Schedules for 8 - 14 April, 2017

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight (RNZ); 12:30 Laugh Track (RNZ); 1:15 From the World (BBC); 2:05 NZ Live; 3:05 The Years Before My Death written and read by David McPhail (6 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 The Week (RNZ); 4:30 Global Business (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 Voices (RNZ)

The Brewery of Eggshells, by David Somerset, told by Peter Vere-Jones; The Amazing Adventures of Razza the Rat, by Witi Ihimaera, told by Tainui Tukiwaho; Centrifugal Force, by Jack Lasenby, told by Tina Regtien; Taming the Taniwha, by Tim Tipene, told by Taika Cohen; Dancing Genes, by Willie Davis, told by Willie Davis (RNZ)

Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand (RNZ)

A mixture of current affairs and feature interviews, until midday (RNZ)

Slices of life for curious minds. (RNZ)

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

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

Pacific news, features, interviews and music for all New Zealanders, giving an insight into the diverse cultures of the Pacific people (RNZI)

In-depth interviews selected from RNZ National's feature programmes during the week (RNZ)

Saturday nights on RNZ National is where Phil O'Brien plays the songs YOU want to hear. All music from 7 till midnight (RNZ)

12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Farewell Campo 12 by James Hargest read by Ray Henwood (3 of 15, RNZ); 1:05 Our Changing World (RNZ); 1:35 Graeme Downs on Musicc; 2:05 Heart and Soul (BBC); 2:35 Hymns on Sunday; 3:05 The Years Before My Death written and read by David McPhail (7 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi; 4:30 CrowdScience (BBC); 5:10 Carol, Unplugged by Linda Nichol read by David McPhail (RNZ) 5:45 Historical Highlight (RNZ)

The Woodcutter and Death, by David Somerset, told by Peter Vere-Jones; The Experiment by Fleur Beale, told by Peter Nicoll; Catching A Cold at Frog Swamp, by Jeanette McCallum, told by Perry Piercy; Turkey Gobbling Frog Show, by Janet Slater Bottin, told by Michele A'Court; Catty Tricks, by David Hill, told by Bruce Phillips (RNZ)

A fresh attitude on current affairs, the news behind the news, in-depth documentaries, sport from the outfield, politics from the insiders, plus Mediawatch, 'The House' and music

7:10 The 9th Floor

Sir Geoffrey Palmer (RNZ)

8:10 Insight

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

9:06 Mediawatch

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

11:45 The House

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament (RNZ)

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

A deal made is a deal made - someone has to pay. A small-town, Gothic saga of love and loss (RNZ)

Smart Talk on Antarctica And Climate Change
What happens in Antarctica has a significant impact on the entire planet. We know about climate change, but what are we doing about it? An expert panel discusses whether we are working together effectively to both reduce and adapt to climate change. (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

The Pity of War
David Cooper was a Chaplain to one of the toughest units in the British army during a territorial war over the South Atlantic islands known to the British as the Falklands and to the Argentines as the Malvinas.  The Argentine Soldier Horacio Benitez. was a young conscript  who  remembers with horror how he machine-gunned advancing British soldiers.   Meeting for the first time Thirty-five years  on,  these two former enemies  together try to make sense of their war experience and the questions it poses for faith. Can there ever be a higher purpose in war – and what is needed now for peace? (BBC)

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

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

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

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

An evening of music and nostalgia (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

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

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament (RNZ)

An hour of music that's "shaken, not stirred" every week from the Underground Martini Bunker at Kansas Public Radio (KPR)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Health Check (BBC); 1:05 Te Ahi Kaa (RNZ); 2:30 NZ Music Feature (RNZ); 3:05 The Years Before My Death written and read by David McPhail (8 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Science in Action (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:

6:16 and 6:50 Business News

6:18 Pacific News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: Fainting and the Fat Man by Vincent O'Sullivan read by David McPhail

From the short story collection 'The Families' (Part 1 of 2, RNZ)

RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:

12:16 Business News

12:26 Sport

12:34 Rural News

12:43 Worldwatch

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)

RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme

Bill Nighy - Their Finest

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

International public radio features and documentaries

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

RNZ news and the day's best interviews from RNZ National, including

10:45 Dateline Pacific

A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)

Wairarapa's Mark Rogers presents a selection of old and new music - the very best in alt.country, Americana and blues (Arrow FM)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Tuesday Special (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (RNZ); 2:05 The Everly Brothers (PRX) 3:05 The Years Before My Death written and read by David McPhail (9 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Author's View (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:

6:16 and 6:50 Business News

6:18 Pacific News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: Fainting and the Fat Man by Vincent O'Sullivan read by David McPhail

From the short story collection 'The Families' (Part 2 of 2, RNZ)

RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:

12:16 Business News

12:26 Sport

12:34 Rural News

12:43 Worldwatch

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)

RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme - Do join us

Steve Biddulph: Ten things girls need most

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament (RNZ)

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

Nick Bollinger reviews some of the latest music releases

International public radio features and documentaries

A selection of documentaries, discussions and lectures of note from New Zealand and beyond

RNZ news and the day's best interviews from RNZ National, including

10:35 The House

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament (RNZ)

10:45 Dateline Pacific

A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)

Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots (RNZ)

Including: 12:06 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Insight (RNZ); 1:15 Country Life Story (RNZ); 2:05 The Forum (BBC); 3:05 The Years Before My Death written and read by David McPhail (10 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Diversions (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:

6:16 and 6:50 Business News

6:18 Pacific News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: Home by Charlotte Grimshaw read by Barnie Duncan

