7:12 Risque rom-com COCK makes its Wellington Debut

A play about sexuality, identity, and the dynamics of love makes its Wellington debut at Circa Theatre this weekend.  We talk to director Shane Bosher.

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Photo: circa theatre

7:35 Fair Play

Fair Play host Zoe George talks to Robyn Cockburn the chair of Shift - an organisation that seeks to improve the well being of young women in New Zealand through accessibility to sport and recreation.

Robyn Cockburn

Robyn Cockburn Photo: Supplied

8:10 Local Elections

Postal voting in the Local Body Elections finishes tomorrow with ballot box voting closing on Saturday.  Tonight we chat to a local councillor about the work they do and the importance of voting.

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Photo: https://www.vote.nz/

8:15 Dateline Pacific

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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

With the help of an RNLI lifeboat crew, a bustling community centre, and a whole roomful of professional volunteer managers, Claire Bolderson discovers how to get the best out of volunteers - and how much managers of paid staff have to learn from them.

RNLI lifeboat offshore near Broadstairs, Kent, England

RNLI lifeboat offshore near Broadstairs, Kent, England Photo: Acabashi [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]

9:10 Nights Sport

Tonight, in a special interview, we meet Adam Dooley, a Sport & Exercise Scientist who helps the men and women serving in the NZ Defence Force do their jobs better.

NZDF pers training with Australian counterparts at RAAF Edinburgh Base

Photo: NZDF

9:30 Insight

This week on Insight, The big Australian-owned banks are making record profits here, and Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr wants to rein them in. Guyon Espiner investigates the proposal and what impact it might have on the economy.

Adrian Orr, Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Adrian Orr, Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

10:17 Lately

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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 Nashville Babylon

Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne. Photo: supplied

Tonight Mark Rogers has birthday tunes for Jackson Browne, Judee Sill and David Hidalgo of Los Lobos. There's also new music from Andrew Combs and Hiss Golden Messenger plus a live session track courtesy of Tiny Ruins.

Tiny Ruins live in the RNZ Auckland studio for NZ Live

Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly