - The Teenage Brain
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They can be moody, messy and irresponsible, to the point where at times you may wonder what happened to those loving little children you once knew. Anyone who's had a grumpy teenager in the house knows this can be perhaps the toughest time to be a parent. Dr Frances Jensen is a neurologist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. At times she struggled with two teenage sons, and she turned to science for some answers. And she shares those answers in a book called The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults.
Topics: life and society, author interview, science
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Tags: teenagers, adolescents, neurology
Duration: 20'37"
15:45
The Panel pre-show for 24 February 2015
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Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
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Duration: 14'49"
21:46
New Zealand Dotterels on Great Barrier Island
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Botanist and bird watcher John Ogden is passionate about making Great Barrier Island pest-free - and keeping an eye on his local shorebirds
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By Alison Ballance
“So the problem is one of getting the community behind the eradication effort, and they would have to be 100% behind it. And if that was the case I think it would be possible. Expensive. But possible.” Botanist and island resident John Ogden on the idea of eradicating pests from Great Barrier Island.
The story of Awana Bay’s family of New Zealand dotterels is worthy of a TV soap opera. Retired botanist John Ogden lives nearby on Great Barrier Island and he has been watching the saga of the dotterel pair unfold all summer. First of all, as he tells it, the pair laid an egg in a scrape on the beach just above the high tide mark. Someone else noticed it and reported it to John but by the time he went to investigate the egg had been abandoned. John thinks the person got to close to the nest and scared the parents away, leaving the egg exposed to the hot sun.
The dutiful pair then renested nearby, and then, says John “And this is most remarkable and unbelievable thing. And it’s true. A pair of oystercatchers took over the second nest, and began to incubate the dotterel egg.” Meanwhile the dotterels returned to their original nest and laid another egg, alongside the original dud egg. Then just before Christmas a storm washed away both nests. However after the storm someone saw a dotterel chick on the beach near the estuary, and although John never found it he thinks the second dotterel egg must have hatched just before the storm hit.
The pair of dotterels then nested again, and by early January had a third nest with three eggs in it. John was keeping an eye on it and then just before the eggs were due to hatch there were four very high tides in succession. One tide even lapped around the nest, until finally strong southerly winds combined with another high tide finally washed the nest away. John thought that was the end of the pair’s breeding hopes, until the day before Alison Ballance joins him for a walk, when he notices a tiny dotterel chick running about. John says it must have hatched between the two last high tides, but the other eggs weren’t so fortunate.
As well as carrying out counts of New Zealand dotterels around all the beaches on Great Barrier Island, John, who used to work at the University of Auckland, also monitors his local population of pateke or brown teal, and is still involved in research into vegetation succession on the island following disturbances such as fire.
For many years he was Chairperson of the Great Barrier Island Environmental Trust, and he has been advocating to make Great Barrier Island pest-free. Great Barrier Island, which lies 100 kilometres from central Auckalnd, on the eastern side of the Hauraki Gulf, has ship rats, mice, pigs, rabbits and feral cats, but it does not have possums, hedgehogs or mustelids. Although he says it would be expensive to rid the 285-square kilometre island of pests, John says it is technically possible. The biggest challenge is to get the island’s population, which numbers nearly 1000 people (some permanent residents plus off-island residents with holiday homes) to agree to the plan.
Topics: environment
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Tags: birds, shorebirds, New Zealand dotterels, Great Barrier Island, pest-free, weeds, predators
Duration: 13'34"
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1:10 Your Song
Billets Deux - Django Reinhardt/Stephane Grapelli. Chosen by David Ingram of Snell's Beach
1:20 The Critics
1. TV review - Irene Gardiner looks at some new shows on terrestrial television
2. Books - Wendyl Nissen reads "The Monogram Murders" and "We are All Completely Beside Ourselves"
3. Music - Zac Arnold with music from Nigeria and North America
4. Web - Steve McCabe checks out List25 and Seat Guru
2:10 Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori - Dr Wayne Ngata
A trial has been initiated in Gisborne to introduce the first bilingual, Māori-English, signage on emergency service vehicles. The make over of ambulances and fire engines was introduced by the Maori Language Commission, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori. Dr Wayne Ngata is from the commission.
