A 24-hour recording of RNZ National. The following rundown is sourced from the broadcaster’s website. Note some overseas/copyright restricted items may not appear in the supplied rundown:
16 March 2016
===12:04 AM. | All Night Programme===
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Including: 12:06 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Insight (RNZ); 1:15 Country Life (RNZ); 2:05 The Forum (BBC); 3:05 Juggling with Mandarins, by V M Jones, read by Matt Whelan (3 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Diversions (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 The Day in Parliament
===6:00 AM. | Morning Report===
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RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including: 6:16 and 6:50 Business News 6:18 Pacific News 6:26 Rural News 6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers
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06:00
Top Stories for Wednesday 16 March 2016
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Another blow for the dairy industry as global prices drop again overnight. Timber exporters says the free trade agreement with China is a failure. And with interest rates at a 50 year low, why aren't credit card interest rates falling to?
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Duration: 30'46"
06:06
Sports News for 16 March 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 1'49"
06:09
French police participating in Belgium police raid
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A manhunt is underway in Belgium's capital after shots were fired a short time ago during a police raid connected to the Paris terror attacks.
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Tags: Belgium
Duration: 3'28"
06:13
PM calls Little ignorant on banking
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The Government has slammed Labour's idea of strong-arming banks to lower interest rates.
Topics: politics
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Tags: banks
Duration: 1'46"
06:15
Tuvalu man case uses climate change factors
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A man from Tuvalu has become the lastest person from the Pacific to climate change factors should be considered in his bid for refugee status.
Topics: climate, law
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Tags: climate change
Duration: 3'03"
06:21
Early Business News for 16 March 2016
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 2'17"
06:25
Morning Rural News for 16 March 2016
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News from the rural and farming sector.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 4'17"
06:42
Defence Force publishes action plan
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The Defence Force has published an action plan to tackle the sexist culture within its branches.
Topics: defence force
Regions:
Tags: sexism
Duration: 3'12"
06:45
Make or Break day for Senator Rubio
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It's a make-or-break day as five states and hundreds of delegates are on the line in the race for the White House.
Topics: politics
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Tags: US
Duration: 2'57"
06:50
Dairy auction overnight
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Prices have fallen in the latest global dairy auction overnight.
Topics: business
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Tags: dairy prices
Duration: 2'39"
06:52
MYOB says lower dairy prices hitting revenue and confidence
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And the latest survey has found that weaker dairy prices are being felt far beyond the farmgate and rural towns.
Topics: business
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Tags: dairy
Duration: 1'51"
06:54
EU plans to help farmers, impact on NZ farmers not yet known
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One of the disrupting factors in the world dairy trade has been the glut of production in Europe.
Topics: business
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Tags: dairy prices
Duration: 1'52"
06:56
Scales gets new China-based shareholder
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Chinese interests have bought a 15 percent stake in apple exporter, Scales, as private equity firm Direct Capital Investments has sold down its stake.
Topics: business
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Tags: Scales
Duration: 1'19"
06:57
Morning markets for 16 March 2016
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American stocks can't make up their minds been lower and higher, investors waiting for the Federal Reserve decisions tomorrow.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 1'22"
06:59
Business briefs
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The chief executive of lighting distributor, Energy Mad, is stepping down at the end of the month.
Topics: business
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Tags: Energy Mad
Duration: 15"
07:07
Sports News for 16 March 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'09"
07:11
Timber industry wants action on China
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The timber industry says it's getting nothing from the free trade agreement with China because Chinese authorities are finding new ways to penalise them financially.
Topics: business
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Tags: China
Duration: 4'44"
07:16
Black Caps beat India in T20 match
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Playing in India the Black Caps batted first scoring just 126/7, which didn't look enough. But it was - The New Zealand spinners ripped through the Indian batsmen bowling them all out for just 79.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'58"
07:19
Banks' decision not to lower credit card interest rates
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Banks are being criticised for keeping credit card interest rates at nearly 20 percent while interest rates generally are at their lowest for decades.
Topics: business
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Tags: banks
Duration: 4'30"
07:24
Israeli ambassador responds to McCully's criticism
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The Foreign Minister Murray McCully is blaming Israel for undermining the Middle East Peace Process.
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Tags: Israel
Duration: 4'14"
07:29
US states vote today in crucial primaries
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Another Tuesday in the U.S., another major hurdle in the presidential campaign.
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Tags: U.S.
Duration: 4'44"
07:37
Dairy prices fall at international dairy auction
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Dairy prices have fallen in the overnight Global Dairy Trade auction.
Topics: business
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Tags: dairy prices
Duration: 3'34"
07:41
Anti-terror operation underway in Brussels
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Belgian security forces and French police are hunting for at least two men after shots were fired at police during a counter-terrorism raid in Brussels.
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Tags: Belgian, Brussels Attacks
Duration: 2'48"
07:45
Rape victim says Defence Force's sexism plan isn't enough
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A rape victim who pushed for changes to the way the Defence Force deals with sexual complaints wants investigations carried out independently of the services.
