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A week from today

Wednesday 17 March 2010 Rāapa 17 Poutū-te-rangi 2010

12:04 All Night Programme

Including: 12:06 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Insight (RNZ); 1:15 From the World (BBC); 2:05 The Forum (BBC); 3:05 Of a Boy, by Sonya Hartnett (RNZ); 3:30 Diversions (RNZ); 4:45 Letter From… (BBC); 5:10 He Rourou (RNZ)

 6:00 Morning Report

Radio New Zealand's 3-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 & 8:45 Waatea News

6:44 & 7:41 NZ Newspapers

6:47 Business News

7:42 & 8:34 Sports News

 9:06 Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Bestest Wedding by John F. Bragg

Watching her granddaughter have her final fitting brings back memories of all the weddings she’s attended (RNZ)

12:00 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 Afternoons with Jim Mora

Information and debate, people and places around New Zealand

 5:00 Checkpoint

Radio New Zealand’s two-hour news and current affairs programme, including:

5:15 Business Headlines

5:30 & 6:30 News and Sport

5:45 & 6:45 Waatea News

 7:06 Nights with Bryan Crump

Entertainment and information, including:

7:30 At the Movies: News and reviews with Simon Morris (RNZ)

8:15 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries

9:06 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show: Highlights from A Prairie Home Companion (PHP)

10:00 News and Late Edition

Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day’s best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

11:06 The Jazz Singers

Al Jarreau presents the history of jazz in thirteen-parts as told and sung by its artists (Smithsonian Productions)

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Thursday 18 March 2010 Rāpare 18 Poutū-te-rangi 2010

12:04 All Night Programme

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Spectrum (RNZ); 1:15 Digital Planet (BBC); 2:05 Playing Favourites (RNZ); 3:05 Of a Boy, by Sonya Hartnett (RNZ); 3:30 The Strand (BBC); 5:10 He Rourou (RNZ)

 6:00 Morning Report

Radio New Zealand's 3-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:

6.07, 7:42 & 8:34 Sports News

6:18 Pacific News

6:22 Rural News

6:27 & 8:45 Waatea News

6:44 & 7:41 NZ Newspapers

6:46 & 7:34 Traffic

6:47 Business News

 9:06 Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Windmill by Alice Miller

The challenges of musical composition chart the twists and turns of a relationship. (Winner of the 2009 BNZ Katherine Mansfield Short Story Competition, Part 1 of 2, RNZ)

12:00 Midday Report

A fifteen-minute bulletin of 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 Afternoons with Jim Mora

Information and debate, people and places around New Zealand

 5:00 Checkpoint

Radio New Zealand’s 2-hour news and current affairs programme, including:

5:15 Business Headlines

5:30 & 6:30 News and Sport

5:45 & 6:45 Waatea News

 7:06 Nights with Bryan Crump

Entertainment and information, including:

7:30 Spectrum: People, places and events in New Zealand (RNZ)

8:15 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries

9:06 Our Changing World: Science and environment news from New Zealand and the world (RNZ)

10:00 News and Late Edition

Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day’s best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

11:06 The Music Mix

Nick Atkinson presents a contemporary music magazine with interviews and music from New Zealand and overseas artists, coverage of new releases, tours, live sessions, music festivals and events (RNZ)


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Friday 19 March 2010 Rāmere 19 Poutū-te-rangi 2010

12:05 All Night Programme

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 One in Five (RNZ); 1:05 Ideas (RNZ); 2:05 The Sampler (RNZ); 3:05 Of a Boy, by Sonya Hartnett (RNZ); 3:30 Canterbury Tales (RNZ); 4:30 Global Business (BBC); 5:10 He Rourou (RNZ)

 6:00 Morning Report

Radio New Zealand's 3-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:

6.07, 7:42 & 8:34 Sports News

6:18 Pacific News

6:22 Rural News

6:27 & 8:45 Waatea News

6:44 & 7:41 NZ Newspapers

6:46 & 7:34 Traffic

6:47 Business News

8:55 News from Australia with Kerry-Anne Walsh

 9:06 Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Windmill by Alice Miller

The challenges of musical composition chart the twists and turns of a relationship. (Part 2 of 2, RNZ)

12:00 Midday Report

A fifteen-minute bulletin of 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 Afternoons with Jim Mora

Information and debate, people and places around New Zealand

 5:00 Checkpoint

Radio New Zealand’s 2-hour news and current affairs programme, including:

5:15 Business Headlines

5:30 & 6:30 News and Sport

5:45 & 6:45 Waatea News

 7:06 Nights with Bryan Crump

Entertainment and information, including:

7:30 NZ Society (RNZ)

8:06 WOMAD 2010 Highlights (RNZ)

9:06 Country Life: News and views from rural New Zealand (RNZ)

10:00 News and Late Edition

Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day’s best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

11:06 Tapestry of the Times

This week, songs from New Orleans street singer Snooks Eaglin, Calypso from Trinidad’s Mighty Sparrow, the sounds of Brazilian capoeiristas, and lush layers of melody from Zimbabwe. Plus: a showcase of female vocal talents Berzilla Wallin, Peggy Seeger, gospel traditionalist Mary Pinckney. Real music, real people, and the stories behind the sounds (Pt 6 of 12, Smithsonian/WYPR)

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Saturday 20 March 2010 Rāhoroi 20 Poutū-te-rangi 2010

12:04 All Night Programme

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Laugh Track; 1:05 From the World; 2:35 Waiata Maori Music 3:05 Bus, by Tim Page (RNZ); 3:35 The Week (RNZ); 5:10 Asian Report (RNZ); 5:45 Through Younger Eyes (RNZ)

 6:08 Storytime

When Sam Was As Small As A Pin, by Jane Buxton, told by Jennifer Ludlam; Porcellus the Flying Pig, written and told by Judy Corbalis; How to sell a Donkey, by Dorothy Butler, told by Megan Edwards; Song of the Washing Machine, by Jane Buxton, told by Peter Kaa; Woven Flax Kete, by Angie Belcher, told by Matu Ngaropo (RNZ)

 7:08 Country Life

News and views from rural New Zealand (RNZ)

 8:10 Saturday Morning with Kim Hill

A Saturday morning mixture of current affairs and feature interviews

12:10 This Way Up with Simon Morton

Exploring the things we use and consume

 2:04 Music 101 with Kirsten Johnstone

The best songs, music-related stories, interviews, live music, industry news and music documentaries from New Zealand and the world, including

4:10 Electric Ladyland

Join host Stuart Grundy as he takes listeners through the making of The Jimi Hendrix Experience's third and final studio release, Electric Ladyland (Pt 1 of 2, Sony/Legacy)

 5:10 Focus on Politics

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team (RNZ)

 5:30 Tagata o te Moana

Pacific news, features, interviews and music (RNZ)

6.06Great Encounters

In-depth interviews selected from Radio New Zealand National’s feature programmes during the week (RNZ)

 7:04 Saturday Night with Peter Fry

Four hours of music, reminiscences, requests and entertainment

11:04 Wayne’s Music

Wayne Mowat presents a selection of tunes too good to be forgotten (RNZ)

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Sunday 21 March 2010 Rātapu 21 Poutū-te-rangi 2010

12:04 All Night Programme

Including: 12:06 Music after Midnight; 12:30 History Repeated (RNZ); 1:05 Our Changing World (RNZ); 2:06 Spiritual Outlook (RNZ); 2:30 Hymns (RNZ); 3:05 Tuna, by Piata Allen (RNZ); 3:30 NZ Books (RNZ); 4:30 One Planet (BBC); 5:10 Shades, by Alake Pilgrim; 5:45 Auckland Stories (RNZ)

 6:08 Storytime

Night Rescue, by Patricia Wilson, told by Dulcie Smart; Rangi and his Dinosaurs, by Katerina Mataira, told by Jim Moriarty; The Mad Puppet, by Margaret Mahy, told by Stuart Devenie; Bad Tempered Bird Brain, by Janice Leitch, told by Michele Amas; Argosachus Horridus, by Linda McIntyre, told by Bruce Phillips; Running Away, by Feana Tu'akoi, told by Grant Tilly (RNZ)

 7:04 Hymns

Presented by Maureen Garing (RNZ)

 7:30 Weekend Worldwatch

The stories behind the international headlines (RNZ)

 8:10 Sunday Morning with Chris Laidlaw

Discussion, features and music, including:

8:12 Insight; 8:40 Feature Interview; 9:06 Mediawatch; 9:45 Sunday Outlook; 10:06 Ideas; 10:45 Hidden Treasures with Trevor Reekie; 11:05 Sunday People; 11:45 Dougal Stevenson’s Notes from the South (fortnightly); 11:50 Feedback

12:15 Spectrum

A Walk on the Wild Side - Lisa Thompson spends a morning with Dr Helen Schofield at the Franklin Zoo and Wildlife Sanctuary and meets the characters that populate her life on a daily basis. (RNZ)

