Schedules for 11 - 17 May, 2019

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight (RNZ); 12:15 Sporting Witness (BBC); 12:30 Laugh Track (RNZ); 1:05 From The World (BBC); 1:45 Elemental (RNZ); 2:05 NZ Live: Kendall Elise (RNZ); 3:05 The Stone by Sandra Arnold (RNZ); 3:30 The Week (RNZ); 4:30 In the Balance  (BBC); 5:10 Historical Highlight (BBC); 5:45 Voices (RNZ)

Taming the Taniwha, by Tim Tipene, told by Taika Cohen; Elspeth and the Phantom, by Anthony McCarten, told by Anne Budd; Rebecca and the Queen of Nations, by Deborah Burnside, told by Carrie Green; Uncle Tom's Teeth, by Joy Cowley, told by Katherine (RNZ)

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

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

Richard Scott hunts out the best podcasts from New Zealand and around the world to help you discover what to listen to next (RNZ)

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

A roundup of today's news and sport (RNZ)

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)

Highlights from World Music festival in New Plymouth (RNZ)

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

12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 The Compass (BBC); 1:05 Our Changing World (RNZ); 2:05 Heart and Soul (BBC); 2:35 Hymns on Sunday (RNZ); 3:05 Lunching At the Hampshire by Shirley Eng read by Sarah Peirse (RNZ); 3:30 3:30 CrowdScience (BBC); 4:30 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi (RNZ); 5:10 Michael King's History of New Zealand (28 of 30, RNZ); 5:45 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy (BBC)

6:08AM Sun 12  May  Storytime  - Good Dog Family, by Mike Carter, told by Jennifer Ludlam;  Rebecca and the Queen of Nations, by Deborah Burnside, told by Carrie Green; The Fierce Little Woman and the Wicked Pirate, by Joy Cowley, told by Erina Daniels; Help, by Joy Cowley, told by  Moira Wairama and Tony Hopkins; Nanogirl and the Great Science Adventure by Michelle Dickinson Ep.1:  Why do stars twinkle?  (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, 'The House' and music

7:35 The House

legislation, issues and insights from Parliament (RNZ)

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)

A weekly podcast on the news that will affect your back pocket - with Bernard Hickey, Nikki Mandow, Jenee Tibshraeny and Gyles Beckford (RNZ)

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

1:10 At the Movies

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

2:05 The Laugh Track

Wheelers’ Luck by Nigel Collins, Toby Leach & Damon Andrews
Bellend is about to be developed into a multi million dollar resort – but not  if the locals can put a stop to it. Toby Leach and Nigel Collins perform a small towns worth of guys, girls and animals in this comedy,  which also questions  who owns our land and asks why can’t locals control what happens to their own environment. (RNZ)

Word Christchurch – Chessie Henry
The central event of Chessie Henry’s insightful family memoir, ‘We Can Make a Life’, is the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Chessie’s father Chris, a Kaikōura-based doctor, crawled into makeshift tunnels in the collapsed CTV building to rescue the living and look for the dead. In her book, Chessie interviews her father, considers the psychological cost of heroism and the meaning of home. Chessie and Chris Henry talk with Bronwyn Hayward in this highlight from the 2018 Christchurch Word Festival. (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

Beauty and belief: The story of a Brooklyn salon
American journalist Noor Wazwaz takes us into the private world of New York’s first hijab-friendly hair and beauty salon (BBC)

A weekly roundup of news on Maori issues (RNZ)

Exploring issues and events from a tangata whenua perspective (RNZ)

A weekly feature where the focus is ethnic communities (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)

legislation, issues and insights from Parliament

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; 12:15 Witness  (BBC); 12:30 At The Movies (RNZ); 1:05 Te Ahi Kaa (RNZ); 1:45 My Heels are Killing Me (RNZ);  2:05 People Fixing The World (BBC); 2:30 New Horizons(RNZ); 3:05 Love as a Stranger by Owen Marshall read by Katherine McCrae (1 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Science In Action  (BBC) 4:30  Earthly Delights (RNZ);  4:40 Rufus Marigold  (RNZ); 4:50 Book Review (RNZ);