Topics: crime, defence force
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Tags: sexism
Duration: 2'35"
07:48
Mass killer Breivik suing Norwegian government
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The Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik is suing the government for what he says is unacceptable treatment in prison.
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Tags: Anders Breivik, Norway
Duration: 4'17"
07:53
Idea of targeting school funding to "at risk"
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The Government's being warned that targeting school funding according to whether individual pupils are deemed "at risk" could stigmatise young children and make it even harder for them to do well at school.
Topics: education, politics
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Tags: decile system
Duration: 2'10"
07:56
Britain's only Maori whare in a sorry state of disrepair
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After surviving a major fire last year, Britain's only Maori meeting house, Hinemihi, is in a sorry state of disrepair.
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Tags: UK, Te Maru O Hinemihi
Duration: 3'31"
08:07
Sports News for 16 March 2016
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'23"
08:11
Consumer NZ keeping watch of banks' credit card interest rates
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New Zealand's consumer watchdog says it's keeping a close eye on bank credit card rates.
Topics: business
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Tags: banks, credit cards
Duration: 3'53"
08:15
Trade advocate says TPP will help cut non tariff barriers
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The timber industry wants the Government to get China to honour the intention of New Zealand's free trade agreement when it's reviewed this year.
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Tags: timber, China
Duration: 5'06"
08:20
John Key ridicules Labour's banks idea
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The Prime Minister has ridiculed Labour's idea of strong-arming banks to lower interest rates
Topics: politics
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Tags: banks
Duration: 2'51"
08:23
Defence Force clamp down on sexual violence
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The military says it is adopting a zero tolerance approach to inappropriate behaviour and sexual violence in its ranks, but a rape victim wants them to go even further.
Topics: defence force
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Tags: sexism
Duration: 6'34"
08:31
Markets Update for 16 March 2016
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 55"
08:36
Pope announces Mother Teresa will be made a saint
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Pope Francis has announced that Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church at a ceremony on September fourth.
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Tags: Mother Teresa
Duration: 3'42"
08:40
Trump's dominance in Republic race continues
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Donald Trump's continued dominance in the Republican race for the Presidential nomination will be tested again today, as five states vote in Super Tuesday 2.
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Tags: US, Trump
Duration: 5'14"
08:46
New Indiana Jones just announced
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Here's one for the kids of all ages. Disney has just announced it's to make a fifth epic adventure in the Indiana Jones series.
Topics: arts
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Tags: Indiana Jones
Duration: 4'00"
08:50
Fiji counts cost of Cyclone Winston
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In Fiji, engineers and assessors are counting the cost of the damage to roads and infrastructure caused by Cyclone Winston.
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Tags: Fiji
Duration: 3'10"
08:56
Govt supports mask policy for health workers
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The Ministry of Health is supporting a contentious policy of forcing health workers who don't get flu jabs to wear a face mask.
Topics: health
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Tags: Masks, flu
Duration: 3'09"
08:57
Well-known mafia lawyer in Melbourne gunned down outside cafe
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Melbourne police will today be trawling through CCTV footage in the hunt for the killer of mafia lawyer Joseph 'Pino' Acquaro.
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Tags: Australia
Duration: 1'55"
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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: Bulibasha by Witi Ihimaera read by George Henare (13 of 15, RNZ)
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09:08
The scale of the 'sexist' culture in the Defence Force
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The Chief of Defence, Lieutenant General Tim Keating, fronts up about, 'Operation Respect', the military's new plan for reducing sexual violence within the armed forces .
Topics: defence force
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Tags:
Duration: 20'30"
09:27
Precision medicine - tailoring treatment to individuals
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The government has plans for all New Zealanders to move to electronic health records, but the head of the New Zealand tech company Orion, which is investing heavily in precision medicine, says electronic records are just part of the picture. Ian McRae says in order to get the best health outcomes, doctors need to have access to all the information about a patient, including medical records, genetic profile, environmental and social background.
Topics: health
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Tags: genetics, precision medicine
Duration: 16'30"
09:49
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
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Senate voting changes. An early election? Iranian foreign minister visit.
Topics: politics
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Duration: 9'30"
10:06
Finn McCahon-Jones: ceramics, festivals and giving kids a voice
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Auckland City Limits music festival is on this weekend with a big line up of bands and performers at Western Springs. For the first time there'll be a mini-festival called Kiddie Limits for young fans. Finn McCahon Jones, is the curator of the kids' festival. He recently retired after 20 years as the voice of bFM's Sunday morning kids' show. He's also the curator and director of Te Toi Uku, the Crown Lynn Ceramics museum in Auckland. The grandson of the artist Colin McCahon, and son of Auckland University professor Alison Jones and William McCahon, he grew up surrounded by art and ideas. He talks to Kathryn about bringing some of that to the Kiddie Limits Festival this weekend.
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On 16 March a big line-up of bands and performers hit Western Springs for the Auckland City Limits music festival. This year, for the first time, there'll be a mini-festival for young fans called Kiddie Limits.
