A 24-hour recording of Radio New Zealand National. The following rundown is sourced from the broadcaster’s website. Note some overseas/copyright restricted items may not appear in the supplied rundown:
20 May 2015
===12:04 AM. | All Night Programme===
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Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Insight (RNZ); 1:15 Primary People (RNZ); 2:05 The Forum (BBC); 3:05 Wildfire, by Karen Curtis and Alannah O'Sullivan (3 of 10, Word Pictures); 3:30 Diversions (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 7:34 Traffic
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06:00
Top Stories for Wednesday 20 May 2015
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The Opposition is on the attack over what they say is a half baked plan to lift children out of poverty from the Government. This hour, advocates say they're disappointed with what appears to be in store. In other pre budget developments, a child support payment overhaul is costing many millions more than planned, but it's worth it to make it the system fairer the Government says, and fire causes havoc at a Rotorua high school -- is it arson?
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Duration: 30'30"
06:06
Sports News for 20 May 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'10"
06:20
Pacific News for 20 May 2015
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The latest from the Pacific region.
Topics: Pacific
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Duration: 2'43"
06:23
Morning Rural News for 20 May 2015
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News from the rural and farming sector.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 4'10"
06:27
Te Manu Korihi News for 20 May 2015
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The Human Rights Commission is praising the police for its 'Turning the Tide' strategy which seeks to bring down the over-representation of Maori in the justice system; Indigenous Inuit fur hunters from Greenland are on their way to the European Parliament in Belgium to convince lawmakers to end a general ban on seal products that was introduced in 2010; The One-hundred Percent Pure New Zealand tourism campaign has been given a revamp and emerged with stronger Maori cultural elements.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Duration: 3'22"
06:39
Finance Minister accused of poor financial management
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The Government has been accused by lobby groups of back-tracking on its commitment to use tomorrow's Budget to tackle child poverty.
Topics: politics, economy
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Tags: child poverty, budget 2015
Duration: 3'15"
06:48
Trustpower expected to power Infratil earnings growth
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The power company, Trustpower, will continue to be the main driver of earnings growth for Infratil, even as the infrastructure and investment company pushes into the aged care sector.
Topics: business
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Tags: Trustpower
Duration: 2'13"
06:50
Inflation expectations have edged up
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Inflation expectations have edged up, but some analysts still expect the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates this year.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: inflation, interest rates
Duration: 2'04"
06:52
Producer prices have declined
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Producer prices have declined, reflecting lower fuel costs and weaker meat and dairy product prices.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: producer prices
Duration: 29"
06:52
Dairy prices take another dive
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Dairy prices have taken another dive.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: dairy prices
Duration: 34"
06:53
Govt says 18% of houses in Akl are sold within 2 years
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The Government says about one in six houses in Auckland are sold within two years of being purchased, but it's unknown how many are investment properties.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: property tax
Duration: 1'12"
06:54
Analyst unsure why Rio Tinto would sell Pacific Aluminium now
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A resource analyst says it's hard to see who'd buy some of Rio Tinto's aluminium assets, including its smelter in Southland.
Topics: business
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Tags: Rio Tinto
Duration: 2'25"
06:57
Wynyard sets sights for expansion
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Wynyard Group says the company is focused on ramping up its growth as it aims to take a big share of an estimated 8-billion-US dollar global market.
Topics: business
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Tags: Wynyard Group
Duration: 2'10"
06:59
Morning Markets for 20 May 2015
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The Dow Jones Index is up 14 points to 18,313.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 25"
07:07
Sports News for 20 May 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'08"
07:11
Government back tracking on reducing child poverty
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The Government is being accused of back-tracking on its commitment to use tomorrow's Budget to tackle child poverty.
Topics: politics
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Tags: child poverty, budget 2015
Duration: 5'01"
07:17
Government warned plans could backfire
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At risk young people could become more vulnerable under Government plans to change the way it funds some community organisations.
Topics: politics
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Tags: children, poverty
Duration: 3'10"
07:19
Community organisations respond to Government strategy
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Joining us now are representatives from two community organisations whose funding could be affected by the Government's new strategy.
Topics: politics
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Tags: children, poverty
Duration: 4'10"
07:24
Banks calls for Solicitor-General to stand aside
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The former Act MP, John Banks, says the Solicitor General Mike Heron should stand down while the Attorney General Chris Finlayson investigates his involvement in the failed case against the veteran politician.
Topics: politics, crime
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Tags: John Banks
Duration: 8'18"
07:36
Fire causes major damage at Rotorua Girls High
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Fire has destroyed two classrooms at Rotorua Girls' High School, amid dramatic scenes in the early hours of this morning.
Topics: education
Regions: Bay of Plenty
Tags: fire, Rotorua Girls' High School
Duration: 2'58"
07:43
Accused says no plan to kill
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The man accused of raping Blessie Gotingco before strangling her and cutting her throat says he had no plan to carry out the killing.
Topics: crime
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Tags: Blessie Gotingco
Duration: 3'18"
07:46
Scott Watson argues the right to speak to media
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The convicted double-murderer, Scott Watson, will be in the High Court in Christchurch today challenging a decision to ban him from speaking to a North and South journalist.
