Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Wednesday 23 May 2012

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13:07 Best Song Ever Written - Black Sheets of Rain

Mike Titchener from Auckland has chosen 'Black Sheets of Rain' performed by Bob Mould. (6′29″)

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13:22 Link 3

Can you spot the connection in our music quiz? (5′45″)

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14:10 Schapelle Corby sentence cut

The 34-year-old convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby could be released from a Bali prison by August now that the Indonesian government has decided to cut her sentence by five years. (11′23″)

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14:43 Mount Everest Traffic Jam - Mike Roberts

Another traffic jam is expected this weekend on the world's tallest mountain as climbers rush to take advantage of a rare window of good weather in the 2012 climbing season on Mount Everest. Mike Roberts is a guide with Adventure Consultants and the leader of their 2012 expedition. (13′35″)

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15:08 Virtual World with Jules Older

Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson's resignation after it was revealed he'd faked his college transcript; Hewlett-Packard is about to eliminate 30,000 jobs, basically due to bad company decisions; and is Google stealing property rights in the cloud? (23′27″)

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15:35 Auckland Story for 23 May 2012 - Mt Eden

Mount Eden has been a popular tourist destination for years. Since Christmas a shuttle operated by Ngatiwhatua-o-Orakei has been giving some folks a helping hand up and along the way they also learn something about the history of the mountain. (9′27″)

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15:45 The Panel Pre-Show for 23 May 2012

Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. (15′20″)

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16:07 The Panel with Michelle A'Court is with Barry Corbett (Part 1)

Topics - The Labour party leader David Shearer says he'll stand Shane Jones down as an MP if there is an investigation into his decision to grant citizenship to a Chinese businessman. A Timaru man has been awarded nearly a hundred thousand dollars by the Employment Relations Authority after his employer swore at him and called him a "sniveller" within days of signing an employment offer. (22′03″)

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16:33 The Panel with Michelle A'Court is with Barry Corbett ( Part 2)

Topics - On the eve of the Government's "Zero Budget", many Kiwis are unconvinced by National's economic plan. Every week in the United states, at least 50 children are killed or injured because they are backed over by drivers. USA Today says vehicle blind spots are to blame and in some newer model cars, it claims, blind spots are getting worse. (27′14″)

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