Curator Finn McCahon Jones talks with Kathryn Ryan:
Finn McCahon Jones recently retired as the voice of bFM's Sunday morning kids' show after 20 years. He's also the curator and director of Te Toi Uku, the Crown Lynn Ceramics museum in Auckland. The grandson of the artist Colin McCahon, and son of Auckland University professor Alison Jones and William McCahon, he grew up surrounded by art and ideas.
Topics: arts
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Tags: Finn McCahon Jones
Duration: 29'34"
10:40
Book Review: The Girl Who Came Back by Susan Lewis
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Reviewed by Ralph McAllister, published by Penguin Random House.
Topics: books
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Tags:
Duration: 4'48"
11:06
Marty Duda reviews artist of the week John Grant
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Although John Grant began his musical career in the 1990s as a member of a band from Denver called The Czars, it's his solo work over the past 6 years that has brought him the most acclaim. His debut solo album, Queen Of Denmark, found Grant teaming up with alt.country band Midlake, while 2013's Pale Green Eyes explores 80's electro-pop. Grant's most recent album is 2015's thrillingly eclectic Grey Tickles, Black Pressure. John Grant performs in New Zealand this week at Auckland's Civic Theatre and at WOMAD.
Topics: music
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Tags: John Grant
Duration: 19'56"
11:26
Oamaru weaver Sue McLean on creating heirlooms of the future
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In the south island town of Oamaru, Sue and Rod McLean run a business weaving short runs of traditionally inspired fabric with their 100 year old weaving system - the Hattersley Domestic, circa 1918.
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The South Island town of Oamaru is well known for its heritage buildings, but it's also home to a very special functioning antique – a 100 year old weaving system.
Sue and Rod McLean run a business weaving short runs of traditionally inspired fabric on the Hattersley Domestic Weaving System – circa 1918 – bought just over a decade ago.
Rod set about repairing and restoring the cast iron machine with the idea they could one day have a business where people could watch the looms working and buy the textiles they'd create.
It's the only working loom of its kind in New Zealand and the couple are making runs of woven fabric – sometimes out of spun wool people send them from their own properties (including tartans and herringbone) from a shed at the back of their property.
Topics: arts
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Tags: weaving
Duration: 19'36"
11:47
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
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Dr Siouxsie Wiles explains how the discovery of plastic-munching bacteria could fuel a recycling revolution and why scientists asked volunteers to eat raw goat meat!
Topics: science
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Duration: 12'17"
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09:05 What is the scale of the 'sexist' culture in the Defence Force ?
The Chief of Defence, Lieutenant General Tim Keating, fronts up about, 'Operation Respect', the military's new plan for reducing sexual violence within the armed forces .
09:20 Precision medicine - tailoring treatment to individuals
The government has plans for all New Zealanders to move to electronic health records, but the head of the New Zealand tech company Orion, which is investing heavily in precision medicine, says electronic records are just part of the picture. Ian McRae says in order to get the best health outcomes, doctors need to have access to all the information about a patient, including medical records, genetic profile, environmental and social background.
09:45 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
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10:05 Finn McCahon-Jones: ceramics, festivals and giving kids a voice
Auckland City Limits music festival is on this weekend with a big line up of bands and performers at Western Springs. For the first time there'll be a mini-festival called Kiddie Limits for young fans. Finn McCahon Jones, is the curator of the kids' festival. He recently retired after 20 years as the voice of bFM's Sunday morning kids' show. He's also the curator and director of Te Toi Uku, the Crown Lynn Ceramics museum in Auckland. The grandson of the artist Colin McCahon, and son of Auckland University professor Alison Jones and William McCahon, he grew up surrounded by art and ideas. He talks to Kathryn about bringing some of that to the Kiddie Limits Festival this weekend.
10:35 Book Review: The Girl Who Came Back by Susan Lewis
Reviewed by Ralph McAllister
Published by Penguin Random House
10:45 The Reading: Bulibasha by Witi Ihimaera read by George Henare (Part 13 of 15)
11:05 Marty Duda reviews artist of the week John Grant
Although John Grant began his musical career in the 1990s as a member of a band from Denver called The Czars, it's his solo work over the past 6 years that has brought him the most acclaim. His debut solo album, Queen Of Denmark, found Grant teaming up with alt/country band Midlake, while 2013's Pale Green Eyes explores 80's electro-pop. Grant's most recent album is 2015's thrillingly eclectic Grey Tickles, Black Pressure. John Grant performs in New Zealand this week at Auckland's Civic Theatre and at WOMAD.
11:20 Oamaru weaver Sue McLean on creating heirlooms of the future
The south island town of Oamaru is well known for its heritage buildings, but it is because of a working antique that we are visiting there today. Sue and Rod McLean run a business weaving short runs of traditionally inspired fabric using a one hundred year old weaving system.
The couple bought their Hattersley Domestic Weaving System - circa 1918 - just over a decade ago and Rod set about repairing and restoring the cast iron machine, with the idea they could one day have a business where people could watch the looms working and buy the textiles they'd create.
