09:05 Violence spreading inside the world's newest country - South Sudan

Hundreds of people have been killed in a week of fighting, which has spread from Juba to oil fields to the north. With Nima Elgabir, CNN Africa Correspondent.

09:20 Delays to child support changes

Terry Baucher - an Auckland general tax consultant who is on the Council of The Accountants and Tax Agents Institute - has been lobbying for change to the way IRD deals with penalties.

09:30 US whizkid who set up electronics company and teaches MIT graduates

Thirteen year old American Quin Etnyre who, in less than three years, has learned to programme electronics, created his own company, Qtechknow, and started teaching MIT graduates in his spare time.

09:45 Middle East correspondent Jamie Dettmer

10:05 Big year interview: Whirimako Black

One of New Zealand's most acclaimed and prolific te reo singers, Whirimako Black, looks back on the year in which she made her acting debut in the feature film White Lies.

10:35 Book Review with Quentin Johnson

The New Hunger: The Prequel to Warm Bodies by Issac Marion. Published by Vintage.

10:45 The Reading: Boxing Day Return

A short story By Lorraine Williams, told by Nancy Brunning.

When Angie gets a lucky dip present from Santa's grotto in a mall, she doesn't see the warning sign, 'be careful what you wish for, you might just get it'.

11:05 Politics with Matthew Hooton and Mike Williams

11:30 Food - Ruth Pretty with festive fare

Recipes:
New Potatoes with Honey Mustard Dressing and Crunchy Sprinkle
Herbed New Potatoes with Peas
Potatoes with Caperberry Vinaigrette

11:45 Off the Beaten Track with Kennedy Warne
And you can discover more of Kennedy Warne's Off the Beaten Track tales and photo galleries from the past few years within our new Holiday Spots collection

Music played in this show

ARTIST: Ella Fitzgerald
SONG: Sleigh Ride
COMP: Anderson
ALBUM: Elf
LABEL: Universal
TIME PLAYED: 09:36

ARTIST: Whirimako Black
SONG: The Christmas Song
COMP: Torme/Wells
ALBUM: Gifted
LABEL: Local Music
TIME PLAYED: 10:05

ARTIST: Whirimako Black
SONG: He Raumati
COMP: Gershwin / Gershwin / Heyward
ALBUM:Te Reo Maori Sessions
LABEL: Maimusic
TIME PLAYED: 10:40

ARTIST: Elvis Presley
SONG: Here Comes Santa Clause
COMP: Autry/Haldeman/Melka
ALBUM: Elvis' Christmas Album
LABEL: RCA
TIME PLAYED: 10:58

ARTIST: The Pogues
SONG: Fairytale in New York
COMP: MacGowan/Finer
ALBUM:The Best of the Pogues
LABEL: WEA
TIME PLAYED: 11:30