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32 | Health Antibiotic-resistant germs are on the rise, but the Government and big pharma don’t seem to care.

42 | Direct from America After shaking up the US theatre world for 40-plus years, director Peter Sellars is staging two “mind-blowing” and “beautiful” musical productions for audiences in Auckland and Wellington.

14 | Change of heart Major advances have been made in the treatment of heart disease, from gamechanging drugs for type 2 diabetes, to revolutionary new pacemakers and a rethink of the usefulness of bypass surgery and stenting. by Donna Chisholm 24 | Old white guys For all the effort US Democrats have put into trying to unseat Donald Trump, they’re in danger of squandering their last chance. by Paul Thomas

26 | Culture clash In the High Court at Wellington, Sir Robert Edward Jones v Renae Maihi felt as much about racism as about defamation – before the plaintiff halted proceedings. by Joanne Black

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34 | Food Traditional Turkish delicacies by Istanbul-born Australian restaurateur Somer Sivrioğlu and food writer David Dale that reward patience with authentic ﬂavour. 36 | Wine The powerful link between wine and music. by Michael Cooper 38 | Technology RNZ’s thwarted plan for Concert is just the overture to an internet-based future for music – and DJs. by Peter Griffin

40 | Sport The Silver Ferns won the supreme award at the Halbergs, but Israel Adesanya hogged the spotlight. by Paul Thomas 11 | Back to Black Joanne Black 12 | Politics Jane Clifton 87 | The Good Life Michele Hewitson

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he Greens have an idea for cleaning up political donations, starting with “an independent citizens’ assembly” because, they say, “it’s clear that Parliament is incapable of [making] meaningful reforms to itself”. Here’s a different idea for cleaning up political donations, which is simpler and more cost-effective than the Greens’ proposal: obey the law. Everyone else must, whatever their line of work, and political parties should, too. Just because parties and individuals sometimes fall foul of electoral law does not automatically mean the law needs “reform”, just as restaurants falling foul of hygiene regulations does not necessarily mean there is something wrong with the regulations. Improving compliance with electoral law should be political parties’ ﬁrst response to problems with handling donations. From the public perspective, seeing parties and individuals charged and/or investigated indicates that the law is working just ﬁne. The area of donations feels messier than usual partly because of some good investigative reporting by RNZ into donations to the New Zealand First Foundation. It has also been in the news because New Zealand First leader Winston Peters revealed the party was associated with whoever photographed one of its former presidents talking to two journalists, including one from RNZ. That photograph appeared on a website about the same time that Peters was crying foul that the party’s privacy had been breached. The photo can be seen as a warning to party members and former members to keep mum because the party might be watching. It also reveals a cavalier disregard for impinging on journalists’ work – just another example of the disdain with which Peters treats the media when it’s trying to do its job of holding him to account. The Cabinet Manual, which NZ First and Labour endorsed and said they were committed to in their coalition agreement, outlines the behaviour expected of ministers in their ministerial, political and personal capacities. “In all these roles and at all times, ministers are expected to act lawfully and to behave in a way that upholds, and is seen to uphold, the highest ethical standards,” the manual says. Peters himself is not accused of any wrongdoing. But no one is more associated with NZ First than

him. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s refusal to be drawn on the matter ill behoves a self-styled conviction politician.

NZ reported that some wealthy New Zealanders, including significant players in the racing industry, have been donors to the NZ First Foundation, even though one of those donors was quoted as saying he was not aware of the foundation. The Electoral Commission said that based on the information available, it had formed the view that the foundation had received donations that should have been treated as donations for the NZ First Party. In the commission’s view, the donations were not properly transmitted to the party and not disclosed as required by law. The Serious Fraud Office is now investigating. It is warmed up on electoral law, having just laid charges against four individuals concerning donations to the National Party. A robust democracy needs political parties to be sufficiently funded to actively participate in elections. That is not cheap and parties rely on donations to foot it in an election campaign. If the $15,000 limit above which a single donation must be declared – and the $40,000 from one donor in a year – is considered the wrong level, then parties can make a case to set it higher or lower. Whatever the limit, the incentive to give just under the cut-off point will always apply to those who would prefer, for whatever reason, not to have their names disclosed. The ability to solicit donations is a reasonable way for parties to pay for their activities, and the ability to donate is, equally, a reasonable way for New Zealanders to support their preferred party. The alternative is state funding. Nothing suggests that would find favour with the public. Regardless of the outcome of the investigations involving National and NZ First, perhaps all parties need to reconsider the training they provide to MPs, staff, officers and volunteers about the laws affecting donations. As for the Greens’ idea of an independent citizens’ assembly, made of randomly selected private citizens, rather like jury selection, no. We have an assembly of citizens: we call it Parliament and its job is to make laws for all New Zealanders. Political parties that are unable to transparently manage their donations should not be surprised if the public asks whether they might also be unable to transparently manage the country. l

The alternative [to political donations] is state funding. Nothing suggests that would ﬁnd favour with the public.

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The 2018 documentary Three Identical Strangers raises the same question as “Gene pull” (February 22) – is nature or nurture the predominant factor in life outcomes? The film looks at American triplets who were separated and adopted out at birth, with the documentary starting when they fortuitously reconnected as 19-year-olds. Although each boy was raised in different homes with variable socio-economic conditions, it was clear that, 19 years later, the differences between their personalities, aspirations and abilities were minimal. It was hard to miss the commonalities: each boy had been brought up in a two-parent family where education was valued; there was no obvious neglect or abuse; and their parents were credible role models. Although genetics play a significant role in life outcomes, it must be acknowledged that parents or caregivers are the first role models for children. The breakdown of traditional family structure is mirrored in the early life experiences of many prisoners, children in state care and our abhorrent teen suicide statistics. Ray Calver (Grey Lynn, Auckland)

Blueprint author Robert Plomin reopens a debate known as “Dawkins vs Gould”. This is also the title of a useful (and mercifully brief) book on the “Darwin wars” by Kim Sterelny, who taught at Victoria University of Wellington from 1988-2008.

So, what’s the gist? Godwits are supposedly “designed” to ﬂy, while still very young, the 11,000km from Siberia and Alaska to New Zealand. Many don’t make it. In theory, every human should be able to accomplish anything that any human has ever achieved. Alas, your genes will determine what you will not be able to achieve. However, a good upbringing will enable you to reach some of your potential. Arch Thomson (Mt Wellington, Auckland)

I’m afraid I remain unconvinced that nature overrules nurture in determining our future success. Genes can ordain physical and mental traits to a degree, but I am not persuaded that non-cognitive skills such as self-control, motivation, determination, tenacity, resilience, empathy, curiosity and more are genetically predetermined. Robert Plomin asserts “there is no evidence that these parenting practices make a difference” in developing a child’s “grit”. However, there are volumes of credible research evidence in support of nurture being able to foster soft skills. But I think common sense told us that. John Hellner (Papamoa Beach)

RNZ CONCERT BROUHAHA Philip Temple (Letters, February 22) is right to point out the various crass dumbing-down activities in the arts perpetrated

under this Government. Roger Hall (Takapuna, Auckland)

Philip Temple has updated the number of books destroyed by the National Library: it’s 600,000. – Ed I take issue with the Editorial comment that RNZ National is “skewed towards Wellington”, suggesting that this is some sort of disease that needs to be addressed (February 22). It ignores the fact that almost all other media is heavily skewed to another city, and often those media seem to delight in using phrases such as “in the city” or “on the shore”, by which they presumably mean Auckland or parts thereof, and by default ignoring that there are other cities in New Zealand. The unhealthy imbalance in many aspects of the media that has evolved over the past decade would be even worse if RNZ National were to become less “Wellington-skewed”. There can be few countries in the world where such an imbalance is evident. Geoﬀrey Horne (Raumati)

CANCER BATTLE PLAN The cover story (“Out of the Stone Age”, February 15) in which US oncologist Azra Raza calls for improvements in cancer treatments must have struck a chord with many. When my wife, Helen, was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 49, she commented that the drugs being used to treat her were in use when she was

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a pharmacy technician in her late teens. Information on treatment proved to be limited and contradictory. When a biopsy was taken, I asked for details about the type of cancer and the best treatment for that cancer. We had been told that there were at least a hundred different types of breast cancer so, in an age of cheap genetic sequencing, I imagined that every cancer would be identiﬁed and the data from thousands of patients would be cross-referenced to produce a statistical indicator for the best treatment. In fact, all the biopsy did was allow an experienced technician to make an estimation of the existence of cancer, or not. It had no effect on treatment. No genetic testing was ever done, apparently for “privacy reasons”. The biopsy was not frozen and kept to make this possible in the future. It is distressing that our experience was not mined for its potential ability to help others. Helen would have wanted that. Brian Arps (Birkdale, Auckland)

Regrettably, there is nothing to suggest that any conﬁdence clinicians may have in the newly formed Cancer Control Agency is well founded. So far,

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FINALISTS Shane Jones: “Your hat or mine, Willie? The boss is about to chuck.” – Anna Gray, Auckland

Caption: Winston peters out at conference. – Anna Read, Huntly

– Donna McKenna, Wellington

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– Ruary Laidlaw, Waipa

Jones: “Did Winston say he would nod, or nod off, when it was time to pass the hat around?” – John Stribling,

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– Carol Jones

Peters: “No, Shane, I can’t see who’s giving anonymous donations!” – Pauline Gough,

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Jones: “Winston is bagsing the ‘see no evil’ option.” – Margaret Cannon,

– Jane Fookes, Christchurch

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– Geoff Duthie, Auckland

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development of an action plan, so that implementation of the plan is supported by these already overworked staff. The plan will need to cover at least a 10-year period, and will require all-party political support to ensure it is properly funded through to completion.

the fact that most of our goods are produced by cheap ThirdWorld labour while a sizeable chunk of our national income is derived from pandering to the desire of an entitled elite to visit every corner of the world? Globalisation has enabled the First World to live at the expense of virtual slavery in the Third, while simultaneously destroying the environment, turning large

– Anna Read

the agency has released only very broad-based objectives and not given any clues as to how it plans to achieve them. As a result, clinicians and researchers I know are sceptical that it will be any more effective than its predecessor, Cancer Control New Zealand, the independent ministerial advisory body set up in 2001. The health bureaucracy obstructed implementation of important recommendations made by this body, leading to it being disbanded in 2015 without having achieved anything useful. Meaningful improvements in the cancer journey for New Zealanders will only occur if cancer professionals have a major voice in the

Jones: “Got any change for the bus? Got to get Grandad home.”

David Lamb

Victoria University of Wellington LETTER OF THE WEEK

VIRUS QUESTIONS Amid all the hand-wringing over the effect the coronavirus outbreak is having on tourism and the economy (Back to Black, February 22), no one appears to be asking whether these are actually good things. Could this be a wake-up call to

Ellerslie. – Alan Petrie, Te Anau Peters: “Lord, Shane Jones’ bombastic prolixity is tiring … ” – Phoebe Wray, Christchurch

Jones: “In our party, Willie, we hold our hats thus and people put money in.” – Warren Shaw, Marton

Peters: “Waah! I want a hat too!” – Rex McGregor, Auckland

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sections of the First World into a service industry catering to the whims of the jet set – and as a side effect, enabling diseases to easily spread. In a world where we’ve just had the hottest decade on record yet again – a 60-year trend – maybe we should be ﬁxing the root causes of our problems. Perhaps our “transformational” Government should be looking at how we

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Quips& Quotes “Sussex Royals sounds like a variety of potato. Fits in nicely with Jersey Royal, British Queen, Duke of York and King Edward.” – letter to the Times

“He looks just like he went to the beach wearing a dog cone. Trump only cares about the top 1%, even when he’s applying sunscreen to his face.” – Seth Meyers on Trump’s fake tan lines

“Parasite is a South Korean ﬁlm that tells the story of a family who con their way into a house they have no business living in and things go very wrong from there. The American version of it is called ‘The Trumps’.” – Jimmy Kimmel on the Oscar-winning ﬁlm

Quick Questions

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1. What was the name of the Bundy family’s ﬁrst pet dog in Married ... with Children? ❑ Marcel ❑ Elvis ❑ Comet ❑ Buck

4. Which beverage was formerly consumed to prevent malaria? ❑ Coﬀee ❑ Tonic water ❑ Hot chocolate ❑ Coca-Cola

8. Which city will host the Commonwealth Games in 2022? ❑ Birmingham ❑ Nairobi ❑ Mumbai ❑ Liverpool

2. Which ﬁlm features the quote: “All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain”? ❑ Blade Runner ❑ Men in Black ❑ The Green Mile ❑ Back to the Future

5. Who is said to have solved the the Gordian Knot puzzle? ❑ Friedrich Nietzsche ❑ Archimedes ❑ Sappho ❑ Alexander the Great

9. Which town was the subject of a 1950s railway-themed song by Peter Cape? ❑ Taumarunui ❑ Taihape ❑ Te Kūiti ❑ Waiōuru

3. In which country did the ritual of land diving (a precursor to bungee jumping) originate? ❑ Brazil ❑ Vanuatu ❑ Japan ❑ Solomon Islands

6. True or false? Brown and white eggs are nutritionally diﬀerent. ❑ True ❑ False 7. What kind of instrument is an ocarina? ❑ Keyboard ❑ String ❑ Percussion ❑ Wind

10. Which capital city was designed in part by the architect Oscar Niemeyer? ❑ Ottawa ❑ Brasília ❑ Canberra ❑ Madrid Answers on page 54.

“Parasite wins despite there being no host.” – comedian James Colley on the Oscars

“This is a reminder to smokers that this is a nonsmoking ﬂight, and this is a reminder to vapers, you don’t look as cool as you think you do.” – Ed Gamble on

can support ourselves more sustainably, with less reliance on a (so-called) communist state or the (increasingly socalled) free world. Charles Goodwin (Devonport, Auckland)

Mock the Week

ROYAL “BATTLER” “I don’t like to call it the one ring, I like to call it an unexpected item in the Baggins area.” – Ed Gamble about Lord of the Rings

“Welcome to The Hunger Games, or as it’s also known, London Fashion Week.” – comedian Angela Barnes

“Nobody loves Australia quite as much as Australians.” – Stephen Fry “Don’t get angry, and keep smiling.” – the world’s oldest man, Chitetsu Watanabe, on a long life

It is nice when a Kiwi does well overseas, but the fawning spread afforded Dan Wootton (“Battle royal”, February 22) is

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hard to swallow. Yes, the Sun has fearlessly taken on the House of Windsor. But lots of little people have also been its target and they had neither the resources nor the resilience of the royals. He boasts that “our leader column every day is probably as closely examined by Government ministers – us and the Daily Mail – as any other paper”. This precisely encapsulates the debasement of UK politics. And now we have a minor celeb, Caroline Flack, apparently hounded to death by the tabloids. The boy has done well. Jim Colvine (Mangawhai Heads)

FLOATING FLAG IDEAS How about a waka hourua (double-hulled canoe) on a new ﬂag (Editorial, January 4) to signify the two

Treaty partners? Brown waka on blue (sea) background. Patricia Booth (Karori Rd, Wellington)

In February 1990, during the Festival of Expression at Eva Rickard’s marae in Raglan, an Aotearoa ﬂag design

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OBITUARY competition was held. The winner featured a turquoise koru curling over horizontal bands of blue and black (see previous page). Perhaps its creator could step forward?

Tony Reid

Russell Campbell (Aro Valley, Wellington)

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ELECTRIC NIGHTMARE

Ground-breaking journalist and former Listener editor. by GEOFF CHAPPLE

Richard Bould’s description of New Zealand’s poor electricvehicle-charging infrastructure (Letters, February 15) conjures up a picture of a road-rage incident in which EV drivers are attacking each other with their power cords and hurling such insults as “my car takes 100kW, yours is only 50kW – get out of my way”. There may be only a few moving parts in an EV, but if you can’t charge it, you can add the driver and passengers to what isn’t moving. G Spencer (Pukekohe)

QUAKE DATE MISTAKE “All shook up” (That’s Entertainment, February 22), about the screening of a documentary on Christchurch’s 2011 earthquake, mentions that “it is important to tell stories and remember the dead, acknowledge the living and salute the heroes” of the seismic shocks. Although commendable, in order to do so, it would be appreciated if journalists who were obviously not in Christchurch at the time, or have not had to live through the chaos and rebuild of a city and lives, would check their facts before going to print. The February earthquake did not happen on the 23rd, as the article says, but the 22nd. A small point in print, maybe, but for people – the living, the dead, the heroes and the survivors – it is very important. Sarah Helleur (Christchurch)

he journalism of the years 1960 to 2000 is littered with masthead casualties now, but it was within those publications that Tony Reid became what’s now called a destination journalist. Reid, who died on February 14, was the one you’d buy the magazine, or the newspaper, for – just to read. Within those years he’s acknowledged as a master of long-form print journalism – the in-depth interview, or the revealing personal proﬁle. Reid learnt his trade on provincial newspapers, but progressed quickly to the Dominion Sunday Times and a weekly interview series, “The Frank Portrait”, that established a lifelong pattern. Sir Edmund Hillary, Denis Glover, Sir Ernest Marsden, Sir Eruera Tirikatene and many others were all ushered through “Frank” and emerged afresh. If Reid’s Catholicism gave him anything, it was his priest-like ability to draw from his subjects far more than they might want to give. In 1967, he joined the NZ Weekly News, and trialled stories that centred on himself as observer. For a story on the New Zealand Post Ofﬁce, he mailed himself as a stamped item from Cape Reinga to Stewart Island, loaded en route into trucks, railway guards’ vans and ships. But he had a darker Irish side, too. When Paremoremo’s high-security D Block opened, in 1968, he spent a night inside. His fellow

inmates staged a noisy demonstration for him alone, and his interest in prisons led to an interview series called “The Criminal Mind”. After a stint at the Sun in Melbourne, Reid returned in 1972 as a feature writer on the Listener. The intuition within his big round head was formidable; his subjects often sleepwalked towards revelations that are the profiler’s holy grail. In 1974, his profile on Hugh Watt, the then Labour Government’s deputy prime minister, began – “In a word? Dull? I suppose that would be the adjective.” It’s widely quoted as the beginning in New Zealand of the so-called new journalism, but Reid had been doing it for years. Encouraged forward by editor Ian Cross, Reid became, in 1977, the magazine’s fifth and youngest editor. But in 1980, he stepped down to return to his first love, reportage and writing. The Listener’s coverage of the 1981 Springbok tour by Reid and Phil Gifford would win the top featurewriting prize for that year. His long 1983 interview with the intensely shy redhead, Janet Frame, published in the NZ Herald, remains a classic of literary journalism. He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1995, but, although the long illness quelled his journalism, his reputation endured. In 2010, the Qantas Media Awards honoured him with a lifetime-achievement award. l

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BULLETIN FROM ABROAD

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Tweeted Colin: “55 minutes we have been stood in the queue. This isn’t the Brexit I voted for.”

IN BERLIN

The morning after Post-Brexit, Germans back a hard line and poor Colin is stuck in a passport queue.

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o, it ﬁnally happened. At the end of last month, the UK left the European Union. Jubilant Brexiteers, wearing T-shirts saying “Fcuk the EU”, celebrated by getting drunk and trampling blue-and-gold EU ﬂags into a muddy London lawn. Remainer relatives in England sent us mournful emails. And European MPs in Brussels brought a tear to everyone’s eye, with a rousing version of Auld Lang Syne. It was all so emotional. Until the day after in Berlin, when it wasn’t. Despite the drunks and drama in London, and the overwrought farewells, it was surprising how much of a non-event it felt like here. Sure, Brexit was front-page news, but other than the headline, it was hard to discern that anything had changed. Most Germans still don’t understand. The Brexit level of self-sabotage is hard to comprehend unless you’re personally acquainted with misplaced nostalgia for the British empire and decades of ugly EU coverage by doom-dealing British tabloids. So, now, with a collective, multinational sigh of both resignation and relief, Europeans seemed

glad to quietly acknowledge January 31 as the last in a series of annoying political cliff-hangers and, most likely, also to see the back of Nigel Farage and his merry band of flag-waving morons in Brussels. Britain and the EU will now thrash out new deals on everything from trade to transport. Talks begin in March and must be finished by the end of 2020. EU politicians recently met in Strasbourg to decide their negotiating strategy: tough, with no new concessions. Ordinary EU citizens appear to agree. In a recent online poll of more than 15,000 German readers by Der Spiegel magazine, 91% said the EU should be harder on Britain. They may be right. Analysts have suggested that Boris Johnson’s recent Cabinet reshuffle means he now has ministers who won’t oppose him when he starts breaking last year’s promises. “We’re talking to the same [British] representatives, but they’re acting very differently now,” Katarina Barley, German vice-president of the European Parliament, recently told journalists. Mostly, though, Britain’s “liberation” from the evil EU seems to have come and gone here with surprisingly little fanfare. Maybe it’s because the Germans currently have less to lose. There’s the

sensitive question of who will make up the almost €7 billion hole left in the EU budget by Britain’s departure. More than 460,000 German jobs are tied to about €100 billion worth of annual exports to the UK. But that still feels abstract. Today, the average German is more likely to be asking whether they need a visa to visit Buckingham Palace.

t’s more complicated for the average Briton in Europe. They’re wondering whether they didn’t get the job they applied for with the (insert name of European country here) ﬁrm because of uncertain residence status. They’re confused about health insurance, pensions, spousal rights, voting rights, the rights of their cats, dogs and pet ferrets and whether EU rules on cheap mobile phone calls still apply. Most will get to stay where they have settled in Europe – but nobody knows what will happen to them when they go on holiday in 2021. Ah, and then there’s Colin, who started a socialmedia storm this month, standing in an immigration queue in Amsterdam. “Absolutely disgusting service at Schiphol Airport,” he fumed on Twitter. “55 minutes we have been stood in the immigration queue. This isn’t the Brexit I voted for.” Well, not quite, Colin, more than 37,400 socialmedia users swiftly responded. But, hey, maybe next year. l Cathrin Schaer is editor-in-chief of Iraqi news website Niqash. org, based in Berlin.

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Donors and viruses Our farcical electoral donation laws make the whiff of scandal hard to quarantine.

STEVE BOLTON

he New Zealand First politicaldonations scandal is spreading like a coronavirus, infecting MPs who do not even belong to that wealthy party. The revelation that the lobbying ﬁrm of NZ First Foundation trustee Doug Woolerton tried to get a parliamentary select committee to change planned legislation on foreign ownership affecting property developers such as Conrad Properties – which then quietly donated $55,000 to the foundation – drew into the mess Labour and National MPs infected by contact with Woolerton. Our electoral donation laws are a farce. Donations above $15,000 must have their donors’ names publicly declared. Donations of $14,999.99 and less do not. Multiple donations just under the $15,000 threshold seem to be easily disguised by either using different related entities or simply not disclosing the extra donations by the same donor. Obviously, those laws should be changed. Donations of more than $1000 should be identiﬁed and the onus put on political parties to check that no

related entities are making multiple payments. “Cash for favours” is a strain of political corruption that has engulfed administrations around the world over the years. Restricting anonymous donations to no more than $1000 would ensure New Zealand is inoculated against that disease. The only reason someone gives big money to a political party and then demands their names be kept secret is because they believe observers might draw their own conclusions about the reasons for the largesse bestowed. Usually, it would be the media or vigilant bloggers who draw public conclusions about that kind of thing but, in the case of the NZ First Foundation donations, the opposite seems to apply, with a Whale Oil-connected blog running covert photographs of a journalist talking to a former NZ First president, Lester Gray, seemingly blowing the cover of a whistleblower.

hale Oil himself, Cameron Slater, appears to be beached by health issues and legal problems, but his wife, known as The Spanish Bride, is running the blog site. Where would the blog have got those photos? Well, a close associate of the Whale has been involved in fundraising

If NZ First is charged, surely Ardern will have to stand down Peters and ministers. for … NZ First. Winston Peters’ frantic backpedalling after implying his party took the pictures doesn’t exactly inspire conﬁdence, either. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is struggling to maintain the position that the NZ First donation saga is no business of hers, despite the fact that her Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Peters, is caught in the middle of it. She can do that only until the point that the police or Serious Fraud Ofﬁce decide whether or not to act. If NZ First is charged, surely Ardern will have to stand down Peters and NZ First ministers until a verdict is reached. National’s Simon Bridges has handed her a gift by declaring National would not deal with NZ First and, therefore, Peters really cannot threaten to bring down the Government if stood down. NZ First would be dog tucker in any snap election that occurred as a result. Meanwhile, of course, National has contracted its own donation-scandal virus. Four individuals are charged with offences relating to big sums donated “anonymously” to a National Party branch. Bridges is trying to quarantine the fallout by claiming no one from National itself is in the dock. We will see if that is enough to protect the party, and him, once the issue comes before the court. One thing is for sure. The scandals mentioned are surely reason enough to clean up the laws relating to political donations. l

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JOANNE BLACK IN WELLINGTON

Spoiling by choice Better than vilifying polluting companies, a look in the mirror might suffice.

I am fed up with planned obsolescence and our throwaway culture.

assume they teach tradespeople to do at tradespeople training school. The kind of, “Ah, yes, I see the problem and if only x situation applied, this would be straightforward but, unfortunately, it’s y situation, which will be trickier [read: more expensive].” The oven is small and does not look his time last year, I was living old, but it is an unusual brand. in a quiet, leafy suburb just He would see if the correct hinges outside Washington DC. Some could be procured. Otherwise, he days, few vehicles passed along would look for a substitute. I thought our street and of those that did, about he meant substitute hinges. half were the dark-brown UPS delivMy husband took a call from the ery vans used by Amazon. oven-door-not-shutting-properly Ours was one of the places they company. Alas, they had been unable came to frequently because my husto procure the hinges, but they had band had an Amazon Prime account found a substitute. It would be “seven – almost guaranteed 1-2 day delivsix four nine”. he door on our oven at home does not shut ery on pretty much anything that “You mean $76.49,” my husband properly so a bloke from an oven-door-notanyone who lives on the right side of asked, “for the hinges?” No. They shutting-properly company came to have the law could need. To me, it seemed meant $7649 for a new oven. a look. like an endless supply of bike inner Because I am calm and rational, He was friendly as he did that thing that I tubes, Asian-cooking ingredients my immediate response was to want and books. Harmless, to live in the bush except they all came to and cook over an the house in a truck. It open fire because I am felt wrong, but when I fed up with planned demurred, my husband obsolescence and our would ask if I would throwaway culture. feel better if he drove Upon reflecting that, to the shops to pick in truth, the closest I the items up and drove get to cooking on an home again. Fair point. open fire is lighting But there’s more vanilla-scented candles, that’s unsettling about I stayed home. Amazon than just its The door problem is emissions. The companot that big a deal and, ny’s founder, Jeff Bezos, to be honest, I personis a brilliant entrepreally do not spend a lot neur. A person can sit of time in front of a with their phone, see stove, whether the door something they like on, shuts tightly or not. say, social media, find Now, I need only to it on Amazon, click remind myself that we “Apparently the blue tit and the blue-footed booby were both named by the same six-year-old.” once to pay and it will have not just “saved” be delivered, possibly $7649. l

the same day, to their home. If you think that does not happen, you are wrong. It happens thousands, maybe tens of thousands of times a day in the US. Amazon allows near-instant gratiﬁcation. Don’t think, do it. You want it? Have it. The Guardian no longer accepts ads from fossilfuel companies, as though it is the companies that burn the fossil fuel. They do not. They enable the rest of us to choose to burn it, in the same way that Amazon does not use or consume the millions of products it delivers every day. Rather, it enables us, the consumers, to choose to do so. The same argument applies to airlines. We act as though we do not have choices, but we do. Bezos has just announced a whumping US$10 billion fund in his name to ﬁght climate change. Good on him, but this all feels so circular that surely we are eating our own tails.

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POLITICS

JANE CLIFTON

Facts and fairness Alleged wrongdoing should not be punished in advance.

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oliticians are often at their best in a crisis – but only if it’s clear what the crisis is. With coronavirus, aka Covid-19, no one can yet be sure of its scope, so everything the authorities do lies on a spectrum between dithering and overkill.

We won’t know whether the Government got it right with its China travel and mail ban for weeks, maybe months. According to the World Health Organisation’s assessment, we’re erring on the gratuitous-panic side of the ledger, and there’s a distinct economic cost to that. The more restrictive our response, the bigger the foreign-exchange income loss. But the Government has to balance that against the potential illness and death risk of being more relaxed. The only immediately clear aspect to the deadly new virus outbreak is, it’s a further opportunity for us to aggravate China. As the Chinese ambassador, Wu Xi, made clear this week, our border restrictions are already another black mark, alongside our resistance to letting Huawei in on 5G network development, our anxiety about aggressions in the South China Sea and against Uighurs, Tibetans and others, China’s not necessarily beneficial (to the Pacific) Pacific-aid programmes and its history of goods dumping. In a relationship deterioration from the BFF free-trade-deal days, China has been punishing these affronts by making a dangling-cat toy of our wish for a fuller trade deal. Bilateral-talks invites are issued and rescinded. Our Covid-19 stance just added another umpteen sleeps to the wait. A further stinger has been the parallel China drew in reminding

New Zealand and Australia of their responsibility for the deadly spread of measles through the tragically under-vaccinated Paciﬁc, for which the two countries have a duty of care. Further Chinese Government retaliation seems unlikely, but we’re already suffering reduced tourist numbers, suspended imports and the potential for a global

Ardern should, apparently, tear strips oﬀ Peters in public and park him on the naughty step at the very least. panic to bring a big, squelching Monty Python foot down on all trade. That’s just the temporary inconvenience. The wider implications are rather harder to address. Had Covid-19 originated in any other country, other nations would openly be saying such things as, isn’t it time humans stopped overintensive livestock farming, cracked down on unhygienic markets and legislated against putting the entire carcasses of every animal species they can get their hands on into the food chain? Hideous contagions so often stem from humankind’s seemingly innate propensity to over-exploit resources and cut corners. Were we not so stingy as to feed cow bits back to cows, we may not have copped

mad cow disease. Careless handling of poultry gave us bird ﬂu. Hunters putting infected chimpanzees into the African food chain is probably what brought us the devastation of Aids.

FAMINE AND GRINDING POVERTY It’s a touchy subject to raise with a nation that, although now an economic Godzilla, has famine and grinding poverty in its citizens’ living memory. Such is the complexity and confusion that even the Opposition has lately wound back its rhetoric about the Government’s pandemic responsiveness to a mild edict to “act according to the facts”. As we’re seeing with the New Zealand First donation kerfuffle, few things are harder to do in politics than awaiting the facts. Seldom has there been so much reflexive bloodlust from the Mesdames Defarges on the sidelines as since the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) began investigating the party’s finances. According to the ghouls’ chorus, Jacinda Ardern’s prime ministerial Kryptonite has been mortally depleted by her not immediately decapitating the party’s leader, Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters. She should, apparently, tear strips off him in public and park him on the naughty step at the very least. His being deputy and sometimes acting PM does put him on a loftier pedestal than he occupied as Foreign Minister outside Cabinet in Helen Clark’s administration when, in

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EXPEDIENT SCAPEGOATING There’s also fairness. No one bayed for National leader Simon Bridges to stand down while the SFO investigated his party’s donations, and just as well, because no current party member ended up facing

What if it turned out no one in NZ First had done anything provably wrong? That would be a monstrous injustice. prosecution. Until and unless Peters is charged, it’s hard to see a case for punishing him in advance. The SFO and Electoral Commission’s job is to ensure compliance with the law and punishment of offenders – but only offenders. They’re not there to touch off vigilante or expedient scapegoating in advance of justice

processes taking their course. What if Ardern sacked Peters now, the coalition crumbled and we ended up having a chaotic snap election … and then it turned out no one in NZ First had done anything provably wrong? That would be a monstrous injustice and a blight on our democracy. Or, what if someone in the organisation had, unknown to Peters and others, committed fraud or was seriously incompetent? In any case, les Defarges can rely on Peters’ compulsive habit of landing own goals, such as his gloating over the pap shots some party supporter apparently took of journalists with the suspected leaker. Epidemiologically, he’s the antibody that attacks its own immune system, even if there’s no virus. As history shows, Peters could be as innocent as a spring fawn wearing a daisy chain and still be relied on to bluster and fume his way to electoral peril. l

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2008, he stood down during investigations of a donation. But an important difference then was that the donation in question was alleged to have been made to him personally. The transactions under scrutiny now were between donors and the party’s blind foundation. Peters’ actions and knowledge will be investigated, but so far there’s no suggestion – aside from that to be inferred from his own belligerent swaggering – that he is personally involved in any donation handling at all, let alone suspicious accounting. Clark had her notorious “swirl” stand-down spell. She’d incant: “X cannot do his/her job effectively while allegations swirl around him/her”, and poof! X was gone until facts were ofﬁcially ascertained. But she never had to swirl and rinse a minister so critical to the survival of her administration as Peters is to this one. The Desfarges are effectively insisting that Ardern blow up her own administration in advance of any evidence. Peters is ridiculously proud and chippy, but, actually, any party leader humiliated and relegated for an as-yet-unsubstantiated allegation that isn’t even against him or her personally would have little choice but to pull the plug.

HEART DISEASE TREATMENT

CHANGE O Major advances have been made in the treatment of heart disease, from game-changing drugs for type 2 diabetes, to revolutionary new pacemakers and a rethink of the usefulness of bypass surgery and stenting. by DONNA CHISHOLM

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hen Australian children’s entertainer Greg Page – better known as the “yellow Wiggle” – slumped to his knees and then collapsed as he walked off stage after a performance last month, an off-duty nurse, two quick-thinking bystanders and

a nearby defibrillator saved his life. The Wiggle was flatlining. A heart attack caused by a blocked coronary artery had put him into sudden cardiac arrest. He was minutes from death when Sydney nurse Grace Jones joined the band’s drummer and a bystander in performing CPR. “Then,” she told Australian media, “someone handed me a defibrillator.” Jones delivered three shocks with the device before paramedics

arrived. The dramatic public incident mirrored another shocking collapse of a high-profile person in New Zealand only a fortnight earlier, when harness reinsman Ricky May, 61, suddenly fell backwards in the sulky as he drove the leading runner in a feature race at the Omakau race meeting on January 2. His upper body flopped apparently lifeless out the back of the cart as the horse paced on, before May fell to the track, horrifying picnicking racegoers and those watching the race live on television. May, too, had had a cardiac arrest and, Cardiac arrest: “yellow Wiggle” like Page, was revived by bystanders Greg Page on – young physiotherapist and harness stage in Los Angeles in 2006, driver Ellie Barron, who broke May’s and in hospital. ribs with the vigour of her CPR, and two doctors who restarted his heart with a defibrillator on course.

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Professors Rob Doughty, left, and John Ormiston.

“When I got there, he was presenting like someone who had been knocked out,” Barron told the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly. “He just took a couple of very laboured breaths and made one very long outward breath and that was the last one he took on his own. My hand was already on his neck, and there was no pulse. That was a very odd feeling.” Cardiac arrests are often wrongly referred to as heart attacks, in which the heart usually does not stop but a clot forms in a

coronary artery, blocking the blood vessel and causing the death of heart muscle in the area it supplies. Although both men had arrests, the causes were different. May’s was the result of an undiagnosed congenital condition, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, a medical mouthful that means the heart muscle has become abnormally thick, disturbing its electrical signals. Page’s arrest came a day after his 48th birthday. Rob Doughty, the Heart Foundation chair of heart health at the University

Lucky day: Ricky May, left, suffered a cardiac arrest at a race meeting, but was revived by fellow harness driver Ellie Barron, right.

of Auckland, says cardiac arrests caused by congenital conditions rather than acquired cardiovascular disease become less common as people age – they often happen in children or young adults – but it’s not unusual for the ﬁrst symptom of

“My hand was already on his neck, and there was no pulse. That was a very odd feeling.” the disease to be a sudden death or a very close call. May has since had a defibrillator implanted in his chest, an operation that Doughty says is not uncommon and similar to the insertion of a pacemaker. But there are efforts to get more defibrillators, known as AEDs (automated external defibrillators) in work and public places to be used in emergencies. Auckland paramedic and resuscitation tutor Gareth Jenkin runs a website, aedlocations.co.nz, and an app that lists the locations of about 11,000 publicly available defibrillators. It was launched after a Listener story about heart attacks and defibrillators in 2010, when Jenkin says only about 700 devices were in a database he’d compiled. The story

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Success story: left, paramedic and resuscitation tutor Gareth Jenkin in a 2010 Listener story about defibrillators; right, Jenkin demonstrating CPR.

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Despite a 75% reduction in deaths since the late 1960s, heart disease is still the country’s biggest single killer, claiming 6300 lives a year.

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More than 180,000 New Zealanders live with heart disease, but it is a particular burden for Māori and Pacific peoples, in whom it is a disease of middle age, with 37% of Māori and 39% of Pacific deaths from cardiovascular disease happening before the age of 65, compared with one in 10 for non-Māori and non-Pacific.

pointed out the lack of a national database of AED locations, and that the shortage of defibrillators in readily accessible places could mean the difference between life and death for hundreds of people. After the story, web designers Abletech approached him to help establish the site, and he is now adding about 10 new locations a day. Countdown supermarkets, Z Energy and real-estate agency Barfoot & Thompson have defibrillators in all their branches and Jenkin says in the main city centres people are usually only about 100m from a device at any time. About five people a day suffer cardiac

Although 28% of people who had an arrest made it to hospital that year, only 13% survived more than a month – a similar figure to that of Western Australia and Victoria (11%) and London (10%) – showing just how lucky Page and May were to have defibrillators nearby. Defibrillators are easy to use, says Jenkin. “If you can use a cell phone you can use a defibrillator.” Survival rates vary internationally from less than 6% to 50%. The only “treatment” for cardiac arrest is defibrillation but, when it comes to coronary artery disease and heart attacks, what to do and when to do it is still the subject of international debate.

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In the main city centres people are usually only about 100m from a deﬁbrillator at any time.

arrests in the community. More than twothirds of the patients are men and more than half are 65-plus. In 2017-18, 74% received CPR from bystanders. That year, St John says, about 5% of patients were deﬁbrillated before the ambulance arrived, the ﬁgure increasing to 11% if the person was in a public place. The ambulance took a median time of six minutes to arrive in urban communities, but nine minutes in rural and remote areas. About 70% of arrests happened at home.

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In November, researchers released the findings of an international study showing that for thousands of patients with stable ischaemic heart disease (a lack of blood flow and oxygen to the heart muscle), invasive treatments such as bypass operations or stents won’t help them live longer or avoid heart attacks than if they are on the recommended combination of medicines. Cardiologists say the results of the International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness with Medical and Invasive Approaches (Ischemia), which had more than 5000 participants, will spark renewed controversy about the potential for a more conservative approach to the treatment of angina brought on by exertion. Stenting or a bypass are still the first choices of treatment for people with unstable angina – those whose pain comes on at rest – or who

are admitted to hospital with a heart attack. When increasing fatigue and a few bouts of chest pain drove Vic Beksinski, 53, to seek medical help in 2018, he feared he was about to follow his father into an early grave. He admits he’d been letting himself go as a result of personal and work stresses. He’d packed on nearly 15kg in two years and was smoking 20 cigarettes a day as his blood pressure and cholesterol climbed. So, when he found himself, like thousands of others, facing an angioplasty and the insertion of a stent to open a coronary artery that was 70% occluded, it was the chance to reboot his health and his life. To Beksinski, a former circus trapeze artist who’s now a special-effects technician in the ﬁlm industry, the idea that he might have done just as well on medicines without the need for an invasive procedure is of only academic interest now. He says the angioplasty was the “huge wake-up call” he needed and he believes the beneﬁts are both physical and mental. He’s eating healthily, working out, has lost weight and stopped smoking. His energy continued on page 21

The rhythm of the heart Cell abnormalities are the focus of local research into a deadly heart condition that can affect the young and healthy.

REBEKAH ROBINSON

t’s easy to think of heart disease as predominantly a condition of age, but for one Auckland family, the opposite is true. Georgia (19), Ruby (17) and Teina (12) Maoate have all inherited the syndrome long QT type 1 from their mother, Mandy. It means the electrical signal that produces a heartbeat takes longer to recharge to initiate the next beat, and puts them at risk of sudden death from cardiac arrest. About one in 2000 New Zealanders has the condition, which is the most common

identifiable cause of death in young people who have no other abnormalities found at autopsy. Both Georgia and Ruby have already suffered sudden arrests, but on both occasions – at home for Georgia after she ran up the stairs, and at school for Ruby when she collapsed during a tug of war in a PE class – their hearts spontaneously restarted. All three girls have had surgery to cut the sympathetic nerve under their left armpit to reduce the risk of exertion and the “fight or flight” stress response

triggering an arrest. Even jumping into the water for a swim or running can activate the sympathetic response. Ruby has had a deﬁbrillator implanted because her arrest happened after her nerve operation and she was deemed to be at especially high risk. Despite passing on the condition to her daughters, Mandy, who was diagnosed at the age of 43 after Georgia’s collapse, has never had an arrest. Her father, aunt and uncle, however, all died prematurely – at 39, 21 and 10. Tests show her QT interval

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1. From left, Georgia, Teina and Ruby Maoate. 2. With their parents, Riki and Mandy Maoate. 3. Georgia visits Ruby in hospital after her implant operation.

is shorter than the girls’. “That’s one of the most dangerous things about long QT – you can have it and never have symptoms,” she says.

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Long QT type 1 is the most common identiﬁable cause of death in young people who have no other abnormalities found at autopsy.

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ow, scientists will learn more about how the nerve and heart-muscle cells interact to regulate heart rate, using heart and nerve cells grown from stem cells made from the blood of patients, including the Maoates. Auckland-based Swedish scientist Annika Winbo, who is leading the research, says international studies so far have focused only on the heart and heart-muscle cells. The local work, which last year won a $144,000 Heart Foundation research grant, is growing nerve and heart cells of patients and healthy controls together to study how the nerve cells regulate the heart-muscle cells and whether one or both are dysfunctional. “We can see if the impulses from the nerve cells are normal

life-changing. Georgia and Teina take and only the heart cells have an portable defibrillators with them wherever abnormal reaction, or if there they go, and Georgia says the knowledge is abnormal neurotransmission going on,” she says. that she could drop dead whenever she Although studies overseas swims is a constant worry. “It’s hard have already found being so different from abnormalities in your peers, as well as all the heart-muscle the other things you have cells, Winbo’s work to deal with as a teenager.” suggests there are For nearly a year after the also functional diagnosis, the sporty family differences in the stopped all those activities nerve cells – a before realising that wasn’t groundbreaking the way they wanted to finding. She is live. They then changed An automated also growing heart and their focus to risk reduction. The external nerve cells from patients older girls also take beta blocker defibrillator. and healthy controls heart drugs, something Teina is together to see if normal heart expected to be prescribed soon. It’s not 3 rhythm can be “rescued” if one well understood how the beta blockers or other comes from a person work in long QT, although it’s possible without the condition. She says they affect both nerve and heart cells. if doctors better understand the “A cure would be wonderful,” Georgia mechanisms involved, it could says, “but also being able to be better improve risk management, informed about how we can do the things and potentially lead to new therapies. She and her colleague, Professor Jon Skinner, a specialist in children’s heartrhythm disturbances, are also collaborating on a genetic study of the mutations that cause the condition in New Zealand. They’ve found, for example, that although mutations in Māori are rarer, they also tend to be more severe. Winbo’s interest in the condition was sparked we used to do pre-diagnosis, knowing that by the higher prevalence – about 1:500we were a bit safer.” 1:1000 – in northern Sweden, where she “For us to never swim again is not an was brought up. The chance to collaborate option,” says Mandy, “so it’s about how on research with Skinner, who has a to make swimming safe.” She and her “stellar” international reputation, brought husband, Riki, have told the girls not her down under. to jump into cold ocean water from a “I’m really grateful that people boat, for example, and to swim at the are getting excited about beach only with their friends and the wanting to learn about it,” defibrillator nearby. says Mandy Maoate of the But already, their interaction research, “because it’s been with the doctors and the research under the radar for a long has had one unexpected outcome. time. Most people don’t Georgia starts her first year as a know about it and I’ve medical student this year, and lost three of my family to Ruby thinks she may follow sudden cardiac arrest.” suit. “I’d always thought medicine was something he family dare I might like to do, but to hope for the it’s certainly cemented “c-word” – a cure it as a career,” says – which would be Georgia. Annika Winbo: seeing if normal heart rhythm can be “rescued”.

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Ahead of the pace Research linking heart rate and breathing cycles is set to revolutionise pacemakers.

KEN DOWNIE

uckland scientists developing a new type of cardiac pacemaker that mimics the heart’s natural rhythm are hailing its potential after animal studies in which it restored muscle function and improved the heart’s ability to pump. It is the first time that a pacemaker has triggered electrical signals as the body normally does, in response to the inflation of the lungs. In a healthy person, the heart rate increases on inhalation and slows on exhalation, but other pacemakers fire in a metronomic rhythm, which lead investigator Professor Julian Paton at the University of Auckland, calls “unphysiological and unnatural”. He says the dramatic findings in rat and sheep with heart failure showed that after three days with the new pacemaker, the amount of blood the animals’ hearts could pump increased by 20-25%, an unprecedented result for pacemakers, and something that is usually only achieved in a minority of patients with pacemakers who are also taking optimal drug treatment. The technology uses a novel artificial silicon neuron, which processes information about the animals’ respiration and commands the battery to release a voltage pulse that paces the heart. “Your heart rate is variable and completely synchronous with your breathing cycle normally. This brings back that variability and no one has ever looked at whether or not that is clinically beneficial in heart failure.” An intriguing finding is that the improvements in heart function kick in three or four days after the device is

Julian Paton: reversing the damage of heart attacks.

switched on in the animals, which, Paton says, is a clue to the mechanism by which it’s working. “It’s clearly not through changes in the haemodynamics – the movement of the blood – because that would have happened more quickly. We think potential gene expression is changing – that it is producing an epigenetic effect, which means that the genome within the heart cells is producing new proteins and

“We have a pacemaker that is going to help heart-failure patients by increasing their heartpumping capabilities.” increasing the availability of calcium. And that is really important for enabling the heart muscle to contract more strongly.” Paton and his colleagues, cardiovascular physiologist Rohit Ramchandra and interventional cardiologist Nigel Lever, are collaborating with scientists at the universities of Bath and Bristol on the work. Paton and Bath physics researcher Alain Nogaret have co-founded a company, Ceryx Medical, to raise money to take the technology to clinical trial within

a few years. Ramchandra says the next preclinical trials will involve exercise tolerance tests, and adding heart medicines to see if they further improve the condition of patients. “We have a pacemaker now that we believe is going to help heart-failure patients for the very first time by potentially increasing their heart-pumping capabilities. We are keen to understand if this might also reduce their sleep apnoea [a related condition in which patients briefly stop breathing during sleep]. You ask patients with heart failure what they want back and they talk about how they’d just love to be able to get out of their seat, go to the kitchen and put the kettle on without feeling breathless. We hope our pacemaker might help them achieve this.” The median age of heart-failure patients is 78, but the number of people with the condition is rising as the population ages. Heart failure often occurs after heart attacks, and about half those diagnosed with it die within five years. “There’s no fix for heart failure,” says Paton. But the new device has the potential to change that. “What we are seeing is the reversal of some of this damage, which is remarkable in itself. It’s very exciting – it’s getting me out of bed in the mornings.”

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has improved, but he doesn’t know if that is to do with his new lifestyle or the stents and medication. He’s on three drugs for blood pressure, a statin for cholesterol and aspirin. “I was afraid I was dying, so I’ve got no misgivings about having had the operation. It was a gift that helped address all the things in my life.” Both stents and cardiac bypass operations are common in New Zealand. More than 6500 people a year have angioplasties to insert cardiac stents in public and private hospitals and about 1500 have coronary artery bypass surgery. More than 2600 die of ischaemic heart disease. Heart Foundation medical director Dr Gerry Devlin, a former Waikato Hospital-based cardiologist, was a principal investigator for the Ischemia study when it began about seven years ago. He says the results are “really important” and likely to change treatment guidelines. “Probably a lot of people’s bias would say that if you have blockages, bypassing them or putting stents in is better. I’ve been putting in stents for 25 years and intuitively you think you are going to help someone live longer. The trial has shown that’s not the case.” The study excluded patients with severe angina

More than 6500 people a year have angioplasties to insert cardiac stents and about 1500 have coronary artery bypass surgery.