It's the only working loom of its kind in New Zealand and the couple are making runs of woven fabric - sometimes out of spun wool people send them from their own properties - including tartans and herringbone - from a shed at the back of their property.
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11:45 Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Dr Siouxsie Wiles explains how the discovery of plastic-munching bacteria could fuel a recycling revolution and why scientists asked volunteers to eat raw goat meat!
===Noon | Midday Report===
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RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including: 12:16 Business News 12:26 Sport 12:34 Rural News 12:43 Worldwatch
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12:00
Midday News for 16 March 2016
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Changes to the Emmissions Trading Scheme mean businesses will pay more; The timber industry accuses China of flouting Free Trade rules.
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Duration: 15'29"
12:17
Current account deficit narrows in fourth quarter
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The balance of payments, which broadly measures the country's ability to pay its way in the world, has narrowed, as a rise in tourism earnings offset a fall in dairy earnings.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'22"
12:19
David Jones could put pressure on retailers to lift their game
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A retailing leasing specialist says the entry of Australian retailer, David Jones into Wellington around the middle of the year, will put pressure on other businesses to lift their game.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'29"
12:21
Electricity Authority requests more work on pricing reforms
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The Electricity Authority has requested more work to be done on its transmission pricing reforms.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 44"
12:24
Midday Markets
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For the latest from the markets we're joined by Don Lewthwaite at First NZ Capital.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 2'09"
12:25
Business briefs
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The telecommunications network operator, Chorus, is offering shareholders with fewer than 100 shares, an opportunity to sell without paying brokerage fees;Air New Zealand says passenger numbers were 9 percent higher last month than a year ago;Software company Diligent is to put a takeover offer from American interests to its shareholders at a meeting on April the 13th in Auckland;And later this afternoon, the Reserve Bank will release the results of stress tests the five biggest lenders to the dairy sector have done.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 1'41"
12:26
Midday Sports News for 16 March 2016
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The Black Caps' spinners leave India in shock.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'39"
12:35
Midday Rural News for 16 March 2016
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News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 8'17"
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===1:06 PM. | Jesse Mulligan, 1–4pm===
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An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)
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13:15
US Politics - Jackie Kucinich
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It's another big day in US politics, as five states have been voting in the primaries. The polls have closed in North Carolina, Ohio, Florida, Illinois and Missouri. And today could shore up the front-runners. Jackie Kucinich is senior politics editor at The Daily Beast.
Topics: politics
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Tags: US elections
Duration: 4'20"
13:20
Whale With A Bad Tail - Mike Morriser
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A whale of a tale with a whale missing part of its tail off the coast of Kaikoura.Department of Conservation staff are perplexed by sightings of a seven metre humpback whale which appears to have most of its flukes missing on it's tail. There have been several sightings of the mammal which is thought to be about two to three years old. Kaikoura DOC ranger Mike Morriser has more on the whale tale.
Topics: environment, life and society
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Tags: whales
Duration: 6'08"
13:30
A Taste Of Africa - Chris Berry
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For more than 20 years Chris has blasted his powerful Afro-infused sound around the world rocking audiences at New York's Irving Plaza and playing to sold out stadiums in South Africa and the Sydney Opera House. On Saturday he'll be in more humble surroundings bringing his unique musical style to the tiny settlement of Port Waikato, which is home to just 300 permanent residents. Chris Berry joins Jesse to tell him more about his music which in large part originates from the decade he spent in Zimbabwe.
Topics: music
Regions: Waikato
Tags: Port Waikato, Chris Berry, African music
Duration: 10'52"
13:35
Sound Archives - Sarah Johnston
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New Zealand's test cricket history began way back in 1930 when we first played a full England side, but by early 1956 we were still yet to win a test. That all changed 60 years ago last Sunday, when we beat the touring West Indies side at Eden Park in our first ever cricket test victory. Recordings of radio coverage of that epic event are held in the archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision.
Topics: sport, history
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Tags: NZ Sound Archives, test cricket history
Duration: 8'53"
13:45
Favourite Album - The Complete Recordings - Robert Johnson
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The Complete Recordings - Robert Johnson.
Topics: music
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Tags:
Duration: 15'31"
14:10
Auckland Arts Festival 2016 - Justin Gregory
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There are only a few days left in the 2016 Auckland Arts Festival. Justin Gregory talks Big Mouth, the Atamira Dance Company and New Zealand opera Brass Poppies.
Topics: arts, music
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Auckland Arts Festival
Duration: 7'19"
14:20
Bookmarks - Ian Taylor
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On Bookmarks this afternoon a man whose company is internationally recognised for its work in computer animation. He was inducted into the New Zealand technology hall of fame in 2009, the following year North & South magazine named him their New Zealander of the year and in the 2012 New Years honours he was appointed a Companion of The New Zealand Order of merit.
