Sunday Morning for Sunday 30 November 2008
Sunday for 30 November 2008
8:12 Insight: Central Plains Irrigation Project
Insight looks at the Central Plains irrigation scheme proposed for Canterbury. Its aim is to make even the driest of years productive for farmers by taking water from the rivers that border the Canterbury Plains. But the project has polarised the community and in this programme, producer Monique Devereux talks to those who could be directly affected by the scheme.
8:40 Feature interview: Politics in Pakistan
Following the attacks in Mumbai this week, Chris Laidlaw talks to Indian journalist and political analyst Dr Sudha Ramachandran (right) about the political situation in Pakistan.
Produced by Christine Cessford
9:05 Mediawatch
If you're one of those people who grumbles about too many repeats on TV, then how about a channel where everything's a repeat that's one hour-old? Mediawatch this week talks to the broadcasting boss behind that idea. The programme also looks at the apology made by RNZ presenter Noelle McCarthy for copying other journalists' work, catches up with some photos which caused controversy here two years ago, and looks at why you could be forgiven for not knowing whether you're fat - or fit.
Produced and presented by Colin Peacock and Jeremy Rose.
9:30 Feature interview: Saving the Children
The Secretary General of the International Save the Children Alliance, Charlotte Petri Gornitzka (right), and Jay Wisecarver (far right), Child Rights Programming Training Advisor of Save the Children Sweden, talk to Chris Laidlaw about the plight of millions of the world's children - and what they're doing to help.
Produced by Christine Cessford
10:06 The Sunday Group: Pacific Remittance Project
Three-quarters of Pacific Islanders living in New Zealand send money home to family members in the Pacific region. The World Bank reckons these remittances have tripled over the past decade to reach almost 780-million dollars each year, and New Zealand is among the top 10 source countries. It's money that many Pacific families depend on, and it's important to their countries' economies. But the cost of transferring the money is high - sometimes up to 25 per cent of the transaction's value. The Pacific region may be losing up to around 70-million dollars a year from having remittances sent through costly channels.
Today's Sunday group will discuss the extent of the problem and what's being done about it. Chris Laidlaw's guests include the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs chief executive Colin Tukuitonga; Jonathan Capal from UK company Developing Markets Associates; and Manjula Luthria, the World Bank's senior economist for the Pacific region.
Produced by Christine Cessford
10:40 Hidden Treasures
Each week Trevor Reekie takes you on a trip that seeks out musical gems from niche markets around the globe, the latest re-releases and interesting sounds from the shallow end of the bit stream. This week Trevor takes us on a musical tour that includes Istanbul not Constantinople, then to Addis Ababa via Wellington and late '60s Los Angeles.
Produced by Trevor Reekie
10:55 Feedback.
What the listeners have to say.
11:05 Ideas: Language
David Mamet delivers the 2008 Alastair Cooke Memorial Lecture on the subject of language.
Produced by the BBC.
