Saturday 28 October 2017 Rāhoroi 28 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2017

• 12:04 AM. All Night Programme

  Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight (RNZ); 12:30 Laugh Track (RNZ); 1:15 From the World (BBC); 2:05 NZ Live (RNZ); 3:05 Under the Huang Jiao Tree by Jane Carswell (6 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 The Week (RNZ); 4:30 In The Balance (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 NZ Wars (RNZ)

• 6:08 AM. Storytime

  The Story of a Pooka, by David Somerset, told by Fiona Samuel; Harry Wakatipu and the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, by Jack Lasenby, told by Stuart Devenie; Why Grandad Cut His Queue, by Christine Chan-Hyams, told by Gary Young; Marmaduke Duck and Bernadette Bear, by Juliette MacIver, told by Brian Sergent; Lilith and the Night Demons; The Destruction of Hell Hounds Lair, by Jean Anderson, told by Peter Vere Jones (RNZ)

• 7:10 AM. Country Life

  Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand (RNZ)

• 8:10 AM. Saturday Morning with Kim Hill

  A mixture of current affairs and feature interviews, until midday (RNZ)

• 12:11 PM. This Way Up with Simon Morton

  Slices of life for curious minds (RNZ)

• 1:10 PM. Music 101

  The best songs, music-related stories, interviews, live music, industry news and music documentaries from NZ and the world

• 5:11 PM. Focus on Politics

  Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team (RNZ)

• 5:30 PM. Tagata o te Moana

  Pacific news, features, interviews and music for all New Zealanders, giving an insight into the diverse cultures of the Pacific people (RNZI)

• 6:06 PM. Great Encounters

  In-depth interviews selected from RNZ National's feature programmes during the week (RNZ)

   

  Gordon McLauchlan – A short History of New Zealand Wars

  Richard Langston speaks to well-known journalist, author and social commentator Gordon McLauchlan, whose latest book, A Short History of New Zealand Wars, has also been published in time for October 28. The book gives an overarching, but concise, exploration of the struggle between Maori and the colonial powers over governance issues, and the consequences for Aotearoa. McLauchlan's previous books include Great Tales from Rural New Zealand (2016); Great Tales from New Zealand History which has been in print since 2004; The Passionless People Revisited (2012); and A Short History of New Zealand (2014). He was also editor-in-chief of The New Zealand Encyclopaedia for 10 years.

• 7:06 PM. Saturday Night

  An evening of requests, nostalgia and musical memories (RNZ)

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