Image of waka türoro courtesy of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
2:20 Literacy app - Yolanda Soryl
A Christchurch-based literacy expert has developed what could be the first New Zealand-accented phonics app. The app is a resource for teachers to help New Zealand children learn to read and write. Yolanda Soryl has spent two years developing the app for tablets and smartphones, after teachers became frustrated with foreign accents on their teaching resources. And found the accent issue could be one reason children are having problems, particularly with spelling with literacy
2:30 NZ Reading - The Crime of Huey Dunstan
Ches puts his defence case to the appeal judges and nine weeks later get the verdict. A new trial is ordered
2:45 Feature album
Blur - "Parklife" (1994)
3:10 Feature interview - Dr Frances Jensen
They can be moody, messy and irresponsible, to the point where at times you may wonder what happened to those loving little children you once knew. Anyone who's had a grumpy teenager in the house knows this can be perhaps the toughest time to be a parent. Dr Frances Jensen is a neurologist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. At times she struggled with two teenage sons, and she turned to science for some answers. And she shares those answers in a book called The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults.
3:35 Our Changing World
Great Barrier Island - or just The Barrier, as it's often known - is a large rugged island guarding the eastern flank of the Hauraki Gulf. It's home to nearly a thousand people - and some rare bird species, including the New Zealand dotterel. This jaunty shorebird nests just above the high tide mark, and when Alison Ballance joins John Ogden for a walk at Awana Bay she discovers they lead quite eventful lives
Stories from Our Changing World.
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show
With Jim Mora, Noelle McCarthy, Jeremy Elwood and Ali Jones
MUSIC DETAILS:
AFTERNOONS/PANEL WITH SIMON MERCEP AND JIM MORA
Tuesday 24 Feb
YOUR SONG:
ARTIST: The Quartet of the Hot Club of France
TITLE: Billets Deux
COMP: Django Reinhart/Stephane Grapelli
ALBUM: Classic Recordings by the Quintette Du Hot Club De France
LABEL: GEMA 8.120575
THE CRITICS
ARTIST: William Onyeabor
TITLE: Good Name
COMP: William onyeabor
ALBUM: Who Is William Onyeabor?
LABEL: LuakaBop 990079
ARTIST: The Courtneys
TITLE: 90210
COMP: The Courtneys
ALBUM: Waterslide Promo
LABEL: Waterslide Promo Courtneys
FEATURE ALBUM:
ARTIST: Blur
TITLE: Parklife
COMP: Blur (Lyrics by Damon Albarn)
ALBUM: Parklife
LABEL: FOOD 829194
ARTIST: Blur
TITLE: Boys and Girls
COMP: Blur (Lyrics by Damon Albarn)
ALBUM: Parklife
LABEL: FOOD 829194
ARTIST: Blur
TITLE: End of a Century
COMP: Blur (Lyrics by Damon Albarn)
ALBUM: Parklife
LABEL: FOOD 829194
3:40 Song
ARTIST: Paul McCartney
TITLE: New
COMP: McCartney
ALBUM: New
LABEL: Universal 1165243
PANEL HALF TIME:
ARTIST: John Denver
TITLE: Rocky Mountain High
COMP: John Denver
ALBUM: The John Denver Collection
LABEL: RCA 167993
===4:06 PM. | The Panel===
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An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)
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15:45
The Panel pre-show for 24 February 2015
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Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
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Duration: 14'49"
16:07
The Panel with Ali Jones and Jeremy Elwood (Part 1)
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Topics - NZ troops are going to Iraq. Is it fair enough that we "do our bit"? Security staff stood by when some teens attacked others at an Auckland train station. Why would they not act? A toddler was given 10 times the recommended dosage of a medication. Would you want to know which private hospital he was in? Artists are expressing their concerns about the government's "neo-liberal" values.
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Duration: 22'23"
16:09
Panel Intro
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What the panelists Ali Jones and Jeremy Elwood have been up to.