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is significantly curtailing their activities, says Doughty. He says not everyone can tolerate heart medicines or responds to drugs in the same way. “We label people as having angina, but you can line up 100 people with that condition and they are all different.” The findings will potentially have a bigger impact in countries such as the US, where over-intervention is rife. “Here, it’s not about, ‘Right, you have a whiff of chest pain, go and have an angiogram and a stent.’ It’s about where it fits in for that individual, what are their risks, what kind of coronary disease do they have – and then plan the management.” New Zealand’s most experienced interventional cardiologist, John Ormiston, medical director of Intra (formerly Mercy Angiography), the country’s biggest private provider of angiograms and stents, says the patients who had stents or bypass operations in the Ischemia study had much less angina afterwards, although a lot of media reports on the findings suggested medical treatment was just as good as those interventions, which isn’t true. He says the results aren’t a surprise, “but they make us more comfortable about not

rushing into things”. In New Zealand, he believes procedures are usually reserved for people with severe symptoms. “With minimal symptoms, you’re less inclined to stent.” Stenting has progressively replaced open-heart bypass operations as the devices have been reﬁned. For example, stents that

“I’ve been putting in stents for 25 years and intuitively you think you are going to help someone live longer. The trial has shown that’s not the case.” slowly release drugs to prevent the artery reblocking have been available since 2002. He says stenting has become more effective and efﬁcient and the risks are tiny. “You virtually never see deaths and the risk of stroke is inﬁnitesimally small.” People with progressive coronary artery narrowing that occurs over years often don’t think they are symptomatic because they slow down and exert themselves less, Ormiston says. “They just think they’re

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or blockages in their left main coronary artery, which supplies blood to about twothirds of the heart’s muscle. “It suggests that if you have angina, that maybe it’s okay to do a CT scan and, if you don’t have left main stem disease, we see how things go with medication.” Invasive procedures and surgery also come with risks. “So, if I can treat your angina well and there is no mortality beneﬁt to you of an operation and your quality of life improves with a simple tablet, why not look at that as a ﬁrst option?” Importantly, however, the trial did show that patients with stents or bypasses had better relief of their angina symptoms, improving their quality of life. That’s a crucial consideration if their chest pain

Rebooting his health and his life: Vic Beksinski with his daughter, Zosia.

HEART DISEASE TREATMENT

‘This is a game changer’ Drugs that reduce heart-disease risk among those with type 2 diabetes are coming.

octors hope that new medicines that will reduce the risk of heart disease and death for the 200,000 people in New Zealand with type 2 diabetes will be taxpayer funded this year. Heart disease is the main cause of death for people with diabetes. Their incidence of cardiovascular complications is two to four times greater than for people without diabetes. Heart Foundation medical director Dr Gerry Devlin says the NZ Cardiac Network, which he chairs, has pushed for the new drugs, which not only reduce deaths and hospitalisations but also the numbers going on kidney-transplant waiting lists. “If you want to look at a drug that addresses equity and improves outcomes, look no further than these.” The drugs, known as SGLT inhibitors, reduce the overall risk of death by 20%, and death from heart disease by 40%. They are thought to be protective partly because of their diuretic effect, but Auckland diabetes specialist Dr Rinki Murphy says there are many other mechanisms that aren’t as well understood. Murphy says diabetes causes higher sugar in the blood, which, if uncontrolled, over time can act like rust, causing inﬂammation that makes the blood vessels more likely to block or haemorrhage. “The underlying pathway by which the sugar rises in the ﬁrst place isn’t very clear, but insulin, the key hormone regulating blood sugar, is unable to act effectively. This process, called

insulin resistance, is specific to people with type 2 diabetes and not only predisposes them to having high blood sugar, but also to having blocked blood vessels, so it’s a double whammy.” Murphy says she attended conferences when the cardiovascular benefits of the drugs were announced in 2015. “The data showing fewer deaths and lower incidence of heart and kidney disease were a surprise – people actually stood up and clapped.” She says Australia has funded the drugs for about five years, but our Government’s drug-buying agency, Pharmac, announced only in January that it is looking to fund one or more of the medicines here and is seeking commercial bids from suppliers. The SGLT inhibitor tablets cost about $90 a month for patients who pay for it themselves, but less than 1% of Murphy’s patients in the public sector can afford to do this. If the drug is funded, she says, it is likely most people with diabetes would move on to the medication after metformin alone no longer controlled blood-sugar levels. People with heart or kidney disease would go on them immediately. “This is a game changer for people with diabetes,” she says. “The drugs are recommended in every international guideline for diabetes management but we are still unable to use them here.”

“Data showing fewer deaths and lower incidence of heart and kidney disease were a surprise – people actually stood up and clapped.”

Rinki Murphy: drug funding will be “a game changer for people with diabetes”.

getting old and unﬁt, but when they get treated, they say they didn’t realise how limited they actually were.” Intra’s volume of coronary angiography and stenting is ﬂat, a result of better medical management of coronary artery disease and fewer people smoking. “And the people who come to private practice tend to look after themselves well – they don’t smoke, they eat well and most are close to ideal body weight. They get coronary disease because of heredity. They often say, ‘Why me?’, but it often turns out they have a strong family history.”

About half of people at the highest risk of having a heart attack or stroke aren’t being prescribed the recommended treatment. IMPROVING EQUITY IN HEART HEALTH For people taking heart medicines to try to prevent coronary disease, under-treatment rather than overtreatment is the main problem in New Zealand, says University of Auckland epidemiologist Rod Jackson, a world leader in heart-risk prediction. Jackson and public-health medicine specialist Dr Suneela Mehta’s research suggests that about half of people at the highest risk of having a heart attack or stroke (a risk of 15% or more in five years) aren’t being prescribed the strongly recommended treatment of blood-pressure and cholesterollowering drugs. About a quarter of New Zealand adults (aged 30-74) in their study had a predicted five-year risk of between 5% and 14% – the current threshold at which drug treatment should be considered and discussed – and 5% had a risk greater than 15%. The figures come from the Vascular Risk in Adult New Zealanders study, which estimated the heart risk of 1.8 million residents who’d had contact with publicly funded health services. The anonymised information used encrypted versions of patients’ national health identifier numbers to link their hospitalisations, drug dispensing, lab tests, primary-care enrolment and hospital outpatient visits with estimated risk by sex, age, ethnicity, level of deprivation, diabetes and heart-drug use.

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Jackson says the number of people being treated in the highest risk group should be a lot higher and he is surprised it is so low. “We need to be doing a lot better for them.” He says although 90% of eligible people have had a cardiovascular risk assessment, the Ministry of Health doesn’t know the results because the data is much harder to extract in a consistent way nationally from GP records. It also doesn’t know if similar proportions of people regionally are receiving the treatment they should be. “Comparing regions is a very powerful tool for improvement because if some areas are out of step with others it’s a good opportunity to ﬁnd out why.” The work provides health policymakers with quite detailed data on regional differences in risk and treatment practices – and in effect, at the click of a button, provides an individual predicted heart disease risk assessment for almost every adult New Zealander and links it with their current treatment status. It

About one in ﬁve of the 10,000 people a year admitted to hospital with a heart attack will die within 12 months.

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From top, epidemiologist Rod Jackson, Heart Foundation medical director Gerry Devlin and interventional cardiologist Philip Adamson.

CT scans, body-massindex data from general practice and hospital discharge summaries. Should we worry about a data breach? Jackson says no – all the data is encrypted at source, already stripped of names and addresses. He says data sovereignty is paramount, encryption is military strength and audits are stringent. He expects that if the additional information is sought, it’s likely an independent watchdog would oversee it. New research is investigating the best treatments post-heart attack, too, when patients are routinely prescribed three drugs – aspirin to thin the blood, statins to lower cholesterol and a drug to lower blood pressure. Christchurch Heart Institute senior clinical lecturer Dr Philip Adamson, an interventional cardiologist, is investigating whether blood tests can predict those patients who have an increased risk of internal bleeding from the blood-thinning treatment and those who may be at higher risk of a further heart attack.

PREDICTING THE FUTURE About one in five of the 10,000 people a year admitted to hospital with a heart attack will die within 12 months, about half of those from heart-related causes. But others will die or become ill with bleeding complications. In a Heart Foundationfunded study, Adamson will measure levels in the blood of recently discovered proteins that may provide information about the risks of both another attack and serious bleeding. His group have already shown the benefits of measuring levels of troponin – which increase when heart muscle is damaged – when patients are convalescing after hospital discharge. “When it is measured, even about four months after a heart attack, it’s a very useful marker of future heart problems. Based on that, we think there might be an opportunity when patients are being followed up by their GP or cardiologist six to eight weeks after an attack to make some more personalised treatment decisions.” For the first year after their heart attack, patients are routinely prescribed a second blood thinner because the combination with aspirin reduces repeat attacks by about a quarter to a third. In a second study,

Recently discovered proteins may provide information about the risks of another heart attack and serious bleeding. funded by the Health Research Council, Adamson will investigate whether some patients would be better off receiving the two thinners for only three months. He says doctors tend to adopt a “one size fits all” approach to heart-attack treatment, presuming every patient is at increased risk of a further event. “That’s true, but the risk varies a lot. Some people are at very high risk and potentially stand to benefit a lot from our treatments, but many never go on to have another attack and don’t stand to benefit much but still face all the risks [of the drugs] and we are not very good at separating them out.” l

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sounds like Big Brother, but Jackson emphasises the only goal is to improve equity in heart health through accurate risk-assessment tools and quality-improvement

programmes. “Privacy is at the forefront of our minds and has been since we started collecting data in 2002.” This will become increasingly important as the researchers hope to expand the databases they mine for information, including mammograms and retinal photographs (for information about vascular health),

ESSAY

OLD WHITE GUYS For all the effort US Democrats have put into trying to unseat Donald Trump, they’re in danger of squandering their last chance. by PAUL THOMAS

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onald Trump has always been a vengeful man. In 1992, he told an interviewer that he “absolutely loved” getting even with people who were “disloyal” to him. And Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson has spoken of a private lunch at Trump Tower during the 1990s at which the future president repeatedly vowed to devote the rest his life to “destroying” ﬁve individuals who’d refused to help him when he was facing bankruptcy. If only Trump had kept his word. The destruction of ﬁve American fat cats would seem a small price to pay for keeping him otherwise occupied and, therefore, out of the White House. Assuming the fat cats survived, they’re probably off the hook since Trump is now preoccupied with exacting revenge on the cast of hundreds who brought us the Mueller probe, impeachment and the various other investigations that he has derailed or stonewalled into stagnation. There’s also the small matter of winning re-election. The two are related in the sense that Trump will interpret re-election

as a green light to get medieval on pretty much anyone who didn’t kiss his ring during his first term. So, if impending doom really does concentrate the mind wonderfully, you’d think all that matters to the Democratic Party is nominating a candidate who can defeat Trump on November 3. As things stand, you’d be wrong. At present, Trump’s re-election seems significantly more likely than it did before the primary process got under way. Monitoring the Democratic candidates’ prospects throughout the year or so leading up to the Iowa Caucus on February 3, one kept coming back to two factors: first, that virtually every poll had former vice president Joe Biden as the most popular Democrat nationwide and beating Trump – often by double digits – in a head-to-head; second, history tells us that the public mood doesn’t really start to reveal itself until citizens start casting votes. Although the Iowa Democrats made such an unholy mess of their caucus that the exact final result may never be known, one thing was unmistakably clear: Biden bombed. And, a week later in New Hampshire, he bombed again.

Sanders causes consternation among those who believe a selfstyled democratic socialist is simply unelectable.

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Odd ones out: from left, septuagenarians Donald Trump, Michael Bloomberg, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders; Alexandria OcasioCortez; Pete Buttigieg.

Throughout 2019, the media kept pointing out Biden’s shortcomings and vulnerabilities. He was lacklustre in the candidates’ debates, often got tangled up in verbal spaghetti, seemed to think his greatest selling point was someone else altogether (Barack Obama), kept harking back to a golden age of bipartisanship far removed from the ugly zero-sum game now played by the Republican Party and had crashed and burnt in his two previous attempts to win the nomination. None of it seemed to matter. The message of the polls was that the public didn’t care about that stuff: they saw Biden as the anti-Trump, a restoration of normality and, accordingly, weren’t deterred by the incoherence, the anachronisms, the apparent lack of a relevant political identity. But having observed Biden in the flesh and listened to his unfiltered message, Democratic voters in Iowa and New Hampshire decided they did care about that stuff. And although Democrats in those states are overwhelmingly white, which the party as a whole isn’t, and ardently liberal, which the country as a whole most definitely isn’t, Biden has walked into a trap of his own making: how do you sustain a candidacy based on electability when not many people are voting for you? Since 1972, no candidate from either party who finished below second in both Iowa and New Hampshire has won the nomination. Asked about Biden’s chances of coming back from the near-dead, veteran Democratic consultant Bob Shrum said, “I don’t think it’s impossible, but it’s unlikely and would fly in the face of all our knowledge of political history.”

Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg “seems like he emerged fully formed from an electability vat”. The conventional wisdom, however, is that he can go so far but no further because he struggles to gain traction with the Afro-American community. The impressive Midwesterner, Amy Klobuchar, is an even longer shot. The prospect of Sanders emerging as the candidate has caused consternation among those who believe a self-styled democratic socialist is simply unelectable. The sceptics point to the recent UK election in which the Labour Party, led by Jeremy Corbyn with whom Sanders bears comparison on a number of grounds, was taken to the cleaners. And whereas progressives such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a leading Sanders surrogate, and her so-called “Squad” get lots of media coverage, they represent solidly Democratic districts. The gains that enabled the Democrats to capture the House of Representatives in the 2018 mid-term elections were achieved by moderate candidates. Not a single Republican-held district was flipped by a left-winger. The counterargument is that Sanders’ authenticity and crystalclear message will generate enthusiasm and galvanise voters who wouldn’t turn out for a conventional centrist candidate. (According to the polls, barely half of Sanders supporters are committed to backing the Democratic candidate if it’s not Sanders.) It is also pointed out that, at the same stage in the 2016 cycle, Trump’s Republican rivals were insisting that he was “unelectable”. The counter-counterargument is that, back then, Trump wasn’t up against an incumbent president. And, far from being a socialist, Trump is a poster boy for capitalism, or at least a louche version of it. It’s quite possible that, within a month or two, the field will be down to three runners: Trump (73), Sanders and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg (also 78), who has so far spent US$400 million of his own money to make himself part of the conversation. What would it say about America if the last candidates standing were three white septuagenarian males, two billionaires and a museumpiece socialist, none of whom particularly identifies with the party he purports to represent? Perhaps that, as diplomat and philosopher Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821) wrote, “Every nation gets the government it deserves.” l

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The chief beneﬁciary thus far of Biden’s slippage has been Bernie Sanders, a 78-year-old who suffered a heart attack last October and has just reneged on a promise to release his health records. Polling guru Nate Silver’s model is forecasting a 38% likelihood that no candidate will arrive at the Democratic Convention in Milwaukee in July with a majority of delegates and a 36% chance that Sanders will in fact do so. Biden is a distant third. As the Washington Post’s Alexandra Petri put it, South Bend,

JONES v MAIHI

CULTURE

CLASH In the High Court at Wellington, Sir Robert Edward Jones v Renae Maihi felt as much about racism as about defamation – before the plaintiff halted proceedings. by JOANNE BLACK photograph by RICHARD ROBINSON ●

or those who saw it, the image of commercial-property magnate Sir Robert Jones in the witness box at Wellington’s High Court with a set of earphones upside down on his head was comical. But more than just a laugh at his expense, the image and some of the evidence Jones gave in court revealed a man who, despite his sharp mind, quick wit and voracious consumption of current affairs, is out of sync with some aspects of contemporary life. Whether that extends as far as holding views that could be considered by an ordinary person to be racist was left unanswered. Jones, 80, who told the court he does not have a mobile phone, has staff, instead. When, on the second day of the trial, he turned up without his hearing aid, they scurried to ﬁnd it. They failed, hence the earphones made available in court for those with hearing impairment. The case came about after Jones wrote a column in February 2018 in the National Business Review that, among other things, suggested there should be a Māori Gratitude Day when “Māori bring us breakfast in bed or weed our gardens, wash and polish our cars and so on, out of gratitude for existing”. He said the gratitude day was intended to be the ﬁrst in a series. The next was going to be a day of

gratitude to motorcyclists whose deaths in accidents provided hearts for transplants. The Māori Gratitude Day column was removed from NBR’s website two days after it was first published. “You have to be sick not to see the item as a piss-take,” Jones told the court. In evidence, Renae Maihi said it was incomprehensible to her that Jones’ column had been “written by a knight”. “His words were an act of violence,” she said. After reading it, she had started a petition to have Jones stripped of his knighthood. Her article accompanying the petition on the change.org website was titled, “Strip racist ‘Sir’ Bob Jones of his Knighthood – Read his vile rant here.” After threatening legal action against Maihi if she persisted in her actions, Jones sued for defamation. Maihi told the court that she stood by the words she had used in the petition. She had been angered and upset “as a Māori woman and as the mother of a Māori son” by the column. A film-maker, she has a bachelor of Māori performing arts and lives in Toronto where she said the themes of her work were “around colonial oppression”. In court, both Jones and Maihi presented as confident, intelligent, articulate and sincere witnesses. Both have Māori children. Jones’ late first wife was Māori and they had two children together. Maihi

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“He believes in freedom of choice and responsibility for those choices. His beliefs can perhaps be best described by the principle of live and let live.”

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Bob Jones: the case came about after he wrote a column in the National Business Review that suggested there should be a MÄ ori Gratitude Day.

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JONES v MAIHI has an 18-year-old son whom she has co-parented with the boy’s father. At different times, both Jones and Maihi were moved to tears as they gave evidence. And in the end, ﬁve days into a case that had been set down for two weeks, both agreed to the matter being called off. The abrupt ending removed the court’s responsibility to rule on the defamation charge, but also its opportunity to provide guidance on what, in 2020, counts as racism.

part of a mother’s duty of protection”. Racism was a dangerous and potentially damaging mindset. “To my mind, hate speech and racist speech are one and the same.”

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HUMORIST, SATIRIST, COMIC WRITER Opening the trial before Justice Susan Thomas, Jones’ counsel, Fletcher Pilditch, said Jones felt he had been defamed by Maihi calling him a racist, and by her saying that he was the author of hate speech and unﬁt to hold the rank of Knight Bachelor. Jones was a noted humorist, satirist or comic writer, Pilditch said. His published works spanned more than 50 years. “He is also a libertarian. He believes in freedom of choice and responsibility for those choices. His beliefs can perhaps be best described by the principle of live and let live. These themes run consistently through his published work.” A key issue at trial would be whether the natural and ordinary meanings of the words used by the defendant “are that the plaintiff is a racist, or that the plaintiff’s article contains racist comments”. Pilditch said the plain and ordinary reading of the words “Strip racist ‘Sir’ Bob Jones of his Knighthood” were a clear and unambiguous personal attack. “That is further borne out by the purpose of the petition, to strip the plaintiff of a knighthood bestowed on him more than 30 years ago.” Pilditch said hate speech was topical but hate-speech laws were not intended to protect people from offence, or to suppress ideas. “The aim was to punish the incitement of hate in other individuals. The bar for classifying hate speech, both nationally and internationally, is very high, as is the bar for identifying someone as a racist. It is much higher than simply commenting on historical or current cultural issues.” In court, Jones had no compunction in outlining how irate and upset he was by what he frequently called “a campaign” that Maihi had run against him after his column appeared in NBR. He was not a racist, he said. “I’ve put an enormous amount of effort into trying to help Māoridom and that’s

why I’m very incensed to be sitting here now, over this,” he told Maihi’s counsel, Davey Salmon. At the time of the trial, the petition was still on change.org, although it had been twice rejected by Parliament. It was removed from the site as part of the agreement on the ﬁfth day of the trial to end the proceedings. By then, four witnesses, Victoria University

At different times, both Jones and Maihi were moved to tears as they gave evidence. And in the end, five days into a case that had been set down for two weeks, both agreed to the matter being called off. of Wellington emeritus professor of politics Dame Margaret Clark, gym owner and Jones’ regular tennis partner Ryan Wall, author Alan Duff and New Zealand First leader Winston Peters’ chief of staff, Jon Johansson, had given character evidence on Jones’ behalf. All said he was not a racist. For her part, Maihi described how upset she was by Jones’ column. She recognised racism when she saw it, she told the court. She had grown up with it. Her mother’s Pākehā partner had created an abusive home life; she had been racially taunted at the local swimming pool in Auckland’s Manurewa as a child; her son had been the victim of racism and she saw her petition “as

Because the trial ended before Maihi was cross-examined, or had called witnesses in her defence, it was dominated by the case for Jones. At one point, he started to break down when describing his first visit to a women’s refuge. He had been taken to one, before there was a national refuge movement, by a woman who had hoped he might financially support the refuge that she had helped establish in Wellington’s Hutt Valley. Most of the women at the house were Māori. A small boy, aged about three, had dived under a table on seeing Jones visit. The boy, it seemed, was terrified of men. “It was so upsetting,” Jones said, his voice breaking. He became a committed supporter of the refuge movement, donating to it, fundraising for it and serving on its boards for many years. Jones was also at times an irascible witness, sparring constantly with Salmon in lengthy exchanges and unwavering in his assertions that colonialism and, in particular, breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi, were not a cause of socio-economic disadvantage among contemporary Māori. It was more likely welfarism was to blame, and characteristics particular to disadvantaged Māori. Everyone had choices about how they lived their lives, he said. It was a fact that there were no full-blooded Māori left. He was asked about suggesting in his NBR column that he didn’t want his children, “wasting their education on a dying language now confined to hobbyists”. “Are you aware of any extent to which a number of Māori might find that a hurtful or offensive comment?” Salmon said. “Oh, God. I walk down the street – some people find it offensive,” Jones responded. “That’s an absurd proposition to put to me. Taking offence at everything is a modernday phenomena.” Jones insisted te reo Māori was dying. “It’s not a [disputed] matter of fact. The Government made an announcement last week that they’re making no progress. I’m pleased to hear it.” Salmon said a number of Māori did not consider the language to be dying, nor that it should be allowed to die. “You’d agree with that?”

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Opposite: Renae Maihi. This page: Jones and Maihi coming and going from the Wellington High Court.

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connection to New Zealand”. Do you see that that might be provocative? RJ: Oh, God. Provocative to who? Dead Romans? DS: I’m not asking whether you think people should feel provoked, I’m asking whether in your columns in which you appear to enjoy provoking, you realise that this would provoke. RJ: Basically, you’re saying, if I wrote, “the cat sat on the mat”, would that be provocative. I tried it once, and it was. Jones said he had never once said that people should not learn Māori and his objection was only to compulsion. “I have always argued simply, as I started arguing when I was 13 and refused to learn French, ‘I don’t want to learn French’.” Salmon put to Jones another column quote in which Jones had written, “If someone’s interested, by all means learn Māori. So, too, with an endless list of activities from

stamp collecting to line dancing. Each to their own, but let’s not have compulsion based on an ill-considered romanticism.” Salmon asked if Jones agreed that “describing learning te reo as, quote, ‘illconsidered romanticism’, will offend a number of people?” RJ: Och, well, as I say, all sorts of things offend people. We live in an age of offencetaking as we read about all the time. DS: We also live in an age, though, where there’s a fairly strong position in Government policy and in culture to reinforce and learn te reo and where it is not considered – RJ: Which, by their own admission last week, has failed … DS: And which is not considered an illconsidered romanticism by most Māori people. Do you agree? RJ: No, I don’t think most Māori people don’t agree with that at all. I think they’d probably agree with me, I think. If you want

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RJ: Yes. DS: So you would agree that they might find that offensive to hear the suggestion … RJ: Oh, God. I stated a fact. It is a dying language, admitted by Government proponents last week who are making no headway. Which shows there’s common sense out there. But I consistently said … that if people want to do it, that’s their choice. Don’t make it compulsory. And I’ve held that view since I first started secondary school at 13 when all New Zealand public state-school kids had to learn French. I refused to. I don’t want to learn French. DS: You call it a waste of education. RJ: Of course it is. The human brain has infinite capacity to absorb stuff. What kids don’t have is infinite time. They should be more selective of what they use their study time for. DS: You then relate it to law students having to learn Latin, “a language with no

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JONES v MAIHI to learn it, learn it – I make no judgment about that. I just say don’t compel us to. Or Latin, or French or anything else. DS: So you see no implications in your description of learning te reo as ill-considered romanticism? RJ: I think it is. I think it’s an accurate description. DS: And your expectation is most Māori would also consider learning any te reo to be ill-considered romanticism? RJ: In my view, yes. I think they would be very silly to waste good learning time, time being the keyword, not capacity. If they want to, they should do it. DS: That’s what you think. Do you think they will agree with that? RJ: I have no idea, but I imagine they probably would. It’s pretty logical, but do it if you wish to do it, don’t force it on people … There’s a qualification, that it is compulsory. You keep dodging that. I lambasted the Welsh for this stuff … a ridiculous language and the only thing it’s ever contributed is lovely Christian names for women: Bronwyn and the like.” Jones refused to concede his columns were designed to provoke readers. If that was true, he said, Maihi’s petition to revoke his knighthood would have had five million signatures rather than the 65,000 she originally claimed. “It went down to 59,000. It seemed to go backwards, notwithstanding the efforts of 200 women [assisting her]. DS: I’m not talking about … RJ: Why aren’t there five million signatures? So, no, I don’t agree. The statistical evidence is you’re wrong. DS: You don’t agree that you have been seen, by some people, as a controversial voice on issues Treaty and Māori? RJ: Some people object to everything. Jones rejected Salmon’s suggestion that he wrote columns “for a bit of a joust”. He wrote for his own pleasure, he said. DS: In any event … you talk about introducing Māori Gratitude Day. Now, everybody understands, and you don’t need to say this again, that you weren’t genuinely suggesting that Parliament legislates a new holiday. RJ: No, I can name one who kept insisting that I was. [Maihi said] she couldn’t sleep all night. DS: Well, that’s your view of what she said. RJ: I’m sorry, she did say that. She’s on record. Not only couldn’t she sleep all

Jones said in a statement that he was “deeply offended” by Maihi, right, and accepted that she, too, took genuine offence at his column.

night … DS: Let’s park that … RJ: Well, you asked if I knew anybody [who took Māori Gratitude Day seriously]. Yes, I do. Your client. She couldn’t sleep at night and she spent two years saying I advocated servitude, to use her word. DS: Do you want to hear my question, Sir Robert? RJ: I thought you’d asked it.

Salmon said Maihi did not accept that she had damaged Jones’ reputation, “because his reputation was generally bad in the aspect to which the proceedings relate”. DS: You then go on to say in place of a “much-disdained Waitangi Day”, and it’s those words I want to focus on. Would you agree that your sentiments, included implicitly here about Waitangi Day and about the Treaty of Waitangi, are somewhat controversial? RJ: No. DS: You don’t? RJ: No. DS: You consider that your view that the Treaty of Waitangi is irrelevant and has had no negative impact on Māori by its breach, you say that’s not a controversial view? RJ: No, I don’t think its controversial. I’ve already pointed out that article recently in the Economist about the average life of

treaties [being six years] … I don’t know what everybody agrees with, but I don’t think it’s controversial to say that a 180-year-old treaty is now redundant. DS: You are not just saying it is redundant, you are clear in what you’ve written and what you’ve said to me today that the breach caused no harm to modern Māori … do you regard that as just a potentially controversial view? RJ: A lot of these people we’re talking about – like with socio-economic [implications] – would never have heard of it. How do I know that? I had a home at Tūrangi when I was in my ﬁshing obsession and I knew a couple of prison guards and they used to tell me about Māori youths coming into prison who had never seen or held a knife and fork and they had to teach them. I doubt very much if those kids knew about the Treaty of Waitangi. DS: Sir Robert, I’m just asking if you know it to be a somewhat controversial view? RJ: No, I don’t believe it’s controversial at all.

TREATY BREACHES Jones said he accepted that there had been breaches of the treaty “and they can be dealt with, but now we see the extrapolation of the Treaty. These are the dangers. This is what irritates me. To cite one: airwaves. They weren’t even known about until 45 years later and so on and so on.” DS: Can we stick on topic, Sir Robert. You said the breaches caused no social or economic harm to Māori. RJ: Not 200 years later. You’re making

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DS: Then you’re not listening to my questions. Justice Thomas: No, that’s not what Mr Salmon said. DS: I’m putting to you that those are examples of the types of people who would ﬁnd what you say contentious, and possibly hurtful. Do you accept that, or not? RJ: I don’t believe that. I’d be happy to argue with any intelligent Māori on the Treaty of Waitangi being redundant.

“I am not a racist. I now accept, however, Ms Maihi’s oﬀence taking was a sincerely held opinion. The parties may never align on what is acceptable humour, however, no malice was intended by either.” FREE TO CALL OUT RACISM Opening the case for the defence, Salmon said that although the case concerned a private law claim in defamation, “it raises issues of signiﬁcant public importance about freedom of speech and in particular the freedom of Māori and other racialised groups to name and respond to racism, prejudice, discrimination and antagonism, as those terms are properly understood today”. There was no question, Salmon argued, that Jones was free to express his views about Māori in the NBR column. However, Jones’ argument was that Maihi was not free to

A “SENSIBLE” END TO PROCEEDINGS Before she had a chance to do that, Jones discontinued the proceedings. “I ﬁled these proceedings because I was deeply offended by Ms Maihi’s allegations,” Jones said in a statement issued after the case was abandoned. “I am not a racist. I now accept, however, Ms Maihi’s offence taking was a sincerely held opinion. The parties may never align on what is acceptable humour, however, no malice was intended by either, thus it is sensible to put an end to proceedings.” Maihi welcomed Jones’ move. “This has always been about highlighting the harm and impact that racist language has, both now and historically,” she said in a statement. “It is important for us all to remember that language and articles of this nature, whether intentional or not, can and do cause hurt. It is important, too, that those on the receiving end of racism have an opportunity to express their feelings. “While I and many others disagree strongly with the language Sir Robert has used about Māori, we can disagree with him without being rude about him as a person. I ask people to keep this in mind when posting on social media.” l

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excuses. DS: I’m just asking whether you know enough of New Zealand, of the Government’s public policies, and of recent jurisprudence to know that your position there is a controversial one? RJ: No, it’s not a controversial one. I know politicians better than you and I know what motivates them when it comes to this sort of thing – the critical Māori seats, which are the things that have been actively fought over once Labour lost them for the ﬁrst time. DS: All right. And where you’ve said that rather than make kids learn the language – to those Māori still alive, some of them here, who were strapped for speaking Māori at school, do you think that that would be a controversial thing to say? That there’s nothing in learning to speak Māori, because it’s dying? RJ: You’re talking about the past – the strapping in schools. We’re talking about now. DS: But now we have people with that living memory. As to why Māori is spoken – RJ: I got strapped every day at school. Literally. I don’t carry it with me for the rest of my life. You get on with life. DS: I’m not suggesting anything about that. I’m saying, do you regard the fact that children were prevented, for example, from speaking te reo at school … RJ: I accept it’s true, but to say that generations later they’re still reeling from the impact and therefore going out committing crimes, etc … DS: I’m not saying that, Sir Robert … RJ: Well, I’m sorry, that is what you’re saying.

respond to his views, and to express her opinion that those views were racist and a type of hate speech. Such an outcome, Salmon said, would not just deny the defendant’s freedom of expression, “it would also risk dangerously curtailing the ability of racialised groups, and the community as a whole, to discuss and address racism. “The plaintiff and Pākehā would be free to attack Māori and other racialised groups, or use pejorative or discriminatory language about them, but those racialised groups would be hamstrung in their ability to respond.” Salmon said Maihi did not accept that she had damaged Jones’ reputation, “because his reputation was generally bad in the aspect to which the proceedings relate, on account of his publicly expressed views on Māori and other ethnic groups”. She relied on four afﬁrmative defences to defamation: honest opinion, truth, responsible communication on a matter of public interest and qualiﬁed privilege. Salmon said Maihi would call witnesses including Treaty lawyer Moana Jackson, psychologist Raymond Nairn, international human-rights expert Kris Gledhill, and media-studies expert Nicholas Holm.

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ThisLife HEALTH

by Nicky Pellegrino

Sorry, hate to bug you Antibiotic-resistant germs are on the rise, but the Government and big pharma don’t seem to care.

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ntibiotic resistance is hardly news. We’ve known for years that some common pathogens are evolving so the drugs we once relied on are no longer effective against them. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned this is a global health emergency that threatens to return us to a time when people feared everyday infections and risked their lives having minor surgery. It would be good to think someone is in charge of fixing this and that a host of amazing new drugs is not far away. But the latest report from the WHO is a stark reminder that this is not the case. It has warned that of the 50 or so antibiotics in the pipeline, most bring little benefit over existing treatments and few target the most critical resistant bacteria. Those few innovative drugs are years away from reaching patients. And the bigger pharmaceutical companies have stepped away from developing antimicrobials, leaving the smaller and medium-sized companies to fill the gap. “Never has the threat of antimicrobial resistance been more immediate and the need for solutions more urgent,” says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, directorgeneral of the WHO. In 2017, the organisation published a list of priority pathogens

that were resistant to most existing treatments. These included Klebsiella and E coli, which are spreading rapidly and can cause severe and often deadly infections that are a particular threat in hospitals.

The predictions, if we don’t act, are dire – 10 million deaths linked to antimicrobial resistance a year by 2050. A New Zealand scientist searching for solutions is microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles of the University of Auckland. She is focused on several of the pathogens on the WHO hit list, Siouxsie Wiles and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

including Klebsiella and E coli. Her team at the Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab spend their time trying to kill these enemy organisms using native fungi collected by Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. “It’s really long and arduous work,” she says. “The problem is only about one in ﬁve drugs that make it to clinical trials succeed, so we need to be identifying hundreds of compounds to have a chance of getting one new drug. We’ve identiﬁed a handful at the moment, but it’s not enough.” Perhaps her biggest challenge has been getting Government funding to continue. “I don’t know why,” she says. “Is it that the project is just not exciting enough?” For a time, she was reliant on grants from the charity Cure Kids, through its “Fight Against Superbugs” appeal and crowdfunding campaign. Then New Zealand Carbon Farming provided enough money for three years’ work. “We’ve got two years left and we’re

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doing our best,” says Wiles, “but it’s all at the early discovery phase and we don’t know what we’re going to ﬁnd or how useful it will be.”

ven if Wiles and her colleagues do identify a compound that is effective, different enough from existing antibiotics and suitable as a medicine, they would need the help of a pharmaceutical company to develop the drug and take it through clinical trials. Given that this class of drugs is highly unlikely to offer huge proﬁts, there is no guarantee that will happen. In a 2016 report, economist Jim O’Neill – dubbed the UK’s “superbug tsar” – called for incentives for the development of new antibiotics. Other measures he has suggested include taxing companies

Suggestions include taxing companies that opt out of antibiotics and creating state-run companies to produce new medicines.

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The brain’s hippocampus, which helps in short-to-long-term memory processing, loses 5% of neurons every decade.

VITAMIN LINK TO ADHD

NOISE REVIVES REEFS

A study in Finland has found the risk of attention deﬁcit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is 34% higher in children whose mothers had a vitamin D deﬁciency during pregnancy. The data was collected before the national recommendation in Finland of a daily vitamin D intake of 10 micrograms a day during pregnancy.

Playing sounds of a healthy coral reef – such as popping, crackling and whooping – attracts fish back to depleted habitats, scientists at the University of Exeter have found. Recorded sounds were played through an underwater speaker at night and the reefs had twice as many fish after 40 days. Heatwaves increasing ocean temperatures are causing coral reefs to bleach, leading fish to look for healthier sites.

IMAGING SUCCESS A new method of interpreting brain activity could be used in clinics to help determine the best treatment options for depression, according to a Stanford University-led trial. Researchers used electroencephalography, a tool for monitoring electrical activity in the brain, to identify a brain-wave signature in people with depression who will most likely respond to the antidepressant sertraline. The study emerged from a decadeslong eﬀort to create biologically based approaches, such as blood tests and brain imaging, to personalise the treatment of mental illness.

EW, GROSS Improving the rates of handwashing by travellers passing through airports could signiﬁcantly reduce the spread of many infectious diseases, according to a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The researchers estimate only 70% of people wash their hands after using the toilet and, of those, just 50% do it right – using soap and water and washing for 15 to 20 seconds.

THE COLOUR OF STRESS Harvard Universityscientists have proven the anecdote that stress causes hair to turn grey. Under stress, the sympathetic nervous system releases the chemical norepinephrine, damaging stem cells responsible for colouring hair. They then identify the stress as a cue for new hair growth, releasing more pigment than needed. When no more pigment can be produced, the hair runs grey. Luckily for some, the process can be temporary.

SMELL OF SUCCESS Burning rose-scented incense while learning, and again during sleep, improves memory and learning, researchers in Freiberg, Germany have found. An English vocab class that had incense sticks on their desks and on bedside tables at night scored 30% better test results than a control class.

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that opt out of antibiotics and creating state-run companies so that the production of these medicines isn’t subject to market forces. A review last year found there has been little progress with any of these ideas. The predictions, if we don’t act, are dire – 10 million deaths linked to antimicrobial resistance a year by 2050 and an accumulated cost to the global economy of $100 trillion. “Fundamentally, the model we have for the development of drugs is broken,” says Wiles. “How can our health be a for-proﬁt industry?” A focus on preventing resistance by not overusing antibiotics in human health and agriculture has had limited success. High-income countries may have made advances but less afﬂuent ones have struggled. And, says Wiles, although the prevention message is a good one to get out there, on its own it’s not enough of a solution. “When we use antibiotics, we give those organisms that are resistant a kind of niche to live in that the sensitive ones can’t,” she says. “So, absolutely, by reducing the overall number of these drugs in circulation, the hope is that we can extend the life of the existing drugs and bring down the levels of resistant organisms. But there are a lot of caveats in that; it will work for some organisms and not others.” l

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THIS LIFE FOOD

Just a little patience These traditional Turkish delicacies by Istanbul-born Australian restaurateur Somer SivrioÄ&#x;lu and food writer David Dale reward patience with authentic ďŹ&#x201A;avour.

tuffing and baking pastries is hugely popular in Turkey, but it’s rare for Turks to make the basic pastry at home, because so many shops sell sheets of yufka (for böreks) and filo (for baklava). The word yufka meant “thin” in the old dialect, and that’s exactly why you risk frustration if you try it at home. You’ll need at least 42 sheets to make true baklava. This recipe assumes your baking tray is what is known as a “quarter pan”, which is 33cm long, 22cm wide and 2cm deep, so try to find filo of roughly those dimensions. If your tray is a different size, however, just cut the filo to fit. Even with bought pastry, the recipe takes a long time – there are 42 layers to butter, place and sprinkle. But the process is satisfying, and it’s fun to get the kids to help.

TRADITIONAL PISTACHIO BAKLAVA 400g unsalted pistachio kernels 500g ghee or clariﬁed butter (see method on page 36) 375g chilled ﬁlo pastry (at least 42 sheets) 600ml cold water 500g caster sugar juice ¼ lemon

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oven and bake for about 30 minutes, rotating the tray after 15 minutes to ensure even baking. Meanwhile, make the sugar syrup. Heat the water and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the lemon juice and bring to the boil, then reduce to a low simmer and cook for about 20 minutes until the mixture becomes thick and syrupy, being careful not to let it caramelise. Check the pastry regularly and remove it once the top is golden brown. Carefully place the baklava tray over medium heat for 1 minute, moving the tray around to ensure the base is evenly heated. Remove from the heat and pour the hot sugar syrup over the hot baklava. Leave to rest for 1 hour to absorb the sugar. Decorate the top with the remaining pistachios and serve. Leftover baklava can be kept for four days. Don’t put it in the fridge, though, as this will ruin the texture. Serves 8. THIS TRADITIONAL DISH is from Erzurum, in eastern Anatolia, where

they stuff it with walnuts. I’ve reduced the amount of syrup and boosted the stufﬁng with apricots. It uses the crunchy “string” pastry called kadayıf, which means there are interesting texture contrasts between the inside and the outside.

APRICOT AND WALNUT DOLMAS SUGAR SYRUP 500g sugar 750ml water ¼ lemon FILLING 250g chopped walnuts 50g dried apricot, ﬁnely chopped PASTRY 50g butter 300ml milk 2 egg yolks 500g chilled fresh kadayıf pastry (available from speciality food stores or online at tastegreece.co.nz) 1 litre vegetable oil DECORATION 2 tbsp chopped walnuts To make the syrup, put the sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to the boil. Reduce the

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Put the pistachios in a blender and blend into a coarse powder. Gently melt the ghee in a frying pan (or microwave for 30 seconds). Remove the top 12 layers of filo and place between two damp cloths, then set aside for the top of the baklava. Divide the remaining filo into two equal stacks and place each stack between damp cloths. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the bottom and sides of a 33cm x 22cm x 2cm baking tray with the warm ghee. Place one filo sheet in the tray and lightly brush with ghee. Add two more layers, brushing with ghee each time, and then lightly sprinkle 1 tbsp of pistachios over the third filo layer. (Reserve 2 tbsp of pistachios to decorate the top.) Repeat the process six more times, to make a 21-sheet stack. Top this layer with a thick, 5mm layer of pistachios. Continue the layering process – three sheets, then a light sprinkling of pistachios – four more times to make a 33-sheet stack. (Any broken or offcut pieces of filo can be used to make the middle layer of any trio.) Take the remaining nine filo layers and continue to stack, brushing between each sheet with ghee, but not adding pistachios. Using a sharp knife, cut the baklava seven times lengthways and six times across to make 42 portions. (The Turkish style is square, but you can also make rectangular blocks.) Reheat the remaining ghee and pour it between the cracks, and then set aside the pastry tray for 20 minutes to rest and absorb the ghee. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Put the pastry in the

Traditional pistachio baklava. Left, apricot and walnut dolmas.

THIS LIFE To make your own ghee Melt butter over very low heat and when it starts to sizzle, pour it into a bowl and put it in the fridge. The next day, scrape the layer of fat oﬀ the top. The liquid at the bottom is ghee.

WINE

by Michael Cooper

Bacchus and Beethoven Testing the link between wine and music is study worth savouring.

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heat, squeeze the lemon juice into the water, then throw in the skin. Simmer for 15 minutes, then remove and discard the lemon skin. Remove the syrup from the heat and set aside to cool (do not refrigerate). Put the chopped walnuts and apricots in a bowl and mix together. Gently melt the butter in a frying pan over low heat (or microwave for 30 seconds). Transfer to a deep mixing bowl, add the milk and egg yolks and whisk to combine. Loosen the pastry using your fingers and then roughly chop the strands. Using clean hands, take a handful of pastry and press together between your palms to make a round. Still holding the round in your palm, place 2 teaspoons of the walnut and apricot mixture in the middle and use your other hand to fold over the sides of the pastry and roll up the ends, and then squeeze into a tight tube. Dip your fist into the milk mixture, letting the pastry absorb some of the liquid through your fingers, pushing the pastry back inside your fist as it slightly expands. Shake off the excess liquid and then set aside on paper towels. Repeat with the remaining pastry to make about 20 rounds. Heat the vegetable oil in a deep frying pan over high heat. Add a drop of water to the oil – if it sizzles, the oil is ready. Carefully add the dolmas, 10 at a time, then fry for 3 minutes until golden and crunchy. Remove with a slotted spoon and transfer into the bowl with the syrup. Leave to soak for 2 minutes, then remove and serve, decorated with the chopped walnuts. Makes 20. l ANATOLIA: Adventures in Turkish Eating, by Somer Sivrioğlu and David Dale (Allen & Unwin, $55)

id Albinoni drink albariño? Did Townes van Zandt enjoy zinfandel? What music do they play at the Schubert winery in the Wairarapa? There’s a powerful link between wine and music. “Good music is wine turned to sound,” stated American writer Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Beethoven described himself as a sort of Bacchus, “who presses out this glorious wine for mankind and makes them spiritually drunken”. Winery concerts are frequent – Elton John starred at Mission Estate this month; Villa Maria hosts Rick Astley next month. Pegasus Bay, at Waipara, labels its top wines Prima Donna Pinot Noir, Encore Noble Riesling and Virtuoso Chardonnay. Misha’s Vineyard, in Central Otago, offers a Dress Circle Pinot Gris, The Gallery Gewürztraminer and The High Note Pinot Noir. But can music inﬂuence your wine purchasing? An article entitled “The Inﬂuence of In-Store Music on Wine Selections”, published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, examined the effect of playing certain types of music in a wine shop. “German wines were sold at a higher rate when German music was played, and French wines sold better when French music was played. This effect resulted in a quarter of the variance in wine sales.” A study headed by Charles Spence, professor of experimental psychology at the University of Oxford, found you can squeeze about 15% more pleasure out of a glass of wine

by serving it with the right kind of music. Sturdy, rich red wines, such as malbec, suit instruments such as the organ, while lighter white wines, such as sauvignon blanc, are matched well by a harp. Jo Burzynska, a sound artist and wine critic, hosts workshops matching wine and music. In a bid to convert doubters, she serves a pungent Marlborough sauvignon blanc with heavy rock music, described as “a really unpleasant combination”. Conversely, weighty, rich Hawke’s Bay reds shine with “lower pitched and slower pieces of music”, as “bass emphasises the body of a wine”. Some enthusiasts are taking things even further. In Champagne, winegrower Marie Loriot plays music in the vineyard at Domaine Apollonis, offering graphs and data to support her belief that it helps to keep the vines healthy. Down in the cellar, she matures her wines to the vibrations of Beethoven’s Symphony No 6 (Pastoral). l

WINE OF THE WEEK Ostler Waitaki Valley North Otago Pinot Gris 2018 Highly scented, this delicious wine is full-bodied and vibrantly fruity, with pure pear, peach and spice ﬂavours. Dryish and rich. (14% alc/ vol). $25

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THIS LIFE TECHNOLOGY

by Peter Griffin

Radio Ga Ga again RNZ’s thwarted plan for Concert is just the overture to an internet-based future for music – and DJs.

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NZ Concert’s stay of execution from the FM airwaves and the state broadcaster’s plans for a youth-focused station raise some bigger questions about the future of radio. I couldn’t really understand the angst around the plan to scale back Concert. I love classical music, but I get my fix online rather than over the airwaves. Maybe that’s because I’m more into Hans Zimmer than Handel. I’m also less into presenter chatter and more into the music itself. On YouTube, I can access hundreds of classical playlists that let me delve into exactly the type of music I’m looking for – Rachmaninoff while I’m working, Vivaldi to wind down in the evening. Listening via the internet gives me better discoverability, with algorithms tailoring music to my tastes, offering up text and visuals on the artists and, if I subscribe to a streaming service such as Spotify or Apple Music, offline listening wherever I want. I get that a decent number of classical lovers enjoy pottering around in the garden listening to Concert, and there’s a digital divide issue – some can’t afford decent internet access or a smartphone on which to play streaming apps. But Concert’s future looks increasingly shaky unless RNZ accommodates the tastes of younger classical lovers. Although the station is streamed crystal clear and for free via the RNZ app, the future is ultimately a version of the BBC Sounds app, which last year replaced the Beeb’s iPlayer radio app. It was a rough start, with complaints of a clunky interface and podcasts hosted on Sounds that were kept off the other popular streaming apps. But the BBC’s hefty budget has allowed it to reflect much of what has made the streaming apps so popular – the

personalised experience, curated playlists and discoverability we now take for granted in online content. If RNZ’s youth station actually makes it to air, that aspect will be critical to success. Overall, we are still a nation of radio listeners – millions

When it comes to music, 67% of youth listen via the internet daily, compared with 16% for those 45-plus. of us tune in every day. But drill down into the youth demographic and you see the inﬂuence of the internet. In the 15-39 category, 49% listen to the radio daily, according to NZ On Air, compared with 61% in the 45-plus segment. But when it comes to music, 67% of youth stream it via the internet daily, compared with 16% for those 45-plus. We really need versions of Apple’s online Beats 1 radio station to offer that DJ banter that many still value radio for, but delivered in the app environment.

adio is also sounding decidedly 20th century. We could have followed other countries down the path

of switching our AM/FM network to digital audio broadcasting (DAB). We’ve essentially already done the same thing for TV, with the Freeview digital TV network. DAB has a number of advantages: you can offer extra radio stations and localised content through more efﬁcient use of the radio spectrum; the sound quality is better, with no fading out when you reach the edge of coverage; you can offer a richer experience, such as images and text delivered to devices with a screen, or rewind and playback features. The big drawback is that the entire radio network would need to be upgraded and you’d need a new DABcapable radio to receive the digital signals. That major barrier to uptake, and the strong existing audience for analogue radio, led Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi to decide last year against introducing DAB after a sixyear trial of the technology. Maybe he made the right call. In the 5G mobile world, we’ll increasingly have internet-connected cars, so streaming could become the delivery path for radio, wherever you are, anyway. But whether it is classical for baby boomers or Billie Eilish hits for millennials, listening online is just a better experience and one our public radio broadcaster needs to more fully embrace. l

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THIS LIFE SPORT by Paul Thomas

Net gain at the Halbergs The Silver Ferns won the supreme award this year, but Israel Adesanya hogged the spotlight.

