RNZ/RNZI will carry state funeral for Sir Edmund Hillary

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RNZ/RNZI will carry state funeral for Sir Edmund Hillary

Radio New Zealand will provide extensive coverage of the state funeral
for Sir Edmund Hillary from St Mary's Church in Auckland on Tuesday
22nd January NZ time. As the official radio broadcaster Radio New
Zealand will 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 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
shortwave will be able to tune in to Radio New Zealand International
on the frequencies of 15720 kHz for the analogue service, and 17675
kHz for DRM.

For those unable to listen to Radio New Zealand's 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 1800 UTC on 21st January.
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 2230 UTC.

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 Report's 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 It's One Thing To Climb A Mountain is a special three-part
series tracing the late Sir Edmund Hillary's 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 Nepal's Sherpa people.

(Source: Radio New Zealand)