Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Monday 14 May 2012

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13:09 Best Song Ever Written - London Still

John Tucker from Kaukapakapa has chosen 'London Still' performed by The Waifs. (12′06″)

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13:25 Eight Months to Mars - Michael Hurst

One of New Zealand's most accomplished Shakespearian actors. He also one to the busiest, though Shakespeare is not all he does, as we all know. His versatile talents have made him a regular on our TV screens and in movies over three decades. (30′38″)

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14:09 House bus bliss

Last year Paul and Debi Mander quit their jobs as a police officer and a teacher respectively and bought a house bus. Much to their families' surprise, they then took their new nomadic lifestyle a step further and joined a gypsy fair. (17′33″)

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15:10 Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe.

Techonogy historian George Dyson grew up around the Institute for Advanced Study. His father is renowned physicist Freeman Dyson. His connections gave him access to special archives and personal letters. The result is 'Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe', a book that tells the stories of the cast of characters who set the stage for the digital age. (26′40″)

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15:37 Our Changing World - Tagging Great White Sharks

Great white sharks are the rock stars of the shark world, but we know surprisingly little about them. (11′14″)

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15:49 The Panel Pre-Show for 14 May 2012

Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. (10′49″)

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16:07 The Panel with Matt Nippert and Chris Wikaira (Part 1)

Topics - An Ozzie jobs festival in Auckland attracted thousands of emigration hopefuls at the weekend. It's been revealed that the Ministry of Education didn't properly investigate how nearly a million dollars of funding resulted in just three substandard classrooms being built at a Northland school. The Prime Minister has got behind the idea of a "world-class" covered stadium in Christchurch. (22′15″)

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16:32 The Panel with Matt Nippert and Chris Wikaira (Part 2)

Topics - The Chief Coroner says lives are being lost because Government and other agencies are ignoring coroners' recommendations. Opposition parties say a loyalty scheme for shares in state-owned assets being considered by the Government is an admission it is concerned they will end up in foreign hands. (27′54″)

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