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Sunday Morning for Sunday 15 March 2015

  • Mediawatch Extra March 2015

    12:00 AM.The online-only companion to Mediawatch devoted to your queries and comments. This month: privacy and prurience after a so-called sex romp; advertorials and sponsored content; a possible case of ANZAC… Read more Audio

  • The rise of IS and demise of media freedom in Libya

    7:10 AM.Libya has seen many changes, and much turmoil since Muammar Gaddafi's opponents rose up against him in the wake of the Arab spring.. Audio

  • Samoa debates new law offering passports for investors

    7:20 AM.Samoa's Opposition leader says a proposed new law giving passports for investment is a recipe for corruption and will drive long-time Samoans out of business. Audio

  • The Week in Parliament for 15 March

    7:45 AM.Government announcement of new bridges in Northland dominates week. John Key juggles hats. MPs' pay bill put on back burner. Flag referendum bill sent to select committee. TVNZ bosses up before… Read more Audio

  • Constitucion rebuilds after huge quake in 2010

    7:45 AM.On February 27th 2010 Chile experienced one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded. It was 8.8 in magnitude. Audio

  • Does Wellington understand Auckland?

    8:12 AM.Todd Niall explores if Auckland needs extra support from government. Read more Audio

  • Billy Apple - Major Retrospective

    8:38 AM.Billy Apple is widely regarded as New Zealand's most significant conceptual artist. He's been recognised internationally, his works are in the Tate Britain, Guggenheim and other collections. The… Read more Audio

  • Mediawatch for 15 March 2015

    9:17 AM.How the media managed the 1080 scare; spying and surveillance revelations keep on coming - along with claims they're nothing new; Australian journalists resist data retention in the name of national… Read more Audio

  • Justin Rockefeller - Giving it Away

    9:42 AM.He has one of the most instantly recognisable surnames on the planet. So just how did entrepreneur Justin Rockefeller get involved in philanthropy? Audio

  • Alan Rickman - Causing Chaos

    10:06 AM.Actor Alan Rickman talks to Wallace about his latest movie A Little Chaos - a story about the great landscape architect, Andre Le Notre - the man behind the celebrated gardens at Versailles. Alan… Read more Audio

  • Erik Kayser - Baking Bread

    10:26 AM.French master baker Erik Kayser joins Wallace to talk about his new book The Larousse Book of Bread. Audio

  • Juliano Salgado - The Salt of the Earth

    10:45 AM.There is a well-known series of images of an open cast mine with a sea of people climbing up and down ladders, extracting soil by hand. It is the work of Brazilian photographer Sebastio Salgado… Read more Audio

  • Roysten Abel - Cooking up a Drama

    11:05 AM.Director Roysten Abel serves up drama and food in The Kitchen - a story about cooking as a metaphor for life, playing at the Auckland Arts Festival. On stage a couple cook up steamy vats of payasam, a… Read more Audio

  • Off on O.E.

    11:24 AM.For many New Zealanders, the big OE is a rite of passage. A new exhibition at the Auckland City Library pulls together a range of photographs, mementos, and diaries that document the way that our… Read more Audio

  • Alistair Fraser - Playing Taonga Puoro

    11:44 AM.Musician Alistair Fraser says the Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum has a great collection of taonga puoro/taoka puoro (musical instruments of the Maori). He played and recorded the instruments for… Read more Audio

7:08 Current affairs

Yasmine Ryan is a NZ journalist based in Tunis who has just returned from Libya. She talks to Wallace about how Islamic State came to get a presence in Libya, the danger there for journalists, and the new head of the army. Also in this hour – The Week in Parliament, and rebuilding the Chilean city of Constitution after its huge earthquake in 2010.

8:12 Insight Moving More Government to Auckland

Auckland, by world standards, is not only disproportionately large compared with the country it sits in, but also vastly more diverse, and growing faster than other parts. Insight looks at whether the Government needs to radically change the way it makes policy for, and operates in, the country's biggest city. Commentators and analysts argue that increasingly, public service chiefs are out of touch with Auckland's challenges, and that the consequences of staying out of touch will be serious. Radio New Zealand’s Auckland correspondent, Todd Niall, explores what the city thinks needs to happen in the future.
Produced by Philippa Tolley.

Billy Apple 8:40 Billy Apple – Major Retrospective

Billy Apple is widely regarded as New Zealand’s most significant conceptual artist. He's been recognised internationally, his works are in the Tate Britain, Guggenheim and other collections. The Auckland Art Gallery has a major retrospective of his work – over 200 pieces from all stages of his career. Billy Apple joins Wallace in the studio.

Image: Billy Apple Motion Picture Meets the Apple (detail) 1963

9:06 Mediawatch

Mediawatch looks at how the media managed the 1080 scare story; and how revelations about spying and surveillance keep on coming, along with claims that they’re no big deal. Also: An apology for grieving Trekkies; and how Maori TV handled some unexpected criticism.
Produced and presented by Colin Peacock and Jeremy Rose.

9:40 Justin Rockefeller – Giving it Away

He has one of the most instantly recognisable surnames on the planet. So just how did entrepreneur Justin Rockefeller get involved in philanthropy?

10:06 Alan Rickman – Causing Chaos

Actor Alan Rickman talks to Wallace about his latest movie A Little Chaos - a story about the great landscape architect, Andre Le Notre – the man behind the celebrated gardens at Versailles. Alan Rickman discusses directing and starring in the film and working with Kate Winslet, as well as his role as Severus Snape and the legacy of the Harry Potter years. Plus, we find out just what he thinks about his own, wicked voice.

Scene from A Little Chaos
Alan Rickman and Kate Winslet (centre) in a scene from the movie, A Little Chaos

10:25 Erik Kayster – Baking Bread

French master baker Erik Kayser joins Wallace to talk about his new book The Larousse Book of Bread.

10:45 Juliano Salgado – The Salt of the Earth

There is a well-known series of images of an open cast mine with a sea of people climbing up and down ladders, extracting soil by hand. It is the work of Brazilian photographer Sebastio Salgado. Filmmaker Wim Wenders is a huge fan of Salgado and has co-directed a film about his life and work called The Salt of the Earth, nominated for Best Documentary at the 2015 Academy Awards. The other director is Salgado's son – filmmaker Juliano Salgado, who joins Wallace to talk about the new movie.

Salt of the Earth courtesy Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Image courtesy Juliano Ribeiro Salgado

11:05 Roysten Abel – Cooking up a Drama

Director Roysten Abel serves up drama and food in The Kitchen – a story about cooking as a metaphor for life, playing at the Auckland Arts Festival. On stage a couple cook up steamy vats of payasam, a traditional Indian dessert, while behind them 12 drummers beat out a rhythm. Theatre audience bonus: They get to eat the payasam.

11:25 Georgia Prince and Muriel Clark – Off on OE

For many New Zealanders, the big OE is a rite of passage. A new exhibition at the Auckland City Library pulls together a range of photographs, mementos, and diaries that document the way that our Overseas Experience has changed over the years. Curator Georgia Prince and OE pioneer Muriel Clark join us.

11:45 Alistair Fraser – Playing Taonga Puoro

Musician Alistair Fraser says the Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum has a great collection of taonga pūoro/taoka pūoro (musical instruments of the Māori). He played and recorded the instruments for a CD – then donated the finished product back to the museum to help it raise money to look after the instruments.