Nights for Thursday 5 December 2019

 

7:12 Remembering New Zealand soul and blues singer Rick Bryant

Nick Bollinger and Bill Lake join us to take a look a the life and work of the much loved musician Rick Bryant who died today.

7:35 New Horizons

They're still here … singers Paula Cole and Patty Waters both took long career breaks but came back as strong as ever. William Dart reviews their latest albums.

8:15 Dateline Pacific

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

Welcome to Seaside City, an entirely new type of urban experience that Chairman Huang hopes to export to the whole world.

9:07 Our Changing World

This week on Our Changing World, Alison Ballance is at Miranda on the Firth of Thames, to meet some shorebird enthusiasts who are on the trail of the elusive Pacific golden plover or kuriri.

9:30 Overseas Correspondent - Canada

Peggy Revell joins us once again from Medicine Hat Alberta with the latest from Canada as their parliament resumes since the election and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau navigates keeping his government alive.

10:17 Lately

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 Tony Stamp talks to Wellington musician Eddie Johnson, who's just released his second album as Lontalius, after two years recording in Los Angeles with Frank Ocean producer Om'Mas Keith. And Elliott Childs catches up with Jay Bentley from LA punk outfit Bad Religion, and asks how they keep the band's energy so high after more than 40 years.