Topics: technology
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Tags: computer animation, awards, Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Duration: 44'20"
15:10
Geoffonomics - Geoff Simmons
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So far this year most world sharemarkets have fallen - the US is down 5% and at one stage had dropped 12%. Are we seeing the signs of another crash?
Topics: economy, politics
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Duration: 11'42"
15:20
The Wireless Preview - Mava Moayyed
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Mava Moayyed has been working on a feature about drinking for RNZ's online magazine, The Wireless.
Topics: education, life and society
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Duration: 4'34"
15:30
History - Grant Morris
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The legal historian Dr Grant Morris has been looking at the history of New Zealand's drinking culture.
Topics: history, food
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Tags: alcohol, drinking cultures
Duration: 10'22"
15:45
Panel Pre-Show - Jesse & Jim & Zara
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What the world is talking about with Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Zara Potts.
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Duration: 13'56"
21:34
Using light and electricity to study individual brain cells
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Optogenetics uses light to target individual cells, and Peter Freestone is using it to better understand Parkinson's disease and the role of endocannabinoids in how brain cells communicate.
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Light is a hot topic in biology at the moment and Peter Freestone, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Auckland, is pioneering the use of optogenetics or light-based technology in New Zealand.
He is studying individual brain cells to find out how they communicate with each other, and he hopes that the research will improve our understanding of what happens to the brain of someone with Parkinson’s disease.
Peter is particularly interested in how two-way communication happens between neurons, and the role that endocannabinoids play in this.
“Endocannabinoids are cannabis-like substances that are produced naturally within the brain, and I’m looking to see how they control the flow of information between two cells.”
Brain cells communicate by passing a chemical neurotransmitter such as dopamine, glutamate or GABA across a synapse. Peter says this signal from ‘cell A’ might cause ‘cell B’ to increase in activity or quieten down.
“Endocannabinoids work in the opposite direction. ‘Cell B’ communicates back with ‘cell A’, and says ‘I heard your signal and I’m going to turn your signal off or maybe turn your signal up a little bit more.’ Endocannabinoids … are actually known as retrograde, because they’re going in the opposite direction from the normal flow.”
Peter says his ‘cell B’ are the ones that produce dopamine, and in particular ones that produce endocannabinoids especially a kind known as NADA.
Dopamine is an important neurotransmitter, and what happens in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease is that the cells that produce dopamine degenerate so there is less dopamine.
“We are interested in the dopamine cells, as we want to see what signal they get in and see if we can somehow rescue or help the cells that survive and get them to produce more dopamine in [brains affected by Parkinsons].”
Interesting fact: there are about 86 billion neurons or brain cells in a human brain.
Peter works with rat brains, and he studies slices of brain under a powerful microscope using electricity and light. A technique known as electrophysiology allows him to record the electrical activity of individual brain cells.
OPTOGENETICS
Optogenetics is a relatively new technique in neuroscience, and it involves the use of light to control individual brain cells. The benefit of optogenetics is that it solves the problem of trying to isolate single neurons within a tightly interconnected network, and allows a very high level of precision.
Electrical stimulation, such as deep brain stimulation, and drugs are more general in their effect and activate whole areas of the brain
Brain cells don’t usually respond to light, but scientists identified a light-sensitive protein in simple single-celled organisms that are able to photosynthesise that can be introduced into brain cells, and enables them to respond to blue light. Cells without the protein won’t respond to the light.
Although it is a long way off, Peter sees a future in which optogenetics becomes a treatment as well as an experimental tool. He believes it could replace deep brain stimulation as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease.
In this Our Changing World summer science podcast, science communication student Steve Banks finds out about living with Parkinson’s disease.
Topics: science, health
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Tags: brain, brain cells, neurons, electricity, electrophysiology, optogenetics, light, Parkinson's Disease, dopamine, endocannabinoids
Duration: 11'45"
=SHOW NOTES=
1:10 First Song
"Drone Bomb Me" - Anohni.
1:15 US Politics - Jackie Kucinich
It's another big day in US politics, as five states have been voting in the primaries. The polls have closed in North Carolina, Ohio, Florida, Illinois and Missouri. And today could shore up the front-runners. Jackie Kucinich is senior politics editor at The Daily Beast.
1:25 Whale With A Bad Tail - Mike Morriser
A whale of a tale with a whale missing part of its tail off the coast of Kaikoura.Department of Conservation staff are perplexed by sightings of a seven metre humpback whale which appears to have most of its flukes missing on it's tail. There have been several sightings of the mammal which is thought to be about two to three years old. Kaikoura DOC ranger Mike Morriser has more on the whale tale.
1:30 A Taste Of Africa - Chris Berry
For more than 20 years Chris has blasted his powerful Afro-infused sound around the world rocking audiences at New York's Irving Plaza and playing to sold out stadiums in South Africa and the Sydney Opera House. On Saturday he'll be in more humble surroundings bringing his unique musical style to the tiny settlement of Port Waikato, which is home to just 300 permanent residents. Chris Berry joins Jesse to tell him more about his music which in large part originates from the decade he spent in Zimbabwe.
