Radio New Zealand will provide extensive coverage of the state funeral for Sir Edmund Hillary from St. Marys Church in Auckland on Tuesday 22nd January.
Radio
New Zealand will provide extensive coverage of the state funeral for Sir
Edmund Hillary (left) from St. Marys Church in Auckland on Tuesday 22nd January
and is offering the coverage to broadcasters around the world on a
non-commercial free-of-charge basis (see below).
As the official radio broadcaster Radio New Zealand will also ensure New
Zealanders all over the world have the opportunity to be part of a very
significant time of national reflection and commemoration. Radio New Zealand
will broadcast the entire service live and will live-stream via the Radio New
Zealand website www.radionz.co.nz for
international audiences, allowing New Zealanders living or holidaying overseas
to share this important occasion with their friends and families back home.
People in the Pacific and parts of South East Asia listening on short wave will
be able to tune in to Radio New Zealand International on the frequencies of
15,720 kHz for the analogue service, and 17,675 kHz for DRM.
For those unable to listen to Radio New Zealands live coverage, a recording of
the service will be available on the website to be replayed as audio-on-demand
and as a podcast.
Radio New Zealand coverage will begin from 6.00 am on Tuesday morning (NZ time).
Morning Report and Nine to Noon will use respected senior
broadcasters including Geoff Robinson and Jack Perkins and a team of news
reporters in the lead up to live coverage of the funeral service which will
commence at 10.30 am.
The Radio New Zealand website is featuring several audio on demand programmes
covering the life and times of Sir Edmund Hillary, including an obituary by
Morning Reports Geoff Robinson and two special documentaries produced by
Jack Perkins for Radio New Zealand National.
Everest And Beyond, a tribute to the extraordinary life and
achievements of Sir Edmund Hillary was first broadcast on Friday 11th January
and Its One Thing To Climb A Mountain is a special three-part series
tracing the late Sir Edmund Hillarys extraordinary life from the conquest of
Everest onwards. The programmes highlight the largely untold stories of those
who were shoulder-to-shoulder with Sir Ed on his expeditions to remote corners
of the world and during his humanitarian activities with Nepals Sherpa people.
Broadcasters
wishing to carry the Radio New Zealand coverage or run the documentaries should
contact Matthew Finn, Broadcast Infrastructure Manager, or John Barr,
Communications Manager. The e-mail address system at RNZ is firstname.lastname @
radionz.co.nz.