7:12 Record in Iceland

International artists who record music in Iceland can now score a 25% rebate on all recording expenses -- including travel and accommodation costs, along with studio rates and the cost of hiring an engineer.

Sigtrygurr Baldursson from the organisation Iceland Music joins us.

7:35 Upbeat

The Hawkes Bay arts Festival is in full swing this week and Australian dancer Roshanne Wijeyeratne and her company Alma Flamenco will perform their show Ida Y Vuelta. Roshanne lives in Adelaide, has Sri Lankan heritage and having studied in Spain has become a passionate advocate for Andalusian flamenco.  She spoke to Upbeat's David Morriss who started by asking about the many cultural influences in her life.

Roshanne Wijeyeratne

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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

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9:10 Nights Sport - Dana Johannsen

Dana Johannsen joins us to take a look at what has been an exciting weekend of sport!

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9:30 Insight

Forcing racing clubs to close their tracks and outsourcing the TAB could revitalise the horse racing industry, but Max Towle has been speaking to diehards who won't accept change without a fight.

The view down the main straight at Awapuni.

The view down the main straight at Awapuni. Photo: RNZ / Max Towle

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 Nashville Babylon

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On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark Rogers  has new music from Nick Cave, Sturgill Simpson, the North Mississippi Allstars and Tami Neilson, a birthday tune for Tom Petty and a country classic courtesy of Glen Campbell.

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