1:40 Sound Archives - Sarah Johnston
New Zealand's test cricket history began way back in 1930 when we first played a full England side, but by early 1956 we were still yet to win a test. That all changed 60 years ago last Sunday, when we beat the touring West Indies side at Eden Park in our first ever cricket test victory. Recordings of radio coverage of that epic event are held in the archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision.
1:40 Favourite Album
The Complete Recordings - Robert Johnson.
2:10 Festival Report - Justin Gregory
There are only a few days left in the 2016 Auckland Arts Festival. Justin Gregory talks Big Mouth, the Atamira Dance Company and New Zealand opera Brass Poppies.
2:20 Bookmarks - Ian Taylor
On Bookmarks this afternoon a man whose company is internationally recognised for its work in computer animation. He was inducted into the New Zealand technology hall of fame in 2009, the following year North & South magazine named him their New Zealander of the year and in the 2012 New Years honours he was appointed a Companion of The New Zealand Order of merit.
3:10 Geoffonomics - Geoff Simmons
So far this year most world sharemarkets have fallen - the US is down 5% and at one stage had dropped 12%. Are we seeing the signs of another crash?
3:20 The Wireless - Mava Moayyed
Mava Moayyed has been working on a feature about drinking for RNZ's online magazine, The Wireless.
3:30 History - Dr Grant Morris
The legal historian Grant Morris has been looking at the history of New Zealand's drinking culture.
3:35 Our Changing World
Peter Freestone at the University of Auckland tells Alison Ballance how he uses electricity and light to study individual brain cells. He hopes that the research may ultimately help in the development of a cure for Parkinson's disease.
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show
What the world is talking about with Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Zara Potts.
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JESSE'S SONG:
ARTIST: Anohni
SONG: Drone Bomb Me
COMP: Antony Hegarty
ALBUM: Hopelessness
LABEL: Rough Trade
FEATURE ALBUM:
ARTIST: Robert Johnson
TITLE: Kind Harded Woman Blues
COMP: Robert Johnson
ALBUM: The Complete Recordings: Robert Johnson
LABEL: Columbia
ARTIST: Robert Johnson
TITLE: Cross Road Blues
COMP: Robert Johnson
ALBUM: The Complete Recordings: Robert Johnson
LABEL: Columbia
ARTIST: Robert Johnson
TITLE: Sweet Home Chicago
COMP: Robert Johnson
ALBUM: The Complete Recordings: Robert Johnson
LABEL: Columbia
BOOKMARKS - with Ian Taylor:
ARTIST: Procol Harum
TITLE: A Whiter Shade of Pale
COMP: Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, Matthew Fisher
ALBUM: Procol Harum
LABEL: Deram
ARTIST: Kal Q Lated Risk
TITLE: I'll Be Home (In a Day or So)
COMP: Williams
ALBUM: Single
LABEL: HMV
ARTIST: The Beatles
TITLE: Eleanor Rigby
COMP: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
ALBUM: Revolver
LABEL: Parlophone
ARTIST: Fats Domino
TITLE: Blueberry Hill
COMP: Vincent Rose, Larry Stock, Al Lewis
ALBUM: This Is Fats Domino
LABEL: Imperial
PANEL - HALF TIME SONG:
ARTIST: Queen
TITLE: Killer Queen
COMP: Freddie Mercury
ALBUM: Sheer Heart Attack
LABEL: Elektra
===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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15:45
Panel Pre-Show - Jesse & Jim & Zara
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What the world is talking about with Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Zara Potts.
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Duration: 13'56"
16:00
The Panel with Penny Ashton and Mike Williams (Part 1)
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What the panelists Penny Ashton and Mike Williams have been up to;P contamination;Laws to regulate interest rates;US primaries;Covert eavesdropping on dog.
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Duration: 24'08"
16:07
Panel Intro
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What the Panelists Penny Ashton and Mike Williams have been up to.
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Duration: 3'22"
16:10
P contamination
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Housing NZ houses contaminated with P - are the numbers working in favour of the private decontamination companies' favour?
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Duration: 3'40"
16:20
Laws to regulate interest rates
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Labour leader Andrew Little has touted the prospect of legislating interest rates if banks ignore OCR cuts.
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Duration: 3'23"
16:23
US primaries
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Clinton and Trump are on top so far in the US super Tuesday 2. Journalist Brent Budowsky discusses today's presidential run-off results.
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Duration: 10'16"
16:27
Covert eavesdropping on dog
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The Christchurch City Council is in trouble after planting dog listening devices on a property without the residents' knowledge.
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Duration: 3'02"
16:30
The Panel with Penny Ashton and Mike Williams (Part 2)
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Entertaining in isolation;What the Panelists Penny Ashton and Mike Williams have been thinking about;On the road;Hyde St Party;Flag designs;Cold Turkey.
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Duration: 26'32"
16:33
Entertaining in isolation
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The widespread use of headphones means that we're not sharing our entertainment with others as much as we used to.