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omen very nearly scooped the pool at this year’s Halberg Awards. The emerging talent award went to Alice Robinson, the first New Zealander to win a gold medal in the 38-year history of the World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships and the first since Claudia Riegler in 1997 to win a World Cup event. Last weekend in Slovenia, the 18-year-old won her second World Cup giant slalom of the season and is now fifth in the World Cup standings. Since ski racers usually don’t peak until their mid-twenties, Robinson seems destined for superstardom. Canoeist Lisa Carrington was sportswoman of the year for the fourth time in a row. Sophie Pascoe, who won four gold medals at the World Para Swimming Championships, won the para athlete/ team award for the sixth time since the category was introduced in 2011. The Silver Ferns won the supreme award and team of the year, and their victory over Australia in the pulsating Netball World Cup final was voted sporting moment of the year. Ferns coach

Supreme winners: the world champion Silver Ferns and coach Noeline Taurua, centre, at the Halberg Awards.

Noeline Taurua was coach of the year and took out the leadership award, and former Ferns player and coach Yvonne Willering won the lifetime achievement award. But in a decision that smacked of tokenism, the sportsman of the year award was given to an actual man: UFC middleweight world champion Israel Adesanya, who thus became the ﬁrst combat athlete to win a Halberg. Typically, he proceeded to hog the spotlight by delivering a mildly sweary speech deploring tall poppy syndrome. The predominantly male sporting Young stars: media swooned. Alice Robinson The Herald called and, right, Israel Adesanya. it “powerful”; Newshub opted for “rousing”. Sky Sport deemed it “iconic”, which suggests they don’t make

icons like they used to. The Spin Off reckoned it was “the best acceptance speech in Halberg history”, but seeing the usual Halberg fare can apparently be ﬁled under “fawning cavalcade of bullshit”, perhaps that’s not much of an achievement. “New Zealand, we have this culture of tall poppy syndrome, which is messed up,” said Adesanya. “When you see one of us rising, you want to tear him down because you feel inadequate and you want to call it humble. I am extraordinarily humble, believe me.”

few observations about tall poppy syndrome. First, if you’re going to denounce it, where better than at a gathering of the nation’s elite athletes? Second, isn’t it the case that the syndrome is part and parcel, admittedly not always for the better, of the “Jack is as good as his master” egalitarianism on which we Kiwis pride ourselves? Third, isn’t the media applauding an athlete for attacking tall poppy syndrome a little like oil companies applauding Greta Thunberg for

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Strike two, hopefully Former world No 1 Lydia Ko’s decline in the golf rankings is baffling.

Isn’t the media applauding an athlete for attacking tall poppy syndrome a little like oil companies applauding Greta Thunberg?

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Lydia Ko: battling down the LPGA golf rankings.

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slagging off those who contribute to and deny climate change? Where would the syndrome be without the media’s enthusiastic participation? Endorsing Adesanya’s sentiments, a Stuff columnist cited “all round nice guy” Sonny Bill Williams, referencing his empathy after the Christchurch mosque shootings and campaigning on behalf of victims of the Syrian civil war and China’s repressed Uighur community. But when Williams suggested last year that the media should keep sport in perspective given what’s going on in the real world, columnists lined up to tell him to “shove his sermon” and “get a life”. That said, although some in the sports media give every impression of subscribing to press baron Lord

Beaverbrook’s attitude to tall poppies – “Kiss ’em one day and kick ’em the next” – few sports journalists see their roles as ensuring stars don’t get too big for their boots. However, professional sport is a results-driven, highly rewarded industry in which successes and failures are public, precisely measured, recorded for posterity and analysed to death: for both athlete and paid observer, criticism goes with the territory. The Black Caps were showered with media and public praise for their performances at the Cricket World Cup, but they must have expected the brickbats that came their way when they crumbled in Australia. Although Adesanya’s fusillade was more scattergun than sniper’s riﬂe, I’d like to think the point he really wanted to get across was this: “Understand this, if you see one of us shining – whether it be the netball team, the Black Caps, the sailors – pump them up, embrace them, because, if they win, you win. If I win, you win.” And I’d like to think most Kiwis would agree with him. l

conspicuous absentee from the line-up of trophy-wielding women was golfer Lydia Ko, once a Halbergs fixture. She won the supreme award in 2013 and was a finalist in 2014 and 2015; she was sportswoman of the year three times in a row between 2013 and 2015 and a finalist the following two years. That Ko wasn’t in the running reflects a decline that has gone from slight to significant to precipitous in little over two years. When I discussed her struggles in 2018 (Sport, April 21), she was ranked 15th in the world, a no doubt galling position for a prodigy who’d spent 104 weeks in the top spot. But fluctuations of that order aren’t all that unusual and time was on her side: she was about to turn 21. Ko went into last weekend’s Women’s Australian Open ranked 46th. She failed to make the cut, something she didn’t do in her first 53 LPGA tournaments. It could be argued that dwelling on Ko’s struggles is tall poppy syndrome, but what are we meant to do: pretend not to notice? Bear in mind, we’re not talking about a decent player having a bad trot; we’re talking about someone who, at 17, was on the fast track to being the greatest female golfer the world has ever seen. Despite her extraordinary achievements as a teenager, she’s now in danger of joining the cohort of battlers who, week in week out, make up the numbers, rarely featuring on the broadcasters’ abbreviated leaderboards. Ko has 20 professional wins, but only one since late 2016. That came embarrassingly soon after the column referred to above appeared. Hopefully, the reverse commentator’s curse will strike again.

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Books&Culture Direct from America After shaking up the US theatre world for 40-plus years, director Peter Sellars is staging two “mind-blowing” and “beautiful” musical productions for audiences in Auckland and Wellington. by ELIZABETH KERR

irector Peter Sellars always has vertical hair and a friendly smile. The iconoclastic artist has also raised the hair and the ire of conservative elements of the classical music establishment since his arrival as enfant terrible on the US operatic scene. “Artistic vandalism” thundered Opera News after his radical staging of Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the Monadnock Music Festival in 1980. In Sellars’ production, set in an urban ghetto in the style of “blaxploitation” cinema, the promiscuous Don partied almost naked, shooting up heroin. Four decades later, a laughing Sellars is unrepentant. “It’s so weird,” he says, “when people want to own something. For me, it’s all about what people are doing right now. These composers are writing for the ages. Mozart hated the 18th century and to force him back there now he’s ﬁnally escaped is just cruel.” Productions directed by Sellars will be staged in March at both the New Zealand Festival of the Arts in Wellington and the Auckland Arts Festival. Today, he is lauded as one of the most “disruptive and inﬂuential” directors on the contemporary performing-arts scene, collaborating with such conductors as Sir Simon Rattle and Esa-Pekka Salonen, composer John Adams and visual artist Sir Anish Kapoor. It seemed inevitable that Sellars would work in theatre. As a precocious 10-yearold, he was apprenticed to a marionette theatre producing fairy tales in exotic settings. High school took Sellars to the

legendary Phillips Academy Andover in Massachusetts where the teenager discovered the operas of innovative director Sarah Caldwell, founder of the Boston Opera Group. “I saw Alban Berg’s Lulu, Berlioz operas, things no one would touch – an amazing view of what opera was.” After high school, Sellars’ mother moved the family to Paris for two years. “I was three nights a week at the Paris Opera, and at museums and

Sellars believes artists have a transformational role. “That’s always been part of the job description.” cinematheques, just absorbing everything like crazy.” Fame – and notoriety – came early after college years at Harvard, where Sellars directed Anthony and Cleopatra in a swimming pool and placed a Lincoln Continental on the set of King Lear. The turning point was a Denver street production. “I spliced together 1960s Bayreuth recordings of Wagner and made this wild one-night ‘Ring’ Cycle with people and puppets. I brought it out to Harvard and all these people came – my ﬁrst national ‘thing’.” His mid-twenties were exhilarating. “When I was 25, I was made head of the American National Theatre at the Kennedy Centre, which was really wild. And I was

awarded a MacArthur Fellowship – and ﬁred from a Broadway musical.”

efore he was 30, Sellars had directed three Mozart operas – that notorious Don Giovanni, Così fan Tutte and The Marriage of Figaro, set in a luxury apartment in Trump Tower. “It felt like Mozart was a friend. We were all young and so was he; it was classical music by a young person. And politically we felt connected – in the US it was the ghastly Reagan period, like the Austrian regime Mozart was fed up with. Like him, we were furious and outraged but wanted to operate artistically with humour and generosity.” Kopernikus, the chamber opera he’s directing for the upcoming New Zealand Festival, has strong Mozartian connections. Composed by the little-known Canadian Claude Vivier, it is described as “a ritual opera of death”. The “transcendent, mindblowing” work explores death and the wonders of the afterlife in what Sellars calls “pure musical magic”. He explains the links to Mozart. “Mozart is a character in Kopernikus – everybody sings to Herr Mozart – and the Queen of the Night from The Magic Flute is also there. Vivier was an orphan, taken from his mother at birth, and the Queen of the Night has also lost her child. Vivier took opera in such a personal way and the bizarre, strange world of The Magic Flute was home to him, a place he could ﬁnd himself – and his mother. “Opera is always eccentric, an unusual angle on the world – which I deeply love

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BOOKS&CULTURE and respect,” says Sellars. Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde is also part of Kopernikus. “Tristan is about forbidden love, impossible in this world but possible in the next.” Early in his career, Sellars worked with musicians at the humanitarian Emmanuel Church in Boston, and more recently on numerous collaborative projects with sacred themes. He admits he dodges questions about his faith. “But in this period of intense materialism, can we say ‘nothing is sacred’? Music reminds you that we’re all in the zone of the sacred.”

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hile Sellars was working with Adams on the opera The Gospel According to the Other Mary, the pair encountered the choral music of Renaissance composer Orlando di Lasso, particularly his late masterpiece Lagrime di San Pietro (Tears of Saint Peter). Ultimately, the music was not used in the opera, but fellow collaborator Grant Gershon, director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, urged Sellars to stage it. Auckland audiences will experience Lagrime after four years of rehearsal and almost 40 performances. Sellars calls it one of the most beautiful productions he’s seen. “It was an incredible, shocking task for the 21 singers at ﬁrst – memorising 90 minutes of sevenpart polyphony and very demanding staging. But they keep going deeper and deeper into it. And the subject matter!” The music tells the story of Peter’s denial of Jesus as he was arrested. “Jesus looks at Peter – and Orlando’s madrigals are about what was inside that one look. It’s heartrending and very personal.” Sellars believes artists have a transformational role. “That’s always been part of the job description,” he declares. As founding director of the Boethius Institute at the University of California in Los Angeles, he teaches courses called “Art as Moral Action” and “Art as Social Action”. “There’s so much that is morally corrupt, so much injustice,” he says. “To not address this is unacceptable at this moment in history. And artists are very ﬂuid – we can open avenues of communication between different parts of society.” l Kopernikus Opéra, NZ Festival of the Arts, March 1-2; Lagrime di San Pietro, Auckland Arts Festival, March 13.

Avenging angels Two real combatants on either side of the Israel-Palestine conﬂict come together in a powerful novel.

by ANNA ROGERS

hen I was about three-quarters of the way through this book, Donald Trump, with Benjamin Netanyahu at his side, announced his muchvaunted “peace plan” for the Middle East. This deeply unjust proposal could easily have been another piece of the extraordinary mosaic that is award-winning writer Colum McCann’s new novel, Apeirogon. The title? It means a shape with an inﬁnite number of sides that can, however,

Check in for strangeness Not much happens in Eimear McBride’s new novel, but chances are the prose will still capture you. by SARAH LANG

rish author Eimear McBride’s short novel (149 pages) is, as the title suggests, strange. However, in many ways, it is less strange than her ﬁrst two novels: A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing (2013) and The

be counted. There’s no conventional plot, narrative, timeline, character development or readily discernible and accessible structure. Behold, instead, hundreds of numbered fragments, some just a sentence, some lengthier, that gradually cohere to tell a compelling story. At its heart, it’s about Israel and Palestine, but it’s also about much more. The two men at the book’s heart are real ﬁgures. Rami Elhanan is an Israeli. Bassam Aramin is a Palestinian and a Muslim. Their worlds, geographically so close, are unimaginably different – and McCann tellingly reveals the differences. What brings them together is death: some years apart, both lost their daughters. Elhanan’s, 13-year-old Smadar, was killed by a Palestinian suicide bomber while shopping with her girlfriends; Bassam’s Abir, aged 10, was shot and killed outside her school by an Israeli soldier. Both men had made their own contribution to the ceaseless violence in this land: Aramin was imprisoned for seven years for a grenade attack on a group of Israelis; Elhanan fought in the Israeli Defense Forces. Both initially felt only the need for vengeance against their children’s murderers. But through the organisation Combatants for Peace, the two fathers became friends and, in the face of

both admiration and hatred, advocates for an end to the ﬁghting and to the occupation.

cCann writes, assembles and arranges apparently unconnected but always precisely and cleverly placed snippets – of history, information about the habits and ﬂight paths of birds, evocations of culture, instances of cruelty, shared humanity and generosity – that echo and link and combine. Everything matters. Everything inexorably contributes to a gripping and immensely readable whole. It is invidious, perhaps, to mention individual examples, but consider Aramin’s initially disbelieving but horriﬁed discovery of the Holocaust while watching TV in jail.

McCann has subverted what we may think of as a novel; he has made something that shouldn’t, and easily couldn’t, work succeed triumphantly.

Colum McCann: stylistically risky.

Eimear McBride: Strange Hotel is less experimental than her earlier works.

in hotel rooms in Prague, Oslo, Avignon, Austin and Auckland. Each room so much resembles the others – not necessarily in appearance, but in what happens there – that it feels as if she’s staying in the one place. We don’t see her venture outside, and never see her travelling.

As Anne Enright puts it, McBride writes “truthspilling, uncompromising and brilliant prose”.

n a way, nothing happens, but in another way, a lot is going on, as we’re privy to this woman’s thoughts. She has what she calls “inverted chats” with herself, full of digressions that play out like our thoughts do when we can’t sleep or are trying to meditate. She procrastinates about everything, “paralysing her every impulse to action with arguments she

can neither win nor lose”. It’s almost as though she’s keeping herself hostage. Perhaps she’s focusing on each thought and action to avoid thinking about the past or the future. Perhaps something major has already happened to her. The book may sound impenetrable, claustrophobic and perhaps self-indulgent, but McBride’s writing captivates to the point that what was or wasn’t happening didn’t particularly matter. Because, as Irish writer Anne Enright puts it, McBride writes “truth-spilling, uncompromising and brilliant prose”. Certainly she makes the reader work hard. There are more questions than answers, but if you’re okay with a jigsaw, it’s worth trying to piece this one together. l STRANGE HOTEL, by Eimear McBride (Allen & Unwin, $32.99)

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Lesser Bohemians (2016). These radically experimental books both won major awards, though they weren’t to everyone’s taste. A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing – about an Irish girl’s relationship with her disabled brother and religious mother and her own sexuality – was written in visceral, fragmented, stream-of-consciousness-style prose that perforated the conventional sentence. The Lesser Bohemians – about a drama-school student who embarks on a turbulent love affair – used somewhat more conventional sentences, but also, for instance, switched up some nouns and verbs. You could call them post-postmodernist ﬁction, to coin a term. McBride’s new novel, Strange Hotel, although still experimental in style, moves a little closer to a “normal” narrative form. We meet an unnamed, 40-something woman as she stays

Or the fact that, when more than 700,000 Palestinians ﬂed or were evicted from their homes in 1948, hundreds went to South America, where many died on long journeys in search of work. When their bodies were found years later, on a string at the neck or wrist of several skeletons was “the key belonging to the door of a house in what had become, now, Israel”. Occasionally, McCann’s style is a little self-conscious, but almost always it is clear, controlled and often arresting. He takes a huge risk subverting what we may think of as a novel; he has made something that shouldn’t, and easily couldn’t, work succeed triumphantly. If ever there were an argument for the power of ﬁction, for the strength and reach of its voice, Apeirogon is it. Read it, weep, understand – and hope. l APEIROGON, by Colum McCann (Bloomsbury, $32.99)

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Out of Africa Dr Livingstone’s legacy is explored through the eyes of those escorting his body homewards. by NICHOLAS REID

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olonialism was no picnic for Africans, but post-colonialism hasn’t always been that wonderful, either. Nobody knows this better than Petina Gappah. A Zimbabwean author and lawyer of Shona ethnicity, she has expressed in the Guardian her hope that Zimbabwe’s new leader will clean up the corruption, violence, starvation and economic disaster that marked the Mugabe years. Africans are capable of hurting Africans as badly as Europeans did. So, when Gappah writes a novel set in the 19th century, she is not crudely taking down a Great White Explorer. She is adding nuance to his story. The title Out of Darkness, Shining Light could refer to the hopes of Christian missionaries, shining light upon the darkness of heathens. But for the author, it is more likely to mean shining light upon those Africans who have been ignored by history books. In 1873, in the heart of Africa, David Livingstone dies. Unlike other Europeans of his time, the Scottish explorer, missionary and crusader against slavery, was greatly admired by Africans. He still is. His African companions, who call him “Bwana Daudi”, decide he should be buried in his own country. So, over 285 days, and covering about 2400km, a party of 69 African porters and bearers carry his remains to the east coast to meet a ship that will take him back to Britain. Gappah uses two narrators, both of them historical ﬁgures. One is the cook, Halima, still a slave and hoping for release. She can be ironical. Like others, she thinks

Last mile: an ailing David Livingstone is carried to his deathbed in Tanzania.

Livingstone’s attempts to ﬁnd the source of the Nile were foolish. She has practical common sense. She knows that a corpse, carried for months through the African heat, will rot, become bloated and pos-

Gappah knows that real history is always more nuanced and messier than simple slogans. sibly explode. So she comes up with the idea of stripping the ﬂesh from the bones and burying it before the trek begins. It is only Livingstone’s skeleton that ends up in Westminster Abbey. The other narrator is an African convert to Christianity, known as Jacob Wainwright. He is fervent in his new religion and laments that, in his lifetime, Livingstone converted only one African to his faith. Gappah treats Wainwright’s convictions seriously, and has him express his thoughts in quasi-biblical prose. But

Wainwright suffers some disillusion in the long march. He learns about Livingstone’s ﬂaws, such as dealing with slave traders. He understands his own sexual impulses better in his jealousies over a woman who is part of the journey. And, saddest of all, he ﬁnds that his white fellow Christians patronise him and will not let him be the preacher he wishes to be. It is the interplay and contradictions of the two voices that gives Out of Darkness, Shining Light its edge. Inadvertently, Livingstone’s explorations opened the way for less scrupulous travellers who colonised and grabbed land for European empires. One character loudly denounces this trend, but Gappah’s balancing of voices keeps a cool neutrality. She knows that real history is always more nuanced and messier then simple slogans allow. l OUT OF DARKNESS, SHINING LIGHT, by Petina Gappah (Faber, $32.99)

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Lost in bombast The follow-up to Call Me By Your Name aspires to depth but sinks into anonymity. by DAVID HILL

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ndré Aciman’s sequel to his megapraised Call Me By Your Name is a narrative in three semi-separate, increasingly short sections. Bear with me while I tell you quite a bit about the ﬁrst (Tempo, followed by Cadenza and Da Capo) because it encapsulates the content and character of this painstaking, unengaging novel. It starts with two strangers in the same compartment of a Florence-Rome train. Samuel, father of the earlier book’s protagonist, Elio, meets Miranda, who is three decades younger – a daring trope, these days – and in a huff. He’s on his way to meet his adult son; she’s off to visit her ailing elderly father. That should be warning enough for both of them, yet by day’s end they know that theirs is the greatest love since Orpheus and Eurydice. Don’t suspend your disbelief; chuck it out the window. Before then, Samuel (never “Sam”, please) and Miranda talk. Oh, how they talk. They question, soliloquise, analyse themselves and each other and spray aphorisms, such as “A parent is always scared of being an imposition, to say

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nothing of being a bore”, and “The magic of someone new never lasts.” Within the ﬁrst 15 pages, they’re dissecting Dostoevsky. Not to be outdone, characters in the later sections reference Greek poet Cavafy’s home and critique Beethoven’s Waldstein sonata. He’s turned on by her directness, her warm and trusting smile, her ankles. She’s aroused by his … I’m not sure, actually. They drink espresso in charming cafes, sip the best white wine, and talk. Love and lust recur in the subsequent sections: Elio is instantly besotted with Michel; Oliver was previously besotted with Elio but is now panting after multiple others. It means some pretty risible sex scenes – a lighthouse metaphor may have you falling off your chair. And how about: “His sudden candour aroused me more, which was why I

It means some pretty risible sex scenes – a lighthouse metaphor may have you falling oﬀ your chair. pressed his body against mine”? Was there an editor in the house? I don’t want to disrespect this meticulous, intricately wrought, glowingly sincere work, with its meditations on intimacy, parenthood and the brevity of youth. But how can you settle into narratives where the characters are as exquisitely remote as a Fragonard painting, and where the dialogue is more like operatic recitative, interspersed with the odd BBC interview? It may be life, Jim, but not as most of us know it. l FIND ME, by André Aciman (Faber & Faber, $32.99)

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Meet the dead parent Strange-ﬁlm buff Ant Timpson has done it again – made a second movie inspired by the passing of a loved one. by RUSSELL BAILLIE

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t’s possibly not surprising that Ant Timpson’s feature-directing debut, Come to Daddy, is quite so nuts. Its tale of a father and son reunion is scary, funny, bloody, grim, unhinged but entertaining with it. That might be expected of the guy who has for many years programmed the “Incredibly Strange” part of the New Zealand International Film Festival and run the annual riot of spontaneous cinematic weirdness that is the 48 Hour ﬁlm challenge. Plus, he’s produced or executive produced a rash of horror comedies and anthologies here and overseas. Enough to keep the Hollywood cinema in Auckland’s Avondale – which he co-owns with his brother, Matt – in business when it’s not being a music venue or housing much of Timpson’s vast collection of 35mm celluloid. But what is surprising about Timpson’s Come to Daddy is its inspiration – that a movie so outlandish could spring from something sad and personal. Timpson’s father, Tony Timpson, founder of the Cavalier Bremworth carpet empire, died in 2018. A week spent with his father’s body in his house

unnerved Timpson. He later thought it would be the starting point of a script and told British screenwriter Toby Harvey, whom he knew from previous productions. Come to Daddy was born, and with it Timpson’s ﬁrst chance to direct a feature. He’d previously written and directed a short, Crab Boy, in the mid-90s. That, too, sprang from a death in the family, the passing of his mother. “When

Elijah Wood, above, and below, with Ant Timpson: kept “pulling” Timpson back to keep Come to Daddy on the rails.

my mum died, I kind of went into a big black hole … then I just got busy with everything else and other facets of the industry, and as life does to you, decades ﬂew by pretty quickly. It was a huge realisation after seeing my dad cark it in front of me that mortality was staring me in the mirror. Basically, life’s very short. That was the propulsion to get things under way. It was two deaths. I’ve run out of parents to use as inspiration to get a ﬁlm made.”

is folks, he says, shared his sense of humour and were supportive of his taste for offbeat cinema, even when Customs raided the family home over some business to do with Timpson, who was just a youngster, sending horror films in the mail. ”I think they kind of knew the path I’d taken into the types of films that I might end up being associated with. They were absolutely supportive of my love affair with that. I watched a lot of strange films with my parents

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over the years. It wasn’t always their cup of tea, but they were very tolerant.” His father would have appreciated the movie that he inspired, he thinks. “He would f---ing love it. I’m so happy because when you say you made something as a tribute to your dead dad, if it turned out to be a shitter, it would be the most horrible thing on Earth. So, I’m really glad that it’s exactly the type of ﬁlm that I would have watched with him and he would have been roaring with laughter.” The ﬁlm stars Elijah Wood, whose career since Frodo hasn’t lacked for

“I’m so happy because when you say you made something as a tribute to your dead dad, if it turned out to be a shitter, it would be the most horrible thing on Earth.” incredibly strange films, as Norval, an LA DJ who has answered a letter from his estranged father and turned up on his doorstep in the back of beyond. The former Hobbit and Timpson have been mates for some time and his signing on helped get the film financed. “Friendship aside, Elijah wouldn’t have done it as a favour. The script was super tight and well written and we assembled a good team around me in case I did go off the rails. Elijah kept pulling me back because my instincts are always to go too far.” Timpson shot the film in Canada, with a local and Kiwi crew. Madeleine Sami has a supporting role and composer Karl Steven’s soundtrack adds creepy class to a movie that, after an edgy first act, erupts into outlandish, inventive violence. “I had fun until the crew thought I had too much fun,” says Timpson, laughing. “I’m very bored by violence in films and I think it’s not used properly when it is. “That’s why I didn’t want any guns in the script at all – so let’s use their absence in really interesting ways. I turned back into that kid slaughtering my brother with a video camera every weekend.” l Come to Daddy is at selected cinemas now.

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FILM by Sarah Watt

Pathos among the punches A homage to the great days of wrestling is violent but beautifully shot and sounds thumpingly good. THE LEGEND OF BARON TO’A directed by Kiel McNaughton

aving decamped to Australia as a young man, leaving his upbringing in a tough Auckland suburb behind, corporate strategist Fritz (played by Tongan-Australian actor Uli Latukefu) finds himself drawn back into his old neighbourhood’s woes when he returns to seal a business deal. The reluctant prodigal son is soon embroiled in a feud involving local gang the “Pig Hunters”, his stoic Uncle Otto (a terrific Nathaniel Lees), an argument over a lawnmower and the search for a stolen family heirloom – a wrestling title belt of his late dad, “Baron To’a”. This Pacific-flavoured action-comedy is an intensely physical flick, chock-full of exciting chases through backyards and wince-inducing fight scenes. Less hardy viewers may find it too violent and insufficiently funny, and it’s true that for most of the movie Baron To’a delivers more of a well-acted if violent drama than a slapstick comedy in the spirit of Three Wise Cousins or Take Home Pay. It’s the first feature directed by Kiel McNaughton, a former Shortland Street star who cut his teeth behind the camera with the likes of Auckland Daze and the

Bone crunching: Uli Latukefu as reluctant prodigal son Fritz.

mockumentary Find Me a Māori Bride. He was also a producer of the acclaimed, female-powered dramas Waru and Vai – so his Pacific Island sensibilities are strong, and his affection for urban Polynesian communities is evident here. Kids roam the cul de sac with sirens blaring from their bikes, while a corrupt cop (Xavier Horan) throws his weight around and harasses local solo mum Renee (Shavaughn Ruakere). It feels a bit fuddyduddy to criticise the violence in a film that is explicitly a homage to the great days of wrestling. Undoubtedly some members of the Tongan community will be uncomfortable with this portrayal whereas others may rightly argue that any representation is important. It’s nonetheless a hugely entertaining film that particularly younger audiences will take to. It’s beautifully shot, with a soundtrack as thumping as the action. It’s also a delight to see familiar faces such as Jay Laga’aia and national treasure John Tui in key roles, bringing moments of pathos among the punches, to this touching, if bone-crunching, story of whānau and the importance of legacy.

This action-comedy is chock-full of exciting chases through backyards and wince-inducing ﬁght scenes.

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Clues across 1. A vague idea for a one-off? (6) 4. Strike by the snack bar (6) 8. Describe at length the value of two dollars in 1967? (7) 9. Tell a story, arrant nonsense, by Oriental (7) 11. Speeders madly going around bend succeed (9) 12. What one must do to a ďŹ re to begin shooting? (4) 13. Take rubbish back to church, set ďŹ re to it (5) 14. Leering rudely about one in intimate apparel (8) 16. Partner and I combined ďŹ rst ingredient in recipe for turtle soup (8) 18. There is some virtue to be found coming back from retirement (5) 20. Techniques used in heart surgery (4) 21. Not aware it is held by twisting wing nut (9) 23. Spartan leaders of a strict curriculum encompassing temperance, instilling courage (7)

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24. Badly duped following commercial that was logical (5,2) 25. Retailer announces wine store (6) 26. Fly set off repeatedly (6)

Clues down 1. Old ďŹ&#x201A;ame in sunrise forms a connection (5) 2. Pure rot represented by an actor (7) 3. Swipe horn, changing possession (9) 5. The customary practice in America: get older (5) 6. Given up getting on in the smithy (7) 7. Hit the lot all over the place completely (2,3,4) 10. Famous source of water at present in the outskirts of Kingston (4-5) 13. Ideologues resist hot stew (9) 15. Demons eat deformed roundworms (9) 17. Steal cattle, so I hear, in Northland (7) 19. Time ran out for fancy clothing (7) 21. Tune I composed: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Join Togetherâ&#x20AC;? (5) 22. Look around youth centre for bandage (5)

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BRIDGE by David Bird NORTH ♠ J4 ♥ 652 ♦ A Q J 10 7 6 ♣ 75 WEST EAST ♠ AKQ973 ♠ 82 ♥8 ♥ K74 ♦ 53 ♦ 9842 ♣ 10 9 8 4 ♣KQJ2 SOUTH ♠ 10 6 5 ♥ A Q J 10 9 3 ♦ K ♣A63 Love all, dealer South West — 1S Pass All Pass

North — 2H 3D

East — Pass Pass

South 1H 3C 4H

With limited values, North made the good decision to support partner’s hearts at his ﬁrst turn. Had he responded 2D instead, he would not have known what to do over a 2H rebid from South. How would you play the heart game when West leads the ace and king of

spades, East playing high-low and continuing with the spade queen? Suppose first that you ruff the third spade in the dummy. East will overruff. You win his club return with the ace and cross to dummy by overtaking the king of diamonds. You cannot make the contract! If you take an immediate trump finesse, you will not be able to get back to dummy to discard your club losers on the diamonds. If instead you play two more diamond winners, West will ruff the third round. To make the contract, you must discard a club from dummy on the third round of spades. You win the club switch with the ace and overtake the diamond king with the ace. A trump finesse succeeds and you re-enter dummy with a club ruff. You cash the diamond queen, ditching your last club loser, and finesse again in the trump suit. Ten tricks are yours. BIDDING QUIZ

WEST ♠ A K Q 10 5 ♥ A654 ♦ 6 ♣ AK8

West North East South — — — 2H ?

South’s opening is a weak two-bid. What will you say on the West cards? (Answer on page 54.)

TAKE 5 by Simon Shuker

BARDEN’S CHESS PROBLEMS 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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White to move and win. How can this be possible? Only king, bishop and pawn remain on each side, while the bishops are on opposite colours (White’s operate on dark squares, Black’s on light) and the pawns are not passed. A decisive result seems highly improbable, but it can be achieved by a forced sequence. Can you crack the puzzle? (Answer on page 54.)

Wordsworth by Lauren Buckeridge Readers were asked to write a happy story in just three words. David Calder, New Plymouth: Lotto winnings banked. Harold Coop, Auckland: She said yes! Rita Riccola, Albany, Auckland: Planet survives humans. John Warner, New Plymouth: Perfect pavlova appreciated. David Barber, Waikanae: Write. Publish. Bestseller. Mike Jarman, One Tree Hill, Auckland: Aliens bring answers. Kathy Gillard, Papanui: Looks like rain. Andrea Levarre-Waters, Morningside: Peace and quiet. Rex McGregor, Auckland: Winston enjoys retirement. John Edgar, Christchurch: Icecream cures cancer. Hans Zindel, Palmerston North: Bucket list achieved. Ann Love, Nelson: Lost teddy found. Kaye Bennetts, Whangaparāoa: Love you, Mum. Brent Carlsson, Queenstown: Virus cure found. Barry Grant, Christchurch: She’ll be right. Michael Ferns, Invercargill: Wife says yes. Beckett Macdonald (12), Auckland: Top exam results! Chris Bossley, Lower Hutt: Hole in one. Daphne Tobin, Porirua: The war’s over. Ralph Sims, Palmerston North: Zero carbon achieved. Kate Highﬁeld, Hastings: Trump overwhelmingly defeated. Jane Dent, Herne Bay: Spousal snoring cure! Kathy Watson of Cashmere, Christchurch, wins with: Concert radio forever. For the next contest, describe any event in history in the form of a limerick or cinquain. Entries, for the prize below, close on Thursday, March 5. Submissions: wordsworth@ listener.co.nz or Wordsworth, NZ Listener, Private Bag 92512, Wellesley St, Auckland 1141. Please include your address. Entries may be edited for sense or space reasons.

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DIVERSIONS Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

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BRIDGE BIDDING QUIZ SOLUTION On such a strong hand you should start with a take-out double, despite holding only one card in diamonds. If partner does respond in diamonds, you can introduce the spades then, thereby showing excellent values. Awards: Dble – 10, 3S – 7, 2NT – 4, 2S – 3 CHESS SOLUTION 1 Bf2+ Kh5 2 g4+ Kh6 3 Kf6! Kh7 (not Bh7 4 Be3 mate) 4 g5 Kh8 5 Bd4 Kh7 6 Ba1! Kh8 7 g6! fxg6 8 Kxg6 mate. 10 QUICK QUESTIONS ANSWERS 1. Buck. 2. Blade Runner. 3. Land diving is a tradition on Pentecost Island, Vanuatu. 4. Tonic water, because it contains the medication quinine. 5. Alexander the Great. 6. False. 7. A very old type of wind instrument. 8. Birmingham. 9. Taumarunui (on the Main Trunk Line). 10. Brasília.

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Four students each wrote an essay on a different diligent creature. Each essay was of a different length: 1. Abby wrote 100 words fewer than the student who wrote about ants. 2. Shelly either wrote a 650-word essay or wrote a different number of words about beavers. 3. The essay on squirrels was 550 words long. 4. The person who wrote about bees wrote 100 words fewer than David.

CLUELESS CROSSWORD

Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a different number from 1 to 26. Use your knowledge of English to solve the crossword. Some clue letters are given.

Using these clues and the grid below, can you work out how many words each student wrote about which creatures?

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See if you can ﬁnd the nine-letter word using up all the letters.

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Your aim is to change the top word one letter at a time, each time rearranging the letters to create a new word. Perform one such permutation for each blank line below until you arrive at the last word. There is usually more than one correct solution. See how many you can ﬁnd in 15 mins.

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Your aim is to create words of four letters or more using the given letters once only but always including the middle letter. Do not use proper names or plural/ verb forms that add only “s”.

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Last week’s solutions. Logic Puzzle: Brody scored 72 marks to Tchaikovsky’s Andante Cantabile, Elena scored 79 marks to Ravel’s Bolero, Faye scored 86 marks to Bizet’s Toreador Song and May scored 65 marks to Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. Scatterword: PAROCHIAL, apical, racial, pariah, lochia, caliph, chiral, chair, coria, carpi, phial, april, choir, ichor, chirp, aria, laic, pica, hail, hair, pail, lair, liar, rail, pair, chip, rich, coil, loci, clip, coir, roil. 32 words. Permutate: SKATE, STARE/RATES, etc, ALERT/ALTER, etc, EARLY/LAYER/RELAY, ROYAL, GLORY Clueless crossword:

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BEHIND THE FACADE Deadwater Fell, Monday.

Broadchurch star David Tennant plays the cheating husband and father of a family killed in a suspicious ﬁre. by entertainment editor FIONA RAE

he B-word was mentioned in the UK in relation to new thriller Deadwater Fell (TVNZ OnDemand, from Monday), but it was only because it stars David Tennant. The four-part series is nothing like Broadchurch, other than that it features a terrible crime in a small community, a number of possible suspects and an overwhelming sense of dread. Tennant plays GP Tom Kendrick, husband of Kate

(Anna Madeley) and father of their three girls. They live in the remote Scottish village of Kirkdarroch and are close to their neighbours, Steve (Matthew McNulty) and Jess (The Good Fight’s Cush Jumbo). Then, the unthinkable. Tom is the only survivor of a house ﬁre that kills Kate and the girls. It’s horriﬁc. The grief is unimaginable. And then the questions begin. Suspicion falls on Kate, who had been depressed since her last baby, then it turns to Tom, who has

been having an affair with Jess, who has been struggling with IVF … Writer Daisy Coulam, who also created the 50s-era crime series Grantchester, says one of the main themes of the series is “the relentless perfectionism we all struggle with in our lives”. “Many of us believe we have to live this Instagramready life. The reality is that nobody’s life is that perfect.” Coulam says she is drawn to true-crime documentaries, but

that they usually give a sense of the perpetrators, not the victims. “I wanted to understand why some of these crimes happen and to address the importance of the victim as the real person they are.” In that respect, there are some similarities between Grantchester, that sleepy series based on the books by James Runcie about a sleuthing vicar, and Deadwater Fell. “I’m interested in crime not just as a shocking act, but as

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The Best of the Week a psychological study. So, in Grantchester and in Deadwater Fell, we’re looking behind the tragedies to the truth, what causes these events.” Tennant is, naturally, the MVP of the show. For the guy who was once a lively Doctor Who and a sad-sack cop, he can also be menacing and enigmatic. “The moment we got him, it was clear it was always David Tennant’s role. He brings so much to the part and the series as a whole,” says Coulam. The village of Dunlop in Ayrshire, which stands in for the ﬁctional Kirkdarroch, is also a character. “It’s stunning, but there’s something symbolic about it. The idyllic look of it hides something more sinister.” l

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Mad About You (TVNZ OnDemand). The revival no one thought they wanted: Mad About You, which ended in 1999, was always the television equivalent of white bread, and it risks looking even less relevant in 2020. Paul and Jamie Buchman (Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt) are now facing an empty nest when their daughter Mabel (Abby Quinn), who had just been born when the series ﬁnished, goes off to college. Time was not convinced: it feels “like a relic of a more innocent, easily amused time”, said critic Judy Berman, and it’s a show that “has stayed the same amid a television landscape that keeps changing”.

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baking, and Best Home each week Cook (TVNZ 1, Y A D R 8.30pm). Mary Berry ’S SATU AY C E D & T Sexual challenges AN KEAW A T T H G I misconduct the amateurs N rday, u t a S , 1 Z allegations to create a TVN 00pm . 7 on Britain’s Best dish for a special Home Cook? What? occasion, while Is nowhere safe, not even Chris Bavin sets a “rustle the most wholesome of up” task. In the ﬁrst episode, shows, created by the BBC it’s a pasta dinner and a to ﬁll the yawning gap left dish based around a piece of by Bake Off? Judge Dan fruit. In other cooking-showDoherty has departed after competition news, Zumbo’s Just Desserts (Three, Thursday, a story in the Sun about his 7.30pm) ends with a death behaviour at a gastro pub match between student and the new judge for season Catherine and concreter two is Angela Hartnett, Simon. known for her sophisticated yet simple Italian-inspired SUNDAY MARCH 1 cooking, according to the Veronica Mars (Box Sets, Sky BBC website. The show has 009, 7.30pm). It was never the advantage of being able going to be like it was back to focus on more than just

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Catch of the Week THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN: As Taika Waititi bestrides the screen entertainment industry like an ironic colossus, perhaps we should recall from whence he came. Which was, according to a 2002 episode of hip arts show The Living Room preserved by NZ On Screen, the Flight of the Conchords’ fictional manager. Yes, before Rhys Darby was the hapless Murray, Taika was the ambitious, controlling Larry Pritchard, the man with the plan to take the Conchords all the way to Vegas. The twopart story follows the duo from Wellington to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, creating parts of the Conchords’ legend as it goes. It’s an insight into the genesis of some of our favourite jokes – and it emphasises what a gem of a show The Living Room was. tinyurl.com/NZLCONLR CAUGHT ON VIDEO: In the age of multi-channel TV and the internet, vintage television never really goes away. But Media Burn Archive targets a particular part of the world’s video heritage – the years from the late 60s to the 80s, when portable video equipment found its way into the hands of individuals. It’s a home for clips from forgotten public-access cable shows, celebrities before they were famous and independent documentaries. tinyurl.com/NZLMediaBurn SVOD HIGHLIGHT: What’s good in subscription video on demand. Outlander, the thinking woman’s timetravelling bodice-ripper, is back for a fifth season on Lightbox. Claire and Jamie have made their way to America and Outlander wedded bliss, but the Revolutionary War looms and Jamie will once again have to walk between two fires …

Veronica Mars, Sunday.

in the day when Veronica Mars was the coolest outsider at Neptune High School, but this eight-episode revival, which was released on Hulu last year, has a pretty decent crack. Veronica is now a private investigator with her dad (Enrico Colantoni) and gets pulled into investigating a bombing campaign against the spring breakers who blight the town during the holiday season. Who is really behind the bombs, and what has conspiracy theorist Penn (Patton Oswalt) got to do with it? Box Sets screens the whole season from tonight.

House of Cards (Jones!, Sky 008, 8.40pm). No, not the American remake – the British series co-written by Andrew Davies based on the books by former Conservative Party politician Michael Dobbs. It is set after the resignation of Margaret Thatcher and was broadcast in the UK, coincidentally, two days before the Conservative Party leadership election in 1990. Television viewers got Francis Urquhart; the Tories got John Major. Jones! is following House of Cards with another British classic from the 90s – Cracker.

Documentaries Of all the things that might have been predicted when hearing problems forced Brian Johnson to retire as the frontman of AC/DC, “successful documentary series host” probably isn’t one. Yet, here he is with a second season of Brian Johnson: A Life on the Road (Prime, Sunday, 8.30pm), in which he again

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wanders the globe interviewing his rock star mates. It works, perhaps, because although these stars may have been interviewed into the ground over decades, the chance to kick back and share a few yarns with a fellow traveller is a diﬀerent thing altogether. First up from the new

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Britain’s Most Historic Towns, Tuesday.

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Britain’s Most Historic Towns (History, Sky 073, 7.30pm). Charming historian Alice Roberts is very good at bringing the past into the present in this series, engaging in activities and exploring life as it was during a particular era. In season two, she begins in Dover during World War II, and looks into the evacuation of Dunkirk, how members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service coped during the Battle of Britain, and the work of the land girls. Other episodes feature Edwardian Cardiff, Civil-War Oxford and Plantagenet Canterbury.

Brian Johnson: A Life on the Road, Sunday.

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Love Your Garden (Living, Sky 017, 7.35pm). Wednesday night has been declared gardening night on Living, beginning with Love Your Garden, presented by the most staid man in British television, Alan Titchmarsh. There may be a few more thrills in Garden Rescue, which follows at 8.30pm. Wild-haired gardening expert Charlie Dimmock, who has been on British television since the late 90s, is paired with young guns Harry and David Rich and homeowners get to choose between their designs.

season is a reunion with Billy Joel. Reunion, you say? Joel and Johnson played together? Why, yes. In 2014, Joel invited his pal onstage at Madison Square for a rousing rendition of You Shook Me All Night Long – and, it must be said, turned on a nice backing vocal. Other episodes feature Mark Knopﬂer, Mick Fleetwood, Joe Walsh, Paul Rodgers and the ﬁrst woman in the series, Dolly Parton.

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The week’s best live action

Food: Delicious Science, Friday.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.

CRICKET The White Ferns face two key matches this week as the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup approaches the knockout stage. On Saturday, they’ll hope to boost their net run rate against Bangladesh (Sky Sport 3, 12.30pm), and on Monday they face raging tournament favourites Australia (Sky Sport 3, 4.30pm). The group stage wraps up on Tuesday with the West Indies playing South Africa (Sky Sport 2, 8.30pm) before consecutive semi-ﬁnals on Thursday (Sky Sport 2, 4.30pm and 8.30pm). The Black Caps’ second test match against India begins on Saturday (Sky Sport 2, 11.00am) at Hagley Oval.

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MOTORSPORT The first round of the 2020 Superbike World Championship begins on Saturday at Australia’s Phillip Island circuit. Coverage begins on Saturday with the Superpole events (Sky Sport 5, 2.00pm) where riders vie for start positions in Race 1, which starts at 5.00pm. Sunday’s coverage (Sky Sport 5, 1.45pm) begins with another Superpole, followed by the first race in the Supersport World Championship at 3.15pm and Superbike Race 2 at 5.00pm. With no round in Thailand this year, it’s the last chance to watch World Superbike racing in daylight hours until the championship returns to the Southern Hemisphere in October. Formula E racing returns to the streets of Marrakesh (TVNZ Duke, Saturday, 10.45pm). Two Kiwis, Mitch Evans and Brendon Hartley, are in the field.

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Food: Delicious Science (BBC Earth, Sky 074, 7.30pm). Michael Mosley and James Wong, together at last. The doctor and the botanist explore the science of what food does for our bodies and also look at how traditional cultures around the world have inadvertently been doing science – such as yogurt makers in Bulgaria, sourdough bakers in San Francisco and potato eaters in the Peruvian Andes. Inside No. 9 (Sky Arts, Sky 020, 9.00pm). Like nearly everything that British duo Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith create, Inside No. 9 is difﬁcult to explain – if you’ve ever seen Psychoville, you’ll know what we

mean. Inside No. 9 features standalone single-room stories, each inspired by an episode of Psychoville that was, in turn, inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope – and the fact that the duo have been able to find the creative juice to make 27 episodes so far says something about their partnership. The format has allowed them to innovate – there have been episodes told backwards, in iambic pentameter and improvised and even a live Halloween episode. Season five begins in a football-match-officials’ changing room before a referee’s final match. Guest stars in the season include David Morrissey, Jenna Coleman, Phil Davis and Maxine Peake.

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For the ﬁfth time in 10 years, the Warriors are taking an NRL pre-season game to Rotorua. They test themselves against Wests Tigers at Rotorua International Stadium (Sky Sport 4, Sunday, 2.00pm).

Inside No. 9, Friday.

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Red Joan, Saturday.

