Schedules for 13 - 19 December, 2014

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight (RNZ); 12:30 Laugh Track (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (BBC); 2:05 NZ Live; 3:05 Epiphany, by Lesley Ayers (RNZ); 3:30 The Week (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 Voices (RNZ)

Billy the Kid, by Judith Holloway, told by Lloyd Scott; Firefly, by Margaret Beames, told by Robert Pollock; Trees belong to Everyone, by Diana Noonan, told by Alice Fraser; Short Trip to Venus, by Murray Reece, told by Kathy McRae; Mind Your Gramma, by Yvonne Morrison, told by Darlene Mohekey; An Ordinary Saturday Morning on Bridge Street, by Phillip Mann, told by Gavin Richards (RNZ)

Memorable scenes, people and places in rural NZ (RNZ)

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

Exploring the things we use and consume. Some content may offend (RNZ)

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

(RNZ)

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

Pacific news, features, interviews and music (RNZ)

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

An evening of music, reminiscences and entertainment including your requests

A tribute to the late Ray Charles with comments from James Austin, vice president of Rhino Records, who worked with Charles over the last seven year of his life and became his friend (RNZ)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 History Repeated (RNZ); 1:05 Our Changing World (RNZ); 2:05 Spiritual Outlook (RNZ); 2:35 Hymns for Sunday; 3:05 The Wailing Pool, by Maggi Danby (RNZ); 3:30 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi (RNZ); 4:30 Science in Action (BBC) 5:45 Auckland Stories (RNZ)

The Day Lionel Came, by Paddy Richardson, told by Michael Galvin; Running Away, by Feana Tu:akoi, told by Grant Tilly; Mrs Black and the Maths Attack, by Pat Quinn, told by Katherine Beasley; Tail of the Smallest Piglet, by Beverley Dunlop, told by Prue Langbein; Melissa, written and told by Apirana Taylor; A Strange Tale of Peter's Grandfather, by David Somerset, told by Dick Weir (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, music, Counterpoint and comedy

A team of Marlborough women - and one bloke - take turns hand milking Daffodil at 3 pm each day. From the Jersey cow's milk they process a variety of goodies from cultured butter and cream to cheeses and have also come to appreciate the skills involved in the age old practice of hand milking (RNZ)

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

3:04 The Drama Hour

A selection of special interest programmes, including:

4:06 The Sunday Feature: The 2014 Rutherford Lectures - Experiments between Worlds

The Land: Beginning with the first European settlement in the Bay of Islands, Dame Anne Salmond explores convergences and differences between Maori and European ideas about land, along with Maori notions of tuku and hoko and their impact on early land deals and the Treaty of Waitangi, down to the present (2 of 4, RNZ)

5:00 The World at 5: A roundup of today's news and sport

5:11 Spiritual Outlook: Exploring different spiritual, moral and ethical issues and topics (RNZ)

5:40 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi (RNZ)

6:06 Te Ahi Kaa: Exploring issues and events from a tangata whenua perspective (RNZ)

7:06 One in Five: The issues and experience of disability (RNZ)

7:35 Voices: Asians, Africans, indigenous Americans and more in NZ, aimed at promoting a greater understanding of our ethnic minority communities (RNZ)

NZ stories from the past (RNZ)

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

Trevor Reekie seeks out musical gems from niche markets around the globe, re-releases, and interesting sounds from the shallow end of the bit stream (3 of 8, RNZ)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 At the Movies (RNZ); 1:05 Te Ahi Kaa (RNZ); 2:30 NZ Music Feature (RNZ); 3:05 Under the Knife - A Hartley Manners Story, by Matthew O'Sullivan (1 of 5, RNZ); 3:30 Health Check (BBC); 5:10 War Report (RNZ)

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

6:18 Pacific News

6:22 Rural News

6:27 and 8:45 Te Manu Korihi News

6:44 and 7:41 NZ Newspapers

6:47 Business News

7:42 and 8:34 Sports News

6:46 and 7:24 Traffic

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: Touchstones, by James McNeish, read by Ian Johnstone

A memoir that is at once a self-portrait, a hymn to a vanishing NZ and a record of his meetings with people who influence his life and help make him the writer he becomes. All are larger than life. Some of them, like the author's mysterious Maori aunt, are good enough to bottle (6 of 15, RNZ)

Radio New Zealand news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:

12:16 Business News

12:26 Sport

12:34 Rural News

12:43 Worldwatch

Information and debate, people and places around NZ

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

Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme

Entertainment and information, including:

7:30 Insight: An award-winning documentary programme (RNZ)

