Save our National Radio New Zealand
Radio at home
The rural district some quite isolated have one broadcaster that is reliable, informative, for local content, international content and above all quality.
A cross section extraordinary programmes that reach into the heart of the city to the understanding the agriculture sector for example the riveting story of the apple named “Mrs. Grants Last Stand.”
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/highlights/spectrum3
Mrs Grant had tied herself to her favourite apple tree to stop her husband bulldozing it down.
A wonderful story of the true Kiwi spirit to save heritage colonial past.
True Story from Christchurch Electronic Factory Tait Electronics.
National Radio New Zealand
she sat at her workstation
knowing she was the lucky one
of the factory crew
sitting at the window
winding the electronic cables
she had a view.
Headset on her head
listening to radio new zealand
‘got her ears on’ so they said
they often looked at her nodding head
hands busy winding
sitting alone
at the window.
Sun streaming over the sill
parents would bring her the kid’s homework
no matter the subject
the answer carefully pencilled in.
she would converse on any matter
whenever one had time
politics, sport, books,
racing be it bikes or horses
on medicine to food
and tantalising courses.
She could talk about money
any country, cross great racial divides
philosophical opinions
americas cup
tourist weather
and jibes.
The workbench was empty one day 
sun streamed across the still
headset hanging on her chair
her winding machine still
word raced around “she not well indeed quite ill”
visited her in hospital
before she passed on
she was asked about her vast knowledge
told how she was valued
from adult to children
just before she went
with her last breath nearly spent
“Listen to my headset
national radio . That bought me love
excitement, joy with stories
that could bring tears
as I sat alone at the window all those years.
The sun warming me streaming over the sill
I learnt a diverse spectrum of the world beyond from a
wonderful selection of radio hosts
and saturday by kim hill
every day I traveled
as every day I was schooled (for i never was lucky to go to a real school)
so on my seat or on my stool
knowledge gained and I be well traveled and i never left my seat “
then her heart gave a final beat
quietly at peace
she went to sleep.
dreams of travel …………………. No advertisements just a sensory input allowing the dreams. A wake up call in the morning with the sound of a New Zealand native bird not the shrill of jingles advertising canned food. Can the idea in changing the format and keep the funding …….. it is our radio, the peoples radio.