New Zealand's early morning wake-up call

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: Highlighting New Zealand writing and performance

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, together with expert phone guests (RNZ)

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

Children’s Commissioner: Whole of NZ infected with racism

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

After March 15th is a series in which Lana Hart speaks to the people involved in, and affected by, the mosque tragedies in Christchurch to help understand what has happened and what we do now. (Plains FM)  

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

International public radio features and documentaries

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

A roundup of today's news and sport

A late night radio show with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories (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; 12:15 Witness  (BBC); 12:30 Two Cents Worth (RNZ); 1:05 From The World (BBC); 2:05 Simon Sweetman on Prince (RNZ); 3:05 Love as a Stranger by Owen Marshall read by Katherine McCrae (2 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Health Check (BBC); 4:30 Meaning Of Trees  (RNZ); 4:40 Kia Mau Festival (RNZ); 4:50 Book Review (RNZ);

New Zealand's early morning wake-up call

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: Highlighting New Zealand writing and performance

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, together with expert phone guests (RNZ)

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

Cliff Curtis - How Merata Mita decolonised the screen

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

A handpicked music selection of what's good from Aoteraoa and abroad (RNZ)

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

International public radio features and documentaries

A selection of documentaries, discussions and lectures of note from New Zealand and beyond

A roundup of today's news and sport

A late night radio show with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories (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; 12:15 Witness (BBC); 12:30 Insight (RNZ); 1:05 Country Life Story (RNZ); 1:45 More or Less  (BBC); 2:05 The Forum  (BBC); 3:05 Love as a Stranger by Owen Marshall read by Katherine McCrae (3 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Diversions (RNZ); 4:30 Personal Structures  (RNZ); 4:40 Life on Volcanoes  (RNZ); 4:50 Book Review (RNZ);

New Zealand's early morning wake-up call

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: Highlighting New Zealand writing and performance

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, together with expert phone guests (RNZ)

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

Michael Johnston finds Moa footprints in the South Island

Political commentators Mills & Morten

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

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

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

International public radio features and documentaries

Highlighting radio playwriting and performance

A roundup of today's news and sport

A late night radio show with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories (RNZ)

Nick Tipping brings you classic recordings and modern masterpieces from the world of jazz (RNZ)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:15 Witness  (BBC); 12:30 Discovery  (BBC); 1:05 The Thursday Feature (RNZ); 2:05 NZ Books (RNZ); 2:30 Song Crush (RNZ); 3:05 Love as a Stranger by Owen Marshall read by Katherine McCrae (4 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 The Cultural Frontline (BBC); 4:30 Enbracing Subtitles  (RNZ); 4:40 Urban Art (RNZ); 4:50Book Review  (RNZ);

New Zealand's early morning wake-up call

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: Highlighting New Zealand writing and performance

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, together with expert phone guests (RNZ)

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

Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

With Music commentator and critic William Dart (RNZ)

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

International public radio features and documentaries

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

A roundup of today's news and sport

A late night radio show with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories (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; 12:15 Witness (BBC); 12:30 Author’s View (RNZ); 1:05 The Friday Feature (BBC); 2:30 Friday Live (RNZ); 3:05 Love as a Stranger by Owen Marshall read by Katherine McCrae (5 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 The Why Factor (BBC); 4:30 The Modern Dog  (RNZ); 4:40 Dung Beetles (RNZ); 4:50 Book Review (RNZ);

New Zealand's early morning wake-up call

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: Highlighting New Zealand writing and performance

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, together with expert phone guests (RNZ)

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

Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line

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

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

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

(RNZ)

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

A roundup of today's news and sport

A late night radio show with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories (RNZ)

Musical guests compile a C60 and talk us through their selections (RNZ)