8:13 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries

Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

There are great singers and tremendous songs on the show this week as artists from eight different countries are featured - including the first Zambian singer to make it on to the show and a track from a seminal Canadian album from 1974 which features Emmylou Harris on backing vocals (9 of 12, PRX)

Including: 12:05 Music After Midnight; 12:30 Spectrum (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (RNZ); 2:05 Night Lights Classic Jazz - More with Four: Jazz and String Quartets (7 of 13, WFIU); 3:05 Kingdom of the Sky - A Hartley Manners Story, by Matthew O'Sullivan (2 of 5, RNZ); 3:30 An Author's View (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

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

6:18 Pacific News

6:22 Rural News

6:27 and 8:45 Te Manu Korihi News

6:44 and 7:41 NZ Newspapers

6:47 Business News

7:42 and 8:34 Sports News

6:46 and 7:24 Traffic

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: Touchstones, by James McNeish, read by Ian Johnstone (7 of 15, RNZ)

Radio New Zealand news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:

12:16 Business News

12:26 Sport

12:34 Rural News

12:43 Worldwatch

Information and debate, people and places around NZ

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

Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme

Entertainment and information, including:

7:30 The Sampler: A weekly review and analysis show of new CD releases

8:13 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries

9:06 The Tuesday Feature: The 2014 Rutherford Lectures - Experiments between Worlds

The Land: Beginning with the first European settlement in the Bay of Islands, Dame Anne Salmond explores convergences and differences between Maori and European ideas about land, along with Maori notions of tuku and hoko and their impact on early land deals and the Treaty of Waitangi, down to the present (2 of 4, RNZ)

Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

(12 of 13, KMUW)

Including: 12:05 Music After Midnight; 12:30 Insight (RNZ); 1:15 Primary People (RNZ); 2:05 The Forum (BBC); 3:05 Acting Up - A Hartley Manners Story, by Matthew O'Sullivan (3 of 5, RNZ); 3:30 Diversions (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

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

6:18 Pacific News

6:22 Rural News

6:27 and 8:45 Te Manu Korihi News

6:44 and 7:41 NZ Newspapers

6:47 Business News

7:42 and 8:34 Sports News

6:46 and 7:24 Traffic

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 An Alternative, a short story by Mark Chamberlain told by Phil Vaughan (RNZ)

Radio New Zealand news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:

12:16 Business News

12:26 Sport

12:34 Rural News

12:43 Worldwatch

Information and debate, people and places around NZ

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

Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme

Entertainment and information, including:

7:30 Spectrum: People, places and events in NZ (RNZ)

8:13 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries

9:06 Wednesday Drama: Hard Case, by Stephen G Walker

An elderly woman finds a stranger in her remote farmhouse. The local policeman investigates and discovers a conspiracy of cosmic proportions (RNZ)

9:52 Silent Vigil, by Jenny Pattrick

Delia is old and eccentric but at Christmas time a neglected baby gives her reason to live (RNZ)

Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

The Archive gets in the spirit with an hour of some of the best - and off the beaten path - holiday jazz (F, PRX)

Including: 12:05 Music After Midnight; 12:30 One in Five (RNZ) 1:05 Discovery (BBC); 2:05 Playing Favourites (RNZ); 3:05 Desperate Man - A Hartley Manners Story, by Matthew O'Sullivan (4 of 5, RNZ); 3:30 NZ Books (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

Radio New Zealand's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 When Christmas Comes Early a short story by Sue Emms (RNZ)

Radio New Zealand news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:

12:16 Business News

12:26 Sport

12:34 Rural News

12:43 Worldwatch

Information and debate, people and places around NZ

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

Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme

Entertainment and information, including:

7:30 At the Movies with Simon Morris (RNZ)

8:13 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries

9:06 Our Changing World: Science and environment news from NZ and the world (RNZ)

Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

(RNZ)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Global Business (BBC); 1:05 The Friday Feature (RNZ); 2:05 Science (RNZ); 2:30 The Sampler (RNZ); 3:05 Sail Away - A Hartley Manners Story, by Matthew O'Sullivan (F, RNZ); 3:30 NZ Society (RNZ); 4:30 The Why Factor (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

Radio New Zealand's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 Arboreal Angst: A Christmas Crisis by Lindsay Wood (RNZ)

Radio New Zealand news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm

Information and debate, people and places around NZ

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

Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme, including:

5:15 Business Headlines

5:30 and 6:30 News and Sport

5:45 and 6:45 Te Manu Korihi News

6:35 Focus on Politics (RNZ)

Entertainment and information, including:

8:30 The Secret Life of Instrument Repairers (RNZ)

9:06 Country Life: Memorable scenes, people and places in rural NZ (RNZ)

Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

Boomerang Project (RNZ)