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Duration: 3'31"
16:36
Panel Says
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What the Panelists Penny Ashton and Mike Williams have been thinking about.
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Duration: 4'19"
16:45
On the road
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Automotive analyst Dave Moore discusses speed limits, SUVs and Lewis Hamilton.
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Duration: 10'48"
16:52
Hyde St Party
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Otago Uni's Students' Association is under fire for not providing enough tickets for the Hyde St Party.
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Duration: 1'48"
16:55
Flag designs
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What makes a good national flag design?
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Duration: 3'44"
16:58
Cold Turkey
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A new study says cold Turkey is the most effective way to stop smoking.
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Duration: 2'10"
=SHOW NOTES=
===5:00 PM. | Checkpoint===
=DESCRIPTION=
RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme
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12:00
Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 16th March 2016
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Watch Wednesday's full programme here. It starts five minutes in.
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Duration: 00"
17:10
Trump wins Florida, Rubio pulls out of race
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Super Tuesday 3 may prove to be the defining day in the US Presidential Primaries. Florida correspondent Steve Mort joins Checkpoint.
Topics: politics
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Tags: US elections
Duration: 10'39"
17:14
Bunnings offers volunteers $12.50 p/h for stocktake
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Concerns have been raised about Bunnings' use of volunteers to run their stocktakes. Alex Ashton reports.
Topics: business
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Tags: Bunnings, volunteers, stock takes
Duration: 3'15"
17:20
Bunnings responds to yesterday's apron-removal protest
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Bunnings declined an invitation for interview, but said that their proposal offered staff two weeks' notice on rosters and the opportunity to appeal.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Bunnings, employment rosters
Duration: 41"
17:22
None of SIS 'jihadi brides' actually left from NZ
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The Security Intelligence Service has revealed that none of the so-called "jihadi brides" who became headline news last year actually left from New Zealand.
Topics: conflict, crime, politics
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Tags: Jihadi Brides
Duration: 2'39"
17:27
Parliament to consider gun laws
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A Parliamentary Select Committee will hold an inquiry into the illegal possession of firearms. Mei Heron reports.
Topics: law, politics
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Duration: 2'49"
17:29
Norway's mass killer sues to end prison isolation
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Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik made the Nazi salute in court on the first day of his lawsuit, which argues his solitary confinement in prison defies European human rights.
Topics: crime, law
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Duration: 1'55"
17:35
Evening business for 16 March 2016
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News from the business sector, including a market report.
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Duration: 4'17"
17:43
Emissions clamp-down may have cost for consumers
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A Government move to toughen up on climate-damaging emissions means some goods and services may get more expensive.
Topics: climate, politics
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Tags: climate-damaging emissions, pollution
Duration: 3'10"
17:46
Trampers concerned DoC tracks could be closed
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Tramping groups fear a review of Department of Conservation tracks and huts could mean some routes are closed or left to third parties to maintain.
Topics: environment, politics
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Tags: DOC, tramping tracks
Duration: 3'31"
17:50
Ish Sodhi comments on Black Caps' opening victory
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The Black Caps' extraordinary win against India in the opening game of the T20 World Cup was audacious and triumphant. RNZ's Joe Porter spoke to Ish Sodhi after the match.
Topics: sport
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Tags: cricket, Black Caps, India
Duration: 3'11"
17:55
No verdict in naval assault case
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A military panel in the navy indecent assault case has been unable to reach a verdict.
Topics: defence force, law
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Duration: 1'50"
17:56
Russian military pilots return from Syria
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Russian military pilots have returned to a hero's welcome in Russia after President Vladimir Putin announced it would withdraw its military presence in Syria.
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Duration: 1'27"
17:58
NZ Rugby announces half-million loss
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New Zealand Rugby has announced a loss for the 2015 year of $463,000 - half of what had been projected.
Topics: sport, business
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Duration: 3'03"
17:59
Some New Zealanders having beer for breakfast
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A Sanitarium survey has revealed the questionable breakfasting habits of some New Zealanders. Tom Furley reports.
Topics: food
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Duration: 3'02"
18:08
Sports News for 16 March 2016
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The Super rugby season is only three weeks old but it's already over for All Blacks winger Nehe Milner-Skudder.
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Duration: 1'48"
18:12
Marco Rubio announces suspension of campaign
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Today's US Primaries may have brought clarity to the final Republican and Democratic nominees. The Guardian's Sabrina Siddiqui joins Checkpoint.
Topics: politics
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Tags: US elections
Duration: 5'32"
18:18
First Union outraged that volunteers doing work
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Now, back to Bunnings paying volunteers less than minimum wage to do its stocktake - as part of what it calls a 'fundraising opportunity.'
Topics: business
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Tags: Bunnings paying volunteers
Duration: 4'03"
18:22
Actress appeals for refugee and migrant support
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Actress and Humanitarian Angelina Jolie has appealed to the world's governments to show leadership in dealing with the migrant and refugee crisis.