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Duration: 4'26"
16:12
Troop Trainers Committed for Iraq
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NZ troops are going to Iraq. To help train Iraqi soldiers, according to John Key's announcement today. Is it fair enough that we "do our bit"?
Topics: politics
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Tags: defence force, Iraq
Duration: 4'30"
16:16
Violence on Auckland Trains
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Security staff stood by when some teens attacked others at an Auckland train station. Why would they not act?
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Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: transport, Auckland Trains, public transport
Duration: 3'46"
16:20
Medical Mishaps
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A toddler was given 10 times the recommended dosage of a medication. He had to have his stomach pumped. Would you want to know which private hospital he was in?
Topics: health
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Duration: 6'09"
16:26
Artists Sign Letter for Freedom of Speech
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Artists are expressing their concerns about the government's "neo-liberal" values. It's a continuation of the feelings expressed by author Eleanor Catton. Writer Gordon McLauchlan joins the Panel to tell us why he backs Catton's call.
Topics: life and society, arts
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Duration: 6'56"
16:35
The Panel with Ali Jones and Jeremy Elwood (Part 2)
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Topics - An idea to reverse global warming is being aired, but it would mean the sky changing colour. We ask John Brown the owner of National Advanced Drivers School how hard it is for drivers to change their driving habits. Land Information New Zealand agrees with the Government that having a register for foreign landowners would be hard to implement. Teenaged girls dreaming of being jihadi brides. What makes them leave thier homes for a life with ISIS?
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Duration: 23'57"
16:36
Reversing Climate Change
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An idea to reverse global warming is being aired, but it would mean the sky changing colour.
Topics: environment
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Duration: 4'15"
16:40
The Panel says
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What's on the minds of panelists Ali Jones and Jeremy Elwood.
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Duration: 6'37"
16:47
Foreign Drivers Accidents
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Five tourists appeared in courts around Otago yesterday on driving charges. We ask John Brown the owner of National Advanced Drivers School how hard it is for drivers to change their driving habits.
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Duration: 8'52"
16:56
Jihadi Brides
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Teenaged girls dreaming of being jihadi brides. What makes them leave thier homes for a life with ISIS?
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Duration: 3'54"
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===5:00 PM. | Checkpoint===
=DESCRIPTION=
Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme, including
18:35 Today In Parliament
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17:00
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 24 February 2015
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NZ to send up to 143 soldiers to Iraq, Fifth fruit fly found in Auckland, John Key on sending troops to Iraq, Flight ban lifted on Robinson R44 helicopters, Charter school could sack leadership team to escape closure and a German driver is ordered to pay 20 thousand dollars.
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Duration: 32'31"
17:08
NZ to send up to 143 soldiers to Iraq
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The Prime Minister has announced up to 143 soldiers are being sent to Iraq for a maximum of two years.
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Tags: defence force, Iraq, Iraqi security forces
Duration: 3'55"
17:12
Political analysis from Brent Edwards
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The Prime Minister, the Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee and the Defence Force chief Lieutenant Tim Keating held a new conference a short time ago. Our Political Editor Brent Edwards was there
Topics: politics
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Tags: defence force, Iraq, Iraqi security forces
Duration: 6'18"
17:18
Fifth fruit fly found in Auckland
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A fifth fruit fly has been found in Auckland.
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Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Queensland fruit fly, biosecurity
Duration: 1'31"
17:20
Flight ban lifted on Robinson R44 helicopters
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A flight ban that grounded all Robinson R44 helicopters with dash 7 rotor blades has now been lifted.
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Duration: 3'57"
17:24
Charter school could sack leadership team to escape closure
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The Education Ministry has told the government a troubled Northland charter school could avoid closure by replacing its leadership team.
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Duration: 3'37"
17:26
John Key on sending troops to Iraq
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The Government's announced New Zealand soldiers will be sent to Iraq, with the first of them heading to Baghdad next month.
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Duration: 9'28"
17:38
Evening Business for 24 February 2015
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News from the business sector including a market report.
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Duration: 2'31"
17:43
A German driver is ordered to pay 20 thousand dollars
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A German tourist has been ordered to pay 20 thousand dollars in emotional reparation to the mother of a Chinese student killed in a car crash he caused.
