Schedules for 16 - 22 September, 2017

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight (RNZ); 12:30 Laugh Track (RNZ); 1:15 From The World (BBC); 2:05 NZ Live: Reb Fountain(RNZ); 3:05 Called to the Bar by David Hill (RNZ); 3:30 The Week (RNZ); 4:30  In the Balance (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 Voices (RNZ)

The Golden Apples of the Hesperides, by Dick Weir, told by Dick Weir; Fish Shop Fire, by Robin Nathan, told by Michael Haigh; The Journey, written and told by Apirana Taylor; Melu, by Kyle Mewburn, told by George Henare; The Monsters of the Universe, by Leanne Radojkovich, told by Hinewehi Mohi; Where are the Robbers, by Linda McIntyre, told by Whetu Fala (RNZ)

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

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

Slices of life for curious minds (RNZ)

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

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

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

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

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

12:05 Music after Midnight; 1:05 Our Changing World (RNZ); 1:35 Mary Holm (RNZ); 2:05 Heart and Soul (BBC); 2:35 Hymns on Sunday; 3:05 Roast Lamb by Adrienne M. Frater (RNZ); 3:30 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi (RNZ); 4:30 CrowdScience (BBC); 5:10 Loving All of it: Eminent New Zealanders Write About Growing Old (RNZ); 5:45 Historical Highlight (RNZ)

The Naming of the Tree, written and told by Dick Weir; A Scoop of Chips, by Jane Buxton, told by Sima Urale; Surfing the Sandbar, by John Lockyer, told by Dra McKay; Poor Karanama, written and told by Apirana Taylor; Night Rescue, by Patricia Wilson, told by Dulcie Smart; The Washing, by Kelly Haitana, told by Rima Te Wiata; The River of Brown Stones, by Joy Cowley, told by Anne Budd (RNZ)

A fresh attitude on current affairs, the news behind the news, in-depth documentaries, sport from the outfield, politics from the insiders, plus Mediawatch and music

8:10 Insight

An award-winning documentary programme providing comprehensive coverage of national and international current affairs (RNZ)

9:06 Mediawatch

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

It's an 'all access pass' to what's happening in the worlds of arts and entertainment

1:10 At the Movies with Simon Morris

A weekly topical magazine programme about current film releases and film-related topics (RNZ)

2:05 The Laugh Track

Highlighting radio playwriting and performance (RNZ)

Raising the Bar: What drives terrorism?

How might we begin to think and talk about terrorism in a way that doesn't simplify the issues, nor condone the actions, but builds understanding of the complexity of one of the great issues facing the planet?  How and why do people become terrorists and what can we do to stop that happening?Auckland University's Peter O'Connor leads a discussion in the relaxed surrounds of a public bar.

A roundup of today's news and sport

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

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

Candidates for the Maori seat of Hauraki/Waikato debate the issues of importance in the electorate in front of an audience at Nga Whare Waatea marae. Julian Wilcox is in the chair (6 of 6, RNZ)

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

An evening of music and nostalgia (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

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

An hour of music that's "shaken, not stirred" every week from the Underground Martini Bunker at Kansas Public Radio (KPR)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Health Check (BBC); 1:05 Te Wero Hauraki-Waikato debate (RNZ); 2:06 My Heels are Killing Me; 2:30 NZ Music Feature (RNZ); 3:05 The Changeover by Margaret Mahy (1 of 15, RNZ); 3:30 Science In Action (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:

6:20 and 6:50 Business News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: The Changeover by Margaret Mahy, read by Miranda Harcourt:: A supernatural romance with a psychically sensitive schoolgirl prepared to try anything to save her bewitched brother (11 of 15, RNZ)

RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:

12:16 Business News

12:26 Sport

12:34 Rural News

12:43 Worldwatch

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)

RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme

Dr Edith (Edie) Eger: Psychologist and Holocaust survivor

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

International public radio features and documentaries

An award-winning documentary programme providing comprehensive coverage of national and international current affairs (RNZ)

RNZ news and the day's best interviews from RNZ National, including

10:45 Dateline Pacific

A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)

