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Lately for Friday 10 May 2019

  • Tropical Cyclone Fani and the Indian Election

    10:30 PM.The Indian state of Odisha has been bombarded by the powerful tropical Cyclone Fani, taking 62 lives and causing millions of dollars' worth of damage. Thankfully the storm has now dissipated but the… Read more Audio

  • How Queer is Star Trek

    10:30 PM.As the latest incarnation of the Star Trek franchise - one of the longest sci-fi franchises ever - heads off into another chapter, freelance writer, Eleanor Tremeer has been looking at why so many… Read more Audio

  • Moa Footprints excavated in Southland

    10:20 PM.Excavators today descended in droves upon the Maniototo in Southland after seven - INCREDIBLY RARE - fossilized moa footprints were discovered in the Kyeburn River Kane Fleury is the assistant curator… Read more Audio

 

10:20 Moa Footprints Excavated in Southland.

Moa footprints in the river.

Photo: Kane Fleury

Excavators today descended in droves upon the Maniototo in Southland after seven incredibly rare fossilized moa footprints were discovered in the Kyeburn River.
We speak to Kane Fleury, the assistant curator of Otago Museum who's been been leading this project all day today.

Kane Fleury

Kane Fleury Photo: Kane Fleury/Twitter

10:30 How Queer is Star Trek?

As the latest incarnation of the Star Trek franchise  - one of the longest sci-fi franchises ever - heads off into another chapter,  freelance writer, Eleanor Tremeer  has been looking at why so many people in the LGBTQ+ community have been drawn to the show.

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Photo: NBC Television [Public domain]

10:45 Great Kiwi Tracks of the New Milennium.

It's New Zealand Music Month and with Emile Donovan in the Lately hotseat until the end of May, each night he'll be playing at least one great Kiwi track from the new millennium

Tonight we talk to music critic, journalist, poet and encyclopaedia, Simon Sweetman about how "New Zealand music" has changed and evolved over the past 20 years or so.