Navigation for Sunday 4 'til 8

Sunday 4 'til 8 for Sunday 24 May 2015

  • Queen Salote Tupou III Lecture 2014

    4:04 PM.Malia Viviena 'Alisi Numia Taumoepeau, Tonga's former Minister of Justice and Attorney General, offers reflections on law, democracy, Pacific traditions, and Tongan political culture. Read more Audio

  • Singing to Save a Language

    5:06 PM.It's often said that a nation without its language is a nation without a soul. Spiritual Outlook producer Justin Gregory reports on efforts here in New Zealand and also in Niue to preserve their… Read more Audio

  • Playwright Albert Belz

    Wellington Region

    6:01 PM.Playwright Albert Belz talks about writing for radio and how it compares to the stage and screen. Read more Audio

  • The Cost of a Coffee

    7:06 PM.It's almost five years since the first of the earthquakes that rocked Canterbury, causing loss of life and destroying many buildings and homes. Much during that period of struggle has already been… Read more Audio

4:07 The Sunday Feature: The Queen Salote Tupou III Lecture       

Malia Viviena ‘Alisi Numia Taumoepeau, Tonga’s former Minister of Justice and Attorney General, offers reflections on democracy, Pacific traditions, and Tongan political culture. Recorded by Radio New Zealand in association with Massey University.

4:30 Somalia: Back from the Brink

It has been nearly four years since the Somali militant group al-Shabab was forced out of the capital Mogadishu. Since then, parts of the city have started to come back to life but the security situation remains dangerous. Africa correspondent Andrew Harding returns to Mogadishu to talk to security officials charged with keeping the country safe, and to speak to al-Shabab defectors who are part of the government’s new amnesty scheme. Is Somalia turning the tide against the extremists of al-Shabab? (BBC)

See the BBC website for more on this programme.

5:00 The 5 O'Clock Report

A roundup of today's news and sport.

5:12 Spiritual Outlook

Exploring different spiritual, moral and ethical issues and topics (RNZ)

5:40 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi

Maori news and interviews from throughout the motu (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 (RNZ)

7:35 Voices

A weekly programme that highlights Asians, Africans, indigenous Americans and more in New Zealand, aimed at promoting a greater understanding of our ethnic minority communities (RNZ)