Topics: crime
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Tags: Scott Watson
Duration: 2'57"
07:50
South Island set to be disappointed with Budget
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Back now to this week's budget and the South Island's priorities.
Topics: politics
Regions: Canterbury, West Coast, Southland, Nelson Region, Tasman, Marlborough, Otago
Tags: budget 2015
Duration: 4'33"
07:54
Taranaki leaders want greater share of tax take
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So what are the priorities in Taranaki, our Taranaki reporter, Robin Martin, is with us.
Topics: politics
Regions: Taranaki
Tags: budget 2015
Duration: 3'15"
08:07
Sports News for 20 May 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 1'44"
08:10
Law professor: Banks will likely seek compensation
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A fiery John Banks is demanding that the Solicitor-General, Mike Heron, be investigated for his conduct in the case against the former Auckland mayor and ACT leader.
Topics: crime
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Tags: John Banks
Duration: 4'49"
08:15
Budget should overhaul Working for Families
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The Government is being accused of back-tracking on its commitment to use tomorrow's Budget to tackle child poverty.
Topics: politics
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Tags: child poverty, Working for Families, budget 2015
Duration: 4'36"
08:20
Greens say the government massaging child poverty figures
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Listening to that interview was the Green party co-leader, Metiria Turei, and she joins us.
Topics: politics
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Tags: child poverty, budget 2015
Duration: 3'56"
08:24
Proposed disaster repsonse changes
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Proposed changes to the Building Act would let the Government demolish any building that poses a safety risk in an emergency such as an earthquake.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Building Act, demolishing building
Duration: 3'47"
08:28
Convicted double murderer Scott Watson to appear in court today
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The convicted double-murderer, Scott Watson, will appear in the High Court in Christchurch today to challenge a decision that bans him from giving an interview to a North and South journalist.
Topics: crime
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Tags: Scott Watson, North and South
Duration: 5'35"
08:34
Markets Update for 20 May 2015
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 56"
08:39
Community organisations at risk of cutting services
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Some community organisations are at risk of having to fire staff and cut their services if the Government moves on its plan to change how they're funded.
Topics: politics
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Tags: child maltreatment, youth crime
Duration: 3'09"
08:43
Housing and Transport unlikely to produce Budget surprises
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When the Finance Minister, Bill English, delivers the Budget tomorrow, there's little expectation it will contain much to tackle Auckland's two biggest problems - the shortage and cost of housing, and transport funding.
Topics: politics, housing, transport
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: budget 2015
Duration: 3'26"
08:46
Northland wants more jobs, better roads out of Budget
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In Northland, more jobs and better roads are high on the Budget wish list.
Topics: politics
Regions: Northland
Tags: budget 2015
Duration: 3'49"
08:50
Drought has North Canterbury farmers on the edge
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While much of the country has been sheltering from the rain during the past few weeks, North Canterbury is in the midst of a relentless drought - and it's taking a toll on farmers and the region's wider economy.
Topics: weather, farming, rural
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: drought
Duration: 3'19"
08:55
Te Manu Korihi News for 20 May 2015
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The Human Rights Commission is praising the police for its 'Turning the Tide' strategy which seeks to bring down the over-representation of Maori in the justice system; The One-hundred Percent Pure New Zealand tourism campaign has been given a revamp and emerged with stronger Maori cultural elements; A new Maori business masters programme set to launch in 2017 hopes to bering Maori values into the corporate world; Indigenous Inuit fur hunters from Greenland are on their way to the European Parliament in Belgium to convince lawmakers to end a general ban on seal products that was introduced in 2010.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Duration: 3'26"
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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: The Global Gardener, by Michael Scott (8 of 10, RNZ)
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09:08
Islamic State's push into Iraq and siezure of Ramadi
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As Islamic State continues to enlist people from around the world, IS has made its biggest victory, in Iraq, since security forces and paramilitary groups began pushing them back last year, helped by air strikes from a US-led coalition. Ramadi, just 110 km northwest of Baghdad is the first major city to be seized by the insurgents. Now, retaking it is seen as a massive challenge to the Iraqi government.
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Tags: Iraq, Islamic State
Duration: 16'13"
09:24
Lawyers call to allow ISIS fighters to return to Australia
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There are efforts underway in Australia to allow the return of jihadist fighters who have changed their minds and want to come home. The lawyer for one of the men says his client knows he made a mistake by joining ISIS in Syria, and if he is allowed to return home, would be able to help deradicalise other young people and provide intelligence on ISIS recruiting. Stephen Kenny agrees - he is the lawyer for Australian, David Hicks, who was imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay on terrorism charges.
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Tags: Australia, Islamic State
Duration: 9'21"
09:34
Lack of understanding to blame for poor OIA practices
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Ombudsman Dame Beverley Wakem says a lack of understanding by public servants is the primary reason for the Act not being used properly. She is part way through an investigation into how Ministers' offices and government agencies treat requests under the OIA.
