09:05 What is being done to fix the gender pay gap?​

New figures show that men in the public service are still getting paid a lot more than women, with no change in the 14 percent gender pay gap.

The State Services Commission's survey of wages shows two government departments -  the Ministry of Defence and Crown Law  - pay their male workers an average 39 percent more than they do women.

The median pay gap across all sectors in New Zealand recently got worse; in 2015 it was 11.8 per cent, up from 9.9 per cent in 2014.

The Minister for Women, Louise Upston concedes more needs to be done to address the gender pay gap

09:20 The rising cost of schooling

According to a new study by ASG Education Programmes - parents of a child born this year, will have to pay over 37 thousand dollars for their state schooling over 13 years.  ASG is a member owned education funding organisation, which started in New Zealand 25 years ago, and has been doing a cost of educaiton index for three years. It's CEO is John Velegrinis.

09:30 Getting teenagers hooked on Shakespeare

400 years ago, the world's most famous playwright died. William Shakespeare's 37 plays are still performed regularly around the world.

2016 also marks the 25th anniversary of the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand, which runs the annual Shakespeare Festival - a competition where secondary students perform five and 15 minute scenes from Shakespeare's plays, set in any time, place, dress.  Dawn Sanders is its founder and chief executive.

09:45 Pacific correspondent Michael Field

10:05 Good Vibrations. Deaf musician Dame Evelyn Glennie

Classical musician Dame Evelyn Glennie  is one of the world's finest virtuoso percussionists whose solo work is unrivalled, with 80 international awards under her belt. She is also profoundly deaf, and uses her whole body like a big ear, to take in the music. Here she is on Sesame Street explaining to the Grouchcateers how she does it

Her career has taken her to hundreds of concert stages around the world and allowed her to amass a 2,000-strong collection of enormous drums and curious instruments.

10:35 Book Review

John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington reviews his top picks for 2015

10:45 The Reading

11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor

Artist: David Bowie
Song: Blackstar
Comp: Bowie
Album: Blackstar
Label: Sony

Song: Lazarus
Comp: Bowie
Album: Blackstar
Label: Sony

Song: I Can’t Give Everything Away
Comp: Bowie
Album: Blackstar
Label: Sony

11:30 Sports commentator Brendan Telfer ​

11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Gemma Gracewood 

Music played in this show

Artist: Aotearoa

Song: Young Gifted and Black

Composer: Irvine/Simone

Album:  Aotearoa: Tihei Mauriora / He Waita Mo Te Iwi (Singing For Our People)

Label:  Jayrem

Time played: 9:35

 

Artist: Evelyn Glennie

Song:  Hoe-down from Rodeo

Composer: Copland

Album: Dancin’

Label: RCA

Time played: 10:05

 

Jeremy Taylor's music:

 

Artist: David Bowie

Song: Blackstar

Comp: Bowie

Album: Blackstar

Label: Sony

Time played: 11:13

 

 

Song: Lazarus

Comp: Bowie

Album: Blackstar

Label: Sony

Time played: 11:20

 

 

Song: I Can't Give Everything Away

Comp: Bowie

Album: Blackstar

Label: Sony

Time played: 11:27

 

Artist:  City oh Sigh

Song: Sometimes

Composer: City oh Sigh

Album: Fragments Fine

Label: Home Alone

Time played: 11:48