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of the blame lies with the script, which minimises the intrigue of dangerous ideas in favour of ﬂashbacks to hazy, romance-ﬁlled days at Cambridge University. (2018)

Chappie (TVNZ 2, 10.55pm). Sci-ﬁ director Neill Blomkamp so far hasn’t managed to recreate the brilliance of his 2009 debut District 9, but not for lack of trying. His third robotcentred dystopia tale is about a childlike AI robot called

Chappie, who gets kidnapped by a group of Jo’burg gangsters. There’s a coming-of-age aspect to the story, which is quite sweet and makes it lighter in spirit than District 9 and Elysium, but which is utterly at odds with the gory violence that punctuates the ﬁlm. In an interview, Blomkamp described Chappie as “completely mental”, and having now witnessed South African hip hop duo Die Antwoord on screen, I agree. (2015)

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Nacho Libre (TVNZ 2, 7.00pm). From the husband-and-wife duo behind cult hit Napoleon Dynamite comes another story about a bizarre, lovable main character. Jack Black plays a monk at a Mexican orphanage who secretly moonlights as a lucha libre wrestler to make money for the children. It’s more forgettable than Napoleon Dynamite, but the sight of Black in wrestling tights will stay with you forever. (2006)

Red Joan (Rialto, Sky 039, 8.30pm). Loosely based on the life of Melita Norwood, Red Joan tells the story of a British pensioner who is accused of having supplied secret information to the Soviets when she worked for the British Non-Ferrous Metals Research Association. Nuclear secrets, British scientists and Soviet spies are not usually ingredients for a dull ﬁlm, but that’s exactly what British theatre director Trevor Nunn has whipped up here. Some

THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT his favourite targets, health insurers (Sicko) and the military-industrial complex (Fahrenheit 11/9), on the whole Moore’s tongue is planted ﬁrmly in his cheek. (2016)

TUESDAY MARCH 3

Inherent Vice, Saturday.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Friday. Inherent Vice (TVNZ 2, 1.15am Sun). We should be glad that it was Los Angeles-born director Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master, Phantom Thread) adapting Thomas Pynchon’s 2009 novel for the screen. Although the plot is putatively about sleuthing stoner Larry “Doc” Sportello’s attempt to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend and her billionaire boyfriend and the emergence of a mysterious organisation, both the book and the ﬁlm are admired for capturing the atmosphere of LA in the 1970s, when psychedelic culture became paranoid thanks in part to the Manson Family murders. It would be a lie to say Inherent Vice is easy to follow, but it’s one hell of a trip. (2014) SUNDAY MARCH 1

Chef (Choice TV, 8.30pm). Writer-director Jon Favreau has

Good Morning, Vietnam (TVNZ Duke, 8.30pm). In a hit from the archives of Robin Williams’ film career, he plays an unconventional armed forces radio host, loosely based on DJ Adrian Cronauer, who wrote the story on which the film is based. Cronauer’s ranting and raving broadcasts, which are basically Williams’ stand-up routines, are despised by the military brass and loved by the grunts on the ground. Director Barry Levinson and writer Mitch Markowitz could easily have built a comedy on this premise alone. Their brilliant move here was to force the funny man to k c e h c be humbled reality E: cooked up a film ROPOCEEPNOCH by the circumH T N A that’s the very kind stances outside HUMANrsday, E H T u of middling meal his station and Rialto, Th0pm 8.3 it sets out to skewer. to air an anti-war Carl Casper (Favreau), message on the way. a head chef frustrated by (1987) the restaurant owner’s insistThe People vs Larry Flynt (TVNZ ence on simple meals, learns a Duke, 10.45pm). A film on the hard lesson about blowing up struggles and free-speech baton social media, setting him tles of Hustler magazine editor on a path to culinary redempLarry Flynt (Woody Harrelson). tion. It’s sugar-sweet, which is Courtney Love stars as his not to say it’s not tasty. (2014) partner, Althea Leasure, and Edward Norton is his lawyer, MONDAY MARCH 2 Alan Isaacman. The film culWhere to Invade Next (Māori TV, minates in an encounter with 8.30pm). An unusually breezy odious evangelist Jerry Falwell, and optimistic film by docuwhose son, in every way mentary demagogue Michael his equal, unwittingly gave Moore sees him travelling to Donald Trump the thumbs up Finland, France, Germany and for appearing on the cover of other enlightened European Playboy. Much more tasteful. nations to “steal” their liberal (1996) welfare ideas and bring them THURSDAY MARCH 5 back to the United States. Anthropocene: The Human Although there are some Epoch (Rialto, Sky 039, 8.30pm). serious punches thrown at

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If you scaled the history of the universe down into one year, with the Big Bang on January 1, the entire human era would take place in the dying minutes of New Year’s Eve. In that relatively short time, we’ve done an impressive number on the planet. Anthropocene depicts with an artist’s eye the damage wrought – cameras soar over staggering phosphate mines in Florida and toxic green lithium pools in Chile – yet it’s informative enough to satisfy the curious. It’s based on the research of the Anthropocene Working Group, which argues that humans have ushered in a distinct geological epoch. After Manufactured Landscapes and Watermark, the documentary is the third collaboration between Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and photographer Edward Burtynsky – and the Anthropocene has only just begun. (2018) FRIDAY MARCH 6

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (TVNZ 2, 7.30pm). When filming began in New Zealand of Andrew Adamson’s adaptation of CS Lewis’ fantasy novel, there was the slight difficulty that the reindeer supposed to pull the White Witch and Father Christmas’ sleds were stopped at the border by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Thankfully, it didn’t stop the fun of what is essentially a giant game of kids’ dress-up. (2005) Jurassic Park (Three, 7.30pm). Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum have proved so hard to beat that the makers of Jurassic World 3 have brought them back for the upcoming instalment. Dr Ian Malcolm was right: life finds a way. (1993) Films are rated out of 5: (abysmal) to

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“It’s an alleged palaver,” Holt said, suggesting the word’s meaning was a bit of a mystery to the Breakfast team.

Take nope for granted Don’t count your clichés when party leaders clutch at election year chickens.

take, ah, count our chickens for granted.” Well, you wouldn’t. Tame asked about the likelihood of other minor parties supporting National. “There’s the Māori Party,” Bridges said. “The Māori Party said they probably wouldn’t support you,” Tame said. “I’m not going to play that game, Jack,” Bridges said. By then, what with the counting and the chickens, I’d lost track of what the game was. TVNZ’s Breakfast was all over the NZ First Foundation difﬁculties. “That political party donations thing is a palaver, which is obviously the word of

hand gestures – the point, the pistol, the prayerful ﬁngertip steeple. He got Bridges to admit National had dropped the ball on housing when in government. “We were two years too late in what we did.”

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olt didn’t fare so well with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Breakfast. Asking, as was he reality is,” Simon Bridges everyone, about those NZ First donainformed Jack Tame, on tions, she got schooled on never TVNZ’s Q+A, “we live in framing questions that can elicit a world of reality.” That’s a yes/no answer. Or, in this case, a lot of reality this early in an a yes/nope answer. Ardern talked election year when, traditionally, about waiting for the independif anything is depressingly up for ent agencies investigating before grabs, it’s reality. applying a judgment. “Is it also, Reality in election year: it inevithough, because you know that tably finds itself in collision with you need NZ First in order to well-loved political clichés. “I’m form a government after the not going to tell voters what to election?” hazarded Holt. “Nope,” 1. Simon Bridges. do,” Bridges told Tame resolutely. said the Prime Minister. “That’s 2. Jack Tame. 1 2 3. Hayley Holt. “Well, actually,” he continued, probably the shortest answer I’ve 4. Jacinda Ardern. unable to resist the golden opporever given you.” Holt asked a tunity offered by television to more open-ended question, about never stop telling voters what to the photos of two journalists do, “I want you to vote for me.” As meeting a former NZ First presihe explained helpfully, more than dent that ended up on a blog. once, “If you want a National govThe answer? “… yes, you have ernment, you have to vote for it.” questions around how that photo Tame, looking mildly exasperended up on that blog, but that ated, took a firm tone with this sort is a question for the leader of NZ of carry-on. “Just let me finish,” First, not for me.” In other words, 3 4 he snapped. And, “Just answer the still nope. question. It’s a simple question!” Nope could catch on as an the day,” cried Hadyn Jones, before deciding to If he’s already this irritable with party election-year media strategy. It may spell it: “P-a …, P-a …” He retired defeated. “Pavpolitical blaguing, by September his not be the most relentlessly positive lova!” suggested newsreader Anna Burns-Francis, head is going to explode. of answers, but it’s effective. Still, coming to the rescue with an easier word to spell. Another unavoidable casualty of Ardern looked aggravated at having Co-host Hayley Holt weighed in – “It’s an alleged any election campaign: the longto deal with NZ First fallout when palaver,” – demonstrating that the word’s meaning suffering English language. Asked there are other chickens she’d surely was also a bit of a mystery to the Breakfast team. about the path to power now that rather not be taking for granted. Any Jones was standing in for John Campbell, who National has ruled out any postchance she’ll be free any time soon of would have known how to spell palaver. election deal with New Zealand First, this sort of palaver? Nope. l Q+A, TVNZ 1, Sunday, 9.00am; Never mind. Back on Q+A, Tame had possibly Bridges cited encouraging polls but BREAKFAST, TVNZ 1, weekdays, 6.00am. expected a tight MMP race: “We don’t mesmerised Bridges with his elaborate TV-presenter

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The Best of the Week SUNDAY MARCH 1

Opera on Sunday (RNZ Concert, 6.00pm). Well, the Metropolitan Opera is having an excellent season: a splendid new production of Porgy and Bess, said the New York Times, which rained praise on leads Eric Owens (“one of the ﬁnest performances of his distinguished career”) and Angel Blue (“radiant, capturing both the pride and fragility of the character”). Not only that, but “every singer in the cast was outstanding” and it was the ﬁnest conducting of Porgy, by David Robertson, that critic Anthony Tommasini had heard. THURSDAY MARCH 5

Music Alive (RNZ Concert, 8.00pm). The spotlight falls on the Auckland Philharmonia’s principal ﬂute and principal harp in this live broadcast from the Auckland Town Hall. Melanie Lançon and Ingrid Bauer will perform Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp, the only work that the composer

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It is disappointing to see quality programmes such as Rebecka Martinsson: Arctic Murders and The Disappearance available only on TVNZ OnDemand, which many viewers do not have access to, when free-to-air TV is chock-full of reality programmes and repeats.

Why has it taken this long for someone to tell us to eat veges because of their taste? Is Jamie Oliver (Jamie’s Ultimate Veg, TVNZ 1, Thursday, 7.30pm) really the only person to think that promoting vegetables as food that tastes good is a good idea? For decades we’ve been told we should eat more vegetables because they’re good for us, and if we don’t, we’ll get horrible diseases. This reminds us of our mums telling us to eat our veges or we won’t get any pudding. As a motivator, the stick only works for a while; it takes the carrot for the change to stick. And I actually like carrots, especially with a bit of hummus. Yum.

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wrote for the harp, possibly because it was not considered a standard orchestral instrument at the time. The concert, called Cityscapes, begins with Jennifer Higdon’s tribute to Atlanta, her home town, City Scape: river sings a song to trees, and ends with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ portrait of his adopted city, A London Symphony.

Environmental sounds Listening to podcasts about the environment may not be the same as actually saving the environment, but it’s a start, and there are plenty to Julia Carr-Catzel choose from. In Think: Sustainability, from Sydney community station 2SER, Julia Carr-Catzel covers everything from plastic straws to climate refugees. Two recent episodes looked at where eco-fascists, as two recent mass killers styled themselves, get their ideas. 2ser.com/thinksustainability.

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You can’t please all of the people all of the time. Unlike Karen McCarthy (Talkback, February 8), I ﬁnd Matinee Idle on RNZ National to be an inane, immature jumble. Unlike Bill Halvey (Talkback, February 8), I wouldn’t watch Jack Irish on Choice TV, because there is no way Peter Temple’s superb crime novels could be done justice on television. As Ray Calver pointed out (Talkback, February 15), Kobe Bryant was an international superstar. To at least be aware of such ﬁgures is surely a part of a rounded general know-ledge, whether or not you are a sports fan. In the words of Frank Bailey (Talkback, February 8), I can’t see many Kiwis over 40 knowing a thing about motorcycle speedway, so admired by Halvey. But fortunately for all of us with widely varying tastes, both television and radio sets have an off button. Alison Richards (Tauranga)

Jenny Hammond (Ngaio, Wellington)

ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL It’s said all publicity is good publicity, so let’s hope the recent management-created ﬁasco over RNZ Concert has at least led to more people discovering the attractions of that network. Some of the music I enjoy and some of it makes me turn down the volume (songs from countertenors, for instance). However, one thing I always appreciate is the ability of the presenters to create a calm, companionable oasis of sanity in what can feel like an increasingly demented world. Martin Green (Whangārei)

Send comments, queries or complaints about radio or television to: talkback@listener.co.nz, or Talkback, NZ Listener, Private Bag 92512, Wellesley St, Auckland 1141.

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6.00 Te Karere (R, HD) 6.30 Country Calendar (G, R, HD, C) 7.00 Fishing and Adventure (G, R, HD, C) 7.30 Infomercials 9.00 Whanau Living (G, R, HD) 9.30 Tagata Pasifika 10.00 Pacific Island Food Revolution (G, HD, C) The final three teams face a special Unicef challenge. 11.05 John & Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen (G, HD) 12.05 ■ A Place to Call Home (PGR, R, HD, C, AD) Sarah and George’s wonderful news signals the beginning of a new era at Ash Park, and James’s return rattles Henry. s6ep1 ■ Eat Well for Less (G, R, 1.15 HD, C) Gregg Wallace and Chris Bavin help the Brook family in Nottingham. 2.30 The Hotel Inspector Returns (PGR, R, HD, C) Alex Polizzi returns to the Harrogate Country B&B. 3.30 Sarah Beeny’s Renovate Don’t Relocate (G, HD) Using monitoring cameras and life-size floor plans, Sarah Beeny creates new layouts and design ideas for homes. 4.25 ■ Embarrassing Pets (G, HD, C) Dog behaviourist Leon is tasked with taming unruly jug pups. 5.00 The Chase (G, HD, C) Bradley Walsh hosts a UK quiz show. 6.00 1 News (HD, C) 7.00 ■ Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (C) Ant and Dec present a UK variety show (includes Lotto at 8.00pm). 8.30 ■ Best Home Cook (G, HD, C, AD) Claudia Winkleman presents a competition search for Britain’s best home cooks, with judges Mary Berry, Chris Bavin and Angela Hartnett. Tonight, the contestants are tasked with creating their ultimate pasta dish. 9.40 Manifest (AO, C, AD) Jared learns more about a growing cabal of anti-828 sentiment. s2ep5 10.40 ■ Mrs Wilson (PGR, R, HD, C) UK drama series based on the life of Alison Wilson and her husband, Alec. In 1963, Alec dies, and Alison makes a startling discovery. s1ep1 11.50 Doctor Doctor (AO, R, HD, C) When Penny returns to Whyhope, she is confronted with the chaos left behind by Nora, and Hugh has a burst of inspiration. s2ep3 12.55am Coronation Street 2019 (G, R, HD, C, AD) 3.05 – 6.00 Infomercials

6.00 Takaro Tribe (G, R, HD, C, AD) 6.10 Thomas & Friends (G, C, AD) 6.25 Tinpo (G, HD, C, AD) 6.30 Blaze and the Monster Machines (G, R, HD, C) 6.50 The Insectibles (G, R, HD, C, AD) 7.05 Thunderbirds Are Go! (G, R, HD, C, AD) 7.25 The Amazing World of Gumball (G, HD, C) 7.50 Beyblade Burst Rise (G, HD, C) 8.15 Ninjago (G, HD, C) 8.40 Justice League Action (G, HD, C) 9.05 Regular Show (G, HD, C) 9.25 Clarence (G, R, HD, C) 9.35 Walk the Prank (G, HD, C) 10.00 The Simpsons (G, R, HD, C) 11.00 Mike & Molly (PGR, R, HD, C) 11.25 Black-ish (PGR, R, HD, C) 11.55 8 Simple Rules (G, R, HD, C) 12.20 Doctor Who (R, C, AD) 1.30 Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud (G, R, HD, C) 2.30 The Bachelorette NZ Omnibus (R, C, AD) 6.00 Friends (G, R, HD, C) Ross is in a hurry to get everyone dressed for an important banquet at the museum. 7.00 ■ Nacho Libre (2006, PGR, R, HD, C, AD) Loosely based on the story of a Mexican priest who had a career as a masked luchador to support his orphanage. Jack Black, Ana de la Reguera, Héctor Jiménez, Silver King. TV Films, page 61 8.50 ■ The Hangover Part II (2011, AO, R, HD, C, AD) Three guys travel to Bangkok for their friend’s wedding, but after an evening toasting marshmallows, they again wake up in the morning with no memory of what happened the night before. Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong, Jamie Chung. 10.55 ■ Chappie (2015, AO, R, HD, C) An AI police robot is stolen by gangsters and his creator is forced to give it programming that allows it to think for itself. Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, voice of Sharlto Copley. TV Films, page 61 1.15am ■ Inherent Vice (2014, AO, R, HD, C) In the 1970s, a stoner private investigator in LA investigates three cases connected to the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend and her wealthy boyfriend. Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston. TV Films, page 61 3.50 Home Improvement (G, R, C) 5.30 – 6.00 Religious Programming (R)

6.00 Charles Stanley (R) 6.30 Infomercials 9.30 ■ Newshub Nation (HD) Simon Shepherd presents current affairs and political interviews. 10.30 Survivor: Heroes v Healers v Hustlers (G, R, HD) 11.30 Dr. Lisa to the Rescue (G, R, HD) 12.30 Face Off (PGR, R, HD) 1.30 Drop the Mic (PGR, R, HD) 2.00 Fresh Off the Boat (PGR, R, HD) s4ep14 2.25 Fresh Off the Boat (PGR, HD) s6ep6 2.55 The Goldbergs (PGR, HD, C) s7ep4 3.25 Survivor: David vs Goliath (G, HD) 4.25 Amazing Pigs (G, HD) 5.30 Helloworld (G, HD) 6.00 Newshub Live (HD) 7.00 America’s Got Talent: The Champions (G, HD, C) Terry Crews presents a talent show featuring former contestants from America’s Got Talent and global editions of the show. Tonight, jaw-dropping contortionists and oceanthemed acrobatics. s2ep4 8.55 ■ The Da Vinci Code (2006, AO, R, HD, C) A murder in the Louvre and clues in Da Vinci paintings lead to a religious mystery. Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou. 11.45 ■ The Other Side of the Door (2016, AO, R, HD, C) Sarah Wayne Callies. 1.35am Infomercials 5.00 Hillsong TV (HD) 5.30 – 6.00 Charles Stanley

Kids’ Programmes (G, R) SmackDown (PGR, R) RAW (PGR, R) Ice Road Truckers (PGR, R, C) Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (G, R) 2.00 American Restoration (G, R, C) 2.30 Super League (G) 4.30 Hot Bench (G, R) 5.00 Addicted to Fishing (G, R, C) 5.30 Prime News 6.00 Homes by the Med (G, C) Charlie Luxton explores the Dalmatian coastline and islands. 7.00 ■ Shipping Wars (PGR, C) Jennifer troubleshoots the biggest load of her career, a Mini Max Airplane. 7.30 The Sixties (PGR, R, C) America became a youthoriented society in the 60s. 8.30 Hellfire Heroes (PGR, C) Firefighters rush to put out a burning car in a grassy field. 9.30 Super Rugby (G) Highlanders v Rebels, replay. 11.30 – 12.30am Clash of the Collectables (G, R, C)

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6.00 Infomercials (G, R) 10.00 Judge Jerry (G, R) 10.30 The Kelly Clarkson Show (G, R) 12.35 Hoarders (G, R) 2.30 Love It or List It (G, R) 4.30 Undercover Boss (G, R) 7.30 Botched (PGR, R) Dr Nassif tackles a car-wrecked twin’s twisted nose, and a plastic surgery fanatic wants his nose fixed. 8.30 Vanderpump Rules (AO) Following Lisa Vanderpump’s employees at SUR. 9.30 The Real Housewives of New Jersey (AO) As Melissa prepares for her Envy Fashion show, and Joe Gorga becomes increasingly concerned about Teresa’s mental state. 10.30 A Lie to Die for (AO, R) A prominent document dealer harbors a dark secret about religious artifacts he has uncovered. 11.30 Love It or List It (G, R) 12.20am Infomercials (G, R) 5.00 – 6.00 How Do I Look? (G, R)

Kids’ Programmes (G, R) Swagger (G, R) Whānau Bake Off (G, R) School of Training (G, R) HakaNation (G, R) Waka Ama Sprint Nationals Haati Grassroots Rugby (R) Poitūkohu Kura Tuarua (R) Total Combat (PGR, R) Tangaroa with Pio (G, R) Paki Vault (PGR, R) Aotearoa (G, R) Ngā Tamariki o te Kohu (G, R) 6.30 Te Ao: Māori News 7.00 ■ The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000, G) Robert De Niro, Rene Russo, voice of June Foray. 8.40 ■ The Piano (1993, AO, R) In the 1850s, a mute woman, her daughter and her prized piano are sent to New Zealand for an arranged marriage. Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin. 10.45 Ngā Pari Kārangaranga o te Motu (G, R) Putauaki – He Maunga Kōrero. 11.15 – 11.45 Te Ao: Māori News (R)

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Close Up: Liam Neeson (PG) Documentary. 6.55 Yardie (2018, 16) Aml Ameen, Stephen Graham 8.35 Wild Rose (2019, M) Jessie Buckley, Julie Walters 10.15 Ideal Home (2018, M) Paul Rudd, Steve Coogan 11.45 Peppermint (2018, 16) Jennifer Garner, John Ortiz 1.25 Close Up: Liam Neeson (PG) Documentary. 1.55 The Wedding Guest (2019, M) Dev Patel, Radhika Apte 3.30 Daphne (2017, 16) Emily Beecham, Geraldine James 5.00 The Padre (2018, M) Tim Roth, Nick Nolte 6.35 The Girl in the Spider’s Web (2018, 16) Claire Foy 8.30 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018, M) Newt Scamander and Albus Dumbledore go up against the dark wizard Grindelwald. Eddie Redmayne 10.45 Holmes & Watson (2018, 16) Will Ferrell, John C Reilly 12.15am Welcome Home (2018, M) 1.55 Messi & Maud (2017, 18) 3.25 Daphne (2017, 16) 4.55 The Padre (2018, M)

6.40 Overboard (2018) (2018, M) Eugenio Derbez, Anna Faris 8.28 Midnight Kiss (18) Scott Evans, Augustus Prew 10.03 Brightburn (2019, 16) Elizabeth Banks 11.32 The Krays: Myth Behind the Legend (2015, 16) Documentary. 12.25 5 Weddings (2018, PG) Candy Clark, Bo Derek 1.55 Time of Death (2013, M) Kathleen Robertson 3.30 Super Troopers 2 (2018, 16) Jay Chandrasekhar 5.10 Family (2019, 16) Taylor Schilling, Kate McKinnon 6.35 Men in Black: International (2019, M) Chris Hemsworth 8.30 Widows (2018, 16) When four robbers are killed during a heist, their widows must take fate into their own hands. Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Liam Neeson 10.40 White Boy Rick (2018, 16) Richie Merritt 12.35am Uncanny Annie (2019, 18) 2.05 A Deadly Affair (2017, M) 3.35 Super Troopers 2 (2018, 16) 5.15 Family (2019, 16)

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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, PG) Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman 10.12 Cross of Iron (1977, 18) James Coburn 12.21 Blind Fury (1989, M) Rutger Hauer, Terry O’Quinn 1.46 To the Devil a Daughter (1976, 18) Richard Widmark 3.16 Soldier Blue (1970, 16) Candice Bergen 5.08 Roadhouse 66 (1984, M) Willem Dafoe 6.40 Angel Heart (1987, 16) Mickey Rourke 8.30 The Man Who Would Be King (1975, PG) Two British soldiers in India resign from the Army and set themselves up as rulers in Kafiristan. Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Shakira Caine 10.35 Pet Sematary II (1992, 16) A father and son discover a Native American cemetery that resurrects the dead. Ed Furlong, Anthony Edwards 12.13am Rounders (1998, 16) 2.10 Soldier Blue (1970, 16) 4.02 Roadhouse 66 (1984, M) 5.34 Angel Heart (1987, 16)

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6.00 Infomercials 11.30 Love Handles (R, HD) 12.30 Arranged USA (R, HD) 1.30 Luxury Homes Revealed (R, HD) 2.00 Family Feud Australia (R, HD) 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 3.00 A Question of Love (R, HD) 4.00 Arranged USA (R, HD) 5.00 Love Handles (R, HD) 6.00 Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield (R, HD) 6.30 Classical Destinations (HD) 7.00 Open Homes (R, HD) 7.30 Better Homes and Gardens (HD) 9.00 B.O.R.N. to Style (R, HD) 10.00 Sandcastles (R, HD) 10.30 Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield (R, HD) 11.00 Classical Destinations (HD) 11.30 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 12.00am – 6.00 Infomercials

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6.00 My Second Restaurant in India 6.30 Inside Mandarin Oriental 7.30 Love Nature: Baby Animals and Friends 8.30 Mysteries at the Museum 9.30 Monty Don’s American Gardens 10.30 Culinary Genius 11.30 American Pickers 12.30 Building the Dream 1.30 Escape to the Chateau: DIY 2.30 Inside Mandarin Oriental 3.30 Love Nature: Hugh’s Wild West 4.30 Healthy Food Guide 5.00 Food Safari Earth 5.30 Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled 6.30 Jamie & Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 7.30 Restoration Home 8.30 Antiques Roadshow 9.30 ■ How to Make Love Like an Englishman (2014, AO) A Cambridge poetry professor begins to re-evaluate his life of Byronic excess. Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek. 11.30 Love Nature: Hugh’s Wild West 12.30am Restoration Home 1.30 My Second Restaurant in India 2.00 Cash Cowboys 3.00 ■ How to Make Love Like an Englishman (2014, AO) 5.00 – 6.00 Jamie & Jimmy’s Food Fight Club

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7.00 DUKEbox Music 2.15 Top Gear (PGR, HD, C) 5.10 Ice Road Truckers (HD, C) 6.00 Border Patrol NZ (HD, C) 7.00 Family Guy (PGR, HD) 7.30 The Simpsons (PGR, HD, C) 8.25 American Pickers (HD) A former firefighter’s stockpile includes an ultra-rare piece of Space Age history. 9.20 Top Gear Nepal

6.00 The Grand Ball (2018, PG) French documentary. 7.30 Cardinal (16) s3ep4 8.15 The Guilty (2019, M) Jakob Cedergren 9.45 McMafia Marathon (16) s1ep1-4 1.45 False Confessions (2018, 16) Danish documentary. 3.20 Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005, M) David Strathairn 4.55 Lauda: The Untold Story (2014, PG) Austrian documentary. 6.30 Destroyer (2018, 16) Nicole Kidman 8.30 Red Joan (2018, M) Based on the story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the KGB’s longest-serving British spy. Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson TV Films, page 61 10.10 The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006, 16) During the Irish War of Independence, two brothers fight a guerrilla war against British forces. Cillian Murphy 12.15am McMafia Marathon (16) s1ep5-8 4.20 False Confessions (2018, 16) 5.55 Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005, M)

Movies Extra: Widows, 8.30pm Special (PGR, HD) Paddy, Freddie and Chris set out on a high-altitude journey from Kathmandu to the Forbidden City of Lo Manthang through some of the harshest terrain on the planet. 10.45 Formula E Marrakesh, Qualifying, live 12.15am Mountain Biking, The Pioneer (HD) 1.10 DUKE Back to the Future 2.00 – 4.30 Formula E Marrakesh, Race 5, live

UKTV SKY 007 6.15 QI Marathon (M) 7.50 Would I Lie to You? Marathon (PG) 9.25 The Bill Marathon (M) 1.25 Casualty (PG) 2.15 Casualty (PG) 3.10 Holby City (M) 4.15 Inspector George Gently (M) When a body is found in a mill, Gently and Bacchus uncover a web of corruption. s2ep4 5.55 QI (M) Jo Brand, Rich Hall and Sean Lock. 6.30 Doctor Foster (M) Gemma’s life is destabilised once again when Simon returns. s2ep1 7.35 Casualty (PG) A cyber attack rocks Holby, and Ruby learns to trust her instincts as Iain’s life hangs in the balance. s33ep30 8.30 Midsomer Murders (PG) The winner of a music prize is found strangled with a violin string moments before a performance. s19ep6 10.10 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M) Jimmy Carr hosts as Sean Lock and Richard Ayoade take on Jon Richardson and Jessica Knappett. 11.00 Who Do You Think You Are? US Marathon (PG) 2.40am Midsomer Murders (PG) 4.10 QI (M) 4.40 The Force: Essex (M) 5.25 – 6.15 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M)

6.40 Strike Back (18) s7ep2 7.30 The Leftovers (16) s1ep4 8.25 Hap and Leonard: The Two-Bear Mambo (16) s3ep4 9.10 Strange Angel (16) s1ep7 9.55 Trust (16) s1ep7 10.50 The Outsider (16) s1ep8 11.50 Strike Back (18) s7ep2 12.40 The Leftovers (16) s1ep4 1.35 Get Shorty Marathon (16) s3ep1-6 7.30 Get Shorty (16) Season 3 finale. Miles is questioned by detectives, Yago and Ed search for Amara’s hidden stash, and Rick finds comfort at a commune. s3ep7 8.30 Shameless (18) While Frank and Fiona go headto-head on Election Day, Lip makes an important choice about Xan’s future, and Ian is undecided on how to plead at his trial. s9ep4 9.30 Halt and Catch Fire (M) Joe and Cameron talk on the phone, Donna promotes her assistant, and Gordon’s business feels the heat from a larger competitor. s4ep2 10.20 White House Farm (18) s1ep4 11.10 A Million Little Things (M) s2ep14 11.55 Shameless (18) s9ep4 12.50am – 6.20 Versailles Marathon (16) s3ep1-6

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6.00 Ugly House to Lovely House With (PG) 6.50 The House That 100k Built (G) 7.50 Love It or List It Australia (PG) 8.40 Salvage Hunters (PG) 9.35 Long Lost Family US (PG) 10.30 Escape to the Country (PG) 11.20 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 12.10 Escape to the Country (PG) 1.05 The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes (PG) 2.05 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun (G) 2.55 Salvage Hunters Marathon (PG) 6.35 Location Location Location (G) 7.30 Great American Railroad Journeys (G) Santa Fe New Mexico to the Grand Cannon: Michael Portillo arrives in the state capital of New Mexico, once the capital of the Spanish Kingdom of New Mexico. 8.35 Back in Time for Dinner (PG) An Australian family experience life in different eras. The 1970s means flared pants, moustaches and lots of orange. 9.35 Ugly House to Lovely House (PG) George revisits Mandy to see if she has completed the transformation of her upside-down house. 10.30 Salvage Hunters (PG) 11.25 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun (G) 12.20am Location Location Location (G) 1.10 Great American Railroad Journeys (G) 2.15 Salvage Hunters (PG) 4.05 Back in Time for Dinner (PG) 5.05 – 6.00 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun (G)

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6.00 Thursday Kick Off 6.30 Super Rugby, Highlanders v Rebels, replay 8.30 Rugby, Guinness Pro14, Edinburgh v Cardiff Blues, from Murrayfield, Edinburgh, live 10.35 Super Rugby, Waratahs v Lions, replay 12.35 Thursday Kick Off 1.05 Super Rugby, Highlanders v Rebels, highlights 1.35 Super Rugby, Waratahs v Lions, highlights 2.05 Rugby, Guinness Pro14, Edinburgh v Cardiff Blues, replay 4.15 Super Rugby, Hurricanes v Sunwolves, from McLean Park, Napier, live 7.00 Rugby, Gallagher Premiership, Gloucester v Sale, replay 9.10 Super Rugby, Reds v Sharks, from Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, live 11.15 Super Rugby, Hurricanes v Sunwolves, highlights 11.55 Super Rugby, Hurricanes v Sunwolves, replay 2.00am Super Rugby, Stormers v Blues, from DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, live 4.10 Super Rugby, Bulls v Jaguares, from Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, live

Sky Sport 2 SKY 052 6.00 Cricket, South Africa v Australia, 3rd T20, highlights 7.00 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 9.00 Black Caps v India, 1st test wrap 11.00 Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 1, from Hagley Oval, Christchurch, live 7.00 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, replay 10.30 Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 1, highlights 11.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 12.00am ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 12.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 1.00 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 1.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, replay 5.00 Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 1, highlights

DOCUMENTARIES Sky Arts SKY 020 6.45 Ballet Now 8.00 Celtic Gold 9.00 The Art Detectives 10.00 Sing: Ultimate a Cappella 11.00 Legends of Opera 11.45 The Directors 12.30 Burning Man: A Whale in the Desert 1.30 The Private Life of the Royal Academy 2.45 Ballet Now 4.00 ■ Steven Wilson: Home Invasion (2018, G) Footage taken from Steven Wilson’s three concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. 6.30 The Art of Television 6.55 Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker 8.30 The Art of Architecture (G) Alexandra Palace, London. 9.30 Nolan: The Man and the Myth (G) Documentary about Australian artist Sidney Nolan. 10.30 ■ Rebels on Pointe (2017, G) 12.00am ■ Steven Wilson: Home Invasion (2018, G) 2.30 The Art of Television 2.55 Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker 4.30 The Art of Architecture 5.30 Nolan: The Man and the Myth

Discovery SKY 070 6.35 How It’s Made (PG) 7.05 How Do They Do It? (PG) 7.30 Gold Rush (PG) 8.20 Railroad Australia Marathon (PG) 12.30 Expedition Unknown (PG) 1.20 Alaska: The Last Frontier (PG) 2.10 River of No Return (PG) 3.00 Outback Opal Hunters (PG) 3.50 BattleBots Marathon (PG) 7.30 NASA’s Unexplained Files (PG) 8.30 UFOs: The Lost Evidence (PG) 9.25 Gold Rush (PG) 10.15 The Day I Ran China (PG) 11.05 Undercover Billionaire (PG) 11.55 How It’s Made (PG) 12.20am How Do They Do It? (PG) 12.45 BattleBots (PG) 1.35 The World’s Deadliest Weather Caught on Camera (PG) 2.25 Evil Lives Here (M) 3.15 Web of Lies (PG) 4.05 People Magazine Investigates (M) 4.55 The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead (M) 5.45 The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade (M)

6.30 Cruise Ship Diaries (M) 8.30 Lost Cities with Albert Lin (PG) 9.30 Lost Treasures of Egypt (PG) 10.30 Ultimate Supercar (PG) 11.30 Megastructures 12.30 Air Crash Investigation (M) 2.30 Nazi Underworld (PG) 3.30 WW2 Hell Under the Sea (PG) 4.30 Seconds from Disaster (PG)

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Sky Sport 2: Black Caps v India, 11.00am

6.08 Storytime 7.10 Country Life 8.10 Saturday Morning with Kim Hill 12.12 Music 101 with Charlotte Ryan Music, interviews, live music and industry news 5.00 The World at Five 5.10 Focus on Politics 5.30 Tagata o te Moana (RNZI) 6.06 Womad Taranaki 2019 Highlights from World Music Festival in New Plymouth 7.06 Saturday Night with Phil O’Brien 12.04am All Night Programme

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6.30 Rugby, Guinness Pro14, replay 8.30 Rugby, Guinness Pro14, Leinster v Glasgow, from RDS Arena, Dublin, live 11.00 Bowls Premier League, highlights Noon ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 12.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, White Ferns v Bangladesh, from Junction Oval, Melbourne, live 4.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 5.00 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, India v Sri Lanka, from Junction Oval, Melbourne, live 8.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 9.00 Black Caps v India, 2nd test, highlights from Hagley Oval, Christchurch 10.00 Black Caps v India 2nd test, replay from Hagley Oval, Christchurch 11.45 Cycling, UAE Tour, stage 7, Al Maryah Island to Abu Dhabi, live 2.00am Rugby, Guinness Pro14, Zebre v Ospreys, from Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma, live 3.55 Rugby, Guinness Pro14, Benetton v Ulster, from Stadio Monigo, Treviso, live

RNZ Concert

6.30 Ultimate Supercar (PG) 7.30 Apocalypse: War of Worlds (M) 8.30 Hitler the Junkie (M) 9.30 Dictators Rulebook (M) 10.30 Inside (M) 11.30 Hard Time: Locked Up (M) 12.30am Ultimate Supercar (PG) 1.30 Apocalypse: War of Worlds (M) 2.30 Hitler the Junkie (M) 3.30 Dictators Rulebook (M) 4.30 Inside (M) 5.30 Hard Time: Locked Up (M)

History SKY 073 6.30 NASA’s Greatest Achievements 7.30 Mysteries at the Castle (M) 8.30 Time Team 10.30 Hannibal (PG) 11.30 Murder Maps (PG) 12.30 Underwater Pompeii (PG) 1.30 A Century of Film (M) 2.30 NASA’s Greatest Achievements 3.30 Mysteries at the Castle (M) 4.30 Coast Australia (PG) 5.30 Great Irish Journeys with Martha Kearney 6.30 Inside Windsor Castle (PG) 7.30 Venus, Bacchus & Mars Uncovered (PG) 8.30 History Erased (PG) Mexico. 9.30 Colosseum: Rome’s Arena of Death (PG) The story of Verus, a gladiator who fought at the Colosseum. 10.30 Railways That Built Britain (PG) 11.30 The Universe (PG) 12.30am 13 Factors That Saved Apollo 13 1.30 Greatest Cities of the World 2.30 How the World Ends (M) 3.15 The Lost Tapes (PG) 4.00 Venus, Bacchus & Mars Uncovered (PG) 4.45 History Erased (PG) 5.30 Colosseum: Rome’s Arena of Death (PG)

BBC Earth SKY 074 6.45 David Attenborough’s Frozen Planet Marathon (PG) 10.55 Canada: A Year in the Wild Marathon (PG) 1.10 Yorkshire: A Year in the Wild (PG) 2.50 Life Below Zero (PG) 3.40 24 Hours in A&E (PG) 4.30 Earth’s Great Rivers (PG) 5.25 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth II (PG) 6.30 Human Universe (PG) Brian Cox considers the possibility of alien life. 7.40 Natural Born Hustlers (PG) 8.40 Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild (PG) Sir David Attenborough looks back on 60 years of capturing the Earth’s natural world on camera. 9.40 Life Below Zero (M) 10.35 Patrick Aryee’s Monkeys (PG) 11.35 24 Hours in A&E (PG) 12.25am Earth’s Great Rivers (PG) 1.15 Canada: A Year in the Wild Marathon (PG) 3.30 Yorkshire: A Year in the Wild (PG) 5.00 Natural Born Hustlers (PG) 5.55 Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild (PG)

FREEVIEW 51 SKY 422 iHeartRADIO

News & Weather 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00am, noon 6.00 Classic Morning 9.00 Weekend Brunch Noon The RNZ Concert Chart with Rick Young Highlights from the week’s best-selling albums 1.00 From the Top Selections from Settling the Score 2.00 Worlds of Music with Trevor Reekie Trans-global, fusion and folk roots music 3.00 Music Alive Matinée WCMT: Wilma Smith & Friends – Walton: Piano Quartet; Andrew Leathwick: Piano Quartet No 1; Brahms: Piano Quartet No 3 in C minor Op 60, Wilma Smith (violin), Caroline Henbest (viola), Alexandra Partridge (cello), Andrew Leathwick (piano) (recorded in the St. Andrew’s on The Terrace, Wellington) 5.00 Inside Out with Nick Tipping A journey through the jazz spectrum 7.00 Evening Classics 8.00 Music Alive ACO: John Chen plays Mozart – Grieg: Elegiac Melodies Op 34; Mozart: Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat K595; Cresswell: Of Smoke and Bickering Flame, John Chen (piano), Auckland Chamber Orchestra/Peter Scholes (recorded in the Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Auckland) 9.30 Sound Lounge A weekly forum for contemporary music 12.00am Music Through the Night

Website: rnz.co.nz/concert

Newstalk ZB 6.00 Nigel Yalden 9.00 Jack Tame Noon Martin Devlin 3.00 Francesca Rudkin & Tim Roxborogh 6.00 Bruce Russell 12.00am Miles Davis Website: newstalkzb.co.nz

Magic Talk 6.00 Rural Exchange 8.00 The DIY Experts 10.00 Carly Flynn 1.00 Magic Talk Catch Ups 7.00 Magic Music: Jukebox 12.00am Magic Music Website: magic. co.nz

History: Hannibal, 10.30am

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ZERO DISCRIMINATION DAY AND WHIO AWARENESS MONTH

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6.00 Extreme Road Rescue (G, R, HD, C) 6.50 Tiny House Nation (G, R, HD) 7.35 Tagata Pasifika 8.00 Praise Be (G, R, HD) 8.30 Off the Grid with Pio (G, HD, C) 9.00 Q+A with Jack Tame (HD, C) 10.00 Islands of the Gulf (G, R, HD, C, AD) 10.30 Haka Global (G, R, HD, C) 10.55 Attitude (G, R, HD, C, AD) International para-climber Rachel Māia is also a single parent of three children, one of whom has autism. 11.25 Fair Go (R, C) 11.55 Sunday (R, C) 12.55 Location Location Location (G, R, HD, C) 1.55 Building Giants (C) Building one of the most advanced cruise ships in the world. 2.50 Chasing Monsters (PGR, R, HD) Cyril Chauquet has been given the dangerous task of handling eels. 3.50 Serengeti (G, R, HD, C, AD) The dry season means tough times for some and a feeding bonanza for others. 5.00 The Chase (G, HD, C) Bradley Walsh hosts a UK quiz show. 6.00 1 News (HD, C) 7.00 ■ Country Calendar (G, HD, C, AD) Biological dairy farmers in Otago grow the most nutrient-dense food they can, expanding into free-range chooks and eggs raised on pasture fed with seawater from the local coast. 7.30 Sunday (C) Miriama Kamo presents current affairs. 8.30 Gold Digger (AO, HD, C, AD) UK series about a wealthy woman who falls in love with a younger man. Tonight, Julia realises she’s in love with Benjamin, and Patrick and Della follow Benjamin and catch him in a compromising situation. s1ep2 9.40 Autopsy USA (G, R, HD, C) How David Bowie, who died in 2016, stage-managed his own finale. 10.35 Ramy (AO, HD) Ramy meets someone new, but things are awkward when he refuses to do drugs with her, and in a flashback, Ramy remembers 9/11. s1ep2&3 11.45 When We Rise (AO, R, HD, C) Roma helps take a stand against the National Organization for Women’s attempts to purge lesbians from their ranks. s1ep2 12.40am Hillary (G, R, HD, C, AD) Ed and his friends climb in the Himalayas. s2ep2 1.40 Coronation Street 2019 (PGR, R, HD, C, AD) 3.35 – 6.00 Infomercials

6.00 Paw Patrol (G, R, HD, C) 6.20 Thomas & Friends (G, R, HD, C, AD) 6.35 New Looney Tunes (G, R, HD, C) 6.55 Masha and the Bear (G, R, HD, C) 7.05 Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz (G, HD, C) 7.25 Elena of Avalor (G, HD, C) 7.50 Tales of Nai Nai (G, HD, C, AD) 8.00 ■ What Now? Local kids’ series featuring gunge, foam, games and fun. 10.00 Shortland Street Omnibus (PGR, R, HD, C, AD) Noon ■ Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart (2016, PGR, R, HD, C) Based in the live of R&B singer Toni Braxton. Lex Scott Davis. 1.40 Kevin Can Wait (G, R, HD, C) 2.10 Home and Away Omnibus (G, C) 4.05 The Bachelor Omnibus (PGR, HD, C) 6.00 The Simpsons (G, R, HD, C, AD) After finding out that Moe has been excommunicated from his family for years, the Simpsons attempt to bring them back together. s29ep16 6.30 The Simpsons (G, C, AD) Homer and Marge compete to be the topic of Lisa’s “Most Interesting Person I Know” essay, and Professor Frink develops a cryptocurrency, overtaking Mr Burns as the richest man in Springfield. s31ep13 7.00 The Bachelorette NZ (C, AD, another episode screens tomorrow) Tensions rise as the bachelors face the next rose ceremony, and the bachelorettes choose two bachelors for romantic dates. 8.30 ■ Walk of Shame (2014, AO, C, AD) A reporter’s dream of becoming a news anchor is in jeopardy after a one-night stand leaves her stranded in downtown LA. Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden. 10.25 The Walking Dead (AO, R, HD, C) Caryl, Magna, Connie, Jerry, Carol, Aaron and Kelly are trapped a cave with Alpha’s horde. s10ep9 11.25 ■ Deliver Us from Evil (2014, AO, R, HD, C) A New York police officer and unconventional priest join forces to investigate a series of disturbing and inexplicable crimes. Eric Bana, Edgar Ramírez, Oliva Munn. 1.25am Krypton (AO, R, HD, C) 2.10 The Exorcist (AO, R, HD, C) 2.55 The Crystal Maze (G, R, HD) 3.45 Infomercials 4.20 Religious Programming (R) 4.50 Mike & Molly (PGR, R, HD, C) 5.30 – 6.00 Infomercials

Life TV (G) Brian Houston (G) Charles Stanley (G) Life TV repeat (G) Turning Point (G) R & R with Eru & K’Lee (HD) ■ The Hui (HD) With Mihingarangi Forbes. 10.00 Newshub Nation (R, HD) 11.05 Ainsley’s Market Menu (G, HD) Noon Ocean Bounty (G, R, HD) 1.00 Motorsport (HD) Jaguar eTrophy, round 3, Mexico. 1.30 Motorsport (HD) World Speedway 2019, round 9, Cardiff GB. 2.30 Motorsport (R, HD) Suzuki Extreme 4x4 Challenge #2. 3.30 Motorsport (HD) US Formula Drift, round 5. 4.00 Motorsport (HD) Monster Jam. 4.55 Wild Weather with Richard Hammond (G, R, HD) s1ep1 6.00 Newshub Live (HD) 7.00 Married at First Sight Australia (PGR, HD, C, another episode screens tomorrow) 8.30 Talking Married (AO, HD, C) A re-cap of the action on Married at First Sight. 8.40 ■ Baywatch (2017, AO, R, HD, C) Lifeguards fight a crime wave on their beach. Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra, David Hasselhoff. 11.00 Blue Bloods (AO, HD, C) s7ep12 11.55 Hawaii Five-0 (AO, R, HD, C) s7ep23 12.45am – 6.00 Infomercials

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Māori TV: I Am Not a Witch, 8.30pm

PRIME FREEVIEW 10 SKY 004 6.00 Religious Programming (G) 7.00 Nella the Princess Knight (G, R) 7.30 Religious Programming (G) 10.30 Prime Sport (G) 11.30 Cricket (G) ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights Noon Paul and Nick’s Big Food Trip New Zealand (G, R, C) 1.00 Massive Engineering Mistakes (PGR, R) 2.00 Mad About You (PGR, R) 2.30 Cricket (G) Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 1. 3.30 Prime Sport (G) 4.30 Rugby Nation (G) 5.30 Prime News 6.00 The Great Escapers (G) 7.00 Storage Wars (PGR, C) 7.30 ■ Prime Planet: The Cruise (G, C) 8.30 ■ Brian Johnson: A Life on the Road (PGR, C) Brian meets Billy Joel. 9.30 Uncharted with Sam Neill (PGR, R, C) 10.35 SmackDown (PGR) 11.35 – 12.35am 60 Minutes (PGR) Artist Mark Bradford, and chef Massimo Bottura.

