Schedules for 20 - 26 May, 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 Shooting the Moon by V M Jones (4 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 The Week(RNZ); 4:30 Global Business(BBC); 5:10 Sporting Witness(BBC) 5:45 Voices (RNZ)

The Great Otaki Goldrush, by David Somerset, told by Peter Vere-Jones; Changes, by Margaret Beames, told by Donna Akersten; Wishful Thinking, by Victor Rodger, told by Victor Rodger; The Day Mrs Grump Got Buried, by Maggie Bartlett, told by Geraldine Brophy; The Were-Nana, by Melinda Szymanik, told by Madeleine Hyland; The Very Short Forest, by Denise Potbury, told by Jarrod Rawiri; The Dark Blue 100-Ride Bus Ticket, by Margaret Mahy, told by Peter Bland (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 (9 of 14, RNZ); 1:05 Our Changing World(RNZ); 2:05 Heart and Soul(BBC); 2:35 Hymns on Sunday (RNZ) 3:05 Shooting the Moon by V M Jones (4 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi (RNZ) 4:30 CrowdScience (BBC) 5:10 Hand Me Down World by Lloyd Jones (6 of 12, RNZ) 5:45 Historical Highlight (RNZ)

The Homeward Bound, by David Somerset, told by Bernard Kearns; Weird, by Adrienne Frater, told by Sarah Somerville; A Tale of Many Tadpoles, by David Somerset, told by Robyn Malcolm; Weapons of Mass Description, by Anna Kenna, told by Simon Vincent; The Dark Blue 100-Ride Bus Ticket, by Margaret Mahy, told by Peter Bland (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

7:35 The House

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament (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)

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

The mountain landscape of the Southern Lakes looms large in this story where which music and poetry underscore a trio of unravelling lives. Elsie returns to Wanaka to look after her terminally ill brother. She runs into her former lover Frank who is now a glaciologist - a coolly logical and rational scientist. The ensuing complications will push them to the torn edges of love, loss & risk (RNZ/BATTS)

The Butcher Shop: Meat
Since the 1890s we have been the land of frozen meat. The Sunday roast, the barbecue steak, spring lamb are traditions. How do we think about it in the 21st century?  This is the first programme in a series examining New Zealand’s long economic dependence on primary products has had a profound effect on our national imagination and assessing the weight they carry in the social and cultural, as well as economic, life of New Zealand.    (1 of 4, RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

Halala: The Men who Sell Divorce
Online services are charging divorced Muslim women thousands of pounds to take part in sham Islamic marriages. Athar Ahmad examines the controversial practice, known as Halala, which is believed by a small minority of Muslims to be the only way a divorced woman can get back with her husband after a triple talaq - an instant divorce where a man says 'talaq' three times to his wife. But these marriages can leave women open to financial exploitation, blackmail and even sexual abuse. (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)

In this episode Joe Strummer continues to share his diverse record collection with selections from Big Youth, Elvis, Underworld & Steve Miller (4 of 8, PRX)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Health Check (BBC); 1:05 Te Ahi Kaa (RNZ); 2:30NZ Music Feature (RNZ); 3:05 Shooting the Moon by V M Jones (RNZ); 3:30 Science In Action (BBC); 4:25 Tourism Education (RNZ); 4:40 Controlling Weevils (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC) (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: Edwin + Matilda by Laurence Fearnley

An unlikely love story of the unusual bond that forms between sixty two year old Edwin and twenty two year old Matilda (1 of 10, RNZ) [N.B. Audio not available online]

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

Tommy Rhattigan - Bread, jam and terror

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 The 1967 All Blacks (RNZ); 1:05 The Kahn Mutiny (BBC); 2:05 The Reluctant Spy by John Dryden (3 of 3, Goldhawk) 3:05 Shooting the Moon by V M Jones (7 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Author’s View  (RNZ); 4:25 Tracking Farm Dogs (RNZ); 4:35 Framing Identity (RNZ); 4:55 Book Review Difficult Women by Roxane Gay (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: Edwin + Matilda by Laurence Fearnley

An unlikely love story of the unusual bond that forms between sixty two year old Edwin and twenty two year old Matilda (2 of 10, RNZ) [N.B. Audio not available online]

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

Terry Baucher and  Robin Oliver: Tax and Fairness

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

The Butcher Shop series - Since the 1890s we have been the land of frozen meat. The Sunday roast, the barbeque steak, spring lamb-meat has been everywhere including in our national imagination. What is our relationship to meat and how do we think about it in the 21st century? (1 of 4, 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)

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 Stories (RNZ); 2:05 The Forum (BBC); 3:05 Shooting the Moon by V M Jones (8 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Lorna Piatti Farnell Horrible Foods (RNZ); 4:25 Nuhaka Education (RNZ); 4:35 Jingles Musical  (RNZ); 4:55 Book Review House of Names by Anita Shreve (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: Edwin + Matilda by Laurence Fearnley

An unlikely love story of the unusual bond that forms between sixty two year old Edwin and twenty two year old Matilda (3 of 10, RNZ) [N.B. Audio not available online]

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 Mike Williams & Rob Hosking

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)

Flying Solo (RNZ)

Tumanbay by John Dryden - 3: Coming of Age: Epic historical saga set in the richest, most powerful city on earth (3 of 10, Goldhawk)

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 Discovery(BBC); 1:05 Don Franks Marxist musician (RNZ); 2:05 The Cultural Frontline (BBC) 3:05 Shooting the Moon by V M Jones (9 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 NZ Books (RNZ); 4:25   Loosing language  (RNZ); 4:45 Building synthetic Life (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: Edwin + Matilda by Laurence Fearnley

An unlikely love story of the unusual bond that forms between sixty two year old Edwin and twenty two year old Matilda (4 of 10, RNZ) [N.B. Audio not available online]

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, including   at    2pm  The 2017  Budget Special  presented by Susie Ferguson  with expert analysis and commentary from RNZ correspondents."(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

Liam Prince and Hannah Blumhardt: A Zero Waste Home

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament (RNZ)

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

Music commentator and critic William Dart looks at "clever" music - music with far, far more going on in it than just surface (RNZ)

International public radio features and documentaries

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

Slices of life for curious minds (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)

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 South Sudan (BBC) ; 2:30 The Sampler (RNZ); 3:05 Shooting the Moon by V M Jones (10 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 The Why Factor (BBC); 4:30 Catherine Chidgey (RNZ); 4:40 Civic Secrets (RNZ); 4:55 Book Review -What Cancer Taught Me by Jake Bailey (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: Edwin + Matilda by Laurence Fearnley

An unlikely love story of the unusual bond that forms between sixty two year old Edwin and twenty two year old Matilda (5 of 10, RNZ) [N.B. Audio not available online]

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

High country muster at quake-hit Muzzle Station

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

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

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

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