Schedule for Tuesday 17 March 2015

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12:04 AM. All Night Programme

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Spectrum (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (RNZ); 2:05 The New Jazz Archive: Great Jazz Cities - Kansas City (7 of 8); 3:05 Losing It, by Sandy McKay (9 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 An Author's View (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)
6:00 AM. Morning Report

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 7:24 Traffic
9:06 AM. Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:
10:45 The Reading: A Needle in the Heart, by Fiona Kidman (2 of 5, RNZ)
Noon Midday Report

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
1:06 PM. Afternoons with Simon Mercep

Information and debate, people and places around NZ
4:06 PM. The Panel with Jim Mora

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)
5:00 PM. Checkpoint

Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme
6:35 Today in Parliament (RNZ)
7:06 PM. Nights with Bryan Crump

Entertainment and information, including:
7:30 The Sampler: A weekly review and analysis of new CD releases (RNZ)
8:13 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries
9:06 PM. The Tuesday Feature: Esther Abrahams - Convict 'First Lady'

In 1787 at the age of 15, Esther Abrahams was convicted of stealing lace and was transported to New South Wales with her infant daughter on one of The First Fleet ships. On board she met Lieutenant George Johnston, and the couple went on to have seven children. They became well-to-do land owners and George eventually held the post of Lieutenant-Governor of the colony (ABC)
10:00 PM. News and Late Edition

Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National
11:06 PM. The Shed

Award winning former British broadcaster Mark Coles presents his pick of the best new music releases and demos from around the planet. A glorious mix of brand new sounds from all over the world, real conversations with music makers and tales of everyday life as seen from an English garden shed (12 of 13, MCM)