Topics: politics, media
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Tags: Official Information Act
Duration: 16'29"
09:50
Australia correspondent Peter Munro
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Austrlian Budget washup, Tony Abbott's rising popularity and 2 Australian contestants in Eurovision song contest.
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Tags: Australia, news
Duration: 9'05"
10:06
Farewell Kabul: How the West Ignored Pakistan, Lost Afghanistan
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Journalist and author, Christina Lamb's latest book, Farewell Kabul tells how the West turned success into defeat in the longest war fought by the United States in its history and by Britain since the Hundred Years War. She says Farewell Kabul: How the West Ignored Pakistan and Lost Afghanistan (William Collins) is the story of well-intentioned men and women going into a place they did not understand at all. And how, what had once been the right thing to do had become a conflict that everyone wanted to exit. This has left Afghanistan still one of the poorest and most dangerous nations on earth. Christina Lamb is the best-selling author of The Africa House and I Am Malala, co-authored with Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai. Nine to Noon spoke with Malala Yousafzai in 2013
Topics: author interview
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Tags: Christina Lamb, Farewell Kabul, Afghanistan
Duration: 35'00"
10:41
Book review: 'Desert War: The Battle of Sidi Rezegh'
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Quentin Johnson reviews 'Desert War: The Battle of Sidi Rezegh' by Peter Cox, Exisle Publishing.
Topics: books
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Duration: 5'00"
11:05
Marty Duda's artist of the week: Mick Harvey
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Mick Harvey is, without a doubt, one of the most important figures to emerge from the Australian music scene. He was a founding member of The Boys Next Door, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Crime & The City Solution. He has also made important contributions to the music of PJ Harvey (no relation) and These Immortal Souls. His solo career began in the mid-1990s with two albums worth of Sergie Gainsbourg tunes that Mick translated into English. In 2005 he released his first album or original material and a few years later he was out of The Bad Seeds and on his own entirely. Since then he has produced a series of records that, while somewhat low-key, are extremely satisfying. Mick Harvey and his band, The Intoxicated Men, will play four shows in New Zealand this week beginning Wednesday at Auckland's Tuning Fork.
Topics: music
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Tags: Marty Duda, Mick Harvey
Duration: 25'01"
11:33
Employment Law with Charles McGuinness
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Drug testing in the workplace
Topics: law
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Tags: employment, workplace drug testing
Duration: 15'05"
11:47
Arts commentator Courtney Johnston
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A monumental new video work by Lisa Reihana, and architecture comes to the Turner Prize.
Topics: arts
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Duration: 12'15"
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09:05 Islamic State's push into Iraq and seizure of Ramadi
Jean-Marc Mojon, AFP's Iraq bureau chief - Baghdad. As Islamic State continues to enlist people from around the world, IS has made its biggest victory, in Iraq, since security forces and paramilitary groups began pushing them back last year, helped by air strikes from a US-led coalition. Ramadi, just 110 km northwest of Baghdad is the first major city to be seized by the insurgents. Now, retaking it is seen as a massive challenge to the Iraqi government
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0915 Lawyers call for ISIS fighters to be allowed to return to Australia
There are efforts underway in Australia to allow the return of jihadist fighters who have changed their minds and want to come home. The lawyer for one of the men says his client knows he made a mistake by joining ISIS in Syria, and if he is allowed to return home, would be able to help deradicalise other young people and provide intelligence on ISIS recruiting. Stephen Kenny agrees - he is the lawyer for Australian, David Hicks, who was imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay on terrorism charges.
09:20 Ombudsman says lack of understanding to blame for poor OIA practices
Ombudsman Dame Beverley Wakem says a lack of understanding by public servants is the primary reason for the Act not being used properly. She is part way through an investigation into how Ministers' offices and government agencies treat requests under the OIA.
09:45 Australia correspondent Peter Munro
Austrlian Budget washup, Tony Abbott's rising popularity and 2 Australian contestants in Eurovision song contest.
10:05 Farewell Kabul: How the West Ignored Pakistan and Lost Afghanistan
Journalist and author, Christina Lamb’s latest book, Farewell Kabul tells how the West turned success into defeat in the longest war fought by the United States in its history and by Britain since the Hundred Years War. She says Farewell Kabul: How the West Ignored Pakistan and Lost Afghanistan (William Collins) is the story of well-intentioned men and women going into a place they did not understand at all. And how, what had once been the right thing to do had become a conflict that everyone wanted to exit. This has left Afghanistan still one of the poorest and most dangerous nations on earth.
Christina Lamb is the best-selling author of The Africa House and I Am Malala, co-authored with Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai. Nine to Noon spoke with Malala Yousafzai in 2013
10:30 Book review: 'Desert War: The Battle of Sidi Rezegh' by Peter Cox
Published by Exisle Publishing, Reviewed by Quentin Johnson.
