Nights for Tuesday 3 March 2020
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The Mathematics of Climate Change
7:12 PM.Nights' mathematician Dillon Mayhew joins us once again. Tonight he's taking a look at the mathematics of climate change. Read more Audio
7:12 The Mathematics of Climate Change
Nights' mathematician Dillon Mayhew joins us once again. Tonight he's taking a look at the mathematics of climate change.
Photo: RNZ / Simon Rogers
7:30 Song Crush
Anti-capitalist disco, uplifting English indie-pop, Jamaican reggae soul and soul soothing ambient music are all part of the Song Crush mix this week. Host Kirsten Johnstone is joined by Tony Stamp and Jim Pinckney.
Photo: RNZ / Pinky Fang
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
Why are companies blasting bottles of alcohol and crops into space? Are they just publicity stunts, or are there some serious scientific discoveries to be made? How answers to some of agriculture's biggest questions could be found beyond Earth.
9:07 Smart Talk on Pride
Chaired by Thomas Sainsbury, today's edition of Smart Talk from the Auckland Museum explores LGBTQ+ life in New Zealand. It features four panellists with decades of involvement in the gay scene, as creators, advocates and agents of change: Louisa Wall MP, Prof. Welby Ings, Professor Emeritus Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, and award winning artist and filmmaker Tanu Gago.
Thomas Sainsbury, Tanu Gago, Louisa Wall, Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Welby Ings Photo: Auckland Museum/Max Lemesh Photography
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 Worlds of Music
After 11, on Worlds of Music, Trevor Reekie features an interview about the South African Grammy Award winning choir, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, conducted in 2016 with the choir leader Albert Mazibuko. It was reported recently that the founding member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Joseph Shabalala, from the township of Ladysmith, North-east of Durban in South Africa, passed away aged 78.
Joseph Shabalala, front left with members of Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Paul Simon Photo: Supplied
Joseph had a recurring dream as to how the choir should sound and approached his cousin, Albert Mazibuko to help him put the new choir together and together they embarked on a remarkable journey that continues to bring global audiences to their feet with the genuine joy they bring to their music.