BRAVO FREEVIEW 4 SKY 012

MĀORI TV FREEVIEW 5 SKY 019

How Do I Look? (G, R) Love It or List It (G, R) Botched (PGR, R) Love It or List It: Vancouver (G, R) 12.30 Hoarders Marathon (G, R) 3.15 Judge Jerry (G, R) 5.00 Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry (G, R) 6.00 Love It or List It: Vancouver (G) 7.00 ■ Couples Retreat (2009, PGR, R, C) A couple with problems persuade their friends to go to a tropical island therapy retreat. Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell, Malin Åkerman. 9.20 ■ Something Borrowed (2011, AO, R) Friendships are tested when a terminally single woman falls for her best friend’s fiance. Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield. 11.35 Very Cavallari (AO) Kristin travels to LA to co-host on the Oscars red carpet. 12.25am – 6.00 Infomercials (G, R)

Kids’ Programmes (G, R) Waka Ama Sprints (R) Globe (G, R) Swagger (G, R) Cam’s Kai (G, R) R & R with Eru & K’Lee (G, R) 11.30 Te Ao with Moana (R) Noon Funny Whare: Gamesnight (PGR, R) 12.30 Taha Tauiwi (G, R) 1.00 2019 Bunnings Nationals (R) 2.00 ■ The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000, G, R) Robert De Niro. 3.30 Marae Kai Masters (G, R) 4.30 Whare Taonga (G, R) 5.00 Ipukarea (R) 5.30 Ngā Pari Kārangaranga o te Motu (G, R) 6.00 Waka Huia (G) 6.30 Te Ao: Māori News 7.00 Aotearoa (G, R) 7.30 Rise (PGR, R) 8.30 ■ I Am Not a Witch (2017, AO) A girl who turns up in a village is labelled a witch. Maggie Mulubwa. 10.30 Te Ao: Māori News (R) 11.00 – 11.30 Kairākau (G, R)

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MOVIES EXTRA SKY 031

MOVIES CLASSICS SKY 034 RIALTO SKY 039

6.30 The Girl in the Spider’s Web (2018, 16) Claire Foy 8.25 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018, M) Eddie Redmayne 10.35 Holmes & Watson (2018, 16) Will Ferrell, John C Reilly 12.05 Welcome Home (2018, M) Aaron Paul 1.45 The Padre (2018, M) Tim Roth, Nick Nolte 3.20 Films of Fury – the Kung Fu Movie (2011, 16) Documentary. 4.45 Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018, 16) Benicio Del Toro 6.45 Lost in London (2017, M) Woody Harrelson 8.30 John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum (2019, 16) After killing a member of the international assassin’s guild, John Wick has an army of bounty hunters on his tail. Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry 10.45 The Poison Rose (2019, M) John Travolta 12.25am Pilgrim (2019, 18) 1.45 Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018, 16) 3.45 John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum (2019, 16) 5.55 The Poison Rose (2019, M)

6.40 Men in Black: International (2019, M) Chris Hemsworth 8.35 Making of Bad Boys for Life (M) 8.45 Widows (2018, 16) Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez 10.55 White Boy Rick (2018, 16) Richie Merritt 12.50 Super Troopers 2 (2018, 16) Jay Chandrasekhar 2.30 Men in Black: International (2019, M) Chris Hemsworth 4.25 Disobedience (2018, 16) Rachel Weisz 6.20 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018, M) Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp 8.30 Another Kind of Wedding (2018, M) At their eldest son’s wedding, a fractured family is forced to confront what tore them apart. Kathleen Turner, Kevin Zegers 10.00 Boy Erased (2018, 16) Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe 11.55 Teen Spirit (2019, PG) Elle Fanning, Zlatko Buric 1.30am Jeruzalem (2015, 16) 3.05 Another Kind of Wedding (2018, M) 4.30 Disobedience (2018, 16)

6.00 Angel Heart (1987, 16) Mickey Rourke 7.55 To the Devil a Daughter (1976, 18) Richard Widmark 9.30 The Man Who Would Be King (1975, PG) Sean Connery, Michael Caine 11.40 Pet Sematary II (1992, 16) Edward Furlong 1.20 Rounders (1998, 16) Matt Damon, Edward Norton 3.20 Enigma (1982, M) Martin Sheen, Sam Neill 5.00 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001, 16) Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith 6.45 The Usual Suspects (1995, 18) Gabriel Byrne 8.30 Hamburger Hill (1987, M) Based on the US Army assault of a mountain near the Laotian border during the Vietnam War. Don Cheadle, Dylan McDermott, Courtney B Vance 10.20 Revolution (1985, PG) Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland 12.25am Pancho Villa (1972, PG) 1.55 The Usual Suspects (1995, 18) 3.40 Enigma (1982, M) 5.20 Bad Boys for Life Featurette (M) 5.30 Revolution (1985, PG)

GENERAL

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6.00 My Second Restaurant in India 6.30 Through the Bible with Les Feldick 7.00 Leading the Way 7.30 Healthy Food Guide 8.00 Food Safari Earth R 8.30 Animal Park 9.30 Buying & Selling with the Property Brothers 10.30 Jamie & Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 11.30 Stars in Their Cars Noon Home of the Year R 12.30 Hugh’s Wild West 1.30 Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled 2.30 Antiques Roadshow 3.30 Inside the Vets 4.30 Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam 5.30 My Dream Home 6.30 Road to Riches 7.30 Tut’s Treasures: Hidden Secrets 8.30 ■ Chef (2014, AO) A chef quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck. Jon Favreau, Scarlett Johansson. TV Films, page 61 10.30 Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam 11.30 Road to Riches 12.30am My Dream Home R 1.30 Freedom Riders 2.00 Cash Cowboys R 3.00 ■ Chef (2014, AO) 5.00 Stars in Their Cars 5.30 – 6.00 Home of the Year

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7.00 DUKEbox Music 11.35 Formula E Marrakesh, Qualifying, replay 1.05 Formula E Marrakesh, Race 5, replay 3.10 Top Gear (HD, C) 5.10 Ice Road Truckers (HD, C) 6.00 Border Patrol NZ (HD, C) 6.30

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Lauda: The Untold Story (2014, PG) Austrian documentary. 9.05 Red Joan (2018, M) Judi Dench 10.50 False Confessions (2018, 16) Danish documentary. 12.30 Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005, M) David Strathairn 2.05 Him (2016, M) Fionn Whitehead 4.50 Wayne (2018, M) Australian documentary. 6.25 Capharnaum (2018, M) After being jailed for committing a violent crime, a mistreated 12-year-old boy sues his parents for giving him life. Zain Al Rafeea 8.30 I Am … (M) UK drama series. single mother Kirsty is faced with spiralling debts until her neighbour offers to help. Samantha Morton s1ep1 9.20 Into the Jungle (2018, M) Australian documentary. 10.55 Chorus (2015, 18) Sebastien Ricard, Fanny Mallette 12.30am Away from Her (2006, M) 2.20 When Lambs Become Lions (2018, M) 3.30 Chorus (2015, 18) 5.10 Into the Jungle (2018, M)

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6.00 Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield Marathon (R, HD) 9.40 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 10.10 Everyday Gourmet (R, HD) 10.40 Better Homes and Gardens (R, HD) Noon B.O.R.N. to Style (R, HD) 1.00 Sandcastles (R, HD) 1.30 Everyday Gourmet (R, HD) 2.00 Classical Destinations (R, HD) 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 3.00 Better Homes and Gardens (R, HD) 4.30 B.O.R.N. to Style (R, HD) 5.30 Sandcastles (R, HD) 6.00 Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield (R, HD) 6.30 Classical Destinations (HD) 7.00 Open Homes (R, HD) 7.30 Brazil: A Natural History (R, HD) 8.30 Endangered (R, HD) 9.30 Vet on the Hill (R, HD) 10.30 Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield (R, HD) 11.00 Classical Destinations (HD) 11.30 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 12.00am – 6.00 Infomercials

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Rialto: Capharnaum, 6.25pm Motorway Patrol NZ (HD, C) 7.00 Brooklyn NineNine 7.30 The Simpsons (PGR, HD, C) 8.30 Top Gear (G) The guys take the latest sports cars from Ferrari, Aston and Porsche on a Yorkshire road trip. 9.35 NZ Hunter Adventures (HD) Willie and Greg venture into Greenstone valley to try to bag a mature buck. 10.35 – 12.55am Live PD Uncut (PGR, HD)

UKTV SKY 007 6.15 QI (M) 6.45 Holby City (M) 7.45 EastEnders Marathon (PG) 10.20 Heartbeat (PG) 11.10 The Jonathan Ross Show (M) Noon The Graham Norton Show (PG) 12.50 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M) 1.40 Midsomer Murders (PG) 3.20 A Confession (M) 4.15 Doc Martin (M) 5.10 Heartbeat (PG) 6.05 Would I Lie to You? (M) 6.40 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M) 7.35 Casualty (PG) With Gem’s help, Rash makes the choice to follow his dream of travelling. s33ep31 8.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) Actor Naomie Harris’s dramatic discoveries inspire her to anger, sadness and tears of joy. s16ep2 9.35 Inspector George Gently (M) When the body of a young woman is found, Gently and Bacchus investigate a family with unimaginable secrets. s3ep1 11.15 A Confession (M) s1ep1 12.00am Casualty (PG) 1.35 Doctor Foster (M) 2.35 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) (M) 3.35 Inspector George Gently (M) 5.05 The Force: Essex (M) 5.50 – 6.50 Call the Midwife (PG)

6.20 Versailles Marathon (16) s3ep7-10 10.15 White House Farm (18) s1ep4 11.05 A Million Little Things (M) s2ep15 11.50 Shameless (18) s9ep4 12.45 Halt and Catch Fire (M) s4ep2 1.35 White House Farm (18) s1ep4 2.25 A Million Little Things (M) s2ep14 3.10 Shameless (18) s9ep4 4.05 Halt and Catch Fire (M) s4ep2 4.55 White House Farm (18) s1ep4 5.45 A Million Little Things (M) s2ep14 6.30 Versailles (16) s3ep10 7.30 McMillion$ (M) s1ep4 8.30 Strike Back (18) Section 20 hunts down the former security chief of a Russian research facility who plans to sell a deadly piece of military tech to Zayef and Mahir. s7ep3 9.30 Line of Duty (16) Season 5 premiere. After three police officers are murdered during a hijack by armed men wearing balaclavas, AC-12 are alerted that the crime would’ve required a police insider. s5ep1 10.30 The New Pope (16) s1ep7 11.30 The Looming Tower (16) s1ep9 12.20am Versailles (16) s3ep10 1.30 McMillion$ (M) s1ep4 2.30 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (M) s7ep2 3.00 Strike Back (18) s7ep3 3.50 Line of Duty (16) s5ep1 5.05 – 6.05 The New Pope (16) s1ep7

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6.00 Salvage Hunters (PG) 6.55 Location Location Location (G) 7.50 The House That 100k Built (G) 8.55 Joanna & Jennifer: Absolutely Champers (PG) 9.55 The Yorkshire Vet (PG) 10.50 Salvage Hunters (PG) 11.45 Great American Railroad Journeys (G) 12.50 Location Location Location (G) 1.45 Ugly House to Lovely House with George Clarke (PG) 2.40 Selling Houses Australia Marathon (PG) 6.10 Escape to the Chateau (PG) 7.05 Great British Railway Journeys (G) Dromod to Sligo: Michael crosses the Emerald Isle uncovering Irish identity forged at a time of political strife. 7.35 Escape to the Country (PG) Devon. 8.30 Back in Time for Dinner (PG) In the 1980s, the arrival of the microwave means sharing a home-cooked meal begins to disappear. 9.35 Long Lost Family UK (G) A mother feels guilty that she gave up her first born for adoption. 10.30 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home (PG) 12.15am Selling Houses Australia (PG) 2.15 Back in Time for Dinner (PG) 3.15 Long Lost Family UK (G) 4.10 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home (PG) 5.05 – 6.00 The Undateables (M)

SUNDAY MARCH 1

SPORT

RADIO

Sky Sport 1 SKY 051

RNZ National

6.35 World Rugby Sevens Los Angeles, from Dignity Health Sports Park, live 2.30 Super Rugby, Reds v Sharks, highlights 3.00 Super Rugby, Stormers v Blues, highlights 3.30 World Rugby Sevens Los Angeles, from Dignity Health Sports Park, live 5.30 Rugby, Gallagher Premiership Harlequins v Exeter, replay 7.30 Super Rugby, Stormers v Blues, highlights 8.00 Rugby Nation 9.00 Super Rugby, Stormers v Blues, replay 11.00 World Rugby Sevens Los Angeles, highlights 12.30am Super Rugby, Stormers v Blues, highlights 12.55 Super Rugby, Bulls v Jaguares, highlights 1.25 Super Rugby, Reds v Sharks, highlights 1.55 Rugby, Guinness Pro14, Southern Kings v Connacht, live 4.00 Rugby Nation 5.05 World Rugby Sevens Los Angeles, live

Sky Sport 2 SKY 052 6.00 Cricket, South Africa v Australia, 1st ODI, from Boland Park, Paarl, live 8.30 Cricket, South Africa v Australia 3rd T20, highlights 9.30 Cricket, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, White Ferns v India, highlights 10.00 Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 1, highlights 11.00 Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 2, from Hagley Oval, Christchurch, live 6.30 Cricket, South Africa v Australia, 1st ODI, highlights 7.30 Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 2, highlights 8.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, England v West Indies, from Sydney Showground, live 12.00am TBC 12.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 1.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Australia v Bangladesh, highlights 2.00 Cricket, South Africa v Australia, 1st ODI, highlights 3.00 TBC

DOCUMENTARIES Sky Arts SKY 020 6.30 ■ Rebels on Pointe (2017, G) 8.00 Orfeo 11.00 Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker 12.35 The Art of Architecture 1.30 Nolan: The Man and the Myth 2.30 ■ Rebels on Pointe (2017, G) 4.00 Play 5.45 Kids on the Silk Road 6.10 Video Killed the Radio Star: Blondie. 7.00 The Man Who Shot New York (G) Documentary about American photographer Harold Feinstein. 8.30 Geordie Jazz Man (G) Documentary about Keith Crombie. 9.30 Urban Myths: Madonna & Basquait 10.00 Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow 11.00 Escaping the Temple 12.00am Play 1.45 Kids on the Silk Road 2.10 Video Killed the Radio Star 3.00 The Man Who Shot New York 4.30 Geordie Jazz Man 5.30 Urban Myths

Discovery SKY 070 6.35 How It’s Made (PG) 7.05 How Do They Do It? (PG) 7.30 UFOs: The Lost Evidence (PG) 8.20 NASA’s Unexplained Files (PG) 9.10 BattleBots (PG) 10.00 Undercover Billionaire (PG) 10.50 Homestead Rescue (PG) 11.40 Alaska: The Last Frontier (PG) 12.30 Outback Opal Hunters (PG) 1.20 Gold Rush (PG) 2.10 Robson Green’s Australian Adventure Marathon (PG) 5.40 Sydney Harbour Patrol (PG) 7.30 Blowing Up History (PG) 8.30 Outback Opal Hunters (PG) 9.25 Undercover Billionaire (PG) 10.15 Unexplained & Unexplored (PG) 11.05 Expedition Unknown (PG) 11.55 How It’s Made (PG) 12.20am How Do They Do It? (PG) 12.45 Ed Stafford: Man Woman Child Wild (PG) 1.35 The World’s Deadliest Weather Caught on Camera (PG) 2.25 Naked and Afraid Marathon (M)

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National Geographic SKY 072 6.30 Banged Up Abroad (16) 7.30 Supercar Megabuild (PG) 9.30 Brain Games (PG) 11.30 Decades Remixed: The 80s Greatest (PG) 12.30 The Movies (M) 1.30 80s Greatest (M) 2.30 Invasion Earth (PG) 3.30 Chain of Command (M) 4.30 Apocalypse: War of Worlds (M) 5.30 Air Crash Investigation (M) 6.30 Drain the Bermuda Triangle (PG) 7.30 Titanic: 20 Years Later (PG) 8.30 The

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Sky Sport 2: South Africa v Australia, 6.00am

Sky Sport 3 SKY 053 6.10 Rugby, Guinness Pro14, Dragons v Cheetahs, from Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales, live 8.35 Rugby, French Top 14, Brive v Lyon, from Stade Amédée-Domenech, live 10.45 Super Rugby, Bulls v Jaguares, replay 12.40 Rugby, Guinness Pro14, Munster v Scarlets, replay 2.35 Rugby, Guinness Pro14, Dragons v Cheetahs, replay 4.30 Cricket, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, South Africa v Pakistan, from Sydney Showground, live 8.00 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 8.30 IAAF World Athletics Indoor Tour, Glasgow, highlights 9.00 Netball Superleague, Celtic Dragons v Surrey Storm, replay 11.00 Netball Superleague, Team Bath v Loughborough Lightning, replay 1.00am Rugby, Japan Top League, Wild Knights v Shining Arcs, replay 3.25 Rugby, Gallagher Premiership, London Irish v Wasps, live 5.30 Rugby, Gallagher Premiership, Gloucester v Sale Sharks, replay Movies (M) 9.30 Apocalypse: War of Worlds (M) 10.30 Buried Secrets of WWII (PG) 11.30 Drain the Ocean: Deep Sea Mysteries (PG) 12.30am Drain the Bermuda Triangle (PG) 1.30 Titanic: 20 Years Later (PG) 2.30 The Movies (M) 3.30 Apocalypse: War of Worlds (M) 4.30 Buried Secrets of WWII (PG) 5.30 Drain the Ocean: Deep Sea Mysteries (PG)

History SKY 073 6.30 Railways That Built Britain (PG) 7.30 The Universe (PG) 8.30 Time Team (PG) 9.30 Venus, Bacchus & Mars Uncovered (PG) 10.30 History Erased (PG) 11.30 Colosseum: Rome’s Arena of Death (M) 12.30 Railways That Built Britain (PG) 1.30 The Universe (PG) 2.30 The Food That Built America (PG) 4.30 The World from Above (PG) 5.00 ANZAC Battlefields (PG) 5.30 Britain’s Best Canals with John Sergeant (PG) 6.30 Montezuma (PG) 7.30 Coast New Zealand (PG) Wellington. 8.30 The Fatal Conflict: Judea and Rome (PG) 9.30 Secrets, Lies and Atomic Spies (PG) 10.30 Britain’s Greatest Bridges (PG) 11.30 Ancient Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire (M) 12.30am Unsolved Mysteries of WWII (PG) 1.30 Tales of the Gun (PG) 2.30 Dead Men’s Secrets (PG) 3.15 Dogfights (PG) 4.00 Coast New Zealand (PG) 4.45 The Fatal Conflict: Judea and Rome (PG) 5.30 Secrets, Lies and Atomic Spies (PG)

BBC Earth SKY 074 6.50 The Planets: Making Of (PG) 7.00 David Attenborough’s Blue Planet Marathon (PG) 11.10 Trust Me I’m a Doctor (M) 12.05 Fishing Impossible (PG) 1.45 Without Limits: Vietnam (PG) 3.50 Without Limits: Australia (PG) 4.50 Natural Born Hustlers (PG) 5.50 Life Below Zero: The Thaw (M) 6.45 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (PG) 7.35 Earth’s Great Rivers (PG) The Nile 8.30 Jeremy Wade’s Mighty Rivers (PG) Jeremy investigates why the great Zambezi river is in trouble. 9.25 Fishing Impossible (PG) 11.15 Without Limits: Vietnam (PG) 1.15am Without Limits: Australia (PG) 2.15 Earth’s Great Rivers (PG) 3.05 Jeremy Wade’s Mighty Rivers (PG) 3.55 24 Hours in A&E (PG) 4.45 Earth’s Natural Wonders (PG) 5.35 The Truth About Getting Fit (PG)

6.08 Storytime 7.10 Sunday Morning with Jim Mora Including 7.35 The House 8.10 Insight 12.12 Two Cents Worth 12.30 Standing Room Only with Lynn Freeman Including 1.10 At the Movies 2.05 The Laugh Track 3.04 The 3 O’Clock Drama 4.06 Smart Talk 5.00 The World at Five 5.10 Heart and Soul 5.40 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi 6.06 Te Ahi Kaa 6.45 Voices 7.04 The TED Radio Hour 8.06 Sunday Night with Grant Walker 10.00 The 10 O’Clock Report 10.45 The House Insights from Parliament 11.04 The Retro Cocktail Hour 12.04am All Night Programme

Website: rnz.co.nz

RNZ Concert FREEVIEW 51 SKY 422 iHeartRADIO

News & Weather 6.00, 8.00, 9.00am, 12.00pm 6.00 Sanctuary Music for the spirit and soul 7.30 Hymns on Sunday With Robyn Jaquiery 8.00 Grace Notes 9.00 Weekend Brunch Noon Pick and Mix With Eva Radich 1.05 In the Spotlight 2.00 The Musical Omnivore With David Morriss, including Vintage Years 5.00 New Horizons with William Dart Rock, pop, country, folk and beyond 5.30 The Silver Screen 6.00 Opera on Sunday Metropolitan Opera Season: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess – Angel Blue (Bess), Golda Schultz (Clara), Latonia Moore (Serena), Denyce Graves (Maria), Frederick Ballentine (Sportin’ Life), Eric Owens (Porgy), Alfred Walker (Crown), Donovan Singletary (Jake), Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra/David Robertson (recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, by Met Opera) 9.00 Made in New Zealand 11.00 New Music Dreams Ryan Smith explores ambient and drone music 12.00am Music Through the Night

Website: rnz.co.nz/concert

Newstalk ZB 6.00 Peter Wolfkamp 8.00 Matt Buck 9.00 Andrew Dickins Noon Martin Devlin 3.00 Tim Roxborogh & Tim Beveridge 6.00 Frank Ritchie & Jax van Buuren 7.30 John Cowan 8.00 Tim Wilson 11.00 The Nutters Club 1.00am Bruce Russell 5.00 Kate Hawkesby Website: newstalkzb.co.nz

Magic Talk 6.00 Rural Exchange 8.00 Roman Travers Noon Magic Talk Catch Ups 7.00 Magic Music: Country 11.00 Tony Amos 5.00am Magic Music Website: magic. co.nz

Sky Arts: Video Killed the Radio Star: Blondie, 6.10pm

MONDAY MARCH 2

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6.00 Breakfast (HD) With Hayley Holt and John Campbell. 9.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (C) 10.00 Tipping Point (G, R, HD) 11.00 Cash Trapped (G, HD, C) Noon 1 News (HD, C) 12.30 Emmerdale (PGR, HD, C) Faith refuses to take a hint, Debbie clashes with Charity, and Ellis has a surprise investor. 1.00 Coronation Street 2019 (AO, R, HD, C, AD) As Shona lays on a private treasure hunt for David, Derek ventures beyond the point of no return. 2.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (R, C) 3.00 Tipping Point (G, HD) 4.00 Te Karere (HD) A Māori perspective on the day’s news and current affairs. 4.30 Dog Squad (G, R, HD, C, AD) Corrections drug dog Jesse sniffs out drugs at Northland Regional Corrections Facility, and Customs drug dog Zulu finds them on the mail belt. 5.00 The Chase (G, HD, C) Bradley Walsh hosts a UK quiz show. 6.00 1 News (HD, C) 7.00 Seven Sharp (HD, C) Hilary Barry and Jeremy Wells present current affairs and entertainment. 7.30 Fair Go (C) Pippa Wetzell and Hadyn Jones present consumer affairs and investigations. 8.00 Highway Cops (PGR, HD, C) A tank of gas doesn’t get you far if you haven’t paid for it, and did you hear the one about the bong, the dog, and the corncobs? 8.30 Border Security (G, HD, C) A woman’s shampoo bottles test positive for narcotics, a US passenger is suspected of overstaying his visa, and a narcotics dog picks up a package of “traditional medicine”. 9.00 ■ Prodigal Son (AO, HD, C, AD) US series about a criminal psychologist whose serial killer father helps him with cases. Tonight, the FBI and NYPD must work together to save Malcolm from Watkins. s1ep11 10.00 The Force (PGR, R, HD, C) Australian observational series. Tonight, police detect a provisional driver doing 125km/h in an 80km zone. 10.30 1 News Tonight (HD, C) 11.00 The Red Line (AO, HD, C) Daniel has an angry outburst that puts his lawsuit against Paul at risk. s1ep3 11.55 The Catch (AO, R, HD) s2ep5 12.50am Te Karere (R, HD) 1.15 Infomercials 5.35 – 6.00 Te Karere (R, HD)

6.30 Darwin & Newts (G, R, HD, C) 6.40 Moon & Me (G, HD, C) 7.00 My Little Pony (G, R, HD, C) 7.25 Star vs the Forces of Evil (G, R, HD, C) 7.50 Bunnicula (G, R, HD, C) 8.15 The Lion Guard (G, R, HD, C) 8.35 Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (G, R, HD, C) 9.00 ■ Doctor Who (PGR, C, AD) 10.10 Infomercials 11.10 The Bachelorette NZ (R, C, AD) 12.40 2 Broke Girls (AO, R, HD, C) 1.10 Judge Rinder (G, HD) 2.10 American Housewife (PGR, R, HD, C) 3.10 Shortland Street (PGR, R, HD, C, AD) 3.40 Pokémon: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends (G, HD, C) 4.05 The Deep (G, HD, C) 4.30 Friends (G, R, HD, C) 5.00 The Simpsons (G, R, HD, C) 5.30 Home and Away (G, C) 6.00 The Big Bang Theory (G, R, HD, C) Tension runs high when the gang all stay at the same hotel for a science event. s4ep13 6.30 Neighbours (G, HD, C) Ned and Yashvi’s relationship is put to the test, Chloe is under pressure from a new arrival, and Harlow’s dislike of Clementine reaches a new level. 7.00 Shortland Street (PGR, HD, C, AD) TK finds a light in the darkness, Cece confides in an unlikely soul, and Chris faces a difficult truth. 7.30 The Bachelorette NZ (C, AD, another episode screens tomorrow) Everyone is reeling after yesterday’s shock twist, and both bachelorettes are put on the spot. 8.30 The Undateables (PGR, HD, C) Poetry lover Michael, dance teacher Tobi and fashionista Emily are looking for love. 9.35 The Walking Dead (AO, C) Alpha attempts to toughen up Lydia, and the Whisperers create their herds. s10ep10 10.35 Two and a Half Men (PGR, R, HD, C) s4ep8 11.05 Mom (AO, R, HD, C) s2ep15 11.30 Grey’s Anatomy (AO, R, HD, C) When a trauma patient arrives at Grey Sloan, it forces a spiralling Jo to confront her past, and Bailey and Ben have a serious talk with Tuck. s15ep19 12.25am The Resident (AO, R, HD, C) 1.10 Shortland Street (PGR, R, HD, C, AD) 1.35 Infomercials 2.40 Quantico (AO, R, HD, C, AD) 3.25 Love Island UK (AO, R, HD) 5.05 Neighbours (G, R, HD, C) 5.30 – 6.00 Infomercials

6.00 The AM Show (HD) With Duncan Garner, Amanda Gillies and Mark Richardson. 9.00 ■ The Cafe (HD) 10.00 Infomercials 11.25 Millionaire Hot Seat (G, R, HD) 12.25 Face the Truth (PGR, HD) 12.50 Dr Phil (AO, HD) 1.50 Married at First Sight Australia (PGR, R, HD, C) 3.20 My Sri Lanka with Peter Kuruvita (G, HD) 3.55 Darren Robertson’s Charcoal Kitchen (G, HD) 4.30 Newshub Live (HD) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat (G, HD) 6.00 Newshub Live (HD) 7.00 The Project (HD) With Jesse Mulligan, Kanoa Lloyd and Jeremy Corbett. 7.30 Married at First Sight Australia (PGR, HD, C, another episode screens tomorrow) 9.00 Talking Married (AO, HD, C) A re-cap of the action on Married at First Sight. 9.10 SVU: Special Victims Unit (AO, HD, C) Rollins clashes with the parents of a young runaway, and the squad comes together for a special event. s21ep4 10.05 Newshub Late 10.35 The Hui (R, HD) Mihingarangi Forbes presents current affairs with a Māori perspective. 11.10 Newshub Nation (R, HD) Simon Shepherd presents current affairs and political interviews. 12.15am – 6.00 Infomercials

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Prime: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, 8.30pm

PRIME FREEVIEW 10 SKY 004 6.00 Kids’ Programmes (G, R) 9.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (G, R) 10.00 The Doctors (PGR) 11.00 The Chase Australia (G, R, C) Noon Everybody Loves Raymond (G, R, C) 12.30 Chicago Justice (AO, R, C) 1.30 Frasier (G, R) 2.00 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (PGR, R) 3.00 Wheel of Fortune (G) 3.30 Jeopardy (G) 4.00 A Place in the Sun (G) 5.00 3rd Rock from the Sun (G, C) 5.30 Prime News 6.00 Prime Sport (G) 6.30 Sky Sport News 7.00 The Crowd Goes Wild 7.30 Aussie Pickers (G, C) 8.30 ■ Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011, AO, C) Johnny Blaze gets a shot at redemption by protecting the Devil’s son. Nicolas Cage, Ciaran Hinds. 10.30 HSBC World Rugby Sevens (G) Day 2. 1.00am – 2.00 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (PGR)

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Infomercials (G, R) Four Weddings USA (G, R) Snapped (PGR, R) Keeping Up with the Kardashians (PGR, R) 1.00 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (PGR, R) 2.00 Below Deck (AO, R) 3.00 Undercover Boss (G, R, C) 4.00 The Kelly Clarkson Show (G) 5.00 Hoarders (G, R) s2ep14 6.00 Judge Jerry (G) 6.30 Love It or List It (G) 7.30 Snapped (PGR) A newlywed on a hunting trip is shot dead. 8.30 Injustice with Nancy Grace (AO) Nancy Grace investigates cases where justice was not served. Tonight, the murder of Utah teen Annie Kasprzak in 2012. 9.30 A Lie to Die for (AO) Two detectives discover that a man is living in two different communities. 10.30 Snapped (PGR, R) 11.30 Snapped: Killer Couples (AO, R) 12.20am – 6.00 Infomercials (G, R)

6.30 Kids’ Programmes (G, R) 9.00 Best of Kai Time on the Road (G, R) 9.30 Ōpaki (G, R) 10.00 Celebrity Playlist (G, R) 10.30 Mōrena (R) 11.00 Ngā Tangata Taumata Rau (G, R) Noon Nanakia (PGR, R) 12.30 What’s up with the Tumoanas (PGR, R) 1.00 Ngā Pari Kārangaranga o te Motu (G, R) 1.30 Ōpaki (G, R) 2.00 Tōku Reo (G, R) 3.00 Kids’ Programmes (G, R) 6.30 Te Ao: Māori News 7.00 Whānau Living (G, R) 7.30 Carluccio’s 6 Seasons (PGR, R) With chef Antonio Carluccio. 8.00 Te Ao with Moana With Moana Maniapoto. 8.30 ■ Where to Invade Next (2015, AO, R) Michael Moore visits nations in Europe and Africa as a one-man “invader”. TV Films, page 61 10.35 #whiuatepātai (PGR, R) 11.05 – 11.35 Te Ao: Māori News (R)

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MONDAY MARCH 2

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Lost in London (2017, M) Woody Harrelson 9.20 Films of Fury – the Kung Fu Movie (2011, 16) Documentary. 10.45 People Interview: Emily Blunt (G) 11.15 Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018, 16) Benicio Del Toro 1.15 John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum (2019, 16) Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry 3.25 The Poison Rose (2019, M) John Travolta 5.05 Beirut (2018, M) Jon Hamm 6.55 Then Came You (2019, M) A hypochondriac is forced to confront his fears when her meets a terminally ill girl. Asa Butterfield, Maisie Williams 8.30 Midnight Sun (2018, PG) A woman with a rare genetic condition finds romance with a long-time crush. Bella Thorne, Patrick Schwarzenegger 10.05 Hereditary (2018, 16) Alex Wolff, Toni Collette 12.10am Sisters of the Groom (2017, PG) 1.35 Artik (2019, 18) 2.55 Beirut (2018, M) 4.45 Then Came You (2019, M)

Teen Spirit (2019, PG) Elle Fanning, Zlatko Buric 8.00 Jeruzalem (2015, 16) Yael Grobglas, Yon Tumarkin 9.35 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018, M) Eddie Redmayne 11.45 Boy Erased (2018, 16) Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe 1.40 Teen Spirit (2019, PG) Elle Fanning, Zlatko Buric 3.15 Another Kind of Wedding (2018, M) Kathleen Turner 4.40 Reverse Angle (2009, M) Emmanuelle Vaugier 6.10 Surprise Me (2017, PG) Jonathan Bennett 7.40 Steve McQueen: Desert Racer (2015, PG) Documentary. 8.30 Charlie Says (2018, 16) Merritt Wever, Hannah Murray, Sosie Bacon 10.25 Breakthrough (2019, PG) Chrissy Metz, Topher Grace 12.20am A Nasty Piece of Work (2019, 18) 1.40 Reverse Angle (2009, M) 3.10 Surprise Me (2017, PG) 4.40 Steve McQueen: Desert Racer (2015, PG) 5.30 Making of Bad Boys for Life (M) 5.40 Charlie Says (2018, 16)

Pancho Villa (1972, PG) Telly Savalas, Clint Walker 9.05 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001, 16) Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith 10.50 The Usual Suspects (1995, 18) Gabriel Byrne 12.35 Hamburger Hill (1987, M) Don Cheadle 2.25 Revolution (1985, PG) Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland 4.30 The Fan (1996, 16) Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes 6.25 Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (1990, PG) During WWII, an upperclass family begins to fall apart. Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward 8.30 A Fish Called Wanda (1988, M) A London barrister becomes involved with a group of diamond thieves. John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin 10.15 Nightwatch (1998, 18) Ewan McGregor, Patricia Arquette 11.55 Welcome to Woop Woop (1998, 18) Jonathon Schaech 1.35am The Brothers Warner (2007, PG) 2.30 The Fan (1996, 16) 4.25 Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (1990, PG)

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Lewis (M) 1.40 QI (M) 2.40 Would I Lie to You? (PG) 3.15 Who Do You Think You Are? USA (PG) 3.55 Doc Martin (M) 4.40 A Confession (M) 5.25 – 6.25 Call the Midwife (PG)

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6.00 Infomercials 9.00 Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield (R, HD) 9.30 Classical Destinations (R, HD) 10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 10.30 Brazil: A Natural History (R, HD) 11.30 Endangered (R, HD) 12.30 Vet on the Hill (R, HD) 1.30 Everyday Gourmet (R, HD) 2.00 Classical Destinations (R, HD) 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 3.00 Brazil: A Natural History (R, HD) 4.00 Endangered (R, HD) 5.00 Vet on the Hill (R, HD) 6.00 Luxury Homes Revealed (R, HD) 6.30 Family Feud Australia (R, HD) 7.00 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 7.30 Restaurant Revolution (PGR, R, HD) 8.30 Intolerant Cooks (R, HD) 9.00 Good Spirits (PGR, R, HD) 9.30 Richo’s Bar Snacks (R, HD) 10.00 Miguel’s Tropical Kitchen (R, HD) 10.30 Luxury Homes Revealed (R, HD) 11.00 Family Feud Australia (R, HD) 11.30 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 12.00am – 6.00 Infomercials

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6.00 Horizon: The Honesty Experiment 7.00 Love Nature: Animal Park 8.00 Love Nature: Inside the Vets 9.00 Bondi Harvest with Guy Turland 9.30 Buying & Selling with the Property Brothers 10.30 Stars in Their Cars 11.00 Home of the Year 11.30 Dara & Ed’s Road to Mandalay 12.30 Road to Riches 1.30 Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam 2.30 Tut’s Treasures: Hidden Secrets 3.30 Love Nature: Hope for Wildlife 4.30 River Cottage: Veg Every Day 5.30 Mysteries at the Museum 6.30 Salvage Hunters 7.30 Turkey with Simon Reeve 8.30 New Zealand from Above 9.30 From Russia to Iran 10.30 Salvage Hunters 11.30 Mysteries at the Museum 12.30am River Cottage: Veg Every Day 1.30 Freedom Riders 2.00 Cash Cowboys 3.00 New Zealand from Above 4.00 From Russia to Iran 5.00 – 6.00 Mysteries at the Museum

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12.45pm Formula E Highlights 1.40 Top Gear (HD, C) 2.40 American Pickers (HD) 3.30 Two and a Half Men (PGR, HD, C) 3.55 The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (C) 4.20 The Middle (HD, C) 5.10 Home

6.45 I Am … (M) s1ep1 7.35 When Lambs Become Lions (2018, M) US documentary. 8.50 Away from Her (2006, M) Julie Christie 10.40 Into the Jungle (2018, M) Australian documentary. 12.15 I Am … (M) s1ep1 1.05 My Generation (2017, M) UK documentary. 3.00 Zama (2017, M) Daniel Gimenez Cacho 4.30 Black Cop (2017, M) Ronnie Rowe Jr 6.00 Act & Punishment: The Pussy Riot Trials (2015, 16) Russian documentary. 7.35 The Twelve (16) Witness Stefaan talks about the death of Brechtje and his daughter Roos. s1ep5 8.30 Things to Come (2016, M) A philosophy teacher endures a series of life-changing separations. Isabelle Huppert, André Marcon 10.15 McQueen (2018, M) UK documentary. 12.05am The Cellar (2018, 18) 1.40 Gun No. 6 (2018, M) 2.55 Black Cop (2017, M) 4.25 My Generation (2017, M) 5.55 The Twelve (16) s1ep5

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Sky Premiere: Midnight Sun, 8.30pm Improvement (HD, C) 5.35 Top Gear (HD, C) 6.35 The Big Bang Theory (C) 7.05 Two and a Half Men (PGR, HD, C) 7.30 The Simpsons (HD, C) 8.30 Family Guy (PGR) s19ep13 9.00 Family Guy (PGR, HD, C) On Valentine’s Day, Meg dates a guy from the internet, Stewie uses his time machine and falls for a girl in the 60s, and Peter and Lois stay in bed all day. s12ep13 10.00 South Park (AO, HD) 10.55 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (AO, HD, C) 11.50 – 12.45am Live at the Apollo (PGR, HD, C) Sean Lock introduces John Bishop.

UKTV SKY 007 6.50 Insert Name Here (M) 7.20 The Graham Norton Show (M) 8.10 The Bill (M) 9.00 Midsomer Murders (M) 10.30 Call the Midwife (PG) 11.30 Doc Martin (M) 12.20 Lewis (M) 1.50 The Bill (M) 2.45 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M) 3.40 The Force: Essex (16) 4.35 The Graham Norton Show (M) 5.30 Who Do You Think You Are? USA (PG) John Stamos. 6.20 QI (M) With Ruby Wax, Ross Noble and Sean Lock. 6.55 EastEnders (PG) 7.30 QI (M) With Sara Pascoe, Jack Whitehall and Adam Hills. 8.00 Would I Lie to You? (PG) With Rhod Gilbert, Miranda Hart, Rufus Hound and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. 8.35 Doc Martin (M) The village is buzzing about Portwenn Fun Day. s5ep4 9.30 A Confession (M) Steve and his team see suspects come and go with no leads to follow. s1ep2 10.25 Prime Suspect (M) s1ep2 12.10am

6.05 The Looming Tower (16) s1ep9 6.55 Versailles (16) s3ep10 7.55 McMillion$ (M) s1ep4 8.55 Animal Kingdom (16) s2ep6 9.45 Into the Badlands (18) s3ep14 10.30 Snowfall (18) s1ep4 11.15 Game of Thrones (18) s3ep3 12.10 Strike Back (18) s7ep3 1.00 Line of Duty (16) s5ep1 2.00 The New Pope (16) s1ep7 3.00 The Outsider (16) s1ep9 4.10 The Looming Tower (16) s1ep9 5.00 The Leftovers (16) s2ep3 6.00 Shameless (18) s8ep1 6.55 Outcast (18) s2ep5 7.45 Good Behavior (16) s2ep2 8.30 The Outsider (16) s1ep9 9.30 Baptiste (16) Julien and Genevieve plot an audacious move to turn Constantin and take down the Brigada. s1ep5 10.40 A Million Little Things (M) s2ep14 11.25 White House Farm (18) s1ep4 12.20am Real Time with Bill Maher (M) s18ep6 1.20 Outcast (18) s2ep5 2.25 Good Behavior (16) s2ep2 3.10 The Outsider (16) s1ep9 4.05 Baptiste (16) s1ep5 5.05 A Million Little Things (M) s2ep14 5.50 – 6.35 White House Farm (18) s1ep4

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6.00 Selling Houses Australia (G) 6.55 Escape to the Country (PG) 7.50 Long Lost Family UK (PG) 8.40 Homes Under the Hammer (G) 9.40 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home (PG) 10.35 Back in Time for Dinner (PG) 11.35 Escape to the Country (PG) 12.25 Location Location Location (PG) 1.20 Escape to the Country (PG) 2.15 Long Lost Family UK (G) 4.00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun (PG) 4.55 Back in Time for Dinner (PG) 5.55 Selling Houses Australia (G) 6.45 Location Location Location (G) 7.35 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 8.30 Love It or List It Australia (PG) 9.30 Selling Houses Australia (G) 10.25 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun (G) Almeria. 11.25 All Gardens Great and Small (PG) 12.20am All Gardens Great and Small (PG) 1.15 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 2.15 Love It or List It Australia (PG) 3.10 Selling Houses Australia (G) 4.10 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun (G) 5.05 – 6.00 Vintage Roads Great & Small (PG)

LISTENER FEBRUARY 29 2020

MONDAY MARCH 2

SPORT

RADIO

Sky Sport 1 SKY 051

RNZ National

6.00 World Rugby Sevens Los Angeles, from Dignity Health Sports Park, live 11.30 Super Rugby, Stormers v Blues, highlights Noon World Rugby Sevens Los Angeles, from Dignity Health Sports Park, live 2.00 Rugby Nation 3.00 Rugby, Gallagher Premiership, London Irish v Wasps, replay 5.00 Rugby, Gallagher Premiership, Bath v Bristol, replay 7.00 Rugby, Guinness Pro14, highlights 8.00 Rugby, Gallagher Premiership, highlights 9.00 Rugby, French Top 14, highlights 9.30 World Rugby Sevens Los Angeles, highlights 11.00 Rugby, Guinness Pro14, Southern Kings v Connacht, replay 1.00am Fench Top 14, Racing 92 v La Rochelle, replay 3.00 Fench Top 14, Brive v Lyon, replay 5.00 Rugby Nation

Sky Sport 2 SKY 052 6.30 Cricket, Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 2, highlights 7.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, White Ferns v India, highlights from Junction Oval, Melbourne 8.00 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 9.00 Cricket, South Africa v Australia, 1st ODI, highlights 10.00 Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 2, highlights 11.00 Cricket, Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 3, from Hagley Oval, Christchurch, live 6.30 TBC 7.30 Cricket, South Africa v Australia, 1st ODI, highlights from Boland Park, Paarl 8.30 Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 3, highlights from Hagley Oval, Christchurch 9.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, White Ferns v India, highlights from Junction Oval, Melbourne 10.00 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 12.00am Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 3, highlights 1.00 TBC

DOCUMENTARIES Sky Arts SKY 020 6.00 Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow 7.00 Escaping the Temple 8.00 Play 9.45 Kids on the Silk Road 10.10 Video Killed the Radio Star 11.00 The Man Who Shot New York 12.30 Geordie Jazz Man 1.30 Urban Myths 2.00 Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow 3.00 Escaping the Temple 4.00 Put Some Colour in Your Life 5.00 Stendahl’s Vertigo 6.00 China: One Million Artists 7.00 Finding Your Roots 8.00 Discovering Horror on Film 9.15 ■ Half the Picture (2018, G) Documentary about the lack of female directors in Hollywood. 10.45 Juan Diego Florez Sings Mozart 12.00am Put Some Colour in Your Life 1.00 Stendahl’s Vertigo 2.00 China: One Million Artists 3.00 Finding Your Roots 4.00 Discovering Horror on Film 5.15 ■ Half the Picture (2018, G)

Discovery SKY 070 6.35 Gold Rush (PG) 7.30 The World’s Deadliest Weather Caught on Camera (PG) 8.20 Blowing Up History (PG) 9.10 Outback Opal Hunters (PG) 10.00 How It’s Made (PG) 10.25 How Do They Do It? (PG) 10.50 Railroad Australia (PG) 11.40 Swamp Murders (M) 12.30 The Perfect Murder (M) 1.20 Evil Lives Here (M) 2.10 Top Gear (PG) 3.00 Bering Sea Gold (PG) 3.50 Deadliest Catch (PG) 4.45 Fast N’ Loud (PG) 5.40 Railroad Australia (PG) 6.35 Aussie Salvage Squad (PG) 7.30 Diesel Brothers (PG) 9.25 Kindig Customs (PG) 10.15 Car Crash TV (PG) 11.05 Naked and Afraid (M) 11.55 How It’s Made (PG) 12.20am How Do They Do It? (PG) 12.45 The World’s Deadliest Weather Caught on Camera (PG) 1.35 Deadliest Catch (PG) 2.25 Bering Sea Gold (PG) 4.05 What on Earth? (PG) 4.55 Naked and Afraid (M) 5.45 Deadliest Catch (PG)

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National Geographic SKY 072 6.30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7.30 Cruise Ship Diaries (PG) 8.30 The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (PG) 9.30 Seconds from Disaster (PG) 11.30 The Movies (M) 12.30 Wicked Tuna (PG) 1.30 Ancient Megastructures 2.30 Megastructures 3.30 Mega Factories 4.30 Inside: 21st Century Warship 6.30 Air

FEBRUARY 29 2020 LISTENER

FREEVIEW 50 SKY 421 iHeartRADIO

Sky Sport 1: Racing 92 v La Rochelle, 1.00am

Sky Sport 3 SKY 053 7.30 Rugby, Gallagher Premiership, Northampton Saints v Saracens, replay 9.30 Rugby, Guinness Pro14, Southern Kings v Connacht, replay 11.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 12.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, live 4.00 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 4.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, White Ferns v Australia, from Junction Oval, Melbourne, live 8.15 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 9.15 Athletics, IAAF World Athletics Indoor Tour, Madrid, highlights 9.45 Netball Superleague, Strathclyde Sirens v London Pulse, replay 11.45 Netball Superleague, Celtic Dragons v Surrey Storm, replay 1.45am Netball Superleague, Saracens Mavericks v Severn Stars, replay 3.45 Netball Superleague, Team Bath v Loughborough Lightning, replay 5.45 Netball Superleague, Wasps v Manchester Thunder, replay Crash Investigation (M) 7.30 Ultimate Supercar (PG) 8.30 Mega Factories 9.30 Air Crash Investigation (M) 10.30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 11.30 Airport Security: Peru (M) 12.30am Air Crash Investigation (M) 1.30 Ultimate Supercar (PG) 2.30 Mega Factories 3.30 Air Crash Investigation (M) 4.30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 5.30 Airport Security: Peru (M)

History SKY 073 6.30 Britain’s Greatest Bridges (PG) 7.30 Ancient Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire (M) 8.30 Time Team (PG) 9.30 Coast New Zealand (PG) 10.30 The Fatal Conflict: Judea and Rome (PG) 11.30 Secrets, Lies and Atomic Spies (PG) 12.30 Britain’s Greatest Bridges (PG) 1.30 Unsolved Mysteries of WWII (PG) 2.30 Tales of the Gun (PG) 3.30 Dead Men’s Secrets (PG) 4.30 Dogfights (PG) 5.30 Myths & Monsters (M) 6.30 WWII: 1942 and Hitler’s Soft Underbelly (M) 7.30 Coast Australia 8.30 Europe’s Last Warrior Kings (PG) King Edward the Confessor. 9.30 Britain’s Ancient Tracks (PG) 10.30 China on Film (M) 11.30 Battle 360 (PG) 12.30am Unsolved Mysteries of WWII (PG) 1.30 Tales of the Gun (PG) 2.30 Dead Men’s Secrets (PG) 3.15 Dogfights (PG) 4.00 Coast Australia 4.45 Europe’s Last Warrior Kings (PG) 5.30 Britain’s Ancient Tracks (PG)

BBC Earth SKY 074 6.35 Frozen Planet (PG) 7.25 Life Below Zero: The Thaw (M) 8.10 Where the Wild Men Are (PG) 8.55 Yorkshire: A Year in the Wild (PG) 9.40 Earth’s Natural Wonders (PG) 10.35 The Truth About Getting Fit (PG) 11.35 24 Hours in A&E (PG) 12.25 Blue Planet II (PG) 1.25 City in the Sky (PG) 2.25 Without Limits: Australia (PG) 3.25 Frozen Planet (PG) 4.15 Yorkshire: A Year in the Wild (PG) 5.00 Life Below Zero: The Thaw (M) 5.50 Where the Wild Men Are (PG) 6.45 The Dog Rescuers (PG) 7.35 24 Hours in A&E (M) 8.30 Life Below Zero (M) 9.25 Where the Wild Men Are (M) 10.20 Blue Planet II (PG) 11.25 Yorkshire: A Year in the Wild (PG) 12.10am Life Below Zero: The Thaw (M) 12.55 The Dog Rescuers (PG) 1.40 Life Below Zero (M) 2.30 Where the Wild Men Are (M) 3.15 24 Hours in A&E (M) 4.05 Life Below Zero: The Thaw (M) 4.50 City in the Sky (PG) 5.50 The Planets: Making Of (PG)