Wairarapa's Mark Rogers presents a selection of old and new music - the very best in alt.country, Americana and blues (Arrow FM)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Tuesday Special (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (BBC); 2:05 Music Extra (BBC) 3:05 The Changeover by Margaret Mahy (2 of 15, RNZ); 3:30 Author’s View (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:

6:20 and 6:50 Business News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: The Changeover by Margaret Mahy, read by Miranda Harcourt:: A supernatural romance with a psychically sensitive schoolgirl prepared to try anything to save her bewitched brother (12 of 15, RNZ)

RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:

12:16 Business News

12:26 Sport

12:34 Rural News

12:43 Worldwatch

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)

RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme - Do join us

Political commentators Stephen Mills & Matthew Hooton

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

Nick Bollinger reviews some of the latest music releases

A news quiz with a twist… the news hasn't happened yet. But that doesn't hinder the panel of guest comedians (RNZ)

Raising the Bar: What drives terrorism?
How might we begin to think and talk about terrorism in a way that doesn't simplify the issues, nor condone the actions, but builds understanding of the complexity of one of the great issues facing the planet?  How and why do people become terrorists and what can we do to stop that happening?Auckland University's Peter O'Connor leads a discussion in the relaxed surrounds of a public bar. (RNZ)

RNZ news and the day's best interviews from RNZ National, including

10:45 Dateline Pacific

A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)

Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots (RNZ)

Including: 12:06 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Insight (RNZ); 1:15 Country Life Story (RNZ); 2:05 The Forum (BBC); 3:05 The Changeover by Margaret Mahy (3 of 15, RNZ); 3:30 Diversions (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:

6:20 and 6:50 Business News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: The Changeover by Margaret Mahy, read by Miranda Harcourt:: A supernatural romance with a psychically sensitive schoolgirl prepared to try anything to save her bewitched brother (13 of 15, RNZ)

RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:

12:16 Business News

12:26 Sport

12:34 Rural News

12:43 Worldwatch

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)

RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme - Do join us

Ecologist Mike Joy: critic and conscience award

Rebecca Olsen: procrastination

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

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RNZ news and the day's best interviews from RNZ National, including

10:45 Dateline Pacific

A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)

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Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Discovery (BBC); 1:05  The Thursday Feature (RNZ); 2:05 4CAST (RNZ); 3:05 The Changeover by Margaret Mahy (4 of 15, RNZ); 3:30 NZ Books (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:

6:20 and 6:50 Business News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: The Changeover by Margaret Mahy, read by Miranda Harcourt:: A supernatural romance with a psychically sensitive schoolgirl prepared to try anything to save her bewitched brother (14 of 15, RNZ)

RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:

12:16 Business News

12:26 Sport

12:34 Rural News

12:43 Worldwatch

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)

RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme - Do join us

Caucus: How to win elections & influence things

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

With Music commentator and critic William Dart (RNZ)

International public radio features and documentaries

Highlights from the world of science and the environment, with Alison Ballance (RNZ)

Slices of life for curious minds (RNZ)

RNZ news and the day's best interviews from RNZ National, including

10:45 Dateline Pacific

A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)

Music, interviews, live performances, behind the scenes, industry issues, career profiles, new, back catalogue, undiscovered, greatest hits, tall tales - with a focus on New Zealand/Aotearoa (RNZ)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 At The Movies (RNZ); 1:05 Extreme Weather: Who Foots The Bill? (BBC); 2:30 The Sampler (RNZ); 3:05 The Changeover by Margaret Mahy (5 of 15, RNZ); 3:30 The Why Factor (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:

6:20 and 6:50 Business News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: The Changeover by Margaret Mahy, read by Miranda Harcourt:: A supernatural romance with a psychically sensitive schoolgirl prepared to try anything to save her bewitched brother (15 of 15, RNZ)

RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:

12:16 Business News

12:26 Sport

12:34 Rural News

12:43 Worldwatch

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)

RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme - Do join us

Sung-Yoon Lee: How do you solve a problem like (N) Korea?

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

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

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

RNZ news and the day's best interviews from RNZ National, including

10:45 Dateline Pacific

A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)

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