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Sunday for 1 June 2008

8:12 Insight Toxic sites

Insight this morning looks at how well sites contaminated with toxic chemicals are being cleaned up. There are at least fifteen-hundred locations that are considered to be of "high risk" to human health. Who's responsible for the pollution, and what's being done to improve the situation?
Produced by Penny Mackay

8:40 Feature interview: Hip-hop, race and Hurricane Katrina

American-born Professor Fanon Che Wilkins is in New Zealand to deliver a lecture entitled 'George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People'. He talks to Chris Laidlaw about how hip-hop artists and activists responded to Hurricane Katrina.
Produced by Christine Cessford

9:05 Mediawatch

In Mediawatch this week - a look at the high-profile murder trials which have loomed large in the media lately - and whether the reporting of them has fuelled public outrage about the unpopular outcomes. We also look at whether dictators should determine the names used in our news - and the battle between broadcasters that's broken out over the possibility of new rules and regulations for the digital era.
Produced and presented by Colin Peacock.

9:30 Feature interview: World Environment Day

Todd Krieble from the Ministry for the Environment and Adrienne Staples, the Mayor of South Wairarapa District Council, talk to Chris Laidlaw about World Environment Day and a local initiative to inspire sustainable lifestyles.
Produced by Christine Cessford

10:06 The Sunday Group: The British Monarchy

What does Queen's Birthday weekend mean to most New Zealanders? Our guests discuss our relationship with the British monarchy and where it's headed. Chris Laidlaw chairs a panel that includes: former Governor General Sir Paul Reeves, Womans Day editor Sarah Henry and chairman of the Monarchist League Noel Cox.
Produced by Christine Cessford

10:30 Hidden Treasures

Each week Trevor Reekie takes you on a trip that seeks out musical gems from niche markets around the globe, the latest re-releases and interesting sounds from the shallow end of the bit stream. This week Trevor brings us a bit of exiled Latin exotica, gives us an update on all things Finn, and throws in a splash of Turkish gypsy music.
Produced by Trevor Reekie

10:45 Feedback.

What the listeners have to say.

11:05 Ideas History, and all that.

We catch up with historian James Belich and talk about his new job, current research, and the ongoing attraction of studying history:
Presented by Chris Laidlaw
Produced by Justin Gregory