5.00 First Up with Indira Stewart An early morning wake-up call 6.00 Morning Report Including 6.20 and 6.50 Business News 6.26 Rural News 6.48 and 7.45 NZ Newspapers 9.06 Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan Including 10.45 The Reading Noon Midday Report Including 12.16 Business News 12.26 Sport 12.34 Rural News 12.43 Worldwatch 1.06 Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan News, interviews, music and stories 4.06 The Panel with Wallace Chapman Discussion with a range of panellists, together with expert phone guests 5.00 Checkpoint with Lisa Owen Drive-time news and current affairs 6.30 Trending Now 7.06 Nights with Bryan Crump 8.15 Dateline Pacific 8.30 Windows on the World 9.30 Insight 10.00 News at Ten 10.15 Lately with Karyn Hay 11.06 Nashville Babylon Wairarapa’s Mark Rogers presents a selection of alt.country, Americana and blues (Arrow FM) 12.04am All Night Programme

Website: rnz.co.nz

RNZ Concert FREEVIEW 51 SKY 422 iHeartRADIO

News & Weather 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00am, noon, 5.00pm 6.00 Daybreak With Cynthia Morahan 9.00 The Works With Nick Tipping Noon Upbeat With David Morriss 3.00 Classical Connection With Rick Young 7.00 Evening Classics 8.00 Music Alive Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra: Pastoral – Elgar: Introduction & Allegro Op 47; Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No 3 in B minor Op 61; Ysaye: Sonata in E minor for solo violin Op 27/4, 1st movement; Beethoven: Symphony No 6 in F Op 68, Pastoral, Amalia Hall (violin), Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra/Douglas Boyd (recorded in the Auckland Town Hall) 10.00 Day’s End 12.00am Music Through the Night

Website: rnz.co.nz/concert

Newstalk ZB 6.00 Mike Hosking 9.00 Kerre McIvor Noon Andrew Dickens 4.00 Heather du Plessis-Allan 7.00 D’Arcy Waldegrave 8.00 Marcus Lush 12.00am Bruce Russell 5.00 Kate Hawkesby Website: newstalkzb.co.nz

Magic Talk 6.00 The AM Show 9.00 Peter Williams Noon Sean Plunket 4.00 Ryan Bridge 7.00 Leah Panapa 11.00 Tony Amos 5.00am Magic Music Website: magic.co.nz

RNZ Concert: Music Alive, 8.00pm

TUESDAY MARCH 3

WORLD WILDLIFE DAY

TVNZ 1 FREEVIEW 1 SKY 001

TVNZ 2 FREEVIEW 2 SKY 002

THREE FREEVIEW 3 SKY 003

6.00 Breakfast (HD) Hayley Holt and John Campbell present news, sport and information. 9.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (C) 10.00 Tipping Point (G, R, HD) With Ben Shephard. 11.00 Cash Trapped (G, HD, C) With Bradley Walsh. Noon 1 News (HD, C) 12.30 Emmerdale (PGR, HD, C) Debbie and Charity have a heart to heart, Sam and Lydia decide to come clean, and Jai and Rishi decide to call a truce. 1.00 Coronation Street 2019 (PGR, R, HD, C, AD) In the aftermath, some are brought together while others are torn apart. 2.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (R, C) 3.00 Tipping Point (G, HD) Ben Shephard hosts a UK quiz show. 4.00 Te Karere (HD) A Māori perspective on the day’s news and current affairs. 4.30 Dog Squad (G, R, HD, C, AD) Flynn sniffs out trouble at the prison mail centre, and MPI dog team Dee and Sam run checks on a cruise ship at Milford Sound. 5.00 The Chase (G, HD, C) Bradley Walsh hosts a UK quiz show. 6.00 1 News (HD, C) 7.00 Seven Sharp (HD, C) Hilary Barry and Jeremy Wells present current affairs and entertainment. 7.30 Dog Squad Puppy School (G, HD, C, AD) Local series following the journeys of puppies as they train to become skilled service dogs. Tonight, it’s assessment day for guide dogs Carley and Clark. 8.00 ■ Earth’s Tropical Islands (G, HD, C, AD) Wildlife series about three of the most exotic and remote islands on the planet. Tonight, Hawaii, the world’s most remote archipelago. 9.15 ■ Drag SOS (AO, HD, C) UK series in which a group of drag queens recruit three ordinary people and train them for a performance. Tonight, rugby captain Matthew, and Sian, who has lost her confidence. 10.15 1 News Tonight (HD, C) 10.45 Sunday (R, C) Miriama Kamo presents current affairs. 11.45 ■ I Am Innocent (AO, R, HD, C, AD) In 1992, John Saunders was accused, along with his parents, of sexually abusing his sister as part of a satanic cult. 12.45am Te Karere (R, HD) 1.10 Infomercials 5.35 – 6.00 Te Karere (R, HD)

6.30 Darwin & Newts (G, R, HD, C) 6.40 Moon & Me (G, HD, C) 7.00 My Little Pony (G, R, HD, C) 7.25 Star vs the Forces of Evil (G, R, HD, C) 7.50 Bunnicula (G, R, HD, C) 8.15 The Lion Guard (G, R, HD, C) 8.35 Goldie & Bear (G, R, HD, C) 9.00 Infomercials 10.00 Neighbours (G, R, HD, C) 11.00 The Bachelorette NZ (R, C, AD) Noon 2 Broke Girls (AO, R, HD, C) 1.00 Judge Rinder (G, HD) 2.00 American Housewife (PGR, R, HD, C) 2.30 Home and Away (G, R, C) 3.00 Shortland Street (PGR, R, HD, C, AD) 3.30 Powerpuff Girls (G, R, HD, C) 3.40 Pokémon: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends (G, HD, C) 4.05 The Deep (G, HD, C) 4.30 Friends (G, R, HD, C) 5.00 The Simpsons (G, R, HD, C) 5.30 Home and Away (G, C) 6.00 The Big Bang Theory (G, R, HD, C) Hoping it will make him a better teacher, Sheldon gets acting lessons from Penny. s4ep14 6.30 Neighbours (G, HD, C) Hendrix grapples with grief, Harlow faces a huge mistake, and will Chloe’s risk pay off? 7.00 Shortland Street (PGR, HD, C, AD) Cece’s only ally turns on her, and Nicole is served some home truths. 7.30 The Bachelorette NZ (C, AD) Hard-hitting questions send some running for the hills, and one bachelor has been up to no good. 8.30 Paranormal Caught on Camera (AO, HD, C, AD) A panel of experts analyse footage of so-called paranormal phenomena. Tonight, a poltergeist haunts an English antique store, and a father and son spot Bigfoot. 9.30 All Rise (PGR, HD, C) Following her battle with the Commission of Judicial Performance, Lola questions her own brand of creative justice. s1ep12 10.30 Two and a Half Men (PGR, R, HD) s4ep9 11.00 Mom (PGR, R, HD, C) s2ep16 11.30 Station 19 (PGR, R, HD, C) When an RV crashes into Station 19, the team races to save lives and secure the building. s2ep11 12.20am The Resident (AO, R, HD, C) 1.10 Shortland Street (PGR, R, HD, C, AD) 1.35 Infomercials 2.40 Quantico (AO, R, HD, C, AD) 3.25 Love Island UK (AO, R, HD) 4.15 The Crystal Maze (G, R, HD) 5.05 Neighbours (G, R, HD, C) 5.30 – 6.00 Infomercials

6.00 The AM Show (HD) With Duncan Garner, Amanda Gillies and Mark Richardson. 9.00 The Cafe (HD) 10.00 Infomercials 11.25 Millionaire Hot Seat (G, R, HD) 12.25 Face the Truth (PGR, HD) 12.55 Dr Phil (AO, HD) 1.55 Married at First Sight Australia (PGR, R, HD) 3.25 My Sri Lanka with Peter Kuruvita (G, HD) 3.55 Darren Robertson’s Charcoal Kitchen (G, HD) 4.30 Newshub Live (HD) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat (G, HD) 6.00 Newshub Live (HD) 7.00 The Project (HD) With Jesse Mulligan, Kanoa Lloyd and Jeremy Corbett. 7.30 Married at First Sight Australia (PGR, HD C, another episode screens tomorrow) 9.00 Talking Married (AO, HD, C) A re-cap of the action on Married at First Sight. 9.10 NCIS (AO, HD, C) A petty officer’s son is found murdered at his “welcome home from prison” party. s17ep6 10.05 Newshub Late 10.35 The Blacklist (AO, HD, C) Red and Liz investigate an organisation that surreptitiously facilitates the disappearance and relocation of criminals. s7ep9 11.35 Face the Truth (PGR, HD) Vivica A Fox and her team tackle difficult problems. 12.00am – 6.00 Infomercials

■ NEW ■ RETURN ■ FINAL ■ FILM

TVNZ 2: American Housewife, 2.00pm

PRIME FREEVIEW 10 SKY 004 6.00 Kids’ Programmes (G, R) 9.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (G, R) 10.00 The Doctors (PGR) 11.00 The Chase Australia (G, R, C) Noon Everybody Loves Raymond (G, R, C) 12.30 Chicago Justice (AO, R, C) 1.30 Frasier (G, R) 2.00 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (PGR, R) 3.00 Wheel of Fortune (G) 3.30 Jeopardy (G) 4.00 A Place in the Sun (G) 5.00 3rd Rock from the Sun (G, C) 5.30 Prime News 6.00 Cricket (G) ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, White Ferns v Australia. 6.30 Sky Sport News 7.00 The Crowd Goes Wild 7.30 The Great Australian Bake Off (G, C) Patisserie week. 8.35 Carol’s Second Act (PGR, C) 9.05 The Unicorn (PGR, C) 9.30 QI (PGR) With Sandi Toksvig. 10.50 Prime Sport (G) 11.50 – 12.50am The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (PGR)

BRAVO FREEVIEW 4 SKY 012

MĀORI TV FREEVIEW 5 SKY 019

Infomercials (G, R) Four Weddings USA (G, R) Snapped (PGR, R) Keeping Up with the Kardashians (PGR, R) 1.00 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (PGR, R) 2.00 Below Deck (AO, R) 3.00 Undercover Boss (G, R, C) 4.00 The Kelly Clarkson Show (G) 5.00 Hoarders (G, R) 6.00 Judge Jerry (G) 6.30 Love It or List It (G) 7.30 Stop Search Seize (PGR) Irish Customs tackle guns in the post, unexplained cash, and possibly the biggest drugs seizure of the year. 8.30 Botched (AO, R) The doctors take on a patient who nearly died after a mommy makeover gone wrong. 9.30 The Killer Affair (AO) The case of a young military wife missing from a marine base. 10.30 Snapped (PGR, R) 11.30 Snapped: Killer Couples (AO, R) 12.20am – 6.00 Infomercials (G, R)

6.30 Kids’ Programmes (G, R) 9.00 Best of Kai Time on the Road (G, R) 9.30 Ōpaki (G, R) 10.00 Celebrity Playlist (G, R) 10.30 Mōrena (R) 11.00 Ngā Tangata Taumata Rau (G, R) Noon Nanakia (PGR, R) 12.30 What’s up with the Tumoanas (PGR, R) 1.00 Ngā Pari Kārangaranga o te Motu (G, R) 1.30 Ōpaki (G, R) 2.00 Tōku Reo (G, R) 3.00 Kids’ Programmes (G, R) 6.30 Te Ao: Māori News 7.00 Whānau Living (G, R) 7.30 Moosemeat & Marmalade (PGR, R) With bush cook Art Napoleon and British chef Dan Hayes. 8.00 Ahikāroa (PGR, R) Series following best friends Smooch, Hemi and Geo. 8.30 Wild Kai Legends (G, R) With hunter Jack Terei. 9.30 Hunt with Me (AO, R) 10.00 Waka Ama Sprints (R) 11.00 – 11.30 Te Ao: Māori News (R)

6.00 10.00 11.00 Noon

C Captions AD Audio Description HD High Definition LISTENER FEBRUARY 29 2020

TUESDAY MARCH 3

SKY PREMIERE SKY 030

MOVIES EXTRA SKY 031

MOVIES CLASSICS SKY 034 RIALTO SKY 039

6.20 Midnight Sun (2018, PG) Bella Thorne 7.55 Hereditary (2018, 16) Alex Wolff, Toni Collette 10.00 Sisters of the Groom (2017, PG) Malese Jow 11.30 Beirut (2018, M) Jon Hamm 1.20 Then Came You (2019, M) Asa Butterfield 2.55 Hereditary (2018, 16) Alex Wolff, Toni Collette 5.00 Sweetheart Con (2017, M) Jessalyn Gilsig, Jon Cor 6.25 Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2019, M) Documentary. 8.30 Hearts Beat Loud (2018, M) Before his daughter goes to college, a father makes a last attempt to turn their jam sessions into a live musical act. Nick Offerman 10.10 Hostiles (2018, 16) In 1892, an army captain escorts a dying Cheyenne war chief back to his tribal lands. Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike 12.20am Slut in a Good Way (2018, 16) 1.46 Sweetheart Con (2017, M) 3.11 Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2019, M) 5.16 Hostiles (2018, 16)

Breakthrough (2019, PG) Chrissy Metz, Topher Grace 9.25 Reverse Angle (2009, M) Emmanuelle Vaugier 10.55 Surprise Me (2017, PG) Jonathan Bennett 12.25 Steve McQueen: Desert Racer (2015, PG) Documentary. 1.15 Charlie Says (2018, 16) Merritt Wever, Sosie Bacon 3.05 Breakthrough (2019, PG) Chrissy Metz, Topher Grace 5.00 Crypto (2019, 16) Beau Knapp, Kurt Russell 6.45 Life of the Party (2018, M) A soon-to-be-divorced housewife goes back to college. Melissa McCarthy, Gabriel Bateman 8.30 American Animals (2018, M) Based on the story of four young guys who attempted an audacious art heist. Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Ann Dowd 10.30 Forever My Girl (2018, PG) A Alex Roe, Jessica Rothe 12.15am Hereditary (2018, 16) 2.20 Crypto (2019, 16) 4.05 Life of the Party (2018, M) 5.50 American Animals (2018, M)

6.30 A Fish Called Wanda (1988, M) John Cleese 8.15 Nightwatch (1998, 18) Ewan McGregor, Patricia Arquette 9.55 The Fan (1996, 16) Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes 11.50 Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (1990, PG) Paul Newman 1.55 A Fish Called Wanda (1988, M) John Cleese 3.40 William Shatner Presents: The Captains (2015, M) Documentary. 5.15 Loophole (1981, PG) Albert Finney, Martin Sheen 7.00 The Night Before (1988, 16) A guy with memory tries to put together the missing pieces of the night before. Keanu Reeves, Lori Loughlin 8.30 Big Wednesday (1978, PG) After the Vietnam War, three Californian friends reunite to surf a giant swell. JanMichael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey 10.30 Rudy (1993, PG) Sean Astin 12.25am Arthur’s Hallowed Ground (1984, M) 1.40 Loophole (1981, PG) 3.20 Big Wednesday (1978, PG) 5.20 William Shatner Presents: The Captains (2015, M)

7.30

GENERAL

(M) 2.00 Would I Lie to You? (PG) 2.35 Who Do You Think You Are? USA (PG) 3.20 Heartbeat (PG) 4.10 Doctor Foster (M) 5.10 Father Brown (M) 5.55 – 6.40 The Force: Essex (16)

ThreeLife FREEVIEW 11 SKY 029

6.00 Infomercials 9.00 Luxury Homes Revealed (R, HD) 9.30 Family Feud Australia (R, HD) 10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 10.30 Restaurant Revolution (PGR, R, HD) 11.30 Intolerant Cooks (R, HD) Noon Good Spirits (PGR, R, HD) 12.30 Richo’s Bar Snacks (R, HD) 1.00 Miguel’s Tropical Kitchen (R, HD) 1.30 Luxury Homes Revealed (R, HD) 2.00 Family Feud Australia (R, HD) 2.30 Good Spirits (PGR, R, HD) 3.00 Restaurant Revolution (PGR, R, HD) 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 4.30 Intolerant Cooks (R, HD) 5.00 Richo’s Bar Snacks (R, HD) 5.30 Miguel’s Tropical Kitchen (R, HD) 6.00 Luxury Homes Revealed (HD) 6.30 Family Feud Australia (R, HD) 7.00 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 7.30 Duck Dynasty (PGR, R, HD) 8.00 Adrenaline (R, HD) 8.30 Vacation Creation (R, HD) 9.00 Adam’s Pasta Pilgrimage (R, HD) Adam discovers the many uses for pappardelle and cooks a decadent duck ragu. 9.30 Tropical Gourmet Queensland (R, HD) 10.00 Xscape (HD) 10.30 Luxury Homes Revealed (HD) 11.00 Family Feud Australia (R, HD) 11.30 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 12.00am – 6.00 Infomercials

Choice TV FREEVIEW 12 SKY 024

6.00 Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah’s Ark 7.00 River Cottage: Veg Every Day 8.00 Love Nature: Hope for Wildlife 9.00 Bondi Harvest with Guy Turland 9.30 Buying & Selling with the Property Brothers 10.30 Mysteries at the Museum 11.30 Salvage Hunters 12.30 Turkey with Simon Reeve 1.30 From Russia to Iran 2.30 New Zealand from Above 3.30 Love Nature: My Family & the Galapagos 4.30 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 5.00 Gourmet Farmer Afloat 5.30 Mysteries at the Museum 6.30 Hunters & Collectors 7.30 Location Location Location 8.30 My Dream Home 9.30 Designing Paradise 10.00 My Floating Home 10.30 Hunters & Collectors 11.30 Mysteries at the Museum 12.30am Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 1.00 Gourmet Farmer Afloat 1.30 Freedom Riders 2.00 Cash Cowboys 3.00 Love Nature: My Family & the Galapagos 4.00 Designing Paradise 4.30 My Floating Home 5.00 – 6.00 Mysteries at the Museum

FEBRUARY 29 2020 LISTENER

6.50 Act & Punishment: The Pussy Riot Trials (2015, 16) Russian documentary. 8.25 Zama (2017, M) Daniel Gimenez Cacho 10.25 McQueen (2018, M) UK documentary. 12.15 Black Cop (2017, M) Ronnie Rowe Jr 1.45 The Ice King (2018, PG) UK documentary. 3.15 Last Chance Harvey (2008, PG) Dustin Hoffman 4.50 If the Dancer Dances (2018, M) US documentary. 6.30 Shoplifters (2018, M) A family of small-time crooks take in a child they find in the cold. Lily Franky 8.30 The Twelve (16) Vanneste testifies about Brechtje’s murder, but the defense is more interested in a different suspect. s1ep6 9.20 The Exes (2017, M) Jean-Paul Rouve 10.45 Good Manners (2017, 16) Isabél Zuaa 1.00am The Teach (16) s2ep1&2 2.45 The Ice King (2018, PG) 4.15 Last Chance Harvey (2008, PG) 5.50 The Twelve (16) s1ep6

SoHo SKY 010

Movies Classics: Big Wednesday, 8.30pm

TVNZ Duke FREEVIEW 13 SKY 023

10.00 Formula E Marrakesh, Qualifying, replay 11.30 Formula E Marrakesh, Race 5, replay 1.35 Top Gear (HD, C) 2.35 American Pickers (HD) 3.25 Two and a Half Men (PGR, HD, C) 3.50 The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (C) 4.15 The Middle (HD, C) 5.05 Home Improvement (HD, C) 5.30 Top Gear (HD, C) 6.35 The Big Bang Theory (HD, C) 7.00 Two and a Half Men (PGR, HD, C) 7.30 The Simpsons (HD, C) 8.30 ■ Good Morning, Vietnam (1987, AO, HD, C, AD) An unorthodox radio DJ is sent to Vietnam. Robin Williams. TV Films, page 61 10.45 – 1.00am ■ The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996, AO, HD, C) Woody Harrelson. TV Films, page 61

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6.25 QI (M) 6.55 EastEnders (PG) 7.25 The Graham Norton Show (M) 8.15 The Bill (M) 9.05 Midsomer Murders (M) 10.35 Call the Midwife (PG) 11.35 Doc Martin (M) 12.25 Lewis (M) 1.55 The Bill (M) 2.50 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M) 3.40 The Force: Essex (M) 4.35 The Graham Norton Show (M) 5.30 Who Do You Think You Are? USA (PG) Liv Tyler. 6.20 QI (M) 6.55 EastEnders (PG) 7.30 QI (M) 8.00 Would I Lie to You? (PG) 8.35 Heartbeat (PG) Walker announces his plans to leave the village. s16ep24 9.30 Doctor Foster (M) s2ep2 10.35 Father Brown (M) s4ep2 11.30 Lewis (M) s7ep2 1.00am QI

6.35 Real Time with Bill Maher (M) s18ep6 7.35 Outcast (18) s2ep5 8.25 Good Behavior (16) s2ep2 9.10 Animal Kingdom (16) s2ep7 10.00 Into the Badlands (18) s3ep15 10.45 Snowfall (18) s1ep5 11.30 Game of Thrones (18) s3ep4 12.25 The Outsider (16) s1ep9 1.20 Baptiste (16) s1ep5 2.20 A Million Little Things (M) s2ep14 3.05 White House Farm (18) s1ep4 3.50 Real Time with Bill Maher (M) s18ep6 4.50 The Leftovers (16) s2ep4 5.45 Shameless (18) s8ep2 6.40 American Gods (18) s1ep4 7.40 Warrior (18) s1ep5 8.30 A Million Little Things (M) Delilah is forced to have “the talk” with Sophie, and rome has a meeting with a Hollywood big shot. s2ep15 9.30 McMillion$ (M) s1ep5 10.30 Guerrilla (16) Is1ep5 11.20 The New Pope (16) s1ep7 12.20am Real Time with Bill Maher (M) s18ep6 1.20 American Gods (18) s1ep4 2.20 Warrior (18) s1ep5 3.10 A Million Little Things (M) s2ep15 3.55 McMillion$ (M) s1ep5 4.55 Guerrilla (16) s1ep5 5.50 – 7.05 The New Pope (16) s1ep7

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6.00 Selling Houses Australia (G) 6.55 Escape to the Country (PG) 7.50 Long Lost Family UK (G) 8.45 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun (PG) 9.40 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun (G) 10.35 Love It or List It Australia (PG) 11.30 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 12.25 Location Location Location (G) 1.20 Escape to the Country (PG) 2.10 Selling Houses Australia (G) 3.05 Long Lost Family UK (G) 4.00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun (PG) 4.55 Love It or List It Australia (PG) 5.50 Selling Houses Australia (G) 6.40 Location Location Location (G) 7.35 Escape to the Country (PG) 8.30 Salvage Hunters (PG) 9.25 The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes (PG) Spain. 10.25 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 11.25 All Gardens Great and Small (PG) 12.20am Great Canal Journeys (G) 1.15 Escape to the Country (PG) 2.10 Salvage Hunters (PG) 3.05 The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes (PG) 4.05 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 5.05 – 6.00 Love It or List It Australia (PG)

TUESDAY MARCH 3

SPORT

RADIO

Sky Sport 1 SKY 051

RNZ National

6.00 World Rugby Sevens Los Angeles, replay from Dignity Health Sports Park 4.00 French Top 14, highlights 4.30 Super Rugby, Highlanders v Rebels, highlights from Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 5.00 Super Rugby, Waratahs v Lions, highlights from Bankwest Stadium, Sydney 5.30 Super Rugby, Hurricanes v Sunwolves, highlights from McLean Park, Napier 6.00 Super Rugby, Reds v Sharks, highlights from Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 6.30 Super Rugby, Bulls v Jaguares, highlights from Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 7.00 Super Rugby, Stormers v Blues, highlights from DHL Newlands, Cape Town 7.30 Rugby Nation 8.30 The Breakdown, live 9.30 World Rugby Sevens Los Angeles, highlights 12.30am The Breakdown 1.30 French Top 14, highlights 2.00 Fench Top 14, Bordeaux v Castres, replay from from Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux 4.00 Fench Top 14, Toulon v Paris, replay from Stade Mayol, Toulon

Sky Sport 2 SKY 052 6.30 Cricket, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, replay 10.00 Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 3, highlights from Hagley Oval, Christchurch 11.00 Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 4, from Hagley Oval, Christchurch, live 6.30 TBC 7.30 Cricket, Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 4, highlights from Hagley Oval, Christchurch 8.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, West Indies v South Africa, from Sydney Showground, live 12.00am Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 4, highlights from Hagley Oval, Christchurch 1.00 TBC 1.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 2.30 TBC

DOCUMENTARIES Sky Arts SKY 020 6.45 Juan Diego Florez Sings Mozart 8.00 Put Some Colour in Your Life 9.00 Stendahl’s Vertigo 10.00 China: One Million Artists 11.00 Finding Your Roots Noon Discovering Horror on Film 1.15 ■ Half the Picture (2018, G) 2.45 Juan Diego Florez Sings Mozart 4.00 Tate Britain’s Great Art Walks 4.45 Stories from Norway 5.35 Handmade in Mexico 6.05 Museum for Sale? Detroit Institute of Arts 7.00 Put Some Colour in Your Life 8.00 Sounds of New York 8.30 Home Is Where the Art Is 9.15 The Sense of Beauty 10.15 Stars of the Silver Screen: Robert Shaw. 11.00 The Grand Masters of the Chauvet Cave 12.00am Tate Britain’s Great Art Walks 12.45 Stories from Norway 1.35 Handmade in Mexico 2.05 Museum for Sale? Detroit Institute of Arts 3.00 Put Some Colour in Your Life 4.00 Sounds of New York 4.30 Home Is Where the Art Is 5.15 The Sense of Beauty

Discovery SKY 070 6.35 Fast N’ Loud (PG) 7.30 Diesel Brothers (PG) 8.20 Outback Opal Hunters (PG) 9.10 Diesel Brothers (PG) 10.00 How It’s Made (PG) 10.25 How Do They Do It? (PG) 10.50 Railroad Australia (PG) 11.40 Swamp Murders (M) 12.30 The Perfect Murder (M) 1.20 Web of Lies (PG) 2.10 Top Gear (PG) 3.00 Bering Sea Gold (PG) 3.50 Deadliest Catch (PG) 4.45 Fast N’ Loud (PG) 5.40 Aussie Gold Hunters (PG) 6.35 Outback Opal Hunters (PG) 7.30 BattleBots (PG) 8.30 Expedition Unknown (PG) 9.25 Unexplained & Unexplored (PG) 10.15 Man vs Bear (PG) 11.05 Naked and Afraid (M) 12.45am World’s Deadliest Weather (PG) 1.35 Deadliest Catch (PG) 2.25 Bering Sea Gold (PG) 4.05 Naked and Afraid (M) 5.45 Deadliest Catch (PG)

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National Geographic SKY 072 6.30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7.30 Cruise Ship Diaries (PG) 8.30 The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (PG) 9.30 Explorer (M) 10.30 Nazi Megastructures (M) 12.30 Wicked Tuna (PG) 1.30 Science of Stupid (M) 2.30 Science of Stupid (PG) 3.30 Mankind from

FREEVIEW 50 SKY 421 iHeartRADIO

Sky Sport 1: Hurricanes v Sunwolves, 5.30pm

Sky Sport 3 SKY 053 7.45 Netball Superleague, Surrey Storm v London Pulse, from Surrey Sports Park, live 10.00 Netball Superleague, Strathclyde Sirens v London Pulse, replay Noon Netball Superleague, Celtic Dragons v Surrey Storm, replay 2.00 Netball Superleague, Surrey Storm v London Pulse, replay 4.00 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 4.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Pakistan v Thailand, from Sydney Showground, live 8.00 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 8.30 Netball Superleague, Surrey Storm v London Pulse, replay 10.30 Aussie Rules, Women’s AFL, St Kilda Saints v Fremantle Dockers, replay 12.30am Aussie Rules, Women’s AFL, Brisbane Lions v GWS Giants, replay 2.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 3.30 FINA Diving World Series Series, day 1, session 1, replay from Montreal, Canada 5.10 FINA Diving World Series, day 1, session 2, replay Space (PG) 5.30 Break It Down: Super Jets 6.30 Air Crash Investigation (M) 7.30 Brain Games (PG) 8.30 The Movies (M) 9.30 Banged Up Abroad (16) 10.30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 11.30 Only in Oz (PG) 12.30am Air Crash Investigation (M) 1.30 Brain Games (PG) 2.30 The Movies (M) 3.30 Banged Up Abroad (16) 4.30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 5.30 Only in Oz (PG)

History SKY 073 6.30 China on Film (M) 7.30 Battle 360 (PG) 8.30 Time Team 10.30 WWII: 1942 and Hitler’s Soft Underbelly (M) 11.30 Coast Australia 12.30 Europe’s Last Warrior Kings (PG) 1.30 Unsolved Mysteries of WWII (PG) 2.30 Tales of the Gun (PG) 3.30 Dead Men’s Secrets (PG) 4.30 Dogfights (PG) 5.30 Spy Web (PG) 6.30 Scots in China (M) 7.30 Britain’s Most Historic Towns (PG) Wartime Dover. 8.30 Suffragettes (PG) 9.30 In the Turmoil of the Russian Revolution (PG) 10.30 Adolf Hitler: The Itinerary (M) 11.30 Engineering Disasters (PG) 12.30am Unsolved Mysteries of WWII (PG) 1.30 Tales of the Gun (PG) 2.30 Dead Men’s Secrets (PG) 3.15 Dogfights (PG) 4.00 Britain’s Most Historic Towns (PG) 4.45 Suffragettes (PG) 5.30 In the Turmoil of the Russian Revolution (PG)

BBC Earth SKY 074 6.00 Blue Planet II (PG) 7.00 Frozen Planet (PG) 7.50 Life Below Zero (M) 8.35 Where the Wild Men Are (PG) 9.20 Yorkshire: A Year in the Wild (PG) 10.05 Life Below Zero (M) 10.55 Where the Wild Men Are (M) 11.40 24 Hours in A&E (M) 12.30 Blue Planet II (PG) 1.30 City in the Sky (PG) 2.30 Tribes, Animals & Me (PG) 3.25 David Attenborough’s Frozen Planet (PG) 4.15 Yorkshire: A Year in the Wild (PG) 5.00 Life Below Zero (M) 5.50 Where the Wild Men Are (PG) 6.45 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (PG) 7.35 24 Hours in A&E (M) 8.30 24 Hours in A&E (PG) 9.25 Louis Theroux: City of Dogs (M) 10.30 David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II (PG) 11.30 Yorkshire: A Year in the Wild (PG) 12.15am Life Below Zero (M) 1.00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (PG) 1.45 24 Hours in A&E (PG) 2.35 Louis Theroux: City of Dogs (M) 3.35 24 Hours in A&E (M) 4.25 City in the Sky (PG) 5.25 David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II (PG)

5.00 First Up with Indira Stewart 6.00 Morning Report Including 6.20 and 6.50 Business News 6.26 Rural News 6.48 and 7.45 NZ Newspapers 9.06 Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan Including 10.45 The Reading Noon Midday Report Including 12.16 Business News 12.26 Sport 12.34 Rural News 12.43 Worldwatch 1.06 Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan 4.06 The Panel with Wallace Chapman 5.00 Checkpoint with Lisa Owen 6.30 Trending Now 6.55 The House Insights from Parliament 7.06 Nights with Bryan Crump 8.15 Dateline Pacific 8.30 Windows on the World 10.00 News at Ten 10.15 Lately with Karyn Hay 11.06 Worlds of Music With Trevor Reekie 12.04am All Night Programme

Website: rnz.co.nz

RNZ Concert FREEVIEW 51 SKY 422 iHeartRADIO

News & Weather 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00am, noon, 5.00pm 6.00 Daybreak With Cynthia Morahan 9.00 The Works With Nick Tipping Noon Upbeat Music and the arts, with David Morriss 3.00 Classical Connection With Rick Young 7.00 Evening Classics 8.00 Music Alive NZSO: Enigma – Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor Op 15; Strauss: Serenade in E flat for winds Op 7; Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme Op 36, Enigma, Joyce Yang (piano), New Zealand SO/ Edo de Waart (recorded in the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington) 10.00 Day’s End 12.00am Music Through the Night

Website: rnz.co.nz/concert

Newstalk ZB 6.00 Mike Hosking 9.00 Kerre McIvor Noon Simon Barnett & Phil Gifford 4.00 Heather du Plessis-Allan 7.00 D’Arcy Waldegrave 8.00 Marcus Lush 12.00am Jim Snedden 5.00 Kate Hawkesby Website: newstalkzb.co.nz

Magic Talk 6.00 The AM Show 9.00 Peter Williams Noon Sean Plunket 4.00 Ryan Bridge 7.00 Leah Panapa 11.00 Tony Amos 5.00am Magic Music Website: magic.co.nz

Parliament

On AM radio: Auckland 882 Bay of Plenty 657 Waikato 1494 Napier 909 Wellington 657 Christchurch 963 Dunedin 900 Southland 1314 On television: Freeview 31 Sky 086 Vodafone 86 Website: parliament.nz

Sky Arts: Stars of the Silver Screen: Robert Shaw, 10.15pm

WEDNESDAY MARCH 4

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6.00 Breakfast (HD) With Hayley Holt and John Campbell. 9.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (C) 10.00 Tipping Point (G, R, HD) 11.00 Cash Trapped (G, HD, C) Noon 1 News (HD, C) 12.30 Emmerdale (PGR, HD, C) Zak confides in Faith, and will Ellis and Billy reconsider Al’s investment? 1.00 Coronation Street 2019 (G, R, HD, C, AD) Ryan confronts Ray at the bistro, Izzy is surprised by a newcomer, and Gary is cornered in the Rovers. 2.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (R, C) 3.00 Tipping Point (G, HD) Ben Shephard hosts a UK quiz show. 4.00 Te Karere (HD) 4.30 Dog Squad (G, R, HD, C, AD) Delta team Paul and Falon show how good they are at catching bad men, and Corrections dogs Tiggy and Mac hunt behind the wire for contraband. 5.00 The Chase (G, HD, C) Bradley Walsh hosts a UK quiz show. 6.00 1 News (HD, C) 7.00 Seven Sharp (HD, C) Hilary Barry and Jeremy Wells present current affairs and entertainment. 7.30 Surveillance Oz (HD, C) Series featuring surveillance footage in Australia. Tonight: A theft in broad daylight and a terrifying fall. 8.00 Location Location Location (G, HD, C) Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer present a UK realty series. Tonight, Kirstie and Phil revisit two sets of house hunters who struggled to find their first homes in York (includes Lotto at 8.20pm). 9.05 ■ Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport (G, HD, C) Observational series that goes behind the scenes at Britain’s biggest and busiest international airport. 9.35 Coronation Street 2020 (PGR, C, AD) Gemma is heartbroken, Maria orders Ali to stay away, Daniel raises eyebrows, and are Ed’s feelings misguided? 10.35 1 News Tonight (HD, C) 11.05 Criminal Minds (AO, R, HD, C, AD) When Garcia experiences anxiety over a past case that is personal to her, Morgan visits to lend emotional support. s13ep5 12.00am Queen Sugar (PGR, HD, C) Nova’s book affects Davis’s job and he turns to Charley for advice. s4ep5 12.55 Te Karere (R, HD) 1.20 Infomercials 5.35 – 6.00 Te Karere (R, HD)

6.30 Darwin & Newts (G, R, HD, C) 6.40 Moon & Me (G, HD, C) 7.00 My Little Pony (G, R, HD, C) 7.25 Star vs the Forces of Evil (G, R, HD, C) 7.50 Bunnicula (G, R, HD, C) 8.15 The Lion Guard (G, R, HD, C) 8.35 Goldie & Bear (G, R, HD, C) 9.00 Religious Programming (R) 9.30 Infomercials 10.00 Neighbours (G, R, HD, C) 10.30 Mike & Molly (PGR, R, HD, C) 11.00 The Bachelorette NZ (R, C, AD) Noon 2 Broke Girls (PGR, R, HD, C) 1.00 Judge Rinder (HD) 2.00 American Housewife (PGR, R, HD, C) 2.30 Home and Away (G, R, C) 3.00 Shortland Street (PGR, R, HD, C, AD) 3.30 Powerpuff Girls (G, R, HD, C) 3.40 Pokémon: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends (G, HD, C) 4.05 The Deep (G, HD, C) 4.30 Friends (G, R, HD, C) 5.00 The Simpsons (G, R, HD, C) 5.30 Home and Away (G, C) 6.00 The Big Bang Theory (G, R, HD, C) A wealthy donor to the university makes Leonard consider how far he’s willing to go for the sake of science. s4ep15 6.30 Neighbours (G, HD, C) Finn is given the shock of his life, Chloe has a bad day at work, and Jane drops an embarrassing bombshell. 7.00 Shortland Street (PGR, HD, C, AD) Maeve spills the tea, Chris savours Michelle’s wine, and Dawn is triggered by Tess. 7.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (PGR, C) Hayley Sproull hosts a news quiz with comedians Urzila Carlson, Vaughan Smith and guests. 8.30 Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (C) UK comedian Michael McIntyre hosts a variety show. Tonight, he’s joined by Camila Cabello, Harry Redknapp and Westlife. 9.45 God Friended Me (HD, C, AD) A wrongly-delivered package leads Miles to a couple grieving the loss of their daughter. s1ep18 10.40 Two and a Half Men (PGR, R, HD, C) s4ep10 11.10 Mom (PGR, R, HD, C) s2ep17 11.40 Wentworth (AO, R, HD, C) Franky fights to prove her innocence. s6ep1 1.25am Shortland Street (PGR, R, HD, C, AD) 1.50 Infomercials 2.50 Quantico (AO, R, HD, C, AD) 3.40 Love Island UK (AO, R, HD) 4.30 America’s Funniest Home Videos (G, R, HD) 4.55 Regular Show (G, R, HD) 5.05 Neighbours (G, R, HD, C) 5.30 – 6.00 Infomercials

6.00 The AM Show (HD) With Duncan Garner, Amanda Gillies and Mark Richardson. 9.00 The Cafe (HD) 10.00 Infomercials 11.25 Millionaire Hot Seat (G, R, HD) 12.25 Face the Truth (PGR, HD) 12.55 Dr Phil (AO, HD) 1.55 Married at First Sight Australia (PGR, R, HD) 3.25 My Sri Lanka with Peter Kuruvita (G, HD) 3.55 Darren Robertson’s Charcoal Kitchen (G, HD) 4.30 Newshub Live (HD) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat (G, HD) 6.00 Newshub Live (HD) 7.00 The Project (HD) With Jesse Mulligan, Kanoa Lloyd and Jeremy Corbett. 7.30 Married at First Sight Australia (PGR, HD, C) 9.00 Talking Married (AO, HD, C) A re-cap of the action on Married at First Sight. 9.10 Lost & Found (PGR, R, HD, C) Andrei from Christchurch was adopted in Romania as a baby and is now seeking his birth parents. 10.10 Newshub Late 10.40 SVU: Special Victims Unit (AO, R, HD, C) When the daughter of a Muslim family is murdered in a hate crime, tensions rise in various communities, putting the investigation in jeopardy. s18ep20 11.35 Face the Truth (PGR, HD) Vivica A Fox and her team tackle difficult problems. 12.00am – 6.00 Infomercials

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TVNZ 1: Dog Squad, 4.30pm

PRIME FREEVIEW 10 SKY 004 6.00 Kids’ Programmes (G, R) 9.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (G, R) 10.00 The Doctors (PGR) 11.00 The Chase Australia (G, R, C) Noon Everybody Loves Raymond (G, R, C) 12.30 Chicago Justice (PGR, R, C) 1.30 Frasier (G, R) 2.00 The Late Show (PGR, R) 3.00 Wheel of Fortune (G) 3.30 Jeopardy (G) 4.00 A Place in the Sun (G) 5.00 3rd Rock from the Sun (G, C) 5.30 Prime News 6.00 Prime Sport (G) 6.30 Sky Sport News 7.00 The Crowd Goes Wild 7.30 Traffic Cops (PGR, C) 8.30 Ambulance (AO, C) After 12 weeks of training, Joe faces his first unsupervised shift answering 999 calls. 9.45 Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords (AO) Pensioners are faced with an unruly squatter. 10.45 Prime Sport (G) 11.45 – 12.45am The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (PGR)

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Infomercials (G, R) Four Weddings USA (G, R) Snapped (PGR, R) Keeping Up with the Kardashians (AO, R) 1.00 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (PGR, R) 2.00 Below Deck (AO, R) 3.00 Undercover Boss (G, R, C) 4.00 The Kelly Clarkson Show (G) 5.00 Hoarders (G, R) 6.00 Judge Jerry (G) 6.30 Love It or List It (G) 7.30 Hoarders (G) 8.30 999: What’s Your Emergency? (AO) People who the police and paramedics regularly meet. 9.35 Young Dumb and Banged Up in the Sun (AO) Waleed was framed for attempted robbery by a Thai marketkeeper, and Addy allowed herself to be used as a drug mule and ended up in jail in Jamaica. 10.35 Snapped (PGR, R) 11.30 Snapped: Killer Couples (AO, R) 12.20am – 6.00 Infomercials (G, R)

6.30 Kids’ Programmes (G, R) 9.00 Best of Kai Time on the Road (G, R) 9.30 Ōpaki (G, R) 10.00 Celebrity Playlist (G, R) 10.30 Mōrena (R) 11.00 Ngā Tangata Taumata Rau (G, R) Noon Funny Whare: Gamesnight (PGR, R) 12.30 What’s up with the Tumoanas (PGR, R) 1.00 Ngā Pari Kārangaranga o te Motu (G, R) 1.30 Ōpaki (G, R) 2.00 Tōku Reo (G, R) 3.00 Kids’ Programmes (G, R) 6.30 Te Ao: Māori News 7.00 R & R with Eru & K’Lee (G) 7.30 Cam’s Kai (G, R) 8.00 Ahikāroa (PGR, R) 8.30 Marae DIY (G, R) The young komiti of Waikari Marae are addressing their polluted moana and making bold renovations to the wharekai. 9.30 The Puna (G, R) 10.00 Rere te Whiu (AO, R) 10.30 #whiuatepātai (AO, R) 11.00 – 11.30 Te Ao: Māori News (R)

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WEDNESDAY MARCH 4

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MOVIES CLASSICS SKY 034 RIALTO SKY 039

Slut in a Good Way (2018, 16) Marguerite Bouchard 8.51 Sweetheart Con (2017, M) Jessalyn Gilsig, Jon Cor 10.16 Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2019, M) Documentary. 12.21 Hearts Beat Loud (2018, M) Nick Offerman 1.56 Hostiles (2018, 16) Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike 4.06 Slut in a Good Way (2018, 16) Marguerite Bouchard 5.35 Johnny English Strikes Again (2018, PG) Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller 7.05 Maine (2018, 16) Two backpackers on the Appalachian Trail are drawn to each other. Laia Costa, Thomas Mann 8.30 Level 16 (2018, 16) Two girls in a prison-like boarding school try to uncover the truth behind their captivity. Katie Douglas, Celina Martin 10.15 The Merger (2018, M) Damian Callinan 12.00am Apartment 212 (2017, 16) 1.40 Degenerates (2018, 16) 3.20 Johnny English Strikes Again (2018, PG) 4.50 Maine (2018, 16)

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People Interview: Glenn Close (G) 8.20 Forever My Girl (2018, PG) Alex Roe, Jessica Rothe 10.05 Hereditary (2018, 16) Alex Wolff, Toni Collette 12.10 Crypto (2019, 16) Beau Knapp, Kurt Russell 1.55 American Animals (2018, M) Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan 3.50 Forever My Girl (2018, PG) Alex Roe, Jessica Rothe 5.35 The Queen of Hearts (2009, 16) Valerie Donzelli 7.00 Ideal Home (2018, M) A celebrity chef is surprised by a grandson he never knew existed. Paul Rudd, Steve Coogan 8.30 Second Act (2018, M) A 40-year-old woman gets a chance to prove herself in the corporate world. Jennifer Lopez, Vanessa Hudgens 10.15 All That We Destroy (2018, 18) Samantha Mathis 11.40 The Leisure Seeker (2018, M) Helen Mirren 1.30am Giallo (2009, 18) 3.00 The Queen of Hearts (2009, 16) 4.25 Ideal Home (2018, M) 5.55 Second Act (2018, M)

Arthur’s Hallowed Ground (1984, M) Jimmy Jewel 8.10 Loophole (1981, PG) Albert Finney, Martin Sheen 9.50 The Night Before (1988, 16) Keanu Reeves, Lori Loughlin 11.20 Big Wednesday (1978, PG) Jan-Michael Vincent 1.20 Rudy (1993, PG) Sean Astin, Jon Favreau, Ned Beatty 3.10 Killing Bono (2011, 16) Ben Barnes, Ralph Brown 5.00 Hush (1998, M) Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange 6.35 1941 (1979, PG) Dan Aykroyd 8.30 Rampage (1987, M) A district attorney seeks the death penalty for a man who murdered a family at Christmas. Michael Biehn 10.00 Absolute Beginners (1986, M) In London in 1958, a photographer seeks media stardom to keep the love of an aspiring fashion designer. Eddie O’Connell, Patsy Kensit, David Bowie 11.45 The Pallbearer (1996, M) David Schwimmer 1.20am Killing Bono (2011, 16) 3.15 1941 (1979, PG) 5.10 Absolute Beginners (1986, M)

GENERAL

Lie to You? (PG) 2.20 Who Do You Think You Are? USA (PG) 3.05 The Coroner (PG) 3.50 Holby City (M) 4.50 The Vicar of Dibley (PG) 5.20 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M)

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6.00 Infomercials 9.00 Luxury Homes (R, HD) 9.30 Family Feud (R, HD) 10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 10.30 Duck Dynasty (PGR, R, HD) 11.00 Adrenaline (R, HD) 11.30 Vacation Creation (R, HD) Noon Adam’s Pasta Pilgrimage (R, HD) 12.30 Tropical Gourmet Queensland (R, HD) 1.00 Xscape (R, HD) 1.30 Luxury Homes (R, HD) 2.00 Family Feud (R, HD) 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 3.00 Duck Dynasty (PGR, R, HD) 3.30 Adrenaline (R, HD) 4.00 Vacation Creation (R, HD) 4.30 Adam’s Pasta Pilgrimage (R, HD) 5.00 Tropical Gourmet Queensland (R, HD) 5.30 Xscape (R, HD) 6.00 Luxury Homes (HD) 6.30 Family Feud (R, HD) 7.00 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 7.30 The AFN Fishing Show (R, HD) 8.00 Garage Dreams (R, HD) 8.30 Celebrity Car Wars (R, HD) 9.30 Secret Meat Business (R, HD) 10.00 The Gadget Show (R, HD) 10.30 Luxury Homes (HD) 11.00 Family Feud (R, HD) 11.30 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 12.00am – 6.00 Infomercials

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6.00 Raising Pompeii 7.00 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 7.30 Gourmet Farmer Afloat 8.00 My Family & the Galapagos 9.00 Bondi Harvest 9.30 Buying & Selling 10.30 Mysteries at the Museum 11.30 Hunters & Collectors 12.30 Location Location Location 1.30 Designing Paradise 2.00 My Floating Home 2.30 My Dream Home 3.30 The Kitten Rescuers 4.30 Gino’s Italian Escape 5.00 Nigellissima 5.30 Mysteries at the Museum 6.30 Gem Hunt 7.30 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle 8.30 Running Wild with Bear Grylls 9.30 Alone: The Arctic (PGR) 10.30 Gem Hunt 11.30 Mysteries at the Museum 12.30am Gino’s Italian Escape 1.00 Nigellissima 1.30 Freedom Riders 2.00 Cash Cowboys 3.00 The Kitten Rescuers 4.00 Alone: The Arctic (PGR) 5.00 – 6.00 Mysteries at the Museum

TVNZ Duke FREEVIEW 13 SKY 023

12.40pm Formula E Highlights 1.35 Top Gear (HD, C) 2.35 American Pickers (HD) 3.25 Two and a Half