Topics: refugees and migrants
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Tags: humanitarian crisis
Duration: 1'24"
18:25
Faux free trade hurting New Zealand companies
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A timber exporter says China has been skirting around the free trade agreement with New Zealand ever since it was signed , and he's worried about future trade deals leaving local businesses at a disadvantage.
Topics: business, economy
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Duration: 3'25"
18:27
Fiji Rugby International Seru Rabeni dies at 37
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The former Fiji and Highlanders rugby player, Seru Rabeni, is being remembered as a "cheerful team man, who was full of life".
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Duration: 2'57"
18:50
Today in Parliament for 16 March 2016
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Finance Minister, Bill English, laments the departure of "sensible". Russel Norman from the Greens leadership as the government and opposition continue their argument over the impact of lower milk prices and the appropriate response - if any. Labour's calls for action on banks is ridiculed by National who accuse them of going back to the 70s. In the committee rooms, more submissions on a member's bill that would increase paid parental leave to 26 weeks.
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Duration: 5'14"
=SHOW NOTES=
===6:30 PM. | Worldwatch===
=DESCRIPTION=
The stories behind the international headlines
===7:06 PM. | Nights===
=DESCRIPTION=
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
=AUDIO=
19:12
Plight of the Rohingya
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an update on the struggles and migration crisis of the Rohingya people from the Rakhine state of Myanmar - with Matthew Smith executive director of Fortify Rights, who is currently attending a Human Rights Council session in Geneva, Switzerland...
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The Rohingya people are an ethnic Muslim group in Myanmar who are often described as the world's most persecuted minority.
Bryan Crump gets the update on their struggles and migration crisis from Matthew Smith, executive director of Fortify Rights:
Insight: Myanmar - A Democracy Under Construction (17 March 2016)
Topics: refugees and migrants, security, international aid and development
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Tags: Rohingya, Rakhine, Myanmar, Burma
Duration: 20'04"
20:42
Nights Overseas Report - Canada
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it's the second-largest country by total area and the northernmost country of the North America continent, journalist for Medicine Hat News, Peggy Revell reports from Canada, pop. 35,675,834 (est. 2014)... a framework for climate change is being established at the political level; the debate over building an "energy east" pipeline; a move towards allowing physician-assisted death; and the 25,000th Syrian refugee has arrived...
Topics: life and society, politics, economy, spiritual practices
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Tags: Canada, climate change, oil pipeline, euthanasia, Syrian refugees
Duration: 14'40"
20:59
Conundrum clue five for Weds 16 March
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Conundrum clue five Weds 16 March
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Duration: 57"
21:59
Conundrum clue six Weds 16 March
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Conundrum Clue six Weds 16 March
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Duration: 53"
=SHOW NOTES=
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7:12 Plight of the Rohingya (Myanmar)
an update on the struggles and migration crisis of the Rohingya people from the Rakhine state of Myanmar - with Matthew Smith executive director of Fortify Rights, who is currently attending a Human Rights Council session in Geneva, Switzerland...
7:30 Spectrum - Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust 30th
New Zealand people and their stories
8:12 Window on the World - An Eton Experience
international public radio documentaries
8:43 Nights' Overseas Reports - Canada
it's the second-largest country by total area and the northernmost country of the North America continent, journalist for Medicine Hat News, Peggy Revell reports from Canada, pop. 35,675,834 (est. 2014)... a framework for climate change is being established at the political level; the debate over building an "energy east" pipeline; a move towards allowing physician-assisted death; and the 25,000th Syrian refugee has arrived...
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overseas roster: Japan, England, India, Estonia, The Pacific, Palestine, France & Italy, Brazil, Canada, Viet Nam, Uganda & Israel
8:59 conundrum clue 5
9:07 The Drama Hour - Madness You Can Trust
9:59 conundrum clue 6
10:17 Late Edition
a round up of today's RNZ News and feature interviews as well as Date Line Pacific from RNZ International
11:07 At the Eleventh Hour - New Jazz Archive
jazzy jazz
... nights' time is the right time...
===7:35 PM. | Spectrum===
=DESCRIPTION=
Not so long ago if you talked about contemporary Pacific art you might well have received a blank look. Today the story is very different, thanks to Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust which turns thirty this year and is celebrating with a giant exhibition (RNZ)
===8:13 PM. | Windows On The World===
=DESCRIPTION=
International public radio features and documentaries
===9:06 PM. | None (National)===
=DESCRIPTION=
A funny, touching and uplifting play about Gideon Michael Delancy, a photographer who voluntarily admits himself to a psychiatric ward attached to a New Zealand public hospital (RNZ)
===10:00 PM. | Late Edition===
Late Edition Wednesday 16 March
In Late Edition tonight, The cost of credit,Sister Teresa to become a saint and in Dateline Pacific Fiji's 64 million dollar roading question posed by cyclone winston.
=DESCRIPTION=
RNZ news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from RNZ National
===11:06 PM. | None (National)===
=DESCRIPTION=
Exploring jazz's place in the story of America. Each episode is a collection of stories, interviews, and music that relates the past, present and future of jazz (9 of 12)