Sunday 25 September 2016 Rātapu 25 Mahuru 2016

• 12:04 AM. All Night Programme

  Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Te Wherowhero by Pei Te Hurunui Jones (RNZ); 1:05 Our Changing World (RNZ); 1:30 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi (RNZ); 3:05 Heart and Soul (BBCWS); 3:30 Hymns on Sunday; 4:30 Science in Action (BBCWS); 5:10 Mihipeka: Time of Turmoil by Mihipeka Edwards, read by Kahu Hotere (1 of 5, RNZ); 5:45 Historical Highlight

• 6:08 AM. Storytime

  Humpty, by Kimiora Raerino, told by Kelly Tikao ; Big Black Horse, by Nancy Patulski, told by Vanessa Rhodes ; Clothesline, by Carolina May, told by Adam Macaulay ; Tsunami, by Paddy Richardson, told by Olivia Robinson ; Josefa and the Vu, by Tulia Thompson, told by Madeleine Sami ; The Tukituki River Breaks Out, by Lee Dowrick, told by the late Dorothy McKegg ; Drifting, by Patricia Grace, told by Miriama McDowell

• 7:10 AM. Sunday Morning with Wallace Chapman

  A fresh attitude on current affairs, the news behind the news, documentaries, sport from the outfield, politics from the insiders, plus Mediawatch, the week in Parliament and music

  7:43 The Week in Parliament

  An in-depth perspective of legislation and other issues from the house

  8:10 Insight

  An award-winning documentary programme providing comprehensive coverage of national and international current affairs

  9:06 Mediawatch

  Critical examination and analysis of recent performance and trends in New Zealand's news media (RNZ)

• 12:12 PM. Standing Room Only with Lynn Freeman

  It's an 'all access pass' to what's happening in the worlds of arts and entertainment

  1:10 At the Movies with Simon Morris

  A weekly topical magazine programme about current film releases and film-related topics. (RNZ)

  2:05 The Laugh Track

• 3:04 PM. The 3 O'Clock Drama: Wulfsyarn by Phillip Mann

  An epic futuristic tale of the tragic maiden voyage of the gargantuan strarship, The Nightingale, captained by the enigmatic and fatally flawed, Jon Wilberfoss.  Episode Ten:  As The Nightingale finally lifts off from the distant planet, Wilberfoss is forced to make his own fatal decision. But it is the motivation for the action he takes that eventually leads to his own destruction.  (Final, RNZ)

• 3:35 PM. Kiwi Noir

  Classic radio crime drama from the Police files of New Zealand. (RNZ)

• 4:06 PM. The Sunday Feature: Cities of Tomorrow:

  Programme 2 - Greener Places

  Our wellbeing is said to be influenced by our natural environment - so what is the cost of losing it? How can a sustainable city meet the needs of its present population without sacrificing the needs of future generations? Do large future environmental changes offer an opportunity rather than a risk? How can a city positively interact with the environment, locally and globally? (2 of 3, RNZ)

• 5:00 PM. The World at Five

  A roundup of today's news and sport

• 5:11 PM. Heart and Soul

  Being Christian in China's Jerusalem  (Episode 1 of 2)

  China is an atheist state, officially, but Christianity is booming. It is estimated that there are more Christians in the country than members of the Communist Party. Danny Vincent travels to the south-east coast to the city of Wenzhou – known as China’s Jerusalem. In Wenzhou, he discovers the scale of the recent demolitions by the government of Crosses, the most venerated symbol of the Christian faith, officially because they are too tall or illegal. (BBCWS)

• 5:40 PM. Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi

  A round-up of the Māori news for the week with our Te Manu Korihi team (RNZ)

• 6:06 PM. Te Ahi Kaa

  Exploring issues and events from a tangata whenua perspective (RNZ)

• 6:40 PM. Voices

  Highlighting the activities and experiences of people with different backgrounds (RNZ)

• 7:05 PM. The TED Radio Hour

  A crafted hour of ideas worth sharing presented by Guy Raz (NPR)

• 8:06 PM. Sunday Night with Grant Walker

  An evening of music and nostalgia (RNZ)

• 10:12 PM. Mediawatch

  Critical examination and analysis of recent performance and trends in New Zealand's news media (RNZ)

• 10:45 PM. The Week in Parliament

  An in-depth perspective of legislation and other issues from the house.

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