10:45 The Reading: 'The Global Gardener' by Michael Scott
A Gardening Travelogue that moves from vegetables in Scotland, to grass in California, and a trans-Tasman garden in Wellington, meeting quirky characters along the way. Told by a botanist who describes himself as having 'a dynamic and romantic relationship with flora and fauna'. Michael Scott was born in New Zealand and lives in Gloucestershire, England where he strives to formulate practical action plans to preserve and revere the natural world. (8 of 10, RNZ)
11:05 Marty Duda's artist of the week: Mick Harvey
Mick Harvey is, without a doubt, one of the most important figures to emerge from the Australian music scene. He was a founding member of The Boys Next Door, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Crime & The City Solution. He has also made important contributions to the music of PJ Harvey (no relation) and These Immortal Souls. His solo career began in the mid-1990s with two albums worth of Sergie Gainsbourg tunes that Mick translated into English. In 2005 he released his first album or original material and a few years later he was out of The Bad Seeds and on his own entirely. Since then he has produced a series of records that, while somewhat low-key, are extremely satisfying. Mick Harvey and his band, The Intoxicated Men, will play four shows in New Zealand this week beginning Wednesday at Auckland’s Tuning Fork.
Tracks:
1. Bonnie Clyde – Mick Harvey taken from 1995 album, “Intoxicated Man” (Mute)
2. Hank Williams Said It Best – Mick Harvey taken from 2005 album “One Man’s Treasure” (Mute)
3. October Boy – Mick Harvey taken from 2011 album “Sketches From The Book Of The Dead” (Mute)
4. Glorious – Mick Harvey taken from the 2013 album, “Four (Acts Of Love)” (Mute)
11:30 Employment Law with Charles McGuinness
Charles McGuinness discusses drug testing in the workplace. Charles McGuinness is an employment lawyer with DLA Phillips Fox.
11:45 Arts commentator Courtney Johnston
A monumental new video work by Lisa Reihana, and architecture comes to the Turner Prize.
Links:
Lisa Reihana: In Pursuit of Venus [Infected]’, Auckland Art Gallery
John Hurrell review of ‘In Pursuit of Venus [Infected]’ - EyeContact
Turner Prize 2015 - Tate
The street that might win the Turner Prize - The Guardian
Lisa Reihana, In Pursuit of Venus [infected], 2015. Multi-channel video. Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, gift of the Patrons of Auckland Art Gallery.
===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 20 May 2015
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Social services providers fear for the poorest New Zealanders as the government considers changes for the sector; Scott Watson's lawyer tells court that victims' rights shouldn't prevent his client from talking to the media.
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Duration: 16'16"
12:17
Dairy prices continue to fall
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There's little cheer for dairy farmers following the latest auction, with prices again falling.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 41"
12:18
Dairy affecting jobs' ads
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Meanwhile, an economist says lower dairy prices appear to be affecting the jobs' market.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: jobs
Duration: 59"
12:19
Goodman Property Trust lifts its annual profit by a third
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Goodman Property Trust has made a record high profit of 179 point 7 million dollars in the year to the end of March, an increase of 34 percent compared with the previous year.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'04"
12:20
Vista Group sees 2015 shaping up to be big year for business
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Vista Group says 2015 is shaping up to be another big year for the company, with high hopes for its new Movio Media product, which is due for release later this year.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'33"
12:22
Midday Markets for 20 May 2015
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The latest from the markets with Melika King from Craigs Investment Partners.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 2'34"
12:26
Business Briefs
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TruScreen says it wants to raise between three and four million dollars through the issue of new shares; The chief executive of BusinessNZ, Phil O'Reilly, is resigning after a decade in the job.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 41"
12:27
Midday Sports News for 20 May 2015
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A departing rugby coach is critical of super rugby.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'40"
12:35
Midday Rural News for 20 May 2015
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News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 6'22"
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===1:06 PM. | Jesse Mulligan, 1–4pm===
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Information and debate, people and places around NZ
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13:08
Your Song - Space Oddity
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Lee Mauger has chosen Space Oddity by David Bowie.
Topics: music
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Tags: David Bowie
Duration: 13'07"
13:20
Music Trivia game
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We play the songs, and you guess the link and give us a call.
Topics: music
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Duration: 38'55"
14:10
A Place To Call Home - Briar March
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How to manage our state housing is being widely debated. And a new documentary looking at the issue of privatisation, and how we deal with social housing is being launched as part of the Documentary Edge Festival. A Place To Call Home is the work of filmmaker and educator Briar March. Briar has received more than 30 international awards for work. Her work includes documentaries, There Once Was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho, and Allie Eagle and Me. But for her latest project, Briar has spent three years following two Māori women involved in opposing housing projects. One in Glen Innes, and one in Northland.
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Betty Kanuta standing in front of her North Glen Innes state house. Image courtesy of Elizabeth March.
As the debate continues over the government's policy of removing itself from the running of social housing, a new documentary has come along which explores the issue from the inside.
A Place To Call Home is the work of filmmaker and educator Briar March, who has spent three years following two Māori women involved in opposing housing projects, one in Glen Innes, and one in Northland.
She talks to Simon Mercep about the project.
Briar March has received more than 30 international awards for work. Her work includes documentaries, There Once Was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho, and Allie Eagle and Me.
Topics: housing
Regions: Auckland Region, Northland
Tags: A Place To Call Home, Briar March, Documentary Edge Festival 2015, state housing
Duration: 22'10"
14:45
Feature album - That's the Way of the World
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Get your groove on with today's feature break through album 'That's the Way of the World' from funk band Earth, Wind and Fire.
