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Places, Names & Identity in the Landscape
Nights Geographer Louise Richards is back with us again. She's invited Professor Robin Kearns from the School of Environment at The University of Auckland to talk about the significance of place names. Audio
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Overseas Correspondent - Taiwan
6 May 2021We chat to our Overseas Correspondent in Taiwan, William Yang in Taipei. Audio
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World Weather
6 May 2021We talk world weather with meteorologist Erick Brenstrum - one of his topics tonight is the weather associated with grounding of the container ship Ever Given… Audio
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Hookworms to Heal
Dr. Tom Mules, a clinician working with the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research joins us to discuss how hookworms can be an effective way to control diseases… Audio
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Poetry and Film Combine for the Going West Festival
3 May 2021We're joined by poet Grace Iwashita-Taylor and director Ursula Grace to talk about a special project for the Going West Festival which puts poetry to film. Audio
Friday 7 May 2021
7:07 Sonic Tonic - Live Tracks
Karyn Hay is picking some of her favourite live tracks tonight.
Photo: Amaury Cornu / Hans Lucas
8:15 Pacific Waves
Koroi Hawkins presents a daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world.
Photo: RNZ Pacific
8:30 Friday Night Live
In Friday Night Live we feature a collaboration between Teeks & the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in a concert recorded at the Auck-land Town Hall in 2019.
TEEKS (Supplied/Sony Music) Photo: Supplied
9:07 Country Life
Kawhia may be a town of fewer than 500 people, 350 in fact, but it has a vibrant cafe and a huge new hotel is being built in the middle of town. The pohutukawa the Tainui canoe first tied up to 900 years is still on the edge of the harbour. And locals say the town is certainly not dying.
Photo: Susan Murray/RNZ
The team also visit a small country factory producing fine sporting equipment for the world...the croquet mallets Wood Mallets makes are in increasing demand with the sport taking off in recent years.
Fidel Russ at work at the Wood Mallets workshop in Hawke's Bay Photo: RNZ/Sally Round
10:17 Lately
Photo: RNZ
Lately with Karyn Hay is a late night radio show on RNZ National, with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories.
11:07 The Mixtape
James Coyle keys player for The Nudge and Fly My Pretties speaks with Yadana Saw about his football team's new album that celebrates their Latin American connections.
James Coyle Photo: Vanessa Rushton
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