12:40 The Arts on Sunday with Lynn Freeman

Information and analysis from the world of books, arts and movies, including:

1:06 At the Movies with Simon Morris; 2:04 Comedy; 2:25 Books; 3:04 The Sunday Drama

 4:06 4 ‘til 8

A selection of special interest programmes, including:

4:07 The Sunday Feature: Early Lessons

An American Radioworks documentary looking at one of the most famous US education experiments of the last 50 years. The study asked a question: Can preschool boost the IQ scores of poor African-American children and prevent them from failing in school? The surprising results are now challenging widely-held notions about what helps people succeed -- in school, and in life (American Public Media)

5:10 Spiritual Outlook: Spiritual discussion and debate, with Maureen Garing (RNZ)

5:36 Waiata Maori Music: Eru Rerekura showcases Maori artists and music (RNZ)

6:06 Te Ahi Kaa: Exploring issues and events from a tangata whenua perspective (RNZ)

7:06 One in Five: The issues and experience of disability, with Mike Gourley (RNZ)

7:35 The Strand: A glimpse into the world of art, writing and books (BBC)

 8:06 Sounds Historical with Jim Sullivan

New Zealand stories from the past

10:12 Mediawatch

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

10:40 Wayne’s Music

Wayne Mowat presents a selection of tunes too good to be forgotten (RNZ)

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If you wish to adapt our programme schedules, please see our Terms of Use for Adapting Programme Schedules

Monday 22 March 2010 Rāhina 22 Poutū-te-rangi 2010

12:04 All Night Programme

Including: 12:06 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Discovery (BBC); 1:05 Te Ahi Kaa (RNZ); 3:05 What’s Urdu for Sorry? by Jill Amos (RNZ); 3:35 Science (RNZ); 5:10 He Rourou (RNZ)

 6:00 Morning Report

Radio New Zealand's 3-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 & 8:45 Waatea News

6:44 & 7:41 NZ Newspapers

6:47 Business News

7:42 & 8:34 Sports News

6:46 & 7:34 Traffic

 9:06 Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 A New Skin, written and told by Ellie Smith

Salmon leaves her husband and mean mother to start a new life, shedding her old skin and finally grieving for her lost child (RNZ)

12:00 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 Afternoons with Jim Mora

Information and debate, people and places around New Zealand

 5:00 Checkpoint

Radio New Zealand’s 2-hour news and current affairs programme, including:

5:15 Business Headlines

5:30 & 6:30 News and Sport

5:45 & 6:45 Waatea News

 7:06 Nights with Bryan Crump

Entertainment and information, including:

8:15 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries

9:04 Insight: In-depth analysis of a topical issue (RNZ)

10:00 News and Late Edition

Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day’s best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

11:06 Beale Street Caravan

David Knowles introduces the Memphis-based radio show with an international reputation for its location recordings of blues musicians live in concert (BSC)

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If you wish to adapt our programme schedules, please see our Terms of Use for Adapting Programme Schedules

Tuesday 23 March 2010 Rātū 23 Poutū-te-rangi 2010

12:04 All Night Programme

Including: 12:06 Music after Midnight; 12:30 The Strand (BBC); 1:15 Primary People (RNZ); 2:05 The Jazz Singers (Smithsonian Productions); 3:05 The Mail on Vivian Street, by Rachel Sawaya (RNZ); 3:35 An Author's View (RNZ) 5:10 He Rourou (RNZ)

 6:00 Morning Report

Radio New Zealand's 3-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 & 8:45 Waatea News

6:44 & 7:41 NZ Newspapers

6:47 Business News

7:42 & 8:34 Sports News

 9:06 Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 Leonard’s Monday, written and told by Ellie Smith

Leonard’s driving instructor teaches him the way to freedom (RNZ)

12:00 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 Afternoons with Jim Mora

Information and debate, people and places around New Zealand

 5:00 Checkpoint

Radio New Zealand’s 2-hour news and current affairs programme, including:

5:15 Business Headlines

5:30 & 6:30 News and Sport

5:45 & 6:45 Waatea News

 7:06 Nights with Bryan Crump

Entertainment and information, including:

7:30 The Sampler: Nick Bollinger casts a critical ear over the latest CD offerings (RNZ)

8:15 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries

9:06 The Tuesday Feature: A documentary from New Zealand or overseas

10:00 News and Late Edition

Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day’s best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

11:06 Charlie Gillett's World of Music

Britain's guru of world music radio presents a personal selection (BBC)

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