Topics: music
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Tags: Earth, Wind and Fire
Duration: 13'48"
15:10
Tech News - Paul Brislen
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Could the world's most sophisticated airplanes be hacked in mid air by passengers who wanted to take over the flight controls?
Topics: technology
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Duration: 24'03"
15:30
Reframing the Great Outdoors
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From home grown vegetables to living walls, rooftop and pop-up gardens, to the humble indoor plant: nature is taking centre stage with gardening enthusiasts happily showing off the fruits of their back yard labour across Facebook and Instagram, and as it turns out, there is a global movement bringing architects and designers together to actively look for ways to incorporate 'green thinking' and the idea of sustainable living into the urban environment.
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Rebeka Whale (left) and Maibritt Pederson Zari (right)
“We need nature in order to be well and healthy.”
– Pederson Zari.
From home grown vegetables to living walls, roof-top and pop-up gardens, to the humble indoor plant: nature is taking centre stage with gardening enthusiasts happily showing off the fruits of their back yard labour across Facebook and Instagram, and as it turns out, there is a global movement bringing architects and designers together to actively look for ways to incorporate 'green thinking' and the idea of sustainable living into the urban environment.
The role of nature in our inner cities has greater benefits beyond the aesthetic according to Maibritt Pederson Zari, Lecturer at Victoria University’s School of Architecture. She says that conscious decisions are made to bring habitat back into our cities, and it is even happening in Wellington – a living wall constructed from native plants has been created on the entrance to Civic Square.
Suspended fern sphere at Civic Square, Wellington
While green grass makes for a pretty picture, she says that plants, trees and natural light all contribute to our feeling of wellness: people tend to feel more sociable, less stressed and concentrate better in an environment with plants and trees. She notes that there have also been cases where people experiencing trauma or behavioural problems have been through successful rehabilitation through working with plants.
One of Pedersen Zari’s areas of research is Biophilia, which looks at the way in which humans gravitate towards nature, and then in turn, how designers can explore ways of incorporating nature into interior and exterior spaces. ‘Constructions of nature’ – sculptures, objects and anything that reminds of nature – is just as effective.
Bringing the outside indoors can be equally as beneficial, and even one indoor plant can make a difference on psychological health; contributing to greater productivity, mental clarity and relaxation. “Because plants are really good at engaging our senses, they are really good at creating spaces that are healing or relaxing,” she says.
Creative Project Coordinator Rebeka Whale is the founder of Wellington Living Architecture, and is an advocate of working with plants and bringing them into our workspaces and homes. She says that if you’re looking for a good indoor plant ‘Spider plants’ (Chlorophytum comosum) are a great one to start with because they’re incredibly resilient, self-propagating and they also improve air quality – battling benzene, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and xylene, which are solvents used in the leather, rubber and printing industries.
Whale has a design background which she has successfully integrated with her love of plants and passion for environmental sustainability and well-being. She has helped to transform various spaces around Wellington, and setting up Wellington Living Architecture has been a way for her to look at the bigger picture and bring like-minded individuals together to generate further discourse and engagement around ideas of sustainability and the living environment. “I’d love to set up a demonstration rooftop garden,” she says, adding that it is largely dependent on sourcing the most suitable space and having some keen helpers to drive it.
Youtube video showing Rebeka Whale helping to transform Biz Dojo
A few businesses in Wellington are cultivating their own rooftop gardens – Nikau Café being one example of a business that produces some of their own herbs and vegetables – a means to gain independence during periods when some varieties aren’t always available.
Whale would love for everyone to bring plants into their homes and working spaces, but she knows that it isn’t as easy as it sounds. Plants can be expensive and she has a project in mind to help alleviate that problem. She wants to create a plant exchange, or place that people can come and donate unwanted plants for those who either can’t afford them or have trouble accessing them. Inner city dwellers, especially, are among those who have limited access to garden centres and nurseries, which are otherwise found in suburban areas.
“Plants transform a space. Aesthetically they make a space feel softer, they create atmosphere and some delight for the eye,” she says.
Links:
Wellington Living Architecture
International Living Futures Institute
Top Indoor House Plants
Topics: life and society, arts
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: Wellington City Gallery, Civic Square, design, environment, nature, plants, conservation, Victoria University, architecture, the outdoors
Duration: 14'52"
15:47
The Panel pre-show for 20 May 2015
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Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
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Duration: 13'33"
=SHOW NOTES=
1:10 Your Song
Space Oddity by David Bowie. Chosen by Lee Mauger.
1:20 Music Trivia game
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2:10 A Place To Call Home - Briar March
How to manage our state housing is being widely debated. And a new documentary looking at the issue of privatisation, and how we deal with social housing is being launched as part of the Documentary Edge Festival. A Place To Call Home is the work of filmmaker and educator Briar March. Briar has received more than 30 international awards for work. Her work includes documentaries, There Once Was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho, and Allie Eagle and Me. But for her latest project, Briar has spent three years following two Māori women involved in opposing housing projects. One in Glen Innes, and one in Northland.
