Sunday 25 December 2016 Rātapu 25 Hakihea 2016

• 12:04 AM. All Night Programme

  12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Nga Taonga Korero (RNZ); 1:05 Our Changing World (RNZ); 1:40 Essential NZ Albums (RNZ); 2:05 Heart and Soul (BBC); 2:35 Hymns on Sunday; 3:05 Mother Maryam by Stephanie Johnson read by Geraldine Brophy (RNZ); 3:30 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi (RNZ); 4:30 CrowdScience (BBC) 5:10 Christmas Lillies by Sally Champion (RNZ)

• 6:08 AM. Christmas Morning with Sugar and Spice

  Katrina Batten and Catriona MacLeod present six hours of fun, entertainment, memories and information for young and old alike including:

  7:10 Christmas Church service

  Christmas Church service from Mo'unga Heamoni the Northcote Tonga Methodist Church. Minister: Rev. Tevita M. Finau (RNZ)

• Noon The World at Noon

  A round-up of National and International (RNZ)

• 12:15 PM. A Christmas Crustacean by Karen Goa

  Christmas on a tropical island sounds marvellous. But in this story from Karen Goa, things take a strange turn (RNZ)

• 12:30 PM. To Have An Ordinary Life

  Mike Gourley looks at the current state of employment options for disabled people, in the aftermath of the repeal of the Disabled Persons Employment Promotion Act.
  Part 1. Post Kimberley  Ten years ago New Zealand’s last psychopedic institution was closed.  The Kimberley, once known as the Levin Farm and Mental Deficiency Colony, had 300 residents at the time it was shut in 2006. Kimberley was the last of the country's big state-run institutions to close in favour of community care.Robert Martin, who was born with an intellectual disability and grew up in various institutions and foster homes was placed there when he was just 18 months old.
  Video of  Robert Martin returning to Kimberley'

• 1:10 PM. Home For Christmas by Jane Seaford told by Perry Piercy

  Rachel's trip to her old home town for Christmas leaves her with an unexpected gift (RNZ)

• 1:30 PM. Soul Music

  The hymn amazing Grace has inspired and uplifted people all over the world. We hear about its influence on the civil rights movement in America, how it changed the fate of a British soldier in the Arabian desert, and its unexpected appearance in the film Star Trek: the Wrath of Khan (BBC)

• 2:05 PM. What Makes the World Laugh?

  Scottish comedian Fred MacAulay presents a selection of international stand-up comedy acts, recorded in front of a live audience at the heart of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and asks them how comedy differs around the world (BBC)

• 3:04 PM. Songs of Joy and Peace: The Yo-Yo Ma Holiday Party

  A one-hour holiday special that combines the joy of music with the gift of discovery as shared and performed by friends old and new

• 4:06 PM. Tame Iti: Paul Reeves Memorial Lecture

  Hosted by Jim Mora (RNZ)

• 5:00 PM. The World at Five

  A roundup of today's news and sport

• 5:11 PM. Heart and Soul

  Personal approaches to religious belief and spirituality from around the world (BBC)

• 5:40 PM. Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi

  A round-up of the Māori news for the week with our Te Manu Korihi team (RNZ)

• 6:06 PM. The Queen's Christmas Message

  HM The Queen with her annual message to the commonwealth (BBC)

• 6:15 PM. Te Ahi Kaa

  Highlights from the past year's stories exploring issues and events from a tangata whenua perspective

• 6:40 PM. Voices

  Highlighting the activities and experiences of people with different backgrounds (RNZ)

• 7:05 PM. The TED Radio Hour

  A crafted hour of ideas worth sharing presented by Guy Raz (NPR)

• 8:06 PM. A Crosby Christmas

  A programme recalling more than a quarter of a century of Christmas cheer from the days when Bing Crosby was Mr Christmas with his songs, radio shows, TV Specials and films (PRX)

• 10:00 PM. The 10 O'Clock Report

  Critical examination and analysis of recent performance and trends in New Zealand's news media (RNZ)

• 10:10 PM. Christmas Church service

  Christmas Church service from Mo'unga Heamoni the Northcote Tonga Methodist Church. Minister: Rev Tevita M. Finau (RNZ)

• 11:04 PM. Big Band Christmas

  It's a cool Yule when the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, featuring some of KC's finest jazz artists, perform a wintry mix of holiday favorites and big band standards in concert at historic Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS (PRX)

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