6.40 If the Dancer Dances (2018, M) US documentary. 8.20 Shoplifters (2018, M) Lily Franky 10.20 The Ice King (2018, PG) UK documentary. 11.50 The Twelve (16) s1ep6 12.40 Good Manners (2017, 16) Isabél Zuaa 2.55 Older Than Ireland (2015, M) Irish documentary. 4.15 On Chesil Beach (2017, M) Saoirse Ronan 6.05 See Know Evil (2018, M) US documentary. 7.45 Cardinal (16) Armed with new evidence, Cardinal and Delorme make a break in the case that could explain the motive behind the murders. s3ep4 8.30 Colette (2018, M) Based on the life of French writer Colette and her husband, Henry. Keira Knightley, Dominic West 10.20 Book Club (2018, M) Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda 12.05am The House That Jack Built (2018, 18) 2.35 The Teach (2017, 16) s2ep3&4 4.40 Older Than Ireland (2015, M)

SoHo SKY 010

Movies Extra: Second Act, 8.30pm Men (PGR, HD, C) 3.50 The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (C) 4.15 The Middle (HD, C) 4.40 America’s Funniest Home Videos (HD, C) 5.05 Home Improvement (HD, C) 5.30 Top Gear (HD, C) 6.35 The Big Bang Theory (HD, C) 7.00 Two and a Half Men (PGR, HD, C) 7.30 The Simpsons (HD, C) 8.30 NZ Hunter Adventures (PGR, HD) Willie and Ashley are on a mid-winter red stag hunt in the Southern Alps. 9.30 Raw Recruits (AO, HD) Some recruits face medical discharge while others struggle with handling weapons. 10.30 Car SOS (HD) 11.25 – 12.25am Behind Bars: World’s Toughest Prisons (PGR, HD)

UKTV SKY 007 6.40 EastEnders (PG) 7.10 The Graham Norton Show (M) 8.00 The Bill (M) 8.50 Midsomer Murders (M) 10.20 Call the Midwife (PG) 11.20 Doc Martin (M) 12.10 Lewis (M) 1.45 The Bill (M) 2.40 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (PG) 3.35 The Force: Essex (M) 4.30 The Graham Norton Show (M) 5.30 Who Do You Think You Are? USA (PG) Jon Cryer. 6.20 QI (M) 6.55 EastEnders (PG) 7.30 QI (M) 8.00 Would I Lie to You? (PG) With Patrick Kielty, Bernard Cribbins, Deborah Meaden and Mark Watson. 8.35 The Coroner (PG) A man is found dead in a walk-in freezer. s1ep9 9.30 Holby City (M) Dominic gets emotionally embroiled in a challenging case. s19ep8 10.35 The Vicar of Dibley (PG) s2ep2 11.10 Lewis (M) s7ep3 12.45am QI (M) 1.45 Would I

7.05 American Gods (18) s1ep4 8.05 Real Time with Bill Maher (M) s18ep6 9.05 Warrior (18) s1ep5 9.55 Animal Kingdom (16) s2ep8 10.45 Into the Badlands (18) s3ep final 11.30 Snowfall (18) s1ep6 12.15 Game of Thrones (18) s3ep5 1.15 A Million Little Things (M) s2ep15 2.00 McMillion$ (M) s1ep5 3.00 Guerrilla (16) s1ep5 3.50 The New Pope (16) s1ep7 4.50 The Leftovers (16) s2ep5 5.45 Shameless (18) s8ep3 6.40 Strike Back (18) s7ep3 7.30 Temple (16) s1ep5 8.30 White House Farm (18) Rocked by the new revelations, the family are forced to question what they thought they knew. s1ep5 9.30 Westworld (18) s2ep9 10.30 The Outsider (16) s1ep9 11.30 Ray Donovan (18) s5ep1 12.25am Real Time with Bill Maher (M) s18ep6 1.25 Strike Back (18) s7ep3 2.15 Temple (16) s1ep5 3.05 White House Farm (18) s1ep5 3.55 Westworld (18) s2ep9 4.55 The Outsider (16) s1ep9 5.55 – 6.50 Ray Donovan (18) s5ep1

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6.00 Selling Houses Australia (G) 6.55 Escape to the Country (PG) 7.50 Long Lost Family UK (G) 8.45 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun (PG) 9.40 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 10.30 Salvage Hunters (PG) 11.25 Escape to the Country (PG) 12.15 Location Location Location (G) 1.10 Escape to the Country (PG) 2.05 The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes (PG) 3.05 Long Lost Family UK (G) 4.00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun (PG) 4.55 Salvage Hunters (PG) 5.45 Selling Houses Australia (G) 6.40 Location Location Location (G) 7.35 Love Your Garden (PG) Alan Titchmarsh and team are in Plymouth. 8.30 Garden Rescue (PG) In Redditch, Charlie Dimmock and the Rich brothers design a play area. 9.25 Location Location Location (G) 10.20 Love It or List It Australia (PG) 11.25 Great Canal Journeys (G) 12.20am Great Canal Journeys (G) 1.15 Love Your Garden (PG) 2.10 Garden Rescue (PG) 3.05 Location Location Location (G) 4.05 Love It or List It Australia (PG) 5.05 – 6.00 Salvage Hunters (PG)

LISTENER FEBRUARY 29 2020

WEDNESDAY MARCH 4

SPORT

RADIO

Sky Sport 1 SKY 051

RNZ National

6.00 The Breakdown 7.00 World Rugby Sevens Los Angeles, replay 3.30 The Breakdown 4.30 World Rugby Sevens Los Angeles, highlights 7.30 The Breakdown 8.30 Super Rugby, Hurricanes v Sunwolves, replay 10.30 Fench Top 14, Racing 92 v LA Rochelle, replay 12.30am Fench Top 14, Brive v Lyon, replay 2.30 French Top 14, highlights 3.00 Rugby Nation 4.00 The Breakdown 5.00 Rugby, Guinness Pro14, highlights

FREEVIEW 50 SKY 421 iHeartRADIO

Sky Sport 2 SKY 052 6.30 Cricket, Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 4, highlights 7.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 8.30 Cricket, South Africa v Australia, 1st ODI, highlights 9.30 TBC 10.00 Cricket, Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 4, highlights from Hagley Oval, Christchurch 11.00 Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 5, from Hagley Oval, Christchurch, live 6.30 TBC 7.00 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 7.30 Cricket, South Africa v Australia, 1st ODI, highlights from Boland Park, Paarl 8.30 Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 5, highlights 9.30 TBC 10.00 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 11.00 Cricket, South Africa v Australia, 1st ODI, highlights from Boland Park, Paarl 12.00am Cricket, South Africa v Australia, 2nd ODI, from Muangaung Oval, Bloemfontein, live

Sky Sport 3 SKY 053 7.00 FINA Diving World Series, day 2, session 2, replay from Montreal, Canada 8.30 FINA Diving World Series, day 3, session 2, replay 10.00 Netball Superleague, Surrey Storm v London Pulse,

DOCUMENTARIES Sky Arts SKY 020 6.15 Stars of the Silver Screen 7.00 The Grand Masters of the Chauvet Cave 8.00 Tate Britain’s Great Art Walks 8.45 Stories from Norway 9.35 Handmade in Mexico 10.05 Museum for Sale? 11.00 Put Some Colour in Your Life Noon Sounds of New York 12.30 Home Is Where the Art Is 1.15 The Sense of Beauty 2.15 Stars of the Silver Screen 3.00 The Grand Masters of the Chauvet Cave 4.00 Landscape Artist of the Year 4.45 The Wanderers 5.00 Salzburg Festival 2018 6.45 BBC Proms: Jarvi Conducts a Nordic Night 8.40 Sinfonia Grange Au Lac D’evian 2018 10.00 Baroque Treasures 11.10 Institute of Art and Ideas 12.00am Landscape Artist of the Year 12.45 The Wanderers 1.00 Salzburg Festival 2018 2.45 BBC Proms: Jarvi Conducts 4.40 Sinfonia Grange Au Lac D’evian 2018

Discovery SKY 070 6.35 Fast N’ Loud (PG) 7.30 World’s Deadliest Weather (PG) 8.20 BattleBots (PG) 9.10 Unexplained & Unexplored (PG) 10.00 How It’s Made (PG) 10.25 How Do They Do It? (PG) 10.50 Aussie Gold Hunters (PG) 11.40 Swamp Murders (M) 12.30 Killer Instinct (M) 1.20 People Magazine Investigates (PG) 2.10 Top Gear (PG) 3.00 Bering Sea Gold (PG) 3.50 Deadliest Catch (PG) 4.45 Fast N’ Loud (PG) 5.40 Aussie Gold Hunters (PG) 7.30 Alaska: The Last Frontier (PG) 8.30 Homestead Rescue (PG) 9.25 River of No Return (PG) 10.15 Moonshiners (PG) 11.05 Naked and Afraid (PG) 11.55 How It’s Made (PG) 12.20am How Do They Do It? (PG) 12.45 World’s Deadliest Weather (PG) 1.35 Deadliest Catch (PG) 2.25 Bering Sea Gold (PG) 4.05 What on Earth? (PG) 4.55 Naked and Afraid (PG) 5.45 Deadliest Catch (PG)

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National Geographic SKY 072 6.30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7.00 Science of Stupid Best Ofs (PG) 7.30 Cruise Ship Diaries (PG) 8.30 The Story of God (PG) 9.30 Apocalypse (M) 10.30 Banged Up Abroad (16) 12.30 Wicked Tuna (PG) 1.30 Ultimate Supercar (PG) 2.30 Nazi Underworld

FEBRUARY 29 2020 LISTENER

Sky Sport 3: England v Ireland, 12.30pm replay from Surrey Sports Park Noon Rugby, Women’s Six Nations, Wales v France, highlights from Cardiff Arms Park 12.30 Rugby, Women’s Six Nations, England v Ireland, replay from Castle Park, Doncaster 2.30 Rugby, Women’s Six Nations, Italy v Scotland, replay from Stadio Giovanni Mari, Legnano 4.30 Netball Superleague, Surrey Storm v London Pulse, replay from Surrey Sports Park 6.30 Football, ISPS Handa Premiership, Waitakere United v Hamilton Wanderers, replay 8.30 Hyundai A-League, Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix, replay from Kogarah Oval, Carlton, Sydney 10.30 FINA Diving World Series, day 1, session 1, replay from Montreal, Canada 12.10am FINA Diving World Series, day 1, session 2, replay from Montreal, Canada 2.00 FINA Diving World Series, day 2, session 2, replay 3.30 FINA Diving World Series, day 3, session 2, replay 5.00 Netball Superleague, Surrey Storm v London Pulse, replay (PG) 3.30 Hitler the Junkie (M) 4.30 The 2000s (M) 5.30 The Movies (M) 6.30 Air Crash Investigation (M) 7.30 Black Pharaohs: Empire of Gold (PG) 8.30 Apocalypse: War of Worlds (M) 9.30 Ultimate Survival WWII (M) 10.30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 11.00 Do or Die (PG) 11.30 Primal Survivor China (PG) 12.30am Air Crash Investigation (M) 1.30 Black Pharaohs (PG) 2.30 Apocalypse (M) 3.30 Ultimate Survival WWII (M) 4.30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 5.00 Do or Die (PG) 5.30 Primal Survivor China (PG)

History SKY 073 6.30 Adolf Hitler: The Itinerary (M) 7.30 Engineering Disasters (PG) 8.30 Time Team (PG) 9.30 Time Team 10.30 Scots in China (M) 11.30 Britain’s Most Historic Towns (PG) 12.30 Suffragettes (PG) 1.30 Unsolved Mysteries of WWII (PG) 2.30 Tales of the Gun (PG) 3.30 Dead Men’s Secrets (PG) 4.30 Dogfights (PG) 5.30 Spy Web (PG) 6.30 WWII: 1941 and the Man of Steel (M) 7.30 Titans of the 20th Century (PG) 8.30 Portillo’s Hidden History of Britain (M) 9.30 The Vietnam War (16) 10.30 Oliver Stone: Untold History of the US (M) 11.30 Hitler’s People (16) 12.30am Unsolved Mysteries of WWII (PG) 1.30 Tales of the Gun (PG) 2.30 Dead Men’s Secrets (PG) 3.15 Dogfights (PG) 4.00 Titans of the 20th Century (PG) 4.45 Portillo’s Hidden History of Britain (M) 5.30 The Vietnam War (16)

BBC Earth SKY 074 6.25 Natural Curiosities (PG) 7.15 Life Below Zero (M) 8.00 Where the Wild Men Are (PG) 8.45 Wild Thailand (PG) 9.45 24 Hours in A&E (PG) 10.35 Louis Theroux: City of Dogs (M) 11.35 24 Hours in A&E (M) 12.25 Blue Planet II (PG) 1.25 Dangerous Earth (PG) 2.15 Tribes, Animals & Me (PG) 3.10 Natural Curiosities (PG) 4.00 Wild Thailand (PG) 5.00 Life Below Zero (M) 5.50 Where the Wild Men Are (PG) 6.45 The Dog Rescuers (PG) 7.35 24 Hours in A&E (M) 8.30 Patrick Aryee’s Monkeys (PG) 9.25 Earth’s Natural Wonders (PG) 10.25 Blue Planet II (PG) 11.30 Wild Thailand (PG) 12.30am Life Below Zero (M) 1.15 The Dog Rescuers (PG) 2.00 Patrick Aryee’s Monkeys (PG) 2.50 Earth’s Natural Wonders (PG) 3.40 Tribes, Animals & Me (PG) 4.35 City in the Sky (PG) 5.35 Blue Planet II (PG)

5.00 First Up with Indira Stewart 6.00 Morning Report Including 6.20 and 6.50 Business News 6.26 Rural News 6.48 and 7.45 NZ Newspapers 9.06 Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan Including 10.45 The Reading Noon Midday Report Including 12.16 Business News 12.26 Sport 12.34 Rural News 12.43 Worldwatch 1.06 Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan 4.06 The Panel with Wallace Chapman 5.00 Checkpoint with Lisa Owen 6.30 Trending Now 6.55 The House Insights from Parliament 7.06 Nights with Bryan Crump 7.35 At the Movies 8.15 Dateline Pacific 8.30 Windows on the World 10.00 News at Ten 10.15 Lately with Karyn Hay 11.06 Inside Out with Nick Tipping Classic recordings and modern masterpieces from the world of jazz 12.04am All Night Programme

Website: rnz.co.nz

RNZ Concert FREEVIEW 51 SKY 422 iHeartRADIO

News & Weather 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00am, noon, 5.00pm 6.00 Daybreak With Cynthia Morahan 9.00 The Works With Nick Tipping Noon Upbeat Music and the arts, with David Morriss 3.00 Classical Connection Rick Young presents afternoon music 7.00 Evening Classics 8.00 Music Alive Deutsche Welle Festival: String Quartet Festival – Haydn: String Quartet in B minor Op 33/1; Haydn: String Quartet in C Op 33/3, Bird (3, 4); Mozart: String Quartet No 21 in D K575, Prussian; Arriaga: String Quartet No 1 in D minor (2; 3; 4); Pfitzner: String Quartet No 2 Op 36, Cosmos Quartet, Dalia Quartet, Esme Quartet, Aris Quartet, Dudok Quartet (recorded in the Old Pedagogical Academy, Heidelberg, by Deutsche Welle) 10.00 Day’s End 12.00am Music Through the Night

Website: rnz.co.nz/concert

Magic Talk 6.00 The AM Show 9.00 Peter Williams Noon Sean Plunket 4.00 Ryan Bridge 7.00 Leah Panapa 11.00 Tony Amos 5.00am Magic Music Website: magic.co.nz

Sky Arts: BBC Proms: Järvi Conducts a Nordic Night, 6.45pm

THURSDAY MARCH 5

TVNZ 1 FREEVIEW 1 SKY 001

TVNZ 2 FREEVIEW 2 SKY 002

THREE FREEVIEW 3 SKY 003

6.00 Breakfast (HD) With Hayley Holt and John Campbell. 9.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (C) 10.00 Tipping Point (G, R, HD) With Ben Shephard. 11.00 Cash Trapped (G, HD, C) With Bradley Walsh. Noon 1 News (HD, C) 12.30 Emmerdale (PGR, HD, C) Charity and Bear sense something is up with Faith, and Cain tries to change Amy’s mind. 1.00 ■ Coronation Street 2019 (G, R, C, AD) Ray makes Alya an offer, Kevin is set up to be disappointed, Faye has ordered too many canapes, and will Gary get a second chance? 1.30 Coronation Street 2020 (G, R, HD, C, AD) Gary and Sarah clash, David is on edge, and will Amy piece together Tracy and Paula’s secret? 2.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (R, C) 3.00 Tipping Point (G, HD) Ben Shephard hosts a UK quiz show. 4.00 Te Karere (HD) A Māori perspective on the day’s news and current affairs. 4.30 Dog Squad (G, R, HD, C, AD) Delta team Aidan and Iko track a silly sinner who broke into a church, and Corrections dog Jesse plays postmaster at Auckland Prison. 5.00 The Chase (G, R, C) Bradley Walsh hosts a UK quiz show. 6.00 1 News (HD, C) 7.00 Seven Sharp (HD, C) Hilary Barry and Jeremy Wells present current affairs and entertainment. 7.30 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg (G, HD, C, AD) Jamie Oliver presents a series about cooking with vegetables. 8.30 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire UK (G, HD, C) Jeremy Clarkson presents a UK series in which contestants have the opportunity to answer 15 questions in the hope of winning £1,000,000. 9.30 Coronation Street 2020 (PGR, C, AD) James rips into Ed, Ken is faced with an impossible dilemma, and what is Ray playing at? 10.30 1 News Tonight (HD, C) 11.00 ■ Brainboxes (G, R, HD, C, AD) Local series following six gifted children as they experience the highs and lows of achieving goals well beyond their years. 12.00am Outback Truckers (PGR, R, HD, C) 1.00 Te Karere (R, HD) 1.25 Infomercials 5.35 – 6.00 Te Karere (R, HD)

6.30 Darwin & Newts (G, R, HD, C) 6.40 Moon & Me (G, HD, C) 7.00 My Little Pony (G, R, HD, C) 7.25 Star vs the Forces of Evil (G, R, HD, C) 7.50 Bunnicula (G, R, HD, C) 8.15 The Lion Guard (G, R, HD, C) 8.35 Goldie & Bear (G, R, HD, C) 9.00 Regular Show (G, R, HD) 9.10 Infomercials 10.10 Neighbours (G, R, HD, C) 10.40 Mike & Molly (PGR, R, HD, C) 11.05 Army Wives (PGR, R, HD, C) Noon 2 Broke Girls (AO, R, HD, C) 1.00 Judge Rinder (G, HD) 2.00 American Housewife (PGR, R, HD, C) 2.30 Home and Away (G, R, C) 3.00 Shortland Street (PGR, R, HD, C, AD) 3.30 Powerpuff Girls (G, R, HD, C) 3.40 Pokémon: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends (G, HD, C) 4.05 The Deep (G, HD, C) 4.30 Friends (G, R, HD, C) 5.00 The Simpsons (G, R, HD, C) 5.30 Home and Away (G, C) 6.00 The Big Bang Theory (G, R, HD, C) Howard weighs going to the next level with Bernadette, but must choose between his girlfriend and his mother. s4ep16 6.30 Neighbours (G, HD, C) Finn’s demons loom closer, Roxy hosts a saucy shindig, and Jane finds a surprising clue. 7.00 Shortland Street (PGR, HD, C, AD) Prince turns his back on Dawn, an old enemy returns to torment Sophia, and Chris blames Zara for the chaos. 7.30 Ten 7 Summer (PGR, HD, C) Some of the biggest cases and best moments from the past season of Police Ten 7. 8.00 Booze Patrol (PGR, HD, C) Australian series following police carrying out random breath testing. 8.30 Ambulance Australia (PGR, HD, C) A suspected terror incident, and a bushfire in north-western Sydney. 9.35 Naked Attraction (AO, HD, C) Mum of two Michelle and gym-obsessed Adam are looking for partners. 10.30 Two and a Half Men (PGR, R, HD, C) s4ep11 11.00 Mom (PGR, R, HD, C) s2ep18 11.25 Claws (AO, HD, C) Mac and Melba leave the body of a young woman in the salon and Desna and the crew search for information to use against them. 12.20am Private Practice (PGR, R, HD, C) 1.05 Shortland Street (PGR, R, HD, C, AD) 1.30 Infomercials 2.35 Quantico (AO, R, HD, C, AD) 3.20 Love Island UK (AO, R, HD) 5.05 Neighbours (G, R, HD, C) 5.30 – 6.00 Infomercials

6.00 The AM Show (HD) With Duncan Garner, Amanda Gillies and Mark Richardson. 9.00 The Cafe (HD) 10.00 Infomercials 11.25 Millionaire Hot Seat (G, R, HD) 12.25 Face the Truth (PGR, HD) 12.50 Dr Phil (AO, HD) 1.50 Married at First Sight Australia (PGR, R, HD) 3.20 My Sri Lanka with Peter Kuruvita (G, HD) 3.55 Darren Robertson’s Charcoal Kitchen (G, HD) 4.30 Newshub Live (HD) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat (G, HD) 6.00 Newshub Live (HD) 7.00 The Project (HD) With Jesse Mulligan, Kanoa Lloyd and Jeremy Corbett. 7.30 ■ Zumbo’s Just Desserts (PGR, HD, C) Adriano Zumbo and Rachel Khoo search for Australia’s best home cooks. Tonight, the two finalists must create a show-stopping dessert that oozes luxury and bling. s2ep10 8.35 The Graham Norton Show (PGR, HD, C) On Graham’s couch are Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Oti Mabuse, Alan Carr and Sam Smith. s26ep19 9.35 Live at the Apollo (AO, HD, C) Jamali Maddix introduces rising stars Fern Brady and Sindhu Vee. s14ep6 10.35 Newshub Late 11.05 NCIS: LA (AO, R, HD, C) s8ep23 12.00am – 6.00 Infomercials

■ NEW ■ RETURN ■ FINAL ■ FILM

TVNZ 2: Booze Patrol, 8.00pm

PRIME FREEVIEW 10 SKY 004 6.00 Kids’ Programmes (G, R) 9.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (G, R) 10.00 The Doctors (PGR) 11.00 The Chase Australia (G, R, C) Noon Everybody Loves Raymond (G, R, C) 12.30 Chicago Justice (AO, R, C) 1.30 Frasier (G, R) 2.00 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (PGR, R) 3.00 Wheel of Fortune (G) 3.30 Jeopardy (G) 4.00 A Place in the Sun (G) 5.00 3rd Rock from the Sun (G, C) 5.30 Prime News 6.00 Prime Sport (G) 6.30 Sky Sport News 7.00 The Crowd Goes Wild 7.30 SpeedWorks Motorsport (G) The Ryco 24/7 V8 Utes from Hampton Downs and the BNT V8s at Pukekohe. 9.30 Madam Secretary (PGR, C) Elizabeth faces mounting protests over rising fuel costs. 10.30 Prime Sport (G) 11.30 – 12.30am The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (PGR)

BRAVO FREEVIEW 4 SKY 012

MĀORI TV FREEVIEW 5 SKY 019

Infomercials (G, R) Four Weddings USA (G, R) Snapped (PGR, R) Keeping Up with the Kardashians (PGR, R) 1.00 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (PGR, R) 2.00 Below Deck (AO, R) 3.00 Undercover Boss (G, R, C) 4.00 The Kelly Clarkson Show (G) 5.00 Hoarders (G, R) 6.00 Judge Jerry (G) 6.30 Love It or List It (G) 7.30 Tattoo Fixers (PGR) At Halloween, Sketch slays Fiona’s zombie and helps Spike with a monster of a tattoo. 8.35 Below Deck (PGR) 10.35 The Real Housewives of Cheshire (AO) Rachel is determined to end the trip on a high, and longstanding relationships are threatened when a late-night disagreement results in a dinner party disaster. 11.30 Snapped: Killer Couples (PGR, R) 12.20am – 6.00 Infomercials (G, R)

6.30 Kids’ Programmes (G, R) 9.00 Best of Kai Time on the Road (G, R) 9.30 Ōpaki (G, R) 10.00 Celebrity Playlist (G, R) 10.30 Mōrena (R) 11.00 Ngā Tangata Taumata Rau (G, R) Noon Funny Whare: Gamesnight (PGR, R) 12.30 What’s up with the Tumoanas (PGR, R) 1.00 Ngā Pari Kārangaranga o te Motu (G, R) 1.30 Ōpaki (G, R) 2.00 Tōku Reo (G, R) 3.00 Kids’ Programmes (G, R) 6.30 Te Ao: Māori News 7.00 Tangaroa with Pio (G, R) 7.30 Easy Eats (G, R) Hera Te Kurapa presents a cooking show. 8.00 Funny Whare (PGR, R) 8.30 Haka Global (G, R) 9.00 Sidewalk Karaoke (G, R) 9.30 The Laughing Samoans (G, R) 10.00 Only in Aotearoa (AO, R) 10.30 Nanakia (PGR, R) 11.00 – 11.30 Te Ao: Māori News (R)

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C Captions AD Audio Description HD High Definition LISTENER FEBRUARY 29 2020

THURSDAY MARCH 5

SKY PREMIERE SKY 030

MOVIES EXTRA SKY 031

MOVIES CLASSICS SKY 034 RIALTO SKY 039

Level 16 (2018, 16) Katie Douglas, Celina Martin 7.55 The Merger (2018, M) Damian Callinan 9.35 Apartment 212 (2017, 16) Penelope Mitchell 11.15 Johnny English Strikes Again (2018, PG) Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller 12.45 Maine (2018, 16) Laia Costa 2.10 Level 16 (2018, 16) Katie Douglas, Celina Martin 3.50 The Merger (2018, M) Damian Callinan 5.35 Terminal (2018, 16) Margot Robbie, Simon Pegg 7.10 Sharon 1.2.3 (2018, M) A guy who dating two woman named Sharon falls for a new Sharon. Matt Bush 8.30 John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum (2019, 16) After killing a member of the assassin’s guild, John Wick faces an army of bounty hunters. Keanu Reeves 10.45 The Body (2018, 18) Tom Bateman 12.10am Adrift (2018, M) 1.45 The Amaranth (2018, M) 3.15 Terminal (2018, 16) 4.50 Sharon 1.2.3 (2018, M)

All That We Destroy (2018, 18) Samantha Mathis 9.05 The Leisure Seeker (2018, M) Helen Mirren, 10.55 The Queen of Hearts (2009, 16) Valerie Donzelli 12.20 Ideal Home (2018, M) Paul Rudd, Steve Coogan 1.50 Second Act (2018, M) Jennifer Lopez 3.35 The Leisure Seeker (2018, M) Helen Mirren 5.25 The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir (2018, M) Dhanush, Erin Moriarty 7.00 Hal (2018, M) Documentary about director Hal Ashby. 8.30 Driven (2018, 16) Based on John DeLorean’s quest to design the ultimate car of the future and his friendship with an FBI informant. Lee Pace, Jason Sudeikis 10.25 Overboard (2018, M) A single mother convinces a rich playboy with amnesia that they are married. Eugenio Derbez, Anna Faris 12.15am 11-11-11 (2011, 16) 1.50 Wandering Eye (2011, M) 3.16 The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir (2018, M) 4.50 Hal (2018, M)

The Pallbearer (1996, M) David Schwimmer 8.30 Killing Bono (2011, 16) Ben Barnes, Ralph Brown 10.20 Hush (1998, M) Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange 11.55 1941 (1979, PG) Dan Aykroyd 1.50 Rampage (1987, M) Michael Biehn, Alex McArthur 3.20 Absolute Beginners (1986, M) Eddie O’Connell 5.05 Soldier Blue (1970, 16) Candice Bergen 7.00 Messenger of Death (1988, M) A journalist uncovers a conspiracy behind the massacre of a Morman family. Charles Bronson 8.30 Mermaids (1990, PG) A single mother relocates to a small town with her two daughters. Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder 10.20 Angel Heart (1987, 16) A private investigator is tasked with locating a missing jazz singer. Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet 12.10am Another Country (1984, M) 1.40 Messenger of Death (1988, M) 3.10 Mermaids (1990, PG) 5.00 Angel Heart (1987, 16)

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You Are? USA (PG) 3.20 The Graham Norton Show (M) 4.05 The Jonathan Ross Show (M) 4.55 Holby City (M) 5.55 – 6.55 Call the Midwife (PG)

ThreeLife FREEVIEW 11 SKY 029

6.00 Infomercials 9.00 Luxury Homes Revealed (R, HD) 9.30 Family Feud Australia (R, HD) 10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 10.30 The AFN Fishing Show (R, HD) 11.00 Garage Dreams (R, HD) 11.30 Celebrity Car Wars (R, HD) 12.30 Secret Meat Business (R, HD) 1.00 The Gadget Show (R, HD) 1.30 Luxury Homes Revealed (R, HD) 2.00 Family Feud Australia (R, HD) 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 3.00 The AFN Fishing Show (R, HD) 3.30 Garage Dreams (R, HD) 4.00 Celebrity Car Wars (R, HD) 5.00 Secret Meat Business (R, HD) 5.30 The Gadget Show (R, HD) 6.00 Luxury Homes Revealed (HD) 6.30 Family Feud Australia (R, HD) 7.00 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 7.30 Dream Home Ideas (R, HD) 8.00 Before and After (HD) 8.30 Zombie House Flipping (R, HD) 9.30 Flipping San Diego (R, HD) 10.30 Luxury Homes Revealed (HD) 11.00 Family Feud Australia (R, HD) 11.30 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 12.00am – 6.00 Infomercials

Choice TV FREEVIEW 12 SKY 024

6.00 Big Ben: Saving the World’s Most Famous Clock 7.30 Nigellissima 8.00 The Kitten Rescuers 9.00 Bondi Harvest 9.30 Buying & Selling with the Property Brothers 10.30 Mysteries at the Museum 11.30 Gem Hunt 12.30 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle 1.30 Running Wild with Bear Grylls 2.30 Alone: The Arctic (PGR) 3.30 Animal Empires 4.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Comfort Food 5.30 Mysteries at the Museum 6.30 Hunters & Collectors 7.30 Yukon Gold (PGR) 8.30 The Day the Rock Star Died (PGR) Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. 9.30 Ozzy and Jack’s World Detour (PGR) 10.30 Hunters & Collectors 11.30 Mysteries at the Museum 12.30am The Hairy Bikers’ Comfort Food 1.30 Freedom Riders 2.00 Cash Cowboys 3.00 The Day the Rock Star Died (PGR) 4.00 Ozzy and Jack’s World Detour (PGR) 5.00 – 600 Mysteries at the Museum

TVNZ Duke FREEVIEW 13 SKY 023

1.40pm Top Gear (HD, C) 2.40 American Pickers (HD) 3.30 Two and a Half Men (PGR, HD, C) 3.55

FEBRUARY 29 2020 LISTENER

6.00 Colette (2018, M) Keira Knightley 7.50 See Know Evil (2018, M) US documentary. 9.30 Book Club (2018, M) Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda 11.15 The Teach (16) s2ep3&4 1.20 Bird’s Eye! (2019, G) NZ documentary. 1.30 The Wild Pear Tree (2018, M) Aydin Dogu Demirkol 4.35 Making the Grade (2017, G) Irish documentary. 6.00 I Am … (M) UK drama series. s1ep1 6.50 Red Joan (2018, M) Based on the story of the KGB’s longest-serving British spy. Judi Dench 8.30 Anthropocene: The Human Epoch (2018, M) US documentary about the impact of humans on the planet. TV Films, page 61 10.00 Back to Burgundy (2017, M) Three siblings return home when their father falls ill. Pio Marmaï, Ana Girardot 11.55 Killing Patient Zero (2019, 16) Canadian documentary. 1.35am The Teach (16) s2ep5&6 3.30 The Wild Pear Tree (2018, M)

SoHo SKY 010

Rialto: Red Joan, 6.50pm The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (C) 4.20 America’s Funniest Home Videos (HD, C) 5.10 Home Improvement (HD, C) 5.35 Top Gear (HD, C) 6.35 The Big Bang Theory (HD, C) 7.00 Two and a Half Men (PGR, HD, C) 7.30 The Simpsons (HD, C) 8.30 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (AO, HD, C) Host Bill Bailey, Joe Lycett and Isy Suttie. 9.35 The Russell Howard Hour (AO) 10.35 Have You Been Paying Attention? (C) 11.30 Live at the Apollo (AO, HD, C) Jon Richardson, Sara Pascoe and Nathan Caton. 12.20am – 12.35 TVNZ Football Club

UKTV SKY 007 6.05 Doc Martin (M) 6.55 EastEnders (PG) 7.30 The Graham Norton Show (M) 8.20 The Bill (M) 9.10 Midsomer Murders (M) 10.40 Call the Midwife (PG) 11.25 Doc Martin (M) 12.15 Lewis (M) 1.45 The Bill (M) 2.40 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M) 3.35 The Force: Essex (M) 4.30 The Graham Norton Show (M) 5.30 Who Do You Think You Are? USA (PG) Laverne Cox. 6.20 QI (M) 6.55 EastEnders (PG) 7.30 QI (M) 8.00 Would I Lie to You? (PG) 8.30 The Graham Norton Show (M) With Tom Hiddleston, John Malkovich, Sara Pascoe and Samuel L Jackson. s19ep7 9.30 The Jonathan Ross Show (M) With Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith, Noel Fielding, Mo Gilligan and musician Olly Murs. s13ep5 10.25 Doctor Foster (M) s2ep2 11.30 Lewis (M) s8ep1 1.00am QI (M) 2.00 Would I Lie to You? (PG) 2.35 Who Do You Think

6.50 Strike Back (18) s7ep3 7.40 Temple (16) s1ep5 8.25 Real Time with Bill Maher (M) s18ep6 9.25 Animal Kingdom (16) s2ep9 10.15 The New Pope (16) s1ep1 11.15 Snowfall (18) s1ep7 11.55 Game of Thrones (18) s3ep6 12.50 White House Farm (18) s1ep5 1.40 Westworld (18) s2ep9 2.40 The Outsider (16) s1ep9 3.40 Ray Donovan (18) s5ep1 4.35 The Leftovers (16) s2ep6 5.35 Shameless (18) s8ep4 6.30 City on a Hill (16) s1ep2 7.25 Chernobyl (16) s1ep3 8.30 The New Pope (16) Lenny Belardo secretly returns to the Vatican. s1ep8 9.30 Get Shorty (16) s1ep8 10.25 McMillion$ (M) s1ep5 11.25 Bates Motel (16) s5ep10 12.10am Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (M) s7ep3 12.40 City on a Hill (16) s1ep2 1.45 Chernobyl (16) s1ep3 2.50 The New Pope (16) s1ep8 3.50 Get Shorty (16) s1ep8 4.45 McMillion$ (M) s1ep5 5.45 – 6.30 Bates Motel (16) s5ep10

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6.00 Selling Houses Australia (G) 6.55 Escape to the Country (PG) 7.50 Long Lost Family UK (G) 8.45 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun (PG) 9.40 Love It or List It Australia (PG) 10.35 Garden Rescue (PG) 11.30 Love Your Garden (PG) 12.25 Location Location Location (G) 1.20 Escape to the Country (PG) 2.10 Location Location Location (G) 3.05 Long Lost Family UK (G) 4.00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun (PG) 4.55 Garden Rescue (PG) 5.45 Selling Houses Australia (G) 6.40 Location Location Location (G) 7.35 Love It or List It Australia (PG) 8.25 Back in Time for Dinner (PG) The 1980s was a decade of big hair, a booming economy and the arrival of the microwave. 9.25 Great American Railroad Journeys (G) Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the Grand Cannon. 10.35 Grand Designs New Zealand (PG) 11.25 Great Canal Journeys (G) 12.20am Great Canal Journeys (G) 1.15 Love It or List It Australia (PG) 2.10 Back in Time for Dinner (PG) 3.10 Great American Railroad Journeys (G) 4.10 Grand Designs New Zealand (PG) 5.00 – 6.00 The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes (PG)

THURSDAY MARCH 5

SPORT

RADIO

Sky Sport 1 SKY 051

RNZ National

6.00 Rugby, Gallagher Premiership, highlights 7.00 Fench Top 14, Bordeaux v Castres, replay 9.00 Fench Top 14, Toulon v Paris, replay 11.00 The Breakdown Noon Super Rugby, Highlanders v Rebels 12.30 Super Rugby, Waratahs v Lions 1.00 Super Rugby, Hurricanes v Sunwolves 1.30 Super Rugby, Reds v Sharks 2.00 Super Rugby, Stormers v Blues 2.30 Super Rugby, Bulls v Jaguares 3.00 World Rugby Sevens Los Angeles 6.00 The Breakdown 7.00 Super Rugby, Highlanders v Rebels 7.30 Super Rugby, Hurricanes v Sunwolves 8.00 Super Rugby, Stormers v Blues 8.30 Thursday Night Kick Off, live 9.00 Super Rugby, Highlanders v Rebels 9.30 Super Rugby, Hurricanes v Sunwolves, highlights 10.00 Super Rugby, Stormers v Blues, highlights 10.30 Thursday Kick Off 11.00 World Rugby Sevens Los Angeles, highlights 2.00am Rugby, Guinness Pro14 3.00 Rugby, Gallagher Premiership 4.00 French Top 14 4.30 World Rugby Sevens Los Angeles

Sky Sport 2 SKY 052 8.30 Cricket, Black Caps v India, 2nd test day 5 9.30 TBC 1.00 Black Caps v India, 2nd test day 5 2.00 Cricket, South Africa v Australia, 1st ODI, highlights 3.00 Cricket, South Africa v Australia, 2nd ODI, highlights 4.00 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 4.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, 1st semi-final, from Sydney Cricket Ground, live 8.00 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 8.30 Cricket, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, 2nd semifinal, from Sydney Cricket Ground, live 12.00am ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 12.30 TBC 1.00

DOCUMENTARIES Sky Arts SKY 020 6.00 Baroque Treasures 7.10 Institute of Art and Ideas 8.00 Landscape Artist of the Year 8.45 The Wanderers 9.00 Salzburg Festival 2018: Tchaikovsky & Debussy 10.45 BBC Proms: Jarvi Conducts a Nordic Night 12.40 Sinfonia Grange Au Lac D’evian 2018 2.00 Baroque Treasures: Ospedale to Concordia 3.10 Institute of Art and Ideas 2 4.00 ■ The Feminister (2018, G) 5.30 Tim Marlow On 6.00 Urban Myths 6.30 Brilliant Ideas 7.00 Private View: The Art of Collecting 7.45 Comedy Legends: Lucille Ball. 8.30 Anthems: New Zealand’s Iconic Hits (M) 9.30 This Is Art 10.30 Off Camera 11.30 Poetry in America 12.00am ■ The Feminister (2018, G) 1.30 Tim Marlow On 2.00 Urban Myths 2.30 Brilliant Ideas 3.00 Private View: The Art of Collecting 3.45 Comedy Legends 4.30 Anthems: New Zealand’s Iconic Hits (M) 5.30 This Is Art

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6.35 Fast N’ Loud (PG) 7.30 World’s Deadliest Weather (PG) 8.20 Alaska: The Last Frontier (PG) 9.10 Homestead Rescue (PG) 10.00 How It’s Made (PG) 10.25 How Do They Do It? (PG) 10.50 Aussie Gold Hunters (PG) 11.40 Swamp Murders (M) 12.30 Killer Instinct with Chris Hansen (M) 1.20 The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead (M) 2.10 Top Gear (PG) 3.00 Bering Sea Gold (PG) 3.50 Deadliest Catch (PG) 4.45 Fast N’ Loud (PG) 5.40 Aussie Gold Hunters (PG) 6.35 Gold Rush (PG) 8.30 Outback Opal Hunters (PG) 9.25 Undercover Billionaire (PG) 10.15 Homestead Rescue (PG) 11.05 Naked and Afraid (PG) 11.55 How It’s Made (PG) 12.20am How Do They Do It? (PG) 12.45 World’s Deadliest Weather (PG) 1.35 Deadliest Catch (PG) 2.25 Bering Sea Gold (PG) 4.05 What on Earth? (PG) 4.55 Naked and Afraid (PG) 5.45 Deadliest Catch (PG)

National Geographic SKY 072 6.30 Egypt from Above (PG) 7.30 Cruise Ship Diaries (PG) 8.30 The Story of God (PG) 9.30 The Movies (M) 10.30 Brain Games (PG) 11.30 Original

FREEVIEW 50 SKY 421 iHeartRADIO

Sky Sport 3: Brisbane Lions v GWS Giants, 9.00am Cricket, South Africa v Australia, 2nd ODI 2.00 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2.30 TBC

Sky Sport 3 SKY 053 7.00 Aussie Rules, Women’s AFL, St Kilda Saints v Fremantle Dockers, replay 9.00 Aussie Rules, Women’s AFL, Brisbane Lions v GWS Giants, replay 11.00 Netball, ANZ Premiership Launch 2.00 Football, ISPS Handa Premiership, Waitakere United v Hamilton Wanderers, replay 4.00 Hyundai A-League, Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix, replay 6.00 ITM Hook Me Up! 7.00 Netball, ANZ Premiership Launch 10.00 Cricket, South Africa v Australia, 2nd ODI, highlights 11.00 Black Caps v India, 2nd test, day 5 12.00am ITM Hook Me Up! 1.00 Thursday Kick Off 1.30 World Rugby Sevens Los Angeles 4.30 Netball Superleague, Strathclyde Sirens v London Pulse, replay Sin (M) 12.30 Wicked Tuna (PG) 1.30 Airport Security (M) 3.30 Situation Critical (M) 4.30 Air Crash Investigation Marathon (M) 8.30 Ultimate Supercar (PG) 9.30 Apocalypse (M) 10.30 Drain the Oceans (PG) 11.30 Banged Up Abroad (M) 12.30am Science of Stupid (M) 1.00 Primal Survivor China (PG) 2.00 Brain Games (PG) 2.30 Ultimate Supercar (PG) 3.30 Apocalypse (M) 4.30 Drain the Oceans (PG) 5.30 Banged Up Abroad (M)

History SKY 073 6.30 Oliver Stone: Untold History of the US (M) 7.30 Hitler’s People (16) 8.30 Time Team (PG) 9.30 Time Team 10.30 WWII: 1941 and the Man of Steel (M) 11.30 Titans of the 20th Century (PG) 12.30 Portillo’s Hidden History of Britain (M) 1.30 Unsolved Mysteries of WWII (PG) 2.30 Tales of the Gun (PG) 3.30 Dead Men’s Secrets (PG) 4.30 Dogfights (PG) 5.30 Spy Web (PG) 6.30 The 101 Who Made the Twentieth Century (M) 7.30 KGB: The Sword and the Shield (M) 8.30 Ancient Aliens (PG) 9.30 Forbidden History (M) 10.30 Life in Outer Space 11.30 Search for Destiny: The Middle East (PG) 12.30am Unsolved Mysteries of WWII (PG) 1.30 Tales of the Gun (PG) 2.30 Dead Men’s Secrets (PG) 3.15 Dogfights (PG) 4.00 KGB: The Sword and the Shield (M) 4.45 Ancient Aliens (PG) 5.30 Forbidden History (M)

BBC Earth SKY 074 6.35 Natural Curiosities (PG) 7.25 Life Below Zero (M) 8.10 Where the Wild Men Are (PG) 8.55 Wild Thailand (PG) 9.55 Patrick Aryee’s Monkeys (PG) 10.45 Earth’s Natural Wonders (PG) 11.35 24 Hours in A&E (M) 12.25 Blue Planet II (PG) 1.25 Dangerous Earth (PG) 2.15 Tribes, Animals & Me (PG) 3.10 Natural Curiosities (PG) 4.00 Wild Thailand (PG) 5.00 Life Below Zero (M) 5.50 Where the Wild Men Are (M) 6.45 The Dog Rescuers (PG) 7.35 24 Hours in A&E (M) 8.30 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (PG) 9.20 24 Hours in A&E (PG) 10.15 Blue Planet II (PG) 11.20 Wild Thailand (PG) 12.20am Life Below Zero (M) 1.05 The Dog Rescuers (PG) 2.35 24 Hours in A&E (PG) 3.25 24 Hours in A&E (M) 4.15 Life Below Zero (M) 5.00 The Dog Rescuers (PG) 5.45 Blue Planet II (PG)

5.00 First Up with Indira Stewart 6.00 Morning Report Including 6.20 and 6.50 Business News 6.26 Rural News 6.48 and 7.45 NZ Newspapers 9.06 Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan Including 10.45 The Reading Noon Midday Report Including 12.16 Business News 12.26 Sport 12.34 Rural News 12.43 Worldwatch 1.06 Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan 4.06 The Panel with Wallace Chapman 5.00 Checkpoint with Lisa Owen Drive-time news and current affairs 6.30 Trending Now 6.55 The House Insights from Parliament 7.06 Nights with Bryan Crump 8.15 Dateline Pacific 8.30 Windows on the World 9.06 Our Changing World Highlights from the world of science and the environment, with Alison Ballance 10.00 News at Ten 10.15 Lately with Karyn Hay 11.06 The Music 101 Pocket Edition 12.04am All Night Programme

Website: rnz.co.nz

RNZ Concert FREEVIEW 51 SKY 422 iHeartRADIO

News & Weather 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00am, noon, 5.00pm 6.00 Daybreak With Cynthia Morahan 9.00 The Works With Nick Tipping Noon Upbeat Music and the arts, with David Morriss 3.00 Classical Connection With Rick Young 7.00 Evening Classics 8.00 Music Alive Direct from Auckland Town Hall – Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra: Cityscapes – Jennifer Higdon: City Scape: river sings a song to trees; Mozart: Concerto in C for flute and harp K299; Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 2, A London Symphony, Melanie Lancon (flute), Ingrid Bauer (harp), Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra/Robert Spano 10.00 Day’s End 12.00am Music Through the Night

Website: rnz.co.nz/concert

Newstalk ZB 6.00 Mike Hosking 9.00 Kerre McIvor Noon Simon Barnett & Phil Gifford 4.00 Heather du Plessis-Allan 7.00 D’Arcy Waldegrave 8.00 Marcus Lush 12.00am Bruce Russell 5.00 Kate Hawkesby Website: newstalkzb.co.nz

Magic Talk 6.00 The AM Show 9.00 Peter Williams Noon Sean Plunket 4.00 Ryan Bridge 7.00 Leah Panapa 11.00 Tony Amos 5.00am Magic Music Website: magic. co.nz

Sky Arts: Comedy Legends: Lucille Ball, 7.45pm

FRIDAY MARCH 6

TVNZ 1 FREEVIEW 1 SKY 001

TVNZ 2 FREEVIEW 2 SKY 002

THREE FREEVIEW 3 SKY 003

6.00 Breakfast (HD) With Hayley Holt and John Campbell. 9.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (C) 10.00 Tipping Point (G, R, HD) With Ben Shephard. 11.00 Cash Trapped (G, HD, C) Noon 1 News (HD, C) 12.30 Emmerdale (PGR, HD, C) Zak and Faith are left in the dark, Amy tries to do her best for Kyle, and Cain reels over Matty. 1.00 ■ Coronation Street 2020 (PGR, R, HD, C, AD) A furious Amy tears into Tracy, Gail implores David to testify at Josh’s trial, and Tracy begs Mary for help. 2.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (R, C) 3.00 Tipping Point (G, HD) Ben Shephard hosts a UK quiz show. 4.00 Te Karere (HD) 4.30 Dog Squad (G, R, HD, C, AD) It’s a big night for Waikato Delta team Kieran and Gabby, and there’s a major find for drug dog Tai at Auckland Prison. 5.00 The Chase (G, R, C) Bradley Walsh hosts a UK quiz show. 6.00 1 News (HD, C) 7.00 Seven Sharp (HD, C) Hilary Barry and Jeremy Wells present current affairs and entertainment. 7.30 The Repair Shop (C) Furniture restorer Jay Blades presents a UK series in which family treasures are restored by experts in a workshop at the Weald and Downland Living Museum in Sussex. 8.30 Call the Midwife (PGR, HD, C, AD) Leading up to Mother’s Day, the team must survive Lent and are forced to give up more than just cigarettes and sugar, 50-year-old Florrie has memory trouble, and Shelagh and the midwives try to help a pregnant prostitute who tells a few tall tales. s9ep2 9.45 Coronation Street 2020 (PGR, C, AD) Alya is concerned for Yasmeen, Tyrone is torn, and Abi is encouraged to tell the truth. 10.45 1 News Tonight (HD, C) 11.15 Playing for Keeps (AO, HD, C) Australian drama series about the players, wives and girlfriends of an Aussie Rules club. Tonight, the pressure is on as President Kath heads into her first game event of the season. s1ep3 12.15am Blindspot (AO, R, HD, C) A tattoo puts the team in danger when a deadly disease is released inside the FBI. s4ep3 1.10 Te Karere (R, HD) 1.35 – 6.00 Infomercials