Image courtesy of Elizabeth March.
2:30 NZ Reading - The Conductor
Elias is asked to conduct Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony for the first public concert in Leningrad. His drunken ex oboist Alexander rescues him when he keels over but is unable to play anymore. Elias's orchestra struggle and Nina Bronnikova comes to help Nikolai and Elias copy the music scores. She offers to play piano. Nikolai is desperate for his daughter Sonya.
2:45 Feature album
Earth, Wind and Fire. 'That's the Way of the World'.
3:10 Tech News - Paul Brislen
Could the world's most sophisticated aeroplanes be hacked in mid-air by passengers who wanted to take over the flight controls?
3D printing is starting to take us in some interesting directions. Currently it's typically plastic sculptures and dull stuff, but as the capability increases we're seeing artificial limbs being produced, even jet engine components and ultimately we'll have 3D printed steaks. No, you didn't misread that. Printing food. And 3d printing of skin to test cosmetic products.
A couple of Obama tech stories. First, a bunch of tech companies plead with the president to keep the government out of private citizens' smartphones and emails. Here's the Guardian's take on this. Second Obama story - he joins Twitter.
Big chinese video streaming company Letv (which predated Netflix) says it will sell smartphones in the USA, but as a way of watching video, not for the phone function … so what will smartphones eventually be used for mainly? Should we drop the word "phone" and just call it a smartdevice?
Also, some advice for Android users needing Adobe Flash.
3:30 Reframing The Great Outdoors - Sonia Sly
We take a look at the benefit of plants in both our urban landscape and within the home, when Sonia Sly meets a couple of plant and design experts who say that they do more than just beautify the environment.
New Zealand Society
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show
What the world is talking about. With Jim Mora, Zara Potts, Barry Corbett and Lindsay Dawson.
MUSIC DETAILS:
Wednesday MAY 20
YOUR SONG:
ARTIST: David Bowie
TITLE: Space Oddity
COMP: Bowie
ALBUM: Space Oddity
LABEL: EMI 791835
TRIVIA QUIZ:
ARTIST: Mamas and the Papas
TITLE: California Dreamin'
COMP: Phillips, Phillips
ALBUM: The Mamas And The Papas: Best Of
LABEL: MCA
ARTIST: The Cars
TITLE: Magic
COMP: Ocasek
ALBUM: Heartbeat City
LABEL: ELEKTRA
ARTIST: Anne Murray
TITLE: Snowbird
COMP: MacLellan
ALBUM: Anne Murray: Greatest Hits
LABEL: CAPITOL
ARTIST: Ella Fitzgerald
TITLE: I Love Paris
COMP: Cole Porter
ALBUM: Ella Fitzgerald: The Cole Porter Songbook, Volume Two
LABEL: VERVE
ARTIST: The Bangles
TITLE: Hazy Shade of Winter
COMP: Simon
ALBUM: The Bangles: Greatest Hits
LABEL: COLUMBIA
ARTIST: Mungo Jerry
TITLE: In the Summertime
COMP: Ray Dorset
ALBUM: Mungo Jerry: The Dawn Singles Collection
LABEL: GLAM
ARTIST: White Stripes
TITLE: Dead Leaves and the dirty ground
COMP: White, White
ALBUM: White Blood Cells
LABEL: XL
ARTIST: Carole King
TITLE: You've got a friend
COMP: King
ALBUM: Carole King: The Legendary Demos
LABEL: ROCKINGALE
ARTIST: The Motels
TITLE: Suddenly Last Summer
COMP: Davis
ALBUM: Motels: The Best Of
LABEL: EMI
ARTIST: Future Islands
TITLE: Seasons (Waiting on you)
COMP: Future Islands
ALBUM: Singles
LABEL: 4AD 373402
FEATURE ALBUM:
ARTIST: Earth, Wind And Fire
TITLE: Shining Star
COMP: Philip Bailey / Larry Dunn / Maurice White
ALBUM: Thats The Way Of The World
LABEL: Sony Music
ARTIST: Earth, Wind And Fire
TITLE: Thats The Way Of The World
COMP: Charles Stepney / Maurice White / Verdine White
ALBUM: Thats The Way Of The World
LABEL: Sony Music
ARTIST: Earth, Wind And Fire
TITLE: Reasons
COMP: Philip Bailey / Charles Stepney / Maurice White
ALBUM: Thats The Way Of The World
LABEL: Sony Music
THE PANEL:
ARTIST: The Hollies
TITLE: Dear Eloise
COMP: T. Hicks/G. Nash/The Clarkes
ALBUM: The Hollies: Greatest Hits
LABEL: EPIC
===4:06 PM. | The Panel===
=DESCRIPTION=
An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)
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15:47
The Panel pre-show for 20 May 2015
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Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.
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Duration: 13'33"
16:08
The Panel with Barry Corbett, Lindsay Dawson (Part 1)
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Drinking age and the Scott Watson case.
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Duration: 27'16"
16:09
The Panel with Barry Corbett and Lindsay Dawson (Part 2)
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Pen and paper, interest rates, David Letterman.