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Duration: 3'24"
17:47
Labour accusing PM of double standards over Liu relationship
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The Labour Party is accusing the Prime Minister of double standards as more detail emerges about John Key's relationship with businessman Donghua Liu.
Topics: politics
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Duration: 2'45"
17:50
Iraqi NZer: Sending soldiers is a bad call
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An Iraqi New Zealander Hussam Razzaq says the Government's made a bad call sending troops to his homeland.
Topics: politics
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Duration: 4'52"
17:55
Ngati Toa bus tour attracts mainly elderly Pakeha folk
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A Porirua-based tribe has hosted a post-Treaty settlement tour of its tribal area - and the buses were booked out by elderly Pākehā.
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Duration: 3'12"
18:07
Sports News for 24 February 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'57"
18:11
NZDF troops will be armed and retain the right to self-defence
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The chief of the defence force says the soldiers being sent to Iraq will be armed and be allowed to defend themselves.
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Duration: 2'25"
18:20
Spark waiting to hear if customers caught up in mass-hacking
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Spark is waiting to hear if its customers' private data has been caught up in a mass-hacking by British and American spy agencies.
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Duration: 3'30"
18:23
Foreign Minister tells Security Council to do a better job
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The Foreign Minister Murray McCully has told the UN Security Council it's failing to do its job of preventing conflict.
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Duration: 2'44"
18:37
Australians facing the death penalty lose legal challenge
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Lawyers had argued that president Joko Widodo should reconsider clemency for Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, the only two of the Bali Nine facing execution. But today a judge ruled the administrative court is not authorised to hear the challenge.
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Tags: Bali Nine, Indonesia, Australia
Duration: 4'21"
18:42
Paedophile ring at top NSW school
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To Australia where an inquiry's heard about a paedophile ring at a top boys' school that went unchecked for decades.
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Duration: 4'03"
18:46
Te Manu Korihi News for 24 February 2015
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A Porirua-based tribe says New Zealanders need to understand why wāhi tapu, or sacred sites are claimed by iwi in their Treaty settlements. A new partnership between AgResearch and a big Maori land manager is promising to open doors into scientific research for tangata whenua; Sixty thousand dollars is up for grabs on the Kapiti Coast for projects that develop Maori economic activity; The Maori and Regional Planning committee in Hawke's Bay is asking for a working group to be set up to review the engagement of tangata whenua values in the council.
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Duration: 3'15"
18:52
Today In Parliament for 24 February 2015 - evening edition
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John Key confirms New Zealand military personnel will be sent to Iraq, causing a stir on the Opposition benches.
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Duration: 4'53"
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===7:06 PM. | Nights===
=DESCRIPTION=
Entertainment and information, including: 7:30 The Sampler: A weekly review and analysis of new CD releases (RNZ) 8:13 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries
=AUDIO=
19:12
Shakespeare and the Embodied Heroine
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Shakespearean expert Dr Lori Leigh talks about her investigations into notable female roles in Shakespeare's later plays.
Topics: arts
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Duration: 16'00"
20:42
Pundit : Eco-living
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Ian Mayes, Eco Design Advisor with the Hamilton City Council, on what eco-living looks like and what the main issues are facing Kiwi's.
Topics: environment
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Duration: 17'35"
20:59
Nights Conundrum
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Clue 3
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21:59
Nights Conundrum
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Clue 4
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7:10 Shakespeare and the embodied heroine
Using the Restoration and eighteenth century adaptations of Shakespeare's plays, Victoria University lecturer Dr Lori Leigh questions conventional interpretations of Shakespeare's heroines.
7:30 The Sampler
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19:30
The Sampler for 24 February 2015
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Nick Bollinger reviews a disco-tinged set from Glaswegian popsters Belle and Sebastian; the Laurel Canyon redux of Father John Misty and a symphonic folk opus from The Unthanks.
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Belle & Sebastian. Photo Søren Solkær.
Nick Bollinger reviews a disco-tinged set from Glaswegian popsters Belle and Sebastian; the Laurel Canyon redux of Father John Misty and a symphonic folk opus from The Unthanks.
