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Sunday Morning for Sunday 13 October 2013

  • Insight for 13 October 2013 - Local Election Results

    8:09 AM.In a live Insight Special Philippa Tolley speaks to winning mayors and experts about the polling outcome and some of the issues facing local authorities. Audio

  • Election Roundup

    8:11 AM.A quick roundup of local election results. Audio

  • Auckland Mayor Len Brown

    8:13 AM.The Auckland Mayor Len Brown and his supporters celebrated his win at a bar in the inner city suburb of Kingsland. Audio

  • Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown

    8:17 AM.In Wellington, incumbent Mayor Celia Wade-Brown comfortably beats her main challenger. Audio

  • Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel

    8:21 AM.The new Mayor of Christchurch Lianne Dalziel says she wants to hit the ground running on Monday. Audio

  • Hamilton Fluoride Debate

    8:25 AM.Anti-fluoride campaigners are promising to continue to fight against fluoridation in Hamilton. Audio

  • Results in Dunedin

    8:27 AM.Dunedin's re-elected mayor Dave Cull easily held off his eight challengers. Audio

  • Auckland correspondent analyses result

    8:31 AM.Our Auckland correspondent Todd Niall looks at Len Browns reelection. Audio

  • Two New Mayors for the Far North

    8:33 AM.Our Northland reporter Lois Williams looks at the results from Whangarei and the Far North. Audio

  • Local government analyst

    8:36 AM.Dr Andy Asquith is the director of the public management group at Massey University and a specialist in local government Audio

  • Hawkes Bay Wrap

    8:40 AM.The makeup of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council remains uncertain with one key result to be decided on special votes. Audio

  • Women lead the way as mayors

    8:45 AM.Six new woman mayors have been elected - with many beating male incumbents to take the top job. Audio

  • Invercargill mayor Tim Shadbolt

    8:46 AM.Tim Shadbolt is about to start his ninth term as Mayor, having been re-elected in invercargill for the seventh time. Audio

  • The role of DHBs explained

    8:54 AM.Professor Jackie Cumming explains how much real authority DHBs have in deciding health priorities for their area. Audio

  • Election Highlights

    8:59 AM.Philippa Tolley and the Insight team present edited highlights of the 2013 Local Elections. Audio

  • Mediawatch for 13 October 2013

    9:09 AM.Would more local broadcasting boost local politics?; mixed messages on Mark Lundy's case; jarring headlines and ads added to the news; talkback hosts hit back. Audio

  • Euan Kennedy - Citizens in Charge of Conservation

    9:40 AM.People from around the country will attend a conference in Dunedin next week aimed at helping conservation groups, as the responsibility for looking after New Zealand's biodiversity increasingly falls… Read more Audio

  • Ideas for 13 October 2013 - Drunk Under the Limit

    10:08 AM.In Ideas, we address the issue of lowering the blood alcohol content limit for driving. Chris talks to Palmerston North MP Iain Lees-Galloway about his Land Transport (Safer Alcohol Limits for… Read more Audio

  • Down the List for 13 October 2013

    11:00 AM.New Zealand has a shocking record in workplace safety in the forestry industry. Is self-regulation by remote overseas owners really going to fix the problem? Audio

  • John Morris - World Class Education?

    11:12 AM.The New Zealand Initiative is producing a series of reports that draw on overseas polices to explore how New Zealand's teaching profession could be strengthened. The first report, 'World Class… Read more Audio

  • Wayne Brittenden's Counterpoint - Columbus

    11:40 AM.Saturday, October 12 marks the 520th anniversary of Columbus' arrival in the Americas. In an open letter to the explorer, navigator and coloniser, Wayne sorts history from legend. Chris follows up… Read more Audio

8:12 Insight Local Election Special

Philippa Tolley presents a live Insight looking at the latest local election results and the issues the new mayors and councils will have to tackle.

9:06 Mediawatch

The decline of local broadcast news – would more of it liven up the local elections? Mediawatch also talks to one man who took on the job of covering local issues himself, and is urging others to do the same. Also: The response to Mark Lundy's quashed conviction; some inappropriate ads and headlines; and talkback hosts hitting back at Mediawatch. 
Produced and presented by Colin Peacock and Jeremy Rose.

9:40 Euan Kennedy – Citizens in Charge of Conservation

People from around the country will attend a conference in Dunedin next week aimed at helping conservation groups, as the responsibility for looking after New Zealand's biodiversity increasingly falls on the community.  Euan talks to Chris about the challenges facing the groups and how they – as well as the species they aim to protect – can survive.
Euan Kennedy is a founding trustee of the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust, and a technical advisor at the Department of Conservation

10:06 Ideas Drunk Under the Limit

This week in Ideas, we address the issue of lowering the blood alcohol content limit for driving. Chris talks to Palmerston North MP Iain Lees-Galloway about his Land Transport (Safer Alcohol Limits for Driving) Amendment Bill; Auckland court reporter Edward Gay investigates how recidivist drink drivers are dealt with and guest producer Zoe George asks sociologist Dr Kellie McNeill if changing the law will change our behaviours and attitudes to alcohol.

10:55 Today’s Track

In Today’s Track we feature a song from Ruth Moody’s recent album, These Wilder Things. The album has been nominated for two Canadian Folk Music Awards. Moody is a member of the Canadian roots trio The Wailin’ Jennys and this is her second solo album. The track is ‘Pockets’ and features Mark Knopfler’s distinctive electric guitar sound and backing vocals.

11:05 Down the List

New Zealand has a shocking record in workplace safety in the forestry industry. Is self-regulation by overseas owners really the best way to fix the problem?
Down the List is written by Dave Armstrong and produced by Adam Macaulay and Duncan Smith from the RNZ Drama Department.

11:12 John Morris – World Class Education?

The New Zealand Initiative is producing a series of reports that draw on overseas polices to explore how New Zealand’s teaching profession could be strengthened. The first report, ‘World Class Education?’ by John Morris and Rose Patterson, was released this week and found that while teachers are New Zealand’s greatest educational asset, they don’t have the professional status they deserve and are often overlooked as essential partners in educational reform. 
John Morris served as Headmaster of Auckland Grammar School for 20 years till 2012. He was awarded a Woolf Fisher Fellowship for Outstanding Educational Leadership in 1999, and this year was awarded the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours’ List for services to education. He recently served on the Ministerial Review for the New Zealand Teachers Council and is on the Implementation Board for Partnership Schools. John is also on the board of Education New Zealand and a Commissioner for the Tertiary Education Commission.

‘World Class Education?’ Can be downloaded from the New Zealand Initiative website.

11:40 Wayne Brittenden’s Counterpoint

Saturday, October 12 marks the 520th anniversary of Columbus’ arrival in the Americas.   In an open letter to the explorer, navigator and coloniser, Wayne sorts history from legend.  Chris follows up with Bob Peterson - US teacher,  founding editor of Rethinking Schools, a  progressive education  quarterly, and co-editor of Rethinking Columbus: The Next Five Hundred Years.