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Duration: 22'25"
16:13
Drinking age
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The chair of the NZ Medical Council Dr Stephen Child joins the Panel to discuss their bid to raise the legal drinking age back up to 20.
Topics: health
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Duration: 8'52"
16:25
Scott Watson
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Double murderer Scott Watson's case is to be investigated. The NZ Public Interest Panel is to look into the case and one of those experts Dr Chris Gallavin tells us what the purpose of the NZPIP is.
Topics: law
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Tags: John Banks, Scott Watson
Duration: 12'46"
16:39
Pens and paper
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A senior staffer at Microsoft says pens and paper are no longer necessary in the classroom. We talk to the principal of Hobsonville Point Primary Maurie Abraham about if kids still need to learn to write without a keyboard.
Topics: education
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Duration: 8'26"
16:45
Panel Says
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What the Panelists Barry Corbett and Lindsey Dawson have been thinking about.
Topics: life and society
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Duration: 3'54"
16:50
Interest rates
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The banks are slashing interest rates. Will they continue to fall?
Topics: economy, business
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Duration: 5'48"
16:55
Last show for Letterman
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The studio lights of the Late Show will go off for the last time for host David Letterman.
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Duration: 4'00"
=SHOW NOTES=
===5:00 PM. | Checkpoint===
=DESCRIPTION=
Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme
=AUDIO=
17:00
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 20 May 2015
BODY:
Scott Watson goes to court for the right to tell his story; Scott Watson's father on what his son wants to tell people; Tempers flare in Parliament ahead of Budget; Budget Analysis from our political editor; Tens of thousands of cars recalled in NZ; Police forced to cancel more than 1700 speeding tickets.
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Duration: 21'24"
17:07
Scott Watson goes to court for the right to tell his story
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The lawyer for Scott Watson has told a court the convicted double murderer deserves to be able to tell the public about the miscarriage of justice that saw him locked up.
Topics: law
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Tags: Scott Watson
Duration: 3'39"
17:11
Scott Watson's father on what his son wants to tell people
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Chris Watson, Scott Watson's father, was at court today with his daughter, Scott's sister Sandy.
Topics: law, crime
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Tags: Scott Watson
Duration: 2'05"
17:15
Tempers flare in Parliament ahead of Budget
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Tempers flared in Parliament this afternoon ahead of tomorrow's Budget.
Topics: politics, economy
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Tags: budget 2015
Duration: 3'13"
17:20
Budget analysis from our political editor
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RNZ political editor Brent Edwards gives a Budget analysis.
Topics: politics, economy
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Duration: 4'12"
17:24
Tens of thousands of cars recalled in NZ
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More than fifty-thousand New Zealand cars are being recalled because the Japanese air bag manufacturer, Takata, has admitted, for the first time, there's a fault in its airbags causing them to explode unexpectedly.
Topics: transport
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Tags: Takata, car air bag, recall
Duration: 4'31"
17:28
Police forced to cancel more than 1700 speeding tickets
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More than 150-thousand dollars worth of speeding tickets have been cancelled by the police because a camera in Wellington's Ngauranga Gorge was clocking fines at the wrong time.
Topics: technology
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: Ngauranga Gorge, speed camera
Duration: 3'21"
17:34
Today's market update
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For the latest now on the markets.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 2'07"
17:35
Social services providers blindsided by funding shake up
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Some social services say they've have been blindsided by the government's plan to shake-up funding in the sector.
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Duration: 3'38"
17:39
OIA approach about 'leadership'
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The Chief Ombudsman says the Prime Minister has endorsed the misuse of the Official Information Act and needs to take it more seriously.
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Duration: 2'08"
17:42
Millions of cars recalled worldwide - air bag exploding fault
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More now about how fifty-thousand New Zealand cars are being recalled, with the Japanese manufacturer, Takata, admitting there's a fault in its airbags which can cause them to explode unexpectedly.
Topics: transport, technology
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Tags: Takata, recall, airbags
Duration: 4'29"
17:46
Iraqi soldiers will be punished for running away from IS
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Iraqi government soldiers will be punished for running away from Islamic State militants who attacked and took over the key city of Ramadi.
Topics: politics
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Duration: 4'04"
17:52
Tribal boundaries not considered in Wellington supercity plan
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A Wellington mana whenua leader says a proposal for a supercity council does not adequately factor in tribal boundaries.
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Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: supercity
Duration: 2'46"
17:55
Lawyers trying to get Australians home from Islamic State
BODY:
Lawyers for three young Australians who joined Islamic State and now want to come home are trying to figure out how to convince police the men are not a risk.
Topics: law
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Tags: Islamic State
Duration: 5'00"
18:06
Sports News for 20 May 2015
BODY:
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 3'31"
18:12
Australian cattle slaughtered with sledgehammers in Vietnam
BODY:
The Australia government says it will not overreact to accusations cattle are being slaughtered with sledgehammers in Vietnam.
Topics: politics, farming, rural
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Tags: Australia, Vietnam
Duration: 5'08"
18:17
Groser not apologising for offending Canadians
BODY:
The Trade Minister, Tim Groser, is unapologetic about offending the Canadians after describing their dairy industry as belonging in the former Soviet Union.
Topics: politics, farming, rural
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Tags: Canada
Duration: 2'37"
18:20
McDonalds may have avoided paying millions in tax
BODY:
A new union-backed study claims McDonald's may have avoided paying half a billion dollars of tax in Australia over five years by shifting profits through Singapore.
Topics: business
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Tags: McDonald's, Singapore
Duration: 4'28"
18:28
Naming and shaming farmers not the way to go - sharemilker
BODY:
A leading farmer says unions naming and shaming farmers who appear to be paying poor wages is not the way to improve things for dairy workers.
Topics: business, farming, rural
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Tags: wages
Duration: 5'02"
18:35
Sending migrants rescued at sea, back to their home countries
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Malaysia and Indonesia say they will try to send migrants rescued at sea, back to their home countries.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Malaysia, Indonesia, migrants
Duration: 3'28"
18:44
Dame Ngaio Marsh heritage house reopened
BODY:
A room where critically acclaimed crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh worked was reopened this morning after being flooded last month.
Topics: history
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Tags: Dame Ngaio Marsh
Duration: 2'29"
18:47
Te Manu Korihi News for 20 May 2015
BODY:
A Wellington mana whenua leader says tribal boundaries have not been adequately considered in the proposal for a supercity council; For the first time ever, Mâori-influenced lettering is being used in Tourism New Zealand's campaign to attract international visitors; The Ministry of Education is rejecting claims by a Gisborne kura that their funding has been slashed by nearly 40-thousand dollars.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Duration: 3'30"
18:50
Today In Parliament for 20 May 2015 - evening edition
BODY:
One more big sleep before Budget Day when all will be revealed; Ministers invoke the need for secrecy to frustrate opposition attempts to obtain answers to questions even vaguely related to the Budget; Labour's Grant Robertson is thrown out for interjecting; Trade Minister Tim Groser, faces some embarrassing questions from David Parker and Winston Peters.
Topics: politics, economy
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Tags: budget 2015
Duration: 5'09"
18:56
Scientists unravel secrets of the Taieri River in Otago
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Zooloogists and geologists from Otago University have discovered a big secret about the Taieri River and why there are two distinct species of the same fish in the upper and lower reaches of it.
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Regions: Otago
Tags: Otago University, Taieri River
Duration: 3'22"
=SHOW NOTES=
===7:06 PM. | Nights===
=DESCRIPTION=
Entertainment and information, including: 7:30 Spectrum: People, places and events in NZ (RNZ) 8:13 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries 9:06 The Wednesday Drama: When Sun and Moon Collide, by Briar Grace-Smith The secret lives of four small-town NZ characters are revealed in a series of events that begin when Declan Kopu is released from prison and returns home. Tearooms proprietor Isaac's calm is shattered and he tells what he knows about the missing Scandinavian tourists. Francie Dwyer reveals her terrible secret, and policewoman Travis confronts her disturbing past (RNZ)
=AUDIO=
19:12
Flash Footwear for Growing Kids
BODY:
How encountering ill-fitted and/or shoeless children encouraged Kenton Lee to come up with a simple concept of footwear that also had the capacity to "grow".
Topics: technology, international aid and development
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Tags: the shoe that grows, shoes, footwear
Duration: 18'12"
20:40
Indonesia
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Editor of Asia Calling Rebecca Henschke reports from the world's fourth most populous nation with the largest population of Muslims, the Republic of Indonesia, pop. 237,424,363 (census. 2011).
Topics: life and society, politics, economy, spiritual practices
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Tags: Indonesia, Rohingya refugee crisis, virginity tests, corruption
Duration: 15'47"
20:59
Conundrum Clue 5
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Listen on Friday for the answer.
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Duration: 39"
21:59
Conundrum Clue 6
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Listen on Friday for the answer.
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Duration: 25"
=SHOW NOTES=
7:10 Flash Footwear for Growing Kids
How encountering ill-fitted and/or shoeless children encouraged Kenton Lee to come up with a simple concept of footwear that also had the capacity to "grow".
7:30 Spectrum
People, places and events in New Zealand.
8:10 Windows on the World
International public radio documentaries - visit the Windows on the World web page to find links to these documentaries.
8:40 Indonesia
Editor of Asia Calling Rebecca Henschke reports from the world's fourth most populous nation with the largest population of Muslims, the Republic of Indonesia, pop. 237,424,363 (census. 2011).
9:06 The Wednesday Drama: When Sun and Moon Collide, by Briar Grace-Smith
The secret lives of four small-town NZ characters are revealed in a series of events that begin when Declan Kopu is released from prison and returns home. Tearooms proprietor Isaac's calm is shattered and he tells what he knows about the missing Scandinavian tourists. Francie Dwyer reveals her terrible secret, and policewoman Travis confronts her disturbing past (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 Night Lights Classic Jazz
We Brothers Three: The Montgomerys, Heaths and Jones (F, WFIU)
===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=
We Brothers Three: The Montgomerys, Heaths and Jones (F, WFIU)