Nights for Thursday 30 May 2019
7:12 Cultural Ambassador - Mona-Lynn Courteau
Our cultural ambassador this evening introduces us to the fabulous female voices of Latin America.
7:35 New Horizons
Doris Day in 1957 Photo: Wiki Commons uncopyrighted film still
On May the 13th we lost the 97-year-old singer and actress Doris Day. In this week's New Horizons William Dart plays some of the musical sunshine that she left behind.
8:10 Seed Pods
The Untold logo (BBC) Photo: Supplied/BBC
Imagine getting right into the middle of a true story developing around you while you're listening. That's the narrative approach taken in The Untold, a BBC show telling stories about life in modern Britain. Highlights from The Podcast Hour with Richard Scott. .
8:15 Dateline Pacific
Photo: RNZ
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
Today in our feature from the world, dozens of governments have already imposed taxes on sugary drinks, and now some are considering doing the same with sweets. So how worried are confectionery companies and what can they do about it?
9:07 Our Changing World
The route of the Waimapihi Stream, which starts in the Aro Valley and runs underground through central Wellington, is marked out on a service station forecourt. Photo: RNZ / Alison Ballance
This week on Our Changing World, Alison Ballance finds out about the streams that run under Wellington's streets, and catches up with the latest news about the rising number of aspergillosis cases in the kakapo population.
9:30 Overseas Correspondent - Berlin
Protests against evictions in Berlin, 2016. Photo: AFP / FILE
Sandra Sarala makes her debut as our new correspondent in Berlin - with her perspective on the European elections - cars - climate marches - and the future of Angela Merkel
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 Music 101 pocket edition
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In this week's Pocket Edition, Yadana Saw talks to two of New Zealand's top live music photographers and we take a look back at some of the best NZ albums of 1994.
