Nights for Friday 14 December 2018
7:07 If you were a farmer, what would you grow?
Photo: Martin Pettitt from Bury St Edmunds, UK [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: aiko vanhulsen from united States [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
8:10 Something for the Weekend
If you're in Hamilton this weekend, head down to Garden Place for an outdoor storytelling experience.
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8:15 Dateline Pacific
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RNZ Pacific's daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news.
8:30 Friday Night Live
In this episode we join Ladi6 and her band at The Powerstation in August 2014 to hear a skilful blend of hip-hip, R'N'B and soul.
Ladi6 live at the Powerstation. Photo: Aleyna Martinez
Radio New Zealand engineer Andre Upston was on deck to capture the performance, ensuring RNZ Music listeners a front row seat.
9:07 Country Life
Country Life this week trots around some of the ten producers who were part of a recent Taste Horowhenua food trail. The third annual event aims to showcase the many different business people who provide jobs and produce in the region: One of the stops is at the Levin Eel Trading company which exports eel all over the world. Some of the wild-caught eels are exported live, some are frozen.
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Also, teachers skip class to go on a Teachers' Day Out event organised by New Zealand Young Farmers.. the team meet a group of elderly Selwyn District residents who are developing a Historical Park.
10:17 Lately
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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
For the latest series of The Mixtape, RNZ Music invites guests to compile a C60 of local sounds, and talk us through their selections.
This week, the RNZ Music team talk about their favourite local music of 2018