8:10 Law specialist on serious claims against Immigration NZ
Immigration Minister Erica Stanford has accused Immigration New Zealand,officials of deliberately withholding information over a failed technology upgrade.
A review found serious failures around a project to match travellers’ biometric information, costing taxpayers around 30 million dollars.
The Minister says the actions of officials were “almost as bad as it gets”.
So how serious is this failure? And when does something cross the line from mismanagement into something more deliberate?
Mai Chen is one of New Zealand’s leading public law specialists and she joins Emile Donovan.
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8:25 The House
Tonight on our Parliament show – The House – Phil Smith dips a toe into the ACC budget scrutiny hearing which leads to the WorkSafe hearing.
Both had tricky questions that linked the committee’s work on a current bill to the budget.
8:30 Midweek Mediawatch
Colin Peacock joins Emile Donovan to debrief the week in media news.
On this week’s edition, the All Whites were the story of the day yesterday – even outside NZ, the surprise appointment of the new Post editor, and Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire and Space X a 2 trillion-dollar company has been a big deal in the media this week
The All Whites celebrate a goal from Eli Just in their World Cup opening match against Iran.
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9:06 Nights Riddle
Tune in throughout the night for a series of riddle clues.
Be the first to text in the right answer and win a Nights mug.
Text 2101 or email nights@rnz.co.nz
Clue #1
I am a thing, and I am everywhere – from the peaks of the Himalayan mountains to the Sahara Desert, to the freezing waters of Antarctica. I am walking down the street in London, if you’re a bit politically incorrect, and I’ve been on American radio since 1964. My uncle, several times removed, was in Jurassic Park – but I don’t think we get any royalties for that appearance.
Clue #2
I am, a Ford, I am a Buick, I am an Aston Martin. I am the pride of Philadelphia. I am The Word – according to what we might call the Rubbish Collectors … and I bid you farewell just before 9 o’clock every weekday morning.
9:15 What’s behind the scale back of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030?
For the past decade, Saudi Arabia has been dreaming big.
Vision 2030 promised nothing less than a complete reinvention of the kingdom.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hoped it would transform the kingdom from an oil giant into a global hub for tourism, technology and investment.
But four years out from the 2030 deadline, some of those grandest plans are being scaled back or scrapped altogether.
BBC global affairs correspondent Sebastian Usher joins Emile Donovan to discuss where to now for the big plan.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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9:25 Behind the stereotype of the crazy cat lady
When you think of a crazy cat lady, you’ve probably got a very specific image in mind of what that looks like.
She’s probably a bit of an older woman, maybe a little eccentric, and almost always, lonely.
But what if the stereotype got it completely wrong? What if cat ladies are much more content than we ever knew?
Dennis Turner, an animal behaviorist at the University of Zurich Irchel in Switzerland, has spent more than 40 years studying human-cat relationships.
He joins Emile Donovan.
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9:45 Pacific Waves
A daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world. Hosted by Susana Suisuiki.
10:17 The Detail
Today on The Detail – Fare Game: the policy that could save commuters hundreds and cost taxpayers millions.
Labour has made an election promise to cap public transport at $20 a week in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, and $10 everywhere else.
Photo: RNZ and Supplied/Auckland Transport
10:45 The Reading
Tonight we finish our series of essays by Rose Lu with two shorter essays,
The Red Packet contains a gift, but also an assumption that causes some slight panic and Cooking Scene, a conversation, over lunch, about carnivores’ and the way some languages avoid mentioning dead animals in culinary vocabulary
11:07 Postcards with Maggie Tweedie
On Postcards this week we head to Central Europe, across the Baltic Sea, to meet Pat Piasta, a musician sharing songs from her birthplace, Poland, where rich cultural traditions and melodies blend with modern influences.
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