Schedule for Tuesday 16 March 2010

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12:04 AM. All Night Programme

Including: 12:06 Music after Midnight; 12:30 The Strand (BBC); 1:15 Primary People (RNZ); 2:05 The Jazz Singers (Smithsonian Productions); 3:05 Of a Boy, by Sonya Hartnett (RNZ); 3:35 An Author's View (RNZ) 5:10 He Rourou (RNZ)
6:00 AM. Morning Report

Radio New Zealand's 3-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:
6:18 Pacific News
6:22 Rural News
6:27 & 8:45 Waatea News
6:44 & 7:41 NZ Newspapers
6:47 Business News
7:42 & 8:34 Sports News
9:06 AM. Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:
10:45 As It Happens by Stephen Higginson
Jimmy Van is a low-life on the run from the law. When he comes across an uninhabited house he stumbles into more than he was counting on. (Part 2 of 2, RNZ)
Noon Midday Report

Radio New Zealand news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:
12:16 Business News
12:26 Sport
12:34 Rural News
12:43 Worldwatch
1:06 PM. Afternoons with Jim Mora

Information and debate, people and places around New Zealand
5:00 PM. Checkpoint

Radio New Zealand's 2-hour news and current affairs programme, including:
5:15 Business Headlines
5:30 & 6:30 News and Sport
5:45 & 6:45 Waatea News
7:06 PM. Nights with Bryan Crump

Entertainment and information, including:
7:30 The Sampler: Nick Bollinger casts a critical ear over the latest CD offerings (RNZ)
8:15 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries
9:06 Hard Times in Middletown
For almost a century, Muncie, Indiana has been known as "Middletown," the quintessential American community. But now, as the city grapples with recession, many residents are losing their hold on the middle class. This Joint American Radioworks / Marketplace documentary by Stephen Smith and Laurie Stern suggests that these people have become the brittle class, just one fragile rung above poverty on the economic ladder.(American Public Media)
10:00 PM. News and Late Edition

Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National
11:06 Saint Patrick's Eve
In celebration of St Patrick's Day (March 17) our very own Irishman Sean McKenna presents a selection of contemporary Irish music. The ideal soundtrack to banishing snakes and economic meltdowns. Unlikely to feature U2, the Corrs, the Cranberries, Westlife or Ronan Keating.