7:12 Dance - Chris Jannides and Sarah Foster-Sproul

Nights' cultural ambassador for dance, Chris Jannides from Toi Whakaari is back with us again.  This visit he's brought choreographer Sarah Foster-Sproul along with him to tell us about some of her exciting plans for 2019.

Sarah Foster-Sproul

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7:35 New Horizons

In the first new programme of New Horizons for the new year, a newly refreshed William Dart features American singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash and her new album She Remembers Everything.

Rosanne Cash

Rosanne Cash Photo: Supplied / Michael Lavine

8:10 Night Mail

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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 Window on the World

Carving up carcasses and slicing up flesh. Day in, day out. Doling out blood for pet leeches, and helpings of animals brains. What drives people to do it? And why do they see themselves as animal lovers, and therapists?  Emily Thomas meets three butchers from Limerick, Lagos and Brooklyn to find out what it's really like to be a butcher.

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9:07 Our Changing World

This week on Our Changing World, chemists are inventing squishy ways of getting drugs through the skin, and kakapo continue to do everything at breakneck speed as their boomer breeding season speeds along.

The first chick of the 2019 kākāpō breeding season hatched on the 30th of January. Its mum is Waikawa and its father is probably Horton.

The first chick of the 2019 kākāpō breeding season hatched on the 30th of January. Its mum is Waikawa and its father is probably Horton. Photo: Daryl Eason / DOC

9:30 The Podcast Hour

Richard Scott is getting his hypochondriac on as he checks out Inside Health - a show that keeps you updated on the very latest medical advice. Then in the follow up to the very successful 'The Butterfly Effect' acclaimed author and journalist Jon Ronson investigates the death of a porn star in 'The Last Days of August'.

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Last Days Of August logo (Audible)

Last Days Of August logo (Audible) Photo: Supplied

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 Music 101 pocket edition

Gin Wigmore

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On this week's Pocket Edition Yadana chats to Gin Wigmore ahead of her return to NZ, and up & coming hip hop duo AP & Church.

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AP and Church from Church and AP Photo: supplied