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Duration: 29'12"
19:30
Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance by Belle and Sebastian
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Nick Bollinger reviews a disco-tinged set from Glaswegian popsters Belle and Sebastian.
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Nick Bollinger reviews a disco-tinged set from Glaswegian popsters Belle and Sebastian
Scottish indie veterans Belle and Sebastian lean fashionably towards 80s dance-pop on their ninth album, complete with sizzling synths and party handclaps. But even when they are dancing beneath the mirror ball, the characters in Stuart Murdoch’s songs seem to be thinking about their next visit to the library, something he touched on with Emma Smith at Laneway 2015. The songs are strewn with bookish references. And though Murdoch clearly loves pop the effect of this album, while replete with bright beats and memorable hooks, is typically melancholic.
Songs Featured: The Cat With The Cream, Allie, Nobody’s Empire, The Party Line, The Power Of Three, Enter Sylvia Plath, Today (This Army’s For Peace)
Listen to more from The Sampler here
Topics: music
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Tags: music review
Duration: 8'40"
19:40
I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty
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Nick Bollinger reviews the Laurel Canyon redux of Father John Misty.
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Nick Bollinger reviews The Laurel Canyon redux of Father John Misty.
Under the solo sobriquet Father John Misty, former Fleet Foxes drummer Josh Tillman channels the psychedelic folk sounds of Laurel Canyon in its 60s/70s heyday. The Canyon is also the physical the setting for songs that parody the genre, while sharing confessional details of Tillman’s own life and loves. Is this smart, multi-instrumentalist, neo-hippie trying to have a bob each way?
Songs Featured: Strange Encounter, I Went To The Store One Day, I Love You Honeybear, Bored In The USA, Nothing Ever Happens At The Goddamn Thirsty Crow
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Duration: 9'40"
19:50
Mount The Air by The Unthanks
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Nick Bollinger reviews a symphonic folk opus from The Unthanks.
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Nick Bollinger reviews a symphonic folk opus from The Unthanks
Rachel and Becky Unthank are sisters from Northumberland who started out singing old English folk songs in local folk clubs. And traditional songs are still the basis of what they do, but their music has developed into something sophisticated and almost-symphonic. On their latest album traditional English folksong dissolves in a solution of Gil Evans, Miles Davis, Benjamin Britten and Robert Wyatt.
Songs Featured: Mount The Air, Madam, Died For Love, Magpie, Foundling
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Duration: 14'05"
7:30 The Sampler
A weekly review and analysis of new CD releases.
8:10 Windows on the World
International public radio documentaries - visit the Windows on the World web page to find links to these documentaries.
8:40 Eco-living
Living our day-to-day lives more sustainably and environmentally aware, with Ian Mayes, Eco Design Advisor with Hamilton City Council. What does 'eco-living' look like and what are the main issues facing Kiwis?
9:06 The Tuesday Feature: A Place to Live for the Life Worth Having
A discussion from a Whanganui forum examining the links between economic and environmental health in NZ, especially in the regions and smaller centres (1 of 2, RNZ)
10:00 Late Edition
A review of the news from Morning Report, Nine to Noon, Afternoons and Checkpoint. Also hear the latest news from around the Pacific on Radio New Zealand International's Dateline Pacific.
11:06 The Shed
Award winning former British broadcaster Mark Coles presents his pick of the best new music releases and demos from around the planet. A glorious mix of brand new sounds from all over the world, real conversations with music makers and tales of everyday life as seen from an English garden shed (9 of 13, MCM).
===9:06 PM. | The Life Worth Having===
=DESCRIPTION=
The Tuesday Feature
A discussion from a Whanganui forum examining the links between economic and environmental health in NZ, especially in the regions and smaller centres (1 of 2, RNZ)
===10:00 PM. | Late Edition===
=DESCRIPTION=
Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National
===11:06 PM. | None (National)===
=DESCRIPTION=
Award winning former British broadcaster Mark Coles presents his pick of the best new music releases and demos from around the planet. A glorious mix of brand new sounds from all over the world, real conversations with music makers and tales of everyday life as seen from an English garden shed (9 of 13, MCM)