Schedules for 26 Aug - 01 Sep, 2017

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight (RNZ); 12:30 Laugh Track (RNZ); 1:15 From The World (BBC); 2:05 NZ Live –Play On (RNZ); 3:05 Three Strand Cord by Marian Stuart (RNZ); 3:30 The Week (RNZ); 4:30 Global Business (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 Voices (RNZ)

A Tale of Whales, by David Somerset, told by Peter Vere-Jones; Magic Crayfish, by Rachel McAlpine, told by Anne Budd; Captain Betty Bender, by Joe Dunlop, told by Joanna Briant; A Wish, by Amy Huang; Grandad, by Margie Butcher, told by Carol Smith; Piggity Wiggity Jiggity Jig and the School Concert, by Diana Neild, told by Peter Land; Buffo Lamont and the Holiday from Hell, by Murray Reece, told by Brian Sergent (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)

An evening of requests, nostalgia and musical memories (RNZ)

12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 The Book of Fame by Lloyd Jones (9 of 10, RNZ); 1:05 Our Changing World (RNZ); 1:35 Mary Holm (RNZ); 2:05 Heart and Soul (BBC); 2:35 Hymns on Sunday; 3:05 The Stone by Sandra Arnold (RNZ); 3:30 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi; 4:30 CrowdScience (BBC); 5:10 Loving All of it: Eminent New Zealanders Write About Growing Old (RNZ); 5:45 Historical Highlight (RNZ)

The Agony of the Brig Adelia, by David Somerset, told by Peter Vere-Jones; Toshio the Terrible, by Sheryl Jordan, told by Donna Akersten; Mad Dog Pearse and the Aerial Machine, by Murray Reece, told by Kelson Henderson; What Happened Next, by Tessa Duder, told by Geoffrey Heath; The Smile, by Janet Slater Bottin, told by Lorae Parry; A Stall at the Market, by Mary Chetwin Powell, told by Carmel McGlone (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

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

Highlighting radio playwriting and performance (RNZ)

Hard Truths: the role of documentaries in a "post-truth" age
What are our expectations when it comes to seeing the truth on screen, and can we ever justify a lie in service of something bigger? Four leading documentary-makers – Gaylene Preston (My Year With Helen), Annie Goldson (Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web), Tearepa Kahi (Poi E) and Paul Oremland (100 Men) – gather with Julie Hill for a candid conversation about their relationships and responsibilities to the truth, and the uncharted waters they've navigated in their work. Recorded in association with the Pantograph Punch and the NZ International Film Festival (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

The Bodhi Tree: Part 1. The Tree Spirits
Climate change and security concerns are threatening one of Buddhism's most sacred sites. The Bodhi Tree, in northern India, is believed to be descended from the actual tree under which Buddha gained enlightenment. The tree came under attack from suspected Islamist terrorists in 2013. Several bombs exploded around the temple, and there are fears that security is not tight enough prevent a similar attack in the future. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims visit from around the globe every year, but is their safety being looked after by the Indian authorities?  Anna Lewington tells the story of The Bodhi Tree. She asks if climate change is threatening this sacred site and discusses the place of trees in the spiritual life of India. (Part 1 of 2, BBC)

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

Te Ikaroa-Rawhiti: The Te Wero debate

Candidates for the Maori seat of Te Ikaroa Rawhiti debate the issues of importance in the electorate in front of an audience in Whirikoka, Gisborne. Wena Harawira is in the chair (3 of 6, 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)

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 Ikaroa-Rawhiti: The Te Wero debate (RNZ); 2:06 Flying Solo (RNZ); 2:30 Lydia Cole Live (RNZ); 3:05 The Venetian Bride by Maurice Shadbolt (1 of 4, 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: In the Air by Henare te Ua: Extracts from the autobiography of the shy stuttering maori boy who grew up in the tiny settlement of Puha, near Gisborne, and became an accomplished broadcaster and kaumatua of Radio New Zealand (6 of 10, 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

Lisa Feldman Barrett: How Emotions Are Made

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 One hundred small objects (RNZ); 1:05 Cassini's Last Adventure (BBC); 2:05 Music Extra (BBC) 3:05 The Venetian Bride by Maurice Shadbolt (2 of 4, RNZ); 3:30 An 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: In the Air by Henare te Ua: Extracts from the autobiography of the shy stuttering maori boy who grew up in the tiny settlement of Puha, near Gisborne, and became an accomplished broadcaster and kaumatua of Radio New Zealand (7 of 10, 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

Political commentators Stephen Mills & Matthew Hooton

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

Nick Bollinger reviews some of the latest music releases

International public radio features and documentaries

Hard Truths: the role of documentaries in a "post-truth" age
What are our expectations when it comes to seeing the truth on screen, and can we ever justify a lie in service of something bigger? Four leading documentary-makers – Gaylene Preston (My Year With Helen), Annie Goldson (Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web), Tearepa Kahi (Poi E) and Paul Oremland (100 Men) – gather with Julie Hill for a candid conversation about their relationships and responsibilities to the truth, and the uncharted waters they've navigated in their work. Recorded in association with the Pantograph Punch and the NZ International Film Festival (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)

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 Venetian Bride by Maurice Shadbolt (3 of 4, 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: In the Air by Henare te Ua: Extracts from the autobiography of the shy stuttering maori boy who grew up in the tiny settlement of Puha, near Gisborne, and became an accomplished broadcaster and kaumatua of Radio New Zealand (8 of 10, 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

 Shrabani Basu: The unlikely friendship of Victoria and Abdul

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

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BANG! - Melody Thomas leads a frank and often-entertaining exploration into sex, sexuality and relationships featuring real stories from everyday kiwis (RNZ)

Sad Heron by Caroline Barnes - Tired of her job and finding herself more and more stressed out, Esther meets a Japanese student and agrees to walk the Abel Tasman track with him. It is a journey on which she learns much about life and herself (1 of 2, 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)

(RNZ)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Discovery (BBC); 1:05 The Thursday Feature (RNZ); 2:05 The Cultural Frontline (BBC); 3:05 The Venetian Bride by Maurice Shadbolt (4 of 4, 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: In the Air by Henare te Ua: Extracts from the autobiography of the shy stuttering maori boy who grew up in the tiny settlement of Puha, near Gisborne, and became an accomplished broadcaster and kaumatua of Radio New Zealand (9 of 10, 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

Caucus: Where's Winston: Super stuff-ups & inside the leaders debates

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

With Music commentator and critic William Dart (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

10:45 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 2017 Reith Lecture - Silence Grips the Town (3 of 5, BBC); 2:06 iGen-Teenagers (RNZ); 2:30 The Sampler (RNZ); 3:05 The Broken Book by Fiona Farrell (1 of 8, RNZ); 3:30 The Why Factor (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: In the Air by Henare te Ua: Extracts from the autobiography of the shy stuttering maori boy who grew up in the tiny settlement of Puha, near Gisborne, and became an accomplished broadcaster and kaumatua of Radio New Zealand (10 of 10, 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

Jasmine Plows:  Does obesity start in the womb?

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

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

(RNZ)

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)

(RNZ)