6.30 Rescue Bots Academy (G, HD, C) 6.40 Moon & Me (G, HD, C) 7.00 My Little Pony (G, R, HD, C) 7.25 Star vs the Forces of Evil (G, R, HD, C) 7.50 Bunnicula (G, R, HD, C) 8.15 The Lion Guard (G, R, HD, C) 8.35 Goldie & Bear (G, R, HD, C) 9.00 Regular Show (G, R, HD) 9.10 Religious Programming (R) 10.10 Neighbours (G, R, HD, C) 10.40 Mike & Molly (PGR, R, HD, C) 11.10 Army Wives (PGR, R, HD, C) Noon 2 Broke Girls (AO, R, HD, C) 1.00 Judge Rinder (G, HD) 2.00 American Housewife (PGR, R, HD, C) 2.30 Home and Away (G, R, C) 3.00 Shortland Street (PGR, R, HD, C, AD) 3.30 Powerpuff Girls (G, R, HD, C) 3.45 Pokémon: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends (G, HD, C) 4.05 The Deep (G, HD, C) 4.30 Friends (G, R, HD, C) 5.00 The Simpsons (G, R, HD, C) 6.00 The Big Bang Theory (G, R, HD, C) When the gang starts hanging out at Raj’s, Sheldon realises it’s actually Leonard who is the centre of their social group. s4ep17 6.30 Neighbours (G, HD, C) Susan starts to worry about Finn, Jane accuses Elly, and another old neighbour is back. 7.00 Shortland Street (PGR, HD, C, AD) Detective Marty is back on the case, Chris finds a new way to operate, and Cece plays a dangerous online game. 7.30 ■ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, PGR, R, HD, C, AD) Four British children evacuated during the Blitz to the countryside find a wardrobe that leads to another world. Anna Popplewell, William Moseley, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, Tilda Swinton. TV Films, page 61 10.10 Have You Been Paying Attention? (PGR, R, C) Hayley Sproull hosts a news quiz with comedians Urzila Carlson, Vaughan Smith and guests. 11.10 RuPaul’s Drag Race UK (AO, HD, C) The queens split into two teams for a girl group battle in which they try to impress guest judge Jade from Little Mix. 12.25am Kevin Can Wait (G, HD, C) 12.50 The Russell Howard Hour (AO) 1.40 Shortland Street (PGR, R, HD, C, AD) 2.05 Infomercials 3.10 Love Island UK (AO, R, HD) 5.00 Neighbours (G, R, HD, C) 5.25 Regular Show (G, R, HD) 5.35 – 6.00 Bizaardvark (G, R, HD)

6.00 The AM Show (HD) With Duncan Garner, Amanda Gillies and Mark Richardson. 9.00 The Cafe (HD) 10.00 Infomercials 11.30 Millionaire Hot Seat (G, R, HD) 12.30 Face the Truth (PGR, HD) 1.00 Dr Phil (AO, HD) 2.00 America’s Got Talent: The Champions (G, R, HD, C) 3.55 Darren Robertson’s Charcoal Kitchen (G, HD) Darren explores a tea plantation and demystifies the smoking process. 4.30 Newshub Live (HD) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat (G, HD) 6.00 Newshub Live (HD) 7.00 The Project (HD) With Jesse Mulligan, Kanoa Lloyd and Jeremy Corbett. 7.30 ■ Jurassic Park (1993, PGR, R, HD, C) A group on a tour of an island theme park populated by dinosaurs are in trouble when the engineered predators break free. Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Richard Attenborough, Samuel L Jackson. TV Films, page 61 10.00 Newshub Late 10.30 American Dad (AO, HD) Roger breaks up Steve’s friendship with Snot, Barry and Toshi, Jeff realises he has a flair for house flipping, and Francine asks Stan to give Steve “the talk”. 11.30 Face the Truth (PGR, R, HD) Vivica A Fox and her team tackle difficult problems. 11.55 – 6.00am Infomercials

■ NEW ■ RETURN ■ FINAL ■ FILM FEBRUARY 29 2020 LISTENER

Bravo: Step Up, 8.30pm

PRIME FREEVIEW 10 SKY 004 6.00 Kids’ Programmes (G, R) 9.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (G, R) 10.00 The Doctors (PGR) 11.00 The Chase Australia (G, R, C) Noon Everybody Loves Raymond (G, R, C) 12.30 Chicago Justice (PGR, R, C) 1.30 Frasier (G, R) 2.00 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (PGR, R) 3.00 Wheel of Fortune (G) 3.30 Jeopardy (G) 4.00 Cricket (G) ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, semi-finals. 5.00 3rd Rock from the Sun (G, C) 5.30 Prime News 6.00 Prime Sport (G) 6.30 Sky Sport News 7.00 The Crowd Goes Wild 7.30 ■ Border Security (PGR, R, C) 8.35 ■ Surveillance Oz (PGR, C) 9.35 RAW (PGR) 10.35 New Amsterdam (PGR) As the storm rages, Max relies on an unlikely source to get the lights back on. 11.30 – 12.30am The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (PGR)

BRAVO FREEVIEW 4 SKY 012

MĀORI TV FREEVIEW 5 SKY 019

Infomercials (G, R) Four Weddings USA (G, R) Snapped (PGR, R) Keeping Up with the Kardashians (PGR, R) 12.40 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (PGR, R) 1.35 Below Deck (AO, R) 3.00 Undercover Boss (G, R, C) 4.00 The Kelly Clarkson Show (G) 5.00 Hoarders (G, R) 6.00 Judge Jerry (G) 6.30 Love It or List It (G) 7.35 Catfish (G, R) Nev and Max discover that Dejay and Malik are being played by the same guy. s5ep1 8.30 ■ Step Up (2006, PGR, R, C) A guy who is sentenced to community service at a school for the performing arts meets a dancer who is willing to give him a chance. Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Rachel Griffiths, Josh Henderson. 10.50 Snapped (PGR, R) 11.40 Snapped: Killer Couples (PGR, R) 12.30am – 6.00 Infomercials (G, R)

6.30 Kids’ Programmes (G, R) 9.00 Best of Kai Time on the Road (G, R) 9.30 Ōpaki (G, R) 10.00 Celebrity Playlist (G, R) 10.30 Mōrena (R) 11.00 Ngā Tangata Taumata Rau (G, R) Noon Funny Whare: Gamesnight (PGR, R) 12.30 What’s up with the Tumoanas (PGR, R) 1.00 Ngā Pari Kārangaranga o te Motu (G, R) 1.30 Ōpaki (G, R) 2.00 Tōku Reo (G, R) 3.00 Kids’ Programmes (G) 6.30 Te Ao: Māori News 7.00 Tangaroa with Pio (G, R) 7.30 He Kākano (G, R) With gardener Jade Temepara. 8.00 Toa: Toa o Aotearoa (PGR, R) 8.30 ■ Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986, PGR, R) William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy. 10.40 Ngā Pari Kārangaranga o te Motu (G, R) Ngā Whetu o te Kohu. 11.10 – 11.40 Te Ao: Māori News (R)

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FRIDAY MARCH 6

SKY PREMIERE SKY 030

MOVIES EXTRA SKY 031

MOVIES CLASSICS SKY 034 RIALTO SKY 039

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6.20 Driven (2018, 16) Lee Pace, Jason Sudeikis 8.15 Overboard (2018, M) Eugenio Derbez, Anna Faris 10.05 The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir (2018, M) Dhanush, Erin Moriarty 11.40 Hal (2018, M) Documentary. 1.10 Driven (2018, 16) Lee Pace, Jason Sudeikis 3.05 Overboard (2018, M) Eugenio Derbez, Anna Faris 4.55 Friedkin Uncut (2018, 16) Documentary. 6.40 White Boy Rick (2018, 16) Based on the story of a street hustler who became the youngest FBI informant. Richie Merritt, Matthew McConaughey 8.30 The Equalizer 2 (2018, 16) Robert McCall sets out on a path of revenge after one of his friends is murdered. Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Melissa Leo 10.35 Lost in London (2017, M) Woody Harrelson 12.20am Surprise Me (2017, PG) 1.50 Jeruzalem (2015, 16) 3.20 Friedkin Uncut (2018, 16) 5.05 White Boy Rick (2018, 16)

6.50 Another Country (1984, M) Rupert Everett, Colin Firth 8.20 Soldier Blue (1970, 16) Candice Bergen 10.11 Messenger of Death (1988, M) Charles Bronson 11.40 Mermaids (1990, PG) Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder 1.30 Angel Heart (1987, 16) Mickey Rourke 3.20 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001, 16) Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith 5.05 A Room with a View (1985, PG) Helena Bonham Carter 7.00 I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988, M) A wannabe hero proclaims war on a powerful crime lord. Keenan Ivory Wayans, Bernie Casey 8.30 Deliverance (1972, 16) A group of friends go on a canoeing trip into the American back-country. Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds 10.20 Hamburger Hill (1987, M) Don Cheadle 12.10am Enigma (1982, M) 1.50 I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988, M) 3.20 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001, 16) 5.05 A Room with a View (1985, PG)

John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum (2019, 16) Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry 8.20 Adrift (2018, M) Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin 10.00 The Amaranth (2018, M) Melora Walters 11.30 Terminal (2018, 16) Margot Robbie, Simon Pegg 1.05 Sharon 1.2.3 (2018, M) Matt Bush, Gina Rodriguez 2.25 John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum (2019, 16) Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry 4.35 Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018, 16) Benicio Del Toro 6.35 Breakthrough (2019, PG) Chrissy Metz, Topher Grace 8.30 The Miracle Season (2018, PG) Based on the story of an Iowa school volleyball team who fought on after the death of their star player. Helen Hunt, Erin Moriarty, William Hurt 10.15 Widows (2018, 16) Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Liam Neeson 12.25am Culture Shock (2018, 18) 1.54 Support the Girls (2018, M) 3.21 Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018, 16) 5.19 Breakthrough (2019, PG)

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QI (M) 1.45 Who Do You Think You Are? USA (PG) 2.25 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (PG) 4.05 The Force: North East (M) 4.50 The Graham Norton Show (M) 5.40 – 6.10 Insert Name Here (M)

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6.00 Infomercials 9.00 Luxury Homes Revealed (R, HD) 9.30 Family Feud Australia (R, HD) 10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 10.30 Dream Home Ideas (R, HD) 11.00 Before and After (R, HD) 11.30 Zombie House Flipping (R, HD) 12.30 Flipping San Diego (R, HD) 1.30 Luxury Homes Revealed (R, HD) 2.00 Family Feud Australia (R, HD) 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 3.00 Dream Home Ideas (R, HD) 3.30 Before and After (R, HD) 4.00 Zombie House Flipping (R, HD) 5.00 Flipping San Diego (R, HD) 6.00 Luxury Homes Revealed (HD) 6.30 Family Feud Australia (R, HD) 7.00 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 7.30 A Question of Love (R, HD) 8.30 Arranged USA (R, HD) 9.30 Love Handles (R, HD) 10.30 Luxury Homes Revealed (HD) 11.00 Family Feud Australia (R, HD) 11.30 Good Chef Bad Chef (R, HD) 12.00am – 6.00 Infomercials

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6.00 Some Kind of Joy: The Buildings of Grimshaw 7.00 The Hairy Bikers’ Comfort Food 8.00 Love Nature: Animal Empires 9.00 Cheese Slices 9.30 Buying & Selling with the Property Brothers 10.30 Mysteries at the Museum 11.30 Ozzy and Jack’s World Detour (PGR) 12.30 Hunters & Collectors 1.30 The Day the Rock Star Died (PGR) 2.30 Yukon Gold (PGR) 3.30 Love Nature: Baby Animals and Friends 4.30 Culinary Genius 5.30 Mysteries at the Museum 6.30 American Restoration: Truck Edition 7.30 Building the Dream 8.30 Escape to the Chateau: DIY 9.30 Monty Don’s American Gardens 10.30 American Restoration: Truck Edition 11.30 Mysteries at the Museum 12.30am Culinary Genius 1.30 Freedom Riders 2.00 Cash Cowboys 3.00 Love Nature: Baby Animals and Friends 4.00 Escape to the Chateau: DIY 5.00 – 6.00 Mysteries at the Museum

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1.35pm Top Gear (HD) 2.30 American Pickers (HD) 3.20 Two and a Half Men (PGR, HD, C) 3.45 Fresh Prince of Bel Air (C) 4.10 America’s Funniest Home

Back to Burgundy (2017, M) Pio Marmaï 8.30 Red Joan (2018, M) Judi Dench 10.10 Making the Grade (2017, G) Irish documentary. 11.35 The Wild Pear Tree (2018, M) Aydin Dogu Demirkol 2.40 The Eagle Huntress (2016, G) UK documentary. 4.05 I Think We’re Alone Now (2018, M) Peter Dinklage 5.45 Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist (2018, M) UK documentary. 7.10 Run (2019, M) In a small town in Scotland, a group of guys escape through latenight car races. Mark Stanley 8.30 Cardinal (16) Delorm tries to assess whether Cardinal’s wife may not have committed suicide. s3ep5 9.15 A Fantastic Woman (2017, M) Daniela Vega 11.00 Dark Crimes (2016, 18) Jim Carrey, Marton Csokas 12.30am The Teach (16) s2ep7&8 2.40 Meet Munch Jr. (2019, G) 2.50 I Think We’re Alone Now (2018, M) 4.30 Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist (2018, M) 5.55 Run (2019, M) 6.35

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Sky Premiere: The Miracle Season, 8.30pm Videos (HD, C) 5.00 Home Improvement (HD, C) 5.30 Top Gear (HD) 6.30 The Big Bang Theory (HD, C) 7.00 Two and a Half Men (PGR, HD, C) 7.30 The Simpsons (HD, C) 8.30 ■ Be Kind Rewind (2008, PGR, HD, C) When two video-store clerks accidentally erase all the tapes in their shop, they set out to remake the films. Jack Black, Mos Def. 10.20 – 12.55am Live PD Uncut (AO, HD)

UKTV SKY 007 6.55 EastEnders (PG) 7.30 The Graham Norton Show (M) 8.20 The Bill (M) 9.10 Midsomer Murders (M) 10.40 Call the Midwife (PG) 11.25 Doc Martin (M) 12.15 Lewis (M) 1.50 The Bill (M) 2.45 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M) 3.40 The Force: Essex (M) 4.35 The Graham Norton Show (M) 5.30 Who Do You Think You Are? USA (PG) Megan Mullaly. 6.20 Insert Name Here (M) s3ep4 6.55 EastEnders (PG) 7.30 QI (M) With Richard Osman, Lucy Porter and Phill Jupitus. 8.00 Would I Lie to You? (PG) With Tom Allen, Geoff Norcott, Vicki Pepperdine and Esme Young. 8.30 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (PG) Host Jimmy Carr is joined by Sean Lock, Kevin Bridges, Joe Wilkinson and Victoria Coren Mitchell. 9.25 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M) Host Jimmy Carr is joined by Sean Lock, Roisin Conaty, Alan Carr and Joe Lycett. 10.20 The Force: North East (M) s1ep16 11.15 Lewis (M) s8ep2 12.45am Would I Lie to You? (PG) 1.15

6.30 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (M) s7ep3 7.00 City on a Hill (16) s1ep2 7.55 Chernobyl (16) s1ep3 9.00 Animal Kingdom (16) s2ep10 9.50 The New Pope (16) s1ep2 10.50 Snowfall (18) s1ep8 11.35 Game of Thrones (18) s3ep7 12.35 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (M) s7ep3 1.05 The New Pope (16) s1ep8 2.05 Get Shorty (16) s1ep8 3.00 McMillion$ (M) s1ep5 4.00 Bates Motel (16) s5ep10 4.45 The Leftovers (16) s2ep7 5.45 Shameless (18) s8ep5 6.45 The Outsider (16) s1ep9 7.40 Strike Back (18) s7ep3 8.30 The Leftovers (16) s1ep5 9.30 Hap and Leonard: The Two-Bear Mambo (16) s3ep5 10.15 Strange Angel (16) s1ep8 11.05 Trust (16) s1ep8 11.50 The Outsider (16) s1ep9 12.45am Strike Back (18) s7ep3 1.35 The Leftovers (16) s1ep5 2.30 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (M) s7ep3 3.10 Hap and Leonard: The Two-Bear Mambo (16) s3ep5 3.55 Strange Angel (16) s1ep8 4.45 Trust (16) s1ep8 5.30 – 6.25 The Outsider (16) s1ep9

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6.00 Selling Houses Australia (G) 6.55 Escape to the Country (PG) 7.50 Long Lost Family UK (G) 8.45 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun (PG) 9.40 Grand Designs New Zealand (PG) 10.30 Back in Time for Dinner (PG) 11.30 Love It or List It Australia (PG) 12.20 Location Location Location (G) 1.15 Escape to the Country (PG) 2.05 Great American Railroad Journeys (G) 3.05 Long Lost Family UK (G) 4.00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun (PG) 4.55 Back in Time for Dinner (PG) 5.55 Selling Houses Australia (G) 6.50 Location Location Location (G) 7.40 Great Canal Journeys (PG) Manchester to the Mersey. 8.35 Long Lost Family US (PG) 9.30 Long Lost Family UK (G) 10.25 The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes (PG) 11.25 Great Canal Journeys (G) 12.20am Great Canal Journeys (G) 2.10 Long Lost Family US (PG) 3.05 Long Lost Family UK (G) 4.00 The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes (PG) 5.00 – 6.00 Back in Time for Dinner (PG)

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SPORT

RADIO

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RNZ National

6.00 World Rugby Sevens Los Angeles, highlights from Dignity Health Sports Park 7.30 Thursday Kick Off 8.00 The Breakdown 9.00 Rugby, Guinness Pro14, highlights 10.00 Rugby, Gallagher Premiership, highlights 11.00 Super Rugby, Highlanders v Rebels, replay from Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 1.00 Super Rugby, Hurricanes v Sunwolves, replay from McLean Park, Napier 3.00 Super Rugby, Stormers v Blues, replay from DHL Newlands, Cape Town 5.00 The Breakdown 6.00 Thursday Kick Off 6.30 Super Rugby, Crusaders v Reds, from Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch, live 9.10 Super Rugby, Waratahs v Chiefs, from WIN Stadium, Wollongong, live 11.30 Thursday Kick Off 12.00am Super Rugby, Crusaders v Reds, replay 2.00 Super Rugby, Waratahs v Chiefs, replay from WIN Stadium, Wollongong 4.00 Rugby, Gallagher Premiership, highlights 5.00 Super Rugby, Crusaders v Reds, highlights from Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch 5.30 Super Rugby, Waratahs v Chiefs, highlights from WIN Stadium, Wollongong

Sky Sport 2 SKY 052 6.30 Cricket, South Africa v Australia, 2nd ODI, highlights from Bloemfontein 7.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 8.00 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 8.30 TBC 9.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, replay 1.00 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, replay 4.30 Cricket, Black Caps v India, 1st test wrap-up from the Basin Reserve, Wellington 6.30 Cricket, Black Caps v India, 2nd test wrap-up from Hagley Oval 8.30 TBC 1.00am ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights 2.00 TBC

DOCUMENTARIES Sky Arts SKY 020 6.30 Off Camera 7.30 Poetry in America 8.00 The Feminister 9.30 Tim Marlow On 10.00 Urban Myths 10.30 Brilliant Ideas 11.00 Private View: The Art of Collecting 11.45 Comedy Legends 12.30 Anthems: New Zealand’s Iconic Hits (M) 1.30 This Is Art 2.30 Off Camera 3.30 Poetry in America 4.00 Gidon Kremer: Finding Your Own Voice 5.00 The Art Detectives 6.00 Sing: Ultimate a Cappella 7.00 Off Camera: Jerrod Carmichael. 8.00 The Art Detectives 9.00 Inside No. 9 9.30 Gary Clark Jr: Village Recorder Live 10.30 ■ GIFT (2018, G) 12.00am Gidon Kremer: Finding Your Own Voice 1.00 The Art Detectives 2.00 Sing: Ultimate a Cappella 3.00 Off Camera 4.00 The Art Detectives 5.00 Inside No. 9 5.30 Gary Clark Jr: Village Recorder Live

Discovery SKY 070 6.35 Fast N’ Loud (PG) 7.30 World’s Deadliest Weather (PG) 8.20 Gold Rush (PG) 9.10 Outback Opal Hunters (PG) 10.00 How It’s Made (PG) 10.25 How Do They Do It? (PG) 10.50 Aussie Gold Hunters (PG) 11.40 Swamp Murders (M) 12.30 Killer Instinct with Chris Hansen (M) 1.20 The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade (M) 2.10 Top Gear (PG) 3.00 Bering Sea Gold (PG) 3.50 Deadliest Catch (PG) 4.45 Gold Rush (PG) 5.40 Aussie Gold Hunters (PG) 6.35 Outback Pilots (PG) 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters (PG) 8.30 Aussie Gold Hunters (PG) 9.25 Aussie Lobster Men (PG) 10.15 Unexplained & Unexplored (PG) 11.05 Naked and Afraid (M) 11.55 How It’s Made (PG) 12.20am How Do They Do It? (PG) 12.45 World’s Deadliest Weather Caught on Camera (PG) 1.35 Deadliest Catch (PG) 2.25 Bering Sea Gold (PG) 4.05 What on Earth? (PG) 4.55 Naked and Afraid (M) 5.45 Deadliest Catch (PG)

6.30 Egypt from Above (PG) 7.30 Cruise Ship Diaries (M) 8.30 The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (PG) 9.30 Big, Bigger, Biggest 10.30 Engineering Connections 11.30 Ultimate Supercar (PG) 12.30 Wicked Tuna (PG) 1.30 Undercover

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Sky Sport 1: Waratahs v Chiefs, 9.10pm

Sky Sport 3 SKY 053 6.30 Netball Superleague, Celtic Dragons v Surrey Storm, replay from Arena Birmingham 8.30 Netball Superleague, Saracens Mavericks v Severn Stars, replay from Arena Birmingham 10.30 Netball Superleague, Saracens Mavericks v Severn Stars, replay 12.30 Netball Superleague, Team Bath v Loughborough Lightning, replay from Arena Birmingham 2.30 Netball Superleague, Wasps v Manchester Thunder, replay from Arena Birmingham 4.30 Netball Superleague, Surrey Storm v London Pulse, replay from Surrey Sports Park 6.30 Cricket, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, highlights from Australia 7.30 TBC 8.30 Netball, ANZ Premiership Launch 11.30 World Rugby Sevens Los Angeles, highlights from Dignity Health Sports Park 2.30am Netball Superleague, Surrey Storm v London Pulse, replay from Surrey Sports Park 4.30 Netball, ANZ Premiership Launch USA (16) 2.30 Hard Time: Locked Up (M) 4.30 Million Dollar Moon Rock Heist (PG) 5.30 Brain Games (PG) 6.30 Air Crash Investigation (M) 7.30 The Movies (M) 8.30 Air Crash Investigation (M) 9.30 Outback Wrangler (PG) 10.30 Ultimate Supercar (PG) 11.30 Rescued (M) 12.30am Air Crash Investigation (M) 1.30 The Movies (M) 2.30 Air Crash Investigation (M) 3.30 Outback Wrangler (PG) 4.30 Ultimate Supercar (PG) 5.30 Rescued (M)

History SKY 073 6.30 Life in Outer Space 7.30 Search for Destiny: The Middle East (PG) 8.30 Time Team (PG) 9.30 Time Team 10.30 The 101 Who Made the Twentieth Century (M) 11.30 KGB: The Sword and the Shield (M) 12.30 Ancient Aliens (PG) 1.30 Unsolved Mysteries of WWII (PG) 2.30 Tales of the Gun (PG) 3.30 Dead Men’s Secrets (PG) 4.30 Dogfights (PG) 5.30 Spy Web (PG) 6.30 America in Colour (M) 7.30 Secrets in the Sky: Skunk Works (PG) 9.30 Battle Stations (PG) 10.30 NASA’s Greatest Achievements 11.30 Mysteries at the Castle (PG) 12.30am Ancient Aliens (PG) 1.30 Time Team 2.30 Treasures of the Earth (PG) 3.15 Britain’s Ancient Tracks (PG) 4.00 Secrets in the Sky: Skunk Works (PG) 5.30 Battle Stations (PG)

BBC Earth SKY 074 6.45 Natural Curiosities (PG) 7.30 Life Below Zero (PG) 8.15 Where the Wild Men Are (M) 9.00 Wild Thailand (PG) 10.00 The Dog Rescuers (PG) 10.45 24 Hours in A&E (PG) 11.35 24 Hours in A&E (M) 12.25 Blue Planet II (PG) 1.25 Dangerous Earth (PG) 2.15 Polar Bear Family & Me (PG) 3.10 Natural Curiosities (PG) 3.55 Wild Thailand (PG) 4.55 Life Below Zero (PG) 5.45 Where the Wild Men Are (PG) 6.35 24 Hours in A&E (M) 7.30 Food: Delicious Science (PG) 8.35 Allergies: Modern Life and Me (PG) 9.35 The Dog Rescuers (PG) 10.25 Blue Planet II (PG) 11.30 Wild Thailand (PG) 12.30am Life Below Zero (PG) 1.15 Food: Delicious Science (PG) 2.15 Allergies: Modern Life and Me (PG) 3.10 24 Hours in A&E (M) 4.00 Polar Bear Family & Me (PG) 4.55 Blue Planet II (PG) 5.55 Frozen Planet (PG)

5.00 First Up with Indira Stewart 6.00 Morning Report Including 6.20 and 6.50 Business News 6.26 Rural News 6.48 and 7.45 NZ Newspapers 9.06 Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan Including 10.45 The Reading Noon Midday Report Including 12.16 Business News 12.26 Sport 12.34 Rural News 12.43 Worldwatch 1.06 Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan 4.06 The Panel with Wallace Chapman 5.00 Checkpoint with Lisa Owen Drive-time news and current affairs 6.30 Trending Now 6.43 Focus on Politics 7.06 Nights with Bryan Crump 8.15 Dateline Pacific 8.30 Friday Night Live 9.06 Country Life 10.00 News at Ten 10.15 Lately with Karyn Hay 11.06 The Mixtape Guests compile a C60 and discuss their selections 12.04am All Night Programme

Website: rnz.co.nz

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News & Weather 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00am, noon, 5.00pm 6.00 Daybreak With Cynthia Morahan 9.00 The Works With Nick Tipping Noon Upbeat Music and the arts, with David Morriss 3.00 Classical Connection With Rick Young 7.00 Evening Classics 8.00 Music Alive NZTrio: Braid – Rachel Clement: Sabbia (Sand), from Shifting States; Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor Op 17; Elena Kats-Chernin: Spirit and the Maiden; Victoria Kelly: Sono; Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D minor Op 11, NZTrio: Benjamin Baker (violin), Ashley Brown (cello), Stephen De Pledge (piano) (recorded in the Q Loft, Auckland) 10.00 Day’s End 12.00am Music Through the Night

Website: rnz.co.nz/concert

Newstalk ZB 6.00 Mike Hosking 9.00 Kerre McIvor Noon Simon Barnett & Phil Gifford 4.00 Heather du Plessis-Allan 7.00 D’Arcy Waldegrave 8.00 Marcus Lush 12.00am Jim Snedden Website: newstalkzb.co.nz

Magic Talk 6.00 The AM Show 9.00 Peter Williams Noon Sean Plunket 4.00 Ryan Bridge 7.00 Leah Panapa 11.00 Tony Amos 5.00am Magic Music Website: magic.co.nz

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Sky Arts: Off Camera: Jerrod Carmichael, 7.00pm

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Auckland Cup Week

Derby Day - Sat 29 February Auckland Cup Day - Sat 7 March

Revel in all the entertainment at Auckland’s most glamorous week of racing at Ellerslie Racecourse. What’s on offer: •

Fashion competitions including The Ned Prix de Fashion and the Hawaiian Airlines Menswear Award (29 Feb) plus the Style Stakes (7 Mar)

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“Pick the Winner” & be in to win a trip to Hawaii with Hawaiian Airlines & Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort (29 Feb) OR two tickets to Las Vegas (ex Auckland) ﬂying Hawaiian Airlines including a Cosmos “Highlights of the Canyonlands” tour courtesy of Globus Family of Brands (7 Mar)

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Million dollar racing action, including Group 1 features - the $1,000,000 Vodafone New Zealand Derby on 29 Feb and the $500,000 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup, $200,000 Bonecrusher NZ Stakes and $200,000 Sistema Stakes on 7 Mar

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Live music at both events including The Jordan Luck Band (29 Feb)

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Hospitality precincts and corporate entertaining options for all tastes and budgets

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Free children’s entertainment including pony rides, mobile barnyard, organised games & activities, a bouncy castle & more

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Free general admission for children under 15 years

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Senior citizen general admission rates apply at the gate on the day and free parking is available

Tickets at ellerslie.co.nz

THE GOOD LIFE

MICHELE HEWITSON

A fruitless call for a steward was made. “My herbs have been nobbled,” shouted the bad loser.

And the winner is Jiggery-pokery notwithstanding, the Masterton A&P Show was a triumph for Lush Pastures.

GREG DIXON

here has been a lot of shouting going on here at Lush Places in recent weeks. I shout at my tomatoes: “Come on! But not quite yet.” I shout at my sunﬂowers and my dahlias and my zinnias: “Come on! But not quite yet.” You are supposed to shout and swear at basil, so I do. You should be really angry when you plant chillies; it is supposed to make them hotter. I can’t grow parsley from seed (can anyone?). If anyone is mad enough to try, you are supposed to plant three rows of seed: two for the devil and one for you. Being able to grow parsley from seed is supposed to be a sign of an honest person, in which case I should be locked up for life for dishonesty. That would be preferable to being barred for life from the Home Industries exhibition at Masterton’s annual A&P Show. I phoned the president before last weekend’s show and said: “I have two ripe tomatoes and one not-quite-ripe tomato.” You need three tomatoes for an entry. I said: “If I painted the not-quite-ripe tomato red, would I be disqualiﬁed for life?” The president said: “I would think so.” I really didn’t mean to cheat by entering three climbing beans instead of the required four; I just neglected to properly read the schedule. My

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beans should have been disqualified, but somehow I managed to win first prize. I pinched a purple bean from the lovely Chris’ first-prize-winning vegetable selection to make up the numbers. I had somehow managed not to read the sign instructing people not to touch the exhibits. There was a near-scandal over at the culinary herbs table. Somebody was muttering that a jar containing three herbs had pipped a display featuring 12. Chris was dragged over to witness this outrage. A fruitless call for a steward was made. “My herbs have been nobbled,” shouted the bad loser.

Live from the Masterton A&P Show: a stunning sculptural entry.

Photographic evidence was obtained. I came home and properly read the schedule: the judges’ decision is final. I won 11 categories, so I am not about to argue with the obviously discerning judges. The competition was fierce. In the large zinnia category, I won first and second prizes. In medium sunflowers, I won first and second prize. In three medium zinnias in a vase, I won first prize. No second or third places were awarded, possibly

because there were no other entries. It has been a hard, hot gardening year here in the Wairarapa.

am chuffed to have won large. I love the Masterton A&P Show, especially the Home Industries exhibition. You see the same kind people every year and they are always ready with a tip to help you better display your dahlias. The kids’ sections are brilliant: there was a spider made out of an eggplant, with a cotton wool web, including real flies (deceased, thankfully), and a turtle made out of half a watermelon. There was a something made out of a golden syrup can that won first place and which was … a something made out of a golden syrup can, with holes in it. We spent quite a long time puzzling over what exactly the object was before agreeing that it was indeed a something. It is all a bit bonkers in a wonderful and heart-warming way. But we need more entries. We need the hipsters and the foodies and the younger gardeners to be queueing up to enter with their sourdough loaves and Yotam Ottolenghi-inspired vegetable platters and Sarah Raveninspired bold and beautiful floral arrangements. Charlotte, the city girl turned Masterton milkmaid, who is 21, entered for the first time this year. She won third prize in floral art with her fabulous arrangement in a Doc Marten boot, laced with green satin ribbon. The A&P show, the most fun you can have outside of a beardy-hipster-beer bar. So, next year, Masterton hipsters, put your sourdough where your mouth is and enter. l

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New Zealand Open The spectacle, striking power & superb strokes of the glamour event

THE 101st NEW ZEALAND OPEN

Open invitation Our premier menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golfing tournament now comes with free entry for spectators.

Having amateurs pay to play with professionals was the shot in the arm the event needed.

Australian Zach Murray clutches the Brodie Breeze Challenge Cup after winning the 2019 New Zealand Open.

“This year we’ve increased the total prize purse to $1.45 million, a big step up from the $450k when we ﬁrst became involved.”

The presentation following the 100th NZ Open at The Hills course near Queenstown. Right, Millbrook founder Eiichi Ishii with then-Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae. Inset, John Hart.

his year marks the 10th time in the past 12 years that the New Zealand Open has been held in Queenstown, and tournament chairman John Hart says its long-term future here is looking rosy. Hart and his team have been guiding the tournament for eight years. Reflecting on last year’s 100th Open, he is happy to say the event is “ticking plenty of boxes” as one of the world’s pre-eminent Pro-Am tournaments. Hart says introducing the format where amateurs pay to play alongside professionals was the shot in the arm the event needed financially and in player appeal. “Year after year the professionals say they love the format, the presentation of the event and its stunning location,” he says. “This year we’ve increased the total prize purse to $1.45 million, a big step up from the $450k when we first became involved. “Seeing this steadily grow is great news, in line with one of our early goals of making the tournament financially sustainable in the long-term. “We’re also delighted this year to open the gates, with free entry to two of New Zealand’s finest courses: Millbrook Resort and The Hills. Removing the cost of ticketing allows locals and visitors from far and wide to support the best golfers from New

Zealand, Australia, the US, Japan and Asia. The professionals love to see large crowds on course and it really adds another dimension. “The professional ﬁeld is the strongest we have ever had, and that, coupled with amateurs from all around the world and some high-proﬁle ambassadors, will make for a fantastic week.” Hart is keen to pay tribute to Millbrook Resort founder Eiichi Ishii, who died last year. “It’s thanks in part to his long-term commitment to the Open, and Millbrook’s co-hosting and underwriting of

the tournament, that we’re here today. He loved to see some of the world’s top players on course and particularly encouraged New Zealand-Japanese relations, golf and tourism, for which he was awarded a New Zealand Order of Merit.”

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NZ golf’s hottest new name Missing the cut by a mile last year helped Denzel Ieremia create a formula for success.

he most exciting new name in Kiwi golf has a theory about his first New Zealand Open. Denzel Ieremia missed the cut in his debut at our premier golf tournament last year. The then 23-year-old from the Waikato missed by a mile, too, by what might be thought was a confidencecrushing seven strokes. But he firmly believes if he hadn’t made such an indifferent showing at the 100th New Zealand Open – with his family and his coach watching – the rest of his rookie year as a professional might have been very different indeed. “I honestly believe,” he says earnestly, “that if I hadn’t missed the cut there, I would not have

performed as well throughout the rest of the season.” He learnt, he says, much in that one week. It helped him figure out what to do in preparation for tournaments, and then what he should do throughout a tournament week. His failure at the Open helped him create a formula for success, he believes. “It really helped me narrow down the things I need to do, and for the rest of the year I worked on that. In a way, missing the cut at the New Zealand Open made it one of the best weeks of the year.” The remainder of his 2019 certainly proves his point. He made the cut for the rest of his first professional year – nine straight events – and had five top-10 finishes and was in the top 25 in two starts on

Impressive sporting pedigree: Denzel Ieremia.

“It was a really cool ﬁrst year. I learnt a lot and had a little success, which was great.”

the Korn Ferry Tour, a developmental feeder for the US PGA Tour. Importantly, too, within weeks of the New Zealand Open, he’d won his first significant purse – NZ$135,000 – after finishing fourth at the Asia Pacific Diamond Cup in Japan, a result that took the financial burden off his parents. However, it was his performance at the Australian Open in early December that announced to the golfing world the new Kiwi kid on the fairways was a serious contender. He was close to the lead all week, was tied for second place after the second round and, in the strongest field he faced last year, went on to finish in a tie for fifth, earning another NZ$60,000. “It was a really cool first year,” he says. “I learnt a lot and had a little

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success, which was great.”

ut like all first years in a new job, there was culture shock too. “There are a lot more off-the-course things to take care of in professional golf. There’s all the travel. Some weeks you’re out there by yourself in a country where you don’t speak the language, and you don’t speak English for a week. The food’s different. It’s a whole different beast, off the course. But on the course, it’s the same thing.” Only with much greater pressure to perform. Ieremia says he has so far enjoyed playing in front of the crowds and the cameras and feels the atmosphere makes him more competitive. However, he was particularly nervous on the Saturday morning of the Australian Open, having had a terrible sleep the night before and knowing he was near the lead and would be paired that morning with 2010 British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen. “I wear a tracker on my wrist to record my stress throughout the day, and my heart was just racing at the first tee on the Saturday. But after that first hole, I settled in. And on Sunday, I didn’t really feel that nervous. I felt I was where I belonged.” Which is just as well, as the 24-year-old – of Samoan, Cook Island, Chinese and European descent – has wanted to be a professional golfer almost as long as he can remember. The story goes that he starting hitting things around the house as a toddler, so his parents bought him a set of plastic clubs. As the years passed and the young Ieremia showed no signs of his interest in golf waning, it was decided that he, his father and his grandad would learn the game together. “It was a family affair. And for an Island family, being able to play golf was really cool back then.” He joined the junior programme

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at Hamilton’s St Andrews Golf Club, graduating to Waikato provincial programmes before making the New Zealand development squad and our Eisenhower Trophy team. He’s not the ﬁrst Ieremia to represent the country: his extended family include former All Black Alama, and ex-Silver Fern April. “But it’s different for our culture to play golf. Growing up, I was pretty much the only Island kid playing in the junior tournaments. I’d love to get more Island kids playing golf.” After a year at the University of Waikato, a scholarship to Iowa State University in 2016 accelerated his golf and helped him to reach the next level. “I played against a lot of really good competition on world-class golf courses. You have to ﬁgure out how to prepare and how to compete against players who are often way better than you.”

s he enters his second year in professional golf, Ieremia’s long-term goals remain what they’ve been for half his life: to get on the US PGA Tour and to win majors. He is targeting the Korn Ferry Tour as well as the McKenzie Tour, a development tour for the PGA Tour Canada; both can create a path to the US PGA. “In your rookie year, you don’t have too many opportunities to play, to be honest. So every opportunity I had to play, my goal was just to put my best foot forward, learn what I could from the week and just try to win.” This year, he won’t have the element of surprise as the new kid on the fairway, but he will have the advantage of more chances to play. “This year, I’ve been able to build a real schedule, so I know what’s coming.” Like his second chance at the New Zealand Open. And this year, his competitors at The Hills and Millbrook should deﬁnitely watch out.

Top 5 Kiwis to watch DENZEL IEREMIA The 24-year-old turned professional just a year ago, and what a rookie year it was: a top-five finish at the Australian Open, a tie for 10th in the Australian PGA Championship and his first win as a pro at the Mount Open in Mt Maunganui. Blames inadequate preparation for missing the cut at his first New Zealand Open last year and won’t be making that mistake this year. LUKE TOOMEY Had his first full-time year in the PGA Tour of China in 2018, playing in 11 events and making nine cuts. After a challenging year on that tour in 2019, the Tauranga-based professional turned his game around with back-to-back wins in New Zealand on the Charles Tour in October. KAZUMA KOBORI This exciting teenage golfer from Canterbury wowed the golf world last year by winning the NZ PGA Championship by four shots, ahead of fellow Kiwi and 2001 New Zealand Open winner David Smail. Kobori was an amateur, just 17 years old and still a student at Rangiora High School. DAN HILLIER This time last year, he was New Zealand’s highest-ranked amateur. This year the 21-year-old will tee off at the New Zealand Open as a professional. 2019 was very good for Hillier: he turned pro in September and played in his first European Tour event at the KLM Open, then finished in the top 36 at the Australian PGA Championship and qualified for his first major, the US Open. JOSH GEARY 2019 was a vintage year for the 36-year-old Invercargill-born professional. He finished tied for second in the 100th New Zealand Open – his highest finish yet – and finished second in two events on Europe’s second-tier Challenge Tour, helping him finish 27th overall.

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From caddie to king of the Open The man who signed Bic Runga never thought he’d end up here.

ere’s the thing about Michael Glading, the director of the New Zealand Open: he is both the most likely person to run Kiwi golf’s most prestigious event and the least likely, too. For most of his working life, he’s been a showbiz guy. He was at Sony Music New Zealand for 26 years – most of it as its managing director – working with such Kiwi music luminaries as Brooke Fraser, Strawpeople and Dave Dobbyn. He’s the man who signed Bic Runga. Then, after leaving Sony, he became a concert promotor, touring the likes of Pavarotti, Stevie Nicks and Deep Purple to New Zealand. So, how does that guy become the one running the New Zealand Open? The answer: it’s in his blood. Glading’s father, Bob, won the tournament twice, in 1946 as an amateur and in 1947 as a professional, making him just one of 21 Kiwis to win our national open. His son Michael, unfortunately a player of a lesser sort, nonetheless has walked the Open’s fairways and greens, too: Glading spent years caddying on and off for one of New Zealand golf’s greatest players,

four-time Open winner Sir Bob Charles. “Dad was a good friend of his, so when I got to an age I could go out on my own, I caddied for him. Later in my life, even at Sony, I’d a take a week or two of leave and caddy for him for fun.” In 1975, between ﬁnishing university and starting his business career – and long before Steve Williams earned big bucks doing it – Glading spent a year caddying professionally for Charles and others in Europe and the US, including at the Ryder Cup and the British Open. “I made enough to travel the world and came back with what I started with. It was a great life, a travelling circus.”

he Open, then, is special for Glading. “But if you’d asked me back when I was in the middle of my music days, would I one day be running the New Zealand Open, I’d have said you were crazy.” He credits his time in concert promotion, as well as three years as the chief executive of New Zealand Football, with laying the foundations for taking on running the Open from the 2012 tournament – 66 years after his father ﬁrst won it. Still, if the Open is close to

Back on course: ex-caddy Michael Glading with Sir Bob Charles during the 100th NZ Open.

“I knew Bob [Charles] when I was a kid. So when I got to an age I could go out on my own, I caddied for him.”

Glading’s heart, it didn’t stop him being behind the biggest change to its format in its history. Before the format change, the tournament was losing hundreds of thousands of dollars each year. His major move was to make the Open a notfor-profit pro-am event, allowing pay-to-play amateurs to compete with the professionals. “Traditionalists were cagey about it. From a golfing purest point of view, I understand the argument that a national open shouldn’t be played with pay-for-play amateurs on the course at the same time. But in reality, it was the only way that we could keep the tournament financially viable. “That’s a huge change. But eight tournaments down the track – this is our ninth – the Open is sustainable and viable and, at the end of day, it doesn’t detract in any way from a Michael Hendry or a Zach Murray holding the trophy.”

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Wellington amateur ADS Duncan becomes the ﬁrst New Zealand Open champion at Napier.

Australian Peter Thomson notches up the ﬁrst of his nine Open wins, still a record.

Eighteenyear-old Bob Charles, then an amateur, wins the first of his four Opens.

Then world No 1 Tiger Woods plays in the Open at Paraparaumu. He finishes 6th equal.

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Swede Pernilla Lindberg married in Queenstown a year ago; now she’s back to compete in the men’s New Zealand Open.

Top 5 Asian and Japan tour players to watch RIKUYA HOSHINO One of the most exciting young players on the Japan Tour and sitting just outside the top 100 in the world. After turning pro in 2016, the 23-year-old has already had two impressive wins on the Japan Tour and ﬁnished in the top ﬁve at last year’s 100th New Zealand Open.

First lady Swedish star breaks new ground with New Zealand Open entry.

t’s been a man’s world for more than 100 years. But not this year. For the ﬁrst time in its history, the New Zealand Open features a woman among the more than 150 professionals vying for the country’s most prestigious men’s golf trophy. Swede Pernilla Lindberg, a 10-year veteran of the LPGA and Ladies European Tour, will join the men on the Millbrook and The Hills courses at the 101st Open. She will be paired with All Black Beauden Barrett, who is competing in the tournament’s Pro-Am competition. Lindberg and her husband, who wed in Queenstown a year ago, already had plans to be in the region to mark their ﬁrst anniversary. But then a conversation with Kiwi golf pro Phil Tataurangi suggested she might combine business with pleasure. “Her husband was

talking to Phil about their trip,” says tournament director Michael Glading. “Phil said, ‘You realise the men’s open is on the week you’re in Queenstown.’ She thought, ‘Wow, that would be cool.’ Phil called me, and I said, ‘Put me in touch.’ Like all things in life, it’s who you know, not what you know.” Although it isn’t the ﬁrst time in world golf that a woman has competed in a men’s competition, the inclusion of Lindberg, who won a LPGA major in 2018, has raised eyebrows among more hidebound elements of the media and golf. “We live in a changing world,” Glading says in response. “I’m not suggesting this is a path we’ll necessarily be embarking on, but in time there will be tournaments with men and women competing.” Lindberg, meanwhile, has declared her goal for the 101st New Zealand Open: to “beat just one man”.

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The Open returns to The Hills and Millbrook. The New Zealand Pro-Am Championship is introduced.

Kiwi Michael Hendry becomes the first New Zealander to win the Open in 14 years.

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CHAN KIM The American of Korean extraction won the Japan Open in 2019, the most prestigious event on the Japan Tour. He is the tournament’s highest ranked player (world No 61 at the end of 2019) and his prodigious length off the tee will be something to watch. He has won nearly NZ$4 million in Japan, with four wins to date. MIKUMU HORIKAWA Played a massive 32 events on the Japan, Asia and European tours last year, picking up his first win since turning professional, at the JGTC Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills. The 27-year-old missed the cut at the 100th New Zealand Open and will be keen to make amends. JOHN CATLIN The 29-year-old American had his best year in golf in 2018, winning three times on the Asian Tour and earning the Asian Tour Players’ Player of the Year Award. His best performance yet was a win at the Thailand Open last year. KJ CHOI The veteran South Korean has had many professional wins, including eight on the US Tour, most recently the Players Championship in 2011. The one-time world No 5 finished in a tie for 17th at last year’s 100th New Zealand Open.

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Best of times, worst of times 2019 was a rollercoaster ride for top Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox.

here ought to be a name for the kind of year top Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox had in 2019. A word for a year that encompassed winning his ﬁrst European Tour tournament, getting married and winning the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit, but that also saw him ﬁghting his way out one of the worst slumps of his career. You could call his 2019 a roller coaster, up and down, a bit mad. The phlegmatic Fox settles on mixed. “There was a lot of frustration and some poor golf in the middle of last year,” he says. “But

there was a lot of good stuff as well. On the personal side, the year treated me very well. I played nicely at the British Open, had my best run at a major and won in Perth. “I ticked off a few goals and let a few things slip. So, yeah, a mixed year.” It wasn’t supposed to be that way. The auguries promised a strong 2019 after Fox, the 33-year-old son of former All Black Grant Fox, had one of his best years in golf in 2018. That year, he ﬁnished second in the Irish Open, in the top three at the Maybank Championship in Malaysia, and in the top eight at the Italian Open and the Scottish

“Sometimes golf is a funny game like that, something clicks and it all feels good again.”

Open, ﬁnishing at No 22 on the European Tour and winning over $2.8 million in prize money. And within weeks of teeing off in 2019, Fox had won his ﬁrst European Tour title, the ISPS Handa World Super 6 at Perth in February. That heady maiden European Tour victory earned him a tour exemption for 2020, a $250,000 prize and an invitation to play at the following week’s prestigious WGC Mexico Championship. “At that point, I was kind of thinking I could reach the top 50 in the world, that this could be achievable with a couple of good results. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen.”

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