Nights for Thursday 26 September 2019
7:12 Cultural Ambassador - Dance
Our Cultural ambassador, Chris Jannides continues our who's who in New Zealand Dance ... introducing us to Footnote's Richard Aindow.
Photo: Footnote Dance
7:35 New Horizons
In New Horizons, William Dart goes globe-trotting, sampling ska from Melbourne, the almost indescribable Korean band SsingSsing, punk from Russia, and ending up in Scotland for folk-singer Karine Polwart's gorgeous new album.
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
Lucy Cooke discovers whether it is better to fight or make peace in the animal kingdom.
9:07 Our Changing World
This week on Our Changing World, Alison Ballance marks a week of global attention on climate change and a growing awareness of melting ice, with a revisit to Antarctica in the 'Voice of the Iceberg' podcast.
Photo: Michael Joseph
9:30 Overseas Correspondent
Peggy Revell joins us for a catch up from Canada including the latest in their upcoming general election.
Photo: AFP
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
On this week's Pocket Edition Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan speaks with Matt Healy, frontman for British band The 1975, who recently won Best Group & Best Album at the Brit Awards, and played a sold-out show at Auckland's Spark Arena. We also check in with Skux (real name Ayisha Jaffer), a Kiwi by-way-of NYC punk musician who spoke to RNZ Music's Tony Stamp from her job as a park ranger in Alaska.
Ayisha Jaffer Photo: supplied