A dissolute son returns home to Auckland (Part 1 of 2, RNZ)

RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:

12:16 Business News

12:26 Sport

12:34 Rural News

12:43 Worldwatch

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)

RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme - Do join us

Political-commentators Sephen Mills and Matthew Hooton

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament (RNZ)

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

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

International public radio features and documentaries

Meeting Jeff by Philip Braithwaite - When Tim becomes unhappy with the direction his life has taken and old friend shows up to show him life on the edge isn't all it's cracked up to be (RNZ)

RNZ news and the day's best interviews from RNZ National, including

10:35 The House

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament (RNZ)

10:45 Dateline Pacific

A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)

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Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Lifechangers: George Takei (BBC); 1:05 The 9^th floor: Sir Geoffrey Palmer (RNZ); 2:05 The Cultural Frontline (BBC) 3:05 Letting Go by Claire Bayliss (1 of 2, RNZ); 3:30 NZ Books (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:

6:16 and 6:50 Business News

6:18 Pacific News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: Home by Charlotte Grimshaw read by Barnie Duncan

A dissolute son returns home to Auckland (Part 2 of 2, RNZ)

RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:

12:16 Business News

12:26 Sport

12:34 Rural News

12:43 Worldwatch

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)

RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme - Do join us

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament (RNZ)

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

Highlights from the world of science and the environment, with Alison Ballance

RNZ news and the day's best interviews from RNZ National, including

10:35 The House

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament (RNZ)

10:45 Dateline Pacific

A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)

Music, interviews, live performances, behind the scenes, industry issues, career profiles, new, back catalogue, undiscovered, greatest hits, tall tales - with a focus on New Zealand/Aotearoa (RNZ)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 At the Movies with Simon Morris (RNZ); 1:05 The Friday Feature;(BBC) 2:05 Music in the Rotunda (RNZ) 2:30 The Sampler (RNZ); 3:05 Letting Go by Claire Bayliss (2 of 2, RNZ); 3:30 Voices (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy (BBC)

presented by Susie Ferguson (RNZ)

Three experts in the health effects of sugar talk about current science and public and government responses in front of an audience. Professor Jim Mann, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth and Professor Tony Blakely are in lively conversation with Kim Hill Listen (RNZ)

Ruth Beran traces the story of David Warren the Australian who invented aviation's 'black box' and why it took fifty years for him to be officially recognised Listen (ABC)

A short story  told by Jennifer Ward Lealand (RNZ)

Rex Bloomstein meets musicians from around the world who are being persecuted for raising their voices against political, cultural or religious repression. He talks to artists whose songs have led to their imprisonment, torture and to the continuing threat of violence; artists who have been driven from their homelands, artists who, literally, risk dying for a song Listen (BBC)

A roundup of today's news and sport

Jeanette the budding business executive goes up in the world with her briefcase and trusty radio (RNZ)

John McCarthy explores how Van Morrison's music has influenced people's lives. Led by his personal connection with the music of Van Morrison, the former Beirut hostage John McCarthy explores the way the Irish musician affects the lives of other fans, musicians and writers around the world Listen (BBC)

Every day, medical laboratories test shipments of samples sent to them as part of a precautionary regime designed to protect New Zealanders and our vital agriculture industry. Our short play 'Close Shave' today takes us to one such laboratory where a microscope reveals something the staff had seen previously only in Textbooks: A bacterium that looked just like Bacillus Anthracis. . .Anthrax (RNZ)

France is holding Presidential elections on 23 April - and the health of the economy will be a factor in voters' minds. Jonty Bloom visits a variety of French businesses to discover why they have a good record on productivity - how is this achieved and what are the economic consequences? And, what can other countries learn from the French model? Listen (BBC)

Remembering singer songwriter the late  Phil Garland in a live RNZ studio performance recorded jut after he won Best Folk Music Album for 2007 (RNZ)

A short story  by Tessa Duder Told by Chelsea Bognuda (RNZ)

Is winning the peace even harder than winning the war? BBC Foreign Affairs Correspondent Mike Thomson travels to Sri Lanka and Uganda, two countries that suffered long and brutal civil wars but have managed, so far at least, to keep the peace Listen (BBC)

A roundup of today's news and sport

Emily Thomas learns how maize rose to pre-eminence and why corn is so productive Listen (BBC)

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How young is too young to compete in international sport? Rebecca Perrott had an outstanding swimming career which began when she was picked at the age of 12 for the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch Listen (RNZ)

 The First programme in a four part series tracking shorebirds on their annual journey from Australasia to the Arctic. They follow the planet's most gruelling migratory route - the East Asian Australasian Flyway. Ann Jones watches wading birds such as curlews, godwits and sandpipers prepare for their epic journey. They fatten up to fuel the flight, they grow bigger hearts and flight muscles and just before departure, they shrink their digestive organs to become the most efficient flying machines for their first 7 day non-stop flight (1 of 4, BBC)

The improbable search in Sri Lanka for a boy glimpsed in refugees news footage, picking his way across the battle field with a violin case slung over his shoulder Listen (BBC)

A tale of several donkeys and their lives (RNZ)

Crowded House Woodface part-2  (RNZ)

Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

Harriet Gilbert talks to the acclaimed Irish writer Anne Enright about her searing Booker Prize-winning novel 'The Gathering'. A novel about love, death and the darkness of thwarted desire,  set in Dublin where a the Hegarty clan has come together for a family funeral. Listen  (BBC)

Jan Hellriegel, songwriter, publisher, business owner and avid walker joins us with a mixtape of songs she wishes she'd written herself. (RNZ)