Nights for Thursday 6 June 2013

7:10 Earth's Weak Core

Experiments reveal the Earth's inner core is only about 40 per cent as strong as previous studies estimated - with Arianna Gleason from Stanford University Extreme Environments Laboratory.

7:30 At the Movies

Films and movie business with Simon Morris.

8:15 Windows on the World

International public radio documentaries - visit the Windows on the World web page to find links to these documentaries.

8:40 Science - Botany

Plant ecologist Bec Stanley from Auckland Botanic Gardens on the chlorophyll-filled bio-mass that photosynthesises around us... how New Zealand’s introduced browsing animals have created some of the rarest plants in the world.

Gallery: rare New Zealand plants

Tecomanthe speciosa, one of the rarest plants in the world.

9:06 Our Changing World

Science and environment news from New Zealand and the world.

10:17 Late Edition

A review of the leading news from Morning Report, Nine to Noon, Afternoons and Checkpoint. Also hear the latest news from around the Pacific on Radio New Zealand International's Dateline Pacific.

11:06 The Music Mix

Nick Atkinson presents a contemporary music magazine with interviews and music from New Zealand and overseas artists, coverage of new releases, tours, live sessions, music festivals and events.