Schedules for 8 - 14 December, 2018

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight (RNZ); 12:30 Laugh Track (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (BBC); 2:05 NZ Live -Hans Pucket (RNZ); 3:05 Going Up Is Easy by Lydia Bradey with Laurence Fearnley (6 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 The Week (RNZ); 4:30 In the Balance  (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 Voices (RNZ)

The Real Neat Soccer Team, by Norman Bilbrough, told by Brooke Williams; The Gross Food Party, by Kath Beattie, told by Peter Vere Jones; Lisa's Revenge, by Lynn Bailey, told by Jane Waddell; Maddy West and the Tongue Taker, by Brian Falkner, told by Miranda Harcourt; My Disgraceful Old Gran, by Jennifer Beck, told by Stephen Lovatt (RNZ)

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

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

Richard Scott hunts out the best podcasts from New Zealand and around the world to help you discover what to listen to next (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)

Archie Roach (RNZ)

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

12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 The Compass (BBC); 1:05 Our Changing World (RNZ); 2:05 Heart and Soul (BBC); 2:35 Hymns on Sunday (RNZ); 3:05 Going Up Is Easy by Lydia Bradey with Laurence Fearnley (7 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 CrowdScience (BBC); 4:30 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi (RNZ) 5:10 Michael King's History of New Zealand (6 of 30, RNZ); 5:45 Historical Speculation (RNZ)

Grandpa Goes Fishing, by Kingi McKinnon, told by Hori Ahipene; Gold Panning Day, by Feana Tu'akoi, told by Nick Dunbar; Maddy West and the Tongue Taker, by Brian Falkner, told by Miranda Harcourt; The Hodja and the Judge, by David Somerset, told by Fiona Samuel; Kezia's Ghost, by Norman Bilbrough, told by Cathy Downes (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)

A weekly podcast on the news that will affect your back pocket - with Bernard Hickey, Nikki Mandow, Jenee Tibshraeny and Gyles Beckford (RNZ)

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

1:10 At the Movies

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

2:05 The Laugh Track

Window, by Lucy O’Brien
A rainy day. A lonely woman traps a young girl - an innocent fundamentalist Christian -- in her house and proceeds to verbally destroy her faith. There is a mysterious banging upstairs.  Is it a window or something much more sinister (RNZ)

Contemporary Feminism:  Ethnicity
In a discussion marking Suffrage 125 RNZ's Māori News correspondent Leigh-Marama McLachlan and panellists Mani Dunlop, Donna Miles-Mojab, Tuiloma Lina Jodi Samu and Farida Sultana explore contemporary feminism and ethnicity. How culturally specific is feminism? How does the skin we're born in determine our relationship with gender equality? How do cultural practices and traditions challenge or support feminism? (1 of 2, RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

Faith in Freedom: Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh
In the final episode of his trilogy of ‘Faith in Freedom’ series , John McCarthy  who was held hostage by Islamic radical groups in Lebanon, speaks to two Iranian women who risked torture in one of the world’s most notorious prisons to spread the word of the Christian Bible. Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh were known as the ‘dirty Christians’ in Evin prison where they suffered horrendous conditions and witnessed daily abuse, but despite that, they carried on sharing the Gospel within the prison. They now live in the USA, and despite the daily horrors they witnessed at the prison,  Maryam and Marziyeh they speak about Evin as a church – somewhere they were placed by God to spread the word.  (BBC).

A weekly roundup of news on Maori issues (RNZ)

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

A weekly feature where the focus is ethnic communities (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); 2:06 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy (BBC); 2:30 New Horizons (RNZ); 3:05 Going Up Is Easy by Lydia Bradey with Laurence Fearnley (8 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Science In Action (BBC); 4:25 Terracotta Warriors (RNZ); 4:35 Now When it Rains (RNZ); 4:55 Book Review (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

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

6:20 and 6:50 Business News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: Billy Bird by Emma Neal read by Victoria Abbott - A humorous but deeply moving book about grief where a small boy, Billy, becomes a bird as an escape (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

Sally Magnusson - Iceland's slavery history

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

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

International public radio features and documentaries

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

A roundup of today's news and sport

A late night radio show with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories (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 Two Cents’ Worth (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (BBC); 1:40 All Things Water (RNZ); 2:05 Music with Cerys Matthews (BBC); 3:05 Going Up Is Easy by Lydia Bradey with Laurence Fearnley (9 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Author’s View (RNZ);  4:25 Nomadic Recordings (RNZ); 4:35 New Networks Exhibit (RNZ); 4:55 Book Review (RNZ);  5:10 Witness (BBC)

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

6:20 and 6:50 Business News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: Billy Bird by Emma Neal read by Victoria Abbott - A humorous but deeply moving book about grief where a small boy, Billy, becomes a bird as an escape (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

Jonathan Haidt: 'Call-out' culture and the new prestige economy

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament (RNZ)

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

Nick Bollinger reviews some of the latest music releases

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

International public radio features and documentaries

Contemporary Feminism - Ethnicity - In a discussion marking Suffrage 125 RNZ's Māori News correspondent Leigh-Marama McLachlan and panellists Mani Dunlop, Donna Miles-Mojab, Tuiloma Lina Jodi Samu and Farida Sultana explore contemporary feminism and ethnicity. How culturally specific is feminism? How does the skin we're born in determine our relationship with gender equality? How do cultural practices and traditions challenge or support feminism? (1 of 2, RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

A late night radio show with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories (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); 1:05 Country Life Story (RNZ); 1:45 More or Less  (BBC); 2:05 The Forum (BBC); 3:05 Going Up Is Easy by Lydia Bradey with Laurence Fearnley (10 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Diversions (RNZ); 4:25 Fashion & Farming (RNZ); 4:35 Radio 13 (RNZ); 4:55 Book Review (RNZ);  5:10 Witness (BBC)

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

6:20 and 6:50 Business News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: Billy Bird by Emma Neal read by Victoria Abbott - A humorous but deeply moving book about grief where a small boy, Billy, becomes a bird as an escape (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

Political commentators Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills

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)

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

International public radio features and documentaries

A comedic exchange in which James Nokise interviews New Zealanders in the shower (his safe place) about their mental health and how they deal with it (5 of 8, RNZ)

At the height of the Pacific nuclear test controversy, secret agents pursue a New Zealander who is given secret French nuclear test information by a total stranger (5 of 6, RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

A late night radio show with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories (RNZ)

Nick Tipping brings you classic recordings and modern masterpieces from the world of jazz (RNZ)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Discovery (BBC); 1:05 The Thursday Feature (RNZ); 2:05 NZ Books (RNZ); 2:30 The Sampler (RNZ); 3:05 When I Realised It was You by Heidi North-Bailey, told by Acushla-Tara Sutton (RNZ); 3:30 The Cultural Frontline (BBC); 4:25 Design and Art (RNZ); 4:35 Hamilton Rebirth (RNZ); 4:55 Book Review (RNZ);  5:10 Witness (BBC)

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

6:20 and 6:50 Business News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: Billy Bird by Emma Neal read by Victoria Abbott - A humorous but deeply moving book about grief where a small boy, Billy, becomes a bird as an escape (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

Joanna Mathers: the stories of NZ live music venues

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament (RNZ)

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

With Music commentator and critic William Dart (RNZ)

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

International public radio features and documentaries

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

Richard Scott hunts out the best podcasts from New Zealand and around the world to help you discover what to listen to next (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

A late night radio show with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories (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 (RNZ); 1:05 The Friday Feature (RNZ); 2:05 Are we there yet? (RNZ) 2:30 Friday Live (RNZ); 3:05 My Father's House by Sue Emms (RNZ); 3:30 The Why Factor (BBC);4:25Music Venues (RNZ); 4:35 Protecting Natives (RNZ); 4:55 Book Review (RNZ);   5:10 Witness (BBC)

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

6:20 and 6:50 Business News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: Billy Bird by Emma Neal read by Victoria Abbott - A humorous but deeply moving book about grief where a small boy, Billy, becomes a bird as an escape (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

Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line

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

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

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)

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

A roundup of today's news and sport

A late night radio show with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories (RNZ)

Musical guests compile a C60 and talk us through their selections (RNZ)